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CHICKENFOOT: 'The Tonight Show' Performance Available
- June 6, 2009
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CHICKENFOOT — the new rock supergroup comprised of drummer Chad Smith ( RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS), bassist Michael Anthony (ex- VAN HALEN), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex- VAN HALEN) — performed the song "Oh Yeah" on last night's (Friday, June 5) edition of Conan O'Brien's "The Tonight Show" on NBC. Watch the performance below. CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album is packaged in heat-sensitive artwork, which means when you put your hand on the CD inlay, photos of the band members will be revealed behind the CHICKENFOOT band logo. "Chickenfoot" track listing: 01. Avenida Revolution02. Soap on a Rope03. Sexy Little Thing04. Oh Yeah05. Runnin' Out06. Get It Up07. Down the Drain08. My Kinda Girl09. Learning to Fall10. Turnin' Left11. Future in the PastAs previously reported, the vinyl version of "Chickenfoot" includes a bonus track entitled "Bitten By The Wolf". CHICKENFOOT will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, June 17 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with CHICKENFOOT by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.
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COMMENT |
posted by : booch
6/6/2009 9:11:39 AM
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Look at Chad Smith's shirt
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posted by : booch
6/6/2009 9:13:03 AM
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It's crappy quality when people videotape a tv screen.
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COMMENT | Well....
posted by : Dogface
6/6/2009 9:23:48 AM
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Obviously with this line up, the music is going to be top knotch, BUT....I dunno..im not sure what it is, or why, but Sammy is kinda shitting me. I appreciate the guys vocal talent, but I have to say he has always been a terrible lyricist IMO...i mean, what is he now.? 60? Must be close too it, and hes still singin about chicks and cars and sexual innuendo's.... I dunno, its just getting a bot boring and tedious these days. I know its all about fun and its just a rock band but I always hear Sammy singing about the same old same old. Hes got a great voice, no doubt about it, but I think im just OVER the same lyrics about the same old subjects year in year out..anyway, whatever, its just a song right? Good luck to them anyway, at least hes still putting out music, unlike Ed who just wants to carry on like a drunken old twat.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/6/2009 9:37:33 AM
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Kind of a super group. Chad Smith's shirt was awesome. We had just seen Land of the Lost and the movie sucked because of Will Farrell.
Anyway, cool that Satriani gave Conan the guitar.
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COMMENT | I thought
posted by : rollins
6/6/2009 9:48:52 AM
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That solo sucked....eddie in his prime would have tore that up.
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COMMENT | rollins,,,,,,
posted by :
6/6/2009 10:01:37 AM
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,,,,,,,,,,so basically you are saying that Eddie sucks now too !!!! lol
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COMMENT | That was awsome!
posted by : joshtorock
6/6/2009 10:10:51 AM
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Not since the great live perfomance from Van Halen on the Letterman Show in 1995 have I been so psyched, this band is forreal, no stopping them now!
CHICKENFOOT !
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COMMENT | WTF
posted by :
6/6/2009 10:23:58 AM
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So I'm guessing that Michael Anthony ISN'T the one who wrote all of those amazing vocal harmonies in VH.
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COMMENT | pretty cool!
posted by : brianca
6/6/2009 10:30:23 AM
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I thought they sounded pretty good! Okay, the matching logo instruments may be a bit cheesy, but whatever, they rocked!
I agree with joshtorock^^^, I think this band is gonna be big! Watch out EVH, your old boys are about to upstage you!
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COMMENT | I'm in shock!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : crimsonghost666
6/6/2009 10:31:39 AM
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Chad Smith isn't wearing a backwards baseball cap!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | crimsonghost666
posted by :
6/6/2009 10:42:55 AM
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"Chad Smith isn't wearing a backwards baseball cap!!!!!!!!"
There was a funny bit earlier in the show where Conan brought out all the kids conceived and birthed during his tenure as the host of The Late show, because Leno did that during his last show. All the kids came out wearing red wigs (even a few black kids - which was silly). So that explains Chad's wig.
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COMMENT | THAT WAS COOL SATCH. GAVE THE GUITAR TO CONAN.
posted by : T-Boner.com
6/6/2009 10:49:57 AM
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BUT THAT SONG IS A BIT-O-LAME-O.
AND TIRED LYRICS
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COMMENT |
posted by : enterhandman
6/6/2009 10:51:55 AM
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Satch is awesome, "here take my guitar!"
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COMMENT | Dogface
posted by : JJJB
6/6/2009 11:21:51 AM
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I agree,I downloaded this album yesterday and it sounds so "dated"....lyrically banal and the songs have no decent hook/chorus etc...after one listen....... I dunno and I probably don't care. These guys are irrelevant at this point anyway.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/6/2009 11:40:17 AM
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4 established guys just having some fun. Nothing wrong with that. I don't care how dated it may sound..... just good to hear some good old fashioned rock and roll. I can't really say anthing bad about Mike.... 30 years in the biz...... Joe, so influencial in ways that we can only imagine.... chad.. 20+ years and then there's Sammy.... 35+ years... not bad. Keep on rockin' boys!
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posted by : Aces_High99
6/6/2009 11:51:22 AM
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Sammy's still got a good voice for 60, but he has got to be one of THE most pedestrian, cliched, pitiful lyricist in rock.
Shit, he makes David Coverdale sound like Bob fucking Dylan.
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posted by : Aces_High99
6/6/2009 11:57:39 AM
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Yeah, and what the hell is up with those "OHH...YEAH"s??
The backing vox sounded really weird. Otherwise, decent song, just goofy pedestrian cock rock, basically. Good summer music.
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COMMENT |
posted by : MetallicaPuppet
6/6/2009 12:01:49 PM
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Everytime I think of this band I feel like making a run to KFC.
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COMMENT | hmmm
posted by :
6/6/2009 12:06:45 PM
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I watched it last night and was bored out of my mind. Surely they have a better song they could've played than THAT one.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/6/2009 12:24:19 PM
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That fucking SUCKED
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COMMENT | Coverdale 10X> Hagar
posted by : JJJB
6/6/2009 12:34:26 PM
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As a songwriter and of course as a singer
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Good To Be Bad is a great album. I can't remember the last good song Sammy Hagar wrote or sang.
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COMMENT | dogface
posted by : BSlash24
6/6/2009 12:56:22 PM
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I hear ya loud & Clear. Good guys, good luck, but hagar is dragging this down, Oh Yeah, another classic Sammy lyric/concept.
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COMMENT | enough
posted by :
6/6/2009 1:02:08 PM
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enough of the Sammy bashing!his lyrics are simple and stupid,right they don't match up to the great lyrics to vh songs like jump,panama right?or the awesome solo songs from roth like oh wait a min. can't think of any of his songs but I am sure tey are bono like in thier signifgance right?as for chickenfoot it can't hold a candle to the new van halen right?oh wait there isn't a new one cause eddie only talks about writing all these great songs without you know actualy recording any of them. maybe he is still waiting on roth to come up with those great lyrics of his,jump 2 anybody?me wise magic yea poetry right there baby,what a joke!Sammy rules and dave drools!if you were one of those people stupid enough to pay for the reunion tour because you were not around the first time I feel sorry for you.you paid to much and it was NOT the orignal line up!plus you had to sit thru a washed up roth ramble in between songs. it was bad enough the first time around when you would sit there thinking enough already shut up and sing another song!at least he could sing then.
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COMMENT | Great stuff
posted by : RiotAct666
6/6/2009 1:11:17 PM
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Awesome performance from the mighty CF \m/
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COMMENT | Its unfortunate that so many miss the point of the music...
posted by : metaladdict666
6/6/2009 1:25:05 PM
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This is at its core is 70's hard rock, throughout that decade there were so many great bands that got lost in today's short term "bring on the next trend" market.
The bands from the 70's offered an extension of what had been established in the 60's, a purity in the approach & playing of the music players like Peter Frampton, Robin Trower or Frank Marino for example were the gods of that time.
Its a shame that there are so many comments on here that just miss what the "point" of this music is, you are really missing out on some amazing stuff.
\,,/
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COMMENT | I don't get it ???
posted by : crazy5150
6/6/2009 1:36:24 PM
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Why would more than 1 or 2 haters post on this thread? If you don't like it get lost don't post and let us Van Halen fans and Chickenfoot fans enjoy a little of what is left of rock and roll today.
BSlash43 yeh you complain about lyric, well what do you want #1 hit lyric to make the band popular like Van Haeln use to be with Roth and Hagar, and be part of the corparate world you hate so much.
These were just plain lyrics from a band of great musicians having fun, sing good old rock and roll.
So give it a break and wuit posting aka and double hater posting.
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COMMENT | great post laggerlugger!
posted by : crazy5150
6/6/2009 1:38:48 PM
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COMMENT | I caught the show!
posted by :
6/6/2009 1:44:59 PM
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Conan is as funny as hell, and Smith not only looks like, but is as funny as Will Ferrell.
And Chickenfoot was phenomenal!!
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COMMENT | Hagar...
posted by : Sonic Titan
6/6/2009 1:49:38 PM
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The only time this guy hasn't annoyed the shit out of me was when he was in Montrose. I'm not sure how to explain it properly but he just has this air of fake a douche bag about him. While some people think Sammy is one of the coolest guys in rock he comes across to me as the guy in high school who tried too hard to fit in. I like his singing voice but his lyrics annoy me and so does his stage persona.
I have heard a handful pf tracks from the Chickenfoot album and they are good. Not anything ground breaking. Nothing really memorable either but good jams for the summer at least.
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COMMENT | HELL TO THE YEA!!!
posted by :
6/6/2009 2:34:01 PM
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just plain ole kick ass rock n roll!!!!
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COMMENT | I haven't liked VH for a LOOOONG time
posted by : rous
6/6/2009 2:38:06 PM
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but I cranked this up in my car as I was on my way to Long and McQuade this morning. not a huge fan of flashy guitar players, either, but I could get into this. The song they played on Conan didn't do it justice; the album version is great. And given how PJ sounded on Monday, I think there might be some sound issues with that studio.
Just like all the other non-haters on here, it's good old fun RNR. Fantastic for listening to on the way to the beach, or sitting on the deck with a cooler full o beer. Good stuff.
I'd take Van Hager over DLR ANY DAY.
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COMMENT | JJJB
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
6/6/2009 2:39:37 PM
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Yeah because 'Is This Love' and 'Lay Down Your Love' have some great lyrics, don't they?????
Coverdale's lyrics since 'Slide It In' sound like something a junior high girl would write!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | jeez
posted by : martallica
6/6/2009 3:23:44 PM
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i think chickenfoot are great! the songs aren't zeppelin or anything, but remember it's a new band, they've not spent a year recording it, they've been having fun with it. they've not tried to do something really current or commercial, it's true and honest and i think that's really important.
there's a lot of bashing going on here, which i think it stupid, if you don't like it, don't listen to it. it's as hard as that.
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COMMENT | All hail the 'FOOT!
posted by : Theater_Phantom
6/6/2009 3:34:18 PM
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At first listen I must admit I thought oh no what has Sammy gotten himself into here? Giving this album a serious listen with an open mind I'm convinced thees guys are for real! I can just hear EVH's jaw drop! Cause he just got "Spanked" by the 'FOOT! Personally I don't think at this point Van Halen couldn't put out anything as good as this! Time for EVH to put up or shut up! Haters think what you will, but this band seriously rocks! All hail the 'Foot!
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COMMENT | face it
posted by :
6/6/2009 4:21:40 PM
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you don't like Sammy because all he sings about are girls,cars and partying?and the whole point of rock and roll is?yea he needs to write more hardcore songs like jump!real deep lyrics there buddy!face it the only reason we got into vh in the first place was eruption and not because of roth!his voice fit the music eddie was writing at the time just like Sammy fit the music they made when he joined.the differance is Sammy is more than a 1 trick poney and continues to put out great music while roth did nothing once he was out of the band,and done nothing since he rejoined except make a ton of money off suckers who thought they were getting the vh of 1984.where was Mike at?no Mike no orignal vh plain and simple.Sammy rules over dave any day!
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COMMENT | Eddie hasn't made any music lately because...
posted by :
6/6/2009 5:59:05 PM
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he is too busy sitting in front of his computer making up login names on Blabbermouth and then trying to bash Sammy and Mikey....
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COMMENT | laggerlugger
posted by : Dogface
6/6/2009 7:44:24 PM
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I totally understand what you are saying, but see, the one thing I cant agree with you on is your comment about Hagar NOT being a 1 trick pony....see, I kinda think he IS a 1 trick pony, simply because hes been writing the same lyric and the same song for 25 years now.
I certainly appreciate that Rock n Roll is about Cars, Girls, Parties and all that, but I think Sonic Titan hit the nail on the head with his post....I wish Chickenfoot and Sammy all the best, but if Sammy would just mix things up A LITTLE for god sake, maybe I wouldnt be cringing so much everytime I hear him sing.
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COMMENT | Hmmm...
posted by : Jesus Chrysler
6/6/2009 10:17:27 PM
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It's not bad, but for me, it's nothing special. I'm interested to hear the record, though. Glad to see Mike Anthony sportin' the beard again. And yes, Chad Smith's shirt was a moment of comic genius. He's a killer drummer, glad he got out from behind the clowns he used to jam with.
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COMMENT |
posted by : oPanterao
6/6/2009 11:57:04 PM
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Watching that performance you can realize how well Satch can always nail a song from beginning to end as if it were the album, now that is professional
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COMMENT | Chicken Foot
posted by :
6/7/2009 1:47:28 AM
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The music, arranging and lyrics are all demo material. This band could be so much better. It is great to see Michael Anthony playing again though.
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COMMENT | Satch's guitar playing on this song....
posted by : rollins
6/7/2009 4:13:09 AM
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Sure sounds a lot like Coldplay.....
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COMMENT | The circle is complete...
posted by : lazyspud
6/7/2009 10:03:52 AM
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Sounds like what would have come after Balance, part of the natural decline of Sammy era VH, with each album getting progressively worse. I guess the point is to just have fun, but Jesus, this couldn't be any more irrelevant to 2009. Even the solo sounded uninspired. Great musicians, but to me this sounds like a rehash of Mas Tequila which was some miserable shit. Same kind of gimmicky chorus. I dunno. This was disappointing. I was hoping for some sort of originality.
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COMMENT | very mediocre stuff
posted by : pistonslap
6/7/2009 10:17:49 AM
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i expect more from a 'supergroup'. EVH and DLR are prolly laughing at the band and writing much better songs
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COMMENT | Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
posted by : JJJB
6/7/2009 11:12:50 AM
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I've got no problem with "Is This Love". It's a great song with great lyrics. "Lay down your love" is still better than any Chickenfoot song.
This'll be a 1 album "Stiff" side project that no one will remember or car about in 4 months
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COMMENT | Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
posted by : JJJB
6/7/2009 11:13:14 AM
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I've got no problem with "Is This Love". It's a great song with great lyrics. "Lay down your love" is still better than any Chickenfoot song.
This'll be a 1 album "Stiff" side project that no one will remember or car about in 4 months
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COMMENT | Question
posted by :
6/8/2009 11:54:07 AM
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For some reason I am pulling for these guys, maybe it's because they all seem like good people. I will most likely pick up the album and give it a shot, but I was bored with that performance and someone please tell me what a hoochie cootchie man is or don't. Either way Oh yea, Oh yea, I want to be your hootchie cootchie man, that's the best lyrics Sammy can come with up? I hope there are better songs.....
Easy with the LZ comparisons big guy.
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COMMENT | Why did they choose this song to play on Conan?
posted by :
6/8/2009 1:53:38 PM
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I picked up they album and have heard it a couple of times and think this is the weakest song on the album. In fact, I think it's the only weak song on the album. The rest of the album is amazing. And to those of you bashing Sammy's lyrical abilities, give the entire album a listen before judging. I think only "Oh Yeah" and "Soap on a Rope" feature the traditional Hagar cheese. The rest are a lot better.
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COMMENT | backing vocals
posted by :
6/8/2009 10:22:20 PM
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"So I'm guessing that Michael Anthony ISN'T the one who wrote all of those amazing vocal harmonies in VH."
-handsolo
Well it is well known that Dave was a huge part of the songwriting process. Yes, Eddie wrote the riffs but Dave arranged and wrote all of the vocal melodies and harmonies and of course the lyrics. Never mind he orchestrated the image of the band and even directed their videos. Notice that the swing and swagger of the VH beat left with Dave?
Chickenfoot has alot of talent, but I dunno...
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/9/2009 12:47:09 AM
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Sorry folks, Sammy's voice is in fine form and he can still scream.
And his stage presence is fine.
Not goofy like in 1986.
And I love Dave but his hair was too short and stage performance too restrained, and with the forced smile, on the 07/08 tour. Yet, he had his magic moments.
The real problem is Satch. The riff for "Oh Yeah" is way too pedestrian and he doesn't move around enough. Makes you miss Eddie's magic and stage enegy. Even Stevie Vai took more risks and created more interesting riffs and songs on Eat Em And Smile. Eddie's and Vai's solos blow Satch's away here. He just isn't letting loose. All those years wanting to do the band thing someday and he is restrained and playing it safe. He should be exploding.
That said "Oh Yeah" is one of the best songs on the album. The catchy "My Kinda Girl" would have been better for national TV.
The lyrics ain't cheesy. They have some classic blues elements and atmosphere - and Hagar is loose and not straining. The lyrics actually sound cool and like they were written by Diamond Dave.
And Mikey and Dave did not write the harmonies or vocal lines or melodies on the first 6 albums. Eddie did. Dave was in control and vetoed a lot of shit and shaped the band sound and image for sure! And wrote all the cool lyrics.
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COMMENT | EC you are wrong
posted by :
6/9/2009 11:19:15 AM
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Dave wrote the vocal melodies and harmonies....just like Sammy wrote his own vocal melodies......
Dave even arranged musical parts, and at times came up with chord change ideas....
You can even see form the sam astuff where a chord change idea is sam's....
Chickefoot is kinda so so though.......I love Satch and Chad Smith....
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/9/2009 5:53:10 PM
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No way, dude!
Eddie writes the music - vocal melodies included.
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COMMENT | Song writing?
posted by : vanhagar
6/10/2009 12:19:12 AM
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Nope;
I; Dave and Eddie wrote the music and lyrics.
II; Eddie wrote the music and Sammy wrote the lyrics.
III; Eddie wrote the music and lyrics Gary was a puppet with Eddie's hand up his ass.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/10/2009 7:33:54 AM
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Yea, and writing the music isn't the same as writing the vocal melodies and harmonies. When Eddie performed "Panama" on the David Letterman show in '85 Shafer did the vocal melody on the keyboard, which Eddie wrote. That takes nothing away from Dave's contribution of cool lyrics, style of delivery and his veto power, shaping of the music, band image and visuals. Pavarotti and Elvis did not write the music they sang either. Takes nothing away from the artistry. Eddie is the musician.
All the Who's music was written by Pete Townson. Motley Crue's by Nikki Sixx. Yet, it takes all members to be a band and give the music its style and character. The musician who writes and performs their own music is a recent phenomena in the history of music, really kicked off my the great Bod Dylan.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
6/10/2009 7:35:18 AM
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"Yea, and writing the music isn't the same as writing the vocal melodies and harmonies."
I meant to type "writing the lyrics ..."
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COMMENT | EC
posted by :
6/10/2009 2:30:36 PM
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You are wrong, Dave wrote his own vocal melodies and wrote the vocal harmonies as well and wrote the lyrics and helped arrange and even came up with a change or two musically.
I read a qoute from Dave himself. You can take that up with him if you want, but this is according to Dave.
Look I am a song writer, and I write entire songs by myself all of the time(and have been doing do for many many years(well over 18 years of writing either with people or on my own), and I write them by myself(sometimes everyday I write something) so I have more than understanding of song writing. I can also colaborate with people when it comes to writing no problem, or sit back and let someone else do it depending upon the cirteria of the situation.
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