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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), has announced the global
release of its self-titled debut album. The CD will be made available by
earMUSIC in Germany on Friday, June 5 and in the U.K. on Monday. June 8. The
album will be released by Best Buy in the U.S. on Sunday, June 7.
"Chickenfoot" track listing:
01. Avenida Revolution
02. Soap on a Rope
03. Sexy Little Thing
04. Oh Yeah
05. Runnin' Out
06. Get It Up
07. Down the Drain
08. My Kinda Girl
09. Learning to Fall
10. Turnin' Left
11. Future in the Past
Hagar wasn't looking to form a new group in his post-VAN HALEN career. "I
really wasn't looking to have a real band, but when I got involved with these
guys, only a fool would say, 'No, I'm not going to do this.' The minute we
started jamming it was obvious, like, 'This is something that needs to be
heard.'"
A great band is nothing without a great rhythm section, and CHICKENFOOT has
one of the best in the two-man team of bassist Michael Anthony and drummer
Chad Smith.
As a founding member (and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer) of VAN HALEN,
Anthony laid the bedrock for which guitar genius Eddie Van Halen could fly.
More than that, he provided a signature style of background vocal that became
an intrinsic part of that band. "A total fluke," the good-natured bassist
humbly asserts. "I was just doing what came naturally."
Hagar sees Anthony's abilities differently. "Michael keeps the band going,"
he says. "Listen, he's never going to get the kind of credit he deserves —
he played next to Eddie Van Halen. Hell, Jack Bruce didn't get much credit
compared to Eric Clapton — that's just the nature of things. Mikey held down
the fort, and he still does."
Aiding Anthony in holding down the fort is Chad Smith, drummer for the RED
HOT CHILI PEPPERS, who have, since Smith joined the group in the late
Eighties, gone from cult faves to a worldwide force. Heretofore thought of as
a "funk/alternative" drummer, Smith gets to rock hard with CHICKENFOOT, and
the percussion explosion he creates might come as a surprise to those who
only know of his work from tracks like "Under The Bridge".
"The guy's from Detroit, for God's sake!" says Hagar. "He can play the hell
out of funk, but he's a rocker. He plays hard, man. You could put one mic in
a room with Chad, and you can hear all the parts of his kit — he's hard, but
he's balanced. The band wouldn't exist without his groove."
The members of CHICKENFOOT admit that the band came together almost by
accident, a result of jams held at Hagar's club, Cabo Wabo Cantina, in Cabo
San Lucas, Mexico.
"We were just having fun," recalls Michael Anthony. "After Sammy and I left
VAN HALEN, we'd get together with musicians, and certain people seemed to
really gel. Chad came down and we got on well with him. Gradually, we started
talking about doing something more serious, but we needed a guitarist.
Somebody smokin' — somebody who could take us to the Promised Land."
Enter Satch, who hooked up with Hagar, Anthony and Smith and felt "an
immediate connection unlike anything I'd ever experienced before." To
Satriani, who had almost abandoned his lifelong dream of being a part of a
"big-time rock band," here was his chance, and here were his bandmates.
"After just a few songs, it became stunningly obvious that we shared an
overall musical agenda," he says. "The only question was could we make a
great album?"
The band answered that question last fall when they hunkered down with the
illustrious producer Andy Johns at George Lucas' Skywalker Studios and
knocked out a batch of songs that sets a new standard for rock music in the
new millennium.
From the thunderous, ominous opening strains of "Avenida Revolution"
(detailing the bloody drug wars in Tijuana, in which Hagar makes his feelings
come through his skin) to the album closer, the shimmering rock ballad
"Future's in the Past", "Chickenfoot" is a firebomb of a record, the likes of
which we haven't heard in ages.
The band kicks and snorts their way through a passel of take-no-prisoners
rockers like "Soap on a Rope", "Sexy Little Thing", "Oh Yeah" and "My Kind of
Girl".
"These are the kinds of songs I could never do on my own," says Satriani. "I
needed a band like this to make those songs come alive."
The band explores mature themes on songs such as "Runnin' Out", about a world
stretched to the breaking point to "Learning to Fall", perhaps the most
poignant love song Hagar has ever written lyrics for. As both a vocalist and
songwriter, Hagar's intensity and forcefulness are on vivid display on
"Chickenfoot".
"I write what comes to mind," the singer says. "I'm not bound by anything
subject-wise. I'm inspired by the music. When I heard the music Joe was going
for, it made me reach, it made me stretch. I think it made me sing in a way
that I normally wouldn't have done. We seem to have that kind of effect on
each other."
Satriani agrees. "People have this idea of what this band is about, or what
Sammy Hagar is about as a lyricist and a vocalist," he says. "The thing is
that we manage to get each guy to up his game in a non-confrontational way.
When I play with CHICKENFOOT, I find myself wanting to give them more all the
time. I don't hold anything back. I think the rest of the guys feel the same
way."
That Satriani unleashes sheets of shred magna is, of course, a given, but
what's interesting is, as individualistic and recognizable as his talents are
— and this is true of all the players — they transform in a strange and
beautiful way on "Chickenfoot".
Likewise, Anthony and Smith, channel past heroes. For Anthony it's ELECTRIC
FLAG bassist Harvey Brooks. For Smith it's ZEPPELIN's John Bonham. Together,
they perform something of an astonishing balancing act, dispending
performances that meet at the intersection of Heavy and Nimble. This is what
a rhythm section does, drives the band in forceful, creative ways. Listen to
CHICKENFOOT and you'll hear what a true rhythm section sounds like.
"Chickenfoot", which is already being hailed as the most intense rock 'n'
roll album since LED ZEPPELIN's classic efforts, coincides with a European
tour that will consist of outdoor festivals, including Montreaux,
Switzerland, and Bospop, Holland, plus various intimate indoor rock shows,
including the London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 25.
Tickets for the London 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire concert go on sale at 9:00
a.m. on Friday, March 27. This will be CHICKENFOOT's only UK date on the
European tour.
CHICKENFOOT tour dates:
Jun. 20 - Austria Nova Rock Festival
Jun. 23 - Cork, Ireland: Live At The Marquee
Jun. 25 - London Shepherd's Bush Empire
Jun. 26 - Holland: Heerhugowaard
Jun. 28 - Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting Festival
Jun. 29 - Paris: Olympia
Jul. 01 - Madrid (venue to be confirmed)
Jul. 03 - Pistoia, Italy: Blues Festival
Jul. 04 - Montreux, Switzerland: Stravinski Hall
Jul. 05 - Udine, Italy: Lignano Sbbiadoro
Jul. 07 - Hamburg: Grosse Freiheit
Jul. 08 - Copenhagen: Vega
Jul. 10 - Kilafors, Sweden: Rockweekend Festival
Jul. 12 - Weert, Holland: Bospop Festival
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超級樂團欸。
Line-Up：
Sammy Hagar (Vocals/ex-Van Halen)
Joe Satriani (Guitars/G3)
Michael Anthony (Bass/ex-Van Halen)
Chad Smith (Drums/Red Hot Chili Peppers)
六月要發首張同名專輯。
六月下旬開始巡迴。
非常酷。
Joe Satriani曾經短暫加入過Deep Purple。
這個團等於是Van Halen的一半了。:p
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