Chickenfoot [Digipak]

Performer: Chickenfoot
Producer: Chickenfoot; Andy Johns
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: Chickenfoot: Sammy Hagar (vocals); Joe Satriani (guitar); Michael Anthony (bass guitar); Chad Smith (drums). Audio Mixer: Mike Fraser. In true old-school "supergroup" fashion, Chickenfoot is a hard-rock dream team. Composed of vocalist Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen), bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen), drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, the combo grew out of a few impromptu jams, but the combination was judged strong enough to record an album and go on tour. The resulting disc is a full-throttle, unapologetic rock record, brimming with the same party attitude and sense of fun that made Van Halen so legendary. From the "Boris the Spider"-esque locomotive descending riff and manic screams that drive "Oh Yeah" to the screaming guitar solos and pounding drums of "Get it Up," these songs showcase veteran musicians having the time of their lives, playing the type of music they know and love best.

Billboard (p.33) - "Satriani's fretwork is surprisingly raw, loose and gritty, while Smith channels John Bonham more than once." Record Collector (magazine) (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'[T]heir 11-song debut is an impressive melding of their variegated hard rock styles....The energetic and Eastern-leaning 'Get It Up' rages into the rumbling 'Down The Drain'..."

By the late 2000s, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony had departed Van Halen, Chad Smith had been the drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Joe Satriani had built up a nearly 40-year catalogue as a solo guitar virtuoso. Hagar, Anthony, and Smith came together at Hagar's Cabo Wabo Catina club in Mexico, participating in loose, spirited jam sessions. The trio decided they wanted to work together on an album, and as the hard, blues-rock-inspired songs began to gel, they called on Satriani to round out the group. Before long, the self-titled debut, CHICKENFOOT, was released, featuring songs like "Soap On A Rope" and "Down The Drain."

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