| Product Summary | | Label: REDLINE ENTERTAINMENT/FONTANA | | UPC: 00674797200914 | | Release Date: 6/5/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211109643 | | Item#: M4N7WK | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 1776 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Avenida Revolution ~ Chickenfoot |  | | 2. Soap On A Rope ~ Chickenfoot | | | 3. Sexy Little Thing ~ Chickenfoot | | | 4. Oh Yeah ~ Chickenfoot | | | 5. Runnin' Out ~ Chickenfoot | | | 6. Get It Up ~ Chickenfoot | | | 7. Down The Drain ~ Chickenfoot | | | 8. My Kinda Girl ~ Chickenfoot | | | 9. Learning To Fall ~ Chickenfoot | | | 10. Turnin' Left ~ Chickenfoot | | | 11. Future In The Past ~ Chickenfoot | |
| | From the thunderous, ominous opening strains of "Avenida Revolution" (detailing the bloody drug wars in Tijuana, in which Sammy 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 Joe 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. Track Listing
1. Avenida Revolution
2. Soap On A Rope
3. Sexy Little Thing
4. Oh Yeah
5. Runnin' Out
6. Get It Up
7. Down The Drain
8. My Kinda Girl
9. Learning To Fall
10. Turnin' Left
11. Future In The Past
"...run -- don't walk -- to wherever it is you get your music and grab a copy..." Jon Zahlaway, LiveDaily.com
"...old school chest-beating man-size heavy rock." Mojo
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | 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. |
Producer: Chickenfoot; Andy Johns |
| | Artist Overview | | 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." |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/09/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : 20091 | | Label : Redline Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00674797200914 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Billboard (p.33)
- "Satriani's fretwork is surprisingly raw, loose and gritty, while Smith channels John Bonham more than once."Record Collector (magazine)
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- 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'..." Billboard 7 of 10
It's impossible not to be excited about this ridiculously named super-group, which teams former Van Halen bandmates Sammy Hagar on vocals and Michael Anthony on bass with guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Chickenfoot's self-titled debut favors straight-ahead rockers like the single "Oh Yeah" or the blues-fed "Sexy Little Thing," and "Soap on a Rope" sounds like a Led Zep outtake sent back from the year 2019. There are darker, grungy tones on the heavy "Get It Up" and the driving "Runnin' Out," which speak to a nation facing crisis. Co-produced by Andy Johns (Van Halen), the set captures the fun energy of a mind-blowing all-star jam: Satriani's fretwork is surprisingly raw, loose and gritty, while Smith channels John Bonham more than once. But it's Anthony's signature backing vocals -- set against Hagar's tequila-rubbed wail -- that make these new songs arena-ready. - Sven Philipp
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| | Bio | | | Chickenfoot 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 band mates. "After just a few songs, it became stunningly obvious that we shared an overall musical agenda. The only question was could we make a great album?" The band answered that question 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. "People have this idea of what this band is about, or what Sammy Hagar is about as a lyricist and a vocalist. 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," says Satriani. 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.
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