Any critiques on Chickenfoot?

[solone1]

Wow harsh responses. I was gonna say that its just not for me. When is the last time a supergroup was any good anyways? Damn Yankees?

The Travelin Wilburys were cool.

[beauzeau]

Yup, I must admit that after a few listens I'd had enough. It's novel, and hopefully not a one-time thing, as I'm sure they could get deeper if they wanted, but it did wear out for me quickly. And I'm a big Joe fan. The songs that they put on the website for 3 months prior to release were really the best tunes on the cd. Don't get me wrong, they have some really great tunes there, but they sound somewhat dated, and the cd has only been available for a couple of months! I guess when I hear Sammy singing, I'm immediately taken back to that place in the late 80s.

One thing's for sure. You gotta hand to it Sammy for keeping it together. The man is 62 years old and doesn't look (or sound) a day over 45! He hasn't lost anything. None of them have. It's actually exactly what I was expecting to hear! (van hagar sounding tunes with Joe playing a solo in each song). So I'm not sure why I don't like it more than I do.

I suppose I need to give it another listen and see if something sticks.....

And ditto on the Wilburys. That bunch of guys were made to do an album together. Would you call Temple of the Dog a supergroup?

[pooterpatty]

Hagar is 62? DAMN! Usually when you party all your life, you don't wind up looking quite so good by the time you're 62 (if your liver hasn't failed by then).

Me thinks Sammy went down to the crossroads and made a deal.

[kwjolin]

Wow harsh responses. I was gonna say that its just not for me. When is the last time a supergroup was any good anyways? Damn Yankees?

The Travelin Wilburys were cool.

The Travelin Wilburys were def. cool!
The Highwaymen were decent too.

If your into a little different/alternative music, Oysterhead is a good one. If you like Chickenfoot you may not like this. lol
Les Claypool from Primus on bass & vocals
Trey Something from Phish on guitar & vocals
Stu Copeland from The Police on drums.

[lostylost]

Absolute Crap!!! LOL
Very average rock, nothing special at all.

LMFAO What were my words? Something about piss and water?

Here's your words! LOL I'd say you nailed it!

What do you get when some radioactive mutant has a piss in a tank of of that crappy ass bud light beer? The shambling beast that is Chickenfoot. Satriani never really impressed me... watered down piss.... weak

We have a tradition of `cutting down tall poppies` in Australia whether they be tall or just portray themselves as such. If they were an amateur pub band, I'd go `they are great!` even though I don't dig on the music. But with groups like this, who put themselves in the pantheon of the True Greats I judge em with a different standard.

[ShredRex]

Joe is great, and there is no disputing that. Granted if Les Claypool is your thing, you may not necessarily feel that way, which is fine. I have no idea what Les plays like due to the fact neither he nor his music are my cup of tea. It has never appealed to me, so I can't criticize his playing, but even then I wouldn't do so because I know one man's trash is another's treasure. Honestly not all guitar players out there appeal to me either, but that is what makes the world go round. Truth be told Joe is a monster guitar player, dare I say an icon? Nuff said.

In this band he is lost in the shuffle and out of his element. Not his best work in my opinion, but you do what you can within the context of the songs

Lets be frank here, if you were not a Sammy or Joe fan....this CD will not speak to you at all. I personally like Van Hagar, and obviously like Joe's playing (if you have ever heard any of my tunes, there really is no explanation required there) but even I had hoped for better from Chickenfoot.

Is it bad.....no. Is it great......no. It is a mediocre first effort. Hopefully there will be better future releases. They can't all be gems.....and I also agree they are being held to a higher standard due their status as musicians and the labeling of being a super group....whatever that means

I guess really until anyone of us can say we have secured a record deal, toured the globe and accumulated the record sales of either Joe, Sammy, Van Hagar of RHCP.....we are not really in the position to second guess are we now? Food for thought.......

[Wedgebill]

The intriguing thing for me, probably because I'm an old fart from UK, is that I don't know anything about any of 'em.

[lostylost]

Satch ( to me ) just lacks that certain X factor to his music a great like Hendrix had. The technique is there, all the notes are right but something is just missing. He sounds `contrived` for lack of a better term.

Having said that I'd love to have his ability with guitar and music He's definitely far above mortal man.

It's all subjective anyway.

[lostylost]

The intriguing thing for me, probably because I'm an old fart from UK, is that I don't know anything about any of 'em.

Satriani, you know -- that guy who sued that brit band ColdPlay a while back. A man of such unique and original works he felt the injustice of the plagiarism so keenly he saw no recourse but litigation.

[GuitarSlinger]

I'm not really into anything Claypool either. It's too out there for me. And just because he's a good bassist doesn't mean I will automatically like his stuff.

Liquid Tension Experiment was a fantastic supergroup that purposely showed off it's talent. But Chickenfoot I don't get, you don't need a supergroup to make party music. It really isn't a supergroup at all, just Joe.

I completely forgot about Temple Of The Dog. Excellent.

[lostylost]

Temple Of The Dog? Was that the soundgarden / pearl jam / chains combo?

[kwjolin]

Temple Of The Dog? Was that the soundgarden / pearl jam / chains combo?

No AIC in there, It was Chris Cornell from Soundgarden, some Pearl Jam members, and I think some Mother Love Bone as well? (which I think some Pearl Jam members came from). I could be wrong...

I looked em up on Wikipedia,
Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. It was conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend, the late Andrew Wood, lead singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The line-up included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Jeff Ament on bass guitar (both ex-members of Mother Love Bone), Mike McCready on lead guitar, Matt Cameron on drums and Eddie Vedder providing lead and backing vocals.

The band released its only album, the self-titled Temple of the Dog, in April 1991 through A&M Records. Although earning praise from music critics at the time of its release, the album was not widely recognized until 1992, when Vedder, Ament, Gossard and McCready had their commercial breakthrough with Pearl Jam.

[kwjolin]

BTW I don't mean to offend anyone with my dislike for Chickenfoot. I can appreciate all kinds of music and talent, which all those guys have, but..........yah you know the rest.
I thought Chad Smith was good!

[dontdtunethatmuch]

best thing would be if sammy and mike went back to van halen and sorted that band out, chad went back to where he came from and that guitarplayer went up in flames.

haha, how bout that?.

[pbbobkanobi]

I listened to the whole CD and was completely underwhelemed. Good musicians though....just not a lot of passion in the music.