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Second Chickenfoot Sample!

I think it’s safe to say that they are definitely sticking with “Chickenfoot” as the name…

  • jay

    nothing to do with van halen, why are they on here

  • Ernie S.

    Jay you got nothing to do with Van Halen, so why where you here??????????????

  • dave

    Hey I love “Can’t get this stuff no more”, but I admit it isn’t much of a VH song. Who knows what they will come out with? Remember back when VHagar came out with “Why can’t this be love” and Dave hit us with “Yankee Rose? I think Dave took that won by a landslide, so hold your water and see what happens.

  • Joe

    Sorry, I respect Van Halen during the 1st David Lee Roth era. Running with the Devil and Unchained are great songs. But to call Dave a true rock n roller is far from the truth. After he left the band, Dave became a parody of himself. Dave was alway more about style, rather than substance. You only have to watch the VH1 documentary Rage Beyond the Stage to see that between the two, Sammy had more of a Rock N Roll substance to him than Dave’s flash. The only reason Dave is relevant today is because the band took him back. If Eddie didn’t brng him back, Dave would still be a failed Vegas lounge singer and failed radio host whose best days were before 1990. Musically, Van Halen was more of a band with Sammy. It wasn’t Eddie having to save Dave’s loopy lyrics with his guitars, or an album flled with cover songs (Diver Down). They were a band with great songs that many fans would still love to hear. I look forward to what Van Halen will come out with if they decide to do another album with Dave, and I am excited to see what Chickenfoot sounds like. As I said before, I wish both sides well.

  • Cabo Joe

    Why the fuck can’t a Van Halen fan like Sammy & Roth??

    Sure, you can prefer one over the other, but doesn’t everyone on the planet have a VH CD/MP3 on their car cranking the tune up as far is it can go??

    I crank the tune up, no matter which song/singer it is!!

    The only choice is which song is LOUDer? Drop Dead Legs or Don’t Tell Me(what love can do) or 50 other awesome tunes!

    I love ‘em all!!
    ~JJ

  • ridgeman

    Been a Sammy fan since I heard Montrose. Been a VH fan since I heard VH1. VHIII sucked from the word go. Sammy is like a the Energizer battery. Ed is now the best t-shirt salesman ever!!!!! How bout some music???? “Right Now” you have a better chance of getting a new or vintage t-shirt from VH than any new music.

  • hammycigar

    Chickenfoot may turn out to be something really cool. A stellar line-up with Chad, Joe and Mike. Nothing against Sammy really, but a different lead singer would have been the way to go. Sammy’s lyrics make me want to change the station. I just can’t listen to him anymore. I hope I am proven wrong.

  • http://unnamed-source.blogspot.com K-Mac

    Joe pretty much sums up how I feel about Dave, Sammy, VH, Chickenfoot, etc. Both incarnations of the band had greatness as well as flaws. As much as I love VH with Dave, he’s a sideshow clown without Eddie. Sammy may never write as good of music as he did with VH, but there’s no denying he’s doing all right without Van Halen.

    What people seem to forget in this whole, silly, Dave vs. Sammy soap opera is Eddie Van Halen as the pivot point. The band revolves around his ego and his whims more than anyone or anything else.

    And say what you will about Sammy, but at least he’s out there producing new music. The most frustrating thing about VH is Halley’s Comet has a better chance of making a visit than seeing a new album of original VH music.

  • Scottso

    A true Van Halen fan will support any band that has Michael Anthony on bass!

  • Skibble5150 (Montreal)

    Sounds great thus far.
    Excellent group of musicians!

    At least these people get shit together and do it!
    Satriani, Hagar and Anthony are always jamming and playing small venues…constantly and consistantly.

    Does anybody do that anymore???

    I hope they play every little shitty venue across North America and give people an intimate show!

    Keep it going guys and tell your fellow musician friends to do the same!

    Oh, and Joe…sue Coldplay for every cent you can get out of them!

  • tallsamfan

    As far as people’s jaws being dropped for that Van Halen tour last year, I think its because they couldnt believe they payed that muched for the over mixed mess of noise to drown out Daves voice. I went to the show it was good and neat to see but I couldnt tell one song from the next until you got Jump. Dave cant sing and they had to cover him up. Seen sam and Dave multiple times each and once on the same night. You cant compare the two period. Jesus there goes 5 minutes of my life again. What a waste.

    Have fun folks.

  • http://vhnd hearaboutit

    hope ed and co. put out some new tunes…..been waiting since 84…5 for this crap to stop,they make such kickass music and having to put up with sound-a-like vh people is frustrating! tora tora……hear about it later,secrets(highly underated song)Edward can ride the screaming edge of a knives blade on guitar…but can find a tone/frequncy that is a bachish/motesart in the field of MUSIC. the real stuff that WE all love and know!thank god for wolfie, he’ll hopefully carry on the music for all of us to enjoy.Just 2 cents from an older die hard fan that listens to VAN HALEN everyday!!!! no BS,YOU GUYS have rode alot of miles with me through the years and I THANK YOU!!! I’M done keep rockin!

  • http://vhnd hearaboutit

    wonder if they read this stuff????

  • 23brownfan

    I used to believe in this whole “brotherhood” that Ed always has to mention and used to love all the music no matter which “brother” was singing. Each member had their own personality that brought a greatness to this band. Wolfie is great but Mike will be missed. After seeing the last 2 tours… I think I’m done. All I see is the Ed show and for me the magic is gone. I keep looking at these sites hoping to see that old magic. I think that’s what it is -old. I know not all stays the same, but I just don’t see anything new. I wish these guys would have worked through their issues and egos to keep the train rolling throughout the years. Thank God Metallic was able to push through their pains and come out blazing. I can only hope the same for VH.

    Peace.

  • phil

    i prefer vh with roth but can’t stand the bitching about roth vs hagar thing. if roth and hagar fans wanna be upset at anyone it should be ed and al. sammy had nothing to do with dave leaving van halen. i’m not a big hagar fan but can understand the fact that classic vh fans dislike like him due to the fact that vh succeeded without roth. remember the grunge scene and recession in the early 90′s? vh with sammy kept going strong and sold out shows when most other acts had a hard time filling in arenas. this shows the van hagar era was relevant and successful. classic vh is back and sam is having a great time doing his thing. more power to them both! just enjoy it all people!

  • Jor-L5150

    i think a lot of VH fans resent ” MWM ” and ” CGTSNM ” because the music was written for sammy as post-balance van hagar. personally i think both of those tunes kick @$$.

    Vh3 had a …. couple excellent tracks, but NO dicipline or focus, limited production value- just ed being ” in charge “.

    BOBW tracks were basically a quick phone-it-in that even sam has backpeddled from. the failure of van hagar 2004 was 90% ed’s drinking . alex vh wanted to keep sam in for 05/06 recording but ed fell off the planet.

    CVH fans resent sammy for being able to do whatever he wants .

    chickenfoot will probably seriously kick ass.

  • Cabo Wabo Tequila Man

    K-Mac,

    Amen brother. I get tired of reading how Dave is better than Sammy. Dave left Van Halen high and dry, and Sammy came in and took the band and made them #1. Dave is a circus clown who needs Van Halen. Sammy doesn’t need Van Halen before he joined and after he was fired.

    I get from people that Dave is a god amongst singers, but really? I can scream and go low when I sing, but can Dave hit a high note if his balls were in a vice? No he couldn’t. Dave’s style was a simple style that was tailored around Eddie’s guitar. Eddie had to play higher around Sammy’s voice to keep up. Eddie has said that in the press and it’s true.

    With that being said, Van Halen is no more. Eddie ruined this band with his ego and alcohol abuse. His own kid has to remind him on how to play?

    And Kris?

    How come Warner Brothers dropped Van Halen off it’s label? Was it because they weren’t a success? No that’s not it. They dropped them because Eddie and Al decided they were in “charge”. Al’s brother in law ripped them off and if it wasn’t for Sammy bringing in his manager Ed Leffler, where would Van Halen be before Sammy joined? Nowhere but a novelty act just like Dave is.

    Dave is a rockstar huh? How come he became a paramedic and a radio talk show host? He failed following Stern and why is that? Because he is not a star.

    Sammy is a corporate slut?

    Wow on that one as well. I guess making music from Montrose until now without a break is a slut huh? What has Van Heineken done since 1996? Absolutly NOTHING! VH3 doesn’t count.

    The problem is, Sammy is a musician. He plays guitar, actually sings a song with feeling, does all the writing of his songs and Van Halen tunes and puts music out. All Dave does is think he is Van Halen and look where it got him.

    Now Sammy is in a band with his friends which is going to jam beyond the word. At least he puts out music all the time and tours all the time.

    It’s beneath Van Halen to do small clubs and play music. They need to be an arena act that caters to them and that’s all they will be is an act.

    People can say Sammy’s album sales with The Wabos are small, but at least we get an album all the time. If Sammy decided to go out on tour like Van Halen, he would sell out just like before.

    There is no comparison. Sammy and Mike are about the fans and Van Halen is about god knows what? Wait, it’s about guitars, shirts from 1978-1984, and merchandise. Eddie got pissed about when Sammy and Mike were promoting thier tequila and hot sauce.

    Face it people, Eddie ruined this band with an ego the size of the world. Too bad the water in his world is nothing but beer and smokes!

  • vhrocks

    Agreed Jor-l. If Ed actually had his act together and wasn’t a control freak he’d be making music and Mike would be in the band. Mike isn’t a shreading base player? Please. That was all you Ed. Your ego becomes you. Dave at this point is just trying to make money while he still can. Dave was the man in his day, but times change. Nostalgia gets you only so far. Stop listening to that so called manager of yours Ed and patch things up with Sammy and Mike. I’m not saying record with them again, since you’re so inclined not to, but at least be a man and apologize to em for your drinking days and ways. I know you had cancer issues and that had a lot to do with your mindset, but to outcast people who treated you as a friend and you spit in their face is pathetic. Mike stood by you for over 30 years and you treated him like crap. Sammy helped you sell millions of records and you treated him like crap. Get the picture Ed? Do the right thing. Be a man. Apologize so you can move on. Sammy’s actually made music over the last 5 years. What have you done? Tour with Dave for a year? Brought your son Wolfgang into the band to replace an irreplaceable icon? You’ve turned the once great Van Halen into a freakish sideshow, filled with your own personal ego and vandetta fetishes. You’ve tarnished the great Van Halen reputation. You’ll be a shadow of what you once were if you ever got back to making music. You forgot about what the band is about. The fans, making music and having fun. It’s not about control and domination of others that once considered you a friend. Van Halen isn’t a functional band anymore. It’s the Edward Van Halen show. Your excuse for getting rid of Mike, ‘You can’t be in two bands.’ Please. Your other excuse, ‘He wasn’t a shreading base player, and VH was never driven by drum and base as other rock bands were.’ Please. You’re just pissed that he didn’t take your side and you have a vandetta. You’re not even listening to your own brother. Alex happens to be a voice of reason. You might want to consider his opinion and stop being such a control freak.

  • dude from oregon

    Honestly. Chickenfoot is not a VH copy so why be mad if 4 kick ass musicians get together and make sweet rock music? You can’t tell me you aren’t excited to hear Joe rip on something other than instrumental. It’s gonna be great.

  • http://vhnd.com evh5150sl

    Fuckin A man im psyched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Bort

    It never made sense to me why some people would hate on Dave or Sammy so much. These people are singers in a band! It doesn’t make them good or bad people, just singers in a band. Dave left the band and a job opened up, Sammy took the job – who the hell wouldn’t? Sam’s out of the band and Gary takes the job. Again, who the hell wouldn’t. Stop the bitching about who’s better and just live in your little world of listening only to DLR or Sam, or Gary. I’m not a Gary VH fan but I’m not going to bash the guy, all he did was take a job.

  • ER

    Cabo Wabo Tequila Man and vhrocks, thanks for telling the truth that some of the fools on this board need to hear.

    So is it April yet?? Can’t wait for this to come out!

  • phil

    amen bort!!!! everyone should just enjoy eddie, alex, michael, david and sammy while we still have them around. we all age and pass on eventually. why waste our time alive bitching about who is better…..ROCK ON VH AND CHICKENFOOT!

  • Mark

    Why are people still stuck on the whole Sammy Dave thing get over it move on Dave is back in so what more do you want . Just take this for what it looks like it is , a good rock act I think we could do with few more lately . People are so childish . Sure its a crap name but it has got everyone talking . If this clip is anything to go by this could be a classic .

  • Andrew

    The last time Sammy did anything good outside of Van Halen was with Neal Schon. Lets hope that when or if Chicken Foot tours Sammy gets rid of the Cabo Wabo stage show………can you say BAD! One last thing, does Sam have anything to sell on this tour? Maybe he can sell his own brand of Chicken Sauce!!

  • Cabo Wabo Tequila Man

    Also we are not on here whining about who is better and what not, we as FANS are tired of the crap that Van Halen has become. The “fans” from 1984 and before don’t want to recognize that Van Halen grew with Sammy Hagar. Here’s a solution to the problem. Why not have a reunion tour tour ith Dave and Sammy. Both versions on the same night. It would be cool but Eddie is too stupid to pull it off. Get everybody back, promote it as the biggest thing ever and rock the world. Funny thing though, it’s funny that 2 FORMER members of Van Halen accepted their Hall of Fame awards while the “REAL” members were nowhere to be found. Funny who really cares about the music and the fans. It sure the hell isn’t this Van Halen we just saw out on another “reunion” tour.

  • Yes!

    Sammy Hagar was in Van Halen? When was this? Did they ever release any albums….Well, my baby, she don’t want me around.
    She said she’s tired of watchin’ me fall down.

  • JayAreJay

    Chickenfoot will be the shizznit. Joe Satriani is the king. I am a Steve Vai fanatic, and seems to me, he has had no problem putting out music. Vocals or no. Eddie is molding. Love him to death, but, wtf? More put it off to make more money BS. I won’t be there. But, where the Chickenfoot roams, gotta follow. Being a drrummer, Chad Smith will make this band rule. Not, taking away the talents of the magical and mighty Sammy. Long time fan, and tyhe beat and rythm of Michael anthony. the guy who put up with all the crap from the GOD brothers and the loudmouth. Can’t wait