Chickenfoot CNN video, more CD reviews

Sorry bud, it’s all about the foot now. Hey at least they’re doing something. Ed and the boys just aren’t making any noteworthy news these days. The talk of new music and tours are the same news we got before and here we are with nothing yet. Bring on the Foot.

The success of this album couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of guys.

Rock is not dead it’s just been on life support for the last 10 years. It took a chickenfoot in the ass to wake it up!!

LOVE IT LOVE IT-Listen, you want Van Halen news, go to VANHALEN.COM and read NOTHING!, Oh sorry, you see Ed and his converse sneakers-get the fuck outta here!! I love this Chickenfoot news and it looks like a hell of a good time! I’m so sick of this “oh pleeeease Eddie baby, give me some new music, pleaaase Ed you are a genius and the world neeeds you!!” FUCK YOU, You know what? We made these guys who they are today and if all they can do is throw together a half ass “un-reunion” tour, and have Diamond riding a stupid inflatable microphone, I’ll take this Sammy endeavor any day! This is becoming a senario of loving a woman and she could care less, and yet you keep begging and begging-Screw it-
LONG LIVE VH NEWS DESK AND CHICKENFOOT!!!!!!!

Playing a little footsie always feels good.

Fun, solid, rock and roll album. Satisfies anyone who likes ROCK on all counts.

Good work, fellas.

Oh, and by the way, I dug Balance out yesterday, just to remind myself as it keeps getting referred to around here as the last decent VH album. And what do ya know? There’s not one track on Balance that’s as good as the stuff on Chickenfoot. Seriously, if you haven’t listened to Balance in some time (which should tell you some thing in itself) dig it out and have a spin…

Sorry karl…it’s gonna take more that what you wrote to get a lot of us to listen to BALANCE. I respect your opinion but im sorry brother…that album SUCKS! I’ll stick with the 6 pack thank you very much! Monks chanting…a song about kurt cobain..a half assed tribute to amsterdam…A song about $$$…a “what the fuck was he thinking” piano instrumental named after a dinosaur…and a couple sappy ballads aint gonna make me go to FYE and buy BALANCE used for $5!!
Sorry brother! LOL!

I was watching the History channel last night and saw two Best Buy commercials featuring Chickenfoot within about a 30 minute span. The show was called ‘The 7 Signs Of The Apocolypse’ … lol. I thought that meant things are selling well to be pumping out the advertising on TV.

Bottom line, Chickenfoot ROCKS. I purchased the CD from Best Buy. Uploaded the CD to my computer, downloaded it to my Ipod, and I can’t get enough. This is a real band that is making great music, and touring. I hope to see them on tour later this year.

I just heard the entire Chickenfoot album. I don’t know what the hype and fuss is all about? It’s just so predictable, boring and dull. There’s no new ground being made here!! It’s only a bunch of muso’s that made an album for their own satisfaction. But when you hype it up like its some new music statement, it’s anything but that!! Let’s face it folks it’s what musicians do, they make music!! If I like it, I’ll buy it. If I don’t, I won’t buy it. I won’t lose any sleep over it, it’s pretty simple.

But when I heard Sammy comparing it to Led Zeppelin or Van Halen, I thought this is going into dangerous territory. Then Sam’s silly comment claiming Joe is better than Eddie? Now that’s getting childish & bitter. It’s clear this has everything to do with Van Halen!! Van Halen has not released any new music for some time and the fallout/exit of both Sam & Mike from Van Halen. But most fans of Sam’s don’t see the common trend here when Sam has a new project due for released. He’s always uses the Van Halen connection to spice up publicity for his new project. The Van Halen name is so huge & recognizable around the world that he’d be a fool not to use it!!! Sam’s a very smart and talented businessman. A rock icon he isn’t!! Not when you try to put yourself in the same league as Led Zeppelin or Van Halen for that matter. And I know some of you Sam fans will say that he was also in Van Halen and on and on…but let’s get one thing straight here. When Van Halen erupted on the music landscape, it was Eddie, Dave, Alex & Mike that forever will be remembered in history & folklore. It’s a Rock N’ Roll FACT!!

I’m from the other side of the world (Australia), I never knew of Sam until he joined Van Halen!! Van Halen had worldwide appeal & recognition. Sam did not. When Sammy toured Melbourne, Australia in 1997, he barely filled out a 1000 capacity venue (A Led Zeppelin tribute band ‘sold out’ 3 nights the same venue Sam played the week before!!). I went to his show. Before the 2nd song Sam said something bad about Van Halen. Result? A couple of full bottle bear came hurling his way!! Sam tried to settle them down. No chance! The crowd was pissed and angry. The “Eddie, Eddie” chant started, it was louder than Sam!! More bottles were thrown, one hit the keyboardist and another almost got Sam, but he ducked in time (No chicken wire Blues Brothers movie style here folks!). That wasn’t the end! When he started the ballad songs he actually had to cut it short. It was starting to get ugly! The crowd was heckling him, every song from then on got shorter. In a nutshell; Sam wanted out of there!!! In the parking lot there were a few fights with the crew who were trying to stop them from going backstage, would have made a good movie!! Remember folks, this is where AC/DC’s born! They’re a mean rowdy lot down under. If you’re soft? You’ll hear about it…INSTANTLY!! Sorry folks no footage available, this was before mobile phone cameras and YouTube!! It just goes to show ‘Aussie Van Halen Fans’ are loyal and protective. But I’ve never seen an audience turn on an act like they did to Sam that night.
But when Van Halen came to town? No bad mouthing about anybody. Van Halen was pure class. Plainly and simply…Van Halen came to ROCK!! They ‘sold out’ in every state 15,000+ arenas (and that was with Gary Cherone!) Same thing with Diamond Dave’s 1988 Skyscraper tour; 2 nights ‘sold out’ at the 15,000 arena!! Get the picture?

I’m not here to change people’s opinions and views, but by putting this Chickenfoot in perspective it will make things a whole lot simpler. I think that if Sam had let the band taken its natural course instead of relying on the past to sell its self, then this Chickenfoot would have been better received. You want to compare Chickenfoot to Led Zeppelin & Van Halen? Led Zeppelin and Van Halen always let their music do the talking. That’s the difference.

yep! i agree with ya scar!

Jonny bets, I totally agree with your opinion. I am Italian, and here the fans have hated Van Hagar. Not me, I believe that from 91 to 95 VH were the No. 1 band in r’n'r worldwide. Balance is a transitional album, perhaps, if sam had remained with the band we had other great albums. The thing that disappointed me was that sam use the name Van Halen to stay high in r’n'r, (here in Italy nobody knows his solo career before and after the VH)