Chickenfoot soundcheck and interviews

September 30, 2009 79 Comments

Rockerrazzi.com gives us three new Chickenfoot videos!

First, an exclusive look behind the scenes at the band Chickenfoot as they soundcheck at the Gibson Amphitheater. Then, interviews with Sammy Hagar and Chad Smith:

Filed Under: Van Halen

RA 8 1 2

WOO HOO! Something new!
Vanicionado

Love when they break into ‘Sprit Of Radio’ during the soundcheck…

Sweet!!!
Bluesbro

I know the die heard VH circle jerkers will be going all pyro on Sammy’s interview, but I am sorry … he is just the coolest dude EVER. It is Sammy’s world and we are all just living in it. Deal with it!
Dave Vincent

What song is that they’re playing? It’s hard to hear and I’m at work so I can’t crank it.
Pete

BLUESBRO…well said. Whether you did his voice or not, Sammy is one cool dude. What does he do? He just keeps putting out great music and doing something NEW all the time.

Since VH:

7 Solo CD’s
1 Chickenfoot CD
2 DVDs

…and he TOURS almost every year. He just loves it…he’s not jaded…and he’s not contrived.

If you don’t like the man’s art, that’s cool. However, among those that don’t like him I think the fact he’s been SO productive, SO good, and SO successful, I think it just rubs them wrong because it makes “their guy” (whoever their guy may be) seem diminished by comparison.

I don’t see it that way at all. I just like the man’s attitude and his music is killer.

Peace!
Vanicionado

Well spoke Pete!
Andrew

NO Pete he puts out filler! Not Great! Do you really think that someday there will be a Sammy Tribute Band? NOT going to happen, Great Bands have tributes………Well maybe Montrose!
http://www.droppingalmonds.com Brown Chicken

Sammy has a great attitude and cool vibe. Sure great to see him out supporting the Grammy Foundation instead of 2 Burritos and a Root Beer Float.

There is a reason why Sammy and Mike are no longer doing the VH thing…they outgrew the gig; he’s absolutely right.

Nice to see the Foot isn’t covering VH or Chili’s.

Great band of brothers.
Rich

At first I was kinda disapointed when I found out they wouldn’t do any VH covers live – but they have such a great live show you just forget about that.

Some of Sammy’s stuff isn’t that great – Chickenfoot is excellent but “Cosmic Universal Fashion” was pretty terrible…
DiamondDLR

Spirit of Radio FTW.

Chickenfoot guys – if you read these comments, add that one to the setlist pronto.
SCAR

The Red Rocker Rules!!!! Love the foot!!!! Great tunes, awesome live shows!!!! I’ve been to two shows (can any one say PARTY) and I looking forward to having a copy of the Foot’s live DVD when it comes out!!! Of course Andrew wants to be a party pooper, nice going Andrew you stinking sappy putz!!!!!
RA 8 1 2

I love Sammy too. I do agree…he does not put out GREAT music, but he does put out music consistently and tour almost every year. He puts on a GREAT show and he continues to put out just good solid Rock n Roll you can bob your head to. You may not want to rush out and buy the album or tell your friends you need to hear this song, but it is always been solid. Sammy has always gotten a load of shit from people even before Van Halen days. Reviewers, etc. He has always been the underdog. He just says, “fuck it” you like me or hate me. I will continue to support him in whatever he does, just as I will continue to support VH in whatever they do.
SCAR

C’mon Andrew get with it, get your buzz on and enjoy the Foot!!!!
RickieVanWhalen

I enjoyed the Rush tribute at the six minute mark.

I like CF but still think that satch is bored out of his mind in this format. I hope it all lasts.
http://vhnd.com 50yr old fan

right on, Scar
RickieVanWhalen

RA812 – I don’t care for Sammy’s music but love his voice. His work on F.U.C.K. was brilliant. Your comment is right on the money.
http://www.vhnd.com Pat G

It would be awesome to see the VH camp this productive. I’ve always been into Hagar, in VH, or solo because he makes good rock-and-roll music and doesn’t sit on his ass like VH and bitch about people leaving his band and wanting the whole world to kiss his ass(Eddie VH). There is enough room on the planet for CF and VH to rock, if VH ever makes a new album!!!!!!!!!!!
Pata Pollo /I\

For all of you hard core Foot Fans that always dog out EVH for not putting out any new music…. YOU are all forgetting about the NEW song he released a few weeks ago called “2 Burritos and a Root Beer Float”. The video is cool as hell! Even Charlie Sheen comes out in it. Oh wait…..
Pete

Vanicionado – I loved hearing “Spirit of Radio” too…who was that lucky kid jamming with them? I appreciated Chad’s drumming and his Geddy-like vocals…good fun.

Imagine that – a band having fun? I love it…
kayser sozay

Pete: I’m pretty sure that kid was Davy Knowles, who has been opening for Chickenfoot on this tour. He’s supposed to be great.

And one small correction on your earlier post. I think Sammy has put out 3 DVDs since Van Halen. He has a birthday bash DVD following the 10-13 tour. He then released “The Long Road to Cabo” which documents his tour with David Lee Roth and then most recently put out a DVD of a show in St. Louis. But you are absolutely correct. The man doesn’t sit around.
BTD

It is Davey Knowles…dudes got skills on the axe!! If U C the Foot show up for opener.
Bocephus

Ouch.

No love for Ed and Al…

That’s for sure.

What happened?
http://www.droppingalmonds.com Brown Chicken

Bocephus,

Some of this comes with territory. What has Van Halen given fans in the past decade? Touring and covering themselves is hardly worth writing about. Eddie drunk at the shows, NAMM, and other places has been embarrassing. Overpriced remakes of Ernie Ball’s, Peavey’s, and a whole host of other gear that has settled into the EVH brand. EVH shoes that look like Nike shoes and porn music at his house? WTF…and then, 2 burritos and a root beer float. How about 2 shots of Cabo and a beer chaser at a foot concert!!!!

Ed and Al’s no show at the HOF was it for me. Velvet Revolver being put in a bad place because the entire show fell through was a bad place for them too! Van Halen has left a large wake of damage to people, gear, and fans over the past decade. Where is Roth? Has he finally had enough too? Maybe he should start Chickenfingers…

I can’t believe VH fans get excited about Wolfgang on YouTube! The entire ordeal is f^&ked up.

I am excited about Cantrell and Alice in Chains. Jerry had some nice things to say about Ed in the latest Guitar World issue; pretty good article for those that follow AIC.
Vanicionado

Pete… they didn’t come my way this year. Hoping they put out a DVD, cause from the live stuff I’ve seen, I know I will enjoy it!

Rickie… Satch being bored. I hope you ain’t right about that! This band needs to put out another album!
Vanicionado

SCAR… peace bro?
Ludwig

WTF?!! The VH brothers didn’t want to show up at the RRHOF? So I guess Sammy is really saying that Eddie’s rehab was all bullshit? Has he seen how great and happy Eddie is now?!! Eddie has taken some heavy hits in the past 10 years but look at him now. I’m glad Eddie, Alex & Dave didn’t show up at the RRHOF. Sammy was hanging to get his picture taken with the real Van Halen!!!

I got to tell you all you Sammy lovers and anti EVH’s are all sucked into this fake corporate slut call Sammy Hagar!!! I can read right through that clown!! He thinks his shit doesn’t stink!! And now he has the balls to say “I’d rather be in Chickenfoot than Van Halen”. Well thank god the truth is finally out!! It’s all there in black & white. He never was in Van Halen, he was only using Van Halen’s legacy to build his profile.
I got news for that clown Sammy, if it wasn’t for Van Halen you would never be in the RRHOF or enjoyed the rich lifestyle you so cherish and gloat to everyone.

Van Halen made Sammy Hagar, not Sammy made Van Halen!!! And he has that cocky, wanker, cringe worth attitude to talk down Van Halen legacy & disrespect Eddie & Alex. But what’s sad in all this is whether Mike thinks/agrees with what Sam say’s. If that’s the case, BEWARE!!! Never doubt the mighty Van Halen, do it at your peril. As usual Chickentfoot has enjoyed their current success purely on Van Halen’s link. If all you chickenfoot stooges don’t know about that then you’re all fake!!
Let’s see how their next album goes, Oh I forgot!! Chad is still the drummer in the Chilli Peppers, or should we brush that bands history aside so Sammy can stay in the spotlight?!!
Rich

Brown Chicken:

Check out their new album. Its as if it were 1995 again, its so good and reminiscient of their older stuff. Also, if I remember correctly, Jerry thanks Eddie Van Halen in the “Dirt” album sleeve. I thought that was cool as hell.
Kimberly

Sammy just seems like a cool guy to hang out with! No matter how much you love the classics you still want to hang with Sammy! Admit it! Haha
Pete

KAYSER – thanks man, and you’re right…THREE DVDs are definitely better than two. I have them all and love them all.

VANICIONADO – I hope you do get to see the foot (they were awesome!), but if not, they’re definitely working on a DVD. It should be cool because the videos have been great, and so have all the video updates on their site.

HATERS – wow…these must be tough times for you. When there’s so much good news around the Foot it must be hard to be so negative, but kudos to you – I really see the effort. Hang in there!

Peace!
Skutch

Guys, I’m not a fan of Sammy’s music, it’s just not my thing. BUT I’m the first to admit he’s no phoney. I’m with Pete and the others that. He loves what he does and does it because he’s truly into it. Good for him and he seems like a cool guy. Hater this….hater that…. yeah yeah yeah.
Skutch

Didn’t Eddie give Jerry one of the Ernie Ball EVH gold tops? I know he has one and they are worth a ton.
blake

Shut up Scar!Nobody cares what you think.Your an idiot.bye homo.
http://vhnd exodus

Ive not heard one chickenfoot song on the radio. how good can they really be? Take Joe out of the picture and they suck. Seen them on youtube but no radio time. Heard a bunch of VH though(the old VH with Dave)you know, the good stuff, the stuff that never gets old…………
pushtoshove

Here We Go!
Skutch

Oh SNAP. Blake hits SCAR with a left jab. Will Scar retaliate? Stay tuned to VHND for more adventures!!!
SCAR

Vanciconado, you got it, peace brother!!!!
SCAR

blake, thank you for your kind words. Have a wonderful day fruity pants!!!!!
Bluesbro

I posted this at the end of another thread, so I thought I would try a fresher posting.

Chickenfoot is playing their last live show on this tour tonight. It will be interesting to see where this project goes from here. If Chad is gone with the Peppers for for awhile they should just replace him with either Sammy’s Wabo drummer or with Satch’s drummer Jeff Campitelli. Campitelli is a hell of a drummer and would be an adequate substitute.

I had never even heard of Chad Smith before the CF project … just never a RHCP fan personally. All their stuff sounds the same to me. But he is one hell of a drummer, and would be missed. But I think he could be replaced for a year or two … until he comes to his senses and comes back to the Foot

What do you think? Is Chad the most easily replaceable of anyone in the band? I would love to get a follow up album sooner than a year or two from now.
DiamondDLR

@Bluesbro

Without Chad, there is no Chickenfoot.
bennythejet

Why not bring in jason bonham. Then they could do some zep cover songs!
Simdood

Hey Exodus– Take Satch out and they suck? Take Ed out of VH and they suck too! What’s your point? I will say this about Sammy– Doood needs a trainer to help him loose the manboobs.
Russ

I have a feeling Chad will record drums for a new album as he gets free time. I can see him flying in for a day, laying tracks, and then flying out to rejoin the RHCP tour. I think we will have a second album sooner than expected. Conversly, I think we will have a VH record longer than expected… lol…but it will be worth it!
Vanicionado

Blusbro… they’ve stated that they won’t do anything without Chad.

Conversely, here’s something interesting posted on Wikipedi.ca under David Lee Roth:

When asked about the recent Rolling Stone blurb concerning Eddie Van Halen jamming again with Wolfgang and Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth mentioned “Oh, I’m just waiting for a call you know. We’ve got no new songs yet, no new lyrics but we’ve got forward momentum and that’s the key. (Alex Van Halen)’s got this idea to use the kid from the ’84 album grown up for the cover art though. Who knows? I’m gonna have to start hittin’ the snooze button and not set an alarm, ’cause I’m expecting that call at any minute.”
kayser sozay

I gotta agree with DiamondDLR – Chad is essential to their sound. I had never really paid much attention to him before Chickenfoot either but he’s a madman on those things. Plus, I don’t think they would replace him. It seems this band is as much about the fellowship and fun as it about being prolific. They’ll wait for him to come back. Which sucks for the fans because it could be a while.
Russ

Alex Van Halen)’s got this idea to use the kid from the ‘84 album grown up for the cover art though.

What an interesting idea – it connects the Roth era albums and creates continuity.
Vanicionado

(sorry… from Wikipedia.org)
Skutch

I don’t think the guys in CF are near as worried about its future as the fans are. The boys are just having fun and rolling with it. It think it is more successful than they anticipated and they are having fun with a side project for once.
Rich

Yeah, I mean the fact is they want to pursue it as it is fun and successful. In that interview Sammy said that he’d rather be in Chickenfoot than Van Halen – but its not about the music (for that part), but about the people. He uses the term “dysfunctional” – nobody getting along with anyone else. He said that he jammed around a bit and got fired from VH, Mike jammed around a bit and got fired too. Its obvious that neither Sam nor Mike have talked to Eddie in years (and the other way around too). They were very courteous at the RRHOF induction, but its Ed’s band and he only wants what’s best. Now we’ve got two great bands who are both doing well, touring and creating new music.

Just shit that there can’t be a “yeah spoke to Ed a few days ago, thinking of inviting him down to Cabo” or anything. It has to be a chasm inbetween them, which is kinda sad.
Karl

“Now we’ve got two great bands who are both doing well, touring and creating new music.”

So who’s the other band that’s “doing well, touring and creating new music”?
Vanicionado

Rich… I’m with you man. They should all be friends. They did some great stuff together.

Karl… ewww BURN!!