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Archives for December 8, 2009

Chickenfoot wraps up tour with surprise guest, looks towards the future

by VHND — updated December 8, 2009 49 Comments

Drummer Jason Bonham (son of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham) took over the drums for Chickenfoot's encore (with Chad Smith on guitar!) at the Las Vegas Hard Rock on Saturday, Dec. 5th. "Rock 'n' Roll," "Star-Spangled Banner", and the group-participation-drum-mayhem were a fitting end to Chickenfoot's last show of the tour. Chickenfoot's 2010 Plans: As for Chickenfoot's plans … [Read more...]

Rock veterans team up to form energized, inspired Chickenfoot

by VHND — updated December 8, 2009 29 Comments

From Las Vegas Review Journal: Dec. 04, 2009 It was the rare encore that marked a beginning rather than an end. And 21 months later, it's still going on, in a way. Back in February 2008, Sammy Hagar ended a show in The Pearl at the Palms by inviting a few of his running buddies -- former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and … [Read more...]

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  • EdAl DaveMike EdAl DaveMike Folks who want perfect music should stick to going to Eagles concerts. Or whatever other legacy band used/uses prerecorded tracks. I would also argue “forgetting lyrics” and “bringing the same...

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  • EEAS Curly EEAS Curly The energy he brought to the stage was second to none. So many other rock bands recognized it, tried to copy it, and still mention it to this day. He is known as one of the greatest front men. He...

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  • Bruce Bruce Yup..can you imagine how bad the lyrics and melodies would have been without Diamond Dave? Not to mention the shows would have been so lame. Dave is the GOAT.

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  • bew5150 bew5150 I witnessed it at the Forum. he was ad libbing most of the solo's. and as I posted in the past, he started Top Of The World which is one of my Fav. songs from that version. I didn't even...

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