Chickenfoot: Entire 'III' Album Available For Streaming

According to Blabbermouth.net, Chickenfoot's sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III", is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Due on September 27 via eOne Music in North America, "Chickenfoot III" was produced by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica) and is the much-anticipated follow-up album to the successful eponymous debut of a rock band packed with successful veterans - guitar hero Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar.

"I am very proud of the new album," says lead singer Hagar.

"We're calling the album 'Chickenfoot III' because it's so good, the songs are so tight, it's like we jumped right past having to make a second record." He adds, "We've established a real trust, Joe and I, we truly bring out the best in one another, and that spreads to the whole band."

"Chickenfoot III" features 10 tracks with so many moments of epiphany that one can barely take them all in on first listen. Colossal, stadium-shaking riffs abound on earth-movers such as "Alright, Alright", "Last Temptation", "Bigfoot" and "Lighten Up".

Tradition meets innovation on the Nashville pop-tinged "Different Devil", the Delta-blues flavored "Something Going Wrong" and the aching rock ballad "Come Closer".

"Come Closer" marks a dramatic twist in that Hagar wrote the words first and Joe Satriani composed the music to suit the lyrics. Elsewhere, Chickenfoot tackles issues such as mortality in "Up Next" and the world's economy in "Three And A Half Letters" on hard-as-nails cuts that rock the body while filling one's senses.

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar says, "In an era when the relevance of the album as an art form is under close scrutiny, Chickenfoot comes roaring back with the perfect answer: a superlative, hook-filled rock 'n' roll disc that simply must be experienced from start to finish. Tough yet full of intricate textures, played by musicians at the top of their game, this is the kind of record that bands both young and old dream of making."

"Chickenfoot III" track listing:

01. Last Temptation
02. Alright Alright
03. Different Devil
04. Up Next
05. Lighten Up
06. Come Closer
07. Three And A Half Letters
08. Big Foot
09. Dubai Blues
10. Something Going Wrong

Comments

[edbert]

I thought the album was solid, doesn't blow the first one out of the water by any means but I'd say it's better.

"Elsewhere, Chickenfoot tackles issues such as mortality in "Up Next" and the world's economy in "Three And A Half Letters" on hard-as-nails cuts that rock the body while filling one's senses."

See this is the only problem I had with the album. Sammy needs to lighten up (pun intended) and be less serious and blatant with his lyrics and do what he does best which is write great straightforward rock tunes. Three and a Half Letters put me off a bit, I know his intentions are good but it just seemed overly blatant to me (should have made it the bonus track instead). Other than that I liked the album, the band is tight and sounds great, and of course Satch just rips. My favorites are Big Foot and Dubai Blues.

[tanooj2]

^ that

[captainperoxide]

This album ****ing ROCKS. Definitely better than their first effort, and that didn't suck either. Three and a Half Letters was a bit of a break with the tone, but there's nothing wrong with being serious for a song or two. Most of Hagar's tunes are pretty lighthearted, so there's nothing wrong with having a couple that have a deeper message.

[Soundservant]

This album really didn't move me at all.

[edbert]

captainperoxide wrote:

This album ****ing ROCKS. Definitely better than their first effort, and that didn't suck either. Three and a Half Letters was a bit of a break with the tone, but there's nothing wrong with being serious for a song or two. Most of Hagar's tunes are pretty lighthearted, so there's nothing wrong with having a couple that have a deeper message.

I will admit it did take balls to put a song like that smack dab in the middle of an otherwise musically intricate record, and again I know his intentions are good but to me it sticks out like a sore thumb. Just my opinion though, it's probably the only song I'll be skipping over on this one, some of the songs I didn't like as much at first are growing on me, especially Different Devil and Come Closer (the band really outdid themselves on that one).