Chickenfoot Keeps Getting Better For Joe Satriani

Guitar master Joe Satriani burst onto the global musical scene in 1987 with the release of his second album "Surfing With The Alien" and the album, which went platinum in The U.S. alone, showcased Satriani's musicianship, song writing ability and producing skills. Always known for his amazing instrumentals many wondered what Joe Satriani would be like in a more performing with a lead vocalist in a more commercial sounding band. So after being invited to jam in Las Vegas with Sammy Haggar and Michael Anthony formerly of Van Halen and Chad Smith, drummer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, things went so well they decided to get in the studio and see if they could write songs together as Chickenfoot.

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Artisan News caught up with Joe Satriani to get his thoughts on forming Chickenfoot after their first show together in Las Vegas.

 Chickenfoot Keeps Getting Better For Joe Satriani

"So I grabbed my guitar and got on a plane to Las Vegas and I jammed with these guys and it was so good we said 'Hey let's see if we can write songs together.' So Sammy and I got together and we wrote some songs and Chad and Mike came over and they went 'Hey those are pretty good. Let's do them like this instead.' So we started recording them. That's kind of how we did the record for the next ten months, just doing that over and over again and it just got better and better and better."

In his younger days Joe Satriani was a guitar teacher for players such as Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Larry LaLonde (Primus), and Charlie Hunter, among many others. Chickenfoot have announced world tour dates which start in Europe beginning June 2th in Austria and extending until July 12th in The Netherlands. Chickenfoot will then head back to North America with dates beginning August 2nd in Canada and finishing up September 5th in Lake Tahoe, NV.

Comments

[recliner33]

I still haven't heard these guys yet except for a 30 second clip of one of the songs. One of my friends who isn't even into classic rock sounding music much said he liked the album.

[Riggy]

The album is really good ^^

[pawnshopguitars]

The album really is like early Zeppelin. I thought they were just bullshitting, but I can definately hear the influence. It's really, really good.

[waysay]

I heard clips of all the tunes. They are all good. The"Oh Yeah" song and video and great for a laugh too.We are going to see comparisons of Chickenfoot and EVH/DLR all over the place.

[Jet_Black88]

Gotta love the foot, but this isn't really news.

[Mungus]

Tour begins June 2th? If only I knew when the 2th of the month was.. =P

[mattman93]

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

[Zangetsu 101]

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

Didn't know Neil Diamond played drums

E-cookie to who ever gets the reference.

[blazing riff]

led zeppelin?? this reminds more of the Van Halen kind of thing than zep.
Defenately not Led Zeppelin

[falcfalc]

that's one of my dreams, to be taught by joe satriani. he is godly.

[red_hot_chili18]

soap on a rope reminds me of acdc =/

bring on the world tour, dont just play london if you come to uk tough :@

[zAg1619]

Zangetsu 101 wrote:

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

Didn't know Neil Diamond played drums

E-cookie to who ever gets the reference.

SNL

[Andragon]

Wait. He taught Primus' guitarist? That's sad.

[thedekker]

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

hahaha!! i'm glad other people think he looks like him too

[transplants182]

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

hahahaha He looks just like Will Ferrell the same way the guy from Puddle of Mudd looks like Edge from WWE.
They should collaborate one day

[Polystant]

Not news but whatever. Satch is a legend and Sammy used to be back in Montrose. He has deteriorated quite a bit but he's still ok. Chad is so funky and Im glad that Mikey finally stopped his 1 note basslines that he was (not) famous for in Van Halen.

[MRavioli]

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

When Chickenfoot played on Conan, the drummer specifically wore a shirt saying "I am not Will Ferrell"

[spyder52]

The album, is absolutely insane.... 10/10

[valdean]

The album is boring and incredibly mediocre.

Had to be said.

[Smiter]

MRavioli wrote:

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

When Chickenfoot played on Conan, the drummer specifically wore a shirt saying "I am not Will Ferrell"

Yeah, I saw that. I think Chad Smith has worn that shirt before with RHCP. Every time I see him playing I think of Stepbrothers lol.

[Dreamtheater,SG]

The album rocks! a return to classic rock, those who don't love it don't know what classic rock is if it would hit em in the face, Oh Yeah!

[dgme92]

Andragon wrote:

Wait. He taught Primus' guitarist? That's sad.

He also taught Steve Vai, who's insanely good. It's a pretty diverse bunch :P

[Comeback Kiddd]

mattman93 wrote:

Will Farrell is good at drums, who knew?

thats the only thing he is good at...o snap!

[highwaysalmon]

Satch taught Charlie Hunter?

...cool.

[Jackolas]

Super awesome band.

[UnaLaguna]

Tens days and I see them in London. BOOYAH!

[sikbeat37]

I'd rather just listen to Led Zeppelin.

[Brian 1.0]

valdean wrote:

The album is boring and incredibly mediocre.

Had to be said.

[Jet_Black88]

I think any fan of rock can appreciate at least parts of some of the songs...because if you don't like any of it, I dunno, I feel like it'd be hard for you to really enjoy any rock.

[pwrmax]

sikbeat37 wrote:

I'd rather just listen to Led Zeppelin.

Who's stopping you?

[LightxGrenade]

My roommate got the cd recently and man I gotta tell you, it really shocked me how good it was. At first I thought it would be like a Van Halen carbon copy but you can tell everybody had some input. The style is amazing, it can go from some real funky rhythms and riffs into a great solo that has a dark tone, this heavy rock edge I didn't expect. I'm not a big fan of virtuoso guitarists (not their music at least, I appreciate their skills and their instructional videos lol) but Joe is not that in this cd at all. He's just a damn good guitarist in a damn good band. Not to mention Chad does a great job on this cd too, you will absolutely hear his influence in a lot of the songs

[Unknownsage]

Sounds like a average pre-90s rock band really...

[metallica_121]

so far the songs I've heard (get it up, oh yeah, soap on a rope and down the drain)are f***in awesome Sam's voice really puts an edge to it, Joe as usual is a beast on the guitar and Chad's drumming adds the groove really good stuff, just pity they didn't figure out they kicked ass earlier :P

[joker_thief]

valdean wrote:

The album is boring and incredibly mediocre.

Had to be said.

[ieatu]

Andragon wrote:

Wait. He taught Primus' guitarist? That's sad.

The guitarist from Primus(Larry LaLonde) used to play in bad-ass metal bands like Possessed and Blind Illusion. Look them up, and I doubt you'll talk shit about Larry LaLonde then.

[eggsandham2]

Andragon wrote:

Wait. He taught Primus' guitarist? That's sad.

Sad? have you heard that guy? hes pretty good, hes damn fast and writes good songs with les claypool

[pacsabbath25]

Polystant wrote:

Not news but whatever. Satch is a legend and Sammy used to be back in Montrose. He has deteriorated quite a bit but he's still ok. Chad is so funky and Im glad that Mikey finally stopped his 1 note basslines that he was (not) famous for in Van Halen.

lol ya the basslines

[TheSecondRaid]

Ive only listened to the clips on their site pre album release, but I liked it. Especially that song (cant remember which one) that goes:
"Oh yeah Joe, is that that new thing. It better be *laughlaugh*"
Might actually buy the cd.

[Riffrocker83]

metallica_121 (get it up, oh yeah, soap on a rope and down the drain)are f***in awesome

I agree 100%! Those 4 tunes are my absolute favorites on the record. Sammy is like 60 and his voice is still amazing - ageless wonder. I really like the album and I didn't think that I would.

[frigginjerk]

joker_thief wrote:

valdean wrote:

The album is boring and incredibly mediocre.

Had to be said.

[syd-young]

its great but it is missin jus one thing

MORE COWBELL!!!!!

[Fender6]

highwaysalmon wrote:

Satch taught Charlie Hunter?

...cool.

He also taught Steve Vai and Kirk Hammet (Hammet is of Metallica).

[brettmoore8802]

Some people just have to be naysayers and incredibly critical.

Had to be said.

[joshdasian]

Andragon wrote:

Wait. He taught Primus' guitarist? That's sad.

ARE YOU KIDDING?! Larry LaLonde is amazing! Gotta give him props too for being able to keep up Les Claypool.

[joshdasian]

*with*

[Anjohl]

It's about time Satch starts getting soem recognition, I mean his song *did* just win a grammy.

[bobdohl]

not as good as I thought

[Black Label93]

seeing Chickenfoot in Tulsa , and on my Birthday

[CoreysMonster]

I found it very meh, considering Satriani is in it.

and the name chickenfoot is just...retarded, imo

[whotheledbeatle]

frigginjerk wrote:

joker_thief wrote:

valdean wrote:

The album is boring and incredibly mediocre.

Had to be said.

[inlovewithmusic]

I just couldn't understand their sound ....it sounded confusing ...but anyways ...thats just my opinion ....a lot people seem to be like them though ....good for satch ...

[Jackolas]

If you buy the cd, run it through a decent hifi, sit down, actually listen to it rather than streaming it low quality somewhere and also engage the whole thing, you are bound to like at least some of it, imho.

The production is superb.

[Dreamtheater,SG]

I doubt wether those people who criticise them have actually listened to the album; saying that they're boring and mediocre or just copying someone else's comment is pathetic. It's also a bit short-sighted since musical taste is highly subjective, what isn't subjective is the technical virtuosity of Satch and Chad. Hagaer's doin' a fine job on the album, same as Michael Anthony. I love the album and the creativity in the songs, you can feel the chemistry. But hey that's my opinion, create your own one.

[tom1thomas1]

I gotta listen to this

[Badmotorfever]

Its because short sighted Satch fans expect this album to be The Extremist but with vocals. They don't seem to understand that maybe he wants to take more of a collaborative role in the songwriting/making process, he said himself that he wanted to be part of a band, and it just happens to be at a time when Van Halen & Chili Pepper fans have nothing going on at the moment, so seems like a good time to me.

People are way too critical of the album. Chickenfoot's a bad name, songs have bad names, this is bad, thats bad...

Some other bands have shit names. Megadeath sounds crap. When you really think about it, "Red Hot Chili Peppers" sounds kinda lame - its only because they've made names for themselves does it seem okay to fans.

[Sam Wotrey]

I never knew Voldemort was so good at guitar.
And he got a nose.

[nerv]

I think this album is great because you can really hear every band member´s influence in the music and the result is really cool

[GitterMan]

inlovewithmusic wrote:

I just couldn't understand their sound ....it sounded confusing ...but anyways ...thats just my opinion ....a lot people seem to be like them though ....good for satch ...

how could you possible be confused by hard rock. what are you 7.