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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-31-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.chickenfoot.us ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Chickenfoot Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Chickenfoot Label : Redline ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ It is a well-established fact that supergroups ║ │
│║ almost never succeed. In fact, the majority of ║ │
│║ them are doomed from the start. People see the ║ │
│║ big names and expect something great, sometimes ║ │
│║ even exponentially better than the membersÆ ║ │
│║ original bands. They are just bound to be ║ │
│║ disappointed because the members usually lack ║ │
│║ the chemistry of the original bands that made ║ │
│║ them famous. Some exceptions to this trend are ║ │
│║ CREAM as well as DOWN, although aside from their ║ │
│║ amazing first album, they havenÆt impressed me ║ │
│║ nearly as much. ║ │
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│║ ║ │
│║ With a name like CHICKENFOOT I was expecting the ║ │
│║ worst. Either a bunch of half-assed ideas pasted ║ │
│║ together for an album or else a bunch of ║ │
│║ material that was supposed to be humorous but in ║ │
│║ reality was more cringe-inducing. I have to ║ │
│║ admit that their logo is cool, as was their ║ │
│║ album case, which changes design when it reaches ║ │
│║ a certain temperature. For those that arenÆt ║ │
│║ familiar with the band, Sammy Hagar of MONTROSE ║ │
│║ and VAN HALEN fame is on vocals, with guitar ║ │
│║ virtuoso Joe Satriani on guitars, recently ║ │
│║ ousted (from VAN HALEN) Michael Anthony on bass, ║ │
│║ and Chad Smith of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS on ║ │
│║ drums. ║ │
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│║ The results of this collaboration are not as ║ │
│║ ground-breaking as the first VAN HALEN album, ║ │
│║ but this is certainly not the failure that many, ║ │
│║ including myself, predicted. The songs are not ║ │
│║ metal by any stretch of the imagination, but are ║ │
│║ hard Rock, with some funk influences. Sammy ║ │
│║ Hagar sounds powerful and uses his voice to ║ │
│║ great effect, although some of the choruses ║ │
│║ sound a bit forced. His lyrics leave much to be ║ │
│║ desired as well. At times, Michael Anthony ║ │
│║ actually plays some decent bass parts, but other ║ │
│║ times he gets stuck playing the same note over ║ │
│║ and over, or else just playing the same notes as ║ │
│║ the guitar, a problem that plagued his work for ║ │
│║ much of his time in VAN HALEN. I have always ║ │
│║ felt that Chad Smith has been overlooked and ║ │
│║ overshadowed by Flea and John Frusciante and ║ │
│║ here he really gets a chance to shine on drums. ║ │
│║ There are no insane Nick Barker-like drum ║ │
│║ patterns, but his rhythms and fills are always ║ │
│║ solid and I bet he would kill performing this ║ │
│║ material live. ║ │
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│║ Then we have Joe Satriani, who is one of the ║ │
│║ highest selling musicians in the guitar virtuoso ║ │
│║ genre, who taught the likes of Kirk Hammett, ║ │
│║ Steve Vai, John Petrucci and Alex Skolnick, who ║ │
│║ was invited to join DEEP PURPLE and declined. ║ │
│║ LetÆs just say that it is great to hear him ║ │
│║ playing in a band again, because I feel he is ║ │
│║ underutilized at times in his solo work, usually ║ │
│║ preferring to show off effects and tricks that ║ │
│║ are mainly aimed towards people who spend a lot ║ │
│║ of time playing the guitar. Here he writes hard ║ │
│║ Rock and/or funk riffs that are relatively ║ │
│║ straightforward, but the real treat comes during ║ │
│║ the guitar solos. Thankfully he does not ║ │
│║ restrain himself like some guitarists do when ║ │
│║ writing songs that are meant to have mass ║ │
│║ appeal. He unleashes solo after jaw-dropping ║ │
│║ solo and yet you hardly have what is sometimes ║ │
│║ referred to as "wanking" here. Mr. Satriani puts ║ │
│║ to shame anything that Eddie Van Halen has ║ │
│║ written in at least 20 years. SatchÆs guitar ║ │
│║ work is what really makes the album. ║ │
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│║ One of the reasons for my initial skepticism ║ │
│║ towards the band was because I heard a couple of ║ │
│║ songs before the album was released. "Soap On A ║ │
│║ Rope" and "Down The Drain" are decent songs, but ║ │
│║ usually the songs that are released early are ║ │
│║ the best ones, and assuming these were the best ║ │
│║ that this band had to offer did not set ║ │
│║ expectations too high. However, the best songs ║ │
│║ are album tracks that havenÆt been released as ║ │
│║ singles (yet). "Avenida Revolucion" kicks off ║ │
│║ the album with a great hard Rock riff and ║ │
│║ includes some fine vocal work from Hagar and ║ │
│║ some top-notch soloing from Satriani. "Sexy ║ │
│║ Little Thing" and "RunninÆ Out" are both strong ║ │
│║ rockers as well, and the epic "Future In The ║ │
│║ Past" works surprisingly well. Despite its ║ │
│║ predictable and cliche lyric, "Oh Yeah!" is a ║ │
│║ fun stadium-ready anthem and is doing ║ │
│║ extraordinarily well in the United States, ║ │
│║ especially when one considers how the radio ║ │
│║ stations normally play songs from the awful ║ │
│║ mainstream Rock scene. ║ │
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│║ CHICKENFOOT are not revolutionizing Rock by any ║ │
│║ means. Sometimes the choruses donÆt quite work, ║ │
│║ the lyrics almost universally suck and at times ║ │
│║ the chemistry isnÆt quite what it should be. ║ │
│║ Also, with the exception of the closing track, ║ │
│║ the end of this album is a bit tedious and can ║ │
│║ be easily skipped. However, this is still a good ║ │
│║ album to rock out to, especially while driving. ║ │
│║ There is definitely some potential with this ║ │
│║ lineup and it will be exciting to see the band ║ │
│║ evolve as they tour together and their chemistry ║ │
│║ builds. I look forward to the next album, but ║ │
│║ will surely enjoy this one for the time being. ║ │
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│║ Line-up: ║ │
│║ Sammy Hagar - Vocals ║ │
│║ Joe Satriani - Guitar ║ │
│║ Michael Anthony - Bass ║ │
│║ Chad Smith - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Avenida Revolucion [05:57] │
│ 02 - Soap On A Rope [05:33] │
│ 03 - Sexy Little Thing [04:15] │
│ 04 - Oh Yeah [04:54] │
│ 05 - Runnin┤ Out [03:53] │
│ 06 - Get It Up [04:42] │
│ 07 - Down The Drain [06:18] │
│ 08 - My Kinda Girl [04:35] │
│ 09 - Learning To Fall [05:14] │
│ 10 - Turnin┤ Left [05:49] │
│ 11 - Future In The Past [06:39] │
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│ Total Length : [57:49 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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