Best New Band

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

They're a bunch of old guys but they may win a Grammy for Best New Group! haha
They're a Supergroup who some folks say ain't all that.
I just got their album cuz a lot of people have been saying it's the best album of 2009, which I agree with.
Of course, the only other album I bought was Winger's KARMA.
Dig this Chickenfoot vid! Not sure if it's official or just made by fans, but it's cool as hell.
It's the vid with the Peace Sign in a square. (Chickenfoot, get it?)

www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chickenfoot&search_type=&aq=f

Put this in the Bass section cuz it's Michael F. Anthony on bass!
Born To Be Bad heh
His backup vocals are legendary & sounds better than ever on this album!

Sammy Hagar on lead vocals, Joe Satriani handles all the guitar chores & really changed his style to fit into this band context by crunching it up with lots of Power Chords & very little of the wheedling he is known for...Brilliant wheedling tho it may be, I'm LOVIN' this HEAVY DUTY JOE!
Chad Smith from the Chili Peppers completes the band. He's a Rock solid drummer & must be havin' a BLAST with these guys!
They all seem to be havin' as much FUN as a young gang of schoolboys!!!!
Dig their other vids too--here's one:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqA6HtVU70

Get it if you ain't got it!

[Dave W]

I didn't expect to like it, but I did. Nice song and video.

No reason old guys can't have fun.

[godofthunder]

Reminds me of Montrose !

[Highlander]

Tryin' to remember who the singer was... 

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

I didn't expect to like it, but I did. Nice song and video.

No reason old guys can't have fun.

All Right! KILLER RIFF, ain't it?

Satriani SHINES playing RIFFS & POWER CHORDS!!

They're havin' FUN & kickin' ASS!!

[TBird1958]

I've always liked Sammy H (except when he was in Van Halen) and Michael Anthony, good to see them doing this and having fun as opposed to the pitful debacle that VH is/was.

[Basshappi]

Yessireee!! Got the CD as soon as it hit the store and been rockin' out to it on a regular basis!

[uwe]

I've had that album for ages and been singing its praises here, but nobody gave a damn! 

It is 21st century Montrose, but in a good way. American heavy rock doesn't really get better than this. And for a bunch of old dogs the playing on the whole album is very enthusiastic (and belies claims that Anthony is not a good and sometimes even inventive bassist). Of course, they picked a horrible time/era for the release and their drummer has a well-paid day job he will eventually have to return to. 

I saw VH with Hagar in 1988 and was neither a VH nor a Hagar fan at the time, but the concert was great. Roth has his charm on a good day and can use his voice to some effect in the studio, but Hagar can really sing circles around him without sounding affected.

Satch I saw last when he stepped in to save Deep Purple after Herr Blackmore had gone AWOL once more. They offered him a job to stay after the tour, but he had contractual obligations. While I preferred Morse with DP later on, I find Satriani's playing on the Chickenfoot debut band- and songserving as well as uncontrived, yet with always enough awe-inspring flash (and a few musical jokes) shining through. In contrast, his instrumental solo stuff bores me to tears.

And that drummer never plays as entertainingly powerful in his day job band whose name escapes me now.

Uwe

[Freuds_Cat]

I've had that album for ages and been singing its praises here, but nobody gave a damn! 

...and belies claims that Anthony is not a good and sometimes even inventive bassist

As one of his biggest detractors I shall reserve judgement until after I have heard the full album. Youtube does show a certain Montrose-esque-ness (love doing that ,   sorry )  I'm still having treatment to get over how bad his VH solo's were.

[Grog]

I picked up the album when it first came out after reading a review in Guitar Player. The last time I remember doing this was after reading a similar review about the first Gov't Mule album. The reviews & what the groups influences were, were quite similar. I bought it thinking it would be another Gov't Mule, it isnt in my opinion. But it is a good album on it's own merit. The first Sammy Haggar album I've purchased  since the LP that had "I can't drive 55".