Initially a stompin' rocker, with a unique vocal approach on the verses. At the 2 minute mark, the tune takes an interesting turn into Jimi Hendrix territory, featuring some fairly cool guitar work from Satriani.

V33L8lIC8UM

I would have to say my favorite so far.

HOLY DOG FUCKIN BALLS OF FIRE!!!!

I think that made me sterile!!!!

:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:

Initially a stompin' rocker, with a unique vocal approach on the verses. At the 2 minute mark, the tune takes an interesting turn into Jimi Hendrix territory, featuring some fairly cool guitar work from Satriani.

V33L8lIC8UM

I thought the vocal harmony throughout had an Alice In Chains sound to it.

:headbang:

Awesome - like it a LOT!

I like the melody on this one.

Holy @#(&! This song rips! I think it is safe to say that Satch has proven that he fits into the band situation quite nicely.

Gotta say this one has a dirty, almost grunge type feel to it. I like it, I like it Alot!

THIS IS WHAT I WANTED from them. :headbang:

A'fuckin'mazing!!!

Wow!(hey, sometimes less is more)

This song is bad ass!!!!!

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HOOONK!

He's good...::: pointing to Satch :::

Great stuff!! This is fucking awesome!

great guitar work but a pretty crappy song.

.............

*Speechless*

This album is gonna fucking smoke! AWESOME TRACK!

great guitar work but a pretty crappy song.

Has the ice thawed from the inside of your ears up there in the Great White North?

:) Only kiddin' ya, man. I do think you're a bit crazy for not getting into this tune, but different strokes for different folks. :thumb:

great guitar work but a pretty crappy album.

This is more like it.

This song will simply kill the non-believers in their sleep.

This song will simply kill the non-believers in their sleep.

No it won't. Even if they find something good about it, they'll always find a way to bash it.

It's a shame. People won't like it just because they don't want to, when they're really missing out on something excellent. Open-mindedness is a beautiful thing sometimes.

I heard a good excuse from a friend of mine (Chickenfoot is spreading through the high schools now!). He's a huge RHCP fan and said while he loves Satch's playing, he doesn't care much for Chad Smith's style on the album, plus he's still upset over the breakup of the band. But RHCP was always a functioning band. Van Halen has not been, so I don't understand how anyone can really say anything bad about this...

This song is clearly amazing. I don't see how could anyone not like it. Then they'd not like rock. If it was on a VH CD i'd say it's the best song since "Seventh Seal," i'd put it in the top 10 Van Hagar songs immediately.

These guys mean business. Damn!!!!!

Love it they might open with this one in concert

This song is clearly amazing. I don't see how could anyone not like it. Then they'd not like rock. If it was on a VH CD i'd say it's the best song since "Seventh Seal," i'd put it in the top 10 Van Hagar songs immediately.

These guys mean business. Damn!!!!!
It's unlikely to appeal to anyone who didn't care for Hagar in Van Halen, to them it's just more of the same. They'll diss it as they always have.

For those who were fans of VH with Hagar, there's definately much to enjoy here...

Take away the instruments and replace it with synths... this is a straight up hypnotic dance track. And a good one at that.

I'm so glad that they seem to be going for the more esoteric things. My big fear was that this would be a straight up rock album with some power ballads thrown in. Cheesy. Thankfully I have been proved wrong.

I love this.

I dig it! So far CF is coming through with great tunes and performances. :thumb:

Awesome groove, sam said he wrote this tune specifically to get the people moving live.
Ladies and gentlemen, I think they have succeeded.

Hey, you can hear bass in this song AND the other Chickenfoot songs.

Note to Edward: If you couldn't hear Mike's bass before in the mix, it was probably because you had him potted down. The way to fix that........turn up the bass in the mix. That is all.

Listening to this song I can't believe how powerful a drummer Chad Smith is having never being a huge Chili Peppers fan, this will make me want to start listening to the CP's so I would have to think this benefits their catalog as well and bringing newer fans.

This song has to have people in the VH camp peeing in their pants just a little and what might have been. It still could be for them but unfortunatly for them they their guitarist is lazy (funny didn't he say that about Sammy in 96') and their bassist is just a little green don't you think.

Thank you Chickenfoot, this is what we've been waiting for since 1995!

Holy shit this song rocks!!! These 5 tracks are unbelievable. Even if the other 6 sucked I can already say this is a good album. If the others are even halfway decent I can already say it's a great album without it even being out yet!! And based on the clips I've heard this is a great, great album!

Good tune. The solo absolutely SMOKES imo!

I can't nail it, but the vocal part reminds me of an early 80's Hagar song. Not sure, maybe VOA?

Has the ice thawed from the inside of your ears up there in the Great White North?

:) Only kiddin' ya, man. I do think you're a bit crazy for not getting into this tune, but different strokes for different folks. :thumb:

:funny: - i liked some of the other stuff. The ballad is really cool, SOAR is really cool. This one I'm not at all fond of.

I do love it though that anytime someone says that they don't like a CF song that others (VHrocks for instance) think it's cause the person couldn't possibly be open minded. He's gonna have to explain to me how I'm open minded enough to like some of the CF stuff but not others. :D

WOW!!! Smokin' track!.. Sounds like an opener to me. The vocals have an Alice In Chains sound to them.

On all of these tracks we've heard so far, this band definitely has a 'groove' with its music.

It's unlikely to appeal to anyone who didn't care for Hagar in Van Halen, to them it's just more of the same. They'll diss it as they always have.

For those who were fans of VH with Hagar, there's definately much to enjoy here...

It's funny how people would say that Mike should just go and do his own thing..and now that he has some have nothing but abuse for him.

Mike's a great guy. Yay Mike.

Good tune. The solo absolutely SMOKES imo!

I can't nail it, but the vocal part reminds me of an early 80's Hagar song. Not sure, maybe VOA?

"Swept Away?" That's what I was thinking. And yes, this is Van Hagar Part 2! Fucking LOVE IT! Now we have half the songs and snippets of all the other ones--no more until the album comes out please! If you do, Lord knows I'll download and memorize them that day, but I wanna have something to look forward to 6/9!

he doesn't care much for Chad Smith's style on the album,

That's the one thing that really stuck out to me on this song. The drums were badass! And, I had no idea who Chad was before this all started.

"Swept Away?"

I was thinking that too.


Shit beans! I must've played this one and LoF at least 20 times each since last night. Fuuuuuuuuuck yeah! :thumb:

You know, now that I think about it, when "Balance" and "Van Halen 3" came out, the radio premieres both played all songs except two each time.

I still can not get over the fact that since first posting this last evening around 8:30 PM(EST), this video as of 11:30AM(EST) this morning has 1,207 views. Read into that what you might, yet I'd say it's a positive thing.

"Swept Away?"


Yep that's it! Love that song too!

I still can not get over the fact that since first posting this last evening around 8:30 PM(EST), this video as of 11:30AM(EST) this morning has 1,207 views. Read into that what you might, yet I'd say it's a positive thing.

Like I said in another thread, last time I looked at Facebook, they had almost 20K fans as opposed to a month or two ago when I joined, they had 549.

Very cool...it has some definite meat to it. Anyone gets a handle on the lyrics, I'd love to read them. I can't really make too many of them out and since I'm at work, I can't really blare it and take the time to break them down.

Good track though...this song has me more interested in the album than soap on a rope and oh yeah. This is the kind of stuff I was hoping for!:thumb:

Excellent.

The other ballad, not as much.

Excellent.

The other ballad, not as much.

Might be a ballad, but at least it's a NEW ballad.:thumb:

Glad to see you around again VS, was wondering what was going on with the fire deal.

Might be a ballad, but at least it's a NEW ballad.:thumb:

Glad to see you around again VS, was wondering what was going on with the fire deal.

It's not a bad ballad, don't get me wrong...nice structure, Joe's good, Mike's harmonies of course are great...

I've just never been a fan of Sam's balladeering....except for Karma Wheel, which I'm not sure can be labeled a ballad proper. Karma Wheel is still, IMO, Sam's best solo song to date.

However....I dunno why, but I still think Down the Drain is the best track released by VH members since Humans Being. Something about its groove, I dunno. Especially the intro and first stanza. Powerful. Looking forward to hearing it live. Though this new Get it Up track sounds fucking great.

That tune kinda made me have a tingly feeling all over.

Is this song about Sammy Hagars' erectile dysfunction?!?!

EAT US AND SMILE!!!

I can't change the song. Maybe I need to change the way I think about it.

Ok. I will.

It's just average.

There. I said it.

I can't change the song. Maybe I need to change the way I think about it.

Ok. I will.

It's just average.

There. I said it.

Can you really expect anything besides mediocre material from the CHED ROCKER???

Oh... I forgot...

SATCH is the greatest guitarist he ever worked with...

Then why does this album taste a bland as GRAPE NUTS cereal for breakfast??

Sorry... Eddie is the greatest....

Not Mr. Clean.... or that dude on the roll of toilet paper....

EAT THAT AND SMILE!!!!

Is this song about Sammy Hagars' erectile dysfunction?!?!

EAT US AND SMILE!!!

pathetic

The fact that these songs got WARF to come down here from the Roth Army and post must surely mean that they see the Foot as a threat. Rothtards are worried, u can smell it in the air! :D

The fact that these songs got WARF to come down here from the Roth Army and post must surely mean that they see the Foot as a threat. Rothtards are worried, u can smell it in the air! :D

:)

The fact that these songs got WARF to come down here from the Roth Army and post must surely mean that they see the Foot as a threat.


BAWK! BAWK! BAWK!

BA------GAWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Can you really expect anything besides mediocre material from the CHED ROCKER???

Oh... I forgot...

SATCH is the greatest guitarist he ever worked with...

Then why does this album taste a bland as GRAPE NUTS cereal for breakfast??

Sorry... Eddie is the greatest....

Not Mr. Clean.... or that dude on the roll of toilet paper....

EAT THAT AND SMILE!!!!

:funny:

Still no new material, eh? :(

What a waste of a half. :smokin:

Just so you know WARF, I meant nothing personal by my :) . Just getting that out there so when reinforcements come, you'll can leave me out of it.

I love everybody .

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1263/warfthetroll.jpg

Somebody's panties are in a bunch.

:sssh:

They're never getting new music so I hope the striped shoes and a video game help fill that gaping void.

Good stuff indeed has a great friggin vibe. Is a different approach on the vocals that I think works really well.

BAWK! BAWK! BAWK!

BA------GAWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/02/21/21_chicken_lg.jpg

Careful, I'd hate for you to choke on the next chicken sandwich you throw down your gullet.

Or that a chicken might claw your fucking eyes out when you go to the next "cock" fight in your 'hood. :)

They're never getting new music so I hope the striped shoes and a video game help fill that gaping void.

Heheh...right in the nads.

Bravo, sir.

Always nice to see Tards and Roth First.

From the Roth Reich.........


Posted by WARF.....

"Yes, I demand a fucking roll count...

And I don't want all the old timers..

Coming in... with their fucking depends on....

I declare fucking WAR with CHICKENSHIT!!!

And while I'm at it.... fuck Michael Anthony and his CHIA PET HEAD too!!!

As a matter of fact... you were mediocre bass player....

Who superior background vox...

Fucking Chad Smith... yeah he's a good drummer...

But he fucked FLEA and KEEDIS in their fucking bungholes and made them GIVE IT AWAY... GIVE IT AWAY NOW uh uh uh u huhu

FUCK THEM ALL I SAY...

And fuck SATCH who is the greatest guitar player according to Sammy Hagar....

If he lost one more fucking strand of hair on his head...

He would fucking resemble Mr . Clean... or the other fucking dude on the toilet paper roll....

EAT US AND FUCKING SMILE???

We are alive and well thank you....

HOUSE OF PAIN and WARF are back in this motherfucker....

Like the fucking ROAD WARRIORS...

We made EDDIE FUCKING VAN HALEN CLOSE THE PASTURE DUMP!!!

We left Brad Starks with his head way up his fucking ass...

Why????

It's fucking plain and simple...

David Lee Fucking Roth is Van Fucking Halen...

Even Edward fucking knows it...

And this fucking chickenshit... aka... Van Hagar PART 2...

Can suck my fucking dick...

Rockstars wear buttless chaps...

Not capri pants.... "

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9678/billymadisonclarinetsn2.jpg

HOOONK!

He's good...::: pointing to Satch :::

:funny:

I can't wait til I get to high school. :cool:

I also can't wait til after work so I can listen to this new tuneage.

EDIT: WTF is up with that post from the "Roth Reich"?????? Wow. Time to get some lives....... :D

From the Roth Reich.........


Posted by WARF.....

"Yes, I demand a fucking roll count...

And I don't want all the old timers..

Coming in... with their fucking depends on....

I declare fucking WAR with CHICKENSHIT!!!

And while I'm at it.... fuck Michael Anthony and his CHIA PET HEAD too!!!

As a matter of fact... you were mediocre bass player....

Who superior background vox...

Fucking Chad Smith... yeah he's a good drummer...

But he fucked FLEA and KEEDIS in their fucking bungholes and made them GIVE IT AWAY... GIVE IT AWAY NOW uh uh uh u huhu

FUCK THEM ALL I SAY...

And fuck SATCH who is the greatest guitar player according to Sammy Hagar....

If he lost one more fucking strand of hair on his head...

He would fucking resemble Mr . Clean... or the other fucking dude on the toilet paper roll....

EAT US AND FUCKING SMILE???

We are alive and well thank you....

HOUSE OF PAIN and WARF are back in this motherfucker....

Like the fucking ROAD WARRIORS...

We made EDDIE FUCKING VAN HALEN CLOSE THE PASTURE DUMP!!!

We left Brad Starks with his head way up his fucking ass...

Why????

It's fucking plain and simple...

David Lee Fucking Roth is Van Fucking Halen...

Even Edward fucking knows it...

And this fucking chickenshit... aka... Van Hagar PART 2...

Can suck my fucking dick...

Rockstars wear buttless chaps...

Not capri pants.... "

Dumb and dumber reporting in ...

From the Roth Reich.........


Posted by WARF.....

"Yes, I demand a fucking roll count...

And I don't want all the old timers..

Coming in... with their fucking depends on....

I declare fucking WAR with CHICKENSHIT!!!

And while I'm at it.... fuck Michael Anthony and his CHIA PET HEAD too!!!

As a matter of fact... you were mediocre bass player....

Who superior background vox...

Fucking Chad Smith... yeah he's a good drummer...

But he fucked FLEA and KEEDIS in their fucking bungholes and made them GIVE IT AWAY... GIVE IT AWAY NOW uh uh uh u huhu

FUCK THEM ALL I SAY...

And fuck SATCH who is the greatest guitar player according to Sammy Hagar....

If he lost one more fucking strand of hair on his head...

He would fucking resemble Mr . Clean... or the other fucking dude on the toilet paper roll....

EAT US AND FUCKING SMILE???

We are alive and well thank you....

HOUSE OF PAIN and WARF are back in this motherfucker....

Like the fucking ROAD WARRIORS...

We made EDDIE FUCKING VAN HALEN CLOSE THE PASTURE DUMP!!!

We left Brad Starks with his head way up his fucking ass...

Why????

It's fucking plain and simple...

David Lee Fucking Roth is Van Fucking Halen...

Even Edward fucking knows it...

And this fucking chickenshit... aka... Van Hagar PART 2...

Can suck my fucking dick...

Rockstars wear buttless chaps...

Not capri pants.... "

Damn, talk about lack of mental stability... :rolleyes:

Rock and Roll baby!!!!

AMAZING!

Great tune!!! This has to be my favorite so far, really looking forward to this album. Oh and capri pants are more gay than assless chaps? Sure.

as of right now this is my second favourite behind down the drain...

The fact that these songs got WARF to come down here from the Roth Army and post must surely mean that they see the Foot as a threat. Rothtards are worried, u can smell it in the air! :D

A threat? A threat to what?

I really don't understand why any die hard Roth fans should be posting here to begin with. This is the Chickenfoot forum, for fans of the band, not for drive by detractors of the band. A threat? Well, by the time VH is supposedly is going to hit the studio us Chickenfoot fans will be listening to a new CD. If anything, this Chickenfoot album and the success it may get will play on the insecurities of the "Tards" because we can rest easier then they can. However, I do wish the best for VH and would like to hear new stuff from them, but I think in the interim the Foot is going to do quite well thank you. From what most of us have heard, we like what we are hearing a whole lot. Cest la vie!

Sam has matured... now he knows how to STFU and let the band jam.

Great song! Great four man effort! :thumb:

Whoops!... almost forgot to video.

MdEmBe24Xa4

They're never getting new music so I hope the striped shoes and a video game help fill that gaping void.

:funny:

*round of applause*

:funny:

Still no new material, eh? :(

What a waste of a half. :smokin:

You better change your CHICKENFOOT avatar... before you get sued by OLDSMOBILE!!!!

Dudes & Dudettes. The song is just average. The lyrics are lame. The music is uninspired save the solo. I think our expectations are so low that we'll accept whatever they put out.

Sorry to be a downer. Just calling it like I hear it.

I sincerely hope the next release is better.

CR

Just so you know WARF, I meant nothing personal by my :) . Just getting that out there so when reinforcements come, you'll can leave me out of it.

I love everybody .

LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!!!!

PRIVATE PILE!!!

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/1263/warfthetroll.jpg

Somebody's panties are in a bunch.

:sssh:

Is that David Lee Roth circa 2002???

uh u hu h u hu hu hu u hu

Initially a stompin' rocker, with a unique vocal approach on the verses. At the 2 minute mark, the tune takes an interesting turn into Jimi Hendrix territory, featuring some fairly cool guitar work from Satriani.

V33L8lIC8UM Chad sounds insanely killer on this track!!!!!:headbang: :smokin:

Dudes & Dudettes. The song is just average. The lyrics are lame. The music is uninspired save the solo. I think our expectations are so low that we'll accept whatever they put out.

Sorry to be a downer. Just calling it like I hear it.

I sincerely hope the next release is better.

CR

My main question is...

Where the fuck is Michael Anthony on this album???

Yeah I heard the tracks... it's not awful....

But it's not good....

Eddie Van Halen is fucking GOD.... and fuck Sammy Hagar for saying SATCH is the greatest guitar player he worked with....

Oh yeah... and how can we forget....

Sammy also said this band could rival LED ZEP!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

And I thought Roth's career went "DOWN THE DRAIN"....

Sorry fellas... just average music here....

LONG LIVE VAN HALEN!!!

EDDIE, DAVE, ALEX AND WOLFGANG!!!!

The best band alive right now... not these generic wannabees...

Dudes & Dudettes. The song is just average. The lyrics are lame. The music is uninspired save the solo. I think our expectations are so low that we'll accept whatever they put out.

Sorry to be a downer. Just calling it like I hear it.

I sincerely hope the next release is better.

CR

Nothing wrong with a thought-out and level-headed review. S'all good, man. :thumb:

great guitar work but a pretty crappy song.

Pretty generic sounding to me, especially the chorus.

Pretty generic sounding to me, especially the chorus.

Come into the light, for I am the good sheppard.....

GET OUT OF THE DARKNESS... AND INTO THE LIGHT!!!!

http://www.shepval.org/Jesus_and_sheep_picture.jpg

I love PUSSY, yes I know...

For the BIBLE tells me so...

uh u hu hu h uh u hu h uh u hu hu

Pretty generic sounding to me, especially the chorus.

it starts out very Alice in Chains like, but the chorus doesn't really deliver in my opinion. Cool little riff, it just never really comes together as a song. There's some other stuff I like so far, this just isn't one of them.

Good tune. The solo absolutely SMOKES imo!

I can't nail it, but the vocal part reminds me of an early 80's Hagar song. Not sure, maybe VOA?

Reminds me alittle of Good Enough

Whoops!... almost forgot to video.

MdEmBe24Xa4


The only good song (IMHO) from that 'band'...

The only good song (IMHO) from that 'band'...

Heh....they have other tunes? :D

From the Roth Reich.........


Posted by WARF.....

"Yes, I demand a fucking roll count...

And I don't want all the old timers..

Coming in... with their fucking depends on....

I declare fucking WAR with CHICKENSHIT!!!

And while I'm at it.... fuck Michael Anthony and his CHIA PET HEAD too!!!

As a matter of fact... you were mediocre bass player....

Who superior background vox...

Fucking Chad Smith... yeah he's a good drummer...

But he fucked FLEA and KEEDIS in their fucking bungholes and made them GIVE IT AWAY... GIVE IT AWAY NOW uh uh uh u huhu

FUCK THEM ALL I SAY...

And fuck SATCH who is the greatest guitar player according to Sammy Hagar....

If he lost one more fucking strand of hair on his head...

He would fucking resemble Mr . Clean... or the other fucking dude on the toilet paper roll....

EAT US AND FUCKING SMILE???

We are alive and well thank you....

HOUSE OF PAIN and WARF are back in this motherfucker....

Like the fucking ROAD WARRIORS...

We made EDDIE FUCKING VAN HALEN CLOSE THE PASTURE DUMP!!!

We left Brad Starks with his head way up his fucking ass...

Why????

It's fucking plain and simple...

David Lee Fucking Roth is Van Fucking Halen...

Even Edward fucking knows it...

And this fucking chickenshit... aka... Van Hagar PART 2...

Can suck my fucking dick...

Rockstars wear buttless chaps...

Not capri pants.... "


Someone needs a girlfriend with low self-esteem STAT.

Oh!

Definitely not as tight as the LWAN version. Not even close.

It's always fun to see the majority of bad reviews coincidentally coming from staunch Eddie apologists or Davegravers.

That's called bias, ladies and germs. :)

Come into the light, for I am the good sheppard.....

GET OUT OF THE DARKNESS... AND INTO THE LIGHT!!!!

http://www.shepval.org/Jesus_and_sheep_picture.jpg

I love PUSSY, yes I know...

For the BIBLE tells me so...

uh u hu hu h uh u hu h uh u hu hu

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3884/lemming.png (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lemming.png)

Someone needs a girlfriend with low self-esteem STAT.

I dunno...I always end up marrying them. Close observers of the situation are keenly aware of how splendidly that's worked out. :brickwall

Dudes & Dudettes. The song is just average. The lyrics are lame. The music is uninspired save the solo. I think our expectations are so low that we'll accept whatever they put out.

Sorry to be a downer. Just calling it like I hear it.

I sincerely hope the next release is better.

CR
nm

Put on some "White Lion" and be happy.

edited for naturallywired

I guess that was rude of me...sorry.
This song RIPS imo...

This is the best one yet.

I do love it though that anytime someone says that they don't like a CF song that others (VHrocks for instance) think it's cause the person couldn't possibly be open minded.

Exactly, and yet he and his mates couldnt extend the same open mindedness when others were audacious enough to suggest that they liked VH4.

Glenn

Sounds like a good left-over from the Balance album.

Sounds like a good left-over from the Balance album.

Was thinking that the other track (LoF) sounds like it was built for that disc. The similarities to "Feelin'" are uncanny.

Someone needs a girlfriend with low self-esteem STAT.

Nicely stated LLFHS. !! What do you expect from a bunch of clowns on a Vh fan site. As an early fan of VH I learned through the years for every great fan VH ever had there is some circus pin head fan that was produced in the 80's that never left, Oh.....and that shame is now they have kids , and we will have more pin heads running around society in the future. I am just glad they are going to gravitate to the " new van halen band " . The " new " " dumb" crowd that will follow anything like sheep, wich is EXACTLY what eddie wants. That is te only way he will have any relavance. Ya know the real productive authoritarian version ! :D

My main question is...

Where the fuck is Michael Anthony on this album???

Yeah I heard the tracks... it's not awful....

But it's not good....

Eddie Van Halen is fucking GOD.... and fuck Sammy Hagar for saying SATCH is the greatest guitar player he worked with....

Oh yeah... and how can we forget....

Sammy also said this band could rival LED ZEP!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

And I thought Roth's career went "DOWN THE DRAIN"....

Sorry fellas... just average music here....

LONG LIVE VAN HALEN!!!

EDDIE, DAVE, ALEX AND WOLFGANG!!!!

The best band alive right now... not these generic wannabees...For starters this is a low quality version. This band is talented enough to rival a major band over time. They have just got started ! What I really like about the music is the creative direction and diversity ! The opposite of what van halen was , songs based around nothing but guitar and more guitar :sleep: As for rest of what you said.....Ughh... well go put on the new VH disc !!!! :sleep: :D

I am NOT a fan of Sammy's lyrics or lately even his voice. When I saw the title I cringed and hesitant, expecting lyrics rivalling UFB or even "Get Up".

That said I really like this song. Great groove. I can't help wonder though whether the reason that I like it more than the others (only in my case) is because on this track Sammy's voice and lyrics are the least up front? I like this band but just for me Sammy is sometimes the thorn in my side that I just can't shake.

One thing that I disagree with many here about though is the assertion that this song will be great live. Its a great groove and the guitars would sound great live, however I doubt that the vocal delivery would come across well live.

Glenn

Wow ! Ya know this track rocks. Period. Thanks for posting. The CD quality version will be 10 times better. Seeing these guys tommorow ! :smokin:

Live, I think they will pull it off just fine. Glenn, I think you're worrying about the verse melody. I think you're underestimating one Michael "Cannonmouth" Anthony... :D

At first I wasn't a huge fan of the song, but caught a quick snippet at chickenfoot.us. There is way more to the song then you can actually hear on the youtube version. Pretty Bad ASS. Check out the new widget :headbang:

Good song, nice melody and harmony, something original. Could do without the shouts of "Ariba!" or whatever. Joe smokes. Good tune.

TK

Good song, nice melody and harmony, something original. Could do without the shouts of "Ariba!" or whatever. Joe smokes. Good tune.

TK

I like the "Ariba" shouts or whatever he is saying. I also really like the Michael Anthony screams/laughs at the end. It reminds me of old classic Van Halen.

Good song, nice melody and harmony, something original. Could do without the shouts of "Ariba!" or whatever. Joe smokes. Good tune.

TK

Better Sam get writing help from Speedy Gonzales instead of his cousin Slowpoke Radriquez who is apparently tied up working on the new Van Halen lyrics with DLR.

I like the "Ariba" shouts or whatever he is saying. I also really like the Michael Anthony screams/laughs at the end. It reminds me of old classic Van Halen.


No shit, man. What a finish! :thumb:

I'm on the fence with the aribas...I'm not sure if I like them. Musically the song is so thick and heady and I think the aribas break the mood but that may not be a bad thing.

I dunno...I always end up marrying them. Close observers of the situation are keenly aware of how splendidly that's worked out. :brickwall

lol!...I made that mistake too...once.





better stop...she can be like Beetlejuice and just appear out of thin air when thought about, or her name mentined three times...

of couse someone could always draw a pentagram on the floor and conjure her that way too.



I catching the faintest hint of brimstone.....

Heh....they have other tunes? :D

Lol!...really


But back on subject...these 5 leaked tracks are excellent...been blasting them in the car....can't wait for the whole CD. Good chemestry between the band members, and some solid music may just amount to this being much more than a one-off release. I sure hope so.

Better Sam get writing help from Speedy Gonzales instead of his cousin Slowpoke Radriquez who is apparently tied up working on the new Van Halen lyrics with DLR.

You gotta point there. No, you've actually got TWO points there...

;)

TK

For starters this is a low quality version. This band is talented enough to rival a major band over time. They have just got started ! What I really like about the music is the creative direction and diversity ! The opposite of what van halen was , songs based around nothing but guitar and more guitar :sleep: As for rest of what you said.....Ughh... well go put on the new VH disc !!!! :sleep: :D

If this is your cup of tea... then enjoy it....

I'm not very impressed from what I've heard so far...

And yeah... I'll have my CD player ready for the new Van Halen album in 2010...

I don't understand why everyone slams Roth... when he says something about Sammy Hagar....

Sammy has talked more shit about Ed the last few years... it really is sickening....

You gotta point there. No, you've actually got TWO points there...

;)

TK

:thumb: Nice.

If this is your cup of tea... then enjoy it....

I'm not very impressed from what I've heard so far...

And yeah... I'll have my CD player ready for the new Van Halen album in 2010...

I don't understand why everyone slams Roth... when he says something about Sammy Hagar....

Sammy has talked more shit about Ed the last few years... it really is sickening....

Sam doesn't talk "shit", he talks truth....he tells facts. Some people don't like that, but that's not all on him. It's also on the guy who's truth is so bad that people think it shouldn't be said out loud.

Sam doesn't talk "shit", he talks truth....he tells facts. Some people don't like that, but that's not all on him. It's also on the guy who's truth is so bad that people think it shouldn't be said out loud.

So SATCH is the greatest guitar player Sammy has worked with???

Chickenfoot could rival Led Zep???

5ammy Hagar has outsold the David Lee Roth era???

If this is your cup of tea... then enjoy it....

I'm not very impressed from what I've heard so far...

And yeah... I'll have my CD player ready for the new Van Halen album in 2010...

I don't understand why everyone slams Roth... when he says something about Sammy Hagar....

Sammy has talked more shit about Ed the last few years... it really is sickening....

Good luck with that 'waiting for the new VH4 album' thing. I guess if you've waited 25 years, what's a few more, right? :cool:

So SATCH is the greatest guitar player Sammy has worked with???

Chickenfoot could rival Led Zep???

5ammy Hagar has outsold the David Lee Roth era???

How is that talking shit? chickenfoot could rival led zep. he already retracted that statement and blamed it on the tequila. even if he hadn't....it's not a negative statement in any way. If you read the context where Sammy made that statement about Satch (which included props to Eddie) AND if you had any objectively whatsoever you might be inclined to agree like a lot of people here did. Again it's not a knock on any one and he even gave props to Ed without one negative word said. He may think SH era has outsold Roth.....he'd be misinformed, but so what? Again...not talking shit. It's just that that's what you see in everything he says. But again that's your lack of objectivity.

Good luck with that 'waiting for the new VH4 album' thing. I guess if you've waited 25 years, what's a few more, right? :cool:

Thank-you for not saying 11 years... and recognizing my feelings that Van Halens' last album was in 1984!!!

Kudos to Van Squalen!! :)

But seriously... I think the chickenfoot album is gonna light a fire under Eds' ass... to get an album out... and a tour to support it!

Good luck with that 'waiting for the new VH4 album' thing. I guess if you've waited 25 years, what's a few more, right? :cool:

Well, at least those of us who have embraced the Foot will have new music to listen to while we're waiting. ;)

How is that talking shit? chickenfoot could rival led zep. he already retracted that statement and blamed it on the tequila. even if he hadn't....it's not a negative statement in any way. If you read the context where Sammy made that statement about Satch (which included props to Eddie) AND if you had any objectively whatsoever you might be inclined to agree like a lot of people here did. Again it's not a knock on any one and he even gave props to Ed without one negative word said. He may think SH era has outsold Roth.....he'd be misinformed, but so what? Again...not talking shit. It's just that that's what you see in everything he says. But again that's your lack of objectivity.

you sound very objective. :rolleyes:

So you ask him to point out some examples of times he wasn't stating "facts". He does. And you come back with Sammy was drunk or he was misinformed. If I'm ever charged with purgery I hope you're the judge.

Sammy talks shit. That's not lack of objectivity, just fact. Just like Dave does, Ed does, etc.

Thank-you for not saying 11 years... and recognizing my feelings that Van Halens' last album was in 1984!!!

Kudos to Van Squalen!! :)

But seriously... I think the chickenfoot album is gonna light a fire under Eds' ass... to get an album out... and a tour to support it!

as has been said many times...it's far more likely that Ed doesn't give a red fuck about what his former bandmates do or don't do.

i realize many of you WANT Chickenfoot to be a catalyst...but odds are, it's just not. You want new tunes? Pray that Edward has a Come to Jesus revelation and realizes his fans have made him what he is, and does something about it.

not much else is gonna give you that album that you want, except greed and the almighty dollar...and definitely Dave and Ed aren't gonna go to work in the studio just 'cause Sam and Mike did. It's not a fucking kiddie playground, children. :rolleyes:

It's not a fucking kiddie playground, children. :rolleyes:

With the mentality that is up there on Howdy Doody Mtn, is that really accurate?;)

as has been said many times...it's far more likely that Ed doesn't give a red fuck about what his former bandmates do or don't do.

i realize many of you WANT Chickenfoot to be a catalyst...but odds are, it's just not. You want new tunes? Pray that Edward has a Come to Jesus revelation and realizes his fans have made him what he is, and does something about it.

not much else is gonna give you that album that you want, except greed and the almighty dollar...and definitely Dave and Ed aren't gonna go to work in the studio just 'cause Sam and Mike did. It's not a fucking kiddie playground, children. :rolleyes:

agreed 100%

you sound very objective. :rolleyes:

So you ask him to point out some examples of times he wasn't stating "facts". He does. And you come back with Sammy was drunk or he was misinformed. If I'm ever charged with purgery I hope you're the judge.

Sammy talks shit. That's not lack of objectivity, just fact. Just like Dave does, Ed does, etc.

The whole thing was about him talking shit about Eddie. he was drunk....and it wasn't anything negative. NOT talking shit. He says Satch is the greatest guitarist he's played with....within the context of his quote it's very reasonable, but regardless it's just an opinion and he wasn't negative towards anybody. NOT talking shit. I think he truly believes that he sold more albums or did when he said that...he said it more than once....and so what if he does? It's not talking shit. None of it has anything to do with Eddie anyway which was the original point. I never said the guy was a saint and never told lie, but the point was Eddie. All the stuff that people think is "talking shit" about eddie is just him telling it like it is. Saying what happened. ANd people take a offense to that....so be it....but i don't consider that talking shit.

There's also the other option that Ed will be so crushed by Satch's guitar playing on this album that he'll take up keyboards full time again. Just sayin'. :D

lpw_Hx-ABrM

This is my favorite track so far. :bounce:

Thank-you for not saying 11 years... and recognizing my feelings that Van Halens' last album was in 1984!!!
And without Mike returning to the fold there will never be another one...

Van Handicap IV does not equal the greatness of Classic Van Halen.

You really have to admit this song is far better then the 1st few.

Now THAT is a kickass HardRockin' tune ! ! ! :headbang:

If anyone thinks that Ed does not care about what his other band members are doing, re-think that. Ed cared about to kick basically Mike out of the band for touring with Mike during the 2002 Sam/Dave tour for which Sammy had to pled to get Mike back into the fold for the 2004 tour. Also I remember when Sammy was just out of the band he took a listen to VHIII which he said he laughed very hard when he heard it so if it was important to him I'll be it will be important to the brothers. Also with that said I hope that it is important to them to eventually get their asses in the studio and put something out that blows this Chickenfoot album away. Is this not what what we want? Competition breds success and hopefully more music for the fans for which we have been itching for since 1995 (98' for the others). If they were smart they would throw a bone out the fans and release one track with Dave just to say hey we're still out here. So in the meantime lets be grateful that we have these new great songs to hang our hats one.

Wow...I thought this was a thread discussing "Get it Up." Yet I see that this thread was taken over because some douche nozzle feels threatened by it and turned it into the eternal circular Sam vs Dave argument. I'm Jack's complete lack of surprise.

Wow...I thought this was a thread discussing "Get it Up." Yet I see that this thread was taken over because some douche nozzle feels threatened by it and turned it into the eternal circular Sam vs Dave argument. I'm Jack's complete lack of surprise.

I hear ya man, but this is a wonderful little button.

http://www.spraytint.co.uk/Graphix/ignore_button.jpg


Anyway, back to topic.......This is a damn fine song to blast if you wanna wake yourself the fuck up. :headbang:
Balls to the wall rock, right here!

If anyone thinks that Ed does not care about what his other band members are doing, re-think that. Ed cared about to kick basically Mike out of the band for touring with Mike during the 2002 Sam/Dave tour for which Sammy had to pled to get Mike back into the fold for the 2004 tour. Also I remember when Sammy was just out of the band he took a listen to VHIII which he said he laughed very hard when he heard it so if it was important to him I'll be it will be important to the brothers. Also with that said I hope that it is important to them to eventually get their asses in the studio and put something out that blows this Chickenfoot album away. Is this not what what we want? Competition breds success and hopefully more music for the fans for which we have been itching for since 1995 (98' for the others). If they were smart they would throw a bone out the fans and release one track with Dave just to say hey we're still out here. So in the meantime lets be grateful that we have these new great songs to hang our hats one.

That's just what you WANT to believe. :rolleyes:

I hear ya man, but this is a wonderful little button.

http://www.spraytint.co.uk/Graphix/ignore_button.jpg


Anyway, back to topic.......This is a damn fine song to blast if you wanna wake yourself the fuck up. :headbang:
Balls to the wall rock, right here!

I just wanted to post something where I typed the words "douche nozzle." Couldn't help it. ;)

I just wanted to post something where I typed the words "douche nozzle." Couldn't help it. ;)

:spit: :funny:

I just wanted to post something where I typed the words "douche nozzle." Couldn't help it. ;)

There are some insults that really have the MPG's, indeed. :thumb:

Harmonies are "A Plus".
At 2:30 Joe is...Damn!
Love it!!!

Every Chickenfoot song I've heard so far offers something of value, but this is my favorite CF tune to date, though I also like "Down The Drain" and "Oh Yeah" a lot. In "Get It Up," you have the harmonizing between SH and MA, the driving MA bass and CS drums, and the haunting guitar from JS, including his unbelievable guitar solo (listen to the 2:30 mark) -- it's the type of music I came to expect from VH from 1978-1996 (with the type of mix that existed from 1978-1981 and 1991-1995). I could probably do without the "Arriba" screams from SH, but they aren't completely out of place in the song either, especially based on the meaning of the word and the song's title and lyrics.

I understand why those that dislike SH don't want to listen to it. After all, I had no interest in seeing the VH tour in 2007-08 because of the replacing of MA with EVH's son, so I didn't go. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't seen VH in '04 either, but I didn't know what was going on behind the scenes with EVH and MA and I had no idea that the shows I would see would be so lackluster and disappointing. But if you're not listening to some of the CF tunes simply as some sort of loyalty to DLR or hatred for SH, you're really shortchanging yourself. The contributions by JS, CS, and MA are worth it alone. How often is quality guitar-driven hard rock recorded and released anymore, especially with guitar solos from a bonafide guitar hero like JS? To be honest, I didn't expect the CF release to be as good as it is, so I'm pleasantly surprised.

And without Mike returning to the fold there will never be another one...

Van Handicap IV does not equal the greatness of Classic Van Halen.

I'll drink to that. Nicely put. ^

Carry on.

I like the song however something has happened over the past few leaks of songs. My excitement is less than what it was before when news of the project hit. 3/4's of the songs are very good but there is something missing or added that just does not get me to go "man this is great!!!!" Very similar to when I heard the new VH tracks in 2004. Sure it was cool to hear Sam and Eddie again but something was off. I get the same feeling with this. I like Van Hagar and solo Sammy better and feel guilty for thinking of it.

I am hoping that it changes once I buy the CD.

I like the song however something has happened over the past few leaks of songs. My excitement is less than what it was before when news of the project hit. 3/4's of the songs are very good but there is something missing or added that just does not get me to go "man this is great!!!!" Very similar to when I heard the new VH tracks in 2004. Sure it was cool to hear Sam and Eddie again but something was off. I get the same feeling with this. I like Van Hagar and solo Sammy better and feel guilty for thinking of it.

I am hoping that it changes once I buy the CD.

I think VH fans are jaded, with so many good tunes released over the past 30 years. I completely understand why we sometimes feel let down by new releases from anyone in the VH (band) family tree, as I think we have high expectations. But a lot of our high expectations are simply not warranted based on the circumstances (i.e., musical artists with their best, most creative years behind them). I think the same thing will happen if VH ever releases a new CD.

I guess I'd like to hear someone tell me what they were hoping for with the Chickenfoot CD. There's nothing ground-breaking with the music, as it follows a pretty standard approach and format. But I guess that's pretty much what I expected and I can live with that based on the dearth of guitar-driven hard rock music that's released today. The best work from everyone in CF or VH is behind them, but I still think they can provide quality music -- just not the next "Van Halen" or "Fair Warning."

It's also nice to see a band actually enjoying being around each other. It's also nice to see MA get a chance to work with some quality musicians after his departure from VH. MA's a quality person and I hope the best for the guy.

I've seen references to Balance and Humans Being but I don't hear any connection to that material in this work musically...

This song... the mix is pretty muddy. Overall it appears to be more mediocre Hagar song writing in the melody and lyrics department.

Drop the singing... Chad & Mike sound solid. Turn it into an instrumental, it might work. Drop out some of Satch's rhythm layers and clean it up.

It's nice to hear Mike in the front of the mix on so many songs... but it's almost like they are over compensating for 30 years of being buried out of the mix.

I've seen references to Balance and Humans Being but I don't hear any connection to that material in this work musically...

This song... the mix is pretty muddy. Overall it appears to be more mediocre Hagar song writing in the melody and lyrics department.

Drop the singing... Chad & Mike sound solid. Turn it into an instrumental, it might work. Drop out some of Satch's rhythm layers and clean it up.

It's nice to hear Mike in the front of the mix on so many songs... but it's almost like they are over compensating for 30 years of being buried out of the mix.

Zahzoo, that's great analysis. I can't really disagree with anything you wrote. But I'm still not letting you or anyone else with a music background damage my fondness for the song. ;) I overanalyze everything else in life, as it's what I'm required to do on a daily basis, so I'm trying to omit new music from this level of scrutiny. :)

I could probably do without the "Arriba" screams from SH, but they aren't completely out of place in the song either, especially based on the meaning of the word and the song's title and lyrics.


I notice a lot of people (my own girlfriend included) seem to be quite put off by the whole "Arriba, 'riba!" thing.

I personally find this one of the more appealing things about the song as a whole. Kinda deliver's the song's attitude. Sam's in full party mode with this track and has always had the scream of the gods. I like the 'ribas. It's probably the pitch of his voice. If he tried it a few octives lower it would probably sound pretty ghey.


.....and I've learned to forgive my GF for commenting on this aspect. She shows me a lot of cleavage so, I let stuff slide.

.....and I've learned to forgive my GF for commenting on this aspect. She shows me a lot of cleavage so, I let stuff slide.

Sauerkraut. Meet carpet.

K...listening to it again...aribas still bug me. They're not a deal breaker because the rest of the song is good but it's the one thing from this song that is keeping me from just being all over it. It seems that each song has had something that just blows it for me. Sammy is sounding very Sam Kinisonish during the "ariba riba...oh oh ohhh" part.

I just don't like his voice and the whole "we can change the world" lyric is more than a little lame.

I like everything else about the song though!

I donno about some of the negative comments about this song. If it was on III or even Balance, ppl would be like: "Right on! This is the perfect heavy song to complement the album, compensating for the softies like CSLY or Once."

The opening riff of this song is a very serious candidate for best riff of 2009 by any band. And the lyrics work becoz the music is so good it makes the lyrics work.

For years, the "angle of attack" against Sammy songs was like "oh cheese, oh not heavy, oh he makes them too commercial, blah blah blah."

Now you get these songs, obviously the previous campaign is dead in the water, and now it's something different.

I like the song however something has happened over the past few leaks of songs. My excitement is less than what it was before when news of the project hit. 3/4's of the songs are very good but there is something missing or added that just does not get me to go "man this is great!!!!" Very similar to when I heard the new VH tracks in 2004. Sure it was cool to hear Sam and Eddie again but something was off. I get the same feeling with this. I like Van Hagar and solo Sammy better and feel guilty for thinking of it.

I am hoping that it changes once I buy the CD.

We just all have our own opinions, likes and dislikes. I'm actually the opposite of you with this. I don't care for any solo Sammy but I like Sam in Montrose and CF. I liked some Van Hagar but Sam made some cool EVH compositions bleh for ME, felt like something was missing then for me.. it's just personal preference I guess. It's not that I haven't given his solo stuff a chance. I've heard a lot of it back in the day pre VH and post..I just don't like it. CF I like. I don't know why, I think Satch is a big factor and the music they wrote together interests me.

I think opinions and favorite CF tunes may change once we have the cd, can hear it all clearly and let it soak in more. I think their tunes are great..great old school rock in a modern era. It's not totally earth stopping though. I'm glad for some people it's some of the best stuff they have heard from any band. For me it's just a cool rock cd from some vets who gel well and rip it up. some people say it's just bland, safe. forced, and generic. I don't agree at all. I think a lot of it is dynamic, has heart and chemistry. It's respectable imo and doesn't sound forced. It sounds like they look live...having fun and serious about their craft.

I think VH fans are jaded, with so many good tunes released over the past 30 years. I completely understand why we sometimes feel let down by new releases from anyone in the VH (band) family tree, as I think we have high expectations. But a lot of our high expectations are simply not warranted based on the circumstances (i.e., musical artists with their best, most creative years behind them). I think the same thing will happen if VH ever releases a new CD.

I guess I'd like to hear someone tell me what they were hoping for with the Chickenfoot CD. There's nothing ground-breaking with the music, as it follows a pretty standard approach and format. But I guess that's pretty much what I expected and I can live with that based on the dearth of guitar-driven hard rock music that's released today. The best work from everyone in CF or VH is behind them, but I still think they can provide quality music -- just not the next "Van Halen" or "Fair Warning."

It's also nice to see a band actually enjoying being around each other. It's also nice to see MA get a chance to work with some quality musicians after his departure from VH. MA's a quality person and I hope the best for the guy.

BINGO!!

1-the title is a little close to "Get Up"
2-song sounds pretty cool until Sammy does the "Get it up areeba reeba!"
Joe Satriani is still a pretty killer guitar player

I think this song rocks and I love the harmonies. Satch, Chad, and Mikey kill it.

Anyone complaining about Sammy saying Satch is the best guitarist he's ever worked with is a complete fag. That is NOTHING CLOSE to the joke of eddie van halen saying gary cherone was his musical soulmate!! checkmate fags

Anyone complaining about Sammy saying Satch is the best guitarist he's ever worked with is a complete fag. That is NOTHING CLOSE to the joke of eddie van halen saying gary cherone was his musical soulmate!! checkmate fags


Post of the year IMO.

I really don't see why there has to be a line drawn between loving what VH had and will do and what CF is doing at the moment. VH will do their thing when they are ready and CF is coming out with a album that sounds ok to me for what it is. If you were a big VH fan in the Sammy years then this will be something to enjoy. For me personaly, i never was a big Sammy fan ever, but that doesn't stop me from listening to CF new material and see if i can catch a vibe from it.

To me it sounds different than Van Hagar, as during the Sammy years there was always at least 1 (usually more) keyboard tunes on these records. If not keyboards, then wishy washy stuff like Can't Stop Loving You and Not ENough.

There's none of that on the Chickenfoot record. The "poppiest" song on there is Sexy Little Thing, which is AC/DC like.

Initially a stompin' rocker, with a unique vocal approach on the verses. At the 2 minute mark, the tune takes an interesting turn into Jimi Hendrix territory, featuring some fairly cool guitar work from Satriani.

V33L8lIC8UM

I really dig the groove. As someone that makes a living driving, this is a song you put on when the drive is starting to drag. If iti doesn't get your blood flowing, you're clinically dead.

As someone that made a living on the radio, this has radio release all over it. No reason it shouldn't be a hit.

Initially a stompin' rocker, with a unique vocal approach on the verses. At the 2 minute mark, the tune takes an interesting turn into Jimi Hendrix territory, featuring some fairly cool guitar work from Satriani.

V33L8lIC8UM

this tune makes ITS ABOUT TIME sound like the greatest song in history. Satch is solid. but I hate to say it but i think sammy's is done. make Mikey sing!

this tune makes ITS ABOUT TIME sound like the greatest song in history. Satch is solid. but I hate to say it but i think sammy's is done. make Mikey sing!

Man your shit gets old.

I smell ribs.

They're never getting new music so I hope the striped shoes and a video game help fill that gaping void.

don't get offended, but your post was the one i happened to pick. if vh never records another song or tours again, i would like to be the first to say thanks for some great tunes and a lot of good times. the guys are in their mid fifties and perhaps they have had enough. if ed wants to sell shoes or guitars, its up to him. if you don't want to buy one.............DON'T! do i hope they record some music .......YES! even if they do, it's not like we're going to get another vh1, but i do not want them to record some sub-standard shit just for the hell of it. i loved Sammy in vh, but i think basically everything he was recorded since has been mediocre at best. as far as this bullshit talk of at least they recorded something, that does not wash for me. i'd rather get a good album every ten years rather than a lousy one every year.

as far as the foot, i was really looking forward to the project, but either my expectations are a little too high, but i am honestly a little disappointed so far. i think sammy is at the end of the road as far as vocals, but i figured the rest of the band would make up the difference. i will still go see them when they come to town, but i would go for what they have done in the past and hope that it will lead to a kick ass show.

How many songs have you heard on the album? Your posts about this project constantly reek of someone who hasn't heard more than 3 or 4 songs, and has just decided it's more enjoyable to be the dissenting voice in a sea of positive ones. Or you just hate Sam now, despite your previous cries how big of a fan you have been. I smell a shitload of BS in your posts.

I mean NO ONE with half a brain could have heard the 11 songs on this album and decided that Sam can't sing anymore. His voice sounds the same as it always has. So if you liked it before, you'll like it now. The stupidity of the comment that "Sammy is at the end of the road" is a comment from either someone who simply hates Sam or is deaf.

If you don't like his lyrics, that's one thing. To say he can't sing anymore is sheer stupidity. The kind of stupidity you find from the mongoloids at another said site that shall remain nameless.

I'm not saying shit about The band until I buy the album Friday and give it the once over. Common sense.

To me it sounds different than Van Hagar, as during the Sammy years there was always at least 1 (usually more) keyboard tunes on these records. If not keyboards, then wishy washy stuff like Can't Stop Loving You and Not ENough.

There's none of that on the Chickenfoot record. The "poppiest" song on there is Sexy Little Thing, which is AC/DC like.


I agree, I liked maybe 10 Hagar era VH songs. But couldn't stand a lot of the songs such as Right Here, Can't stop loving you...ect. But so far I like every song I have heard on the CD. I'm sure there will be a throw away ballad or 2 but that is to be expected with most bands.

I can say shit about the band. I saw 'em live last week. Tight as shit, vocals nailed, Joe ripping it up, Chad tearing it down. What a four piece hard rock band should be all about. Their swamp-blues BBTW was epic, Turnin' Left was a ball buster, Down the Drain kicked ass. Their cover of Highway Star was staggering.

Sam fan or not, if you can't find something to appreciate about this album and these guys live, in essence a rare return to form of that genre which we all know and love if you're a classic hard rock era fan, in a current musical sea of kiddie goth-emo rock wannabees and mediocrity, then you've got agenda-driven taste.

Can't be random that most all of the dissenters don't have any problems whatsoever with Chad or Joe...just the second lead singer of Van Halen. What a coinkydink! :rolleyes:

Of course Sam can still sing like a motherfucker. Speaking as someone who's a recent witness, it's certainly not just studio-engineering, he's as on spot live as ever. I defy anyone to point to many 61 year old men who can still carry pipes like that. A handful at best.

I agree, I liked maybe 10 Hagar era VH songs. But couldn't stand a lot of the songs such as Right Here, Can't stop loving you...ect. But so far I like every song I have heard on the CD. I'm sure there will be a throw away ballad or 2 but that is to be expected with most bands.

With all the pissing and moaning over the decades about how Sam "ruined" the sound of VH with all the sappy ballads and then we get to CF and there's nothing like that resembling that material here.

Makes ya wonder who was really responsible for the sound of "Van Hagar". Maybe this is what Hagar-era VH may have sounded like had Sammy actually been in control like the Rothies think.

With all the pissing and moaning over the decades about how Sam "ruined" the sound of VH with all the sappy ballads and then we get to CF and there's nothing like that resembling that material here.

Makes ya wonder who was really responsible for the sound of "Van Hagar". Maybe this is what Hagar-era VH may have sounded like had Sammy actually been in control like the Rothies think.

People who pay close attention to the obvious already know the answer to that, of course. It was never Sam that changed Van Halen. It was Ed. Had Dave stuck around, 5150 would've been cut with the exact same compositions...just different lyrics, and vox would've been in baritone instead of soprano. But the keyboards, the ballads...all that would've stayed. Was already happening with Diver and '84. Ed was evolving, like it or lump it. Sam laid vocals over Ed's songs just as Dave would've...perhaps Dave would've made Love Walks In more of an 'I'll Wait' soft rock diddy rather than a ballad with his deeper timbre and tone....but the song structure would've, to wit, remained the same.

perhaps Dave would've made Love Walks In more of an 'I'll Wait' soft rock diddy rather than a ballad with his deeper timbre and tone....but the song structure would've, to wit, remained the same.

Oh, imagine what "Secrets" or "Little Guitars" would've fuckin sounded like had they been composed and recorded around, say,......86-87.


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Oh, imagine what "Secrets" or "Little Guitars" would've fuckin sounded like had they been composed and recorded around, say,......86-87.


:devil:

Yep. Electra-synth was coming whether Dave or Sam sang behind it. It's silly to say Dave was the stalwart holdout, 'cause his solo records reflected plenty of pop schmaltz. It was the time and era, the flavor of late eighties pop rock, that's all. Not that hard to see, not just with VH, but many of their contemporaries...Rush, GnR, the Scorpions.....

In the hard rock genre of mid to late eighties, one might easily say the only fellas who didn't jump into the synth-pop pool were Acca Dacca.

People who pay close attention to the obvious already know the answer to that, of course. It was never Sam that changed Van Halen. It was Ed. Had Dave stuck around, 5150 would've been cut with the exact same compositions...just different lyrics, and vox would've been in baritone instead of soprano. But the keyboards, the ballads...all that would've stayed. Was already happening with Diver and '84. Ed was evolving, like it or lump it. Sam laid vocals over Ed's songs just as Dave would've...perhaps Dave would've made Love Walks In more of an 'I'll Wait' soft rock diddy rather than a ballad with his deeper timbre and tone....but the song structure would've, to wit, remained the same.

Heresy...No Way...Not The Golden God of Rock!!! He'd never been like that. He'd have gotten Ed to "snap out of it" and kept producing kick ass covers. Because real rock stars, like Diamond Dave, don't settle for sappy ballads. :D

With all the pissing and moaning over the decades about how Sam "ruined" the sound of VH with all the sappy ballads and then we get to CF and there's nothing like that resembling that material here.

Makes ya wonder who was really responsible for the sound of "Van Hagar". Maybe this is what Hagar-era VH may have sounded like had Sammy actually been in control like the Rothies think.

I remember hearing Hagar's solo song "High Hopes" during the Hagar era and thinking why why was this not a VH song? Maybe not every ones cup of tea but i thought is was a rocking tune compared to some of the current VH songs..

Heresy...No Way...Not The Golden God of Rock!!! He'd never been like that. He'd have gotten Ed to "snap out of it" and kept producing kick ass covers. Because real rock stars, like Diamond Dave, don't settle for sappy ballads. :D

Right, exactly! That's why we got thick-cut scrappy bacon like Skyscraper and Just Like Paradise. :D

don't get offended, but your post was the one i happened to pick. if vh never records another song or tours again, i would like to be the first to say thanks for some great tunes and a lot of good times. the guys are in their mid fifties and perhaps they have had enough. if ed wants to sell shoes or guitars, its up to him. if you don't want to buy one.............DON'T! do i hope they record some music .......YES! even if they do, it's not like we're going to get another vh1, but i do not want them to record some sub-standard shit just for the hell of it. i loved Sammy in vh, but i think basically everything he was recorded since has been mediocre at best. as far as this bullshit talk of at least they recorded something, that does not wash for me. i'd rather get a good album every ten years rather than a lousy one every year.

as far as the foot, i was really looking forward to the project, but either my expectations are a little too high, but i am honestly a little disappointed so far. i think sammy is at the end of the road as far as vocals, but i figured the rest of the band would make up the difference. i will still go see them when they come to town, but i would go for what they have done in the past and hope that it will lead to a kick ass show.

If you are referring to the QUALITY of his VOCALS. Than you're wrong, IMO. His voice is still VERY strong. And for 62 years old his voice is STILL better than most younger rock singers.

If you are referring to the QUALITY of the lyrics...than you're STILL wrong, IMO. Listen to Learning to Fall. Get Up for Breakfast out of your thick skull and LISTEN to THESE lyrics.

Yeah Soap and a Rope has pretty much stupid lyrics. But DTD, Get It Up, Sexy Little Thing, Learning to Fall, Running Out ALL seem to have some SOLID lyrical content on there.

If you want to keep clinging to the Up for Breakfast/IAT arguments that's fine. But don't expect ANYBODY to take you seriously. :thumb:

Right, exactly! That's why we got thick-cut scrappy bacon like Skyscraper and Just Like Paradise. :D

Ooooh, check and mate. :thumb:

Oh, imagine what "Secrets" or "Little Guitars" would've fuckin sounded like had they been composed and recorded around, say,......86-87.


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Wasn't Unchained originally written on piano? Kinda cool how that turned out, huh?:headbang:

In the hard rock genre of mid to late eighties, one might easily say the only fellas who didn't jump into the synth-pop pool were Acca Dacca.

As much as I appreciated the keyboard sensibilities of the time, holy shit would that have sounded lame-o-riffic. I just can't hear BJ's screech accompanied by fuckin Moog.

Priest even gave it a shot and the result was pretty asstastic (e.g. "Turbo Lover").

I remember hearing Hagar's solo song "High Hopes" during the Hagar era and thinking why why was this not a VH song? Maybe not every ones cup of tea but i thought is was a rocking tune compared to some of the current VH songs..

Hear, hear, mi amigo. :thumb:
Ball-blistering tune, that one. Would go nice in the CF tour setlist too!

Wasn't Unchained originally written on piano? Kinda cool how that turned out, huh?:headbang:

Was it? :wtf:

I just cant even imagine that.

Right, exactly! That's why we got thick-cut scrappy bacon like Skyscraper and Just Like Paradise.

Oy.

And dont get me wrong, I liked DLR's turns on the pop-synth express just as much as Van "Hagar"....but JLP was bad, bad, bad. "Drop in the Bucket" was more my speed. :thumb:

Was it? :wtf:

I just cant even imagine that.




I do believe it was. Also, and this is just MY observation, that Panama and Jump have similar chordal structures and tempo during their intro's. No big deal, it's just what I hear. :)

Was it? :wtf:

I just cant even imagine that.



Oy.

And dont get me wrong, I liked DLR's turns on the pop-synth express just as much as Van "Hagar"....but JLP was bad, bad, bad. "Drop in the Bucket" was more my speed. :thumb:

JLP is the perfect foil to any 'Van Hagar-Davewouldaneverdonethat' slagtags. :)

OMG, what a fucking horrible, horrible track. Dave does Kip Winger. :barf:

And Sam does such shitty lyrics, yep. Dave never does. Or does he?

Dave: (cut to a patchwork assembly of Poison-Sesame Street singalong tempo)

Girl, we've been meant for this
Since we were born
No problems now (the coast is clear)
It's just the calm before the storm
This must be just like livin' in paradise
And I don't want to go home

Peter Gabriel, eat your heart out.

Or not. :devil:

JLP is the perfect foil to any 'Van Hagar-Davewouldaneverdonethat' slagtags. :)

OMG, what a fucking horrible, horrible track. Dave does Kip Winger. :barf:

And Sam does such shitty lyrics, yep. Dave never does. Or does he?

Dave: (cut to a patchwork assembly of Poison-Sesame Street singalong tempo)

Girl, we've been meant for this
Since we were born
No problems now (the coast is clear)
It's just the calm before the storm
This must be just like livin' in paradise
And I don't want to go home

Peter Gabriel, eat your heart out.

Or not. :devil:

Can you hear the Sledgehammer...err...I mean chickenfoot steps? ;)

Can you hear the Sledgehammer...err...I mean chickenfoot steps? ;)

I can feel the hammerhead shark circling....:)

I can feel the hammerhead shark circling....:)
No bait needed, of course.

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/07/08/back-ribs-sl-1646464-x.jpg
.....and I don't wanna go home.

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/07/08/back-ribs-sl-1646464-x.jpg
.....and I don't wanna go home.

LMAO, and there's the bait. LOL~~~

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/07/08/back-ribs-sl-1646464-x.jpg
.....and I don't wanna go home.

:sssh: :D

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/07/08/back-ribs-sl-1646464-x.jpg
.....and I don't wanna go home.

ASSHOLE!!!

I've been a good monkey, trying to drop weight, and you go an post a picture like that. SHIT...the salad I just had is even pissed at you.

ASSHOLE!!!

I've been a good monkey, trying to drop weight, and you go an post a picture like that. SHIT...the salad I just had is even pissed at you.

Dude, last I heard you were going to TLW5. How much weight you think you're gonna drop being exposed to that?? :D

Sisca's Italian banquet....Filthy 150's shrimp diablos....Texas Poundcake's fuckin Jell-O shots?

You got bigger problems than a fuckin picture, comrade. :D

Dude, last I heard you were going to TLW5. How much weight you think you're gonna drop being exposed to that?? :D

Sisca's Italian banquet....Filthy 150's shrimp diablos....Texas Poundcake's fuckin Jell-O shots?

You got bigger problems than a fuckin picture, comrade. :D

Game....Set.....Match!

How many songs have you heard on the album? Your posts about this project constantly reek of someone who hasn't heard more than 3 or 4 songs, and has just decided it's more enjoyable to be the dissenting voice in a sea of positive ones. Or you just hate Sam now, despite your previous cries how big of a fan you have been. I smell a shitload of BS in your posts.

I mean NO ONE with half a brain could have heard the 11 songs on this album and decided that Sam can't sing anymore. His voice sounds the same as it always has. So if you liked it before, you'll like it now. The stupidity of the comment that "Sammy is at the end of the road" is a comment from either someone who simply hates Sam or is deaf.

If you don't like his lyrics, that's one thing. To say he can't sing anymore is sheer stupidity. The kind of stupidity you find from the mongoloids at another said site that shall remain nameless.

i can vouch for finallyin07 that it's not an anti-sammy sentiment. I know this because he was sitting next to me the last time Sammy played Toronto. I imagine that he'll also be next to me when Chickenfoot plays Toronto next time they come around.

I don't think the stuff is bad, and I've heard everything that's been on here. It's ok - some of the stuff (Get it up) for instance is just a great riff trying to masquerade itself as a great song - others (the ballad, can't remember the name) show that Sam's still got some life in that voice of his. I don't think it's any better than much of Sam's solo stuff. It's a decent rock album but certainly nothing outstanding. But I wasn't expecting 5150, hell Sam is 61 years old. and Joe isn't exactly the songwriting machine that Ed is.

What's funny is that most of those saying that the Foot material is out of this world just happen to be the ones who were so anti VH4. I don't think this is coincidence. I think those that think the album is terrible had that thought in their head before they heard it, and the same is true for those trying to tell us that this is a 5 star album. It's somewhere in between. It's decent. I imagine this will be the case if VH releases something. At that time we'll get all the people that hate CF tell us that VH4 just released a comparable album to VH1 and those that love CF will say the album sucks. In reality it'll fall somewhere in between.

All that said, it will be nice to see CF on the Tonight Show (this Friday) - very nice booking to get on Conan's first week.

i can vouch for finallyin07 that it's not an anti-sammy sentiment. I know this because he was sitting next to me the last time Sammy played Toronto. I imagine that he'll also be next to me when Chickenfoot plays Toronto next time they come around.

I don't think the stuff is bad, and I've heard everything that's been on here. It's ok - some of the stuff (Get it up) for instance is just a great riff trying to masquerade itself as a great song - others (the ballad, can't remember the name) show that Sam's still got some life in that voice of his. I don't think it's any better than much of Sam's solo stuff. It's a decent rock album but certainly nothing outstanding. But I wasn't expecting 5150, hell Sam is 61 years old. and Joe isn't exactly the songwriting machine that Ed is.

What's funny is that most of those saying that the Foot material is out of this world just happen to be the ones who were so anti VH4. I don't think this is coincidence. I think those that think the album is terrible had that thought in their head before they heard it, and the same is true for those trying to tell us that this is a 5 star album. It's somewhere in between. It's decent. I imagine this will be the case if VH releases something. At that time we'll get all the people that hate CF tell us that VH4 just released a comparable album to VH1 and those that love CF will say the album sucks. In reality it'll fall somewhere in between.

All that said, it will be nice to see CF on the Tonight Show (this Friday) - very nice booking to get on Conan's first week.

I really couldnt have said it better myself. And, having listened to the cd for a week now i can say that overall it's just a decent outing. This tune in particular (Get It Up) is a cool riff. The chorus get's on my nerves, though. But, anyone that is a fan of Satch can tell that the verse melody was written by him....not that it's a bad thing, either. But, this tune could've been on any of Joe's cds as a instrumental with the guitar playing the lead melody. I would've liked it better probably that way. And as for Sammy....he sings fine on the cd. Is his voice alot rougher than years before? Sure. But he can still sing.

i can vouch for finallyin07 that it's not an anti-sammy sentiment. I know this because he was sitting next to me the last time Sammy played Toronto. I imagine that he'll also be next to me when Chickenfoot plays Toronto next time they come around.

I don't think the stuff is bad, and I've heard everything that's been on here. It's ok - some of the stuff (Get it up) for instance is just a great riff trying to masquerade itself as a great song - others (the ballad, can't remember the name) show that Sam's still got some life in that voice of his. I don't think it's any better than much of Sam's solo stuff. It's a decent rock album but certainly nothing outstanding. But I wasn't expecting 5150, hell Sam is 61 years old. and Joe isn't exactly the songwriting machine that Ed is.

What's funny is that most of those saying that the Foot material is out of this world just happen to be the ones who were so anti VH4. I don't think this is coincidence. I think those that think the album is terrible had that thought in their head before they heard it, and the same is true for those trying to tell us that this is a 5 star album. It's somewhere in between. It's decent. I imagine this will be the case if VH releases something. At that time we'll get all the people that hate CF tell us that VH4 just released a comparable album to VH1 and those that love CF will say the album sucks. In reality it'll fall somewhere in between.

All that said, it will be nice to see CF on the Tonight Show (this Friday) - very nice booking to get on Conan's first week.

perhaps the best chickenfoot related post yet. well done my friend.

perhaps the best chickenfoot related post yet. well done my friend.

that's what I do Broken. I write great posts, GUARANTEED!! :D

How many songs have you heard on the album? Your posts about this project constantly reek of someone who hasn't heard more than 3 or 4 songs, and has just decided it's more enjoyable to be the dissenting voice in a sea of positive ones. Or you just hate Sam now, despite your previous cries how big of a fan you have been. I smell a shitload of BS in your posts.

I mean NO ONE with half a brain could have heard the 11 songs on this album and decided that Sam can't sing anymore. His voice sounds the same as it always has. So if you liked it before, you'll like it now. The stupidity of the comment that "Sammy is at the end of the road" is a comment from either someone who simply hates Sam or is deaf.

If you don't like his lyrics, that's one thing. To say he can't sing anymore is sheer stupidity. The kind of stupidity you find from the mongoloids at another said site that shall remain nameless.

I gather it is your opinion that Sammy's vocals have not changed from his vh days? i have seen sammy live on every vh tour multiple times and if you think his voice today is just as good as 10 plus years ago there is nothing i can say to you that will not result in a pissing match.

i have NOT listened to every track, but i have heard 3-4 and don't care for them. if there is a problem with me saying that then i gather it is not me with the problem.

I gather it is your opinion that Sammy's vocals have not changed from his vh days? i have seen sammy live on every vh tour multiple times and if you think his voice today is just as good as 10 plus years ago there is nothing i can say to you that will not result in a pissing match.

I think his voice sounds as good as it did 10 years ago yes. Nobody's voice sounds as good as it did 25 years earlier, duh. So good we don't have to have a pissing match. See how easy that was. Let's just say this, Sam's voice has diminished a lot less than Ed's guitar playing has for example in the last decade. I'd rather sing like Sam at 61 than play like Ed at 54.

i have NOT listened to every track, but i have heard 3-4 and don't care for them. if there is a problem with me saying that then i gather it is not me with the problem.

Yes there is frankly when you make silly blanket statements. Of course Sam can still sing.

I have a shitload of problems with how you voice your opinion. Absolutely. I'm sure I'll get over your caustic personality though one day, don't you fret.

In reality it'll fall somewhere in between.

As with everything in life.

To me Sam sounds better than ever. Watching the '12 days' thing it his clear that his voice is as strong as ever. I can understand how some may not like his sound but you can't argue that his voice isn't amazing after 40 years on tour. Personally I can't yell so I admire how Sam can pretty much turn on his voice at will. One of the classic voices of rock and no one has held up as long as Sam.

i don't notice any meaningful drop off in sam's voice. The guy is a rare bird...a shrieker/shouter who has not lost his ability to do so with age.

I've never particularly cared for him, or his sort, but anyone that says "sam can't sing anymore" is flat out wrong.

I suppose we could debate whether what he does constitutes "singing" or not but there is no debate as to whether or not he can still do what he has always done. he certainly can...and to be honest, I think he sounds better on the chickenfoot tracks than he does on anything I've heard since the 90s.

The best track I've heard from the foot thus far. I agree with the Alice N Chains vibe to it reminds me of Would. I hope the rest of the album sounds like this.

Sam's voice is more grittier than before, it happens with age of course, but he sounds damn good and better than DLR ever did (couldn't help tossing that in). Sam is a vocalist, and his voice has aged accordingly. He likely has good nights and bad, but at the end of the day the guy can still belt it out and sound damn good doing it.

I will say one thing though, Sam's voice does sounds FAR better with Mike's behind it. It really enhances and balances his tone.

If VH IV does make a record, Wolfgang and a 53 year old DLR is anything but a recipe for vocal success, and compared to Chickenfoot's vocals, well, there won't even be a comparison in that regard. Other aspects (guitar, drums, song structure, lyrics,etc.) we can debate, but vocally, Sam, and Chickenfoot as a whole, sound great.