http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/hit_the_lights/joe_satriani_i_could_see_chickenfoot_recording_thr ee_to_four_albums.html

Well, Audioslave and Velvet Revolver lasted long enough for three releases... right?

I wonder if Chickenfoot will be seen as relevant as Velvet Revolver and Audioslave were and as such garner the support and interest that those bands had.

I wonder if Chickenfoot will be seen as relevant as Velvet Revolver and Audioslave were and as such garner the support and interest that those bands had.

Just due to the ages of those involved I would say no. To us it might not seem important, but I don't see teenagers rocking out to sixty year old fat guys, and teenagers drive the popular music industry to a large extent. I am sure someone can word it better, but I just don't see them crossing over from the Classic Rock genre with much success.

It will do well with the over 35 crowd, but I don't see alot of people younger than that ever even knowing who they are.

Just due to the ages of those involved I would say no. To us it might not seem important, but I don't see teenagers rocking out to sixty year old fat guys, and teenagers drive the popular music industry to a large extent. I am sure someone can word it better, but I just don't see them crossing over from the Classic Rock genre with much success.

It will do well with the over 35 crowd, but I don't see alot of people younger than that ever even knowing who they are.

same here and because of that I don't see this project enjoying the same sort of attention or "hipness" as Audioslave or Velvet Revolver and as such, I don't see it lasting as long as either of those groups either.

I'll be the first to throw it out there because it's inevitable......will the Foot release a second album before VH releases something new?

Just due to the ages of those involved I would say no. To us it might not seem important, but I don't see teenagers rocking out to sixty year old fat guys, and teenagers drive the popular music industry to a large extent. I am sure someone can word it better, but I just don't see them crossing over from the Classic Rock genre with much success.

It will do well with the over 35 crowd, but I don't see alot of people younger than that ever even knowing who they are.

I agree...

I appreciate Joe saying this but who the buck cares? I'm just excited that there is a great new classic rock cd coming out. Hell, I hope to live until that one is released and I'll worry about the next album 12 months from now and after the world tour.

I remember hearing on the radio in 1994 that Sam was celebrating his (mid)40 something birthday and thinking to myself that VH only had about 8-10 years left and maybe 4 more albums. Little did I know that Sam would go into his 60's, VH would break up and form III, reunite with Sam and then with Dave only to release 2 new albums over the next 15 years.

I wonder if Chickenfoot will be seen as relevant as Velvet Revolver and Audioslave were and as such garner the support and interest that those bands had.

Velvet Revolver didn't thrill me. Audioslaves first album was great but the next two weren't as good. CF will last as long as they sell records and they get along.

Cool story on the making of DTD tune.. Spontaneous tune made in the studio.

Just due to the ages of those involved I would say no. To us it might not seem important, but I don't see teenagers rocking out to sixty year old fat guys, and teenagers drive the popular music industry to a large extent. I am sure someone can word it better, but I just don't see them crossing over from the Classic Rock genre with much success.

It will do well with the over 35 crowd, but I don't see alot of people younger than that ever even knowing who they are.

I would agree with this if not for the fact that VH just had a very successful tour, Rolling Stones, Boston, Journey, etc have been doing it for years. If anything, I'd say that these older guys are the ones that are packing venues more than some of these younger acts.

It will depend on the music. A great song can always get traction.

Just due to the ages of those involved I would say no. To us it might not seem important, but I don't see teenagers rocking out to sixty year old fat guys, and teenagers drive the popular music industry to a large extent. I am sure someone can word it better, but I just don't see them crossing over from the Classic Rock genre with much success.

It will do well with the over 35 crowd, but I don't see alot of people younger than that ever even knowing who they are.

To be honest, I don't think they even NEED the young crowd. There are plenty of 30+ year olds that dig classic rock and that will buy the album.

The record industry has changed and young people download SONGS - they don't buy albums. It's the older generation that still buy albums. Whitesnake's Good To Be Bad has now sold 350,000 copies. It ain't teenagers that bought it. Same for AC/DC, Motley Crue and various other hard rock bands that have sold well.

To be honest, I don't think they even NEED the young crowd. There are plenty of 30+ year olds that dig classic rock and that will buy the album.

The record industry has changed and young people download SONGS - they don't buy albums. It's the older generation that still buy albums. Whitesnake's Good To Be Bad has now sold 350,000 copies. It ain't teenagers that bought it. Same for AC/DC, Motley Crue and various other hard rock bands that have sold well.

while I certainly see the convenience of downloading tunes and being able to store them all in one library, to me there is still something great about reading the liner notes, looking at pictures, etc. That's why I'm really still a record guy.

I'll be the first to throw it out there because it's inevitable......will the Foot release a second album before VH releases something new?

Would have to depned on what "new" is. Are we talking an all-new VH studio album?
I would have to say 'yes' to that.

Velvet Revolver didn't thrill me. Audioslaves first album was great but the next two weren't as good. CF will last as long as they sell records and they get along.

On the contrary i believe the second two were a little more solid and consistent. Though the first album has several of great tunes...it could've possibly been trimmed a little.

I would agree with this if not for the fact that VH just had a very successful tour, Rolling Stones, Boston, Journey, etc have been doing it for years. If anything, I'd say that these older guys are the ones that are packing venues more than some of these younger acts.

But those bands aren't selling the records anymore.....though journey had a nice a little comeback record last year, going platinum and all with the wal-mart exclusive cd. But all of those bands have a nice wealth of material to play in concert that fans want to hear. They don't even need to release new albums to have a successful tour. This band is not relying on old material even though they will play some.....but it's not their material.....so it's important for them for this cd to do well and for people to like the music.

I would agree with this if not for the fact that VH just had a very successful tour, Rolling Stones, Boston, Journey, etc have been doing it for years. If anything, I'd say that these older guys are the ones that are packing venues more than some of these younger acts.

Indeed. A good number of acts actually filling large venues are bands/artists of the past--sometimes the very distant past. Newer "mainstream" bands (however one can currently define mainstream, since there is no longer the formula of putting out records, radio play, video play, and touring in the traditional way most of us grew up with) don't tend to fill large venues. In a sense the record industry of the 90s brought this on; popular music became about getting the hit out, making the money, and satisfying stockholders. Gone was investment in the artists, and A&R became a thing of the past. In the 70s a record company would sign a band and then work with them for sometimes up to three years to refine everything from the songwriting to the live act, then produce the record and send them out on tour. That's where a lot of the bands who demonstrated success and longevity--some of which are still touring--came from. The one-hit-wonders of the 80s, and 90s, and 00s are lost and doomed to have their single hit included on a nostalgia compilation (at best). So it is absolutely no surprise that bands/artists who garnered fan loyalty over the years are the ones still filling venues--even well into their 60s.

So far things are moving in the right direction. I say, take it one album at a time and go from there.

So far things are moving in the right direction. I say, take it one album at a time and go from there.

Yeah, what that guy said. :thumb:

(however one can currently define mainstream, since there is no longer the formula of putting out records, radio play, video play, and touring in the traditional way most of us grew up with)

It's really sad. I'm in the largest (or what used to be the largest) radio market in the world and we have only two stations that can even be considered rock stations. One is completely classic rock and the other is the iPod/kitchen sink format. We used to have four or five rock stations competing with each other...

while I certainly see the convenience of downloading tunes and being able to store them all in one library, to me there is still something great about reading the liner notes, looking at pictures, etc. That's why I'm really still a record guy.

Now, if they would just enlarge the print in the CD version, I'd be happy, as my eyes ain't getting any better as I grow older.

Indeed. A good number of acts actually filling large venues are bands/artists of the past--sometimes the very distant past. Newer "mainstream" bands (however one can currently define mainstream, since there is no longer the formula of putting out records, radio play, video play, and touring in the traditional way most of us grew up with) don't tend to fill large venues. In a sense the record industry of the 90s brought this on; popular music became about getting the hit out, making the money, and satisfying stockholders. Gone was investment in the artists, and A&R became a thing of the past. In the 70s a record company would sign a band and then work with them for sometimes up to three years to refine everything from the songwriting to the live act, then produce the record and send them out on tour. That's where a lot of the bands who demonstrated success and longevity--some of which are still touring--came from. The one-hit-wonders of the 80s, and 90s, and 00s are lost and doomed to have their single hit included on a nostalgia compilation (at best). So it is absolutely no surprise that bands/artists who garnered fan loyalty over the years are the ones still filling venues--even well into their 60s.

You have to thank Lenny and Mo Austin for putting the time into VH in the early days.

I don't know why this just hit me today while I was in, of all places, Home Depot. But the description that Joe gives in this interveiw about coming up with a song on the spot while tape was rolling sounds a lot like the teaser they posted before they started streaming the new tunes on the web. You know, where Sammy is talking to Joe over the music and saying shit like "is that the new thing, Joe". If that's true and they actually caught it on tape and we got to hear it in that little snippet they posted, that's pretty fucking cool!

Anyway, back to the yard work...:brickwall It's 80 fucking degrees here in April and we may hit 90 tomorrow! Maybe Al Gore was onto something with that little movie of his a few years back...

I don't know why this just hit me today while I was in, of all places, Home Depot. But the description that Joe gives in this interveiw about coming up with a song on the spot while tape was rolling sounds a lot like the teaser they posted before they started streaming the new tunes on the web. You know, where Sammy is talking to Joe over the music and saying shit like "is that the new thing, Joe". If that's true and they actually caught it on tape and we got to hear it in that little snippet they posted, that's pretty fucking cool!

Anyway, back to the yard work...:brickwall It's 80 fucking degrees here in April and we may hit 90 tomorrow! Maybe Al Gore was onto something with that little movie of his a few years back...

Go listen to "Down the Drain" again. That teaser is the beginning of that track. And that's the song.

Go listen to "Down the Drain" again. That teaser is the beginning of that track. And that's the song.

So then that's probably the actual audio of them coming up with that song...cool.

So then that's probably the actual audio of them coming up with that song...cool.

or it's all a bunch of trite manufactured "vibe" for the record that they actually rehearsed with purpose. Not saying it is...but I'm just saying...wouldn't surprise me if it was something sammy purposefully put in and did several takes of in hopes of finding just the right one instead of it being some spontaneous act or expression.

or it's all a bunch of trite manufactured "vibe" for the record that they actually rehearsed with purpose. Not saying it is...but I'm just saying...wouldn't surprise me if it was something sammy purposefully put in and did several takes of in hopes of finding just the right one instead of it being some spontaneous act or expression.

Always the cynic! No, actually that's what I assumed too (although I don't think I would have used "trite" to describe it - seems a little harsh). Then I read the Satriani interview and I thought perhaps it was authentically spontaneous.

I think either way, the spontaneous moment happened originally, whether that's the vocal take that ended up on the track or they duplicated it who knows?

Always the cynic! No, actually that's what I assumed too (although I don't think I would have used "trite" to describe it - seems a little harsh). Then I read the Satriani interview and I thought perhaps it was authentically spontaneous.

I think either way, the spontaneous moment happened originally, whether that's the vocal take that ended up on the track or they duplicated it who knows?

When I first heard that teaser track I figured we were hearing a cut of one of the demos--the band jamming live in the studio. And it turns out that's what it was. Remember when Sam and Mike were doing interviews and saying that they demos they cut could very well end up being the actual album tracks? Well that, it seems, is exactly what they ended up doing. "Down The Drain" IS the Sammy talking to Joe teaser thing, only the final mix is a little different than what we heard on the website several months back (evident by the added effects on the vocal track). I wouldn't be surprised if they went back and did vocal touch-ups or small fix-its; on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if they DIDN'T. I think we're hearing on that tune, at least mostly, a genuine improvised song. And when you're running a high-powered Pro Tools system nowadays, there ain't too much worrying about the tape running out.

It will depend on the music. A great song can always get traction.

You are correct sir! If they have a kickn' tune or two, this could have some legs. With that said, I wish Sam had not made CF comparisons to Led Zep. Come on Sam, CF sounds NOTHING like LZ and I mean NOTHING. Please, just be the best CF you can be and forget the "we're as good as Zep crap, cuz you ain't. CF has some players for sure, so let's see how this plays out.

Always the cynic! No, actually that's what I assumed too (although I don't think I would have used "trite" to describe it - seems a little harsh). Then I read the Satriani interview and I thought perhaps it was authentically spontaneous.

I think either way, the spontaneous moment happened originally, whether that's the vocal take that ended up on the track or they duplicated it who knows?

;) :p And you guys would expect nothing less! Ok, instead of trite let's use "contrived."

When I first heard that teaser track I figured we were hearing a cut of one of the demos--the band jamming live in the studio. And it turns out that's what it was. Remember when Sam and Mike were doing interviews and saying that they demos they cut could very well end up being the actual album tracks? Well that, it seems, is exactly what they ended up doing. "Down The Drain" IS the Sammy talking to Joe teaser thing, only the final mix is a little different than what we heard on the website several months back (evident by the added effects on the vocal track). I wouldn't be surprised if they went back and did vocal touch-ups or small fix-its; on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if they DIDN'T. I think we're hearing on that tune, at least mostly, a genuine improvised song. And when you're running a high-powered Pro Tools system nowadays, there ain't too much worrying about the tape running out.


but EVERY band says they're demos are so good they will most likely just use those on the actual album...hell, a band today could release a Sgt Pepperesque record full of layering and say "well...most of demos were so good and we felt there was something special going on there so they made it onto the final mix."

Yeah, the chit chat at the beginning to Down the Drain could in fact be a spontaneous moment caught on tape but I bet it's a planned/contrived spontaneity of which multiple takes exist...

Maybe it was spontaneous the first time, and then someone said "you know sam, that's who we should start the song...with you talking to Joe over the intro riff." Then Sam said "yeah, that'll be awesome...let me just get a handle on what exactly I'm going to say" So then Sam started talking over a few takes until he got something that worked, that was on rhythm and sounded "cool" etc.

You are correct sir! If they have a kickn' tune or two, this could have some legs. With that said, I wish Sam had not made CF comparisons to Led Zep. Come on Sam, CF sounds NOTHING like LZ and I mean NOTHING. Please, just be the best CF you can be and forget the "we're as good as Zep crap, cuz you ain't. CF has some players for sure, so let's see how this plays out.

I agree any serious comparison to Zep is sheer hubris. But Sam did the correct thing and apologized several times for his over-zealotry and said the comment came after a day of drinking.

That being said, I wouldn't compare CF and Zep qualitatively, or certainly historical significance - it's just obvious that no matter how good/great the CF album might be, it's just a ridiculous comparison for many reasons.

One way you can compare them though is I think from what I've heard so far CF is modeling the band the same way Zeppelin did: Take the blues interest of all the members of the band, put an M-80 in its ass and BOOM!! you've got a kick ass rock band.

Another way the comparison is valid is the individual players are basically playing the same role as Zepellin from what I've heard so far. Chad Smith is laying down some heavy beats, you've got a guitar slinger making riffs that are blues derivative, and a male lead vocal in a high range with a grit to his voice.

So, in those two ways - and those two ways only!! let me make that clear - I could compare Zep and CF based on the three tracks I've heard.

But really it's like comparing RC cola to Coke. Both colas with a basic formulaic sameness to them, but regardless of how many RC cola drinkers swear up and down that it might be just as good or better, the drink will never have the same cultural impact, world wide significance in distribution, or historical significance as Coca-cola. I for one, will continue to enjoy both tasty beverages!

I wonder if Chickenfoot will be seen as relevant as Velvet Revolver and Audioslave were and as such garner the support and interest that those bands had.


As long as the music is good - they will be relevant. It's all about the product

I just can't get over how articulate and polite Joe is. There is no ego there at all. Wow!

or it's all a bunch of trite manufactured "vibe" for the record that they actually rehearsed with purpose. Not saying it is...but I'm just saying...wouldn't surprise me if it was something sammy purposefully put in and did several takes of in hopes of finding just the right one instead of it being some spontaneous act or expression.

I agree with that. It's actually very Van Halen-ish, or maybe I should say very DLR-ish.

You are correct sir! If they have a kickn' tune or two, this could have some legs. With that said, I wish Sam had not made CF comparisons to Led Zep. Come on Sam, CF sounds NOTHING like LZ and I mean NOTHING. Please, just be the best CF you can be and forget the "we're as good as Zep crap, cuz you ain't. CF has some players for sure, so let's see how this plays out.

Funny. I hate Zeppelin. Won't deny them their place in rock history, and it's painfully obvious how many different bands draw influence from them, but I just can't take very much of them.

One way you can compare them though is I think from what I've heard so far CF is modeling the band the same way Zeppelin did: Take the blues interest of all the members of the band, put an M-80 in its ass and BOOM!! you've got a kick ass rock band.

People tend to forget that Led Zep just blatantly plagiariased from several sources throughout their career...

People tend to forget that Led Zep just blatantly plagiariased from several sources throughout their career...

but in their defense (my God, I can't believe I'm defending them) they did find a way to shape their own sound. Even things they "stole" from classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, etc, they did in their own way. A lot of that stuff is also considered Public Domain too.

People tend to forget that Led Zep just blatantly plagiariased from several sources throughout their career...


I'll take a band like Zep who borrowed from everyone, AND STILL came up with their own voice along the way...

...versus no-talent ass-clowns like Saliva, who's latest single is a COMPLETE rip-off of one of THEIR OWN SONGS eight years ago.

After hundreds of years, the 12-tone western scale can generate only so much unique music. Everything else IS a derivative, "nod to", or "inspired by" riff.

And DON'T get me started on Nickelback, Chris Daughtrey, etc...

I'll take a band like Zep who borrowed from everyone, AND STILL came up with their own voice along the way...

...versus no-talent ass-clowns like Saliva, who's latest single is a COMPLETE rip-off of one of THEIR OWN SONGS eight years ago.

After hundreds of years, the 12-tone western scale can generate only so much unique music. Everything else IS a derivative, "nod to", or "inspired by" riff.

And DON'T get me started on Nickelback, Chris Daughtrey, etc...

I'm not necessarily talking about music, although they did their share of that. Check out the lyrics to Willie Dixon's "You Need Love" and see if you think it sounds like something off of Led Zep II:

You've got yearnin' and I got burnin'
Baby you look so sweet and cunning
Baby way down inside, woman you need love
Woman you need love, you've got to have some love
I'm gonna give you some love, I know you need love
You just gotta have love, you make me feel so good
You make me feel all right, you're so nice, you're so nice
You're frettin', and I'm petting
A lot of good things you ain't getting
Baby, way down inside, you need love
You need to be hugged and squeezed real tight,
by the light of the moon on some summer night
You need love and kissing too,
all these things are good for you
I ain't foolin' you need schoolin'
Baby you know you need coolin'
Baby, way down inside, woman you need love

They even ripped off the lyrical phrasing on this one...

People tend to forget that Led Zep just blatantly plagiariased from several sources throughout their career...


I haven't forgotten....and Jimmy Page will never admit to it...but in the end I don't care...they did some really interesting things with what they stole...

...my point being...30 years (yep its been that long since In Through The Out Door) after their last studio output people are still talking/arguing (Sammy compairing Chickenfoot to) them.

I can only think of a handful of bands/acts that is in the same company...The Beatles, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Cream...ect...pretty rarified group.

I'm not necessarily talking about music, although they did their share of that. Check out the lyrics to Willie Dixon's "You Need Love" and see if you think it sounds like something off of Led Zep II:

You've got yearnin' and I got burnin'
Baby you look so sweet and cunning
Baby way down inside, woman you need love
Woman you need love, you've got to have some love
I'm gonna give you some love, I know you need love
You just gotta have love, you make me feel so good
You make me feel all right, you're so nice, you're so nice
You're frettin', and I'm petting
A lot of good things you ain't getting
Baby, way down inside, you need love
You need to be hugged and squeezed real tight,
by the light of the moon on some summer night
You need love and kissing too,
all these things are good for you
I ain't foolin' you need schoolin'
Baby you know you need coolin'
Baby, way down inside, woman you need love

They even ripped off the lyrical phrasing on this one...

Whole Lotta Love was never about the lyrics...it is about the riff.

Also Whole Lotta Love was written in the early 70s, or even maybe late 60s.

This is 2009, it's a totally different time. If you listen to some of the Doors lyrics, "hey little girl, etc" - they would land you in jail in 2009!

Some of these ole' time lyrics sound good for the times, but they're not acceptable if they would've been written nowadays.

It's been 30 years since In Through the Out Door??? Wow. :eek:

Time will tell with the Foot. I finally got to hear one of their tunes and it was pretty good. I was more partial to the music as opposed to the lyrics but it was a nice tune.

I give it: :thumb: :thumb:

;) :p And you guys would expect nothing less! Ok, instead of trite let's use "contrived."




but EVERY band says they're demos are so good they will most likely just use those on the actual album...hell, a band today could release a Sgt Pepperesque record full of layering and say "well...most of demos were so good and we felt there was something special going on there so they made it onto the final mix."

Yeah, the chit chat at the beginning to Down the Drain could in fact be a spontaneous moment caught on tape but I bet it's a planned/contrived spontaneity of which multiple takes exist...

Maybe it was spontaneous the first time, and then someone said "you know sam, that's who we should start the song...with you talking to Joe over the intro riff." Then Sam said "yeah, that'll be awesome...let me just get a handle on what exactly I'm going to say" So then Sam started talking over a few takes until he got something that worked, that was on rhythm and sounded "cool" etc.


Well years ago in an interview with VH on the making of 5150 I believe thats how that album was made Ed had all the music and Sam came in and blowed with the band, taped it all and went back and used the lyrics. So I would tend to believe them on DTD knowing the history with Sam in the early days with VH. But to each there own here. One thing is for sure I think its damn good music reguardless how the songs came about.

It's been 30 years since In Through the Out Door??? Wow. :eek:

Time will tell with the Foot. I finally got to hear one of their tunes and it was pretty good. I was more partial to the music as opposed to the lyrics but it was a nice tune.

I give it: :thumb: :thumb:


30 years this Aug 15th

Released Aug 15th, 1979....time flies


I like the 3 songs I've heard....I can't see them being a huge commercial success...being that their average age is something like 52, but I do enjoy their music....Satch is great (I had my doubts that he'd jell in a band), from the three songs I've heard....Chad is laying a heavy bottom....I'll be picking this one up....


Why does Japan always get the bonus tracks?

Not sure why that is. They always get the goods don't they?

Can't believe it's been that long for that Zep album. Seems like just yesterday to me.

"Why does Japan always get the bonus tracks?"

I believe this was a condition someone at the last minute included in the agreement to end World War II. MacArthur felt sorry for them and threw them a bone....Little did we know we'd be bitching about it 65 years later.

I think the comparisons of CF and Zep need to stop right now. lol It's totally ridiculous to even ponder it. The only similarity between Zeppelin and CF is CF also plays hard rock, the singer has curly blond hair, the guitar player is a genius and the kick ass drummer likely drinks too much.

Anyway I'm glad to hear that Satriani sees a future in this band. So far the music is a refreshing high level injection of old school rock/in modern times that is hard to find these days. I'm cheering for this to work out cause so far I really enjoy the fruits of the collaboration. (I like Zeppelin A LOT more though lol).

"Why does Japan always get the bonus tracks?"

I believe this was a condition someone at the last minute included in the agreement to end World War II. MacArthur felt sorry for them and threw them a bone....Little did we know we'd be bitching about it 65 years later.

it's been a while, but I vaguely recall reading that cd's cost more over there. So they provide incentive for the japanese to buy japanese releases instead of an import which may be cheaper.

Joe's new axe for the Chixfoot tour:

http://usera.ImageCave.com/Bard/7035801-39a0e10eb1a3cbe14c34eccb538c034c.49f7a7e4-full.jpg

Kewl.

I wonder if Mike's having a custom bass made up.

it's been a while, but I vaguely recall reading that cd's cost more over there. So they provide incentive for the japanese to buy japanese releases instead of an import which may be cheaper.

I tend to agree with this. The fanbases over there seem to be a lot more loyal as well. The US has always been a country infatuated with "fads" whereas the Japanese have a higher sense of loyalty, hence acts like Mr. Big, Scorpions, Maiden, etc can still sell out arenas over there as opposed to playing small venues here. So for that they are rewarded.

Joe's new axe for the Chixfoot tour:

http://usera.ImageCave.com/Bard/7035801-39a0e10eb1a3cbe14c34eccb538c034c.49f7a7e4-full.jpg

Kewl.

I wonder if Mike's having a custom bass made up.

I think they could have gotten a lot more creative with the logo. It's a Chicken's foot but it looks more like a Peace Sign in a square instead of a circle as ceremoniously seen.

I think they could have gotten a lot more creative with the logo. It's a Chicken's foot but it looks more like a Peace Sign in a square instead of a circle as ceremoniously seen.

Uh, I think that was the intent, dude.

Uh, I think that was the intent, dude.

either way, I don't care for it.

either way, I don't care for it.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.


To each there own, VS. I knew some joesters who thought the original VH logo was dumb as well. http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-confused-smileys-327.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Adult-Smileys/)

To each there own, VS. I knew some joesters who thought the original VH logo was dumb as well. http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/smileys/free-confused-smileys-327.gif (http://www.easyfreesmileys.com/Free-Adult-Smileys/)

Personally, I thought it was kinda inspired, the peace sign-chickenfoot resemblance. Simple yet referential enough for most people to get it. :sssh:

I like the logo. I dig the peace sign and not to sound corny but in this day and age it will be cool to have a Tshirt or two with a peace inspired symbol. The guitar could be better though. I really don't think it matters either way though once they are ripping it up. Plus although that logo looks kinda uninspired placed as it is it may look cooler live in person under the lights with kick-ass flying out of the thing.

Personally, I thought it was kinda inspired, the peace sign-chickenfoot resemblance. Simple yet referential enough for most people to get it. :sssh:

now you're just picking on me :p

now you're just picking on me :p


Sorry. I just thought it was kinda obvious that the logo was a peace sign/chickenfoot hybrid. Nothing personal. :)

Sorry. I just thought it was kinda obvious that the logo was a peace sign/chickenfoot hybrid. Nothing personal. :)


it's definitely obvious that it's a peace sign, but it took me awhile to see the foot of a chicken in it. But I also though the peace sign aspect was a little out of character. Not because the guys in the band aren't laid back and cool, but because I see promoting peace as more of a social movement rather than a "let's hang loose and party" which is how I see the band.

it's definitely obvious that it's a peace sign, but it took me awhile to see the foot of a chicken in it. But I also though the peace sign aspect was a little out of character. Not because the guys in the band aren't laid back and cool, but because I see promoting peace as more of a social movement rather than a "let's hang loose and party" which is how I see the band.

:rolleyes: I don't think any of these guys, and really, musicians the world over in general, are not, on average, opposed to being promoters of peace. In fact, it's kind of music's M.O., isn't it? Most musical acts promote social causes of varying tiers over their years.

Peace and tunes go hand in hand, man. Relax. Smoke a doob. Chill out. Some of us equate hang loose and party with peace too, LOL. I guess in your neck of the woods hanging loose and partying is brawlin' and bangin'? :)

I like the logo. I dig the peace sign and not to sound corny but in this day and age it will be cool to have a Tshirt or two with a peace inspired symbol. The guitar could be better though. I really don't think it matters either way though once they are ripping it up. Plus although that logo looks kinda uninspired placed as it is it may look cooler live in person under the lights with kick-ass flying out of the thing.


I like the logo, yes your right its a simple does not stick out on the guitar but lets be clear on this Joe does not need a guitar to stick out or look jazzy {sorry lacking a better term} because this cat can shred. Now it would be cool if the lights did change the coloring of the guitar time from time kind of like their heat sensitive cd that they will release.

Satriani: 'I Could See Chickenfoot Recording Three To Four Albums'

The more material I hear coming from this first disc, the more I hope Joe's right! This is primo rock and roll! I can see CF recording ten or eleven albums!

This is primo rock and roll! I can see CF recording ten or eleven albums!

Knowing their work ethic, in the course of three or four years :p ;) :D

Knowing their work ethic, in the course of three or four years :p ;) :D

Yeah, because we all know how shitty Sam's work ethic is. ;)

We'll probably see another album within a year of the release of this album.

I dont listen to radio much anymore so I wouldnt know, but has anyone heard them getting any airplay yet?

I dont listen to radio much anymore so I wouldnt know, but has anyone heard them getting any airplay yet?

Heard Oh Yeah on the Octopus 95.9 outta Ventura en route to Valencia on the 126 the other day. Kind of a shocker to hear it, actually, LOL.

Kind of a shocker to hear the 'foot, or to hear anything worth two shits in a cowboy hat on modern radio?

Kind of a shocker to hear the 'foot, or to hear anything worth two shits in a cowboy hat on modern radio?

Point.

New decent hard rock is hard to come by these days, much less receive airplay.

Are you not headed to the Roxy gig? I gather not. Too bad, I'd buy ya a shot of cactus juice. I'll be there, with fucking bells on.