Joe Satriani looks relieved as he shakes my hand. “Finally - a day I don’t have to talk about Coldplay,” he says. I get the drift and make a mental note not to ask any lawsuit questions.

I’m in Mill Valley, California, at Sammy Hagar’s office/studio/car lot to sit with three-fourths of Chickenfoot (which includes, in addition to Satriani and Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith) and talk about their eponymous debut album.

Tequila, Ferraris…this is Chickenfoot-land

Hagar has already primed me well, pouring me a tall glass of his premium Cabo Wabo Tequila (the stuff is smooth) before taking me on a 140 mph spin in his custom-made Ferrari (he owns 15 of them). Hagar cackles like a kid in an amusement park as we race through suburban streets. I laugh, too - out of terror.

Once I regain my senses, I sit down with the band (minus Smith, who is attending the birth of his son, Beckett Cash Smith) for one heck of a festive discussion.

Hagar and Anthony are happy to have found new life after Van Halen, and Satriani has realized his lifelong dream of being in a “big time, vocal-oriented rock band.” Formed last year after a series of jams at Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina, Chickenfoot have already made waves for their kooky name and Hagar’s quotes in which he said the band could “rival Led Zeppelin.”

Whether Jimmy Page quakes in his bespoke boots after hearing Chickenfoot (the album’s due 7 June in the US through Best Buy; and 5 June and 8 June in Germany and the UK, respectively, on earMUSIC), remains to be seen.

But one thing’s for sure: Chickenfoot are a band down to the, uh, bone. Their 11-song CD, full of slamming cuts like Sexy Little Thing and My Kind Of Girl, along with arena anthems like Learning To Fall, bears no traces of the ‘project-itis’ that has marred other supergroup efforts.

“To call us a real band is the highest compliment you can give us,” Satriani says.

In the excusive MusicRadar podcast (click here to listen), Satriani, Hagar and Anthony recall their formation and recording sessions. Settle back, pour yourself something and revel in all that is Chickenfoot.

via Chickenfoot: world-exclusive podcast interview | musicradar.com.

Guitarist Joe Satriani has issued an update on Chickenfoot, his new super-group also featuring singer Sammy Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Chad Smith.

Joe Satriani has posted this update on Chickenfoot:

“Chickenfoot. Chickenfoot? Chickenfoot! Yes, the band Chickenfoot, featuring Sammy Hagar, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony and yours truly, is about to release its first CD, called ‘Chickenfoot’, of course.

“It was one year ago this last February that we first got together in Vegas for a little jam in front of a few thousand people, and decided to make a go of it. I’m glad we did.

“Our ‘Live in Paris’ DVD from that tour will be released this year in all its psychedelic glory, and the Chickenfoot CD should be out in about a month or two. As a new band, Chickenfoot will do a few CD-release party gigs in May to kick things off, then it’s off to Europe for a few weeks of summer festivals. We are looking towards a headlining tour in the USA this fall.

“I’m so excited about bringing our new band and music to the stage. The energy this unit puts out is incredible, absolutely amazing. Chickenfoot rocks!”

Chickenfoot will release their self-titled debut album in either April or May. The first single might be either “Oh, Yeah!” or “Bitten By The Wolf”. The band’s tour in support of the CD will kick off in May, warming up in smaller venues in the USA, followed by a few weeks in Europe during the summer.

Reportedly audiences can expect to hear songs from each of the bandmembers’ careers. With classics from Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and some Joe Satriani instrumentals.

via Classic Rock Magazine

Chickenfoot’s self-titled debut CD will be released in either APRIL or MAY. The first single might be either “Oh, Yeah!” or “Bitten By The Wolf.” The tour will kick off in MAY, warming up in smaller venues (possibly clubs) in the USA followed by a few weeks in Europe during the summer.

via Van Halen News Desk.

According to Rolling Stone-

“The style is high-energy, kick-ass rock n’ roll,” says Satriani. “We all bring to the table some unusual influences and then we also share a lot of roots. We’ll draw from funk, blues and experimental. We know what we want to get out of it. We want passages in songs that develop and we want everyone’s personality to be able to come out.”

Here’s a video from the chickenfoot site-

visit chickenfoot.us for more info

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