Chickenfoot: Live at the Fillmore
Are you ready for Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith in a new band? Then you are ready for Chickenfoot. I just caught the third show of their debut world tour tonight. It was an early homecoming for Bay Area locals Satriani and Hagar, and Chickenfoot rocks! The sound combines elements of Van Halen with vintage Satriani guitar solos in a hard driving, grass roots American rock sound that leaves your foot thumping and your fists in the air. The sold out crowd went wild from the first licks out of Joe's customized Chickenfoot logo guitar, matched, of course, by Mark Anthony's equally customized bass. Chickenfoot will appeal to fans of all four of the individual musician's original bands– while some of the music borders on heavy metal– the unifying theme of songs like "Down the Drain", "Soap on a Rope, "Oh Yeah", Get it Up", and "Sexy Little Thing" is the hard driving, up tempo beat punctuated by Sammy Hagar's imploring lyrics.
Look for Chickenfoot's television debut on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on June 5th– this band is going to be big, fast!
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May 18th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Good to hear that Chickenfoot’s show was as good in my hometown as it was in my adopted domain (Seattle). Sounds like the Fillmore is still a good place to see a show–I deduce that from the absence of comments about the venue)–unlike Seattle, where we had to endure a dangerously oversold house, the antics of security goons that ought to be placed in handcuffs, and a crowd that some have termed “testosterone driven,” but which was really laced with Viagra addicts. Chickenfoot…BAWK,BAWK,BAWK…I mean, RAWK!
May 21st, 2009 at 7:21 am
I too, was fortunate to catch this show. It was hard-driving, in-your-face heavy rock from the first note to the last. I have never seen anything like it. There was not one bad song on the setlist. It rolled through the audience like a speeding locomotive.
Sammy’s vocals were spot-on and filled with a depth I’ve not heard from him in a long time. He looked great. He sounded great.
Michael Anthony’s bass and distinctive backing vocals were prime as ever. Satriani’s guitar work was a new level of extraordinary. Chad Smith’s drumming was a voice refusing to go unheeded–an outstanding element to the band.
I realize that these are professional musicians with aspiratons of their own, and that Chad is still a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but I hope Chickenfoot won’t be a transitory “supergroup.” These guys have such great chemistry between them and have put out the kind of hard rock music that has been sorely missing for the past few decades, but with a fresh voice all their own. They should have been a band a long time ago.
Anyone who has the chance to see Chickenfoot and doesn’t go, will regret it. They will pound your ass off. Their album is due for release on June 5. I can’t wait!