A few months back, the world was introduced to Tinted Windows, the new band featuring Taylor Hanson, James Iha and company. And hey, they didn't blow.
Apparently, though, the notion that any random assortment of musicians from other, unrelated bands can join together to become a (gulp, I hate this word) supergroup is becoming a trend.
And with that, I introduce Chickenfoot, the new band featuring Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Joe Satriani (guitar virtuoso, relative douche bag) and ex-Van Halen bros Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony.
The truly (cough, cough) exciting part is that Chickenfoot is heading out on tour this summer! Anyone who was really dying to see over-the-hill Sammy Hager put on his best (read: still not good) performance will finally get the chance to see it!
Now look, supergroups are all good and fine I suppose, but few reek of such desperation to get back into the limelight than this one. Besides Smith, none of these dudes has done anything remotely noteworthy in years — aside from, of course, Satriani's sad attempt to sue Coldplay for stealing his song. Which sucked.
In terms of musical backgrounds, we can again make an exception for Smith — his drumming in the Peppers (mixed with Flea's bass acrobatics) make for one of the tightest rhythm sections in rock. But Hagar was, for years, the worst part of Van Halen, and Satriani's pompous, bloated guitar rock is less exciting than waiting for Led Zeppelin to reunite.
If you're not convinced yet that Chickenfoot will not, in fact, save rock'n'roll, here's a post Anthony wrote on his blog when the band first surfaced last fall: "I just got back last Wed. from a week and a half of recording with Sam, Joe, and Chad, and all I can say is....F_K, the shit is ROCKIN!!!! NOBODY will be disappointed!"
Hmmm. Al caps tends to mean "I don't even believe myself."
You decide: Listen here.
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