Sammy Hagar

Black Friday: The Chickenfoot that ate Van Halen

Friday, June 5th, 2009 | musiX | 2 Comments

That headline is a play off the old Bill Cosby stand-up routine “The Chicken Heart That Ate New York City” … umm … no one? It’s from the album Wonderfulness. 1966. It’s a giant chicken heart that eats the city … anyone? OK.

Supergroups are a bad idea for the following reasons:

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Firm
Audioslave
Oysterhead
Velvet Revolver
A Perfect Circle
Temple of the Dog
Contraband
Damn Yankees
Zwan
Heaven and Hell
Damnocracy/Savage Animal
Tinted Windows

Exceptions:

Mad Season
The Highwaymen
Fantômas
The Traveling Wilburys
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Actually, I’m still not sure about Tinted Windows. I may actually like them … but don’t quote me on that. I repeat, DO NOT quote me on that.

Adding to that longer list is Chickenfoot, a supergroup featuring the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar, former Van Halen/Hagar bassist Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and guitar wunderkind Joe Satriani. How can I convey my thoughts on this summit of super musical minds? Let’s see. Superbad idea. Superbad name. Superbad music. Superbad fans. Superbad album (out today!). Superbad cover art. Superbad, bad, bad.

Bad.

What is it about former Van Halen vocalists that makes them join forces with other well-known axe-slingers? (Diamond Dave went with Steve Vai; Sammy goes Satch). Maybe Gary Cherone will pick up Yngwie Malmsteen … or just go crawling back to Nuno. In other VH news: Rock Band will also release a Van Halen edition. Looks cool, but it features Eddie’s son Wolfgang playing bass with the original lineup instead of Michael Anthony. It is unlikely that I will ever play this game.

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