Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot
Redline Entertainment
www.chickenfoot.com 

Rating: B+ 

The hype is true, Chickenfoot kicks ass.  No, they are not, as Sammy Hagar said in a tequila stupor, as good as Led Zeppelin, but they are damn good.  The super group consists of two ex-Van Halen members, with different last names than the Brothers VH, vocalist Sammy Hagar and bass player Michael Anthony, and guitarist extraordinare Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.   

The band got together and created a raging slab of hard rock mayhem.  “Oh Yeah” is, by far, the best of the bunch.  This song was tailor made for Hagar’s party time anthem vocal style.  The guitars on “Oh Yeah,” and the rest of disc, are simply outstanding, and why not...This is, after all, Joe Satriani.  “Learning to Fall” is a great power ballad as well.  While most of Chickenfoot is based on in-your-face hard rock, this tune may be the best example of just how good this foursome can be.  Other tracks that will have your fist in the air are “Soap on a Rope,” “Down the Drain” and “Sexy Little Thing.”   

At the end of the day, this is not as good as Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut, however, it may be the best album released thus far in 2009.  One can only hope that the four members of ‘Foot will stay dedicated to this project, as it appears they have just scratched the surface of what they are capable of doing.   

– Jeb Wright