The better Van Halen?

With the so-called supergroups that every now and then come together in the rock business, that's such a thing. It scuffle several (former) members of successful bands together to jointly form a band. Often these bands are then for an album again history. The most recent of these supergroups are Chickenfoot. The band with the unusual name consists of the former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, and the guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. If you believe the statements of guitarist Satriani, then should the self-titled debut album of chicken feet, not be the last release. And if this album has led even to heart, then one can only hope that as well. Because here is mainstream stadium rock par excellence offered virtually the soundtrack for the summer of 2009.

Of course, many fans of the protagonists will have their expectations of this album, some will probably expect to Van Halen sounds meet, or to Satriani's guitar acrobatics and translucent Red Hot Chilli Peppers songs. Somehow this also applies to everything, and somehow not. Chad Smith grooves like the sow, Hagar and Anthony bring naturally a little Van Halen Feeling, but the biggest surprise for me is Joe Satriani. He completely avoids Gitarrengekniedel and plays very useful band. Great rhythm work and excellent guitar solos that best meet the songs!

The first song "Avenida Revolution" is also equal to the only song on the album, which bores me something, somehow the band did not already make it here the engine to crank. But what then does the better in "Soap On A Rope". The song rocks, like all the rest of the album. "Down the Drain" is a pretty relaxed rock song with very nice Satriani solo and with "Learning to Fall" Chickenfoot have an extremely beautiful ballad at the start.

Rock and hard rock fans will certainly enjoy themselves on this album.