New Supergroup Chickenfoot

Chickenfoot is a new supergroup including former Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar, super guitarist Joe Satriani, ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Hagar has been talking the band up in the US press going as far as to say that Satriani is the best guitar player he has played with.

I wonder what Eddie Van Halen thinks about that?

Hagar’s praise for Satriani seems to be based in his versatility “He can play anything and everything — folk, blues, jazz, hard rock, soft rock, fusion, you name it. As a guitar technician, Joe is the best guy I’ve ever stood in the same room with on any instrument. And he’s so soulful when he solos. He puts more feeling into a solo than any other player I’ve been with,”.

Hagar was equally enthusiastic in describing his new band. “It’s like early Led Zeppelin with a little Deep Purple and Montrose. With Mike and I in there and me co-writing all the songs with Joe, you’re also going to get a little Van Halen — Van Hagar, you might say. But every band we ever loved, from the Stones to Cream, is in there. We even get funky every now and then.”

Chickenfoot will be kicking off a tour of Europe this summer after which they are planning to return to tour in the U.S. There are no suggestions of Australian dates as yet although there would have to be a chance given Satriani’s popularity here, which goes all the way back to his tour as a member of Mick Jagger’s band that played that famous show at the Corner Hotel.