Van Halen might be spending the holidays stubbornly refusing to give us any real information about their long-rumored new album, but the guys in Chickenfoot are as busy as ever -- and they've taken a moment away from the preparations for their 2012 tour to send some seasons' greetings to their fans.
The real answer to what happened to Chickenfoot 'II' is not nearly as interesting as the question, so the band made up a few entertaining stories. After they released their second album 'III' this year, fans were left wondering "What the heck?" In a spoof video called 'Behind the Foot' at Rolling Stone, all four bandmates come up with their own fantastic explanations.
Chad Smith is undoubtedly a busy man, what with his main job drumming for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and his side gig keeping the beat with Chickenfoot. Yet despite the demands on his time, there's one man he's willing to clear up his schedule for at a moment's notice. One man that a jam session with would be fulfilling a dream so big that he could check an item off his bucket list. One man he really, really, really wants to jam along to some Jimi Hendrix with.
Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith wasn't able to head out with the band for its fall "Road Test" tour due to his commitments to his "other" band, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, so Kenny Aronoff manned the kit in his absence. The 'Foot did test runs of material from the recently released album 'III' and Smith was there in spirit. He kept in touch with his mates the entire time and may have even watched some footage from the shows on YouTube.
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Van Halen may be reuniting at the Grammy's next year, but original bassist Michael Anthony won't be with them. Nor will one-time lead singer Sammy Hagar. In a recent interview, Hagar made it clear he's not interested.
Chickenfoot's new song 'I Need a Job' would surely find agreeing ears at the Occupy protests nationwide, and the band says they're not opposed to bringing it to them. In an interview with Aquarian writer Bryan Reesman, Sammy Hagar says he doesn't support them, but his bandmates disagree.
They might be calling their current mini-touring run a road test, but Saturday night's sold out Chickenfoot performance at the Metro in Chicago (the fourth date on their five show run) proved that version 2.0 of the 'Foot has fully graduated from the testing phase.
Chickenfoot swung on by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Thursday night to rock out two songs -- 'Big Foot' and 'Three and a Half Letters' -- from their recently released second album, 'III."
Sammy Hagar and Chickenfoot were so touched by the many letters they received prior to releasing their new album 'III' and the song 'Three and a Half Letters (I Need a Job),' they're asking for more. Plus they're looking to help. A statement on the band's website explains how fans in a pinch can lean on the rockers' fame for their next gig.
