Chickenfoot III
Occupation
- Vocals: Sammy Hagar
- Lead Guitar: Joe Satriani
- Bass, Backing Vocal: Michael Anthony
- Drums: Chad Smith
Chickenfoot III is the title of the published 23 September 2011 the second studio album by the American hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot.
Production
After the success of her self-titled debut album ( number 4 in the U.S., 17 in Germany, 23 in the UK) and the release of the live DVD Get Your Buzz on it was clear to the group members that they would record another album. As problematic for the appointment finding proved the obligations of the drummer, Chad Smith, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but the guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar still working on the first demos for the new album.
End of January 2011 the band began recording for the album in Hagar's " The Foot Locker " studio (after a technical appreciation he had his " Red Rocker " studio renamed). As a producer acted alongside the band Mike Fraser (AC / DC, Metallica, Franz Ferdinand, Aerosmith ), who had taken over the task to the first album of the sound engineer at the recordings. The first demos had already emerged on the tour in 2009, additional titles were written in 2010 as a demo. A special feature is the song Come Closer, for which Sammy Hagar had written the text, without having any music to it. He asked Joe Satriani, to come up with something, this then wrote the music to the text.
Guest musicians worked on the album Mike Keneally with (piano and organ at Different Devil and Alright Alright ) and Monique Creber, Joani Bye and Linda Kidder (background vocals on Come Closer ). The first single from the album the title Big Foot was released on August 2, 2011.
Chickenfoot III was released in Europe on September 23, 2011 as the simple CD, a deluxe edition CD and LP. The publication in the U.S. only took place on 27 September 2011. The cover of the first edition of the album contained a number of 3D elements, so the recordings is in each case one anaglyph glasses.
The Deluxe Edition was released in a box, the album with an additional DVD as well as the first album the group " Chickenfoot " ( also equipped with an additional DVD) contained. In addition, among this box four 3D postcards anaglyph glasses, and a white T - shirt with printed band logo. Use the information printed on the postcards QR codes could be called short video clips, which were also held in 3D.
The LP version was released in a gatefold cover, which also contained the anaglyph glasses. Instead of postcards, a four -page booklet in LP size was settled in the QR codes were also imprinted; the inner shell showed three additional 3D images. The record was held in transparent blue.
Dedication
" Chickenfoot III " is dedicated to John S. Carter. Carter was A & R manager for Capitol Records, where he accompanied the careers of Steve Miller and Bob Seger, Tina Turner had brought to Capitol Records and produced several songs from their comeback album " Private Dancer ". He was longtime companion of the career of Sammy Hagar, and later became his manager, and he also worked as a songwriter. John S. Carter died on 10 May 2011 at the age of 65 years in Palm Springs.
Title list
Reception
Joe Bosso of Music Radar said to Chickenfoot III, the CD was an " excellent, rousing rock 'n ' roll disc that simply can learn only from beginning to end " must. It is " hard, but still full of nested textures, played by top musicians. " In his opinion, this is " the kind of plate, of the young and old bands dream that they would have taken it. "
Jörg Staude wrote for Rocks, the album was " the new S-Class ." He certifies Joe Satriani, Chickenfoot that " any rock band" was without him. With its class, the group was " but extraordinary. " This album will deliver a " grand game of dynamics " and possess " more substance and depth than the debut, which to elaborate in comparison " was. For him, Chickenfoot III is the " former hard rock album of the year. "