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Sammy Hagar says new supergroup could "rival Zep"

Band hits studio Sept. 1

The MusicRadar Team, Wed 28 May 2008, 1:51 pm UTC

Chickenfoot

There's only one way to Zep

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Sammy Hagar is excited about his new supergroup, Chickenfoot, so much so that he says the band "could rival Zep."

Comprised of acclaimed guitarist Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers's drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and Hagar, Chickenfoot have written "around eight or nine songs so far" and are due to enter the recording studio in September..

"When people hear the music, it's Led Zeppelin," Hagar enthuses. "I know that's a bold statement, but it's as good as that." The Red Rocker then compares the group to another musical entity, one he has had some experience with: "It's ten times Van Halen, because it's functional - we all like each other."

For his part, Joe Satriani is jazzed about the project but is less hyperbolic than Cabo man Hagar: "We're having a very fun time. For years now I've wanted to do something with a real vocalist and a real band, and I came close a few times but nothing really panned out. This time is different. What I'm doing with Sammy and the rest of the guys feels right. We get together, we have a lot of laughs, and great things happen musically. I'm thrilled, and I can't wait to get our ideas recorded."

Interestingly, MusicRadar has just figured out that the intials of Chickenfoot's members - H.S.A.S. - are exactly the same as another supergroup in Hagar's past. Coincidence?

By Joe Bosso

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User comments (13)

  • cabowabo5150

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    7 weeks ago.

    Sammy was just making a comparison of what it sounds like! He has much respect for LED ZEP and played tribute to them in his concerts all the time.

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  • mstarlin

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    13 weeks ago.

    Guys, He's just hyping his new band - like anybody trying to make a buck in the music business should. It may be a bit over the top, there was only one Led Zeppelin, but it got you talking didn't it?
    (Music is art. Support it.)

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  • Ibanezshark

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    14 weeks ago.

    But I think it's gonna be an interesting project and I'll like to see where it goes.

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  • Ibanezshark

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    14 weeks ago.

    I personally like Joe Satriani more than Jimmy Page for his complexity, thought and deep meaning he mixes in with his skills and his ability to have fun wihout going overboard. But I'm not sure he believes that Chickenfoot's, or his music alone is gonna or already"rivals" Led Zep, considering how they were one of his influences.

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  • gatorspike

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    25 weeks ago.

    acedrums is a fat cunt. What a simple twat.

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  • Dag

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    26 weeks ago.

    Elvis, if Hagar is a dreadful singer how he still be making music 30 plus years after his beginnings with Montrose? You might like Roth more that Hagar, but to call him dreadful is far from true. Even if Chicken foot did rival Zep, people who love Zep won't admit to it or recognize the groups talents. As far as Acedrums goes, anyone that makes an argument based on name calling has already dismissed himself of having any intelligence.

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  • spawn

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    26 weeks ago.

    i think : Satriani has that feel but , led zeppelin created riffs from scales other than the pentatonic scales, progressive rock / metal, jazz fusion scales, pitch axis theory.
    he needs / they need to write riffs in other scales / theories, to be different..
    other then that: led zep is led zep...

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  • Tostie

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    26 weeks ago.

    Satriani is all about speed but Page was all about the feel and the groove.

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  • Elvis2

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    26 weeks ago.

    Sammy Hagar is a pretty dreadful singer, Supergroup and Sammy Hagar in the same sentence does not compute..

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  • guitarnoize

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    26 weeks ago.

    What a ridiculous statement. They could never rival Zep.

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