So, it looks like Kenny Aronoff is our guy for the time being...

I don't know how many people are familiar with his work, but I thought I'd share a video of him from the John Bonham tribute I went to last year. I was right down in front; you can see me in some of the shots here:

Rock And Roll / Black Dog

I'll miss Chad, but Kenny is a great choice to fill in...

With Kenny Aronoff, maybe, just maybe, we won't have to wear a helmet & teeth guard to the shows this time around. Maybe!

Do the Burgers / AustIn and Out Lewis

Michelle - that's so cool for your niece and her community.

Austin - I like this Kenny guy I think he'll be fab.

hey joe, massive fan of yours. really looking forward to the new chickenfoot album and tour. hoping you'll be coming to ireland. i recently got myself one of your 2400 ibanez's and have one of your js20ths may i say they are 2 of the most amazing guitars ive ever played. would love someday to get them signed. :)

thanks joe for your inspirational music.

Michelle- Congrats to your niece and others on the important milestone for the tribes.

I hate slugs too BUT they are not a bug......

they are a gastropod mollusk......... and are

DISGUSTING slimey critters ;-)

And thanks for continued input on guitar purchase...I think my daughter's boyfriend is gonna help me with choosing. He plays acoustic , & expressed an interest in helping me pick one.

I'm over 100 miles inland, but they're saying we're going to get slammed too. It should be down to a cat. 1 by the time it hits here. They're calling for heavy rain & wind sustaining 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 60, and possibly thunder/lightening. That's a lot of wind! Lots of talk about NJ & NY getting hit way hard. If it is that strong this far up the coast, all the beach front places will be obliterated, and Long Island is in deep shit. A lot can change in 2 days. Gotta put away all the outside furniture, plants, and whatnot, make sure the rain spouts & gutters are clear, and along with the rest of the east coast - get some groceries. They're saying to take pictures of yer property so you can have before & after pics for yer insurance company.

God bless those on the coast. It's gonna get ugly.

Should be interesting to say the least.

Listening to the Chickenfoot III preview on iTunes, there are a few songs that jumped out at me as being interestingly good.

First one was Different Devil which I liked a lot, because it was a country-like ballad with some of Joe's nice Hendrix infuenced blues licks in the background.

Second one was Come Closer. It's a soft, almost jazzy piece of music. It almost reminds of something Sting would do. Sting Tommorow We'll See

Third and last one was Something Gone Wrong. It has a nice, acoustic riff which kinda reminds of The Charlie Daniels Band. And what I heard was another classic Joe blues solo which is always nice.

RE Chickenfoot III

May not be darker in the traditional sense of the word ............ but bluesier (is that a word ?) and a bit more range for Sams voice on some songs. I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked the samples.

P. Lily, so sorry about yer camper. Man that had to be scary! Hope you didn't have to much stuff in it. See, now if you would have had a motor home full of slugs, the moisture content would have put out the fire before it got out of control. Slugs are yer friend!

*shivers*

Michelle- LMAO......the only time slugs woulda been my friend....

PROTECT YOUR ANIMALS!!

Can't get it loud enough :-)

Davy

I love the Chickenfoot III samples...

Some songs are definitely heavier, but there's a poppier side to everything too. I think Alright Alright, Different Devil, or Something Gone Wrong would make a great single for mainstream rock radio.

I like Mikey's bass part on Come Closer. I like the R&B vibe of that one (of the sample, anyway). Dubai Blues has a cool bass part too.

I felt like the first Chickenfoot album was a great "driving fast" album...based on these samples, this sounds like it might be a great "driving in a convertible with the top down" album.

I don't want to form an opinion of the full album based on samples, but it does sound bluesier all around. I also think it sounds much more mature than a band's second album.

Is it release day yet?

DTS, I agree with your "more mature" comment. The spoken piece on "Three And A Half Letters" was haunting. "Something Gone Wrong" starts of great, sounds like a real toe taper and head bopper.

I like all the bass riffs Michael is playing. I too will withhold judgment until I get to hear more of what Joe is bringing.

I enjoyed all the samples, tangibly different to Foot I except Tree And A Half Letters which reminded me of Avenida Revolucion.

I think Different Devil has similarities to the Rolling Stones (Start Me Up?) does anybody hear that too?.

Joe is great on all of them of course.

Nice one T! Much better than the pics I RT'ed of Travis Barker's knuckle :-) LOL!

Enjoying the calm before the storm. It's overcast today, but I did see the sun peeking through the haze for about a minute. We're supposed to get the worst of it overnight and tomorrow morning. Should be wicked fun trying to sleep. Good excuse as any not to go into work. I feel bad for the peeps who are east of here.

Not so cool that it's college move-in weekend for a LOT of schools on the east coast. Gotta get our baby back to her little nook at her school today. Just need groceries and she's good to go. Thank God we moved all her furniture on Wednesday! It'll prolly take 30 minutes to go the last mile to her school. Everybody must move in as early as possibly today. They're calling for shit to go sideways after 2:00.

Oh yeah, gas prices will be going up again because they have to shut down refineries for the storm. Csuckers take every opportunity to screw the world. It already went up 4 cents and it at $3.39 where we go. $3.35 is the lowest it's been for a while, but I think it dipped to $3.27 for a minute. We shall see.

For now we must all enjoy the yahoo reporters who stand on the beaches while getting pummeled by sand, wind, & rain while trying to stay on their feet to report that the sand, wind, & rain is hitting them in the face and it's hard to stay on their feet. *sigh*