Double shot of guitar Godliness.

Precouscioness is often a main attraction.

If we talk about telecaster & blues, i still have to recall

Interesting blog about Chickenfoot from Bob Lefsetz, apparently some music industry insider guy (I've never heard of him): http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2009/05/12/down-the-drain/

Overall very positive about the new stuff, though I have to vehemently disagree with his opening dig on Joe's solo career:

See, I've always contended that what sets Joe Satriani apart from the myriad of other shredders from the 80s and beyond is his ability to write good songs around the instrumental guitar. For years, I've marveled at how simple the structure of Joe's songs can be, while simultaneously sounding very fresh and innovative. That, to me, is the mark of a master songwriter. The fact that he's such an incredible technical player is just very sweet icing on the cake.

I think most people, like this guy, hear the technical gymnastics and stop listening to the underlying song structure, which is the real heart of the music. They dismiss the music as cold and emotionless, technical wizardry without feeling and musicianship. As we all know, this couldn't be further from the truth.

These people see the exquisite icing and walk away, assuming there's no cake underneath. In reality, the cake is not only there, but it's amazing and puts the icing to shame.

satchblues - I don't know much about Bob Lefsetz either, but I don't think I like him very much.

I first read something from him last year...he was eating lunch with the Dave Matthews Band's manager when the call came in that their sax player had died...he blogged about it (here). It's kind of neat to hear his almost firsthand account of it all, but the whole piece has this "Are they going to play tonight? Wow, they did...awesome!" feel that just seems arrogant and inappropriate considering what had happened.

I read his blog post on Chickenfoot and he sounds uninformed in just about every way possible. His comments on Satch's music sound like the only song he's listened to is If I Could Fly, which he probably did to try to be educated on the lawsuit. And the things he has to say about Van Halen? I love Eddie's music, but to say he's not writing anything new because he's "afraid of taking risks"? Yeah, right... There are a whole mess of problems in that band, and I don't think that's among them...

Anyway, I'm preaching to the choir...

Ozzy, thanks for posting that vid. I just missed it when it was on tv. That kid is killer! It was really great for Ozzy to come out and meet him. That will last a lifetime for sure!

elpp, how's the sunburn? lol!

30-second audio clips of all 11 tracks from the self-titled debut album from CHICKENFOOT are available for streaming at the web site of the Swiss multimedia shop CeDe.

Chickenfoot In-store signing in Los Angeles

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 In Store Appearance at Best Buy (West LA) 11301 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 Friday, June 5th 8:00 pm

Come down early for an in-store in Los Angeles and meet the guys and get an autographed copy of the new album!

The CHICKENFOOT song clips are pretty good - I cannot wait to hear the whole album.

Again, the link is from Sweden, I think.

Check out:

New Chickenfoot - 2 more full songs -

Get Up

&

Learning To Fly

Check out - http://www.vhnd.com/

The 2 songs are just down the page a bit.

There is also the the BONE interview available to listen to as well.

Lots of good CHICKENFOOT news today.

Enjoy.

Anyone interested in buying a mint condition JS100 autographed by Joe??

Good Aternoon Satchland.... How Is Everyone?

Cappy..... I haven't ben' around here lately and saw you were postin'. Good to see you again me friend.

Mr Roids..... I own a JSX amp. This amp is capable of many sounds and is very responsive. For creamy distortion I'd try all the knobs at 12:00 for the Crunch and Ultra channels and adjust for taste from there. With knobs set try lowering the gain a bit. My amp sounds best when the gain is around 2 #'s lower then the volume. ie: volume at 6 gain at 4. I like the treble and mids set at 12:00 with bass at 8. Like I said this amp is very responsive and little tweaks make a huge difference. Click Here for JSX settings. There's a setting taken from one of Joe's shows. This will definitely get you started. Good Luck -