Chickenfoot's CD jumped from #4 to #2 this week.  I'm not expecting it stay up high much longer, but kind of cool.

Oooh, I just remembered...Hanoi Rocks.

The big-haired Axl from the WTTJ video, Izzy's fashion sense.   It came straight from Hanoi, Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe.

Awesome music, odd at times, but they are Scandanavian, so you know, we forgive.

I didn't like Hagar's rockin' stuff with VH.  Good Enough, Summer Nights, Judgement Day, that's about it.  It seemed perfunctory, plus add in Eddie's penchant at the time to want to write songs that sounded like Michael McDonald, and it just wasn't my favorite VH time.

That being said, I don't blame Hagar, Eddie was the one writing the music.

It's all good, I can appreciate different viewpoints.  Enjoy the Chickenfoot.

Let's not even get into how well Best Buy has promoted this one, with the band, and Azoff's participation, and that it charted at #4 after only being on sale for 4 days! : )

Eddie "was" one of the greatest guitarists of all time.  Dude has serious, serious issues now.  Almost to Axl's level.

His playing level has slipped tremendously on the past two tours.  Very sloppy and he won't stop playing with the sustainer.  His substance abuse issues have been at the forefront of his playing and decision making for quite a while now, it's debateable whether or not that dude has brain damage at this point.

Alice in Chains did have some great riffs.  The original grunge guys did do some cool stuff.  I just didn't like the 2nd wave/copycats/hair metal bands trying to cross over and whatnot.  Longterm, I think it did some damage by removing some of the over the top excesses, showmanship, and glitz, that the average suburban white teenage male used to love about rock/metal, but now has to find in rap.

I'll have to post the Jerry Cantrell/Sammy Hagar/Bob Weir jamming in Tahoe bootleg I have.  Interesting stuff.