Chickenfoot released their second album 'Chickenfoot III' on Sept.27 and bassist Michael Anthony believes it to be one of the best things that he has been involved with, even claiming the band has a similar chemistry to that of Van Halen in their early days.
Speaking with website The Nervous Breakdown Anthony revealed:
"You know what? I'd have to agree with Sammy. Every now and then you hit on something. I mean, the chemistry in this band, right off the bat, is something that I experienced early on in VAN HALEN and then again when Sammy joined VAN HALEN. Once an album's over, you don't think it's gonna happen again, and with CHICKENFOOT, it was kind of like, "Oh, my God…" We just got together as four friends and said "Man, this is great. Let's just hang out and play some music." Who would have known it was going to turn out into one album and tour much less? I've gotta say that from all aspects of this album, it's one of the best things that I've been involved with. And that I can proudly say I've been involved with."
The legendary bassist, who spent 30 years with Van Halen before a less than amicable split, went on to discuss the differences between playing with Joe Satriani & Eddie Van Halen.
He said: (pauses) "You know, I don't know. I really can't. Playing with both guys, I really just try to lock in with the drummer. Because here are two guys who can really go into outer space with what they play, and if it what's happening behind them isn't solid… CREAM was the only band that I know of that could do something that almost sounded like three guys playing three different songs and then be able to dive right back in where they're supposed to come in and be playing the same thing again. You don't want everything to get disjointed when the solo comes up. They're different players, obviously, but they're both on that same level, so I treat it all the same."
Read the entire interview from The Nervous Breakdown.
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