''Chickenfoot III'' is the second studio album by American
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest ha ...
band
Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2008. The group consists of vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen and - Montrose), bassist Michael Anthony (also ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili ...
, released on September 27, 2011.
Despite the title, it is not actually the band's third album; other rumored titles that were mentioned include ''Chickenfoot IV'' (four). The first pressing of the album was packaged with a 3-D cover; it was later nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package
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at the
2012 ceremony.
Production
The band began to record the album back in April 2010, when they had some free time. They demoed four unnamed songs and put one of them in a video describing the A.M.P.F. technology (which stands for "Audio Musical Performance Fidelity").
On July 8, 2011, the band posted a new video online of the first teaser of one of the songs from the new album with this message included in the video: "Attention Foot Soldiers. Get Your Boots On. September 27, 2011."
Track listing
Vinyl release
Limited pressings in red vinyl and blue vinyl were also released in 12" LP format, but the hidden track "No Change" is not on the vinyl versions.
Bonus tracks
Personnel
Chickenfoot
*
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo car ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
*
Joe Satriani
Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". '' AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and guitar teacher. Early in his ...
– lead guitar, keyboards, piano
*
Chad Smith
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the ...
– drums, percussion
Additional personnel
* Joani Bye – background vocals (6)
* Linda Bye – background vocals (6)
* Monique Creber – background vocals (6)
*
Mike Fraser – production, engineering, mixing
*
Mike Keneally
Michael Joseph Keneally (born December 20, 1961) is an American session guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer.
Early years and musical influences
Keneally started playing music at the age of 7 when he received an electric organ for h ...
– piano, organ (2, 3, 6)
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales
References
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2011 albums
Albums produced by Mike Fraser
Chickenfoot albums
MNRK Music Group singles