CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS
''MEET THE MEATBATS''
SEPTEMBER 15 2009
55:49
1 - Need Strange/5:18
2 - The Battle For Ventura Blvd/5:32
3 - Oh! I Spilled My Beer/4:05
4 - Tops Off/6:26
5 - Death Match/5:52
6 - Night Sweats/5:56
7 - Pig Feet/4:13
8 - Lola/5:43
9 - Bread Balls/5:36
10 - Into The Floyd/6:43
All Tracks By Kevin Chown / Jeff Kollman / Ed Roth / Chad Smith
Kevin Chown /Bass
Jeff Kollman /Guitar
Ed Roth /Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Piano
Chad Smith /Drums, Percussion
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
Past say, oh, the early to mid-'80s, whenever you heard the phrase "instrumental rock music," it usually meant a group of heavy metallists shredding away on their respective instruments (usually with guitar gymnastics at the forefront). In other words, showing off your chops seemed to win out over the importance of songwriting time and time again. But by the time of the debut album by Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, 2009's Meet the Meatbats, this is thankfully no longer the case. In fact, the group specifically turns the clock back to the '70s, when instrumental rock music was based in funk and fusion styles (Jeff Beck's Wired, Return to Forever's Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Billy Cobham's Spectrum, etc.). Some mighty fine fusion-y grooves can be detected throughout Meet the Meatbats (and they're very authentic-sounding) -- especially such ditties as "Battle for Ventura Boulevard," "Death Match," and "Need Strange." Smith has long been considered one of rock's top drummers, and the debut album by his Bombastic Meatbats will only strengthen his standing.
BIOGRAPHY
BY WIKIPEDIA
Chadwick Gaylord "Chad" Smith (born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota but spent most of his childhood in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers whom he joined in 1988. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock band Chickenfoot and all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats. As one of the most highly sought after drummers, Smith has recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes, Jake Bugg, The Dixie Chicks, Jennifer Nettles, Johnny Cash, and The Avett Brothers to name a few.
Kiedis admired Smith and found his persistence pretty impressive. ("Scar Tissue", Anthony Kiedis with Larry Sloman, 2004, Time Warner Books) Smith joined the Chili Peppers in December 1988 and within a few months was recording his first album with the band, Mother's Milk. Smith reflected on joining the band in a 2012 interview by saying ''I remember thinking, ‘Oh, cool, they have a record deal. Great! I’d love to be in a band that has a record deal. We started playing, and right away we just hit it off musically. I was like, ‘Man, this is a blast! These guys are great!''... We were just doing what we do. We just jammed, which is what we still do today. It’s very similar.''
In 2007, Smith, along with fellow Glenn Hughes alumni, guitarist Jeff Kollman and keyboardist Ed Roth, formed an all-instrumental band inspired by their shared love of 70's funk and fusion. Still unnamed at the time, the group, rounded out by bassist Kevin Chown, debuted at the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The band has released two studio albums and a double live disc as Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats since its inception.
In 2008, while still on break from the Chili Peppers, Smith joined the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot whose other members are Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony. The group has released two studio albums and a live album to date.
In 2008, Smith was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
In 2011, due to touring commitments with the Chili Peppers, Smith was unable to tour with Chickenfoot and was temporarily replaced by Kenny Aronoff although Smith still remains a member of the band and plans to record more music with them during the next break away from the Chili Peppers.
In August 2011, the Chili Peppers released I'm with You, their tenth studio album, seventh with Smith. The band expects to be on the road until at least 2013 supporting the album although Smith said a new album isn't expected until at least late 2013. In April 2012, the band was inducted by Chris Rock into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On May 16, 2012, Smith rejoined Chickenfoot for a four song encore at the Orpheum in Boston, MA.
In March of 2012, Smith released The Chad Smith Drum App which is free mobile application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices and features his "Drummer GPS." The GPS section of the app spotlights drummers Smith has been influenced by and those he regards as some of the best drummers around today. The Chad Smith Drum App has received great praise from both fans and from fellow drummers.
Smith and the Chili Peppers will wrap up their I'm With You World Tour in April 2013. The band will take a break before writing music for their eleventh studio album, which Smith said will be around September 2013.
In April 2013 Smith was honored to be asked by NAMM the National Association of Music Merchants to represent the music community by going to Washington DC as a lobbyist in support of music education in US public schools. While in DC Smith had the unique opportunity to meet with congressional leaders and share his experience as a student who learned his craft entirely within the public school system. Smith has since been invited back to lobby in April 2014 in support of public school music education.
In May 2013 Smith launched, In Conversation with Chad Smith which is his own podcast through MusicRadar where interviews other big name musical artists.
Smith joined Sammy Hagar in the studio to work on music for his twelfth studio album. They were joined by guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Michael Anthony and according to Hagar it was the rebirth of his 80's band, HSAS, which featured Schon and two other members.
In June 2013, the readers of UK based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the 4th greatest rhythm section of all time.
''MEET THE MEATBATS''
SEPTEMBER 15 2009
55:49
1 - Need Strange/5:18
2 - The Battle For Ventura Blvd/5:32
3 - Oh! I Spilled My Beer/4:05
4 - Tops Off/6:26
5 - Death Match/5:52
6 - Night Sweats/5:56
7 - Pig Feet/4:13
8 - Lola/5:43
9 - Bread Balls/5:36
10 - Into The Floyd/6:43
All Tracks By Kevin Chown / Jeff Kollman / Ed Roth / Chad Smith
Kevin Chown /Bass
Jeff Kollman /Guitar
Ed Roth /Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Piano
Chad Smith /Drums, Percussion
REVIEW
by Greg Prato
Past say, oh, the early to mid-'80s, whenever you heard the phrase "instrumental rock music," it usually meant a group of heavy metallists shredding away on their respective instruments (usually with guitar gymnastics at the forefront). In other words, showing off your chops seemed to win out over the importance of songwriting time and time again. But by the time of the debut album by Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, 2009's Meet the Meatbats, this is thankfully no longer the case. In fact, the group specifically turns the clock back to the '70s, when instrumental rock music was based in funk and fusion styles (Jeff Beck's Wired, Return to Forever's Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Billy Cobham's Spectrum, etc.). Some mighty fine fusion-y grooves can be detected throughout Meet the Meatbats (and they're very authentic-sounding) -- especially such ditties as "Battle for Ventura Boulevard," "Death Match," and "Need Strange." Smith has long been considered one of rock's top drummers, and the debut album by his Bombastic Meatbats will only strengthen his standing.
BIOGRAPHY
BY WIKIPEDIA
Chadwick Gaylord "Chad" Smith (born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota but spent most of his childhood in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers whom he joined in 1988. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock band Chickenfoot and all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats. As one of the most highly sought after drummers, Smith has recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes, Jake Bugg, The Dixie Chicks, Jennifer Nettles, Johnny Cash, and The Avett Brothers to name a few.
Kiedis admired Smith and found his persistence pretty impressive. ("Scar Tissue", Anthony Kiedis with Larry Sloman, 2004, Time Warner Books) Smith joined the Chili Peppers in December 1988 and within a few months was recording his first album with the band, Mother's Milk. Smith reflected on joining the band in a 2012 interview by saying ''I remember thinking, ‘Oh, cool, they have a record deal. Great! I’d love to be in a band that has a record deal. We started playing, and right away we just hit it off musically. I was like, ‘Man, this is a blast! These guys are great!''... We were just doing what we do. We just jammed, which is what we still do today. It’s very similar.''
In 2007, Smith, along with fellow Glenn Hughes alumni, guitarist Jeff Kollman and keyboardist Ed Roth, formed an all-instrumental band inspired by their shared love of 70's funk and fusion. Still unnamed at the time, the group, rounded out by bassist Kevin Chown, debuted at the 2008 NAMM show in Anaheim, California. The band has released two studio albums and a double live disc as Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats since its inception.
In 2008, while still on break from the Chili Peppers, Smith joined the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot whose other members are Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony. The group has released two studio albums and a live album to date.
In 2008, Smith was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
In 2011, due to touring commitments with the Chili Peppers, Smith was unable to tour with Chickenfoot and was temporarily replaced by Kenny Aronoff although Smith still remains a member of the band and plans to record more music with them during the next break away from the Chili Peppers.
In August 2011, the Chili Peppers released I'm with You, their tenth studio album, seventh with Smith. The band expects to be on the road until at least 2013 supporting the album although Smith said a new album isn't expected until at least late 2013. In April 2012, the band was inducted by Chris Rock into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On May 16, 2012, Smith rejoined Chickenfoot for a four song encore at the Orpheum in Boston, MA.
In March of 2012, Smith released The Chad Smith Drum App which is free mobile application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices and features his "Drummer GPS." The GPS section of the app spotlights drummers Smith has been influenced by and those he regards as some of the best drummers around today. The Chad Smith Drum App has received great praise from both fans and from fellow drummers.
Smith and the Chili Peppers will wrap up their I'm With You World Tour in April 2013. The band will take a break before writing music for their eleventh studio album, which Smith said will be around September 2013.
In April 2013 Smith was honored to be asked by NAMM the National Association of Music Merchants to represent the music community by going to Washington DC as a lobbyist in support of music education in US public schools. While in DC Smith had the unique opportunity to meet with congressional leaders and share his experience as a student who learned his craft entirely within the public school system. Smith has since been invited back to lobby in April 2014 in support of public school music education.
In May 2013 Smith launched, In Conversation with Chad Smith which is his own podcast through MusicRadar where interviews other big name musical artists.
Smith joined Sammy Hagar in the studio to work on music for his twelfth studio album. They were joined by guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Michael Anthony and according to Hagar it was the rebirth of his 80's band, HSAS, which featured Schon and two other members.
In June 2013, the readers of UK based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the 4th greatest rhythm section of all time.
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