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Ah, the rock ballad. So many over the years that have grabbed us and wormed into our thoughts. ‘Learning to Fall’ is another such current ‘classic’ rock ballad that will grab anyone who listens. The light touch on the guitar by legend Joe Satriani is in beautiful counterpoint to the always amazing rock voice of Sammy Hagar. The subtlety on bass by great Michael Anthony who backs on vocals is a dream. How many true rock drummers can really back a good rock ballad? Chad Smith delivers. No pounding away, just a delicate backbeat. There is so much that goes in to a ballad. The individual musicians of Chickenfoot as a whole understand the nuances necessary to produce a truly classic piece of music.
How this ballad and the fun rock sounds of “Sexy Little Thing” and “My Kinda Girl” are not playing constantly on rock and top 40 stations around the country is beyond me. The music is amazing, vocals are solid, lyrics are entertaining – what’s not to love about this band?