Chad Smith - Drummer

[heeman]

I was wondering if Chad Smith was still in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, since he was playing in Chickenfoot. It was interesting to find out that not only is he still playing with TRHCP, but has been playing along with many artists.

One thing that really got my attention was his playing with Glen Hughes.

Interesting career!

Chad recently turned 50 last October.


The following is from Wikipedia:

Selected discographyJam Sessions - Jamming with Linc (1977)
Pharaoh - Point Of Entry (1982)
Toby Redd - In the Light (1986)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk (1989)
Second Self - Mood Ring (1990)
Twenty Mondays - Twist Inside (1992)
Queen Remix (1991)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Wild Colonials - Fruit of Life (1994)
General Clusterfunk - Starin' Straight at the Sun (1994)
Various Artists - A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division (1995)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute (1995)
Original Soundtrack - Grace of my Heart (1996)
Wayne Kramer - Dangerous Madness (1996)
Thermadore - Monkey on Rico (1996)
Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997)
Lili Haydn - Lili (1997)
John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
Leah Andreone - Alchemy (1998)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
Fishbone - The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerk (2000)
Various Artists - Loud Rocks (2000)
Dave Navarro - Trust No One (2001)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (2002)
Johnny Cash - Unearthed (2003)
Glenn Hughes - Songs In The Key Of Rock (2003)
Hughes Turner Project - HTP 2 (2003)
John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People (2004)
Glenn Hughes - Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels (2004)
Glenn Hughes - Soul Mover (2005)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way (2006)
Glenn Hughes - Music For The Divine (2006)
Glenn Hughes - First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (2008)
George Clinton - George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love (2008)
Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (2009)
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats - Meet The Meatbats (2009)
B'z - Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive (2009)
Rhythm Train with Leslie Bixler, Chad Smith and Featuring Dick Van Dyke - (2010) [5]
Paul Oakenfold - Pop Killer (2010)
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats - More Meat (2010)
Kid Rock - Born Free (2010) [6]
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm with You
Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot III

 

[Botch]

Don't know, but I'm wondering if "Bombastic Meatballs" comes from the end of a RHCP concert DVD I have, where as he's playing his final drum solo of the night, buckets and buckets of spaghetti (with sauce) start raining down on him. Great fun!

Absolutely hated the RHCP when they first came out, but their sheer talent won me over right around Blood Sugar Sex Magic. They're killer.

 

[heeman]

Don't know, but I'm wondering if "Bombastic Meatballs" comes from the end of a RHCP concert DVD I have, where as he's playing his final drum solo of the night, buckets and buckets of spaghetti (with sauce) start raining down on him. Great fun!

Absolutely hated the RHCP when they first came out, but their sheer talent won me over right around Blood Sugar Sex Magic. They're killer.

Botch, that is exactly how I felt about them. A talented bunch they are!

If you want a good Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert, I recommend this one; I have it on DVD and it rates as one of my best:

:music-rockout: :music-rockout:

 

[Doghart]

Don't know, but I'm wondering if "Bombastic Meatballs" comes from the end of a RHCP concert DVD I have, where as he's playing his final drum solo of the night, buckets and buckets of spaghetti (with sauce) start raining down on him. Great fun!

Absolutely hated the RHCP when they first came out, but their sheer talent won me over right around Blood Sugar Sex Magic. They're killer.

Botch, that is exactly how I felt about them. A talented bunch they are!

If you want a good Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert, I recommend this one; I have it on DVD and it rates as one of my best:

:music-rockout: :music-rockout:

Agreed love this one! The audio quality is fantastic.

I really don't think they will be the same without John Fruschante.

D

 

[FredtheFilmFan]

I remember an interview with Sammy Hagar about Chickenfoot, saying that Chad was the glue that held the band together. Chad was the reason that Chickenfoot exists. I didn't realize that he was 50. Then again, I've fallen into a bit of a depression realizing that Mothers Milk came out in 1989.

 

[Yesfan70]

Wow, pretty interesting career. Didn't know he played on one of Cash's albums.