Jazz Articles about Bombastic Meatbeats Featuring Chad Smith

Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats: Live Meat and Potatoes

by Glenn Astarita
October 30, 2012

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith spreads his wings on this Pristinely recorded, high-impact jazz fusion outing captured at the Baked Potato in North Hollywood, CA. From a technical perspective, the members of the Chili Peppers were always cited as serious-minded musicians, possessing the goods to delve into various musical formats or genres. Smith, nascent guitar hero, Jeff Kollman, and the remaining band members initiate a kinetic performance, transferring radiantly to disc. The press materials indicate that ...