![]() ![]() Following the group's eponymous 1973 debut, he embarked on a lucrative career as a sought-after sideman, playing first with Rod Stewart in the '70s, and then with a bevy of name artists in the '80s and '90s including Ozzy Osbourne, Edgar Winter, Pink Floyd, and more. Initially emerging as a member of the '60s progressive psych-rock band Vanilla Fudge, Appice formed the proto-metal outfit Cactus and gained even wider fame collaborating with legendary guitarist Jeff Beck in the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. ![]() Goldenrobotrecords.One of the leading rock drummers of his generation, Carmine Appice is recognized world-wide for his dynamic, technically adroit style that helped bridge the gap between psychedelic hard rock and heavy metal. Vanilla Fudge celebrated their 50-Year Anniversary in 2017 and is still rocking the world as hard as ever. This resulted in a deal with the Atlantic subsidiary Atco, which requested a name change. ![]() Impressed by their heavy-rocking, trippy and psychedelic version of The Supremes’ ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’, Morton offered to record the song as a single. ![]() In early 1967, The Pigeons manager, Phil Basile, convinced producer, George “Shadow” Morton (producer for The Shangri-Las and Janis Ian), to catch their live act. In late 1966, drummer, Joey Brennan, moved out to the West Coast The Pigeons immediately drafted drummer and vocalist, Carmine Appice, a disciple of the renowned Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Band) and a seasoned veteran of the club scene. The Pigeons reworked many of their own existing arrangements of covers to reflect their unique interpretation of this “East Coast Sound”. Inspired by groups such as The Rascals and The Vagrants (fronted by guitarist, Leslie West of “Mountain” fame). The East Coast, in particular, New York, and New Jersey, created a sound all its own. In early 1966, the group recorded a set of eight demos that were released several years later as “While the World Was Eating Vanilla Fudge”. They built a following by gigging extensively up and down the East Coast and earned extra money by providing freelance in-concert backing for hit-record girl groups. Originally, Vanilla Fudge was a blue-eyed soul cover band called The Pigeons, formed in New Jersey in 1965 with organist, Mark Stein, bassist, Tim Bogert, drummer, Joey Brennan, and guitarist, vocalist, and US Navy veteran, Vince Martell. Although at first, the band did not record original material, they were best known for their dramatic heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs which they developed into works of epic proportion. Vanilla Fudge was one of the first American groups to infuse psychedelia into heavy rock sound to create “psychedelic symphonic rock” an eclectic genre that would, among its many offshoots, eventually morph into heavy metal. This version definitely has a life and identity of its own. VANILLA FUDGE adds their own slant to Led Zeppelin’s ‘Ramble On’, including some amazing organ interludes. A great ode to one of the most respectable and best bands of all time, by one of the most respectable and best bands of all time. This remastered version of ‘Ramble On’ will be released digitally via Golden Robot Records on 30th November. This is Led Zeppelin done ‘’Fudge’’ style. All 3 tracks come from the soon-to-be-released album “Vanilla Zeppelin”. VANILLA FUDGE throws out another re-worked Led Zep classic, this time it’s ‘Ramble On’ to go with the recently released ‘Immigrant Song’ and ‘Rock and Roll’. VANILLA FUDGE release their cover of ‘Ramble On’ on 30th November, out on Golden Robot Records. ![]()
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