“We should spread our message of unity and peace in this chaotic world,” says Vinny Martell. I believe the only way to stay youthful at our age as a rock band is by continuing to do that.” “We plan to keep playing, recording and moving forward.” Mark Stein agrees: “I can only hope that Vanilla Fudge continues to move forward by playing as many shows as we can while we still can. “I hope we can reach our next anniversary at 55 years,” says Appice. Upon the release of Live At Sweden Rock- The 50th Anniversary, Vanilla Fudge will resume its schedule of live performances, including an appearance on the Rock Legends VI Cruise, with Sammy Hagar and Bad Company, among others. ”Is it tomorrow? Let’s call it Vanilla Haze…” “Playing with Carmine and Mark now is like waking up in the middle of a long solo that started in 1967,” laughs Martell, who, is also a US Navy veteran. Among the band’s biggest fans is musician Paul Shaffer, former leader of the Late Night with David Letterman Show band for decades: "The Vanilla Fudge slowed down ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’ and with that one soulful record, effectively invented progressive rock.” In addition to playing together (including appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show), the members also reached considerable success over the years as solo artists, in their own right. The group has remained together off and on ever since, with Bogert departing in 2006 after a motorcycle accident and his decision to retire. ![]() Sold out world tours hit albums and singles and a reputation as a group steeped in cutting-edge musicianship has allowed Vanilla Fudge to be one of the most influential acts to rise from the revolutionary 1960s. Originally formed in 1967 out of the ashes of The Pigeons, with Stein, Appice, Martell and bassist Tim Bogert, the band was soon renamed Vanilla Fudge, because of its musical concept of four New York-based white musicians playing re-vamped rock versions of popular soul hits. With Stein, Appice and Martell in place, along with bassist Pete Bremy, Vanilla Fudge is one of a handful of 60s bands who are still intact with most of its founding members. They finally had a chance to see the band at Sweden Rock when they were young they had only heard our recordings on Radio Free Europe.” ![]() “On the day we played Sweden Rocks, I met fans who had been trapped behind the Iron Curtain across the Baltic when we first became famous. “It was our European Woodstock,” says guitarist Vinny Martell. The album features powerful psychedelic re-workings of classic songs from The Doors, The Monkees, Spencer Davis, Donovan and Led Zeppelin, along with the Fudge’s distinctive musical take on the Motown and R&B classics, “Shotgun” "Take Me For A Little While" and “You Keep Me Hanging On.” To see all those people enjoying our set was a great feeling.” ![]() It is that very energy that we feel from the audience that keeps us always feeling young and inspired.”Īdds drummer Carmine Appice: “It was a great time playing the Sweden Rock festival. It all started from The Rascals, I think.“Quite honestly, even though Vanilla Fudge has been together for half a century,” says lead vocalist and keyboardist Mark Stein, “I really never tire of playing these songs and arrangements because the energy level never seems to dissipate. The Hassles were doing it, they had Billy Joel. The Rich Kids were doing it, they had this writer named Richard Supa. Had a big influence on a number of drummers who ended up being 'I play stadium tours'huge. ago Carmine Appice, the drummer, was/is quite influential. ![]() ago I loved the drumming Necatorducis 10 mo. “The Vagrants were doing it, they had Leslie West in the band. Vanilla Fudge Perform 'Keep Me Hangin On' on The Ed Sullivan Show 118 55 55 comments Best Add a Comment pagit 10 mo. “In 1966, when I joined the band, there was a thing going around the New York area and Long Island that was basically slowing songs down, making production numbers out of them and putting emotion into them,” he recalled. During an interview with Songfacts, he discussed how he learned to cover songs and make them slower. The Supremes | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images How a classic rock band learned to perform slow covers of songsĬarmine Appice is a drummer who co-wrote two of Rod Stewart‘s big hits: “ Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” and “Young Turks.” He was also a member of the band Vanilla Fudge. The band’s rendition of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” became a hit in its own right. He revealed why his band covered the song. During an interview, a member of a classic rock band said the song should have had a different feeling because of its lyrics. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” is one of The Supremes‘ most famous songs.
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