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VANILLA FUDGE - MysteryUS Release : WOU6962 STOCK STATUS: IN STOCK - ships in 1 day |
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| Vanilla Fudge was an American heavy metal/psychedelic band that recorded albums from 1967 to 1970. Members included organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist Vince Martell, and drummer Carmine Appice. They had a number of hit singles, their biggest hit being "You Keep Me Hangin' On," a slowed-down, trippy, hard rock cover of a song originally recorded by The Supremes, which particularly featured Appice's energetic drumming. One follow-up to this hit, "Take Me For a Little While," had a quite different lyric message than the former. The members of Vanilla Fudge were great admirers of The Beatles, and covered several of their songs including "Ticket To Ride," their version of which The Beatles were quite fond. Bogert & Appice also played with jazz/rock guitarist Jeff Beck on their self-titled album in 1973. (Beck replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds in the late 1960s.) Mark Stein is currently (2006) touring as Vanilla Fudge, and they will be inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame this October with Billy Joel, Joan Jett, et al. Stein and Appice revived the band in 1984, to very minor success. The band is currently recording a tribute album to Led Zeppelin. The album is slated to be released in Oct. 2006 with a tentative title "The Song Almost Remains The Same". | |
