LEGENDARY
VANILLA FUDGE DRUMMER
Has joined forces with multi-instrumentalist
and rising studio star
FERNANDO PERDOMO
to form
THE APPICE PERDOMO PROJECT
EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW
with
CARMINE APPICE
AND
FERNANDO PERDOMO
CLICK BELOW TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY
As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band‘s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge had no precedent. The band was totally unique.
No rock group, up until that point, had ever so lugubriously s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out well-known pop tunes like the Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” and “Ticket To Ride,” Curtis Mayfield‘s “People Get Ready,” Sonny & Cher‘s “Bang Bang” Rod Argent‘s “She‘s Not There” and, most famously, The Supremes‘ Motown classic “You Keep Me Hangin‘ On” to such hippie heights. With Mark Stein‘s mysterioso wash of Grand Guignol keyboard theatrics, Tim Bogert‘s amazing and trippy bass runs, and guitarist Vince Martell‘s era-happy soloing, Appice boomed like no other drummer in rock history. Their debut album still stands today as a Hard Rock classic. Vanilla Fudge went on to tour with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and even had Led Zeppelin as an opening act. Post-Fudge, Bogert and Appice formed Cactus (seen as an influence on King‘s X and Van Halen). Post-Cactus, the rhythm section found Grammy-winning Guitar Hero Jeff Beck to form the first supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA).
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One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout his career. In ‘76, he joined Rod Stewart‘s band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart‘s biggest hits, “Do Ya Think I‘m Sexy’ and “Young Turks.’ He left Stewart to record his first solo album, “Rockers’, and tour Japan and North America with an allstar band. . In the early 80’s, he toured with OZZY Osborne, Ted Nugent . In the mid 80’s, he formed King Kobra for two Capitol albums and international touring And in the late 80’s, Carmine played on a Pink Floyd record “Momentary Lapse of Reason’ and formed Blue Murder with White snake’s John Sykes and The Firm‘s Tony Franklin.
In the early 90s, he pounded away soul-style for The Edgar Winter Group.As an educator, Carmine was the first to legitimize rock drumming with his landmark book, The Realistic Rock Drum Method, selling over 400,000 copies (now in video format). He was the first Rock Drummer and Rock Musician to conduct instructional clinics and symposiums around the world.
BY
CARMINE
APPICE
and
FERNANDO PERDOMO
THE APPICE PERDOMO PROJECT (aka APP)
‘ENERGY OVERLOAD'
On Cleopatra Records
Fiery guitarist Fernando Perdomo meets cool as ice drummer Carmine Appice on this once in a lifetime clash of the titans!This all instrumental album features some mindblowing original material plus killer cover versions of Paul McCarney's "Maybe I'm Amazed," Rod Stewarts "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (which was co-written by Appice), and more! Watch for music videos coming for the singles including the high energy "Rocket To The Sun!"
available at amazon.com
CARMINE APPICE
and CACTUS
Latest release
‘TIGHTROPE’
2021 release. '70s classic rock legends return with a smashing new album that balances powerful, driving rockers with more complex and heady album tracks! The band is still led by iconic drummer Carmine Appice alongside founding vocalist Jimmy Kunes with special guest appearances from original guitarist Jim McCarty and bassist Pete Bremy! Features a killer cover of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" with co-lead vocals by current Cactus guitarist Paul Warren who made his recording debut on The Temptation's 1972 smash hit version of the song!
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Discography
Albums
Carmine Appice
Rockers (1981)
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus (1995)
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus 2: Channel Mind Radio (1997)
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Japan (1999)
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Korea (2002)
V8 (2008)
Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes (double CD) (2009)
Beck, Bogert & Appice
Beck, Bogert & Appice (1973)
Live in Japan (1973)
Blue Murder
Blue Murder (1989)
Nothin' But Trouble (1993)
Cactus
Cactus (1970)
One Way...Or Another (1971)
Restrictions (1971)
'Ot 'N' Sweaty (1972)
Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs (2004)
Cactus V (2006)
Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs Vol. II (2007)
Black Dawn (2016)
Tightrope (2021)
Char, Bogert & Appice
Live in Japan (1999)
Derringer, Bogert & Appice
Doin' Business As… (2001)
DNA
Party Tested (1983)
Jan Akkerman
Tabernakel (1974)
KGB
KGB (1976)
Motion (1976)
King Kobra
Ready to Strike (1985)
Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)
King Kobra III (1988)
Hollywood Trash (2001)
King Kobra (2011)
King Kobra II (2013)
Marty Friedman
True Obsessions (1996)
Michael Schenker
Temple of Rock (2011)
Mother's Army
Mothers Army (1993)
Planet Earth (1997)
Pappo's Blues
Caso Cerrado (1995)
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley (1978)
Pearl
Pearl (1997)
4 Infinity (1998)
Pink Floyd
"Dogs of War" from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Rated X
Rated X (2014)
Rod Stewart
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Tonight I'm Yours (1981)
Sly Stone
I'm Back! Family & Friends (credited only to "Sly Stone") (2011)
Ted Nugent
Nugent (1982)
Travers & Appice (as duo with Pat Travers)
It Takes A Lot of Balls (2004)
Live at the House of Blues (2005)
Bazooka (2006)
Appice (with his brother Vinny Appice)
Sinister (2017)
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge (1967)
The Beat Goes On (1968)
Renaissance (1968)
Near the Beginning (1969)
Rock & Roll (1969)
Mystery (1984)
The Best of Vanilla Fudge Live (1991)
2001/The Return/Then And Now (2001)
The Real Deal – Vanilla Fudge Live (2003)
Out Through The in Door (2007)
Orchestral Fudge/When Two Worlds Collide (2008)
Box of Fudge (2010)
Spirit Of '67 (2015)
Vargas, Bogert & Appice
Javier Vargas, Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice: Featuring Paul Shortino (2011)
Appice Perdomo Project
Energy Overload (2021) Carmine Appice joined forces with Fernando Perdomo for this album for Cleopatra Records
With others
Hear 'n Aid - "Stars" (1986)
Cozy Powell Tribute – Cozy Powell Forever (1998)
Chris Catena – Discovery (2009)
Moonstone Project – Time to Take a Stand/Hidden in Time (2006)
Who Are You – An All-Star Tribute to the Who (2012)
The Rod Experience – Rod Stewart Tribute Band, including original RS band members (2014)
Pat Travers - The Balls (2016)
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Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
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