![]() Stein sang most of the leads Saturday night, and sounded like he's in great voice, and his organ excursions still crafted some otherworldly, atmospheric formats for the music. They've played this venue since then, a time or two, but it was kind of amazing to realize (three-quarters of) the same band can still knock it out of the park musically. Vanilla Fudge played Fall River 52 years ago, as their 1967 debut album was taking off, opening for another band at Durfee High School, according to what they told Narrows Center GM Patrick Norton. The re-formed Vanilla Fudge released "Spirit of '67" in 2015, an album of songs from that era, and from 2011 onward they've been on what's dubbed their "Farewell Tour." Upcoming dates include a December 13 stop at The Center for the Arts in Natick. Longtime Martell cohort Pete Bremy has served as the bassist ever since. They began touring after that 2005 reunion, but by 2009 Bogert had to retire due to health problems. It wasn't until 2005 that the original quartet reunited and in 2007 they recorded "Out Through the In Door," a collection of their interpretations of Led Zeppelin favorites. Appice, Martell and Bogert toured in '99 as Vanilla Fudge and re-recorded a package of their hits in 2001. In 1991 for instance, Appice toured as Vanilla Fudge with three other musicians. The other members went their own ways in various groups.Ī Vanilla Fudge greatest hits package occasioned a reunion in 1982, and even a new album in '84, but the lineups were seldom the original core foursome. ![]() But by 1970 Vanilla Fudge had disbanded, with Bogert and Appice going on to form Cactus, and then later, in '72 to form the super trio Beck Bogert and Appice, with guitarist Jeff Beck. The biggest impact on the pop charts came in 1967 with the old Supremes hit "You Keep me Hanging On," which sold millions of records in the United States, the United Kingdom and around the world. ![]() All four could sing and provide vocal harmonies, and all four were from the New York/New Jersey area, but based on Long Island. Vanilla Fudge began around 1966, with Mark Stein on keyboards, Tim Bogert on bass, Vince Martell on guitar, and Carmine Appice on drums. And they always had a certain flair for dynamics, that now-familiar way of going from quiet and soft to fiery and loud, so that even the simplest tune could become an operatic drama of raw emotion. There was a strong jazz element to their work, despite the loud volume and thunderous rhythms, as they extended and enhanced familiar melodies in creative ways. The album will be released on March 3rd.But the overriding feature of the quartet was simply that the four musicians were inventive and imaginative, concocting new ways to hear the most beloved hits. ![]() Guitarist Vinny Martell says that “ Spirit of ’67 is the continuation of the journey we began in the Summer of Love–psychedelic, rhythmically powerful arrangements and performances of happening tunes of that era colored by the insight and vision of who we are today.” The band promises that the new album fits within the tradition of a band often referred to as the link between psychedelia and heavy metal–a band for whom Led Zepplin opened on their first American tour. Among the songs covered on Spirit of ’67 are songs originally performed by the Monkees, Marvin Gaye, the Who, and the Rolling Stones, as well as several others. The album should be very much in character for a band whose biggest hits in the late 60s were heavy, slow, extended covers of popular songs of the day. Titled Spirit of ’67, the album–featuring three of the four original members and produced by vocalist/keyboardist Mark Stein and drummer Carmine Appice–contains ten covers of popular songs from 1967 as well as one original song by Stein. Proto-metal rockers Vanilla Fudge have announced the release of a new album that returns them to the music of their heyday. ![]()
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