![]() ![]() ![]() The following year in 1969 Vanilla Fudge released the album, Near the Beginning. Vanilla Fudge followed they’re experimental concept album very quickly in 1968 with the release of the Renaissancealbum. It was a very experimental album filled with basically sound affects, speeches and short musical interludes that the band does not look back fondly on. The band released their second album in 1968 called The Beat Goes On. Vanilla Fudge released their first album in 1967 entitled Vanilla Fudge. That musicianship inspired countless musicians to be great as players not just songwriters. It wasn’t their original songs, but rather their incredible interpretations of songs and the sheer brilliant musicianship that they brought to the table. This was the core reason why Vanilla Fudge were such an inspirational band. Mark Stein’s organ playing would also heavily influence Jon Lord of Deep Purple. It was not only Led Zeppelin that were inspired by Vanilla Fudge, but countless 1970’s bands from Yes to Emerson, Lake & Palmer to even Styx were inspired by the incredible music of Vanilla Fudge. Even though the blues played a major role in inspiring the members of Led Zeppelin, it was in fact the sounds of Vanilla Fudge and their arrangements that also had a huge impact on the Led Zeppelin sound. Vanilla Fudge were one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. ![]() These were all incredible virtuoso musicians that would play there hearts out on each record. It was the same lineup on all of their 1960’s albums. The band consisted of Carmine Appice on drums and vocals, Tim Bogert on bass and vocals, Vince Martell on guitars and vocals and Mark Stein on organ and vocals. When one thinks of Vanilla Fudge, they instantly remember their big hit “You Keep Me Hanging On.” However, the band released five albums of sheer psychedelic, progressive heavy duty hard rock and roll that stood with the best of anything released in the 1960s. Our Top 10 Vanilla Fudge Songs list looks back at the music of one rock’s most underrated bands. I have a job, too, and I make four times as much as they do.Photo: KRLA Beat/Beat Publications, Inc. Some of these people who look down on me make me laugh. “But it all depends on what you mean when you say ‘hippie.’ I think most people regard a hippie as a person who doesn’t wash or bathe and has no job. The Times reporter then asked, “Do the Fudge regard themselves as hippies?” “Sometimes we get as much as $15,000 for one appearance.” “Our minimum guarantee used to be $5,000, but now it’s $6,500,” he added. “But all music is great.”Īppice was a bit more blunt, saying, “I myself can’t stand to listen to it,” referencing Lombardo’s music.īogart told the reporter that Lombardo was paid $4,000 for his appearance at the Masonic Temple. “Well of course, it’s another type of music,” Bogart said. “The Vanilla Fudge? Who are they?” Lombardo answered.įollowing the Vanilla Fudge concert, a Times reporter informed the band members of Lombardo’s comment and asked if they had any thoughts on it. Prior to Lombardo taking the stage, reporters asked him how it felt knowing that he was performing at one venue while a group of “bearded hippies were filling an engagement” elsewhere in the city. Lombardo’s concert also was a benefit show sponsored by the Masonic Temple’s Improvement Association. While Vanilla Fudge performed in Scranton, a concert featuring what was described as “the sweetest music this side of heaven” was happening across town, as Guy Lombardo and his orchestra played at the Masonic Temple. ![]()
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