| Vanilla Fudge was an American 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.The Supremes, which particularly featured Appice's energetic drumming."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", as well as "Eleanor Rigby", of which The Beatles were quite fond.Their rendition of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" was featured in the 2007 film "Zodiac".They were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (www.October 15, 2006, along with Billy Joel and Joan Jett.External links
4 References
4.Vanilla Fudge (1967) 2.The Beat Goes On (1968) 3.Best of Vanilla Fudge (1982) 2.Back On Stage) (1991) 3.The Best of Vanilla Fudge (1993) 4.Vanilla Fudge Live (2003) 6.Retrieved on September 30, 2006.Retrieved on September 30, 2006.This page was last modified 22:24, 2 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.See all 30 customer reviews...Want it delivered Thursday, January 10?Day Shipping at checkout.See all 30 customer reviews...Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s.Try our music sampler to hear song samples from this album.Of("To view this content") !Track states defined in AlbumSampler.Images representing the various track states.Choose your lifestyle fragrance.Search in your local area now.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.The easiest way to shoot video reviews.How many bands could produce an album that reached number three on the national charts consisting entirely of covers of classic compositions ranging from The Beatles, to The Zombies, to Sonny Bono, to The Supremes?That's exactly what Vanilla Fudge accomplished in 1967, "the Summer of Love", with their debut album.Top 100 for a remarkable 200 weeks.Vanilla Fudge' consists of Vince Martell on guitar, Mark Stein on organ and vocals, and the rugged rhythm section of Tim Bogert on bass and Carmine Appice on drums, who would in the 1970's team with Jeff Beck to form the minor supergroup (how's that for an oxymoron?The band made up for whatever was lacking in their musical expertise through volume and intensity, and this track is the perfect example of that.Strawberry Fields' titled 'ELDS'.These brief tracks are titled 'WBER', 'STRA', and 'RYFI'.Lord knows what they stand for, but you can play them as anagrams for things like 'SLED', 'BREW', 'FIRY' and either 'RATS' or 'STAR'.She's Not There' also doesn't approach The Zombies original, but it's an interesting cover nonetheless.The song is one of two singles released from the album, and it rose to a deserving number eight on the national charts in August of 1968.Everything is right on this number (making it "right on" I suppose...Most of the running times are beefed up by the band's penchant for extended, slowly emerging instrumental introductions.It's not uncommon for the band to stretch these covers into the five, six, and seven minute range, so that the seven major tracks total over 40 minutes of music.Vanilla Fudge', along with 'Creedence Clearwater Revival' were the two great cover bands of the 1960's, and this debut album is far and away their finest effort.Was this review helpful to you?One of the songs on this album by Vanilla Fudge constitutes one of the many high points of all rock'n'roll.That song is You Keep Me Hanging On, in combination with Take Me For a Little While.You Keep Me Hanging On contains a single point, of great tension, where the lead guitar sings forth with a powerful, sustained note, followed by a descending progression.In the hands of Vanilla Fudge, both songs make good use of sound dynamics (loud versus soft) and instrumentation (mainly organ versus mainly vocals versus mainly guitar).In view of the relatively long length of You Keep Me Hanging On and Take Me For a Little While, one might also find amusement in comparing these songs to other lengthy rock'n'roll songs from the 60s: White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day, and The Fool, by Quicksilver Messenger Service.Another aspect of the Fudge's style is the "slowed down" nature of their tempo.The other songs on the album being reviewed are somewhat bombastic.Ticket To Ride, for example, is so bombastic that it is difficult to listen to.Was this review helpful to you?Best heard through a, um, smoky haze that makes your brown eyes bloo.Histrionically speaking, off the frickin' scale.Man, this is the real deal.If you ain't got it, get it.Was this review helpful to you?See all 30 customer reviews...What's with the Track Order?Published 5 months ago by J.One of the greatest debuts in history, and one of my favorite albums...Bang Bang, You Keep me Hanging On, and Elinor Rigby are classics
This is a must have album!Published 22 months ago by L.How do you rate an album like this?It is what it is, a classic.Most people today don't know what that means, because they weren't there.WHERE METAL BEGAN
is in a kind of dispute.I'll give Vanilla Fudge credit for paving the way for hard rock acts that would follow.Rock was nearly dead when I took my first breath.Sure, you can point to some indie bands today that really "get it".As a generation Y type person interested in classic rock, I may never fully understand the psychodelic genre, but this album is interesting.ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE !Are the Doobie Brothers underrated?Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing Items Like This?Listen to a lot of Underrated Music, Pt.Off Your StairMaster and Nautilus Purchase
Purchase a select StairMaster or Nautilus product offered by Amazon.Using your checking account at Amazon.If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.Free Recipes with Recipe Toolbar.Many delicious flavors of homemade fudge, handmade with care in Vermont.We offer a wide selection of your favorite flavors.American psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge.The album is dedicated to Mrs.Lucy Monaco, the mother of Joseph Monaco who had a basement studio where groups associated with album's producer, Shadow Morton, were known to record.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Create your FREE recipe box.Free MembershipBecome a Member!It's creamy, easy and tastes great!There are lots of things you can add to this recipe!"In a 3 quart saucepan, over very low heat, mix together confectioners sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, and salt until mixture is creamy.It taste nothing like vanilla and it doesn't even cut into square.It's wat to soft for anything.Update your profile and tell us more about you!Showmen to form their own band called the Electric Pigeons.Organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Joey Brennan put out a call to the musicians union local for a guitarist, and were introduced to Vince Martell, who had just returned from Florida and a hitch in the U.One night at a club called The Action House, the bar's owner, Phil Basille, was so impressed with the group's performance, he offered to manage the them.When the others heard Appice, they knew they had their man.Morton sat and listened for a while and was headed for the door, when the band began to play their version of the Supremes' hit, "You Keep Me Hangin' On".The version that we all know, was recorded in just one take.Atlantic's Ahmet Ertegun made the best offer and signed the band in the spring of 1967 to ATCO Records, under their new name, "Vanilla Fudge".With a monster hit to their credit, the band's touring schedule accelerated and on the 2nd of September, they were back in New York's Village Theater opening for Mitch Ryder.Returning to San Francisco, the band opened for Blue Cheer in September at the Fillmore West.Fudge headlined for three shows at the Avalon Ballroom where the Charles Lloyd Quintet opened for them.In New York City on the 3rd of November, Vanilla Fudge opened for The Yardbirds at the Village Theater.The dawn of 1968 saw Vanilla Fudge headlining a bill at the Fillmore East with the Steve Miller Band."You Keep Me Hangin' On" on the Ed Sullivan television show.The single from the album, an original called "Where Is My Mind?"They also made several other appearances on television in 1968 including the Beat Club and Wonderama TV shows.Vanilla Fudge did a western tour as the opening act for the Jimi Hendrix Experience.It was one of many attempts by the band to gain more exposure on the West Coast.In the fall of 1968, they opened several dates for Cream's farewell tour, as well as sharing the bill with "The New Yardbirds", who would soon change their name to Led Zeppelin.On November 15th, Vanilla Fudge's version of Donovan's "Season of the Witch", hit the charts as a single, taken from their June LP, "Renaissance" .On February 2nd, 1969, the Fudge again performed live on the Ed Sullivan show and released their version of "Shotgun" as a single the next day.Europe, neither disc sold well.On March 14th, 1970, Vanilla Fudge played their final and farewell concert at Phil Basille's Action House.When Vanilla Fudge split, bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice remained together, forming a band called "Cactus", before abandoning their creation in favour of Beck, Bogert and Appice, along with Jeff Beck.All four original members of The Fudge reunited in 1982, and ATCO Records released "the Best of Vanilla Fudge" LP in that year.Rhino records released a compilation album, "Psychedelic Sundae" in 1993.Vanilla Fudge, with drummer Carmine Appice, bassist Tim Bogert, and guitarist Vince Martell toured the United States together again in 2001 and 2002, while organist Mark Stein continued to perform on his own.By 2005, all four original members were together again for a US tour. |
