I am proud to say the pianist/singer is in fact my grandpa

@jcdc6492

3 жыл бұрын

Tell him he's the fucking man for us.

@jcdc6492

3 жыл бұрын

Tell him that his band may have had the best live performance on late night TV since Spinal Tap.

@gdepbb

3 жыл бұрын

Hello there. Would you ask him if I can interview him please?

@flyingburritobro68

3 жыл бұрын

He was great with The Tommy Bolin Band too!!!!

@tomstiel7576

3 жыл бұрын

awsome

I thought I'd address some past comments and clear a few things up. First, that surely isn't the legendary Tim BogErt on bass, it's just me. Tim retired from touring in 2010. I subbed for him a few times on and off since 2002 up until then. Tim was the first and the best, and I really wish to say thanks to those(like me) who miss him yet don't say I suck, I really appreciate that. I do miss him. And yes, goofy as it looks, ugh, that's my hair :-). Finally, yes indeed that is the great Mark Stein, and he is playing a Hammond B3 organ but it's a 122 Leslie, not a 147. Thanks. :)

@MikeKeller

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Sorry to miss Tim, but you done good in his stead. :) A bit surprised to see Mark, I know he's been in and out of the group over the years. Who played guitar here?

@doctorpatt

10 жыл бұрын

hey, steve'doc'patt here, just givin you a shout out, man--you did a helluva job, and yes, those are some giant Tim-sized shoes to fill. I used to take lessons from Tim at his old condo in NoHo, and what a sweet guy--huge chops, plus a killer voice. Rock on, dude...

@petebremy49

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen and Mike! I do my best. I try to give fans a taste of Timmy. He was and still is my bass hero bar none, I think that's why I got the gig. I "grew up" musically with him and I'm proud to say he's a good friend too. He himself called me once to sub for him in Cactus. I want to be clear, I know as well as anyone there's only one Tim, and he be it! It may seem odd for me to say, but I do miss him in the band, so I don't begrudge anyone else saying they do either. It's a very bittersweet gig that he has to be retired in order for me to have the gig. Mike, that's Vince Martell on guitar, he's the original too as wall as Mark and Carmine. I'm the only new kid on the block.

@Waspinators

10 жыл бұрын

Peter Bremy Looking forward to seeing you guys in Fort Lauderdale this August with the Winter brothers! Missed your gig in Boca Raton last month, hope you guys get a good chunk of time for your sets on the Rock n' Blues Fest shows. Much respect!

@cliffordpearsonjr.9748

6 жыл бұрын

you do an excellent job subbing for Tim!

Years ago my 11 son went to a drum clinic in Ohio with his drum teacher. When he came back his showed me that he could twirl his sticks. He told me a really nice older guy.....couldn't remember his name....something like allspice or something taught him. After I got off the floor I went on the net, showed him the 68 Ed Sullivan show and tried to calmly asked him if that was the guy. He said yeah but thought so but the guy was older. I have made sure he knows the honor he had.

@richevans609

6 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

@deadshot4245

5 ай бұрын

i had a similar experience with bill ward in high school where i didnt even realize it until way later i saw his picture and was like wait a minute. i talked to him about music

@RobertCawood-pf9nh

4 ай бұрын

His name is Carmine

@andrewsandoz8005

4 ай бұрын

Better known for his showmanship than his drumming skills.

@user-ov4bb8ii3w

3 ай бұрын

I love his drumming❤

Still the best performance he’s had on his show.

@jetman7946

2 жыл бұрын

Carmine is still killin' it, isn't he !!!

@richardfurlott4243

2 жыл бұрын

Rock 'n roll superstars ; nothing better in their time !

@cadcncengineeringfabricati3497

Жыл бұрын

I HATE jimmy with a burning hot hate. He's so fake, such an NBC wh0re.

@joegonzalez1941

18 күн бұрын

Anything better than listening to his crap😅

Is there anything better than seeing an old band kicking shit harder than ever???

@jv-ep2tc

8 жыл бұрын

+Adrhodes442 That's what I was thinking. They are 60+ years old and tight as hell. This is what your 60s should look like.

@johnzane4610

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve O Love Tim Bogert but according to his website" In August, 2005, Tim was involved and injured in a serious motorcycle accident. Following a lengthy recovery, the trouper that he is he returned to touring with Vanilla Fudge in 2007. Sadly however, lingering problems resulting from the accident have forced Tim to reluctanly retire from touring. He is currently living in Simi Valley, California and still does session work locally and over the Internet. Tim can be contacted via his Facebook page." I can't fault the rest of the band for going on without him !!! JZ

@ZavnorZ

8 жыл бұрын

+John Zane Damn, that's a shame. A great GREAT bass player and vocalist. I saw him rip off an incredible bass solo with Cactus at the Pocono Festival in 1972. Amazing stuff.

@ericr5431

8 жыл бұрын

+ZavnorZ Got to see BBA at the Chicago Amplitheater and was right up in front of the stage. Fabulous vocals, drums and bass. Jeff Becks guitar out of those Univox amps almost made my ears bleed. He played that brownish Les Paul. So freeking good!!! I then got to see Jeff Beck, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Tench the singer and Max Middleton at the Arie Crown in Chicago. Holy crap!!!!!!. I am one blessed man.

@55bigjim

7 жыл бұрын

had a great time , some great music.

See young folks.. this is how good it used to be.

@norbertaconcho1830

8 жыл бұрын

+CapAnson12345 Damn right...it sure was!!!

@mjemigh3304

8 жыл бұрын

Wow.....I haven't seen VF for over 40 years. Not much has changed, huh? Everyone should be the best at something, and these guys were the best at their brand of music. Still are, I guess. I remember one show in Saratoga, NY when we all thought Carmine would surely have a heart attack during his incredible drum solo. Apparently, he survived!

@KellySilva13

8 жыл бұрын

Yes

@mjemigh3304

8 жыл бұрын

+bwilliamswyn25 Hey, I just watched your upload of "Shotgun." What's that from? One of the late-night concert TV shows (which were far from concert reality if you ever attended one!)? You can see how much Bogert is missed between then and now, but otherwise, they still sound great. I caught Bogert at a Bobby Weir show quite a while ago. He seems to have vanished since then.

@simonsees2637

8 жыл бұрын

Tim Bogert has a serious motorcycle accident. He's better now, but can't handle playing anymore. I was glad to hear it wasn't a squabble, but sad to hear he was hurt.

Carmine Appice could teach a few things to drummers today. Legend.

@tombstoneharrystudios584

2 жыл бұрын

Given that his books are still in print..he HAS taught us modern drummers a thing or two 😂

@jefflanham1080

11 ай бұрын

@@tombstoneharrystudios584my older brother bought mine for me in 1982! Still have it.

@jjmohn9204

11 ай бұрын

He does @ his Master Classes 😊

@stevieg2755

6 ай бұрын

I recently saw an interview and Carmine said Bonham said he got the triplets on communication breakdown from him

@Bubba1960.

5 ай бұрын

He could teach them baton twirling as well as drum licks.

Back around 1969 my brother and I tore up the local talent show by performing this song pretty much note for note. I had people at my 50th class reunion who recalled it being the most kick ass show of all time at the talent show. Thanks Vanilla Fudge. Our Band was The Destinations from West Carollton, Ohio

Kids, this is real music

@FMisiejuk

8 күн бұрын

Absolutely!!!

They performed this on Ed Sullivan in the 60s and killed it. They killed it here too. Tim passed a few years ago. He was a killer bass player.

@mikek7815

Жыл бұрын

He only died last year 2021

@Glide1992

Жыл бұрын

I still play The Break Song just for the bass solo. Never heard a bass played like that before. .

@paulkype

7 ай бұрын

He really was great

This is how it's done kids! This is what it's all about! There's no autotune, no grid alignment. Just get in there and play your ass off... and have a blast doing it. Even though this is most definitely a cover, this outshines the original by a country mile! I'm not saying the original is trash, far from it. It's just their cover really captured the raw emotion of the song.

@LordHaveMurcielago

2 жыл бұрын

I agree totally. Lots of soul in this one.

@ufafgd

2 жыл бұрын

Want to mute your cymbal quickly? Use your arm.!!! Thanks Carmine, Thanks Ginger, Thanks Don, Thanks Billy C. The lessons from faraway teachers. My drummers flag is my old drum key. (Occasionally used, but not often).

@williampyatt3805

2 жыл бұрын

They are actually the original recorders of the song, but because The Supremes version was first released, people think that.

@johnrodriguez3010

2 жыл бұрын

Go watch the original band on Ed Sullivan..

@Hellwyck

2 жыл бұрын

@@williampyatt3805 Supremes were the original artists and recorded it in 1966, Vanilla Fudge did it in 1967.

I may be old, but I grew up with the best music!

@fredcarter2894

5 ай бұрын

Dittos! We tuned -in!

@bobbutler8340

3 ай бұрын

My favorite song by my favorite band!!

@TAKESCORES211

24 күн бұрын

You did and it won't be forgotten

This band is so AWESOME that it breaks my heart every time I watch this video. AND THERE AIN'T NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT!

@carolyncoruzzi5440

9 жыл бұрын

some of the best on that stage

@Andrew-pu8ly

6 жыл бұрын

EricBlackmonGuitar .....nuthin'

@jcdc6492

6 жыл бұрын

Eric! Thanx for the Jefferson Airplane lesson!

@robertgoodman1867

6 жыл бұрын

EricBlackmonGuitar lol...

@robertgoodman1867

6 жыл бұрын

EricBlackmonGuitar lol

This was called music . It happened once upon a Time in a galaxy far far away

@markcox7136

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Allman 😝😝

@reservoirfrog1

4 жыл бұрын

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

@stuckinthe60s56

3 жыл бұрын

@@reservoirfrog1 love that movie

@bobhoffman5581

3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully, I grew UP in that "galaxy," in Detroit, during the 1960's--tell ME I don't KNOW what good music IS! LOL

@rjallman8705

3 жыл бұрын

@@reservoirfrog1 I want Cliff Booth and Rick Dalton to be real people

To all you youngsters out there this is what you call music.

My son, 22, said my favourite words..."these dudes are just about hitting every spot, Dad!"

Rip Tim Bogert.......

All us Garage band players of the 60s bow when this is played. This is a true anthem!

This is one of those songs that all songwriters hate, because someone else already wrote it. It's got power, ambience-n-atmosphere to spare, and a lot of soul.

@brandonmartin9570

2 жыл бұрын

Holland Brothers and Lamont Dozier wrote this Originally for the Supremes in a Faster beat and key..they made it very different

@elliotformayor

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonmartin9570 I was going to say that but you already have

@michaelmcgovern6882

Жыл бұрын

McCartney. Elton John and Billy Joel don't hate this song.

@deanroddey2881

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonmartin9570 Sure, I was around when the original came out. Though, to be fair, the original had a lot of energy and atmosphere as well.

@nostalgia6578

9 ай бұрын

​@@brandonmartin9570 I'll bet that Hollands and Dozier were laughing all the way to the bank when collecting the royalties from the Vanilla Fudge cover of "Hangin' On"!

Attended a drum workshop by Carmine. He was so kind and genuine. I was incredibly lucky to win the raffle to play alongside him. We jammed to Stay With Me. Smart phones didn’t exist back then (early 80s) so I have no recording of it but it plays flawlessly in my mind.

@souperstar7050

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome.

@chinatype2bassrocker809

2 жыл бұрын

Saw Carmine at a drum clinic, mid 80s also. Ventura...could have been the same one.

Saw Vanilla Fudge, along with The Soft Machine, open for Jimi Hendrix at Red Rocks. What a great show. One year later, my band, The Chains, opened for Vanilla Fudge at the U of Pennsylvania. Nice guys to talk with during setup. Great times.

@gil.gosseyn4786

4 жыл бұрын

I saw the same tour in Atlanta in August of '68, a week before my 16th birthday, and it was my first show. Changed my life.

@blackcatsandpoppies

3 жыл бұрын

Great story. Thanks.

@shaundavenport621

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky,lucky lucky! 😁👍

@noname-lq2kg

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing a concert at Red Rocks is a pilgrimage that must be done! It's good for the soul!

@billsmith2212

2 жыл бұрын

Around 1968 , I saw Hendrix , Joplin and the Soft Machine on the same bill at The Singer Bowl in NYC . I also saw Jimi at Avery Fisher Hall and The New Years Eve show at The Fillmore East . Vanilla Fudge also played The Singer Bowl with Rod Stewart and The Small Faces and Ten Years After - another great show .

Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple: "Back in the late Sixties, there were few organists who could play like Jon. We shared the same taste in music. We loved Vanilla Fudge - they were our heroes. They used to play London's Speakeasy and all the hippies used to go there to hang out - Clapton, The Beatles - everybody went there to pose. According to legend, the talk of the town during that period was Jimi Hendrix, but that's not true. It was Vanilla Fudge. They played eight-minute songs, with dynamics. People said, "What the hell's going on here? How come it's not three minutes?" Timmy Bogert, their bassist, was amazing. The whole group was ahead of its time. So, initially we wanted to be a Vanilla Fudge clone."

@bpivr

6 жыл бұрын

Read an interview with Ian Paice (Deep Purple's drummer) who basically said the same thing. You could certainly hear the long instrumental intros in the early DP records. I sometimes wonder if groups like Yes didn't borrow some of their early style from VF as well. After all, they both covered Beatle tunes, had long instrumental intros and featured difficult (for their time) arrangements.

@zagfan44

4 жыл бұрын

@wildcats2012 Loved Uriah Heep, remember "Rainbow Demon"? Saw them in St Paul MN back in about 1973, not sure about the year but pretty sure about the decade!!

@bobhoffman5581

3 жыл бұрын

@wildcats2012 Reading your comment here, it instantly "clicked!" Heep WAS influenced by VF, you can hear it in the keyboard use, if nothing else. Cool! Never even thought about that before reading your post, but to me, it seems as though you've "nailed it!" lol

@johnornelas8275

3 жыл бұрын

Got to watch Vanilla Fudge open for Hendrix my first day of high school in 1968 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.

@johnness2457

3 жыл бұрын

@@zagfan44 I seen uriah heep in 1973 .Coliseum Seattle

One of my favorite groups from the 60s. So glad they are still rocking it.

@fredcarter2894

5 ай бұрын

OH MY GAWD!!!!😎

I used to play this on the Vanilla Fudge album that my parents had back in the day. They're both gone now but I still have the original album. Loved that my parents introduced me to great music of all kinds!!!

@PuffKitty

Жыл бұрын

Being from your parents' generation, we grew up thru decades of great music and new genres being formed 🐱

@jymebale5545

Жыл бұрын

Great band, was listening to them my last year of high school, then played this song in bands.

@steveludwig4200

10 ай бұрын

Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord LOVED Vanilla Fudge....Enough said...

@jeph33

7 ай бұрын

As did mine. One of the best things they gave me..

@screwyootube1

4 ай бұрын

Be grateful your parents listened to, and appreciated, great music. My dad didn’t really care about it, and was frustrated that I loved it so much. My mother liked music, but from an earlier time (more into Elvis & Roy Orbison), but my father didn’t take her dancing, so she lost interest, as well. Neither of them appreciated that I loved guitar/keyboard-based rock. But I didn’t care! I’ve loved it since I started listening to it in the mid-70s, and still dig it at 58!

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Carmine Appice on drums!

I'm an old fart who lived this era in real time. Great song and great musicians. No fake music from these guys.

@patriciaramsay676

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin N . Truth.

@trevornott6187

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin N great to know im not the only old fart still rocking

@brad6298

6 жыл бұрын

Just turned 70, still playing a Fender Strat (Not in front of anyone - no one wants to see that)

@4406bbldb

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin N wish i took pictures. But i can still feel the vibe. ;-)

@klausdorsch3230

6 жыл бұрын

I,m also a old fart, cause your rigth

To me, Mark Stein is one of the most beautiful voices in the whole history of rock music (Up there with my other favorites Glenn Hughes and Freddie Mercury).

Sheer brilliance. I still have my original vinyl Vanilla Fudge LP with this song.

Pure, uncut, raw rock n roll! Awesome!

@MrDavesf

3 жыл бұрын

You filled those big shoes admirably man!

I had the honor of seeing Vanilla Fudge along with Jimmy Hendrix when I was 16 years old in Seattle Washington 1967 .. I was never the same ... It was my first concert and got there on a Honda 160 ...

@donhall1315

5 жыл бұрын

Eric--I went to the same concert in Portland when I was 12. My big sister took me. I was never the same either.

@sailorgregor

4 жыл бұрын

I saw the VF .. Hendrix concert in Ptown too ... I was a Senior in High School

@fernandol1307

4 жыл бұрын

Honda 160....l had the 125cc. At 16th l learnned how to play this tune.on drums

@wsnone9934

4 жыл бұрын

COOL! I SAW THEM AROUND THE SAME TIME WITH 4 OTHER HEADLINE BANDS. JANIS JOPLIN AND BIG BROTHER, THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS, BUDDY GUY AND MOBY GRAPE. 5 BANDS FOR $3.00. IT WAS AT THE FIRST QUAKER CITY ROCK FESTIVAL AT THE OLD SPECTRUM IN PHILLY. AND... I ALSO HAD A HONDA 160 FOR MY FIRST BIKE, BUT DID NOT DRIVE IT TO THE CONCERT.

@fernandol1307

4 жыл бұрын

@@wsnone9934 ....wow Janis. And chamber brothers TIME....

Originally saw them at the Felt Forum @Madison Square Garden in 1969….then in 2019 I figured it was time to see them again in Old Saybrook, CT since it was 50 years and who knows how long any of us will be alive. And then again in 2023 in Jim Thorpe, PA. As long as they keep rocking…I’ll keep showing up.

Amazing "Vanilla Fudge" Show outdoors in: Rochester, Minnesota (July 30,2023)! Keep on rocking, Live greatness! I loved it @ 54 years young, my other half loved it @ 41, my adult daughter fully dug them @ 30 years of age! Timeless great band & the Vocals are still stellar! Mega-Drums, Keys, Bass & Guitar perfection! More Fudge!

@victoriawebster8816

Ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I’m from around that area !

@MorfBeeX

Ай бұрын

@@victoriawebster8816 we still talk about how that was a total '60s flashback, Psychedelic Rock at it's finest! They put on an amazing show! Hopefully this year we have another great Riverside Series line up! 🎙️

Many call them old, but I call them seasoned veterans. There's nothing hearing seasoned veterans play. Awesome.

@bellestarr6484

3 жыл бұрын

"Old" is a word of honor. It's pretty much in America that it is supposed to mean feeble, back-dated, useless. These guys are old!

It’s definitely one of the classic bands that has a addictive sound. You just can’t get enough of it. You just keep listening to this song over and over and you never get tired of it.

Met Vanilla Fudge on the Flower Power Cruise a few years ago. They were very nice, humble, and put on two incredible live shows. There's just no one else like them.

I remember playing this 45 nonstop. I had to get up and rock out dance every time I heard it on the radio. How can you sit still hearing something this incredible?

the legendary carmine appice on drums ! WOW

I was 15 when this song came out . We tried to do it in my garage band ha ha. It sounded better in my head ..Carmine is an amazing drummer

This is one of the best songs of all time, no questioning that.

@michaelcunningham3540

Ай бұрын

Brilliant 😊

Carmine, Keith and Ginger. Timeless wonders I feel so fortunate & privileged to have heard/seen live oh so many decades ago.

Fudge always was the very first symphonic heavy rock band. Good to see three of them still together, and bass player Pete fills the bill perfectly!

@wealthlash2533

Жыл бұрын

When they played Chicago the ad in the newspaper described them as psychadelic, symphonic rock. Great concert!!!

I was lucky enough to see Vanilla Fudge, then Cactus, and finally Beck, Bogart and Appice at Radio City Hall in New Your City.

@bluerick

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy D ... me too

@gregbrowne6539

3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to have a drum seminar with carmine. Was the coolest

@GosokuRyuYodan

3 жыл бұрын

All three fabulous groups! I had all their records!

@azul8811

2 жыл бұрын

To your knowledge did Cactus perform on Randall’s Island back around 1970 or so? There was a concert there featuring many groups, and I think it was held over the weekend. I know some of the groups advertised to be there weren’t. I’m asking you since I assume that you were from city at one time.

I’m 60 and when I was in grade school Vanilla Fudge was my first rock album. Always been a fan. Your grandfather is one of the reasons I started playing keyboards at a young age.

Appice freaking kills it here. Love it!!!

I use to live 3 houses away from Vinny in Ronkonkoma, Long island, jammed a few times with him, unfortunately his house got robbed and he moved soon afterwards. cool guy, great memory of mine.

I have a Vanilla Fudge CD in my car. It goes in as soon as I hit the freeway.

This will always be the grittiest, dirtiest version ever heard....I love them.

I love this so much, I wish I could give it more than just one 'thumbs up'!

When Grandpa and Grandma were cooler than the grandkids! ✌

@stephaniebaker1542

4 жыл бұрын

This was my parent's generation, and yes...much cooler than my music.

A classic forever!!! When it clicks...it clicks.😁👍🎸

@drtimoshea4087

9 ай бұрын

right - which this did not

My first purchase from Columbia record club in the 60's. My intro to psychedelia. Amen the fond memories!!

This performance is almost better than the original in the 60s! One of my all-time favorites and I lived it back then when it was out. Outstanding rock n roll at its best!

These guys were way ahead of their time.

@pitbul187

8 жыл бұрын

I always thought so. Incredibly good.

@viktorzavadsky4746

6 жыл бұрын

no, sweetheart - they were right on time - in our time - of our time - they epitomized the late 60's (1966-1969) sound & zeitgeist...

@richardalexander4300

3 жыл бұрын

@@viktorzavadsky4746 Yes, they did !!!

@shaundavenport621

3 жыл бұрын

@@viktorzavadsky4746 No coincidence that those were also the Cream years!😁👍👍👍👍

So much better than most of the contemporary music that we hear on the radio today. Love it.

Best cover ever ! One of my biggest disappointments was missing Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple jamming in Edmonton in the 70's

When of the best songs from one of the best summers of music. 1968 I was 13 now 66.

This song drips acid.

@MrSkinnn

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSkinnn ,,, actually you could call this acid blues. The Fudge was my go to album in the summer of '69 at the beach in Stone Harbor NJ.

@shadabejaz5493

3 жыл бұрын

Cliff booth agrees

@cavalierfan1995

3 жыл бұрын

and gold

@j.j.upright4010

3 жыл бұрын

So did Lucy's you know what! 🤭

The original record was like hearing a thunder when the drums come in.

@enumrob

4 жыл бұрын

As a kid ( I'm 52 now) I found this record in my mom's collection. I played the hell out of it and always thought these guys were under appreciated.

@michaeladamcik7475

3 жыл бұрын

@@enumrob I have this record on Atco. Long version.

@chasbodaniels1744

3 жыл бұрын

Atco and parent Atlantic had a fantastic roster of bands. Great times.

@freed4q628

2 жыл бұрын

The 1st album I bought

@antoniotorres-wm4eo

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, their first album influenced a whole generation, as much or more than Cream's first album.

Your grandpa has taken great care of himself, I’m happy to see. This is a tough business to do that. Very happy for you, grandpa, and the rest of the band. Congrats, Melody.

Definitely one of the best performances the Ed Sullivan Show has ever seen! All 4 of them know how to rock! And Carmine Appice's style and enthusiasm is un-matched. Musicians of today can learn a lot from them.

Rock stars of their generation are dropping like flies now. ZZ Top, Mountain, Van Halen and Rush can no longer play due to the loss of their key members. Thank goodness we still have three of the four members of Vanilla Fudge still alive, still healthy, still creating, still get along with each other, and still rockin together!

Gotta hand it to Mark Stein - most vocalists in their 60s have lost much of their range and power at that age, but he sounds excellent here.

@Danimal77

2 жыл бұрын

This performance is a decade old (2011).

@kensellers4082

Жыл бұрын

Mark Stein, Chuck Wepner and George R.R. Martin: Bayonne, New Jersey’s Three Favorite Sons!

@jwgibbs1957

Ай бұрын

I saw Mark play this song on the Dave Mason Traffic Jam tour 2 months ago and it rocked. Mark still has a wonderful voice and is still a showman. He also did a great job on vocals and organ on I'm A Man by Spencer Davis Group.

That guys a great singer!! Helluva voice. Rock used to be so great in the 60’s and 70’s. Not anymore.

The absolute f'ing POWER of that song just blows me AWAY, even here in 2021. Awesome seems to be such an inadequate description, doesn't it? 👍

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood woke me up to this AWESOMETACULAR BAND!

Yes, 1968, a junior in high school, hadn't touched a guitar yet or drank a beer or smoked a joint but I was tripping on this song. I'd be sitting in class daydreaming "Set me free why don't you babe......". On a natural high from this song in my head constantly for a while back then.

reminds me a the old times. i was back then in Communist Poland and this song specially kept me "ALIVE". Almost everybody wanted to flee over to the west. I know Vanilla Fudge music - I could say FOREVER! Fantastic stuff!!! Youngsters- this message is for you!!! Thank you Mr. Appice. I also had one of yours back in those years, of course 70-ties, BECK BOGERT APPICE on vinyl. Anyway, GREAT GREAT PIECE OF WORK!!! I salute you!!! regards, Thomaas from Chicago,

Who is watching this here in January 2024

@tuckedup

5 ай бұрын

february

@triskelworkshop2855

4 ай бұрын

I am, end of february. Honestly, I like the original recording, and i've seen better live versions of this band. If this would have been an audition, they would nowhere near a record deal

@screwyootube1

4 ай бұрын

82 minutes before Leap Day!

@jeffkay8170

3 ай бұрын

I’m here in march

@billsenior213

3 ай бұрын

Heck, I watch this a couple times per month. Originally saw them in 1969 in NYC…..then in 2019 in Old Saybrook, CT (yes 50 year later) and then last year in Jim Thorpe, PA. Looking at their schedule in 2024 to see them again. Three of the four originals keeps them as heavy as ever.

We saw them at the Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Calif., in 1967. They're still here. And so am I. Who woulda thunk.

My group opened for the Fudge at Sacred Heart University in the late 60’s. One of the best rock bands ever. Carmen is the number one drummer of all time. His timing and where he inserts his boom is incredible. They do miss Tim. Wish he was still with them. Tim’s bass runs were off the charts. Now it’s 2018 and they are still touring. What does that tell you. The Fudge and Grand Funk Railroad have got to be in the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame. Love to see them inducted together and jam the crap off the stage.

@richardalexander4300

3 жыл бұрын

@John Fray Grand Funk is the only band to set the record for out selling the Beatles for a concert !!! It happened in San Francisco, Candlestick Park !!! FACT !! I saw them home on leave from Nam. They put on a Hell of a Show !!! Closer to Home and Inside looking out was Fantastic. I thought the ruined themselves when they turn more to Top 40 stuff later on with Locomotion LP. They were a great band, but I rate Zeppelin as the Top of the Mountain !!!

@mikeoscar1301

2 жыл бұрын

I remember I was there.

This song was released when I was in the 7th grade. I'm almost 67 and I liked Vanilla Fudge then and I like them now! I used to practice on my drums to this album!🥁🎶🇮🇹🇺🇸

One of the 1st 8 track tapes I bought way back when I was in Uncle Sam's military!

I just discovered this band today, listened to their original cover and then watched when I noticed it was a recent performance from the past few years. I've got to hand it to them, they sound exactly the same as they did on their original track from 40+ years ago, which is rather incredible.

Salute to you gentlemen (and Tim Bogert). 44 years later!

@finylvinyl66

7 жыл бұрын

Actually closer to 50.

Just like the old days. Kickn' A

@HighlanderNorth1

3 жыл бұрын

🚫😠 Dammit! I heard Fallon's introduction, but when he said "please welcome, the incredible Vanilla ............", I was hoping he was going to fill in the blank with "ICE"! Why, oh why couldn't it have been Vanilla Ice!? 🥴 🤔 I have a theory that I've strongly believed for a long, long time(since 45 seconds ago), and I'll share it with everyone right now: You see, since BOTH bands name's starts out with "Vanilla", it's my theory that these^ guys were Vanilla Ice's original band, way back in the 60s. It all adds up! 🥴🤪😁

@bobhoffman5581

3 жыл бұрын

@@HighlanderNorth1 😂😂😂😂😂

@josemontalvo1820

2 жыл бұрын

@@HighlanderNorth1 lmao

@ufafgd

2 жыл бұрын

@@HighlanderNorth1 well, that is one theory.Should you come up with others, please share, as they are meaningfull and insightful, and all the world should know your theories.

@richardfurlott4243

2 жыл бұрын

Better then the old days ! Please tour the South !

I still have this vinyl album. I love Vanilla Fudge. ❤

@adc2327

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@richardfurlott4243

3 жыл бұрын

Me too , !!!

@stuartsiglain3972

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Sounds as great as ever. 1967 all over again. 😀

Damn. That was as hot and tight as it ever was. A rare feat so many years later.

@Danimal77

2 жыл бұрын

This performance is a decade old (2011).

@Kevbo4

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully the last decade has been good to them.

Legendary.

Killer track. Killer accents. Killer high harmony. Heavy heavy heavy. Yummy.

this is just one of those songs, one that opened the doors and gave a big nod to creativity and breaking down walls and boundaries, rock was never the same after.. dunno if Carmine knows this but whenever the "top drummers" topic comes up he's always in it, Bonham, Peart, Baker, Pyle all those rock drummers and when other genres come up jazz, wave, even pop.. yup the world just digs his grooves but hale this entire band just ROCKS, man

One of the best songs ever...

I'm going to see them on October 15th at New Hope Winery in PA. It's my 67th birthday and they started in '67 so I guess it was meant to be. Vince, Mark, and Carmine together after all these years. I've seen them twice before and they just flat-out ROCK!

GET DOWN, GET DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Class of 69" Must have been like magic to have been in that audience.................

And that is rock and roll. Just pure talent.

I'm impressed! After 40 years most bands either play a tune in a different key (aka lower) or leave out certain vocal parts. Not VF! Same key, same harmonies. Excellent - loved to the cover in '68 and love it in '14.

@carolyncoruzzi5440

9 жыл бұрын

me too

Picture walking through a park in the 60s as a young kid with your transistor radio and you're a big fan of Motown. This song begins and you think, "This is kinda' cool." And then they start singing a song you've heard many times before. BUT - mind blown! It's soooo different! Are they even allowed to do such a thing? How is such creativity, energy and art possible?

Hot track back in 67. Cranking the car radio up so high it rattled the dash, and my brain….🤪

They wipe the floor with any young band. The playing is spectacular but so then is the arrangement!

@amramin2134

6 жыл бұрын

henrik h New bands except for a very few are pieces of shit with no passion whatsoever ... No wonder rock is dead nowadays. The passion here is unreal.

@KodenameKrusty

6 жыл бұрын

You compare an aged rock group with one top ten hit in it's career with every new rock group in existence? You don't get out much do you? You ever listen to this thing they call RADIO? Tame Impala, The Sheepdogs, Brian Jonestown Masascre, Greta Van Fleet, The Black Keys, Spoon, Railroad Earth, Thunderpussy, The Shelters, The Glorious Sons, July Talk, Clutch, etc , etc, and so on.

@ardalla535

6 жыл бұрын

Yeh, maybe they are fat, slow and shell-y .... but at least they are not naked on wrecking ball and fucking Robin Thicke onstage. And they're not blathering, "You're gonna hear me ro ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho" -- the most annoying song ever released. And they are better than this tinyurl.com/myfy5vn for sure (a pile of cat shit is better than Avril's Hello Kitty.)

@KodenameKrusty

5 жыл бұрын

Broccoli Beefed you can see all their videos here on youtube and you can get their music from I Tunes. I usually listen to them here on youtube and whatever I like I buy from I tunes

@321snoot

3 жыл бұрын

@@KodenameKrusty ...and so on, and so on...these bands listed here are the reason why "this thing they call radio" today sucks out loud. 'Aged rock group"? You're talking about the originals, kid, not the copycats who aren't worthy of shining their shoes.

The beginning of heavy metal AND prog rock - these are the pioneers.

@dougmphilly

8 жыл бұрын

+Dennis C. Lee well said...VF arrangements were only hinting at what jon anderson was planning with yes and every metal band owes them a debt of gratitude.

@finylvinyl66

8 жыл бұрын

+doug marcus There might not have been a Deep Purple without VF. Check out their first two albums.

@bpivr

8 жыл бұрын

+doug marcus truth

@thebrazilianatlantis165

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Baum "According to legend, the talk of the town [as of 1968] was Jimi Hendrix, but that's not true. It was Vanilla Fudge.... The whole group was ahead of its time. So, initially we wanted to be a Vanilla Fudge clone. But our singer, Ian, wanted to be Edgar Winter. He'd say, 'I want to scream like that, like Edgar Winter.' So that's what we were -- Vanilla Fudge with Edgar Winter!" -- Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple

@krisscanlon4051

8 жыл бұрын

a really amazing statement and VF combined both like bastards. Hard to do both well and they did,

Great performance, Carmine. Haven’t lost a thing throughout the years, sugar. 😘

@Danimal77

2 жыл бұрын

This performance is a decade old (2011).

@jaydenwhitlen1489

2 жыл бұрын

And the original was 44 years old at the time and he still sounded great

The plain and simple, these guys are classic rock and roll, so hard and clean for live. I'm 66 and they got me dancin around my place with my bose smokin in my ears. So wish I could see them live. Time to do my homework and find them. Sounds like a "set me free" road trip if they're still out there gigging

@66impala71

3 жыл бұрын

And there ain't nothin' you can do about it...

Carmine Appice , you magnificent percussionist , the best I have ever heard.

@douglasknoll3500

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! Carmine Appice ! true Hard Rock rocknroll thru n thru Percussionist Performance Perfection !

we played this song every Friday and Saturday night for 2 years, along with Season of the Witch. Gosh. does take me back. Where has 45 years gone? These guys still have it all over any of the new musicians out there.

Carmen Appice is a survivor of greats that hit the bucket decades ago

Just simply amazing a song like this is still popular in 2021 after more than 50 years!…I remember it well growing up in the 60s. Best years of my life as a kid!

I want to like this more than once

love that POWERFUL intro when the drums,etc...kick it in..and kick it harddddd!!!!!!!!1

52 year old metal head and I still come and watch at least one of the videos for this song once a day , best cover ever of any song . Tim's energy from the Ed Sullivan show was so inspirational to me as a kid and a driving force behind my own bass playing and stage persona . I started a new job a few years ago and wouldn't you know it , my boss is a drummer and heavily influenced by Carmine's playing , so ya shop talk is mostly about music and VF .

GREAT song; great performance. WOW