The name Carmine Appice is synonymous with Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogart & Appice and Heavy Metal. Not only did he influence many of the great drummers, but his work helped to bridge the gap between psychedelia and heavy metal.
Carmine Appice's solo debut "Rockers" (also known entitled as the same titled album "Carmine Appice") was recorded with mega-producer Richard Podolor and featured Danny Johnson on guitar, who adds a significant crunch to the songs on this album, which was originally released in 1981. "V8" was recorded in 1977 at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles. The album features Max Middleton (ex Jeff Beck Group), Verdins White (Earth Wind and Fire), Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge), Dick Wagner (ex Alice Cooper), Jimmy Haslip (Yellow Jackets) plus Fernando Saunders and Benny Schultz. The studio session was influenced by Jeff Beck's "Blow By Blow", songs are half instrumental and half featuring vocals.
01 Have You Heard 02 Keep On Rolling 03 Paint It Black 04 Blue Cafe 05 Sweet Senorita 06 Drum City Rocker 07 Hollywood Heartbeat 08 Be My Baby 09 Am I Losing You 10 Drums Drums Drums
Disc 2
01 Woman 02 V8 Steamer
03 Like You Do 04 Drum Waltz 05 Energy 06 Ocean 07 Neptune 08 Rimshot 09 Song For Lovers 10 Me And The Boys 11 Close Encounters 12 Paint It Black 13 Lady