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" 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 Cafè 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 Energy 05 Ocean 06 Neptune 07 Rimshot 08 Song For Lovers 09 Me And The Boys 10 Close Encounters 11 Paint It Black 12 Lady