Me and Nicko McBrain went down on Friday night to go see Jason Boham’s Led Zeppelin thing. It was good, much better than I thought I was going to be. Originally, I wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to stack up to his father, but he blew me away and was awesome. After the Zeppelin reunion, I think it was in 2007, a lot of people said that he played as well as his dad, which is hard to believe. The Vanilla Fudge opened up their debut album entitled Vanilla Fudge, shocking the world with this glorious version of The Beatles song “Ticket To Ride.” Vanilla Fudge would cover many Beatles songs throughout their career making the songs their own with intense original arrangements that rock fans loved.It seems as if he picked up where his dad left off. We always felt this was one of the greatest cover versions of any Beatles song in history. However, there is so much more that you should check out. Our Top 10 Vanilla Fudge songs list presents what we believe are ten highlights from those years. However, the band’s legacy will also be fueled and remembered by their original five albums released between 19. They released albums and toured with multiple different lineups. Vanilla Fudge reunited and reformed multiple times over the years. The band would release one more album in 1969 before breaking up entitled Rock and Roll.
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.
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