I think it would really be a good idea to have this kid call you, because this kid is really talented. Toddstar: You’ve given me the perfect segue.Ĭarmine: So, the way it got together was the great producer, Tom Dowd’s daughter said to me, Tom’s been dead for a few years, she said, “Look, there’s this guy that Tom was working with. Actually, the way it got together was interesting, if you want to hear that? And, basically, we didn’t think about a singer. And, it started out instrumentally, because that’s what we had going at the time. Get your copy of your APP, download the APP,” all that stuff. So, you can tell people, “Oh, go get the APP, go get your APP. So, when we were doing this Appice Perdomo Project, I call it APP, A-P-P. And, it’s an album called V8 and it’s an instrumental. And then, when I delivered it, the label says, “Oh, well, you’re not known for this jazz rock, so we’re not going to release it.” And then, 20 years later, I released it on my own, I got the rights back. And, I used Jimmy Haslip, great bass player, and all these great musicians. I used Max Middleton, who was on that record. And then, I ended up getting a solo deal with a label. And, I worked with Jeff on it, and we worked on songs and everything. And, there’s a song called “Jizz Whizz,” which is the bridge between Jeff Beck playing with us and doing Blow by Blow. I originally was on Blow by Blow with him, but we couldn’t work out a deal with the label. So, it’s BBA Live at the London Rainbow, 1974. And, I had Tim Bogert sign the deal before he passed away. It’s getting real close to signing the deal. It was Beck, Bogert & Appice back in the today. I don’t go by that, even though I was that. When I talk to Carmine, I can run with it.”Ĭarmine: Yeah, that’s what he goes by. Toddstar: Well, the reason I went to the other is, when the tribute video for Dio came out, I was able to interview Vinny, and he clarified the last name for me. Every time I do an interview with somebody, he goes, “I got to ask you something, I saw Appice.” I know it’s coming. We said, “Whoever wins the drum battle, wins the name.” And then my older brother actually came out and said “They’re both wrong, it’s Apeachy.” So, it’s been a thing. That’s why I did that DVD, Drum Wars DVD, initially. What do I call you, when I’m done with your solo? Do I call you “Apiece”, Appice, “Apeachy”, “Aparty”?” So, we settled on “Apiece.” And so, from then on, I’ve been “Apiece.” And then, every night I’d do my solo, he’d say, “Carmine Appice on drums.” And my drum company at the time did an ad that said, “Everyone wants a piece of Appice.” And then, that was good until 1980, my brother came out with Sabbath and he got a lot a press, and all of a sudden he was Vinny Appice. I changed it in 1976 when I went with Rod Stewart, because Rod said to me, “You’re like five different people. Ĭarmine: Well, I’m “Apiece.” I mean, my brother’s Appice. Toddstar: You are out with Vanilla Fudge on tour, but one of the things that prompted this conversation was, you got a great new album and project out right now, the Appice Perdomo Project release Energy Overload. It’s not often I get to talk to a legend.Ĭarmine: Oh, thank you very much. Toddstar: Carmine, thanks for taking time out. Both the Fudge and Cactus still tour.” We were able to get some phone time with Carmine to discuss pronunciation, new music, writing, and much more… Carmine has pounded the skins for such iconic rockers like Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart (Carmine co-wrote the hits “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and “Young Turks” with Rod) and is a founding member of legendary 60’s rock bands Vanilla Fudge (“You Keep Me Hanging On” was the band’s classic hit in 1967…it was featured prominently in Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and he’s a founding member of Cactus. Carmine’s always-amazing drumming and Perdomo’s blazing guitar licks and riffs make Energy Overload a tour de force of sound, texture and non-stop heaviness. The album is an all-instrumental, rock-oriented tour de force with fusion influences also readily apparent. The first single, “Rocket to The Sun,” dropped on August 31st. According to a recent press release: “Carmine Appice has joined forces with multi-instrumentalist and rising studio star Fernando Perdomo to form The Appice Perdomo Project (aka APP), whose debut album ENERGY OVERLOAD was released Septemon Cleopatra Records.
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