Carmine Appice 1072707 217249084 2008-06-05T06:00:29Z MZMcBride 212624 rm expired protection tag {{Infobox Musical artist |Img = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g. promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | |Img_size = 150 | | Name = Carmine Appice | Img_capt = | Landscape = | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Birth_name = | Alias = | Born = {{Birth date and age|1946|12|15|mf=y}}<br>[[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States]] | Died = | Instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]] | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Psychedelic rock]], [[Blues-rock]], [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] | Occupation = [[Musician]] | Years_active = 1966–present | Label = | Associated_acts = [[Vanilla Fudge]]<br>[[Cactus (band)|Cactus]]<br>[[Beck, Bogert & Appice]]<br>KGB<br>[[King Kobra]]<br>[[Blue Murder]]<br>[[Mothers Army]]<br>[[Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus]]<br>[[Travers & Appice]]<br>[[Ozzy Osbourne]]<br>[[Rod Stewart]] | URL = [http://www.carmineappice.net www.carmineappice.net] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Carmine Appice''' (b. [[December 15]], [[1946]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]) is an American rock [[drum]]mer of Italian ancestry. He is [[sibling|brother]] to [[Vinny Appice]], who also plays drums professionally. ==Biography== Appice first came to prominence as the flamboyant percussionist with the late 1960s psychedelic foursome [[Vanilla Fudge]]. Appice and bassist [[Tim Bogert]] contributed distinctive background harmonies to the group's high-decibel sonic assault. After five albums, Appice and Bogert left Vanilla Fudge to form the blues-rock quartet [[Cactus (band)|Cactus]], with vocalist [[Rusty Day]] and guitarist [[Jim McCarty]] (formerly with [[Mitch Ryder]] and the Detroit Wheels and the [[Buddy Miles]] Express). Appice and Bogert then left Cactus to join [[Jeff Beck]] in the [[power trio]] [[Beck, Bogert & Appice|Beck, Bogert and Appice]]. Appice later joined [[Rod Stewart]]'s backing band, and played drums on (and co-wrote) such Stewart hits as "[[Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?]]" and "[[Young Turks (song)|Young Turks]]." He was a member of the supergroup KGB, featuring Ray Kennedy, [[Rick Grech]], [[Mike Bloomfield]], and Barry Goldberg, and has recorded with [[Stanley Clarke]], [[Ted Nugent]], and [[Pink Floyd]]. He has also played in the bands [[King Kobra]] and [[Blue Murder]]. Although he did not play on the [[Ozzy Osbourne]] album ''[[Bark at the Moon]]'', he appeared in the music video for the title track and played on part of the tour. Appice counts among his influences the [[jazz]] drumming of [[Buddy Rich]] and [[Gene Krupa]], combined with an extensive [[classical music|classical]] training. Besides his meticulous timekeeping skills, Appice is known for his showmanship, which includes stick tosses and twirls, power fills, and double-bass drum bombs. Since 2003, Appice is in a relationship with popular New York City radio personality Leslie Gold, better known as [[The Radio Chick]]. They reside together in New York, and Los Angeles. == Philanthropy == In 2005, Appice signed on as an official supporter of [[Little Kids Rock]], a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. He has personally delivered instruments to children in the program, performed at benefit concerts for the organization and sits on its board of directors as an honorary member. ==''Realistic Rock Drum Method''== Appice's drum instruction book ''The Realistic Rock Drum Method'' was first published in the 1970s. The book covers the classic information of basic rock rhythms and polyrhythms, linear rudiments and groupings, hi-hat and double bass drum exercises, and shuffle rhythms. It has sold more than 300,000 copies and is among the best selling drum books today. ''Realistic Rock'' is also available in a DVD. Appice was also the first rock drummer to conduct instructional clinics held at college campuses, theaters and drum stores around the world, breaking attendance records in many countries.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} ==Quotes== *(He) "set the foundation for heavy drumming ... before Bonham, before Ian Paice... before anyone else." —Rick Van Horn, 1999 ''Modern Drummer'' magazine. ==Discography== ===Vanilla Fudge=== *''[[Vanilla Fudge (album)|Vanilla Fudge]]'' (1967) *''[[The Beat Goes On (album)|The Beat Goes On]]'' (1968) *''[[Renaissance (album)|Renaissance]]'' (1968) *''[[Near the Beginning]]'' (1969) *''[[Rock & Roll (Vanilla Fudge album)|Rock & Roll]]'' (1970) *''[[Mystery (album)|Mystery]]'' (1984) ===Cactus=== *''[[Cactus (album)|Cactus]]'' (1970) *''[[One Way ... Or Another]]'' (1971) *''[[Restrictions]]'' (1971) *''[['Ot 'N' Sweaty]]'' (1972) ===Beck, Bogert & Appice=== *''[[Beck, Bogert & Appice (album)|Beck, Bogert & Appice]]'' (1973) *''[[Live in Japan (Beck, Bogert & Appice album)|Live in Japan]]'' (1974) ===KGB=== *''[[KGB (album)|KGB]]'' (1976) *''[[Motion (KGB album)|Motion]]'' (1976) ===Paul Stanley=== *''[[Paul Stanley]]'' (1978) ===King Kobra=== *''[[Ready to Strike]]'' (1985) *''[[Thrill of a Lifetime (album)|Thrill of a Lifetime]]'' (1986) *''[[King Kobra III]]'' (1988) *''[[Hollywood Trash]]'' (2001) ===Pink Floyd=== *"Dogs of War" from ''[[A Momentary Lapse of Reason]]'' (1987) ===Blue Murder=== *''[[Blue Murder (album)|Blue Murder]]'' (1989) *''[[Nothin' But Trouble]]'' (1993) ===Mothers Army=== *''[[Mothers Army (album)|Mothers Army]]'' (1993) ===Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus=== *''[[Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus (album)|Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus]]'' (1995) *''[[Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Vol 2 (album)|Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus II]]'' (2001) ===Travers & Appice=== *''[[It Takes a Lot of Balls]]'' (2004) *''Bazooka'' (2006) ==External links== *[http://www.carmineappice.net/ Carmine Appice] official website *[http://www.cactusrocks.net Cactus] official website *[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Carmine_Appice.html Drummerworld article] with photos *[http://www.rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_385.htm Rock N Roll Universe Interview] {{Ozzy Osbourne}} {{Beck, Bogert & Appice}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Appice, Carmine}} [[Category:American rock drummers]] [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:King Kobra members]] [[Category:Blue Murder members]] [[Category:The Ozzy Osbourne Band members]] [[bs:Carmine Appice]] [[de:Carmine Appice]] [[fi:Carmine Appice]] [[it:Carmine Appice]] [[ja:カーマイン・アピス]] [[pl:Carmine Appice]] [[sv:Carmine Appice]]