#appics

[sluttery-withoutshame]

39 seconds of Eric Singer magic.

Another edit for @mindofotherstars, who discovered this gem, SOMEHOW, I don’t know.

But it seems to be ground zero for Eric’s entire career.

“That was in ’84. I entered a Carmine Appice drum contest in LA in September ’84. I remember it was a radio station, I think it was KLOS, you sent in a tape and from that they picked 50 people – 15 girls and 35 guys.

“They had you play at a Guitar Center in the parking lot, they set up two drum kits, one double bass kit, one single bass kit. Out of that they picked the finalists. Steven Adler was in the contest. He didn’t get picked for the finals, I remember he was upset. His mother went up to Carmine Appice, ‘How come my son Steven didn’t get picked?’ I was standing right on the sidewalk next to him while his mother was asking Carmine. It had to be an awkward moment.

“The funny thing was, three years later he’s in the biggest band in the world, so you never know how things are going to turn out. After that, fast forward, I made the finals, I didn’t win, I took third place. Some girl asked Carmine for my number, so the next day I got a call, ‘Hey, I got your number from Carmine Appice and I’m doing this video for Playboy magazine, they’re doing all these videos called women of rock.’

“I did it with a girl called Brenda Lee Holliday. Being in that drum contest, that’s how I got discovered. The guy that played bass in the video, Ray Marzano, had played with Lita. His girlfriend was Lita’s best friend. Randy Castillo was her drummer. Ray goes, ‘Randy quit, Lita doesn’t even know it yet, she’s in England with Tony Iommi,’

[sweetpaintedladie]

Jeff Beck, 1973

photos by Koh Hasebe

[rhapsodynew]

#everything you need to know about rock

Rock Stars about Led Zeppelin, part 1:

"It was the first time I saw them..."

Ace Frehley, KISS]: "I first saw them at the Fillmore East [the Fillmore East Festival] in 1969, in New York. They were opening the performance of Iron Butterfly and just swept them off the stage."

Carmine Appice, Vanilla Fudge]: "Of the people we played with at that time, Zep were the coolest. They were our opening act, and six months later, we were sharing the show equally."

Mick Box, Uriah Heep]: "I was at their concert at the Cooksferry Inn [a small jazz club] in Edmonton in '69. Bonzo had so many drums that they barely fit on that stage, and Plant was standing not in front, but to the side of him. They were amazing."

Freddie Mercury, Queen]: "I went to see them at the Lyceum Theatre. It was incredible." (from a letter to a friend '69)

Roger Taylor, Queen]: "When Freddie and I first saw them, we just couldn't believe it — their sound was so powerful." ('84)

Malcolm Young, AC/DC]: "Angus and I went to a Led Zeppelin concert once. They left after a couple of songs. Their blond singer was just a poseur." ('92)

Paul Stanley, KISS]: "I first saw them in August '69. They played together as a unit. But the most important thing was the sexual energy coming off the stage, their self-confidence, their rock bravado."

Bruce Foxton, The Jam]: "I went to see them, like, in '73-74. My friends liked them more than me. But their rhythm section and Page's guitar work were just phenomenal."

Carmine Appice, Vanilla Fudge]: "We performed with Hendrix, Cream, the Who, Alice Cooper, Zappa — and everyone was swept off the stage. And everyone was wondering who could do this to us? They turned out to be Led Zeppelin. They were amazing."

[from books: Whole Lotta Zeppelin The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of All Time, by John Bream, Voyager Press, 2008; Face The Music: A Life Exposed by Paul Stanley, HarperOne, 2014; AC/DC: Maximum Rock Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band by Murray Engleheart & Arnaud Durieux, It Books, 2007; interviews with Carmine Appice, Malcolm Young, Roger Taylor and Mick Box]

[guerrilla-operator]

DIO

[jt1674]

[lovelusthussey]

He’s the guitarist’s guitarist but he’s also a silly goose ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎

[rastronomicals]

10:29 AM EDT September 2, 2024:

Beck, Bogert & Appice - "Satisfied" From the box set Live 1973 & 1974 (September 15, 2023)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London: 26th January, 1974

[stoneoferech]

Black Sabbath "Dehumanizer"

[metalsongoftheday]

Friday, October 25: Dio, "Another Lie"

R.I.P. Ronald James "Dio" Padavona (1942-2010), Jimmy Bain (1947-2016)

Sacred Heart was almost immediately derided by everyone (including Vivian Campbell) as a transparent attempt to broaden Dio’s commercial prospects, and while it charted and sold well enough not to raise immediate concerns, in hindsight it was the beginning of the end for Dio on many levels.  Of course, the notion of Ronnie James Dio making hair metal was laughable on its face, and “Another Lie” was an especially hilarious “evil woman” tale that, even with a more rockin’ riff and Vinny Appice going for more of a groove, sounded less swaggering and more like a cranky elf shaking his cane at a bored stripper.  There was something almost charming about Dio, both the man and band, trying to strut around the Sunset Strip like they were Ratt or something, and Campbell did try to spice things up a bit with a nice solo over Ronnie’s typical boxy production.  It was actually the combination of the production, Appice and Campbell that helped “Another Lie” do a nice enough job keeping the Dio train running, because all of that made it feel like something that could be performed on stage while Denzil the dragon hovered behind the drums.

[wanderinstar]

Beck, Bogert & Appice ~ Superstition Santa Monica, 1973

[metalcultbrigade]

Carmine Appice 15/12/1946

[wienners]

"what if there was a monster coming after you in the woods" not as scary as "what if there was a man from new jersey with a weapon running at you full speed (also in the woods)"

[slapthebass]

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Shinya artist's page on pearldrum.com

[queenofthemasquerade]

Dio - Jesus, Mary & the Holy Ghost

[guerrilla-operator]

BLACK SABBATH