I actually met with him a few times in Rochester New York during his demo at The House of Guitars. Every time he remembered me. He shared many stories on John Bonham and more. Very humble down to earth guy. Literally a drummers drummer
Absolute legend. Saw him many many many years ago at Sweet Springs Saloon in Los Osos. Appice - Bogert - Stein. The finest musician trio I have EVER seen live in my lifetime.
I saw him with CACTUS in 1970 His drum solos were better then. GIANT Ludwig Drums Also that day, I saw Steve Miller Grateful Dead Jimi Hendrix May 1970 Temple Stadium, Phila, Pa.
Carmine has never gotten enough credit for his abilities as a drummer and for all he has done to promote the art of drumming. He is absolutely my generations Gene Krupa. God bless you Carmine ALWAYS
I saw Blue Murder and Kings X open for Billy Squire. Both bands blew Squire down the road. Sykes is an incredible guitarist and singer. Kings X is one of the best trios that has ever existed. Carmine is eternal!
Watch the youtube video with VF on Ed Sullivan in 1969. What he was doing then, for what would see over the next 10 years in rock drumming, is amazing because it foretold the future. Also, never mind that that he wrote Hot Legs. That song could serve is the definition of rock drumming.
I saw Carmine w/ King Kobra in Austin. Ted Nugent, WASP and King Kobra. What wild show. This was back in 86. Little Miss Dangerous, The Last Command and Ready to Strike tour.
Not too many drummers can say they were the first ones that got John Bonham his Ludwig endorsement and an influence on John himself. That's definitely a mic drop moment!!🎤
Exactly. I read out of the Realistic Rock for years, then when I started teaching, it was one of the bibles for modern rock drumming. And this was 50 years ago. And he is still killing it today.
He was a beast in the late 60's , but it's obvious he kept improving even more and now he's definitely one of the best of the best and he surpassed Ginger Baker, John Bonham and Mitch Mitchell by far!!!
Thank you Carmine for not going into the interaction with the audience .you usually do . Grabbing the mic and yelling "" Are you ready and doing a cheap impersonation of a wedding singer getting the audience excited . Carmine usually starts yelling for the audience to repeat after me , Yah Yah Yah , now you , but now he did not do that and as always his drum solo is unique and smoking ,hot always a few tricks , nobody does that double bass drum groove like Carmine . Thanks for keeping it professional
Thank you Carmine for a great solo , great stick tricks and that double bass drum groove nobody does it better . I am so thankful you did not do that wedding band singer chant . Carmine usually grabs the Mic and yells to the audience " Are you Ready Repeat after me Yey , Yey , Yey Now You That is so cheap for a great drummer to do Its like a wedding singer trying to get the audience excited Carmine your solo stands the test of time , Its always top notch , but just end it , You could play four on the floor and get the audience clapping along , but stop yelling you sound like a circus barker , your rock and roll , your better then that
Never thought that much of him as a player for the last 35 years. Must have been good at some point to have such a reputation....it's probably just me.... but I never got the hype.
A drumming pioneer no doubt but not a Simon Phillips, Marco Minneman, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, and the list goes on. All that said, Carmine got me into drumming so with that, I give the highest respect!!
Interesting you don’t mention British drummers like Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell, Ainsley Dunbar and others. If you’re a drummer I would have thought you would know their work also.
@@w4tkn yes but the point I’m making is that the drummers I named ARE considered among the best rock drummers in the world. But they are all British. Just naming American drummers leaves out many of the best.
Carmine has been playing the same drum solo for the past 55 years. I have nothing against him it's just he is such a whiner. He demands credit for things others did. I was at one of his clinics and all he did what talk about people he thinks owe him. He went off about Rod Stewart for the longest time. Carmine does have chops unfortunately it's the same chops he has done over and over.
Well I agree with some of what your saying , Carmine claims he invented Air . I get it , but he also did a lot of great things for drummers . He started the big drum craze and Ludwig started building drums, then everybody was using oversize drums , from John Bonham to Carl Palmer , to Billy Cobbham And its because Carmine suggested it to Ludwig All the other drum companies started building bigger drums Thanks to Carmine . Helping Bonham get a deal with Ludwig is meaningless , but Carmine was one of the first rock drummers do start drum clinics ,He started what Long Island drum center made into a classic drum contest Carmine started that first . Carmine was one of the fist rock drummers to be featured as a soloist as part of the show . He did a drum solo while playing with Rod Stewart , Ozzy , Blue Murder , Ted Nugent , Leslie West Rick Derringer and Jeff Beck . Carmine had an amazing career , he talks out of his ass on occasion , but for the most part he did a lot to promote rock drumming , he deserves credit for always being in the rock and roll conversation . Yes he is doing the same solo , but so is every top drummer in the world > if you saw Buddy Rich in 1940 and then in 1980 , its the same licks and basically the same sole that's his chops why change what's working for you . Same with Tommy Aldridge , Louis Bellson , Dave Weckl , Mike Portnoy , Thomas Lang , Virgil Donati Its what they do , why change something , when its great . So your negative view on Carmine is somewhat unfair .
@@franksaladino3938 You are correct. He did some great things in his musical career. But Louis Bellson was playing double base on a larger drum set. There others from the 1940's 50's and 60's who were experimenting with larger drum kits. I'm not trying to be negative or unfair. It's unfortunate to attend a drummers convention and listen to Carmine whine and cry his way through the hour he had to perform. He blamed everyone one of stealing his riffs and playing styles. He dissed everyone who he thinks didn't remain loyal to him. His attitude lost him a lot of respect among other drummers. Sorry that is how I feel. I respect how you feel about it. Have a great day
@@jumpingjacks5558 I told you I get it about Carmine , he thinks he invented Air , like he claims he majored in music in High School , that is total BS he might have played in the school band and had general music appreciation , but no high school offers music as a major I spent a year at The High School of Music and Art , but again the major in HS is English , Math , Science a language , history , geography gym and music or art as a minor . So I agree in part , but when I say big drums I mean size , although in the 20'' 30' 40''and early 50's bass drums were 28" by the 1950 bass drums were standard 22" a lot of jazz used 20" or even 18" Dino Danelli started using a 24' , but it was Carmine who used a 26" also bigger 14" rack tom Ludwig with Carmine asking for bigger size drum started manufacturing big drums . Bellso because his father owned a music store did a lot of experimenting with size , louie had one set with a 20" x 20" bass drum and his rack tom was a 16"x18" between the bass drums , but no drum company made large size drums until Carmine
Louie did he even used a group of remo 1:48 Tom’s but the diameter of his Tom’s was standard carmine started using deeper Tom’s. The bass drum I think are 2 inches bigger. I’m glad carmine stopped wearing his wig or died black hair. As for his solo. It’s muscle memory. If you listen to the attached cd for his drum books he could play any venue or style of playing. His style is different from exclusive jazz drummers like Belson but he could play Belson, Belson couldn’t play like carmine he could emulate it a bit but not really. No one is the greatest they all had greatness that was the building blocks for any future drummer. Carmines single bass drumming did influence bonzo. But creativity would have taught Bonzo this technique eventually anyway. Carmine is a whiney guy who craves both appreciation and credit. So did Buddy. Their personalities or quirks don’t detract from their brilliance. Carmen is an old man now and plays close to his ability as a young man plus he can sing and play at the same time. The audio on this recording is poor but his solo is pretty good for a mid to late 70 year old. He created one hell of a legacy that any drummer would be proud of.
I actually met with him a few times in Rochester New York during his demo at The House of Guitars. Every time he remembered me. He shared many stories on John Bonham and more. Very humble down to earth guy. Literally a drummers drummer
Carmine was and is one of my all time favorite drummers.
Legend
So important to the drumming community for over 55 years
Studied his books when I was 12 learn to read drums helped for 35 yrs playing cover songs,legend
Untouchable Rock Drumming Master..
Absolute legend. Saw him many many many years ago at Sweet Springs Saloon in Los Osos. Appice - Bogert - Stein. The finest musician trio I have EVER seen live in my lifetime.
Jeff Beck 🎼🇬🇧
I saw him with CACTUS in 1970
His drum solos were better then.
GIANT Ludwig Drums
Also that day, I saw
Steve Miller
Grateful Dead
Jimi Hendrix
May 1970
Temple Stadium, Phila, Pa.
Better then Beck bogart & Appice
There also B B M =baker-bogart-Moore
Had his book Realistic Rock. Got me started on reading etc years ago. Loved his recordings with Rod Stewart. Real solid groove drumming. A legend!
Carmine has never gotten enough credit for his abilities as a drummer and for all he has done to promote the art of drumming. He is absolutely my generations Gene Krupa. God bless you Carmine ALWAYS
Maybe because he mainly promotes himself a little too much.
Carmine is a LEGEND!!!
Saw this man in 1968 with Vanilla Fudge. Great band. Great show. They were 2nd billed to Jimi Hendrix. Oh! the lost reveries of youth.
His drumming then, was amazing because.he was defining modern-rock drumming in real time.
This man was the drummer for Blue Murder. That in itself makes him stratospheric.
Thank you for mentioning blue murder. . . the most underrated band ever!
@@ShakenStirred 1000% !
I saw Blue Murder and Kings X open for Billy Squire. Both bands blew Squire down the road. Sykes is an incredible guitarist and singer. Kings X is one of the best trios that has ever existed. Carmine is eternal!
Watch the youtube video with VF on Ed Sullivan in 1969. What he was doing then, for what would see over the next 10 years in rock drumming, is amazing because it foretold the future.
Also, never mind that that he wrote Hot Legs. That song could serve is the definition of rock drumming.
Also member of Beck Bogert and Appice
Wow the Appice brothers are legendary man awesome drummers 👏👏🤘🤘
There's one of the best rock drummers of all time for ya
Young Vinny Appice had a fantastic role model
The best Carmine!!!
Old or not the dude still has chops!
Saw him at a drum clinic in Sydney. Brilliant drummer entertainer and educator.
Carmine keep rollin!!!!!
gret drummer of all time
He signed my poster, that came his classic instructional book, “keep rocking’ Bill!”…..my name’s Phil, last autograph I ever pursued.
Like him or not, the man is Rock Royalty.
If you ever read this you and your brother are my favorite drummers long live Rock and Roll
Rock drumming pioneer !! Amazing Artist
He was recent with tony frankiln jamming blue murder stuff
The best!
No.
Anyone who knows drumming knows this is the man !
Old school......good
Awesome!
I saw Carmine w/ King Kobra in Austin. Ted Nugent, WASP and King Kobra. What wild show. This was back in 86. Little Miss Dangerous, The Last Command and Ready to Strike tour.
Not too many drummers can say they were the first ones that got John Bonham his Ludwig endorsement and an influence on John himself. That's definitely a mic drop moment!!🎤
That was a fabrication to bolster him up, and I love Carmine but that story was all smoke
@@thedigitalemotion and you know that how?
He has been living off Bonzo's cost tails he's whole life!
Appice was before Bonham. Bonham loved Appice’s playing. They had a friendship.
Carmine invented the 3 musketeer bar, surfboards, aluminum foil and the automobile too.
What snare is he using here..?
You learned alot from John Bonam ? JUST kidding, you inspired so many of us, always love, and respect
The description should say "Carmine Appice of Cactus!!".
A huge influence on double bass drumming as we know it.
Blue Murder debut was a blast ❤
🏆
Cactus still rules
.👍👍👍👍👍
Buy any of his books, go through them a couple of hundred times - and let me know how you feel about your drumming.
Exactly. I read out of the Realistic Rock for years, then when I started teaching, it was one of the bibles for modern rock drumming. And this was 50 years ago. And he is still killing it today.
He was a beast in the late 60's , but it's obvious he kept improving even more and now he's definitely one of the best of the best and he surpassed Ginger Baker, John Bonham and Mitch Mitchell by far!!!
Rock Drumming had to start somewhere/ /ur looking at the guy who was there love Carmine
The goat,just ask him....
So very very true lol
Just ask him he'll tell you the greatest he's alleging his own f****** mind
Yeah....he does pat himself on the back an awful lot. But....his career speaks for itself I think it's fair to say.
Nailed it
Egomaniac
Where was this in Peekskill
Paramount Hudson Valley Theatre
Paramount Hudson Valley Theatre
Thank you Carmine for not going into the interaction with the audience .you usually do . Grabbing the mic and yelling "" Are you ready and doing a cheap impersonation of a wedding singer getting the audience excited . Carmine usually starts yelling for the audience to repeat after me , Yah Yah Yah , now you , but now he did not do that and as always his drum solo is unique and smoking ,hot always a few tricks , nobody does that double bass drum groove like Carmine . Thanks for keeping it professional
He had a sore throat that night and chose not to sing or talk, otherwise, “Are You Ready”….
Think that cool, speed it to 1:25 Awesome lol!🙋♂️
Beck, Bogart and Appice.
The mick mars of drums. Legendary
What is that supposed to mean?
glad he got rid of that ugly rug he was wearing. His drumming is still incredible!
This is where Carmine is great about doing this and not messing in someone else's business
Why does this look like it was recoded on Snoopy's flip phone?
Thank you Carmine for a great solo , great stick tricks and that double bass drum groove nobody does it better . I am so thankful you did not do that wedding band singer chant . Carmine usually grabs the Mic and yells to the audience " Are you Ready Repeat after me Yey , Yey , Yey Now You That is so cheap for a great drummer to do Its like a wedding singer trying to get the audience excited Carmine your solo stands the test of time , Its always top notch , but just end it , You could play four on the floor and get the audience clapping along , but stop yelling you sound like a circus barker , your rock and roll , your better then that
Anyone know what type of snare drum he's playing? It sounds fantastic.. ddrum is impressive
Yah but can he build a house from scratch?
That's not Carmine. This guy has gray hair!
He dyed it Platinum Blonde.
A rug - sorry
Never thought that much of him as a player for the last 35 years. Must have been good at some point to have such a reputation....it's probably just me.... but I never got the hype.
I think his genius is more in the music than it is in this solo. John Bonham (sp?) of Led Zeppelin was inspired by Carmine.
Only rock drummer that buddy rich could appreciate.
Are you getting Carmine mixed up with Carl Palmer?
But you were aware of him…. He made a career out of it….
Huh?🤦🏻♂️
A drumming pioneer no doubt but not a Simon Phillips, Marco Minneman, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, and the list goes on. All that said, Carmine got me into drumming so with that, I give the highest respect!!
Interesting you don’t mention British drummers like Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell, Ainsley Dunbar and others. If you’re a drummer I would have thought you would know their work also.
@@gordonnewton5493 Pretty sure he wasn't naming all the drummer's he knows; it seemed like his top tier.
@@w4tkn yes but the point I’m making is that the drummers I named ARE considered among the best rock drummers in the world. But they are all British. Just naming American drummers leaves out many of the best.
Ozzy said he had to fire him for health reasons………….Carmen made him sick😅
There’s nothing more boring than listening to a drummer playing by himself no matter how good he is…ratatatatatatatata yawn
Carmine has been playing the same drum solo for the past 55 years. I have nothing against him it's just he is such a whiner. He demands credit for things others did. I was at one of his clinics and all he did what talk about people he thinks owe him. He went off about Rod Stewart for the longest time. Carmine does have chops unfortunately it's the same chops he has done over and over.
Well I agree with some of what your saying , Carmine claims he invented Air . I get it , but he also did a lot of great things for drummers . He started the big drum craze and Ludwig started building drums, then everybody was using oversize drums , from John Bonham to Carl Palmer , to Billy Cobbham And its because Carmine suggested it to Ludwig All the other drum companies started building bigger drums Thanks to Carmine . Helping Bonham get a deal with Ludwig is meaningless , but Carmine was one of the first rock drummers do start drum clinics ,He started what Long Island drum center made into a classic drum contest Carmine started that first . Carmine was one of the fist rock drummers to be featured as a soloist as part of the show . He did a drum solo while playing with Rod Stewart , Ozzy , Blue Murder , Ted Nugent , Leslie West Rick Derringer and Jeff Beck . Carmine had an amazing career , he talks out of his ass on occasion , but for the most part he did a lot to promote rock drumming , he deserves credit for always being in the rock and roll conversation . Yes he is doing the same solo , but so is every top drummer in the world > if you saw Buddy Rich in 1940 and then in 1980 , its the same licks and basically the same sole that's his chops why change what's working for you . Same with Tommy Aldridge , Louis Bellson , Dave Weckl , Mike Portnoy , Thomas Lang , Virgil Donati Its what they do , why change something , when its great . So your negative view on Carmine is somewhat unfair .
@@franksaladino3938 You are correct. He did some great things in his musical career. But
Louis Bellson was playing double base on a larger drum set. There others from the 1940's 50's and 60's who were experimenting with larger drum kits. I'm not trying to be negative or unfair. It's unfortunate to attend a drummers convention and listen to Carmine whine and cry his way through the hour he had to perform. He blamed everyone one of stealing his riffs and playing styles. He dissed everyone who he thinks didn't remain loyal to him. His attitude lost him a lot of respect among other drummers. Sorry that is how I feel. I respect how you feel about it. Have a great day
@@jumpingjacks5558 I told you I get it about Carmine , he thinks he invented Air , like he claims he majored in music in High School , that is total BS he might have played in the school band and had general music appreciation , but no high school offers music as a major I spent a year at The High School of Music and Art , but again the major in HS is English , Math , Science a language , history , geography gym and music or art as a minor . So I agree in part , but when I say big drums I mean size , although in the 20'' 30' 40''and early 50's bass drums were 28" by the 1950 bass drums were standard 22" a lot of jazz used 20" or even 18" Dino Danelli started using a 24' , but it was Carmine who used a 26" also bigger 14" rack tom Ludwig with Carmine asking for bigger size drum started manufacturing big drums . Bellso because his father owned a music store did a lot of experimenting with size , louie had one set with a 20" x 20" bass drum and his rack tom was a 16"x18" between the bass drums , but no drum company made large size drums until Carmine
@@franksaladino3938 I believe Louis Bellson had a large drum set in the 50's
Louie did he even used a group of remo 1:48 Tom’s but the diameter of his Tom’s was standard carmine started using deeper Tom’s. The bass drum I think are 2 inches bigger. I’m glad carmine stopped wearing his wig or died black hair. As for his solo. It’s muscle memory. If you listen to the attached cd for his drum books he could play any venue or style of playing. His style is different from exclusive jazz drummers like Belson but he could play Belson, Belson couldn’t play like carmine he could emulate it a bit but not really. No one is the greatest they all had greatness that was the building blocks for any future drummer. Carmines single bass drumming did influence bonzo. But creativity would have taught Bonzo this technique eventually anyway. Carmine is a whiney guy who craves both appreciation and credit. So did Buddy. Their personalities or quirks don’t detract from their brilliance. Carmen is an old man now and plays close to his ability as a young man plus he can sing and play at the same time. The audio on this recording is poor but his solo is pretty good for a mid to late 70 year old. He created one hell of a legacy that any drummer would be proud of.
Massively overrated
Carmine’s still the shit. Legend