@newyorkdrumstudio: CARMINE APPICE — You aren’t seeing double. That’s just Carmine CRUSHING a drum solo in 1975! 🥁🔥 Before MASSIVE drum kits and larger-than-life solos became staples of HARD ROCK, there was CARMINE APPICE! Here he is performing with guitar legend LESLIE WEST! Just WATCH the man! THE POWER. THE SPEED. THE SHOWMANSHIP! To appreciate what you’re watching, you have to understand Carmine’s influence on ROCK DRUMMING! In 1967, Carmine helped VANILLA FUDGE transform pop songs into HEAVY, dramatic, psychedelic ROCK! Their version of “YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON” influenced an entire GENERATION of musicians! Even JOHN BONHAM acknowledged Carmine as an influence! Carmine also helped Bonham secure a LUDWIG endorsement! Then came CACTUS and BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, alongside JEFF BECK and longtime musical partner TIM BOGERT! WHAT A BAND! By 1975, Carmine was sharing the stage with LESLIE WEST, and his career was FAR from slowing down! ROD STEWART. OZZY OSBOURNE. TED NUGENT. KING KOBRA. BLUE MURDER. PINK FLOYD. What a RIDICULOUS résumé! And Carmine wasn’t just a drummer! He co-wrote ROD STEWART classics “DA YA THINK I’M SEXY?” and “YOUNG TURKS!” And let’s not forget DRUM EDUCATION! His legendary REALISTIC ROCK method, first published in 1972, helped generations of drummers! But here’s what I find most FASCINATING. He didn’t just help DEFINE the SOUND of hard rock drumming. He helped transform the DRUMMER into a STAR! The HUGE kits. The explosive fills. The stick tricks. The sheer CONFIDENCE behind the instrument! He understood that drumming could be as much about PERFORMANCE as musicianship! Watching this footage, you can see why his influence is still felt more than HALF A CENTURY later! AN ABSOLUTE PIONEER OF ROCK DRUMMING! CARMINE APPICE! 🥁🔥 What’s YOUR favorite Carmine Appice performance? #drums #drummer #drumsolo #70smusic #classicrock

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