VANILLA FUDGE - S \ T 1968 -

VANILLA FUDGE - S \ T 1968.
Bio :
Vanilla Fudge was one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal. While the band did record original material, they were best known for their loud, heavy, slowed-down arrangements of contemporary pop songs, blowing them up to epic proportions and bathing them in a trippy, distorted haze.
The story of VANILLA FUDGE started in the New York era when Mark Stein (organ and lead vocals) and Tim Bogert (bass guitar) played in a band called Rick Martin & The Snowmen.
Tim and Mark were so impressed by the sound of THE RASCALS (swinging and floods of organ) that they dediced to form their own band with Vinnie Martell on guitar and Rick Martin's drummer Joey Brennan. They named themselves The PIGEONS but, after the replacement of Joey Brennan by Carmine Appice, the new name became VANILLA FUDGE.
After five LP's VANILLA FUDGE decided to split up and to look for other musical challenges.
You know the rest of the story,a few Reunions ,CACTUS,JEFF BECK.

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