Vanilla Fudge - Then And Now CD : Release Information

Vanilla Fudge - Then And Now. CD. (Snapper Classics - SDPCD193) The 2004 release from the reformed originators of US 'heavy' rock, never great composers in their own right but renowned for their organ and wah guitar- led, OTT, histrionic adaptations of the pop tunes of the day. Laced with high-pitched harmony vocals, Eastern and neoclassical flourishes and multiple time-changes, the Fudge's music laid down the blueprint for Iron Butterfly, Mountain, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, Styx and any band that ever combined block harmonies with Hammond organ, and fans will be pleased to know that upon reconvening in the mid-00s they hadn't altered one bit. On this album (previously available as 'The Return') stalwarts Tim Bogert (bass, vocals) and Carmine Appice (drums, vocals)and guitarist Vince Martell were joined by new organist Bill Pascali- who makes a fair show of himself on reworkings of old faves such as their take on 'You Keep Me Hangin' On', 'Shotgun' and a rendition of the Appice-composed Rod Stewart hit 'D Ya Think I'm Sexy'. Of course, it wouldn't be a Fudge album without a couple of 'fudged-up' contemporary hits in there- in this case the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" and N-Sync's "Tearing Up My Heart". Before you refuse to buy this album on principle, just remember this is something the band have always done, and believe us they do it better than anyone else! Fudgetastic.

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