Carmine Appice Movies
The early '70s rock band Cactus rose out of the ashes of psychedelic rock group Vanilla Fudge, when the earlier outfit's two-man rhythm section -- Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert -- teamed up with guitarist Jim McCarty and vocalist Rusty Day for a new boogie rock incarnation. Cactus only lasted three years, but attained critical recognition for its two studio releases in 1970 and 1971, before folding in 1972. The release Cactus: Live finds the outfit reuniting for a live set -- their first concert together in over 30 years -- and playing such group signatures as "Cactus Boogie," "Let Me Swim" and "Parchment Farm." ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cactus, Carmine Appice, (more)
Classic Rock Drum Solos offers footage of some of the most impressive percussionists in history performing by themselves in the middle of concerts. Among the legendary performers on this release are Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Gene Kripa, Carl Palmer, Gene Krupa, and over a dozen others. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carmine Appice
- 1990
This video features the rock drummer Carmine Appice demonstrating syncopation exercises, shuffle rhythms and other techniques. ~ Rovi
In this dreadful low-budget horror film, a small town is up in arms over the arrival of a Satanic heavy-metal band called Black Roses to play at the local high school. The parents are right to be concerned, for the band has made a deal with the Devil and turns the teens into zombies who murder their parents. Reactionary and poorly-made, this comes off as a teen horror movie aimed at old people who think rock music is a menace. Julie Adams and Ken Swofford show up, but the 3-D video box is more interesting than the movie. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Martin, Ken Swofford, (more)
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The lovely Francesca Cappucci hosts the music-oriented release Drum Wars: The Ultimate Battle, in which professional percussionists Carmine and Vinny Appice stage a drumming contest and vie against one another onscreen. Each player evinces his skills in both solo and ensemble contexts, to determine who among the pair is the most brilliant. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carmine Appice, Vinny Appice, (more)
Once widely billed as the "world's greatest rock drummer," Carmine Appice sports a resume that found him playing, on various occasions, with the likes of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and Travers & Appice. The percussionist headlines this instructional video, an advance-level program where Appice imparts such techniques as high-hat patterns and accents, double-pass patterns for drums, stick twirling, various rock patterns for drumming, and much more. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carmine Appice, Arlen Roth, (more)
