![]() New Cactus' album called Tightrope (2021). Special Thanks: Carmine Appice & Billy James (Glass Onyon PR) They are joined by new lead guitarist/vocalist Paul Warren and James Caputo on bass. Tightrope will also give long-time Cactus fans a reason to cheer as it includes special guest appearances from original Cactus guitarist Jim McCarty and singer Phil Naro! ![]() Still led by iconic drummer Carmine Appice alongside long-time members Jimmy Kunes on vocals and Randy Pratt on harmonica. Now the band have returned with a smashing new 12-tracks album called Tightrope (2021) that strikes a delicate balance between powerful, driving rockers and more complex, heady album tracks. ![]() The rock legends Cactus came to be known as The American Led Zeppelin, a moniker they owned by virtue of their explosive blues rock stylings, subdued yet undeniably brilliant musicianship, not to mention their energetic and vivacious stage presence which made them a staple of arena rock venues around the globe. In the early 90s, he pounded away soul-style for The Edgar Winter Group. In the mid 80’s, he formed King Kobra for two Capitol albums and international touring and in the late 80’s, Carmine played on a Pink Floyd record “Momentary Lapse of Reason’ and formed Blue Murder with John Sykes and Tony Franklin. In the early 80’s, he toured with OZZY and Ted Nugent. He left Stewart to record his first solo album, “Rockers’, and tour Japan and North America with an allstar band. In ‘76, he joined Rod Stewart‘s band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart‘s biggest hits. One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout his career. Post-Cactus, the rhythm section found Grammy-winning Guitar Hero Jeff Beck to form the first supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA). Post-Fudge, Bogert and Appice formed Cactus. Vanilla Fudge went on to tour with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and even had Led Zeppelin as an opening act. It is harder for drummers to make things work in this business as you are always in the back so you have to constantly keep moving to get the train moving… Drummers are many times those most organized in the band!"Īs drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band‘s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. Simply put, Cactus are as prickly, loud, and full of rock and roll juice as they have always have been on Tightrope."Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Joe Morello, they were probably my major idols. Just to keep things going like we do in a band. A country-blues stomp with Pratt’s harmonica out front pushes “Headed For A Fall” forward, while the album closes with “Wear It Out,” one of the heaviest tunes here. At about the four-minute mark, things slow down to an almost Beatlesque middle, with string synths sliding in, descending “aahs,” and bending notes across a trippy soundscape. On the epic slow bluesy “Suite 1 & 2: Everlong, All The Madmen,” Kunes rips through with his well-worn screaming about long-lost pasts only musicians of a certain age can attest to. The deep rock grooving Cactus has always been so well known for is apparent throughout. The interplay continues with Pratt’s wild harmonica, solid harmonies, and Appice’s maracas on a sly cover of “Papa Was A Rolling Stone.” Slicing electric lead blues strikes from Warren drive “Poison In Paradise” home. A heavy snare, wild riffing, and Caputo’s low-end flumping tear through the title track. McCarty and singer Phil Naro also appear on the record. On Tightrope, Appice, Kunes, and Pratt are joined by guitarist Paul Warren and bassist James Caputo (Bogert, who also played with Appice in Vanilla Fudge, retired in 2008 and died in early 2021). The reunion saw original members Appice, bassist Tim Bogert, and guitarist Jim McCarty joined by former Savoy Brown vocalist Jimmy Kunes and Randy Pratt on harmonica. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City six days prior). The current five-piece was pretty much born out of the band’s reunion, begun in mainstream grand style when they appeared at the Sweden Rock Festival on J(they played a warm-up gig at B.B. This seminal rock band (dubbed the “American Led Zeppelin) has seen lots of changes. Returning with a heavy-hitting album for 2021, Cactus presents Tightrope, featuring new members, longtime members, and one original member - iconic drummer Carmine Appice.
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