Album
The Beat Goes On
1968 · Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Beat Goes On is a Rock album by Vanilla Fudge, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 47 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
The second album by psychedelic trailblazers Vanilla Fudge is among the strangest rock records of the late '60s, which is no small distinction. The band had come to fame with an album that took rock and pop hits of the day and extended them into outsized, proto-prog journeys full of classical influences and heavy riffs. The follow-up went a step further, eschewing individual songs for an album-length suite charting musical history from Beethoven to The Beatles, literally. The concept was allegedly imposed on the band by producer Shadow Morton, but whatever the backstory, it's a shockingly ambitious effort. Snatches of the Sonny & Cher hit "The Beat Goes On" are used to frame interconnected tracks where the band add their signature art-rock treatment to bits of tunes from the canons of Mozart, Stephen Foster, Glenn Miller, Cole Porter, Elvis Presley, and more. The addition of excerpts from speeches by historical figures and quirky band commentary enhance the oddness. It's a tribute to both Vanilla Fudge's cachet and the openmindedness of the era that this album still ended up in the Top 20.
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Tracklist
- 1Sketch3:01
- 2Phase One: Intro: The Beat Goes On1:58
- 3Phase One: Eighteenth Century Variations On a Theme By Mozart: Divertimento...6:58
- 4Phase Two: The Beat Goes On1:36
- 5Phase Two: Fur Elise & Moonlight Sonata6:36
- 6Phase Two: The Beat Goes On1:10
- 7Phase Two: The Beat Goes On1:03
- 8Phase Three: Voices In Time8:16
- 9Phase Four: The Beat Goes On1:50
- 10Phase Four: Merchant9:06
- 11Phase Four: The Beat Goes On2:26
- 12Bonus Phase: You Can't Do That4:27
- 13Bonus Phase: Come By Day, Come By Night3:27
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- woozy
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Carmine AppiceDRUMS FEATURING FEATURING , DRUMS
- Mark SteinFEATURING FEATURING , VOCALS, ORGAN ORGAN
- Tim BogertBASS FEATURING FEATURING , BASS
- Vince MartellFEATURING FEATURING , LEAD GUITAR GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 47 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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