Beck Bogert & Appice: “Superstition”

[Dr. Cheese]

This is a nice clip. I think Billy Sheehan was influenced by Tim Bogert. In fact, I think I read where he said that in an interview. This a good cover. Superstition is a bunch of heavy riffs wrapped up in a funk groove. I know Jeff Beck recorded on Stevie Wonder's Talking Book album. I heard Beck left when Wonder would not give him Superstition.

 

[jerry]

Bogert was definitely the template Sheehan drew from, Andy Fraser from Free too.....hence Mr Big.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Bogert was definitely the template Sheehan drew from, Andy Fraser from Free too.....hence Mr Big.

I see!

 

[Savage_Dreams]

yea, billy has mentioned tim once or twice. or a million times lol

 

[LBS-bass]

My favorite version of this song. Most people don't even know it exists.

 

[JimK]

I see!

See...it all connects...eventually.


I thought I had read that Stevie Wonder wrote "Superstition" for Jeff Beck. I am probably mistaken.
I prefer Wonder's but I have to really have grown to like BBA's take over the years.

There is another version on Quincy Jones' I Heard That!!. Stanley Clarke may be on it...I will not influence your opinion.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

See...it all connects...eventually.


I thought I had read that Stevie Wonder wrote "Superstition" for Jeff Beck. I am probably mistaken.
I prefer Wonder's but I have to really have grown to like BBA's take over the years.

There is another version on Quincy Jones' I Heard That!!. Stanley Clarke may be on it...I will not influence your opinion.

I don't think Q's version is anywhere near as good as Stevie Wonder's.

 

[JimK]

Any of youse guys remember seeing Stevie Wonder on In Concert...Friday nights at 11:30pm?
IIRC, 1972, that particular show is when I first heard "Superstition". Blew me away.

 

[jerry]

Stevie did write it for Beck.

 

[songwriter21]

This is a nice clip. I think Billy Sheehan was influenced by Tim Bogert. In fact, I think I read where he said that in an interview. This a good cover. Superstition is a bunch of heavy riffs wrapped up in a funk groove. I know Jeff Beck recorded on Stevie Wonder's Talking Book album. I heard Beck left when Wonder would not give him Superstition.

Holy cow are those drums KILLIN' IT!

 

[Axstar]

I think Bogert is the reason Billy Sheehan put a Telecaster Bass neck on his 'Wife' bass.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Holy cow are those drums KILLIN' IT!

Carmine Appoce is a bad man!

 

[buldog5151bass]

I put this album with 11/17/70 on my list of most unknown/underappreciated albums.

 

[two fingers]

Bogert was definitely the template Sheehan drew from, Andy Fraser from Free too.....hence Mr Big.

Bam.

A crash course in choppy rock bass and getting away from the root.

 

[JTE]

According to notes (I think in the Jeff Beck box set) Beck sat down at the drums during a break during recording and started playing that beat. Wonder heard it, took over the session and wrote the song there. Jeff contributed the lovely solo on "Lookin' For Another Pure Love", and Stevie let him record "Superstition". BBA's was the first version I recall having heard late '72 or early '73.

Apparently BBA was supposed to release their's first but the album release kept getting delayed so Berry Gordy released Wonder's version sometime before BBA got theirs out.

 

[kesslari]

Tim Bogert is a badass bassist, and singer. Also a genuinely warm human being - a good guy.

 

[LBS-bass]

According to notes (I think in the Jeff Beck box set) Beck sat down at the drums during a break during recording and started playing that beat. Wonder heard it, took over the session and wrote the song there. Jeff contributed the lovely solo on "Lookin' For Another Pure Love", and Stevie let him record "Superstition". BBA's was the first version I recall having heard late '72 or early '73.

Apparently BBA was supposed to release their's first but the album release kept getting delayed so Berry Gordy released Wonder's version sometime before BBA got theirs out.

That's the story I heard, as well. And wasn't that the source of a minor rift between the two of them? I also read somewhere that Stevie didn't really care much for the BBA version of this song.

I personally think they KILL it and, when I play it in bands, I incorporate a lot of those elements even though most people don't know this version.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

According to notes (I think in the Jeff Beck box set) Beck sat down at the drums during a break during recording and started playing that beat. Wonder heard it, took over the session and wrote the song there. Jeff contributed the lovely solo on "Lookin' For Another Pure Love", and Stevie let him record "Superstition". BBA's was the first version I recall having heard late '72 or early '73.

Apparently BBA was supposed to release their's first but the album release kept getting delayed so Berry Gordy released Wonder's version sometime before BBA got theirs out.

That is definitely a more pleasant version than the story I heard. I hope it is the right one.

 

[jerry]

I think Bogert is the reason Billy Sheehan put a Telecaster Bass neck on his 'Wife' bass.

Bogert was the reason I had a maple neck on my first bass, I told him that when I met him.

 

[JimK]

Carmine Appoce is a bad man!

Here's Bogert & Appice with The Fudge...back when bands played live.
Really, does it get much better than this?