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Tim Bogert

#41
I was in the first row at a Vanilla Fudge show in St. Louis around 1970 (?). About 10 feet away from Bogert, so I could see everything he was doing. The dude play til his fingers bled. His playing left a lasting impression on me that remains to this day.
 
#42
Tim is a badass and a gentleman. Plays his ass off, sings his ass off, and does both really well.
When he performs he leaves nothing on the table. I learned a LOT from that cat.
 
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interp said:
I was in the first row at a Vanilla Fudge show in St. Louis around 1970 (?). About 10 feet away from Bogert, so I could see everything he was doing. The dude play til his fingers bled. His playing left a lasting impression on me that remains to this day.
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The time period definitely has to be taken into consideration, too. There are people out there now who have never even heard of Vanilla Fudge. But Tim Bogert was like a revolutionary in rock bass playing. In my opinion, he has never got all the recognition he deserves.
 
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Gigging in Paris with Cream Lyricist Pete Brown and hanging with the Vanilla Fudge.
 
#48
I was in high school when Vanilla Fudge came out with their first album. I was totally blown away by Tim Bogert's bass playing, especially on Shotgun. I saw them play that on TV and marveled at an incredible performance by him. He was my first major influence on the bass. :):cool::bassist:
 
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Rocker949 said:
My favorite by them--a cover, of course, but a great one.
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That was one of the things that hurt that band, all the songs they were known for were covers. They were not able to get the songwriting together like most other bands at the time, therefor made a lot less cash because of what they lost in publishing.
 
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jerry said:
That was one of the things that hurt that band, all the songs they were known for were covers. They were not able to get the songwriting together like most other bands at the time, therefor made a lot less cash because of the lost in publishing.
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That's right. Other bands like the Stones, for instance, started out doing covers. But especially after observing the way the Beatles were doing things, began writing their own songs, etc. The Fudge, obviously, never made that transition. But I still view them as a great band.
 
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