Carmine Appice on 1st Blue Murder Rehearsal, “We were pretty stoned,” Sykes, Cozy Powell Interview
This excerpt was taken from a full in bloom interview with drummer Carmine Appice
Carmine talks about the formation of Blue Murder and their first rehearsal.
LINKS:
Carmine Appice 25th Anniversary Guitar Zeus Box Set:
https://fullinbloom.com/carmine-appice-guitar-zeus-25th-anniversary-box-set-lp-vinyl-cd-slash-brian-may-ted-nugent-yngwie-malmsteen-neal-schon-richie-sambora-zakk-wylde/
Carmine Talks Vinnie Vincent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAFYYCfRnDs
Carmine Talks Jake E. Lee, Ozzy, Bark at the Moon era:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xvy-VE15BY
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Outro song taken from “The Parting” by FOOL OF FATE:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-parting/1050346553?i=1050346724
#Whitesnake #JohnSykes #DeepPurple #JeffBeck #TheFirm #Cactus #RodStewart #KingKobra #Rainbow #CozyPowell #Dio
@christianzaccone4347
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmin is the best and the first. A living legend in his own mind…
@woodysdrums8083
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
The ego on this guy is ridiculous. What a clown
@tama2112
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
So Carmine is claiming Sykes was "auditioning" Tommy Aldridge in 1988 for Blue Murder…to pull him away from one of the biggest rock bands in the world at the time…?
@simonlloyd7557
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I remember back in the 80's when my Uncle told me a story. He's from a small town called Fleetwood, next to Blackpool and was working on a building site as a bricklayer. He told me a story of a guy who was working on the site..He said he had long blonde and said he'd written all the songs for Whitesnake..Nobody believed him. I asked what was his name..'John'…I asked, 'John Sykes?', and he said, 'yeah, i think so'…
That blew me away at the time, but I couldnt believe it, but after hearing how Carmine went to Blackpool at that exact time now seems to have some truth in it.
@kevinmcc3147
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I'm not surprised he says the who wanted carmine to replace keith moon talk about ego I guess he thinks he invented orange juice lol I though gene Simmons had a huge ego 🤣
@dragonfly1694
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Ginger Baker was actually the first guy to have the "big drums", prior to Vanilla Fudge. Vinny Appice is very humble & almost the total opposite in comparison to his big brother. So Carmine programmed the Fairlight drum tracks for 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason' too? 😂
@rubytuesday1345
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
The idea of Carmine driving to Blackpool is hilarious. What an absolute shithole.
@SLAYERSWINE1
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I was fortunate to see Blue Murder in Chicago at Cabaret Metro.
Great set & my buddy caught a drum skin signed by all 3 members.
Also, very good interview. As a matter of fact, ALWAYS excellent for the most part from what I listened too. Keep up the great work. Thanks Heavy Metal bro…🤘😀🤘✌️👍
@oziebrayman4608
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine Appice and Nikki Sixx need to write a book together called the ego Diaries
@actionfigureschannel
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine only played on one song on the pink floyd album. He kind of makes it sound like he was the drummer on the full album. He wasn't. It was actually Jim Keltner. Carmine only played on Dogs of War. I like the guy but his stories always require some fact checking. He paints himself as the influence for all thing rock n roll throughout history.
@weilandiv8310
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Free was the main talent in KK. Period!
@shermswarthau5366
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
What a band! They all brought it but John Sykes went deep AF with the songwriting,guitar playing and stellar vocals. Saw the Valley of the Kings video on MTV ONE time! Was absolutely floored,bought the cassette and played it til it fell apart. The debut album is a monster and it really blows Blue Murder wasn't released sooner. I'd pay to see that live show 7 out of 7 nights.
@endtyme1345
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
He can be really unsufferable. This case. Between all the bvlls* he said, deciding King Kobra all over Whitesnake it's a terrible decision.
@michaeloedy1568
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I saw Kings X, Blue Murder, & Billy Squier at the Cleveland Public Music Hall on Saturday November 25th, 1989. That capped a helluva year for me that included Cinderella, Winger, Bullet Boys, Metallica, The Black Crows, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, 38 Special, Tesla, Great White, & Badlands. They were all touring off new albums. No legacy crap. I caught Ozzy and Anthrax at the very end of 88’ so it was a pretty solid 12 month run and it was all new stuff at the time. Zakke Wylde was 18 I think. Damn!
@orvil9223
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine never fails to surprise me how many times he can slip in that he's better than everybody, everyone was influnced by him, and someone in the band was a druggie (even though he goes on to talk about how much they partied together) in every interview. When you think there's no space for it – he finds it.
@hugolafhugolaf
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine, Yngwie Malmsteen and Gene Simmons should start a band. Imagine the concert rider…
@brandtstone2791
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
CRmine is a good drummer with a huge ego.
@craiglubanski7468
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
It's pronounced "ap-ih-see", not "a-piece". I'm surprised he didn't tell you that.
@tonyvincent9753
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I’m sure Tony Franklin really appreciates Carmine’s describing him as an alcoholic / substance abuser during this period. Some people don’t know when to STFU. If you want to write a book about the 2000 women you fucked, knock yourself out. But there’s no reason to air someone else’s dirty laundry. It’s no one’s business.
@tyorbs6277
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Didn’t Carmine Appice play with Vanilla Fudge he looks familiar
@jimgallagher3904
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Look at us. We’re so handsome and cool and we’re feigning having a good time!
@edwardmolinary4890
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Great drummer but damn, listening to him pat himself on the back in every interview is nauseating. Always low-key dissing other drummers too. Like everybody else had to "settle" for Aynsley Dunbar, Tommy Aldridge, Cozy Powell, etc. because "Kaw-mine wasn't available" ……🤢 Cut it out , please !!!
@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine is a fine player but Cozy Powell was a Legit superstar. A simply brilliant player may he RIP.
@clausm2203
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Great interview
@reconnsupernaturalsyndicat1493
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Love Carmine mad respect but he was not the first guy to have a big drum kit. Ronnie Tutt had the biggest kit back in 69/70. He can toot his horn because he did amazing things that others never thought of but let's give credit where it's due
@Bernie0481USMC
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
AMAZING album
@igolfjtweetler4097
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
That band should have been much bigger.
@erikshen1107
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
RADIOACTIVE!
@jamesgood9713
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
" So anyway…Neil Peart , Ginger Baker and John Bonham all asked me to give them so drum lessons because I was so great "
@michaeldalton8374
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I just want to take a second to appreciate the name “Cozy”.
@norman9291
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I used to work maintenance at a Red Roof Inn years ago and Blue Murder stayed at the motel and they were doing construction on the motel and we had to move them to different rooms. I had to help carmine move to a different room and he was pissed and he started to take it out on me and I dropped his bag right there in the parking lot and gave him the key and said there you go. I understand why he was upset but sorry I'm not going to take crap from a 5 foot 5 asshole when it wasn't my fault. Rickey Medlocke stayed there once and he was cool as hell. But I could tell just from that encounter and listening to his interviews he's a complete egomaniacal douchebag
@norman9291
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I used to work maintenance at a Red Roof Inn years ago and Blue Murder stayed at the motel and they were doing construction on the motel and we had to move them to different rooms. I had to help carmine move to a different room and he was pissed and he started to take it out on me and I dropped his bag right there in the parking lot and gave him the key and said there you go. I understand why he was upset but sorry I'm not going to take crap from a 5 foot 5 asshole when it wasn't my fault. Rickey Medlocke stayed there once and he was cool as hell. But I could tell just from that encounter and listening to his interviews he's a complete egomaniacal douchebag
@michaelburns3551
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Small minds need to dismiss I prefer blue murder over most whitesnake but that’s just me
@mattmontalto7511
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Nobody is a bigger fan of Carmine than Carmine!! Dude needs to put a sock in it. I am sure I am not the only one to say that nobody gives a rats behind about Blue Murder King Cobra or Vanilla Fudge….like NOBODY!!! 👎👎
@peterbaione1014
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Had no idea he was on that Floyd album.
@angusorvid8840
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
I absolutely loved Blue Murder. As great as Badlands. Superb band. I wish I could have seen them live.
@otisdriftwood8469
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine is great, just ask him. Jokes aside he is a great drummer but always missed the mark it seems. Other than rod Stewart, im sure that paid well. I wish we had more from Sykes back then, he is an amazing fuckin guitar player.
@lanceraustin
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Bit of an East coast self-aggrandizing tendency with Carmine, a la Donald Trump: "I made the best deals, everyone's talking about it"
@sevenmarbles
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
Carmine is also responsible for all the French toast in the world. Hellava guy
@maddog8621
June 29, 2026 at 1:20 am
This drummer is always better than everybody else in every interview I've heard. He's a bit boring now.