Rock & Roll by Vanilla Fudge

Rock & Roll was Vanilla Fudge's fifth album on Atco, and their last studio record before the New York band split in the spring of 1970. The lineup was the one that had held together from the start: Mark Stein on organ and vocals, Tim Bogert on bass, Vince Martell on guitar and Carmine Appice on drums, all four of them singing.

Vanilla Fudge made their name turning current pop songs into heavy hard rock showpieces, most famously the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On", and they're often cited as one of the few American bridges from psychedelia to heavy metal. Here the balance tips toward the heavy: thick organ, a rumbling low end and big, pounding hard rock. "Good Good Livin'" is the pick, a swaggering, soulful workout. The album reached 34 on the Billboard album charts.

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