Carmine Appice’s Cactus Recruits Billy Sheehan, Dug Pinnick, Tony Franklin, and More for Temple of Blues II
Rock legend Carmine Appice and his reformed version of Cactus have returned with a new album, Temple of Blues II, and the lineup is stacked. The drummer assembled an all-star cast of musicians to fill out their second tribute to the blues.
That includes Eric Gales, Ty Tabor, Pat Travers, Bumblefoot, Steve Morse, Joe Lynn Turner, Derek Sherinian, Alex Skolnik, Dee Snider, Tracii Guns, Ted Nugent, and more.
The bass lineup is a who’s who of rock: Billy Sheehan, Dug Pinnick, James Caputo, Phil Soussan, Johnny Rod, Tony Franklin, Rudy Sarzo, Jimmy Haslip, and Bob Daisley. Collectively, they’ve played on the biggest albums in rock history, not to mention Haslip’s unreal jazz chops.
Sheehan is prominiently featured on the album opener, “Back Door Man Pt. 1 & 2,” alongside Gales.
Temple of Blues II is out now on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (Apple Music, and Amazon Music).
Temple of Blues II Track List:
- Back Door Man Pt. 1 & 2 feat. Eric Gales & Billy Sheehan
- 300 Pounds Of Joy feat. Ty Tabor
- Moanin’ At Midnight feat. Pat Travers
- Down In The Bottom feat. Dug Pinnick
- Token Chokin’ feat. Bumblefoot
- Bad Stuff feat. Steve Morse, Joe Lynn Turner, Derek Sherinian & Tony Franklin
- Tail Dragger feat. Rudy Sarzo & Alex Skolnick
- The Little Red Rooster feat. Dee Snider, Tracii Guns, Jimmy Haslip
- Purple Haze feat. Melanie
- Spoonful feat. Ted Nugent & Bob Daisley
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
