3518c04180 In 1997, with three other musicians in tow, Simeon revived Silver Apples at ashow at NewYork's Knitting Factory. Missing from the lineup was Danny Taylor, who Simeon had been unable to locate. ^ a b Bealmear, Bart. Divided Opinions. AllMusic. "Some of the songs by Beak> are what he calls 'direct tributes' to Silver Apples, Simeon points out, with no little pride.
He was 56 years old.Working as a solo performer, with Danny's drum sounds recreated by electronic means, Simeon has continued the Silver Apples live concerts with performances literally all over the world. Silver Apples' music was unprecedented in 1967, with Simeon sailing heavily treated oscillator sounds over drummer Danny Taylor's unrelenting beats. Only three gigs after the original duo of Simeon and Taylor reunited, however, the pair suffered aroad crash when returning from agig in New York, which resulted in their van being rolled over and the former breaking his neck. Idon't think they had any imagination, y'know. Their eponymous 1968 debut, recorded in Kapp Records' fourtrack studio, found them wrestling with the facility's limitations. "On many different occasions the engineer had the presence of mind to just roll the tapes and one of the times he got me and Jimi working on the Star Spangled Banner together. So nothing worked.
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