''Cactus V'' is the fifth

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released in 2006. Cactus re-emerged in May 2006 in New York City. A radio broadcast on The Radiochick Show, and their first show since 1972 at B.B. King's Blues Club in Times Square on June 3. The 2006 version of Cactus saw original members Appice, Bogert and McCarty reunited and joined by former

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frontman Jimmy Kunes on vocals, filling in for the late original Cactus singer

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. This show was a warm up for the gig which sparked the reunion, an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival in

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on June 9. Randy Pratt of The Lizards joined the band in New York and Sweden on harmonica. The band went into the studio and recorded ''Cactus V''. It was their first album together in 34 years.

Track listing

All songs composed by Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Jimmy Kunes and Jim McCarty; except where indicated # "Doing Time" – 4:49 # "Muscle and Soul" – 5:39 # "Cactus Music" – 4:34 # "The Groover" – 4:47 # "High in the City" – 4:11 # "Day for Night" – 5:49 # "Living for Today" (Appice, McCarty, Kunes, Bogert, Peter French) – 2:58 # "Shine" – 3:57 # "Electric Blue" – 5:40 # "Your Brother's Keeper" – 4:33 # "Blues for Mr. Day" – 1:21 # "Part of the Game" – 5:02 # "Gone Train Gone" – 4:50 # "Jazzed" – 4:42

Personnel

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Tim Bogert John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (August 27, 1944 – January 14, 2021) was an American musician. As a bass guitarist and vocalist he was best known for his powerful vocal ability and his fast runs, fluid agility and ground-breaking sound on hi ...

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Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( ; born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is the older brother ...

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Jim McCarty James Stanley McCarty (born 25 July 1943) is an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Yardbirds and Renaissance. Following Chris Dreja's departure from the Yardbirds in 2013, McCarty became the only founding member to still tou ...

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*Jimmy Kunes –

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*Randy Pratt –

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References

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