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Mountain was an American hard rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. [1] [2] Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020. [3]
Drummer Corky Laing explained that he had developed some of the lyrics and the drum part prior to his joining the band. [7] Later, when guitarist Leslie West was looking for lyrics for a guitar part he had written, Laing pulled out "The Queen" and the two worked out the song together; [7] bassist/producer Felix Pappalardi and lyricist David Rea also received songwriting credits.
Nantucket Sleighride is the second studio album by American hard rock band Mountain, released in January 1971 by Windfall Records in the US and by Island in the UK. It reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart in 1971. [2]
Mountain is the debut studio album by American rock guitarist and vocalist Leslie West, released in July 1969 by Windfall Records. [2] The album peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 chart. [3] At least five of the album's tracks were played live by Mountain, which has given it the mistaken reputation of being the band's first album. [4]
In 1988, Bruce teamed up with Mountain guitarist Leslie West, and performed the song again on West's Theme album, which was named after the song. West also performed it on Leslie West Live! and The Howard Stern Show. [2] The song was also covered by English jazz rock band Colosseum on their 1970 album Daughter of Time.
"Long Red" is a song recorded by Leslie West for his first solo album Mountain (1969). [1] He performed it with his band Mountain at Woodstock in 1969, which was later included on Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972). [2] The drum break from this version is one of the most sampled in the history of hip hop music. [3]
Flowers of Evil is the third studio album and first live album by American hard rock band Mountain. [1] The title track concerns drug abuse in Vietnam. [2] The first side of the album includes new studio material, while the second consists of live material recorded on 27 June 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City.
The Best of Mountain is the only compilation album by American hard rock band Mountain. It consists of material recorded throughout 1970-1971, culled from their first three LPs. It consists of material recorded throughout 1970-1971, culled from their first three LPs.