Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi & Corky Laing - Mountain perform Mississippi Queen live at the Randall's Island N.Y. Pop Festival 1970. From the movie "The Day The Music Died"
RIP to all who are departed with special thoughts and prayers for those who were lost due to the Chinese government’s negligence and deliberate misleading of all.
@@littleninjawarrior6458 Riding the back roads of Hopewell NJ, in the early 70’s. Mountain blaring on the 8 track, a couple 6packs of Bud. Not a care in the world. Thank you Leslie West & Mountain.
@@diannelogsdon6107 I SEEN HIM A LONG TIME AGO IN A BAR IN PHX CALLED ROCKERS....I MEMBER HE WAS PLAYIN VOO DOO CHILD AND HE PAUSED RIGHT IN MIDDLE OFTHE SONG AND SAID "WHAT U THINK THIS IS FUCKIN EASY" THEN FINISHED....AWESOME!:)
One of the funniest rock 'n' roll stories I've ever heard involves Mountain and Black Sabbath on tour together. On one night, Sabbath couldn't go on stage because Tony Iommi had lost his artificial fingers and couldn't play the guitar; Mountain, however, couldn't fill the entire bill because Leslie had gotten drunk the night before and lost his false teeth, and therefore couldn't sing! Oh, to be a roadie on tour with these holy fools in the '70s!
The first album I bought was the best of Mountain. Played Mississippi Queen about twenty times in a row. My mom yelled "play something else!" Good times....good times! R.I.P. Mr. West and thanks.
I'm a little over 60 and we were truly blessed when we were growing up to have as much talent in music that we had again one of my guitar heroes has passed rest in peace 🕊️
Also Rest In Peace Felix Pappalardi was another band member of Mountain playing by his side guy had one of the sickest mustaches of all time since Buck Dharma, Brad Delp & Freddie Mercury Rest In Peace to both of them as well! 👨🏻👨🤘🎸
This was the party anthem in the early 70's. You knew the party had started when that cowbell kicked in. Thank you so much for this wonderful song, Leslie. I had a lot of good times listening to it, watching you play it as a young man and old, and jamming on it in my own band. Hell, I still like playing it now. Rock on.
@@rogerlee486 Thanks for mentioning that. Even though I'm a classic rock fan in my late 30's that's been hearing that song for the last 30 some years, and as a guitar player since the year 2000, I somehow didn't know that! There's always some tidbit of info you learn from time to time about these old bands.
Mountain was my first concert ever. Saw them at The Academy of Music in NYC, 1971. I was 13 years old. My brother took me on condition I didn’t tell anyone his date stood him up (my luck). We had seats 7th row center. Amazing show. $5.50 a ticket. Driving home over the Brooklyn Bridge in his VW Super Beetle, I could see his lips moving but couldn’t hear anything other than faint ringing in my ears. Was like I was in a silent movie. Loudest band I ever had the pleasure to see live until I saw The Clash at Bonds International Casino in ‘77. Fond memories (as I go slowly deaf at age 64, after more than 250 rock concerts all over the world).
Me as well, Mississippi Queen àllways hits ya, this song has stood the test of time and àllways will. Saw BTO IN 86, they were backing up VH and BTO did Mississippi Queen just about blew the roof off the arena it was a great cover.
Mississippi Queen is one of the best rock and blues songs from the 1970’s. That guitar tone, the voice, the bass, the drum beat, this song moves your soul.
Yes he did they had a fence up to keep people away from the stage Lesley west waived for us to come up and party and that's just what we did didn't take long rolled up a quarter pound joint for the occasion sweet memory 😃
@@andycrawford8110 Absolutely. Altho, MAN has the UK turned to crap since. I had a LOT of hope in the 70's for the UK to become free, because of their wonderful culture shift, only for the UK to go in the opposite direction and now its a surveillance state with open borders and the people have lost their identity. US clearly has our problems now too, but I am grateful I am not being videotaped everywhere I go!
@@andycrawford8110 Not back then... but now? UK has gone in the complete opposite direction...Sadly.. US is following for some reason, but thankfully we are still hanging on.
I love ❤️ this song ❤️ 🎵 I'm so blessed to have grown up in the 70's, when music 🎶 🎵 was actually music 🎶 🎵. It had feeling and meaning 🎉🎉. Today's music needs a lot to be desired 🎉🎉
My dad and I would listen to this song in his car (Studio version) on my way to school. We loved it! One of my favorite memories of my dad, who has long since passed away. ROCK ON DAD!
@@mickbever9249 You are so right my friend! Every time you turned around, a great new song would blast through the car radio! "Mississippi Queen" "Ride Captain Ride", "Fame",(David Bowie) "Clap for the Wolfman" and on and on..... You are right, it was a great time to be young!
The Definition of Hardcore Rock.....The Time Was 1970.....The Place Was Queens New York.....The Band Was Mountain.....Nothing Will Ever Equate To The Feeling.....Nothing.....
BTW, here in 2019, whenever you see folks in their late 60s or early 70s and think they are "old," remember that their generation gave us this music. They are much hipper than today's hipsters could ever dream of being.
Call us Boomers or anything else that floats your boat. Just remember that we lived and breathed for the waves of great music produced from around 1965 to ‘75. No internet, just free-form FM radio in most cities, plus journals like Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone etc. to help us keep abreast of the vast number of great artists. BTW, that’s the legendary NYC DJ Murray the K (Kaufman) at the very end during his FM days. He was on WINS 1010 from 1958, playing Top 40 and hosting the Beatles in 1964-65. When WOR FM 98.7 went to a progressive free-form Rock format in 1966, Murray morphed into a laid back style playing non-Top 40 records.
Saw them live at our high school about 1974 I think. Yes that’s right, they performed at our high school. John Jay HS in Hopewell NY. Best concert ever, from what I can remember! Thanks for the best memories!
Truly great and fantastic music. They don't hardly ever play this on Classic radio stations anymore. An young at heart 65 year old and his beautiful 71 year young wife.
I got to jam with Leslie West at two gigs in NYC. It was awesome!!! He was so coked up and wasted:) lol He actually broke his LP junior and used my SG too. I remember my keyboard player asking if he offered me any coke since he borrowed my guitar. The answer is no... he sure didn't. LOL
The Les Paul Jr. had kind of a cult following, and Leslie West is the reason why. In those days he played a flat-top 2-tone sunburst LP Jr., with a single P-90 pickup and wrap-around bridge. Just a plank and a pickup but he got a huge sound from it. They became very popular for a while, and were cheaper than the LP Std. Still see a lot of them but I don't think many know it's history. It is the Mississippi Queen guitar.
Big fans included Martin Barre of Jethro Tull - he used an LP Jr. on Aqualung because he absolutely loved the tone of Leslie West's guitar! Didn't tour with it, though.
Best concert ever...May 28, 1970, about the same time of this video...Mountain and Jethro Tull, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio...they did a forty-minute version of MQ...
Papplardi should be in the R & R hall of fame if only for his production work. He produced two of the greatest rock albums ever make - Cream's Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire. .
1blastman Perhaps... but have you ever been there? It's a pretty weak set-up, IMHO... I mean, they had a couple of decent displays (Springsteen, Dylan, and Jeff Buckley), but I think overall they were far too American-band oriented., again with IMHO. Not to mention the handfuls of children of patrons of the R & R Hall of Fame, who were walking around the building more or less clueless...
Daniel, we're talkin' Cleveland, not much appeal for me to go up there. The Rock HOF should be in New Orleans. So much good early rock came from here. Fats Domino, Little Richard, Frogman Henry, Huey Piano Smith, Roy Brown, Guitar Slim, Slim Harpo, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more either came from New Orleans or Louisiana.
Yep, Felix Pappalardi played referee while shaping Cream’s studio work. He produced several other artists, including the first and second Youngbloods LPs (Jesse Colin Young’s band, famous for “Get Together”). Felix was a brilliant bass player, producer, writer and arranger.
The raunchiest, ballsiest guitar tone known to mankind..and what a set of Lungs on Mr. West....also cool to see that their hard rock music sound enjoyed by all creeds of people. Good music brings 'em all together..
If there is a cowbell in a song how can you not think of Miss. Queen ? We had a band in the early 70's and when we heard Mountain, this song was definatly going to be in the song list. God I miss those days of ROCK & ROLL !!!!!!!
Born in 53. This is one of the sixties - seventies bands propagate the essence of rock and roll brimming with spunk, passion, sensuality and raw emotion. It was an era of genius songwriting, innovative compositions, and musicians who had complete control of their instruments.I enjoy discovering new music, yet returning to the tunes of this era always feels like coming home.
Jimi hendrix noted Leslie west as the greatest and most under appreciated guitarist of his time. I've never had this many likes. When this video came out it was at 500 likes when I first saw it that kyou for giving me faith in the music seen again, peace from Shaggie.
Had the pleasure of working with Leslie. I was the photographer for this charity event via the group of artists he was working with, Voices of Classic Rock at the Isle Of Capril Casino which is now the Golden Nugget. Very nice man. Great song! RIP legend.
Man I remember this so vividly, 10 years old at my friend's house we'd listen to the latest rock and there was so much coming out we couldn't keep up with it, songs and bands coming out everyday, great memories in 1970.😁
Man!!!! This is pure Musical magic!!! Soon as it starts So does the party 🎼💕🎼 My go to many a Friday night!!! Damn.Remember them with alot of good times riding around and grooving to the music🎼
I don't consider this metal. I think it's blues influenced rock 'n roll. whatever you want to call it, it's still a great song. Leslie West and Mountain were a tight rock 'n roll machine....
@IT'SME ~ No... honestly I don't think of Black Sabbath to be quite as expertise and accomplished players to rate as progressive rock such as Yes, ELP, perhaps Genesis or even Captain Beyond and a few others.
@@johnnyrotundo6483 ~ You're correct sir, this isn't metal. I call it hard rock or hard blues. It irks me that people say every band that played a bit heavy at the time were early metal. Even Deep Purple didn't label themselves as such, early or otherwise. I think it was Roger Glover or Jon Lord replied so during an 80s interview for the Mark 2 reunion.
My God!! I used to play this over and over again in 1972 when my parents weren't home. I used to do alot of things when my parents weren't home...lol It's all good...
Heavy Metal took whatever was left of rock and roll, and took it in the wrong direction. The kiddies thought metal was rock, and 20 years later we have guitarists like Zakk Wylde, Steve Via, Satriani... Sure they play fast, but where is the Billboard top ten hits? Where is the song that will be played in 40+ years? If rock doesnt slow the hell down, and get the passion back, there will be no more Rock and roll.
Man, It's so cool to watch Felix getting into the song and into Leslie's playing! You see him watching Leslie play and then after a bit he starts smiling. It's like, "This song is so great and I'm part of it"! Haha.
I was 11 in ‘70 After watching this I get real emotional Seeing some fighting so some could burn draft cards and spit on the ones that fought when they came home HOW FUCKED UP IS THAT
I saw Leslie, Carmine and Jack Bruce open for Kiss in 75. Leslie was I believe to this day, the LOUDEST freaking guitarist I've ever heard. You could see the grill cloths literally rippling on his speaker cabs. I was right in front of him. I couldn't turn my head because it was like an icepick in the eardrum. Good times!
Sou Brasileiro e tenho 23 anos, mas esse vídeo me faz entender como nos anos 70 o rock n roll era mais puro, Banda Mountain é simplismente um dos maiores exemplos de rock n roll puro 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🤟🏽🤟🏽
RIP Leslie West.
His music will be everlasting.
Who's that
RIP to all who are departed with special thoughts and prayers for those who were lost due to the Chinese government’s negligence and deliberate misleading of all.
Right on, Brother.
@@puffmello2674 the guy playin guitar and singing
Leslie WEinSTein acquiescing to hiding as a g o y .
Who else came here after hearing that. Leslie West just passed away? RIP🙏 my friend. 12/23/2020.
Me. Loved Leslie West. R.I.P. Mr. West.
love leslie west!!
@@littleninjawarrior6458 Riding the back roads of Hopewell NJ, in the early 70’s. Mountain blaring on the 8 track, a couple 6packs of Bud. Not a care in the world. Thank you Leslie West & Mountain.
@@diannelogsdon6107 I SEEN HIM A LONG TIME AGO IN A BAR IN PHX CALLED ROCKERS....I MEMBER HE WAS PLAYIN VOO DOO CHILD AND HE PAUSED RIGHT IN MIDDLE OFTHE SONG AND SAID "WHAT U THINK THIS IS FUCKIN EASY" THEN FINISHED....AWESOME!:)
R.I.P Leslie West, Mountain one the greatest underrated Woodstock band
I'll tell you how good they are;I saw them in1970 and the opening act was Black Sabbath.
+Akash Singh You're definitely right about that.
+Alex King invented metal?...sabbath claims rock not metal, ozzy himself hates metal
+Antonio Rochet You're right. I had forgotten that.
Same here.
Saw Black Sabbath bottom bill Fillmore West.1 Marshall, That's all.1st time in America. Mountain was great then....
I applaud the person that edited the intro. It captures the mood of our country perfectly. I lived it. Such a great tune.
Me too.
Amen ❤
The 1970s was a great time to be a kid growing up. Leslie West and Mountain were a force to be reckoned with.
One of the funniest rock 'n' roll stories I've ever heard involves Mountain and Black Sabbath on tour together. On one night, Sabbath couldn't go on stage because Tony Iommi had lost his artificial fingers and couldn't play the guitar; Mountain, however, couldn't fill the entire bill because Leslie had gotten drunk the night before and lost his false teeth, and therefore couldn't sing! Oh, to be a roadie on tour with these holy fools in the '70s!
You weren't there which is why you need to be there to imprison people. First hand knowledge. Not being stupid
@@TheStephenPJensen One time there were these things called "jokes."
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Putting on the same stage, in the same evening, Sabbath and Mountins was azardous at the beginning of seventies....
Lol,,now that’s the 70s I remember
I was a mailman in the building that Felix Pappalardi lived and I met him about two weeks before he died.
Back then, bands had to PLAY. Your guitarists, bassists, drummers, vocalists, etc. They really had to bring it.
My neighbors listen to this with me...
My neighbour called the police because I was listening to this to loud - the police came around and arrested him
@@dewipritchard1409as they should.
The first album I bought was the best of Mountain. Played Mississippi Queen about twenty times in a row. My mom yelled "play something else!" Good times....good times! R.I.P. Mr. West and thanks.
To me, one of the greatest rock song of all times....end of story
CHA !!/:)
The best part about this version is, they slowly raise the volume getting louder and louder then boom; eargasm
Without a doubt.
I've only heard this occasionally in my life but it gives me chills when I do.
pressrolls, end of story! Amen!
Dude was a force of nature! Huge in EVERY way. Huge voice, huge tone, huge heart and HUGE impact on heavy metal. Rest in peace brother.
One of my favorite
72 years old, lived it, breathed it, still loving it like it was live again ❤
Rest in peace Leslie West one of the greatest guitarist of all time
When did he die?
Just found out he passed another one of my guitar heroes bites the dust so glad we had them to enjoy where the time we did Leslie rest in peace
I'm a little over 60 and we were truly blessed when we were growing up to have as much talent in music that we had again one of my guitar heroes has passed rest in peace 🕊️
Also Rest In Peace Felix Pappalardi was another band member of Mountain playing by his side guy had one of the sickest mustaches of all time since Buck Dharma, Brad Delp & Freddie Mercury Rest In Peace to both of them as well! 👨🏻👨🤘🎸
Leslie was one of a kind!
RIP Leslie west, you were a kickass front man
This was the party anthem in the early 70's. You knew the party had started when that cowbell kicked in. Thank you so much for this wonderful song, Leslie. I had a lot of good times listening to it, watching you play it as a young man and old, and jamming on it in my own band. Hell, I still like playing it now. Rock on.
Rich Sutterfield in college now and can say that it’s still the party song today lol. Everybody loves this damn song
The partying never ends...
Rich Sutterfield “Made loud to be played loud”
Its still like that here in the deep South ✌❤
One of the bands that shaped heavy metal.
I love Mountain, one of the few American bands that could hang with the Brits at the time; Leslie West is a powerhouse.
Don't forget who played the pretty slide work on Layla for Clapton. Yesr, that boy from Macon GA. Duane Allman
And James Gang.
@@rogerlee486 Thanks for mentioning that. Even though I'm a classic rock fan in my late 30's that's been hearing that song for the last 30 some years, and as a guitar player since the year 2000, I somehow didn't know that! There's always some tidbit of info you learn from time to time about these old bands.
@Tessmage Tessera Blue Cheer and Mountain together invented metal
Loads of great American bands. What about BOC? Awesome.
His vocals are just as powerful as the guitar riffs.....badassery!
Good GOD what a great singer!!!!
And very VERY few guitar players can play simple riffs with feel.
Fuckin’ A
Mountain was my first concert ever. Saw them at The Academy of Music in NYC, 1971. I was 13 years old. My brother took me on condition I didn’t tell anyone his date stood him up (my luck). We had seats 7th row center. Amazing show. $5.50 a ticket. Driving home over the Brooklyn Bridge in his VW Super Beetle, I could see his lips moving but couldn’t hear anything other than faint ringing in my ears. Was like I was in a silent movie. Loudest band I ever had the pleasure to see live until I saw The Clash at Bonds International Casino in ‘77. Fond memories (as I go slowly deaf at age 64, after more than 250 rock concerts all over the world).
Rock on dude.
I love it! My first concert was Rare Earth with my dad in Raleigh in 1971! I was 13 also!! 😁
Здорово 👍 рокеры рок 🎸 рольщики рокерши самые лучшие и честные музыканты не какой фанеры все делают в живую рок 🎸 навсегда здорово 👍
Amen, Some of the greatest music when we were young. I am 65 and my wife is 71 years young!
AWESOME TIME'S ARE BEHIND US. BE WELL AND TAKE CARE👍
One of the most powerful hard rock tunes i've ever heard, and i've heard them all.
And one of the very first heavy songs quite like this in the genre. I didn't realize how old this song was until recently.
Me as well, Mississippi Queen àllways hits ya, this song has stood the test of time and àllways will. Saw BTO IN 86, they were backing up VH and BTO did Mississippi Queen just about blew the roof off the arena it was a great cover.
His voice was a force of nature.
Yes!
Leslie West
October 22 , 1945
December 23 , 2020
Mississippi Queen is one of the best rock and blues songs from the 1970’s. That guitar tone, the voice, the bass, the drum beat, this song moves your soul.
That song still rocks harder and more melodically than any of most of today's rehashed and recycled crap.
Yea imma start a band and try to BRING THE 80E BACK ALIVE BABY
Still true 8 years later, except for maybe GVF
Straight on ..... and need to get it back!!
Yeah and you can dance to it too.
Eat shit, Pariss. Get your head out of your "generational" ass. Also, have a nice day.
I have never seen a band louder than Mountain. I saw them once and also saw West Bruce and Lang. Leslie West knows how to party.
saw them in plattsburgh '74 still the loudest show i saw/ heard !
Yes he did they had a fence up to keep people away from the stage Lesley west waived for us to come up and party and that's just what we did didn't take long rolled up a quarter pound joint for the occasion sweet memory 😃
Agreed. And that is probably why Felix Pappalardi was medically deaf by the time he tragically passed in 1983.
The 70's were the greatest time to be an American and to be alive..
Not too bad being a Brit then either
@@andycrawford8110 Absolutely. Altho, MAN has the UK turned to crap since. I had a LOT of hope in the 70's for the UK to become free, because of their wonderful culture shift, only for the UK to go in the opposite direction and now its a surveillance state with open borders and the people have lost their identity. US clearly has our problems now too, but I am grateful I am not being videotaped everywhere I go!
@@andycrawford8110 Not back then... but now? UK has gone in the complete opposite direction...Sadly.. US is following for some reason, but thankfully we are still hanging on.
I love ❤️ this song ❤️ 🎵 I'm so blessed to have grown up in the 70's, when music 🎶 🎵 was actually music 🎶 🎵. It had feeling and meaning 🎉🎉. Today's music needs a lot to be desired 🎉🎉
Why does Leslie West look like Andre the Giant in 1970 ?
they both big and ugly...
Jeff from Jersey haha true
@Ralph Hunt Now imagine this song sung by Andre with his low gutteral voice!
Because he was about 300 pounds. The current Leslie West is about 150. Yeah, he is really half the man he used to be in a good way.
@@thomasb1889 he's at least 75% what with his missing leg and all
My dad and I would listen to this song in his car (Studio version) on my way to school. We loved it! One of my favorite memories of my dad, who has long since passed away. ROCK ON DAD!
todd holmes thank you for telling your story and glad on your behalf for those good Memories .. and rock on to you too .. 😎
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R.I.P. Leslie West at 75 years
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child, is the introduction to Rock & Roll.
We were neck deep in some of the greatest band's and music it was a wonderful time to be young
@@mickbever9249 You are so right my friend! Every time you turned around, a great new song would blast through the car radio! "Mississippi Queen" "Ride Captain Ride", "Fame",(David Bowie) "Clap for the Wolfman" and on and on..... You are right, it was a great time to be young!
Heavy riff with a bluesy hook and a phenomenal voice are the ingredients to this slow-cooked Masterpiece! Bravissimo! RIP Mr. Leslie West
It is a rift you cannot forget once you hear it. It is a cornerstone to anyone that was raised on rock.
*riff*
@@philwright2480 raff...
@@aaronaldrich4577 Riff
The Definition of Hardcore Rock.....The Time Was 1970.....The Place Was Queens New York.....The Band Was Mountain.....Nothing Will Ever Equate To The Feeling.....Nothing.....
These boys really put the power in the “power trio”. Long live Mountain and Leslie West.
You missed the keyboard player Steve Knight.
@@dala5568 right. and he had the grooviest haircut
MOUNTAIN NEEDS TO BE IN THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME 2021
They’re too busy inducting mega-powerful rock acts like Biggie Smalls and Whitney Houston.
BTW, here in 2019, whenever you see folks in their late 60s or early 70s and think they are "old," remember that their generation gave us this music. They are much hipper than today's hipsters could ever dream of being.
Yeh I was there & still here memories intact!!
ok boomer
AMEN baby, you hit the nail on the head !
@@yungtityboi7719 , okay, Incel....
Call us Boomers or anything else that floats your boat. Just remember that we lived and breathed for the waves of great music produced from around 1965 to ‘75. No internet, just free-form FM radio in most cities, plus journals like Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone etc. to help us keep abreast of the vast number of great artists.
BTW, that’s the legendary NYC DJ Murray the K (Kaufman) at the very end during his FM days. He was on WINS 1010 from 1958, playing Top 40 and hosting the Beatles in 1964-65. When WOR FM 98.7 went to a progressive free-form Rock format in 1966, Murray morphed into a laid back style playing non-Top 40 records.
Saw them live at our high school about 1974 I think. Yes that’s right, they performed at our high school. John Jay HS in Hopewell NY. Best concert ever, from what I can remember! Thanks for the best memories!
Truly great and fantastic music. They don't hardly ever play this on Classic radio stations anymore. An young at heart 65 year old and his beautiful 71 year young wife.
Would have loved to have been there. Leslie's voice was so powerful back then!
He had the voice of a thunder!!
There's a video of him teaching how to play M.Q. He belts out a few lines as he does it and he can still sing... What a talent.
What an.. absolutely... Awesome...song !!!👍🎸😎
one chord and you knew it was Leslie RIP
I'm sorry, but you got a 34% on the math exam, you failed your math class-
The 7 pounds of C4 stored in my backpack:
I got to jam with Leslie West at two gigs in NYC. It was awesome!!! He was so coked up and wasted:) lol He actually broke his LP junior and used my SG too. I remember my keyboard player asking if he offered me any coke since he borrowed my guitar. The answer is no... he sure didn't. LOL
Big man like that needs a lot of coke LOL
😂😂😂
The Les Paul Jr. had kind of a cult following, and Leslie West is the reason why. In those days he played a flat-top 2-tone sunburst LP Jr., with a single P-90 pickup and wrap-around bridge. Just a plank and a pickup but he got a huge sound from it. They became very popular for a while, and were cheaper than the LP Std. Still see a lot of them but I don't think many know it's history. It is the Mississippi Queen guitar.
I believe Waddy Wachtel gave Leslie the exact LP JR in this vid!
Now that would be interesting to verify. Two great players.
Leslie said that he wanted a Strat and Felix brought the LP junior back instead because the music shop had none.
Also had a Hurst shifter. OK. I'm kidding. But how many kids today would even understand what you said? sigh
Big fans included Martin Barre of Jethro Tull - he used an LP Jr. on Aqualung because he absolutely loved the tone of Leslie West's guitar! Didn't tour with it, though.
Best concert ever...May 28, 1970, about the same time of this video...Mountain and Jethro Tull, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio...they did a forty-minute version of MQ...
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I was born in may 1969, vietnam and Leslie west his guitar tone with a single P90 les paul jr was insane,
RIP.. Rock In Peace , Leslie West 🎸💜
The great Leslie west
Love the raw sound. Bands these days need to go back to that.
RIP Leslie West. We lost another guitar great. Mountain was a badass band.
Papplardi should be in the R & R hall of fame if only for his production work. He produced two of the greatest rock albums ever make - Cream's Disraeli Gears and Wheels of Fire.
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1blastman Perhaps... but have you ever been there? It's a pretty weak set-up, IMHO... I mean, they had a couple of decent displays (Springsteen, Dylan, and Jeff Buckley), but I think overall they were far too American-band oriented., again with IMHO. Not to mention the handfuls of children of patrons of the R & R Hall of Fame, who were walking around the building more or less clueless...
1blastman I agree!
Daniel, we're talkin' Cleveland, not much appeal for me to go up there.
The Rock HOF should be in New Orleans. So much good early rock came from here. Fats Domino, Little Richard, Frogman Henry, Huey Piano Smith, Roy Brown, Guitar Slim, Slim Harpo, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more either came from New Orleans or Louisiana.
Felix was the man, practically the fourth member of Cream. I love how they even quote the riff to Politician at the end of the jam here.
We miss you Felix. And Jack, too.
I totally forgot about the Hare Krishna guys. They were everywhere. Such a crackup
A little bit of Politician at the end there.
Classy, Felix, classy.
Didn't he produce "Disraeli Gears"?
@@xSGTxPEPPERx Yep, I think he produced all the Cream albums.
Yep, Felix Pappalardi played referee while shaping Cream’s studio work. He produced several other artists, including the first and second Youngbloods LPs (Jesse Colin Young’s band, famous for “Get Together”).
Felix was a brilliant bass player, producer, writer and arranger.
The raunchiest, ballsiest guitar tone known to mankind..and what a set of Lungs on Mr. West....also cool to see that their hard rock music sound enjoyed by all creeds of people. Good music brings 'em all together..
Rest In Paradise Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi
And Steve Knight
You kids want to rock? Dig this!
50 year old music videos hit different
If there is a cowbell in a song how can you not think of Miss. Queen ? We had a band in the early 70's and when we heard Mountain, this song was definatly going to be in the song list. God I miss those days of ROCK & ROLL !!!!!!!
Man, I absolutely loved any Band that covered Mountain back in 1970. Bet you all had fun.
More cowbell!!!!!
Me too
Born in 53. This is one of the sixties - seventies bands propagate the essence of rock and roll brimming with spunk, passion, sensuality and raw emotion. It was an era of genius songwriting, innovative compositions, and musicians who had complete control of their instruments.I enjoy discovering new music, yet returning to the tunes of this era always feels like coming home.
Jimi hendrix noted Leslie west as the greatest and most under appreciated guitarist of his time.
I've never had this many likes. When this video came out it was at 500 likes when I first saw it that kyou for giving me faith in the music seen again, peace from Shaggie.
scottiehippie And that coming from Jimi Hendrix and the greatest..
scottiehippie AFREAKINMAN!!!!
Sad how great he was. I pray for a thimble full of his talent. This song did, does, and will always kick ass!!!!!
That was Townshend.
That was Terry Kath
JA Campbell Correct. Jimi loved this riff, but said Terry was a better guitar player than himself. Leslie is still fantastic though.
Leslie West..Heaven must have ONE OUTRAGEOUS JAM session going on
Had the pleasure of working with Leslie. I was the photographer for this charity event via the group of artists he was working with, Voices of Classic Rock at the Isle Of Capril Casino which is now the Golden Nugget. Very nice man. Great song! RIP legend.
He came to Lynn Massachusetts in a hotel. I was stationed in the navy . He rocked that place so incredible
Maybe the coolest riff in rock and roll history
Man I remember this so vividly, 10 years old at my friend's house we'd listen to the latest rock and there was so much coming out we couldn't keep up with it, songs and bands coming out everyday, great memories in 1970.😁
Man!!!! This is pure Musical magic!!! Soon as it starts So does the party 🎼💕🎼
My go to many a Friday night!!!
Damn.Remember them with alot of good times riding around and grooving to the music🎼
13 in 70 and got this album and I was in Rock Heaven. Yasgars Farm.
Now that's real music.. Can't believe these guys aren't in the rock and roll hall of fame... Unbelievable talent!!!
THEY SHOULD BE! LET'S GET ON THAT, BOOMERS! DON'T PUT ANY MORE PUSSIES IN THERE!
#RaRHoF #MOUNTAIN
Leslie West and Corky Laing got together with Jack Bruce (after Cream split up) and did an album titled "West, Bruce & Laing".. good stuff that too
Listen to "Alive and Kicking". its OUTSTANDING!!!!
I loved that vinyl. I am old.
I'm checking that out! Didya know Jack Bruce Also worked with Robin Trower? Check it out, great stuff! BLT
I bought that album the day it was released for sale. That makes me old as dirt.
This is the coolest video. EVER.
Early metal, before they started calling it metal.
I don't consider this metal. I think it's blues influenced rock 'n roll. whatever you want to call it, it's still a great song. Leslie West and Mountain were a tight rock 'n roll machine....
@@johnnyrotundo6483 pretty much everything from the 60's onwards is "blues influenced rock n roll"
@@Monchi2006 pretty much....
@IT'SME ~ No... honestly I don't think of Black Sabbath to be quite as expertise and accomplished players to rate as progressive rock such as Yes, ELP, perhaps Genesis or even Captain Beyond and a few others.
@@johnnyrotundo6483 ~ You're correct sir, this isn't metal. I call it hard rock or hard blues. It irks me that people say every band that played a bit heavy at the time were early metal. Even Deep Purple didn't label themselves as such, early or otherwise. I think it was Roger Glover or Jon Lord replied so during an 80s interview for the Mark 2 reunion.
Ain't that the truth the crap today ain't music
My God!! I used to play this over and over again in 1972 when my parents weren't home. I used to do alot of things when my parents weren't home...lol It's all good...
😂 especially if the folks were on a vacation. They'd say No Parties! What'd me & My bro do? Have a damn kick-ass Party!😭😂🎶🎵🎸 💃 Sorry Mom& Dad
Force of nature. You fought brilliantly to make to 75.
Makes Black Sabbath sound like The freakin’ Archies!! ✌️🇺🇸
Not enough is said about what a great singer Leslie West was
ONE OF THE BEST. Mr. WEST AS ALWAYS OUTPERFORMED HIMSELF. RIGHT ON .
DOC MAGOO RETIRED 🇺🇸 USAF PJ VIETNAM ERA JEFF Z-MAN.
Probably the best buildup I’ve ever heard!
This song was on AM radio way back when. It certainly did something to me when I was a young teen.
Andre is the best
Heavy Metal took whatever was left of rock and roll, and took it in the wrong direction. The kiddies thought metal was rock, and 20 years later we have guitarists like Zakk Wylde, Steve Via, Satriani... Sure they play fast, but where is the Billboard top ten hits? Where is the song that will be played in 40+ years? If rock doesnt slow the hell down, and get the passion back, there will be no more Rock and roll.
sure beats a live Rhianna or Justin Bieber concert!
How dare you... lmao
53 years later and Im still tripping
Man, It's so cool to watch Felix getting into the song and into Leslie's playing! You see him watching Leslie play and then after a bit he starts smiling. It's like, "This song is so great and I'm part of it"! Haha.
I think he missed his queue too!
Masterpiece
with out a doubt , one of the best live versions of this AWESOME F'N song. , Leslie West's vocals Soooooooo filled with passion..
Dam I miss the 70's
I wasn't even there and I miss them
My generation is checking out. RIP
I’ll keep it alive from your generation to my generation (I’m 24 years old)
Andre the giant on the vocals
Andre the Giant has a Posse! OBEY...
Lfmao
I was 11 in ‘70
After watching this I get real emotional
Seeing some fighting so some could burn draft cards and spit on the ones that fought when they came home
HOW FUCKED UP IS THAT
I was nine, I love this tune. Best wishes to you.
"Made Loud to be Played Loud."
To the new generation, Let me introduce you to Mr. Leslie West
A loud, thunderous tone leapt from Leslie's Les Paul and then his voice said "Hold my beer"
I saw Leslie, Carmine and Jack Bruce open for Kiss in 75. Leslie was I believe to this day, the LOUDEST freaking guitarist I've ever heard. You could see the grill cloths literally rippling on his speaker cabs. I was right in front of him. I couldn't turn my head because it was like an icepick in the eardrum. Good times!
That is one sick guitar tone.
One of the best guitar riffs in the history of rock music. Maybe THE best. RIP Mr West.
Sou Brasileiro e tenho 23 anos, mas esse vídeo me faz entender como nos anos 70 o rock n roll era mais puro, Banda Mountain é simplismente um dos maiores exemplos de rock n roll puro 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🤟🏽🤟🏽
Leslie West is the coolest, then and now.
Mountain was a like freight train running through your head.
I was there, just might be the greatest band ever
RIP leslie West we will ALWAYS have your guitar to lift us up 🎸🎶
They were three piece when I saw them. Leslie West Felix Pappalardi and Corky Lange. They were loud, awsome and blew me away for days