Back in the mid 80s I saw the name Felix Papalardi on a list of customers of the company I then worked for. The person lived in Palm Coast, Florida. I knew the name and dialed the number. An older man answered. I explained why I was calling and then spent the next 35-40 minutes listening to a proud father talk about his son. I think it made his day and I know it made mine. I'll never forget it.
I'm 70 now. I heard this live on the radio -King Biscuit - and I remember exactly where I was. I was at a Dairy Queen and I was leaving but immediately pulled over. I had a tape recorder but it got stuck. I think this is a powerful a representative of how F****ING HUGE, GREAT they were. I was 19or 20, I forget. I was learning from Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, you name it, but after I saw Leslie their first tour through the Seattle area right after their first album came out - LESLIE WEST WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE HOME BASE FOR ME! Turn the bass up on this particular recording, treble all the way up and let 'em scream!
I loved the band when the members were Leslie West-guitar/vocals, Felix Pappalardi Jr-Bass/Vocals, Corky Laing-Drums, Steve Knight-Keyboards. The first 3 studio albums and first live album consist of my favorite period of Mountain. I still love to hear Leslie West play and sing to this day! Long Live Mountain!!!
I seen so many shows, at the Oklahoma City Music Hall. Never new Mountain played there. Sorry i missed that one. Elvis sold it out, in like 1956, I was two years old, never made it. LOL
When I found out that Big Les played a Les Paul Junior, all those years ago, 1968, or so, I wanted, lusted, after one. About 3 weeks ago, at nearly 71 years of age, I got one. I've been annoying shit out of my neighbours, with my rendition of Mississippi Queen, and Never In My Life. Terrific fun.
same. since i was 15 and discovered Mr West i have wanted a Jr....just came from sweetwater today...i am in love. i am 55 next month. this and Richie Kotzen tickets are my present to myself. i have Jazz band practice tonight( i am a bass player these days) but before rehearsal.its gonna get LOUD
a music genius of our times has been long forgotten........Felix was a superb producer,bass player and composer......dont forget him and vote for Mountain in R'n'R hall of fame!!!!!!!!!!
I still don`t know how they made it. But every KBFH release I know has an excellent sonic quality. Sheer joy listening to this show with my AKG K530 on.
On theme for an imaginary western- Boy, Leslie was right -Felix’s vocal vibrato was a motor. You can real hear it at the beginning before the guitar solo. Interesting and nice clear recording.
Now there's an underated vocalist, I guarantee he was highly tuned at this show, being his birthday and all. He sure didn't have many more, I just read where his wife/murderer died a recluse down in Mexico, just dessert's, I guess. She also had all her cats euthanized and buried with her, a murderer till the end and then some.
Thanks for posting. It brings back memories. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Mountain in concert at the famed Fillmore East in New York City. This was just after the release of the "Nantucket Sleighride" album so, likely Spring of 1971. Greenwich Village was such a cool area in NYC back then. Man, were they loud! But, it was crystal clear and they sounded fantastic. I was 17 years old hanging with my big Sister and her crew. First time I ever smoked a doob. Just an amazing night for me and I'll never forget it. Thanks and love to my Sister for letting me hang. Best to all.
el paso county coliseum (ignore poor spelling).....playing drums along with corky and i still have a drum stick he provided as a gift....great memories....wonderful , really wonderful memories from so long ago....RIP Felix and Gary Moore.....would have loved to see them all on stage at the same time...wishes to leslie for a long and sober life....steve
+Steve Allison ...leslie came back to " el ( chuco ) paso to the Plaza w/ joe satiani last year....!! FAT MAN CAN STILL SHREAD THAT G'TAH !!....Spydr 11 *
First rock concert I ever attended in the spring of 1974 at McDonough (sp ?) Arena at Georgetown University was Mountain ; also first time I ever smelled marijuana being smoked --Leslie West was a monster as this recording shows , a tone master .
Extremely under rated band, very heavy (if not metal at times) and bluesy, influenced many. Been listening to them since I was a kid. Should be in the RRHOF!
You're absolutely correct about the HOF. Add them to the list of overlooked artists. Emerson, Lake & Palmer is another powerhouse band that, for some strange reason, doesn't rank up there with Ricky Nelson, Madonna, and Blondie. SMDH.
Mountain has always been a highly rated band according to their fans, fellow musicians and critics. "Underrated" is an overrated, trendy phrase usually used by people who are unaware or too young.
An outstanding band I have been listening to since I got their albums when I was 15,now I'm 61 & still collect anything Mountian,domestic and or import.
Now I understand why Richie Blackmore was so impressed by this band back in the day. (I actually discovered Mountain because of Richie) They were really heavy and fresh.
Yeah. He was intense. I miss that kind of performance, the kind that had nothing to do with nothing but making music till your fingers and arms fell off. Saw them in fall of 1970 at a college in Oswego NY.
gary moore,alvin lee,lelsie west,johny, robin trower, winter are any of these guys in the rock and roll hall of fame if not its a damn shame the all were great great players
@@louismcbride5623 that's the truth f*** 'em ! I could give a rat's ass about their opinion they can pound sand all these award shows and award groups it's all b******* .....
I remember flying high on Blue Cheer acid and seeing Leslie with Jack Bruce and Corky Lange at Radio City Music Hall on November 6th, 1972, the night before Nixon creamed McGovern in the election. I was right up front and I kept cracking up because I thought Leslie looked like a hippie version of Ralph Kramden. Hominahominahomina! Bang! Zoom! He played his ass off though and you can hear the whole concert on the Sugarmegs site under W for West, Bruce and Lang. Lots of others on that site too.
Hi Robert., I am not asking you to agree with me.I have never lost my appreciation of this kind of music.Or with Classical music either over many years.But I am someone who was consistently involved with the Modern dance music in London in the early-mid 90s.And (in my opinion) that has an incredible capacity to Uplift and inspire.Unlike the Rock music of earlier years,I met many people formally involved in that,and am still in touch with two of them even now.I have a vast archive of that,both Written and sound.So if ever you wanted info on all that I can help! But each to his own.What suits one person does not necessarily suit someone else. Best Wishes James
@robertcovara593 today they're frightened of this unholy racket, that we adore. The likes of Leslie West, Jimi, Jeff Beck, and on and on it goes, we'll never see the likes again.
Leslie West is STILL a force to be reckoned with!! After overcoming the amputation of his leg, he is out touring and recording and is just as amazing as ever...
The Theme From An Imaginary Western is a masterpiece of early 70's hard rock! Mountain, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Lef Zeppelin and some Rush and Cactus on the side, and, hell, even a little AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Kiss, and f****** some Humble Pie on the side!!😍🍄❤️
oh my god ! It's a big surprise to listen the Mountain screams again... reminds me the real hard rock of 70.. Great Leslie West burns the stage with his explosive sound
Saw Mountain with the four piece band in Madison WI @ a small club (can't remember the name) that probably didn't fit more than 200. West played a Les Paul Junior at the time, and tossed it around like a ukulele. No problema getting a fat sound that tore the place apart. Papalardi was exquisite. Never will forget it..
Crazy how all these insanely good guys could get together. fucking Corky Laing, Steve Knight and the rest of the cats. One of the most under-rated bands of all time behind only Humble Pie.
I'm pissed! Amazing playing by West and Laing, great songs. But you can't hear Pappalardis genious bass playing anywhere!!?!! It got lost in the mix! Hate that!
Mountain with Felix and Corky performed at Woodstock. One track of their set is immortalised on film and can b found on the Director's Cut of the film. They r also featured on the second Woodstock album release, along with Johnny Winter who also didn"t make the first cut. Can u bekieve that Country Joe and ShaNaNa got in the initial release while Mountain and JW languished on the cutting room floor!!!!
Hi Graham., I never went to Woodstock.And even though I used to hear this band back in 1972,I never heard it again until this week! (when I found it on Google),I did have an College friend called Chad at the place in South Wales where I started in September 1969 who tolld us that he did go to the Woodstock festival,one month earlier.He used to live in Vermont which was nearby.I have never met up since.There was a Movie called "Woodstock" which came out in 1971,and I saw it. Cheers James (Carlisle) NB I did get to a "Woodstock style" festival on Pocono mountain,Pennsylvania in July 1972,which was great! Though we only stayed the day.I simply cannot recall who was on the bill.Except that "Ten Year's After" might have been.I did see the latter live in the UK in 1969 (Colston hall:-Bristol)
James Turner I was @ that Pocono jam, Humble pie was awesome, stayed for the whole show, remember waiting 4 hours for 1 slice of cold pizza, an sitting in 11 hours of traffic to get there. Still loved it, saw Mountain in NY/NJ more then any other band, 15 plus times, new years @ the Filmore East with TRex was KILLER, so was the Sunshine, LOL
Jamie Warrior Warlord McCallum Mountain was formed in Long Island NY in 1969 after Woodstock Lang replaced N. D. Smart. We'll have to agree to disagree. Now Rush and the James Healy band that's a different story. peace
Those of us who were there and fellow musicians and critics always rated Mountain very highly. They are only underrated by people who are far too young or unaware of music history.
@@ireneruthfox It's true. It seems to be a trendy and overused phrase among "younger" people to cover their ignorance. Apparently an older, aware person has to tell them first before they believe it. It's as stupid as if I said Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis were "underrated".
I saw Leslie West at Glassboro College (NJ) the night Jimi Hendrix died. During his show he paid tribute to Jimi by playing some of his music. If you closed your eyes, you would have thought it was Jimi on stage. Leslie never quite received the kudos for his playing that he deserved.
I agree about the R&R Hall of Fame. Why I don't know, if I can honestly say though. The R&R H of F doesn't really have a stellar record nominating and inducting the TRULY worthy rock & rollers (like Leslie) in my book. But then that's just my opinion. I'm sure Leslie would tell you he paid his dues, and deserves it as much as anyone else. I just think the R&R H of F has lost it's credibility if you consider past nominees and inductees. He also used P-90 pickups in the LP Jr.s.
This concert was their first after getting back together on Dec.30th 1973 at the Capitol Theatre. It's a great concert, but listen to the interview with Leslie West at the end of this. This was a 4 piece band sans Steve Knight(keyboard), so not the original lineup. Added a rhythm guitarist by the name of Dave Parry(?). Apparently one of the reasons they broke up in the first place was West didn't want keyboards and Pappalardi did. Pappalardi didn't want them to be imitation Cream.
I saw West, Bruce and Laing in November 1972, and they were fantastic, but unfortunately I never saw Mountain. They were a great band too, and neither has gotten the respect and record sales due to them.
Saw Montrose (with Sammy) and Mountain at the Paramount in Seattle Late 74. The place just about spontaneously combusted. edit: Just looked up date 9/9/74 not bad considering Cannabis is legal in Wa and its been about 45 years.
Leslie West was a seminal figure in heavy , high gain guitar,essentially the modern sound, so influential.He even invented the " pinch squeal" that every metal player pulls out when they want to impress.Not to mention "Long Red"by Mountain, the most sampled song in music history so far! Even Pete Townshend admits he lifted the riff at the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from Leslie.If he looked more like a standard rock star and played a bunch of fast garbage he would be a household name!
RogueReplicant you are correct in your thinking!!!... The show's name was derived from the influential blues radio show King Biscuit Time, which was sponsored by the King Biscuit Flour Co., combined with the hippie phrase "flower power" hope you get this
@@LA-ul2fi Ah, I see the hippie connection. But it's kind of weird seeing how in the 80's they were featuring concerts of Zebra, Quiet Riot, and even Rush!
First saw Mountain At the Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ had to be 1974 I was 16. Pure Rock and Roll Leslie West's Guitar sound is his own and legendary. Not many guitarist in R&R, that as soon as you hear the sound ferget the note just the sound ya knew who it was...
You are not old, just educated in music, long live The King Biscuit Flower Hour
Back in the mid 80s I saw the name Felix Papalardi on a list of customers of the company I then worked for. The person lived in Palm Coast, Florida. I knew the name and dialed the number. An older man answered. I explained why I was calling and then spent the next 35-40 minutes listening to a proud father talk about his son. I think it made his day and I know it made mine. I'll never forget it.
I'm 70 now. I heard this live on the radio -King Biscuit - and I remember exactly where I was. I was at a Dairy Queen and I was leaving but immediately pulled over. I had a tape recorder but it got stuck. I think this is a powerful a representative of how F****ING HUGE, GREAT they were. I was 19or 20, I forget. I was learning from Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, you name it, but after I saw Leslie their first tour through the Seattle area right after their first album came out - LESLIE WEST WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE HOME BASE FOR ME! Turn the bass up on this particular recording, treble all the way up and let 'em scream!
Agreed! Could they have pushed it harder?
I have a 1200 watt PA system in my house. It’s on One and a half. Put it where I want blow my windows out!
I bet that sounds just huge!!
So lucky to see them early say 1970. Geez what a great band!
THIS IS ROCK N;'ROLL THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
hell yeah it is.
You left out sex and drugs, I think Leslie figured out early, how he could get laid.
Bring it On! The big dude cooking along with his talented buds. Go for it.
Saw Mountain in Miami in 1970 - they turned the air into cottage cheese.
Large curd or small?
Bet it wasnt lo fat.
Incredible guitar tone.
like Pete Townsend said, he can play everything i play but i can't play the things he plays !
RIP Leslie. You will be missed, my friend. 12/23/2020
It never gets old. From one Islander to another, still loving you, Leslie.
Jimi Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain: They helped me to survive my teenage years!
what ? the stones make me survive ..like soul survivor ..
@@zcam1969 Agreed. Stones, Zep and Rush pulled me through my raucous teens. I'm lucky to be alive! 😅
They don't give mountain any credit and they should be right up there with all the GOOD BANDS OF THE 60'S- 70'S AND MORE YEARS THEY PLAY. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯
Me too ! All my youthness inside them ...
Yeah, same here that is how I made it..and I turned out to be a musician for life. Thank you Leslie West!
I loved the band when the members were Leslie West-guitar/vocals, Felix Pappalardi Jr-Bass/Vocals, Corky Laing-Drums, Steve Knight-Keyboards. The first 3 studio albums and first live album consist of my favorite period of Mountain. I still love to hear Leslie West play and sing to this day! Long Live Mountain!!!
Cool...The song Blind Man on the 1st album was about me when I was 19...😎
I was fortunate to see Mountain at the Oklahoma City Music Hall in the early 70's. They shook the concrete.
I seen so many shows, at the Oklahoma City Music Hall. Never new Mountain played there. Sorry i missed that one. Elvis sold it out, in like 1956, I was two years old,
never made it. LOL
The way Leslie West breaks into You Better Believe It it's so f****** badass! 💪👊💥
ICON !!!
Mega metal intro, goose bumps all over.
I used to listen to this and sit in my living room to watch my plants grow, they were healthy
plants! I think my plants liked this music too 🌿
Good old rock 'n' roll! RIP Leslie West, thanks for the tunes!
Can you imagine this performance for the King Biscuit Flower Hour!!! Ida given anything to be there for this!
Je les ai vus en concert inoubliable
they were my first concert.......fun times! Nothing like the 70's
When I start feeling old I crank up mountain and I kinda get over it! Nothing can ever replace the experience of my youth. I am experienced are you?
When I found out that Big Les played a Les Paul Junior, all those years ago, 1968, or so, I wanted, lusted, after one. About 3 weeks ago, at nearly 71 years of age, I got one. I've been annoying shit out of my neighbours, with my rendition of Mississippi Queen, and Never In My Life. Terrific fun.
same. since i was 15 and discovered Mr West i have wanted a Jr....just came from sweetwater today...i am in love. i am 55 next month. this and Richie Kotzen tickets are my present to myself. i have Jazz band practice tonight( i am a bass player these days) but before rehearsal.its gonna get LOUD
@@davidcastle3292 rip it a new one.
a music genius of our times has been long forgotten........Felix was a superb producer,bass player and composer......dont forget him and vote for Mountain in R'n'R hall of fame!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely loved this guy. RIP Leslie West.
These guys were Fing Laying it DOWN! HOLY AWESOMENESS!
I still don`t know how they made it. But every KBFH release I know has an excellent sonic quality. Sheer joy listening to this show with my AKG K530 on.
R.I.P. Leslie West. Your music soothes us from the emptiness of your loss but also grieves us to how great the loss is. I will see you again.
On theme for an imaginary western- Boy, Leslie was right -Felix’s vocal vibrato was a motor. You can real hear it at the beginning before the guitar solo. Interesting and nice clear recording.
Now there's an underated vocalist, I guarantee he was highly tuned at this show, being his birthday and all. He sure didn't have many more, I just read where his wife/murderer died a recluse down in Mexico, just dessert's, I guess. She also had all her cats euthanized and buried with her, a murderer till the end and then some.
Love the Avalanche era of Mountain when they got back together. It was short lived but kicked ass.
I saw mountain twice.. . best concerts I ever saw.. and I saw a lot.. Leslie West, Corky Lang and Felix Papalardi.. unbelievable!!!
Rest brother your work is done and thank you for the rock
Thanks for posting. It brings back memories. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Mountain in concert at the famed Fillmore East in New York City. This was just after the release of the "Nantucket Sleighride" album so, likely Spring of 1971. Greenwich Village was such a cool area in NYC back then. Man, were they loud! But, it was crystal clear and they sounded fantastic. I was 17 years old hanging with my big Sister and her crew. First time I ever smoked a doob. Just an amazing night for me and I'll never forget it. Thanks and love to my Sister for letting me hang. Best to all.
Wow! And they were in their home turf! I can only imagine that!!!
I saw them on their US tour. Intense live band
el paso county coliseum (ignore poor spelling).....playing drums along with corky and i still have a drum stick he provided as a gift....great memories....wonderful , really wonderful memories from so long ago....RIP Felix and Gary Moore.....would have loved to see them all on stage at the same time...wishes to leslie for a long and sober life....steve
+Steve Allison ...leslie came back to " el ( chuco ) paso to the Plaza w/ joe satiani last year....!! FAT MAN CAN STILL SHREAD THAT G'TAH !!....Spydr 11 *
First rock concert I ever attended in the spring of 1974 at McDonough (sp ?) Arena at Georgetown University was Mountain ; also first time I ever smelled marijuana being smoked --Leslie West was a monster as this recording shows , a tone master .
Extremely under rated band, very heavy (if not metal at times) and bluesy, influenced many. Been listening to them since I was a kid. Should be in the RRHOF!
You're absolutely correct about the HOF. Add them to the list of overlooked artists. Emerson, Lake & Palmer is another powerhouse band that, for some strange reason, doesn't rank up there with Ricky Nelson, Madonna, and Blondie. SMDH.
Mountain has always been a highly rated band according to their fans, fellow musicians and critics. "Underrated" is an overrated, trendy phrase usually used by people who are unaware or too young.
Todo lo que digan es poco para la realidad demostrada.
An outstanding band I have been listening to since I got their albums when I was 15,now I'm 61 & still collect anything Mountian,domestic and or import.
I'm 67 . Mountain played often in Detroit in the 70s. Harpos was a great venue for them.
Now I understand why Richie Blackmore was so impressed by this band back in the day. (I actually discovered Mountain because of Richie) They were really heavy and fresh.
Corky is the only one remaining. Great nantucket among others. What year was this?
Bless you Leslie West. RIP Leslie & Felix. The road goes ever on...
Ditto. Also RIP Steven Knight.
That's right the road road goes ever on RIP. Great musicians.
Leslie's tone is explosive!
That's just so effing tough and tight.
Leslie making Les Paul Jr proud... His tone is the best
Leslie West RIP
Yeah. He was intense. I miss that kind of performance, the kind that had nothing to do with nothing but making music till your fingers and arms fell off.
Saw them in fall of 1970 at a college in Oswego NY.
me too..the 70's were a great time for rock and roll
gary moore,alvin lee,lelsie west,johny, robin trower, winter are any of these guys in the rock and roll hall of fame if not its a damn shame the all were great great players
No joke brotha! Extreemely talanted musicans
It's no real big deal being in the hall of fame. I don't believe any of the real geniuses had that in mind when they created there magic!
@@phillippeters5854 flyinforeva!
Rock n roll hall of shame is such a farce
@@louismcbride5623 that's the truth f*** 'em !
I could give a rat's ass about their opinion they can pound sand all these award shows and award groups it's all b******* .....
I remember flying high on Blue Cheer acid and seeing Leslie with Jack Bruce and Corky Lange at Radio City Music Hall on November 6th, 1972, the night before Nixon creamed McGovern in the election. I was right up front and I kept cracking up because I thought Leslie looked like a hippie version of Ralph Kramden. Hominahominahomina! Bang! Zoom! He played his ass off though and you can hear the whole concert on the Sugarmegs site under W for West, Bruce and Lang. Lots of others on that site too.
God, Leslie's tone just grabs you by the balls, and swings you around the fucking room!
leslie west was one of randy rhoads main influences
Theme for an Imaginary Western so fantasy melody!
如果有人活在那個年代剩下殘存幾個月的生命要換2000後還有40年的生命!我或許會跟他交換時代!即使現在有很多情色網站和美女更多!
我考慮了還是不交換性命!因為未來韓國整形進步和健身器材發達!往後可能沒有醜女和肥女了!
never in my life have i met a girl like you
This is the kind of music we need today.
Hi Robert.,
I am not asking you to agree with me.I have never lost my appreciation of this kind of music.Or with Classical music either over many years.But I am someone who was consistently involved with the Modern dance music in London in the early-mid 90s.And (in my opinion) that has an incredible capacity to Uplift and inspire.Unlike the Rock music of earlier years,I met many people formally involved in that,and am still in touch with two of them even now.I have a vast archive of that,both Written and sound.So if ever you wanted info on all that I can help! But each to his own.What suits one person does not necessarily suit someone else. Best Wishes James
@robertcovara593 today they're frightened of this unholy racket, that we adore. The likes of Leslie West, Jimi, Jeff Beck, and on and on it goes, we'll never see the likes again.
Leslie West is STILL a force to be reckoned with!! After overcoming the amputation of his leg, he is out touring and recording and is just as amazing as ever...
And funny as all get out as well. He is missed. May he RIP.
Thank You for making this available. What a band.
King Biscuit Flower Hour WOW used to LOOK FORWARD TO LISTENING TO IT EVERY WEEKEND damn this brings back a lot of GREAT MEMORIES....
sure does...lol...
KBFH had the best live shows from the best bands thanks for posting this gem. :)
The Theme From An Imaginary Western is a masterpiece of early 70's hard rock! Mountain, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Lef Zeppelin and some Rush and Cactus on the side, and, hell, even a little AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Kiss, and f****** some Humble Pie on the side!!😍🍄❤️
good old King Biscuit.... some great recordings, yes, I remember the lounge room sessions listening to the King..
oh my god ! It's a big surprise to listen the Mountain screams again... reminds me the real hard rock of 70.. Great Leslie West burns the stage with his explosive sound
RIP big man😭
Saw Mountain with the four piece band in Madison WI @ a small club (can't remember the name) that probably didn't fit more than 200. West played a Les Paul Junior at the time, and tossed it around like a ukulele. No problema getting a fat sound that tore the place apart. Papalardi was exquisite. Never will forget it..
Oh! 1970
Boy, I remember some incredibly loud Mountain concerts :)
Crazy how all these insanely good guys could get together. fucking Corky Laing, Steve Knight and the rest of the cats. One of the most under-rated bands of all time behind only Humble Pie.
Absolutely.....Rockin' The Fillmore....also like Absolutely Live (The Doors)
Shooters141 Don't ever forget CACTUS.
My first rock concert was Mountain and Humble Pie at the Eastowne Theatre in Detroit in 1970...changed my life for sure.
I'm pissed! Amazing playing by West and Laing, great songs. But you can't hear Pappalardis genious bass playing anywhere!!?!! It got lost in the mix! Hate that!
Thank you for sharing! Real rock!
Rock on in heaven leslie west!
Grew up on Long Island. One of the places I saw them was the Randalls Island concert. I remember these guys!
When Leslie plays everything is on 11!
Amazing lead guitar by Leslie on Theme for an Imaginary Western here. THANKS for posting this!!
Love that tune.
Felix's bass is too quiet, and sorely missed. As good as West is (and he's great) I like Felix just as much. Or more?
Konig Corvus I bought some cassettes of bands doing songs from the show and most had lousy sound mixes. I hardly listened to any of them.
This is the real Rock,pure class,killer guitar,God bless Leslie.
Ass-kickin concert....I remember chilling to the the King Biscuit Flour Hour on KAAY LIttle Rock...The sound of the south...Those were the days...
Mountain with Felix and Corky performed at Woodstock. One track of their set is immortalised on film and can b found on the Director's Cut of the film. They r also featured on the second Woodstock album release, along with Johnny Winter who also didn"t make the first cut. Can u bekieve that Country Joe and ShaNaNa got in the initial release while Mountain and JW languished on the cutting room floor!!!!
Hi Graham.,
I never went to Woodstock.And even though I used to hear this band back in 1972,I never heard it again until this week! (when I found it on Google),I did have an College friend called Chad at the place in South Wales where I started in September 1969 who tolld us that he did go to the Woodstock festival,one month earlier.He used to live in Vermont which was nearby.I have never met up since.There was a Movie called "Woodstock" which came out in 1971,and I saw it. Cheers James (Carlisle) NB I did get to a "Woodstock style" festival on Pocono mountain,Pennsylvania in July 1972,which was great! Though we only stayed the day.I simply cannot recall who was on the bill.Except that "Ten Year's After" might have been.I did see the latter live in the UK in 1969 (Colston hall:-Bristol)
James Turner
I was @ that Pocono jam, Humble pie was awesome, stayed for the whole show, remember waiting 4 hours for 1 slice of cold pizza, an sitting in 11 hours of traffic to get there. Still loved it, saw Mountain in NY/NJ more then any other band, 15 plus times, new years @ the Filmore East with TRex was KILLER, so was the Sunshine, LOL
J. Winter management didn't give filming rights for movie, big mistake.
Graham Harvey
zea
Stephen Heinzelmann Damn. Lucky guy!
kick ass live performance from one of canada's best rock bands mountain. and leslie west will always be a legend.
Corky Lang was the only one that was born in Canada......just saying.
Classic Bob well they formed in canada so they are a band from canada.
Jamie Warrior Warlord McCallum Mountain was formed in Long Island NY in 1969 after Woodstock Lang replaced N. D. Smart. We'll have to agree to disagree. Now Rush and the James Healy band that's a different story. peace
The first big time Band I ever seen live. The reason I play bass. What a tone.
One Bad ass Band, Underrated for sure. Sound of my youth.
Those of us who were there and fellow musicians and critics always rated Mountain very highly. They are only underrated by people who are far too young or unaware of music history.
@@namcat53 Well said, My friend
@@ireneruthfox It's true. It seems to be a trendy and overused phrase among "younger" people to cover their ignorance. Apparently an older, aware person has to tell them first before they believe it. It's as stupid as if I said Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis were "underrated".
I saw Leslie West at Glassboro College (NJ) the night Jimi Hendrix died. During his show he paid tribute to Jimi by playing some of his music. If you closed your eyes, you would have thought it was Jimi on stage. Leslie never quite received the kudos for his playing that he deserved.
I agree about the R&R Hall of Fame. Why I don't know, if I can honestly say though. The R&R H of F doesn't really have a stellar record nominating and inducting the TRULY worthy rock & rollers (like Leslie) in my book. But then that's just my opinion. I'm sure Leslie would tell you he paid his dues, and deserves it as much as anyone else. I just think the R&R H of F has lost it's credibility if you consider past nominees and inductees. He also used P-90 pickups in the LP Jr.s.
This Band is Now Part of Rock and Roll Legend ,
One of the Greatest BANDS Ever!
This is my go to Mountain live recording. A great concert from start to finish.
This concert was their first after getting back together on Dec.30th 1973 at the Capitol Theatre. It's a great concert, but listen to the interview with Leslie West at the end of this. This was a 4 piece band sans Steve Knight(keyboard), so not the original lineup. Added a rhythm guitarist by the name of Dave Parry(?). Apparently one of the reasons they broke up in the first place was West didn't want keyboards and Pappalardi did. Pappalardi didn't want them to be imitation Cream.
Easier splittin the money pie in 3's !!!
Hail to the forefathers of hard rock, and heavy metal.
Leslie West那個時代的吉他手rory gallagher,richie blackmore,free吉他手,michael schenker55年代之前的吉他手都習慣彈這種三連音!很迷人很有味道!現在吉他手很少聽到這樣的彈法!SRV也沒有習慣這樣彈!現在吉他手指是技巧多樣可是沒有我想找的55年代之前吉他手的SOLO習慣!?少數人有但是真的很少看到了!
I saw West, Bruce and Laing in November 1972, and they were fantastic, but unfortunately I never saw Mountain. They were a great band too, and neither has gotten the respect and record sales due to them.
think it was 72 also...oh he could keep ya MEZMERIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!....like it was only ur ears and those marshalls in the whole world,,,kik,,,,,
love ya
jerry geiger I think Leslie was still playing through Sunn amps at that time.
@@joecebu2791: Sunn amps that Mountain used were once owned by Jimi Hendrix !
@@scarborosasquatchstation1403 yes! I heard! Very cool!
Super ! Very Great Performance ! Solo -- pizdec !!! What year of the concert ?? .........alex vitebsk Belarus 🎩
This is the same as 'Live At Capitol Theater 1974'
No apoegioes, no schreading, just hard rocking with a one of a kind tone. Take some lessons malsteen.
Saw Montrose (with Sammy) and Mountain at the Paramount in Seattle Late 74. The place just about spontaneously combusted. edit: Just looked up date 9/9/74 not bad considering Cannabis is legal in Wa and its been about 45 years.
Saw same concert 74 Portland
West has HUGE tone
Leslie West is The Riffmeister!
I remember KBFH !!!!
The drums!
Great interview at the end, Les didn't pull any punches, definitely a straight shooter. RIP
Leslie West was a seminal figure in heavy , high gain guitar,essentially the modern sound, so influential.He even invented the " pinch squeal" that every metal player pulls out when they want to impress.Not to mention "Long Red"by Mountain, the most sampled song in music history so far! Even Pete Townshend admits he lifted the riff at the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again" from Leslie.If he looked more like a standard rock star and played a bunch of fast garbage he would be a household name!
To be fair Roy Buchanan was doing the pinch harmonics and squeals before but yes; Leslie was The Man, I guess Billy Gibbons followed him….
i was there & zz top opened ,wow
Good music has no generation.
I thought it was King Biscuit Flour Hour, not FLOWER. Biscuits are made with flour.
And even better with chocolate chips !
RogueReplicant
you are correct in your thinking!!!...
The show's name was derived from the influential blues radio show King Biscuit Time, which was sponsored by the King Biscuit Flour Co., combined with the hippie phrase "flower power"
hope you get this
@@LA-ul2fi Ah, I see the hippie connection. But it's kind of weird seeing how in the 80's they were featuring concerts of Zebra, Quiet Riot, and even Rush!
RogueReplicant
well, it started with the hippies, became a successful brand (name), why change what’s working
glad you got this
@@LA-ul2fi Thanks! Btw, I didn't know it went that far back. I just realized I am getting old 😭
Wow -- saw Mountain at the Goose Lake festival in Michigan. They were killer!
Mountain !!
Had Rising on 8 track when it first came out. Used to play it very loud in my car on the way to work . It woke me up for for the day.
Did you mean climbing?
First saw Mountain At the Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ had to be 1974 I was 16. Pure Rock and Roll
Leslie West's Guitar sound is his own and legendary. Not many guitarist in R&R, that as soon as you hear the sound ferget the note just the sound ya knew who it was...
thank you leslie !!
Thank you , love mountain ... rock on...
I prefere the voice of Leslie but
The bass was great.