Mountain - Climbing
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Artist: MountainEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- Mississippi Queen
- Theme from an Imaginary Western
- Never in My Life
- Silver Paper
- For Yasgur's Farm
- To My Friend
- The Laird
- Sittin' on a Rainbow
- Boys in the Band
- For Yasgur's Farm [Live][#][*]
Music reviews of Climbing
Music Review: Best Of West
Rating: 5 Stars
This album changed my life the moment I heard it and the way I would think of music there after. I hadn't quite turned 13 yet when it was first released but it wound up being the soundtrack to my formidable years. Being shy and quite reserved, I lacked the personality to acquire the "state of cool" that every teenaged kid aspires to have. Like all the other kids my age I was beginning to question authority, the status quo in general, and what peer group (if any) I actually jibed with. Once I heard the way Leslie West screamed the words to the opening track Mississippi Queen I came out of my shell. West & company were NYC-bad-and-balls-to-the-wall rock-n-rollers with a no s*** approach that resonated down into my soul.
If you don't know, the bass player and producer of Mountain, the late Felix Pappalardi also manned the controls and played on Creams Disraeli Gears. Not content with being a mere superstar producer this guy wanted to put together a great band once he heard Leslie West play and sing with The Vagrants. He & West put out Wests first solo release "Leslie West Mountain" (Mountain being Wests nick name). It had a moderate success at which time there were personnel changes and powerhouse Corky Laing, drums and Steve Knight, keyboard were added and so Mountain were born and their second release Mountain Climbing went underway.
The album starts out with the timeless hard rocker song Mississippi Queen and that sets the pace for the rest of the disc. The second song, Theme For An Imaginary Western is a slower number passionately sung by Pappalardi and penned by Jack Bruce, but trust me, Mountains version is the definitive version of this song. It starts out with just drums and then Steve Knights organ jumps in in a way that can only be described as majestic to dominate most of the track. West kicks in during the instrumental and picks, twists & bends a breath taking solo. The crunch on Never In My Life hits hard & heavy like a swift kick to the balls and its no surprise it is still a staple in Wests set list to this day. For Yasgur's Farm is both light & heavy and is a salute to the Woodstock generation with emotive vocals by Pappalardi & West respectively. To My Friend is an instrumental with an Eastern tinge and eloquence that shows why Leslie West is still one of the best consumate guitar players in Rock today. Knight's chunky chords shine all over this album and Pappalardi and Laing are one of the most under rated rhythm sections in rock and this album alone should have put everyone in this band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
All in all this album should be a staple in everyones hard rock collection and was recorded loud and is indicated by the band "Made To Be Played Loud" on the back cover for maximum effect. Crank it and get your hair blown back by one of the best bands to come out of the Big Apple. R.I.P. Felix.
Description of Climbing
This 1970 release 'climbed' to #17 with the classics 'Mississippi Queen' and 'Theme from an Imaginary Western'. Also includes an unreleased live version of the Woodstock ode For 'Yasgur's Farm'! Digitally Remastered. Sony. 2003.Classic Rock CDs
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