You damn sure got that all right,Willie! I saw Mountain in 1970 at Appalachian State University in Boone,N.C.. .. ranks as one of the best in my over 50 years attending live concerts
I can remember hearing this song for the first time , and it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up ! And mountain was one of my favorite bands , back in 1970 , I saw them way back in the day , at a college, in md . And his hair was still , black , and he was like , “the angus young” , of his day ! But you know what , I don’t think , that Mountain, or Leslie West , are in the R&R hall of fame , and that is very , very , SAD ! R.I.P. LESLIE WEST , you were the mountain , and still are in my world !
@@robjones8733 when you think about it , I sorta agree with ya ! But Leslie had more , true feeling for leads , in two fingers , more than any zack Wylie , or any other sheddder that ever lived , his talent went way beyond , almost anybody today , he made that guitar , talk , cry , I could go on and on . But I tried my best to get his phrasing , down way back in the mid 70’s , but I saw him down in a collage in md . And he was standing on a riser on the floor , about a foot off the ground , and I was right in front of him , the way he bent strings , and how his fingers just seemed to caress the strings , he was by far one of my first “guitar hero’s” for a long time ! And still is .
When Leslie counted it off and then launched into that killer riff, it was goosebumps all over man! Leslie's tone is the definitive example of what a Les Paul and Marshall amp sound like when you nail it. Thank you for sharing this!
Ol'Leslie West despite all the shit that happened to him, he had a great life. A fine young wife that adored him , he played Woodstock in it's hey day and as an old man still a hero among all the young bands and guitarists and died at home in bed. He was my first guitar player that I followed when I was a kid. Really loved that guy and what a great personality. Rip Mr. West.
Great! Great! Great song! A kid played that song to the tea and 8th grade and we were hooked on it ever since. What a badass song! Love that lead. It just goes on and on and on
I saw Leslie West play this at Summerfest in Milwaukee in the late 70's. I can still picture the scene in my mind. And I remember how excited I was, and how powerfull they were doing this song.
My wife and I were in Atlanta walking around in the underground, I heard this song start and i knew exactly who it was. We rushed to the sound of the music and were able to watch him and the band play from a walkway above the bar. I will never forget that as long as l live it was awesome. Thanks for the memories .
Thank you Rick Taiano for this live video. Just to hear Blackberry Smoke on stage with Leslie West playing “Mississippi Queen” is priceless. I’m glad Mr. West is still around to sing and play as well as he did many years ago. He’s still got it.
haha, a friend of mine got popped in the face with a drum stick launched from Corky! It was awesome! Sister Justice has remained my favorite Mountain piece.
I actually started clapping at the end. RIP Mr. West... God speed. Always heard he was a good person as well as a great musician . Will not be forgotten . Blackberry Smoke with Leslie West... great video ! Thanks for this
I was in TOADS in New Haven CT one night back in 1986 and Leslie West jumped up on stage and did a 15 minute "Mississippi Queen" 🌟🔥😎 seen THE STONES in there too that year just go up on stage and and play over an hour 👍
Mountain was the first concert I went to - way back in 1974 in Savannah, GA. Mother's Finest opened for them. I fell in love with live music and hot guitars that night.
The man the band they come through Atlanta many many times and I some just about every time they came through the brothers and Leslie had a good relationship help one another started going to concerts and 69 and saw a lot of good people but mountain and Leslie West was at the top of the heat never a bad show peace love feathers and music forever and rest in peace my brother
Damn... so true. I saw Mountain open for Triumph back in the mid 80's and we all walked away with that tone bleeding out our ears! Leslie still has it. \m/
Awesome!! LW is a national treasure. Still the best vibrato in the business. If you’ve ever heard him talk much you can quickly tell he’s NYC all the way
I used to have a dream band that I made up to play this song. I wanted Lane Stanley. Dimebag singing along with Leslie West I know this is an odd bunch of group but I wanted to hear them play this song so bad
And Blackberry Smoke is known for a righteous raw sound... nothing to to denigrate. But Leslie not only understood how to make his tools sound smoother, more raw and louder than anybody else, he also had the touch...his vibrato is so smooth, so violin like...he’s up there with BB King and Santana.
Love that shit , keep on rocking boy s, remind s me of my youth .it was 1980 in Detroit and every corner bar was jamming , I wanted to go in so bad , but awe shit , I was only fourteen. ,Some time we would sneak in , till we got caught, awe the stuff I learned.while listing to great music.love ya guy s
Seen Mountain Open Up for Triumph at Alpine Valley back in 1986 I believe. Think it was Thunder 7 Tour . Mountain was great Opening Band for Triumph !!!
Saw Mountain at Pirates World Dania Fl then Johnny Winter a liitle bit later then Edgar Winter we took for granted that every rock and roll band was going to be better and better... boy were we wrong
Blackberries and American band! They're doing the best they can! Keep playing it real boys I've been watching you for years! You've done some amazing stuff! Now an acoustic album? Cheers!
The Vagrants later known as Mountain began here on Long Island. My friends and I saw Mountain many times. 73&74 New Years Eve at the Felt Forum at MSG were epic.
Thanks, much, for this upload, Rick. On my phone, screen cut-off all credits, and I didn't want to lose this (YOUR) video. I've made some comments here, about the few "thumbs down", and GUESSED at how this was made. Please don't take offense at any point of how you "captured" this. I am a photographer, also had problems getting stage access, myself. Perhaps that's why the few "down" votes - people expect high budget, Pro audio-video in everything... THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORT, time, and expense, to make this video, and sharing the upload...
Mark Tulk thanks. Shooting a video like this impromptu with an iPhone without moving or getting in people's way is very difficult. I think that BBS is a great band and did my best to share it.
Rick Taiano - Rick, In this case, you did your best to capture a live rock show, with what you had at hand. I'm a photographer, stills, and about 4 yrs ago, Nikon - then Canon - added circuits for HD video capture, including Pro & "pro-sumer" , full size cameras (DSLR). Problem is, with first models, I had pro-quality HD video capture - BUT ONLY A STUPID, LO-FI condenser mic, built-in the camera body. (Canon T3) Everybody's got a video camera now-days, in their phone - just like you used here. PROBLEM : With only built-in, poor mic, you capture good video, but the AUDIO IS BAD. (No offense, you did best you could...) With that mic in the phone, you record LITTLE of the music, but LOTS of camera-noise : rattle, vibration, noise, + operator (breathing, etc.) If you had a friend there, with another phone, one person could record video, and the other person focused on - "voice recording" (if you weren't too drunk, or stoned)... You'd then haveta' mix them , on a laptop, or something, but the MUSIC was important enough to make that effort. ...Just an idea I had, prompted by this "music video" that you posted. If you are serious, at all, about video, or movies, "film", PRO RESULTS can be captured by using a good DSLR camera (switch lenses), that has a MIC JACK, add a decent microphone, THEN - you get good video AND audio. Canon T6i (the i is important ), or Nikon D-3400, with a 2- lens kit, can both be bought for $500, or so. Add a shotgun mic for another $100-200... and you can get PRO results. Thanks again, for sharing your work. -Mark, Michigan, USA ; 11MAY17.
