Leslie was a beautiful person having gone through more suffering than one could imagine. I cannot count the number of guitar players who revered Leslie and for good reason. His notes were as big as huge buildings. No one had that sound that the Great Fatsby concocted. One of the best bands live I have ever seen. WOOF!
("Sgt.J"). I, Got to See Mountain a few times. West, Bruce. And, Lang. Maybe once. Leslie's Solo Stuff. With The Red Telecaster. I, Got to see A Lot of good Concerts. My young. And, Teen Self, Was Blessed with Some Really Good Music. Its Stupid That Ticket 🎫🎟️ Prices ate Insane! Greedy. To The Point of Almost Absurdity. Reduce Spending time in A Bar(s). Save a little Money. And, Get Cultured. 😁 No wonder I'm a Former Gtrist. And, More of a Former Working Drummer. $ I, had many Good influences. ✌️🕊️
This is the Vagrants drummer who played with Leslie West for many years. Sorry he passed away in December 2020.RIP Evangelist ROGER. Missionary to HAITI
Wow Roger, I saw the Vagrants at the Action House and thought you and the band were amazing , I think its wonderful that you have found "a way to live in the presence of the lord"
If I remember rightly, the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa has one of Leslie's guitars on display, part of their corporate collection. Lots of other stuff by all manner of musicians in the venue.
First heard Mountain lp in 1969. Saw him at the Fillmore in San Francisco soon after Woodstock. It was bizarre in that a friend of mine at the time bore a striking resemblance to West. West also played on a early version of Won't Get Fooled Again with the Who. More cowbell!
The live version of 'Nantucket Sleigh ride' on that album is something else. The musician ship and interplay by all the band me members is so good. One of my all-time favourite Mountain tracks
Totally agree. Nantucket Sleighride is one of the greatest live recordings in existence. A near 20-minutes-long song that actually GOES somewhere! I'll never get tired of it & I've been listening since the album first came out.
Felix quit because he almost went deaf. Why I am I not surprised. Have you seen the size of those SUNN stacks they took on tour with them, and he stood on stage right next to them! They were probably the loudest band out there, second to Blue Cheer!
the live version of mississippi queen was alledgedly played thru a sound system which accounts for the tone! Leslie claimed half their sunn amps didnt arrive at the gig!
@@terrylemonde7049 no Sunn sent Leslie the wrong amps. They sent him concert P.A. heads instead of guitar heads and he had to use the 4 channel P.A. heads for guitar because it's all he had.thats how he got the huge overdrive tone was cascading thru the Preamps of the head and overdriving it whit the master volume used for the final mix on the pa amp. That's the reason why amps now have a master volume and why many older jtm45 and superlead 100s have a master volume mod done on them. Hendrix did the same thing with the pre ps from a guild thunderbass amp and into his fuzz face,wha pedal then to the front of jumpered Marshalls
I used to see Leslie come into the deli I used to go to back in the 90’s, he’d be wearing vintage rock-n-roll clothes talking with the workers very cool dude.
Same. I saw them open for Triumph in 85 I think and the crowd demanded an encore. West threw his guitar into the crowd when they finished, they made me a believer that night.
Many thanks for this exacting and informative video! I've followed Mountain from their first LP. With the exception of Keith Moon, Corky Laing just clobbered his drums mercilessly! "Theme From an Imaginary Western," "Nantucket Sleighride," "Never in My Life," "Don't Look Around," are my favorites from Leslie and bandmates.
@@whathappenedtothem_ -- Mountain was and remains, one of Rock N Roll's most dynamic bands. "Nantucket Sleighride" and "A Theme from an Imaginary Western" are those rare epic tunes which tell of by-gone days when women and men sought to make better lives for themselves and, possibly, to find some adventure along the way. Leslie West and other members of Mountain - we miss you guys. Cheers -- W
@@djhrecordhound4391. ("Sgt.J."). Ppl used Act angry when l, " Over the Cymbals threw a set of Sticks. Once some gave me my sticks after a set. " You got excited and, Threw these." Unmm thanks...👍? Lol. ✌️🕊️
@@ruthparker1140 Corky had some wild moves, though... One was smashing a cymbal mid-song so it teetered like it was about to fall. Without missing beats he "reacted" to it in a funny way, then smashed it again so it landed back where it was. He sort of had a 'stick-launch-schtick', so the audience knew one was gonna fly. Never got a drumstick, but I was lucky to get the only pick that Leslie threw at the end of their set.
My uncle was Pappalardi's and Steve Knight's roommate at Columbia U. Their apartment suffered a fire, I was 8 years old when I saw the aftermath. I remember a stack of LPs all warped and melted.
Felix and drugs and his crazy wife. And Leslie didn't like the keyboard player and couldn't wait to fire him. Just another case of a band who thought they had too much talent to stay together. Leslie and Jack Bruce worked well together but that didn't last long either.
Fantastic research to bad All those albums you mention are not available it would be nice to listen to I played guitar since 1971 my hand was partially paralyzed in the last seven years and I’m starting to practice and play again live creeM with Eric Clapton is my Favorite
Their 1969 Woodstock version of "Long Red" is a staple of rap until this day. Leslie West not only got a lot of money from sampling, he also loved how rappers sampled the drums and his vocals.
Nice work. Nice work !! Thing that seemed amiss was that Blood Of The Sun and Theme...were not recorded at Woodstock for Two. It was a later gig with Corky. Learned of this in the last few years. Album, fan since '71. The WS trax are here. I always wanted to play guitar. Leslie West and Tony Iommi got me started at 16 in '73, LW for lead work, TI for the riffs. Got good enough to do some party and bar gigs, last '05. Finally got to see Leslie at Winterland, '75. ha Elvin Bishop the head liner. We left after two songs from EB. Blown OUT by LW. Liked the mention of greats who loved Leslie West. One that was missed was Eddie Van Halen. When he got the Peavey 5150 stacks available, he sent a full stack to Leslie !!
Are there ANY videos with actual human beings talking anymore? How do you guys feel being duped by all these lazy robot-narrated script videos? I'm getting quite tired of it.
I have followed Mountain from the beginning and also Leslie west solo music. I have seen them at least three times. On the Avalanche tour, Corky Laing used to hit the cymbal and let it fly into the crowd, i caught one of his drumsticks with his name on it and have it to this day, it was fitting because i played drums as well. R.I.P.
I had tickets to see Leslie West at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, Ms, when he had to have his leg amputated. The surgery was performed at the Ocean Springs hospital. It was the second time I had tickets and didn't get to see him. Sadly I never got to. RIP Leslie.
Saw Mountain in 1970 or late 69 ?We went for Mountain because the opening band we had never heard of & both bands blew us away...oh the opening band was Black Sabbath it was their 1st American tour ✌🏾❤️ 🎸
Greetings from Singapore! Great review! In the 80s, Mountain was supposed to play for one night in Singapore during their Far East tour but rumor has it that they declined to visit us due to our very strict anti- drug laws. Sad to have missed it
For me, Felix Pappalardi WAS Mountain, as all the songs penned or co-penned by him are by far the most appealing. Moreover, Pappalardi had a great and very distinctive vocal and bass playing style and a wonderful sense of melody. Although I appreciate what a good guitarist West was, I always found his vocals raucous and unappealing and In more recent times, when I've heard his live recreations of classics like "Nantucket Sleighride" , to me they just sound rough and unsatisfying.
Was anyone else at the Fillmore East, when T. Rex opened for Mountain? Dressed in green glitter Bolan threw his tambourine to the audience and it was thrown back onstage!!
I remember hearing Leslie say in an interview that after he saw the Beatles perform at Shea Stadium (66?), he said to himself, "well, now's the time to either shit or get off the pot". Over the years, have gotten anything I could find from him. Massive influence. Bless his soul.
I remember the Mountain concert at Villanova, but have a fonder memory of Harry Sandler the wonderful road manager and rock photographer who I met many years later.
My Dad got me into Mountain when I was a kid. Still love them and "Taunta/Nantucket Sleighride" still give me chills. For anyone who wants to hear an interesting "what if...", listen to the electric version of the Who's "Love Ain't For Keeping" on the CD of "Odds and Sods". It is an outtake with Leslie on guitar. Amazing!
I knew the guy who had Felix's bass after it was stolen. He had the head stock on his wall, the bass was broken. It was a Gibson EB1. I also knew Peter Baron, he was what we called a poser.
Most Underrated Band of all time!!!! They should be in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame!!!! There are also many LIVE CONCERT Albums of MOUNTAIN on CD’s released through European Record Companies that were Recorded in the U.S.
In the mid 90's (96?) I saw Leslie West in a club called 'The Chestnut Cabaret' in Philadelphia, Pa. When I learned who his rhythm section was I thought, "Oh, man, this is going to suck" They where the bass player and drummer from 'Twisted Sister'. I couldn't have been more wrong!. They played for nearly 3 hours and kicked some serious butt. I wouldn't say they were as good as the original 'Mountain', but still a damn good show. I had seen Mountain in '72-'73 and got to shake hands with Corky and Leslie as they left the stage. Something I will always remember.
I like the faces Leslie is making at end of Mississippi queen video,, those guitar licks are so cool,,,no knocking any metal players,, but,, he just hits the right note lets it sing!!!!
How about Leslies relationship and performances / Work with Warren Haynes of Govt Mule and Allman Brothers Fame...Saw them trade licks Long Island a Very Gracias Mr West Deferring to the Younger Man... Brilliant Amazing
Leslie and Larry Weinstein were my neighbors.. met them at age 10.. by the time I was 15, concerts, parties etc ... decades later I ran into him at H of Blues in L. A.... I miss you FATMAN 🌹💚💙
Dennis miller was a fan? No shit,, wouldnr have guessed from the show set,, fail to mention Felixes time in his japanese band Creation released 2 albums? Saw them 76 at Roxy in LA,, Joan Armadentren opened,, great tight band 2 drums 2 bass 2 guitars,, tix was 4 bucks😂😂😂😂😂
I'm fortunate to have seen Mountain in the early 1970s. I'm also very fortunate to have been at the filming of the ending to the movie, Vanishing Point. Family roadtrip and we ran into the filming!
Minor fact. A little Brit band that went nowhere called...what was it now? Oh yes Black Sabbath opened for Mountain for one of their ( Sabs ) first American tours. I know just a footnote.
Saw Leslie and Mountain at Harpo’s in Detroit. In fact it was his birthday. They brought him out a cake which looked like a cupcake next to him. They were great but the acoustics there was marginal so they cranked the volume way up which resulted in a blaring sound.
My cousin Sheldon Rosen (RIP) was the equipment manager for B+3 in Montreal and accompanied Corkey when he was recruited into Mountain. Our family still has his gold records and I have vivid memories of being allowed backstage for every Montreal concert. As equipment manger, you can see Sheldon's face peeking between the amps on the Woodstock ll album.
You loved all these guys growing up. They pass, then you catch up on their material and learn these guys were phenomenal! Jeff Beck, unnatural! Leslie West,....and he could sing too!
worth noting after Mountain broke up Leslie West & Corky Laing continued on Leslies solo project releasing two very good albums in 1975 & 1976 worth checking out for Mountain fans, also Felix did release some solo material during the mid-late 1970's inbetween producing and working with groups like Creation, who supported Mountain on the 'Twin Peaks' tour
I am a musician / farmer. I had a huge stack of Marshalls in the barn situated for blow outs. When I needed myself & crews to get a HUGE crap load of work to be done, I cranked up Mountain & all their affiliates. My farm boys never knew what hit them.
Leslie West was mountain Leslie West with a friend Leslie West was all about heavy metal rock and roll.. but many never recognize that.. electric true shame.. is the lakes with Tommy bolin and others they were never truly recognized for their guitar fusion
