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There are two artists with the name Mountain.
1) Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. The band still tours and had a number of UK and US dates scheduled in 2006.
The classic-era lineup of the group was Leslie West on guitar, Felix Pappalardi on bass, Corky Laing on drums (the original drummer was N. D. Smart), and Steve Knight on piano and organ. West’s raw vocals, Laing’s flowing drumming, and Pappalardi’s heavy but not overly imposing bass lines were the elements of Mountain’s distinctive sound.
Mountain played at the Woodstock Festival but the band did not appear in the film of the event nor was it included on the first album. The group’s first album, Climbing! was released in 1970 and featured the band’s best-known song, “Mississippi Queen”; the song reached the middle of the top-40 charts and the album reached the top 20 on the US album charts.
The follow-up album Nantucket Sleighride (1971) also reached the top 20 on the US albums chart but failed to yield a hit single. (The title track from Nantucket Sleighride was used as the theme tune to the UK political and current affairs television program Weekend World, which was aired between 1972 and 1986). After these early releases the band continued to receive a certain measure of critical acclaim but never achieved great commercial success.
The band was inspired by legendary power trio Cream, which Pappalardi was an “unofficial” member of; he was featured heavily on Cream’s second LP, Disraeli Gears. Following Mountain’s initial breakup in 1972, West and Laing formed West, Bruce and Laing with Cream bassist Jack Bruce. They produced three albums.
1) Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. The band still tours and had a number of UK and US dates scheduled in 2006.
The classic-era lineup of the group was Leslie West on guitar, Felix Pappalardi on bass, Corky Laing on drums (the original drummer was N. D. Smart), and Steve Knight on piano and organ. West’s raw vocals, Laing’s flowing drumming, and Pappalardi’s heavy but not overly imposing bass lines were the elements of Mountain’s distinctive sound.
Mountain played at the Woodstock Festival but the band did not appear in the film of the event nor was it included on the first album. The group’s first album, Climbing! was released in 1970 and featured the band’s best-known song, “Mississippi Queen”; the song reached the middle of the top-40 charts and the album reached the top 20 on the US album charts.
The follow-up album Nantucket Sleighride (1971) also reached the top 20 on the US albums chart but failed to yield a hit single. (The title track from Nantucket Sleighride was used as the theme tune to the UK political and current affairs television program Weekend World, which was aired between 1972 and 1986). After these early releases the band continued to receive a certain measure of critical acclaim but never achieved great commercial success.
The band was inspired by legendary power trio Cream, which Pappalardi was an “unofficial” member of; he was featured heavily on Cream’s second LP, Disraeli Gears. Following Mountain’s initial breakup in 1972, West and Laing formed West, Bruce and Laing with Cream bassist Jack Bruce. They produced three albums.
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Climbing!
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Over the Top
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Never in My Life
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Theme for an Imaginary Western
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Blood of the Sun
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For Yasgur's Farm
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Don't Look Around
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Silver Paper
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Theme From an Imaginary Western
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Sittin' On A Rainbow
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Long Red
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Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)
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Taunta (Sammy's Tune)
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Crossroader
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Boys in the Band
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To My Friend
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smd151 wrote:
the impact they had when they first hit the airwaves ..!!! WOW..!!! West's very tasty lick's still give me goosebumps..!!!
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Waes-GOD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+the+old+music
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W1nterfell wrote:
I just got into them and theyre GREAT!!
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Strokarlos wrote:
Yeeeeeeeeaah! \,,/[>_<]\,,/
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anomalousclouds wrote:
anyone who likes black sabbath should like mountain. i know i'm the child of parents who lived in queens in the 70s, and they talked endlessly about this band, but this band fuckin' rules. get drunk, put this on, and groove.
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Recanter_slider wrote:
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dipsky wrote:
one of the great band...
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Nololob wrote:
Klasyka Rocka
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samurai2002 wrote:
LOVE.
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wheelofsteel747 wrote:
mountain the rock band > mountain the dj
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PinKkFloyDd wrote:
Seeing them alongside CCRev this Thursday. This should be awesome.
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Hansebrous wrote:
"Nantucket Sleighride" 12/28/74 ....mmmmm so good!
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Manowar1 wrote:
Join our fan group Mountain
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Hitchuwitalion wrote:
Favorite band ever! I didn't have a favorite band until I heard these guys! Satisfaction, For Yasgur's Farm, Never In My Life! Best songs ever! But don't take my word for it! Give 'em your ears for a bit! =D
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juliosanthos64 wrote:
O MUNDO PRECISA DO MOUNTAIN,É ROCK ROOL NA VEIA..................................................................................................
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rocknrollmitch wrote:
Silver Paper, one of my favorites!
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RowlandJones wrote:
I was living near London in the early 70's and I heard Jack Bruce and Larry Coryell play Theme for an imaginary western. Mamma Mia!
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henry_hudson wrote:
anyone else think that the into to alive by pearl jam sounds a lot like the intro to silver paper?
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Grimslath wrote:
Nantucket Sleighride from the Twin Peaks live album... magnificent!
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furio78 wrote:
Clásicos pero muy poco conocidos. Tienen algunos temazos.
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