Mountain was an American hard rock band that formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist and vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the band broke up in 1972 and has reunited frequently since 1973. Best known for their cowbell-tinged song "Mississippi Queen", as well as the heavily sampled song "Long Red" and their performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, Mountain is one of many bands to be commonly credited as having influenced the development of heavy metal music in the 1970s. The group's musical style primarily consisted of hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played some tracks from the group in the early 70's on his radio programmes, when they were at its prime and even revisited them in the early 00's, especially Leslie West's solo material.
Shows Played[]
- 18 April 1970: Never In My Life (LP – Climbing!) Bell
- 17 October 1970: My Friend (7" - Sittin' On A Rainbow) Bell
- 10 July 1971: unknown
- 15 February 2000: Never In My Life (LP – Climbing!) Windfall
- 22 October 2002: Nantucket Sleighride (LP - Nantucket Sleighride) Island
- Leslie West
- 27 August 1969: Baby I'm Down (album - Mountain)
- 07 September 1969: Dreams Of Milk And Honey (album - Mountain) Bell
- 07 January 2003: 'Better Watch Out (LP: Mountain)' (Windfall Records)
- January 2003 (FSK): Better Watch Out (LP - Mountain) Windfall