A Promise Carved in Riff: “You Better Believe It” by Mountain When the New York hard rock collective Mountain released their fourth studio album Avalanche in July 1974, the record entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 127…
A Wordless Elegy: The Hauntingly Beautiful Instrumental that Revealed the Lyrical Soul of a Hard Rock Titan’s Quietest Genius. In the thunderous world of early 1970s hard rock, the band…
A Driving, Defiant Statement of Identity and Artistic Will, a Heavy Anthem Affirming the Band’s Unyielding Commitment to Their Vision. The year 1971 found Mountain—the American hard-rock power trio led…
A Raw and Defiant Cry of Reunion, a Blues-Infused Testament to the Chaotic, Yet Indispensable, Nature of a Musician’s True Home. The year 1974 found Mountain—the legendary purveyors of American…
A Rare and Tender Ballad of Longing, Revealing the Lonely Heart Hidden Beneath the Thunder of the Guitar God. The mid-1970s was a period of high drama and fragmentation for…
A Raw and Haunting Cry from the Heart, a Soulful Elegy for a Week of Misfortune and a Love That Has Died. By 1972, the legendary hard rock band Mountain…
A Raw and Emotional Anthem of Escape, a Poignant Musical Snapshot of a Generation’s Journey into the Unknown. In the mud-soaked, chaotic fields of Bethel, New York, in the summer…
A Haunting and Beautiful Lament for the Emotional Toll of Fame, a Rock and Roll Star’s Profound Cry of Weariness. In 1971, Mountain was an absolute force of nature. With…
A Somber and Powerful Blues-Rock Odyssey, a Cinematic Tale of a Solitary Journey Through Despair and Loss. In the early 1970s, as the idealism of the previous decade began to…
A Dark and Haunting Tale of Moral Decay, a Cinematic Warning Against the Sinister Forces Lurking Within. In 1971, Mountain had already established themselves as titans of the heavy rock…
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