Mountain – Blood Of the Sun
Oldies Songs A Ferocious Cry Against Mortality and the Power-Lust of Youth, Delivered with a Thunderous, Primitive Majesty. In the brief, blinding supernova that was the original era of Mountain, few songs…
Mountain – Long Red
“Long Red” – Mountain’s Timeless Groove and Its Unexpected Hip-Hop Legacy Originally recorded by Leslie West for his debut solo album Mountain in 1969, “Long Red” has evolved far beyond…
Mountain – To My Friend
A Quiet, Heartfelt Confession, an Intimate Whisper of Vulnerability Hidden in a Fortress of Hard Rock. For a generation, the name Mountain was a byword for a specific, glorious kind…
Mountain – Don’t Look Around
Mountain – Don’t Look Around: A Spirited Fusion of Power and Precision From Mountain’s 1971 album Nantucket Sleighride, “Don’t Look Around” delivers a potent blast of the band’s signature hard…
Mountain – Nantucket Sleighride (concert tour 2002)
A blazing seafaring myth of vengeance, survival, and elemental fury drawn from maritime tragedy When Mountain perform “Nantucket Sleighride” on the 2002 concert film Sea of Fire, the song stands…
Mountain – Silver Paper
Mountain – Silver Paper: A Burst of Blues-Driven Rock Energy “Silver Paper,” a standout track from Mountain’s 1970 album Climbing!, captures the band at their raw, dynamic best. Known for…
Mountain – Sittin’ On A Rainbow
A Fleeting Glimmer: Chasing Illusions on Hard Rock’s Horizon The dawn of the 1970s was a momentous period for rock music, a time when the blues-infused power of nascent hard…
Mountain – Theme For An Imaginary Western
A thunderous communion of sorrow and strength where hard rock meets fragile humanity The 1988 live performance of “Imaginary Western” by Leslie West, captured at London’s Hammersmith, stands as one…
Mountain – For Yasgur’s Farm
Mountain Return to Sacred Ground at Yasgur’s Farm in an Intimate, Unrecorded Moment of American Rock History Among the many live performances associated with Mountain, there exists a lesser-documented appearance…
Mountain – Mississippi Queen
Mountain – Mississippi Queen: The Thunderous Roar of Rock’s Frontier Spirit “Mississippi Queen” is a primal declaration of rock and roll’s raw, unbridled energy—a song that captures the grit, swagger,…