Mountain – You Can’t Get Away!
A Gritty and Explosive Chronicle of an Unwinnable Battle, a Raw and Primal Scream Against an Unescapable Fate. In the heavy, thundering soundscape of the early 1970s, few bands hit…
A Gritty and Explosive Chronicle of an Unwinnable Battle, a Raw and Primal Scream Against an Unescapable Fate. In the heavy, thundering soundscape of the early 1970s, few bands hit…
“The Laird” by Mountain: A Psychedelic Tapestry of Mysticism and Melody From the influential 1970 album Climbing!, Mountain’s “The Laird” stands as a mesmerizing divergence into the ethereal, offering a…
A Gritty, Unflinching Look at the Bleak Reality of Life on the Road, a Haunting Confession from Behind the Curtain of Fame. In the early 1970s, as the world of…
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…
“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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…