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Mountain - Climbing! Audio CD

A fair review of the Mountain "Climbing!" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Mountain reviews here, or go back to the Mountain tabs.

Mountain Band: Mountain
Title: Climbing!
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-02-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Mississippi Queen 2: Theme from an Imaginary Western 3: Never in My Life 4: Silver Paper 5: For Yasgur's Farm 6: To My Friend 7: Laird 8: Sittin' on a Rainbow 9: Boys in the Band 10: For Yasgur's Farm [Live][*]

Climbing
I listened to the music, did not like it. Thank Heavens I only acquired this as a gift for another. I felt they are trying to repeat the great music of the Doors, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Guns and Roses ect. Well, they have not suceeded in my opinion. No dought they have a following, but I am not one of them.
However, I do thank Amazon for there prompt service as usual
Kim.


Best Mountain CD
While I like most of Mountain's music, this is far and away the best from them.


Old school rock
Definitely worth a listen. Excellent hard rock group from the late 60s early 70s. "mississippi queen" may be recognized by some from radio play.


Not remastered since 2003
Compared to the 199X release of this title, the 2003/2008 version is quieter, less ground loop hum, less distortion and not as punchy or biting as the earlier edition and these attributes are not necessarily positive. This is a re-release of the 2003 remaster. I could live with my 90's version no problem. THIS IS A CLASSIC, TOP 100 ROCK ALBUM. A must own disc for any hard rock fan. IF you own an older version, there is nothing new here. Nuff said.


Best Of West
I hadn't quite turned 13 yet when it was first released but it wound up being the soundtrack to my formidable years. This album changed my life the moment I heard it and the way I would think of music there after. Being shy and quite reserved, I lacked the personality to acquire the "state of cool" that every teenaged kid aspires to have. Like all the other kids my age I was beginning to question authority, the status quo in general, and what peer group (if any) I actually jibed with. Once I heard the way Leslie West screamed the words to the opening track Mississippi Queen I came out of my shell. West & company were NYC-bad-and-balls-to-the-wall rock-n-rollers with a no s*** approach that resonated down into my soul.

If you don't know, the bass player and producer of Mountain, the late Felix Pappalardi also manned the controls and played on Creams Disraeli Gears. Not content with being a mere superstar producer this guy wanted to put together a great band once he heard Leslie West play and sing with The Vagrants. He & West put out Wests first solo release "Leslie West Mountain" (Mountain being Wests nick name). It had a moderate success at which time there were personnel changes and powerhouse Corky Laing, drums and Steve Knight, keyboard were added and so Mountain were born and their second release Mountain Climbing went underway.

The album starts out with the timeless hard rocker song Mississippi Queen and that sets the pace for the rest of the disc. The second song, Theme For An Imaginary Western is a slower number passionately sung by Pappalardi and penned by Jack Bruce, but trust me, Mountains version is the definitive version of this song. It starts out with just drums and then Steve Knights organ jumps in in a way that can only be described as majestic to dominate most of the track. West kicks in during the instrumental and picks, twists & bends a breath taking solo. The crunch on Never In My Life hits hard & heavy like a swift kick to the balls and its no surprise it is still a staple in Wests set list to this day. For Yasgur's Farm is both light & heavy and is a salute to the Woodstock generation with emotive vocals by Pappalardi & West respectively. To My Friend is an instrumental with an Eastern tinge and eloquence that shows why Leslie West is still one of the best consumate guitar players in Rock today. Knight's chunky chords shine all over this album and Pappalardi and Laing are one of the most under rated rhythm sections in rock and this album alone should have put everyone in this band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

All in all this album should be a staple in everyones hard rock collection and was recorded loud and is indicated by the band "Made To Be Played Loud" on the back cover for maximum effect. Crank it and get your hair blown back by one of the best bands to come out of the Big Apple. R. I. P. Felix.


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