I REMEMBER THIS WELL ! I OPENED FOR THEM WITH MY BAND QUITE A FEW TIMES. I'M THE 2ND GUITARIST IN THE WILD WEST SHOW 1973. MICK JONES HAD TAKEN MY PLACE AS LESLIE'S 2ND GUITARIST THEN I AGAIN TOOK MICK'S PLACE IN 1976 THRU 77.I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE COULD COME UP WITH ANY FILM FOOTAGE OF THE LESLIE WEST WILD WEST SHOW...I WAS 17 WHEN I FIRST PLAYED WITH HIM....photos of the WWS on my website
Awesome version of this song! Love the sound. Very heavy. Great bass,drums,Mick Jones,and Leslie's awesome guitar solo. Reminds me a little of his solo on Roll Over Bethoven,from Flowers Of Evil. Thanks for this great clip therarevideoman.
Leslie was a fan of the 70's Les Paul copies from Japan, like Ibanez, Burny,etc. He stated that in the 70's that they "were excellent guitars". Don't know what he's using here. I guess I should look and see, lol..
This is awesome... The Ramapo,High School class of 1976 had leslie West with this lineup play at our school for the Senior Year concert... What a Blowout!!! Many years ago,but we still talk about that night as a bunch of 70's party animal Rock and Roll kids!! There was nothing like it,,and there NEVER will be again!!! Sorry kids,,thats just a fact!!!!!
I've been a fan of Les from his Vagrant days in Long Island (circa 1966). My friends and I have always fantasized about Leslie playing with Carmine (my favorite drummer; also NYC, also heavy arrangements). And lo and behold! Here they are! I feel horrible for not knowing about this till now. We will search like crazy now for more. Any helpful tips are way more than welcomed. (p.s. Felix, from the Rascals, is the organ player in our truly-super group.)
I love seeing this. amazing. thanks for posting. Saw Mountain with the J. Geils Band and Sweathog (Frosty of Lee Michaels Band) with "the Minister's Daughter. my dad dropped us off and picked us up at the Long Beach Arena. it was grand!
Leslie West has put out much more work then this.... with several of the greatest hard rock blues contributors of all time.
These were the Bad Boys playing it hardcore and forging the music industry to the next level, when Clapton and Beck were churning out the radio favorites most folks know.
1975 West was a solo act playing with his band called WILD WEST SHOW. Leslie would wear his Gene Aurty cowboy suit and ten dollar hat. He would thro the Jr. on the floor and start shooting a cap gun at it...then we would mount the poor Jr. and hump it....very sad and most evident the drugs had taken full control of his demented mind. By 1985 a very phat and very stoned West reached his performance peak. Playing an unbelievable set in Paris where Mountain opened for deep purple.
They BY THE RIVER (the definitive killer version!), HOTRS and Mississippi Queen w/a long Carmine Appice drum solo. At least, an EX audio of the entire c. 20min. show exists. Where's the full video? Appice had taken over from Corky in October 1975 (who "had to cool down"), and by mid-1975 Kenny Aaronson (of by then defunct fellow NYC grop Dust) had replaced Don Kretmar on bass.
Does anybody know of any full-blown live shows of this monster outfit?
The audio of DBTR and HOTRS keep appearing on Mountain bootlegs for some reason. I have one live LWB show on audio. I have never seen video of DBTR from DKRC, if anyone has it, please upload it !! Sadly still no W,B&L.......
9 stars. maybe 12!. West, Jones, & Appice?? Live on stage?? Wow. Now this is a great great great post. Leslie was truly the Son of Sam of guitar and Appice was the Pied Piper of the drums. This band would have been wicked for many years if they had proper handling. They all WERE famous then went on to become even more famous.
Howdy Depp, forgot to mention this...when I saw the LWB play back in '76 at the Sunshine Inn, in Asbury Park, NJ the lineup was West, Jones, someone I have no idea who it was (apparently they'd lost Appice also), and Busta (Cherry) Jones on bass.
Whoa...rare video, man! I remember this from when it was first broadcast on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Had to stay up to 1:00am to see it, but worth it. The Leslie West Band was a darn good outfit, and looked cool with West and Jones usually wearing matching black leather jackets and playing black Les Pauls. They did two songs on this show...I think the other was either Mississippi Queen or Down By The River (probably Mississippi Q.) Thanks for posting!
They definitely did Mississippi Queen, and I have audio of Down By The River which I believe cane from the same session. It circulates (along with HOTRS) on a Mountain boot that is supposed to be Mountain 1974
Yes, indeed both BTR and HOTRS have appeared on Mountain vinyl + CD bootlegs, and spliced in between the orig. King Biscuit bcast of the just reunited bands 12/30/73 Capitol Theater, NJ show. Before that, this odd combination had made its rounds on analog cassettes among traders. Perhaps someone pasted them together because they were both bcasts (?).
The complete 1/31/76 Don K. video has still to turn up. Would LOVE to see them do the only known live version BTR! Anyone around here w/this?
I REMEMBER THIS WELL ! I OPENED FOR THEM WITH MY BAND QUITE A FEW TIMES. I'M THE 2ND GUITARIST IN THE WILD WEST SHOW 1973. MICK JONES HAD TAKEN MY PLACE AS LESLIE'S 2ND GUITARIST THEN I AGAIN TOOK MICK'S PLACE IN 1976 THRU 77.I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF ANYONE COULD COME UP WITH ANY FILM FOOTAGE OF THE LESLIE WEST WILD WEST SHOW...I WAS 17 WHEN I FIRST PLAYED WITH HIM....photos of the WWS on my website
ThePETERBARON 2 months ago
Awesome version of this song! Love the sound. Very heavy. Great bass,drums,Mick Jones,and Leslie's awesome guitar solo. Reminds me a little of his solo on Roll Over Bethoven,from Flowers Of Evil. Thanks for this great clip therarevideoman.
bzeola 8 months ago
I love this.
atomic6120 10 months ago
Leslie was a fan of the 70's Les Paul copies from Japan, like Ibanez, Burny,etc. He stated that in the 70's that they "were excellent guitars". Don't know what he's using here. I guess I should look and see, lol..
cooltooth112 1 year ago
This is awesome... The Ramapo,High School class of 1976 had leslie West with this lineup play at our school for the Senior Year concert... What a Blowout!!! Many years ago,but we still talk about that night as a bunch of 70's party animal Rock and Roll kids!! There was nothing like it,,and there NEVER will be again!!! Sorry kids,,thats just a fact!!!!!
ccrgfr 1 year ago
I've been a fan of Les from his Vagrant days in Long Island (circa 1966). My friends and I have always fantasized about Leslie playing with Carmine (my favorite drummer; also NYC, also heavy arrangements). And lo and behold! Here they are! I feel horrible for not knowing about this till now. We will search like crazy now for more. Any helpful tips are way more than welcomed. (p.s. Felix, from the Rascals, is the organ player in our truly-super group.)
woodhous 1 year ago
Carmine Appice rocking the skins....
Jeffro321 1 year ago
There are some hansdsome musicians on that stage.
Oh, and there's Leslie.
wheelinthesky300 1 year ago
lwb rules,ivan
matesoco13 1 year ago
What is Leslie playing? Is that a Burny Les Paul?
If so the man has taste!
PhilipPorter 1 year ago
I love seeing this. amazing. thanks for posting. Saw Mountain with the J. Geils Band and Sweathog (Frosty of Lee Michaels Band) with "the Minister's Daughter. my dad dropped us off and picked us up at the Long Beach Arena. it was grand!
atomic6120 2 years ago
Nice lil lick at 2:12
computerblue1 2 years ago 2
This proves it:
Leslie is the King of Tone
Kaaawa2000 2 years ago
.....Alright!..... Better than its Awesome!
Leslie plays great cover tunes.
VancouverJames 2 years ago
BEAST!!..Great band too bad they only put out one L.P..
experiencedspirit 2 years ago 2
Leslie West has put out much more work then this.... with several of the greatest hard rock blues contributors of all time.
These were the Bad Boys playing it hardcore and forging the music industry to the next level, when Clapton and Beck were churning out the radio favorites most folks know.
Leslie West. A bonafide Rock n Roll pioneer.
depper 2 years ago
BADAZZ!!!
computerblue1 2 years ago 3
Kenny Aaronson!
heavymetalpukeparty 2 years ago
Rock Concert.........lol...lol
killybay2 2 years ago
ALL RIGHT... Mick Jones and Leslie West! What a band that was!
record1207 3 years ago 12
Leslie West, Mick Jones, & Legendary Carman Appice
Ramnitro 2 years ago
1975 West was a solo act playing with his band called WILD WEST SHOW. Leslie would wear his Gene Aurty cowboy suit and ten dollar hat. He would thro the Jr. on the floor and start shooting a cap gun at it...then we would mount the poor Jr. and hump it....very sad and most evident the drugs had taken full control of his demented mind. By 1985 a very phat and very stoned West reached his performance peak. Playing an unbelievable set in Paris where Mountain opened for deep purple.
ENUSPAGENUS 3 years ago
What's with you, man. You go around just talkin trash about WEST?
He humps his guitar?
He borrows other peoples guitars then pawns them for drugs?
Bullshit says I !!
BlueRoseRocketBand2 2 years ago 11
this song.....these days
emadmadi 3 years ago 2
grande.
PurpleAndZeppelin 3 years ago
HOUSE OF BROKEN DREAMS.....
emadmadi 3 years ago
RARE AND NEAR...
emadmadi 3 years ago
This is actually from the Jan. 31, 1976 show.
They BY THE RIVER (the definitive killer version!), HOTRS and Mississippi Queen w/a long Carmine Appice drum solo. At least, an EX audio of the entire c. 20min. show exists. Where's the full video? Appice had taken over from Corky in October 1975 (who "had to cool down"), and by mid-1975 Kenny Aaronson (of by then defunct fellow NYC grop Dust) had replaced Don Kretmar on bass.
Does anybody know of any full-blown live shows of this monster outfit?
docdondy 3 years ago
The audio of DBTR and HOTRS keep appearing on Mountain bootlegs for some reason. I have one live LWB show on audio. I have never seen video of DBTR from DKRC, if anyone has it, please upload it !! Sadly still no W,B&L.......
therarevideoman 3 years ago
thanx for putting this up in the carmine section;-]]
i just uploaded the drum solo from this concert
craigufo 3 years ago
9 stars. maybe 12!. West, Jones, & Appice?? Live on stage?? Wow. Now this is a great great great post. Leslie was truly the Son of Sam of guitar and Appice was the Pied Piper of the drums. This band would have been wicked for many years if they had proper handling. They all WERE famous then went on to become even more famous.
depper 3 years ago
leslie really put on more pounds around that time. but still played like a beast. glad he's still with us.
cydonianman 3 years ago 3
Howdy Depp, forgot to mention this...when I saw the LWB play back in '76 at the Sunshine Inn, in Asbury Park, NJ the lineup was West, Jones, someone I have no idea who it was (apparently they'd lost Appice also), and Busta (Cherry) Jones on bass.
gbrycki 2 years ago
Whoa...rare video, man! I remember this from when it was first broadcast on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Had to stay up to 1:00am to see it, but worth it. The Leslie West Band was a darn good outfit, and looked cool with West and Jones usually wearing matching black leather jackets and playing black Les Pauls. They did two songs on this show...I think the other was either Mississippi Queen or Down By The River (probably Mississippi Q.) Thanks for posting!
gbrycki 3 years ago
They definitely did Mississippi Queen, and I have audio of Down By The River which I believe cane from the same session. It circulates (along with HOTRS) on a Mountain boot that is supposed to be Mountain 1974
therarevideoman 3 years ago
Yes, indeed both BTR and HOTRS have appeared on Mountain vinyl + CD bootlegs, and spliced in between the orig. King Biscuit bcast of the just reunited bands 12/30/73 Capitol Theater, NJ show. Before that, this odd combination had made its rounds on analog cassettes among traders. Perhaps someone pasted them together because they were both bcasts (?).
The complete 1/31/76 Don K. video has still to turn up. Would LOVE to see them do the only known live version BTR! Anyone around here w/this?
docdondy 3 years ago