Felix taight me that rock bass had a voice and Leslie taught me that a woman could be trapped inside of a guitar. Leslie West in one of the top gunslingers in the world!!!!!
@depper Thanks! I think there should be a Felix Channel which documents all of his recordings and productions. Thats amazing you know the wah story with Eric Clapton. Felix got Leslie his 1st junior and he taught West how to vibrato the guitar.which opened the door to that sound. There arent many videos around of Felix. Corky Laing The Outsider was nice. But somewhere footage exists. I hope someone locates them one day. But thanks for what you do for Leslie. Your the Leslie guy on You Tube.
That being said, Albert, Leslie transformed what he learned from Felix and took it to a new level, time and time again, revinventing his sound and place in Rock n Roll history. He become a legend in his own right. That vibrato, tone and talent came from only one hand, Leslie West's. :)
@depper You got that right! Best vibrato on the planet! best vocals, best tone. best soloist, best rhythm guitarist. West has a perfect style which was created by Felix Pappalardi aka the king. I saw West play last night. It made me cry. God bless Leslie West. My drummer was playing with him. Very cool... You need to give Felix Pappalardi more respect. I like you Deeper, but your laking in the Felix dept. sadly. Your not giving Felix the proper credit he deserves. Do a Felix Channel....
@ALBERTromano1965 Oh you are quiet incorrect in your assumption of my opinion of Felix. Felix was a genius and no doubt helped Leslie transform into the superstar he is today. Oh, and he helped craft Clapton' sound as well, locating a wawa pedal in Mannys Music store in Manhattan changed Claptons sound forever. Theres sadly far too little material available of Felix live or in studio to do much of a youtube channel. I know how much you love Felix, Im right there with ya brother! :)
Leslie West , Carmine Appice !! they've had there Glory in the 60's & 70's ! but what to say about them in 2012 !!! they're still amazing , this kind of Music cannot be found in today's market , cause really , and simply , today's generation is far away from creating this excellent Tunes !
The back of the album cover on the "Mountain Climbing" album has a statement something like this: "This music is intended to be played LOUD". Pretty cool for about 1970.
This version can be found on the 2nd disc of the Eruption CD which I picked up off the Mountaintheband website. Must have. All live from a Brooklyn concert and in europe for the other with some add on's of shich this was one. The live version on the Flowers of Evil album is as spectacular as this one is. different in that West plays all through and it ends on the Swan theme. Absolutely love Mountain!
2:54 gives a nice sample of the tasty licks that got me paying attention to Leslie West's playing when I was just a kid in junior school, wearing my hair long and learning rock 'n roll and the blues.
This Audio is just like I remembered it! With those rows of killer Sun Coliseum PA amps and Sacks & Sacks of Sun Speaker Bottoms - both for Leslie & Felix. God!, I loved their Sound and was just a kid getting into The Rochester U of R's Palestra building to see them in about 1970.
at times it feels like that drive I once took from Detroit to Little Rock to Los Angeles to San Francisco to Seattle, and back.............with stops for fuel and food, but not many.
From around the 5 min to 7 min 30 sec mark , is one of the heaviest, tightest live jams I have ever heard. I am addicted to it, I could put it on a loop and listen to it non stop. This is like the birth of metal in America . I always thought the story of the band MOUNTAIN would make a grerat movie. I happen to be huge MOUNTAIN fan. I always see Leslie and Corky play when they come around. I've seen the many times and have never been dissapointed. Can someone post THUMBSUCKER live Felt Forum?
fundamentals of metal production 0 til 4 minutes....... an amalgam of fusions
SmileyGarrish 4 days ago
hell I got one lung left, time to light up!!!!!!!!!
SmileyGarrish 4 days ago
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Felix taight me that rock bass had a voice and Leslie taught me that a woman could be trapped inside of a guitar. Leslie West in one of the top gunslingers in the world!!!!!
Veteranrockband 1 week ago
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One of the best bands ever!!!! Leslie and Felix were da truth!
Veteranrockband 1 week ago
Corky Laing is soo good here!!
drumsanddrumming 2 weeks ago
my God that is HEAVY! Leslie. Sunn amps..... rock!!!
toolowd 2 weeks ago
Nasty Gritty as fuck! YEAH!!
CreeMetis 1 month ago
I tell ya what Albert, if you can find some great Felix material, I'll proudly do that channel.
depper 1 month ago
@depper Thanks! I think there should be a Felix Channel which documents all of his recordings and productions. Thats amazing you know the wah story with Eric Clapton. Felix got Leslie his 1st junior and he taught West how to vibrato the guitar.which opened the door to that sound. There arent many videos around of Felix. Corky Laing The Outsider was nice. But somewhere footage exists. I hope someone locates them one day. But thanks for what you do for Leslie. Your the Leslie guy on You Tube.
ALBERTromano1965 1 month ago
That being said, Albert, Leslie transformed what he learned from Felix and took it to a new level, time and time again, revinventing his sound and place in Rock n Roll history. He become a legend in his own right. That vibrato, tone and talent came from only one hand, Leslie West's. :)
depper 1 month ago 3
16,000 views not one dislike.
SmileyGarrish 1 month ago
The King of Tone. The best vibrato in the business.
depper 1 month ago 2
@depper You got that right! Best vibrato on the planet! best vocals, best tone. best soloist, best rhythm guitarist. West has a perfect style which was created by Felix Pappalardi aka the king. I saw West play last night. It made me cry. God bless Leslie West. My drummer was playing with him. Very cool... You need to give Felix Pappalardi more respect. I like you Deeper, but your laking in the Felix dept. sadly. Your not giving Felix the proper credit he deserves. Do a Felix Channel....
ALBERTromano1965 1 month ago
@ALBERTromano1965 Oh you are quiet incorrect in your assumption of my opinion of Felix. Felix was a genius and no doubt helped Leslie transform into the superstar he is today. Oh, and he helped craft Clapton' sound as well, locating a wawa pedal in Mannys Music store in Manhattan changed Claptons sound forever. Theres sadly far too little material available of Felix live or in studio to do much of a youtube channel. I know how much you love Felix, Im right there with ya brother! :)
depper 1 month ago
Great and the power !
alexlancer11 1 month ago
Leslie West , Carmine Appice !! they've had there Glory in the 60's & 70's ! but what to say about them in 2012 !!! they're still amazing , this kind of Music cannot be found in today's market , cause really , and simply , today's generation is far away from creating this excellent Tunes !
trackstoni 1 month ago
Thanks, great sound quality!
kenny500c 1 month ago
The back of the album cover on the "Mountain Climbing" album has a statement something like this: "This music is intended to be played LOUD". Pretty cool for about 1970.
redoak1try 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Mountain
I was at that show! Still (somehow) remember it well! Arranged for about 10 of my friends to go and man we had a blast! Leslie West Baby!!!
MaxPaws 2 months ago
12-31-70
So Hendrix was dead and Cream had been dissolved for 2 years.
Still a pretty good version, although the 6-71 Fillmore East take is the gold standard.
Although I was a teenager then, and kinda lived through it all.
Saw 'em twice and the ears were never the same.
Good-bye little Robin-Marie, indeed!
npspec34 2 months ago
Seacow, you said it....tone is amazing. There was a reason that Mr. West was one of Jimi hendrix's favorites
jgrogan02 2 months ago
THIS IS THE BEST VERSION!
THANKS for this GREAT APRIL 2ND BIRTHDAY PRESENT !
milnersXcoupe 3 months ago 2
@milnersXcoupe I agree, every second of this is superb and also the best version I know :~)
jonvalinski 3 months ago
@milnersXcoupe
Agree - best version of this I have heard!!
seacow1970 2 months ago
top 10 bestrock guitatist 70s
zzxprezz 3 months ago
this scorches the Earth with its fury...look out Cream lovers.
darkmanley 3 months ago
Fuckin' ace!
experiencedspirit 4 months ago
overdose.great stuff.....
albertdaniel1000 5 months ago
Man what happened to the days when you had to be a really good musician to be famous? Leslie west, Phelix,and Jack....I rest my case
jgrogan02 5 months ago
Kickin' Ass!!!
mw5353 5 months ago
Killer tone!!
seacow1970 5 months ago
Great post - Thanks !
bluepez57 6 months ago
An all time favorite of mine
PetrNielsn 6 months ago
This version can be found on the 2nd disc of the Eruption CD which I picked up off the Mountaintheband website. Must have. All live from a Brooklyn concert and in europe for the other with some add on's of shich this was one. The live version on the Flowers of Evil album is as spectacular as this one is. different in that West plays all through and it ends on the Swan theme. Absolutely love Mountain!
SouthCoastPodiatry 6 months ago
not bad, but i miss a melodie or logic in this sound. this is jazz with GAIN on.
turion8000 6 months ago
@turion8000 It's called Jammin'..............
srgrimm13156 3 months ago
Turn IT UP, an listen - Fuckin' Excellent!!
BLUESBOOGIE69 6 months ago 8
The version from Flowers Of Evil kicks serious butt too!
jdpicher 6 months ago
2:54 gives a nice sample of the tasty licks that got me paying attention to Leslie West's playing when I was just a kid in junior school, wearing my hair long and learning rock 'n roll and the blues.
jax1moi8 7 months ago
This Audio is just like I remembered it! With those rows of killer Sun Coliseum PA amps and Sacks & Sacks of Sun Speaker Bottoms - both for Leslie & Felix. God!, I loved their Sound and was just a kid getting into The Rochester U of R's Palestra building to see them in about 1970.
Long live Mountains Music!
nickmyster321 7 months ago
at times it feels like that drive I once took from Detroit to Little Rock to Los Angeles to San Francisco to Seattle, and back.............with stops for fuel and food, but not many.
SmileyGarrish 7 months ago
Agree with greggmcc although I'd put that peak at 4:03 to 6:06, with the riffs that start at 5:12 being particularly awesome ...
trwxx 8 months ago
What's the source of this version, the bootleg series?
MWLUCKY 8 months ago
wow!
this is SO good sounding!
great to hear them jamming like this,
thanks SO MUCH!
dawg469 8 months ago
thank you brother ,,i love the early 70s heavy rock,,,
TheVermont420 9 months ago
the baddest vibrato on the face of the earth!
bluesdup 10 months ago
@bluesdup hell yeah!
dryrubribs 10 months ago
From around the 5 min to 7 min 30 sec mark , is one of the heaviest, tightest live jams I have ever heard. I am addicted to it, I could put it on a loop and listen to it non stop. This is like the birth of metal in America . I always thought the story of the band MOUNTAIN would make a grerat movie. I happen to be huge MOUNTAIN fan. I always see Leslie and Corky play when they come around. I've seen the many times and have never been dissapointed. Can someone post THUMBSUCKER live Felt Forum?
greggmcc 11 months ago
this is awsome, I am speechless. I love Mountain since 1975...
tiborvivi 11 months ago 2
@tiborvivi I put this here because it is the best version I have ever heard !
jonvalinski 11 months ago 5