MOUNTAIN - Mississippi Queen (Live on "The Show" 02-24-1970) - * RARE * remastered audio

This thundering version of Mississippi Queen, Live in the studio at WITF Pennsylvania, USA shows the band at their peak power. They are sufficiently stimulated for the experience and giving it their all (except the keyboard player, wtf). This version is much better than the album version and the live version at NY Pop later in 1970, and is undoubtedly the best version of the song anywhere. This is the Holy Grail of MOUNTAIN relics.
All stoner and doom bands are foam in the wake of MOUNTAIN.
Audio remastered by me to remove some tight-q 500hz and 250hz, soft boost 80-120hz and 5-7k. No added compression.
It sounded worse before, believe me. In all likelihood, this performance was tracked and mixed quick and dirty on TV gear, stored for a decade, duped to VHS, improperly stored for more decades, poorly converted Analog to Digital before a cousin of Leslie's (not verified) uploaded the vid to Facebook where the remaining quality was assassinated. I did my best to remove the honk of the 250hz and cupped mids at 500hz-550-ish, where the keys where resonating loudly and totally dominating the mix. This eq move of mine unfortunately thinned the guitar slightly. It must have been monstrous live. The stringed instruments are both fuzzed by band beating the absolute hell out of the front end of the amps, and also by the peaked inputs of the recording gear, which is why the vocals have gained a perfect amount of velvet distortion. It was mixed VERY hot. The kick drum is not present anywhere in the spectrum where it can be made more apparent without messing up the bass tone. I have two decades of experience in commercial studios as a tracking and mixing engineer, but this mastering job was done in ten minutes at home through Logitech headphones and a Bose TV bar speaker. A somehow fitting final insult to the engineering aspect of this this god-like performance by MOUNTAIN.
I hope you enjoy it as much and as often as I do. Please comment below if you would like to discuss any of the following...
- Les Paul Jr.s
- P-90s, especially those late 60s dog-ear output monsters
- Leslie West
- Stacks of Amplifiers that pose multiple fatality risks
- Teenagers that have no idea what they are witnessing
- Bolivian Marching Powder
- Local TV
The 20th Century was wild
I have done a remaster of the second and last song in this set, linked in the card at the end of this video. I have also done a remaster of the entire set as it was broadcast on PBS (different mix, no added clapping) and published that on my channel. Check that out by clicking the "Supro" pfp circle at the end of this video. Please let me know in the comments which version you like best.
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[@Tjn1954]

This is what rock and roll is supposed to sound like.

[@davidharrison7332]

And look like!!!

[@TheZane4444]

There are no words to say I agree with you more intense then what I'm saying. Except for...you got that fuckin right

[@reeselayton3031]

Mountain, what a great sound.

[@FiveDORRA]

Baby baby baby oooh !

[@ericbailey4787]

Why did you have to fuck up a great song twords the end. Come on man.

[@conbitches]

Imagine hearing this in 1970… this was some of the hardest music that was out.

[@spikeyvulpes]

@THOMAS Keep rockin' on brother.

[@freckledbaz929]

bro imagine listening to actual talent lol i missed out

[@gravy3858]

@@freckledbaz929 there’s a lot talent around nowadays. you just aren’t looking hard enough

[@johnhipp8267]

@@gravy3858 A lot.of garbage out there, too.

[@johnhipp8267]

@THOMAS Brings back a lot of memories, doesn't it.

[@zacharysmith4334]

Mental - I am watching this on February 24, 2024, 54 years later! Anyone else?

[@LeMans1970]

I am 65 still playing LW riffs. He inspired me to start playing.

[@richardtitzmann3217]

May 2024👍❤

[@jamesmurray3128]

5/4/24!

[@tjhx5413]

@@LeMans1970 such a killer band! Underated

[@mikesuch9021]

Turning 64 in couple months. A friends children, 10 and 12 and 13. Ask what the name of the band playing on my tablet. I said here take a look. It was halfway through Stranglehold. On my 1988 Kenwood stereo with same year JBL speakers rebuilt 10 years ago. Next was Mountain playing Mississippi Queen. They asked to turn it up. I heard OMG the Huge 3 inch Volume dial still Binks and Turns by itself when you use remote. They were blown away. And Hooked on old school Rock. They loaded all of my 286? Songs from my ROCK folder. Then I told them hit Old Surf music. Not beach boys. Dick Dale Riders on the storm and such. They all play guitar and could not believe Dick was playing it upside down and backwards. The oldest has a birthday this weekend. I got him a reverberator for his guitar. Along with TED and ZZTOP CDs. They don't have much and being in a few bands myself just for fun too many years ago. I'm to Happy to help. Then there Dad said take a look under the cover to see my old Race Bike. They gasp ITS YOU! There dad now laughing. I did not know but they've seen me ride my scooter past 6 years across the desert. Or riding off road next to them while they are on the 60 hwy near Wickenburg az. There Dad told them Watchout. I'm that old guy on the XR650R that started riding at 6. And never out grew it. I said well its TALL! At 5-10. I can barely touch my boots flat.

[@brian_nirvana]

This content is culturally significant. Posting it on KZbin will ensure that future generations will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it.

[@Mile-long-list]

This is definitely a comment of all time

[@ascoed]

Mich wundert es, dass es nur ein comment für diesen comment gibt in 4 Wochen, just significant

[@curtandoscar]

Right on! Sure as hell!

[@nomanslilwhaler1768]

Not sure who @brian22067 is, but thanks for quoting my exact comment from quite some time ago.

[@vhulheim]

KZbin costs Google a lot of money to run, far more than it brings in - you can bet that when there's a squeeze and Google has to tighten the belt that KZbin is going to face an existential crisis

[@thrushjz]

He's playing rhythm and lead guitar simultaneously and singing, or I should say BELTING, That's some serious talent. Glad I grew up in this era...

[@kidtrinity2157]

Agreed! Not sure if you've heard Philip Sayce before, but you should check him out if not! He does the same thing, killer guitar player

[@roncaruso931]

Did you ever notice the Beatles singing and playing live on The Ed Sullivan show and in live concerts? The greatest band ever!!!

[@thrushjz]

@@roncaruso931 I've played and sang on stages for 45 years, yes I've noticed the Beatles, the second vinyl record I ever bought in the late 60s was a Beatles record. The first record I bought in the late 60s was by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

[@roncaruso931]

@thrushjz Nice. Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison did the same long before Mountain.

[@thrushjz]

@@roncaruso931 George Martin the Beatles record producer is responsible for much of their sound. They would not have sounded the same without George Martin and every professional musician knows that including me.

[@LordVader1094]

I kinda liked when singers didn't need to look like movie stars, just needed a good voice and how to play an instrument

[@suprotwin]

I totally agree. We ask our performers to be not only performers but also writers and models and PR agents and moral and intellectual giants. Its a strange dynamic

[@lang1031]

He could afford rings but not a tooth.

[@RobertSmith-tq6mf]

What a concept, talent !

[@grantguild389]

fuck auto tune man! there was so much better music back in the day

[@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz]

Video Killed the Radio Star, the internet resurrected the corpse.

[@Birdwatching754]

Pure rock. I am reliving 1970 right now. Takes me to a place in time right down to the day. He rocked till the end. Rest in peace Leslie West. And Thank You!!!

[@angrytater2456]

Les Paul Jr

[@deloreslandeis1008]

This is perfection. Glad I was in that era. The music was outstanding

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

​@@deloreslandeis1008Well Put Delores!! Rock On!!! M O'B

[@samsnephew3209]

If I can obtain one thumbs up, I would be amazed. The raspy scream and guitar shredding is excellent music.

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

This is real music, created by real musicians, and not the manufactured shite we have today. You speak the truth brother

[@1ireneaustin]

i love the South! 5th generation Texan.... we love all things SOUTHERN! ROCK ON BABY

[@thunderdiesel1]

52 years later, this track still slaps the hardest

[@mattschrader5047]

It indeed slaps hard my friend. It may in fact slap the hardest if not for Live Sabbath "War Pigs" from Paris September 1970. Bob Ward literally beat his kit to death that day while Geezer and Tony dropped power bombs. The slappinest

[@bartbullock7817]

Old school here, you and thunder diesel need to check out and old track, the band is called Blue chear, and the song is called Summertime Blues( who cover)

[@andynaz5631]

Mountain was very underrated. Also not a usual southern rock band with a proggish Nantuckett Sleigh Ride. Great Band.

[@Oracle13]

Heavy as hell with a dash of Southern pizzazz. Sabbath's funky sister...

[@paulbare6371]

remember 4 months from w00dstock "69" an very raw ass kicken the look in his face wow wow

[@dlphcoracl9645]

Leslie West was a force of nature. RIP.

[@jeangriffith8017]

Is he the lead singer and guitar ?

[@suprotwin]

@@jeangriffith8017 yes, he was. MOUNTAIN was really his solo project, in the beginning and Felix the bass player was the producer

[@alexantonio8546]

Yeah, and what about Felix Pappalardi

[@LaMusicade4]

And all the others

[@cmiller6352]

And just 25 years old!

[@WilliamNeish]

Better than 100 percent of anything played on the radio today; long live rock n roll!

[@buddyyesko1263]

I always liked this song but seeing the ‘live’ performance, the cool factor just went through the roof

[@suprotwin]

My feelings exactly

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

Buddy I Have Seen The In Person Live Performance Three Times In NEW HAVEN CT!!! Just Awesome!!! M O'B

[@witchbvrner]

The unmistakable sound from an absolute WALL of Sunn amps. I can't imagine how loud this was in the room.

[@antoniothenatural]

few years ago i used to play a '79 2x12 with a fender double bassman 500W head, wall of sound, amazing

[@miked8227]

Cracked the paint on the walls no doubt

[@christopherharris3229]

Those Sunn tube amps were unbelievably loud and had such a distinctive tone.

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

probably not anywhere near as loud as you think. theres probably 100 watts being split between all of those cabs.

[@witchbvrner]

@@FingerinUrDaughter all being split at 4ohlms though, so I bet it's pretty loud.

[@BeckyinAtlanta]

I am weirdly obsessed with this video. Leslie West was a damned legend.

[@vc23]

Me too

[@andyroo3022]

Nothing weird. This is good bro. No holds barred rock. Love it too.

[@kpax45]

So am I think it is the crazy drummer, the keyboard player that looks so chill the big guitar player with the crazy hair and killer riffs.

[@andyroo3022]

the keyboard player looks like he is in the wrong band@@kpax45

[@vinmed4707]

He was a true legend and the most underrated guitarist in history he is truly amazing ....I play guitar.. and thin fingers are so important...HE seems like a big man with thick fingers just creating some of those riffs ...iv tried I can do it but I see him with those big Hands and find it magical

[@homephone6774]

Like being hit by a Mack truck. They don't make this stuff anymore.

[@tjhx5413]

duude! fukn awsome! never hear that shit again . killer fukn riff!

[@SeanONeill-mw4jc]

And reversed back over your senses! ❤

[@davidflorez6848]

man I'm 70 going on 71 and boy we use to trip up to yureka canyon drinking beer back in the early 70's listening to 8 track mountain.

[@bobbywilhelm6670]

WOW! I'm 74 and had this on a 4 track.🙂

[@tomburch2641]

This song still kicks so much ass even after all these years!

[@LoneLee2022]

Still Rocks!

[@danielives379]

This SONG /Version is so filthy it crazy!

[@fredaowens2728]

YEAH! Very underrated band/singer!

[@edwardmcinnis840]

The dude could really rock

[@BuyoutVied]

Within the first few seconds the hairs on my arms were standing up.

[@capt.jackoffgrid]

This guitar riff will never die...

[@johnhendel7357]

The drum intro is an immediate alert that this is Mississippi queen.

[@Steve-xl2mn]

@@johnhendel7357 and just the right amount of cowbell.

[@stevewilliams846]

​@@Steve-xl2mnThere's always room for more cowbell.

[@BillAllanWorld]

This is supremely awesome. Your technical work to clean this up is amazing. Mad respect. Also, that drummer is beating the crap out of that set...and I'm here for it.

[@derekg7853]

Drummer reminds me of Tommy Aldridge with that energy haha

[@t00ls742]

thats animal

[@austinha11]

Heh heh, "and I'm here for it." is popular to say.

[@specialeeffexx]

So incredible that I never knew what the band looked like until today thanks to KZbin! If you’d of told me in 1970 I’d be dancing to this song in my bedroom watching the performance on a tiny computer that fits in my pocket I’d have laughed! Life is amazing! 🤩

[@suprotwin]

I am 100% here for it too. That drum performance is inspiring on a lot of levels

[@nomanslilwhaler1768]

This amazing performance was in front of a group of high school students at a public TV station in rural PA that hosted many of the best artists of the time. After each performance the students would meet with the band members and discuss sociopolitical topics with the band members. As you can see, the musicians took this invitation to perform very seriously. Phil Ochs , Country Joe and James Taylor are on KZbin appearing in this "The Show" venue too. Check it out.

[@narrowgate528]

No auto tune. No plastic surgery out the wazoo. Just raw talent.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

And one of the most marvelous afros ever ,along with Jeff Lynne.

[@Pb_Slinger]

Raw talent and cocaine.

[@castleanthrax1833]

No dentistry, either. He could smoke a ciggie with his teeth fully closed. 😮

[@cool8775]

@@castleanthrax1833 LOL.......castle...

[@jgunther3398]

@@castleanthrax1833 robert plant is missing a front tooth sometimes too

[@ratter531]

52 years later this great song still rocks.

[@thewoodwardreport3632]

Nothing beats that old heavy metal blues rock.

[@davidturner7363]

@@thewoodwardreport3632 Hell yeah thats good

[@williammahoney2113]

Timeless old hard rock song

[@prettythings3]

There was, there is, there will be only one Leslie West

[@ratter531]

@@prettythings3 So true.

[@TheRealUncleErnie]

I saw them with and without Steve. They had another guitar player instead of Steve's keyboards. They were better with Steve than without.

[@suprotwin]

I have wondered about this exact thing that you mention. I used to be in bands as work when I was younger, and I have wondered; "Was Leslie's problem with Steve personal? Mountain seems like the perfect band to have keys whether its an elec. piano like this or with the organ like on Imaginary Western." From my experience I know that some musicians would rather say "I didn't like the keyboards" rather than " I didn't like the keyboard player". The proof is in these TV performances to some degree, but to really know the answer, one would need the perspective you got of seeing them both ways. How cool, I'm so jealous. Thank you very much for commenting!

[@kerrimiller3397]

No doubt talent is where it's at

[@TexanWineAunt]

Smoking hot

[@jerryhart4073]

Total different song without keyboards and cowbell.

[@sharonneth4231]

Amen to THAT!

[@bunsenn5064]

This dude was an absolute monster (in a good way) on the guitar. He knew how to make P90s sing.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

P90

[@user-gm5by6dj3d]

Led Paul junior. With P90. Sun collisium pa head

[@daviddefigueiredo6018]

Geezer Butler has high praise for this Riff, " one of, if not, the greatest riff of all time". This song always moves me, evokes fond memories from when I was a kid in the '70's

[@suprotwin]

I didn't know Geezer said that! very cool, thank you for commenting and adding to the conversation. That is *VERY* high praise, indeed

[@televinv8062]

Coming from Geezer...that's like Godzilla saying YOU are a force of nature. Wow..👍🙏👍🙏👍

[@mdstreeter1460]

It is a frickin' MONSTER riff.

[@captaincaptain2128]

I dunno, there are a lot of really great riffs out there.

[@mikepants35]

As a guitar player I'm here for these drums. I think it's a perfect beat.

[@bobnat2]

This is one of a handful rock songs in which it is impossible to play it too loud. I'm positive it's blown out tens of thousand of speakers over the years.

[@genesferruzza5044]

Note on back side of Mountain LP indicates: "This record is meant to be played loud." LOL! YES!

[@vincentguiel5162]

This right here^^

[@gerrytinder3602]

Need an 11 on my amp!!!!!

[@reverse8dagaz]

while the rest of them dudes was playin' their speakers at a sane volume, brother beg ya pardon I was blowing out mine

[@seanodonnell9826]

Lol seriously, I love how articulate it is too, that's a testament to Leslie's playing!

[@claygreen4723]

Crazy thing is it has exactly enough cowbell.

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

They Did It Just Right!!( I Saw Mountain 🏔️ Three Times)!!! M O'B

[@SusieJohnson-ik7ju]

I need more Cow Bell lol.😅

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

@@SusieJohnson-ik7ju Susie, You Need More Cowbell, We'll Get You More 🐄 CowBell!!! M O'B

[@ChrisConner1]

LOL!

[@vivianshields3151]

MOVING. LOVE MY MEMORIES OF THIS TIME AND LOVE IT NOW. 🐦‍⬛

[@zoso73]

This was posted a month ago and already over 750K views. A testament to how powerful this performance is. Very heavy for early 1970.

[@sweetassugar2076]

Were just about at million views 2 weeks later 💪

[@dystopian..]

@@sweetassugar2076 over that now 🎉

[@sweetassugar2076]

@@dystopian.. 💪

[@christiecooper1479]

💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@christiecooper1479]

🤗

[@craiglewis8981]

Wow. The drum kit looked like it was from Toys R Us , but jeez he gave them the full treatment . Amazing bass, guitar and such powerful vocals.

[@suprotwin]

I think those toms are timbales! They did not gaf, and its awesome

[@tammylundy8912]

Maximum cowbell, too…

[@SonOfPsalms]

I cannot comprehend seeing those and going "yeah I can play hard rock with that setup," but he killed it

[@RichardDayGore]

@@suprotwin Yes they are timbales! Using those brass shells was the only way Corky and the band could hear them. He went back to regular toms when PAs got better. I love the sound of the timbales in place of toms!

[@Barrelsmoke]

Funny shit, even more funny is you ga c en up your age by mentioning toys r us. Great store

[@johnpsmith19]

Holy smokes!!! You did a fantastic job cleaning up the audio on this. Best Mountain relic of all time. You should be in the Rock Hall of Fame for restoration.

[@gaspasser45]

The first time i heard this song was in 1970, i was 16 years old. Needless to say i still listen to it and love it just as much....54 years later. RIP Leslie, you deserve it.

[@StooGP]

Corky Laing, one of the most underrated drummers of all time.

[@jgunther3398]

finally someone called underrated that isn't world famous really...

[@philiptaylor7958]

More cowbell Corky ha ha

[@StevenConstantine-fw2kn]

Intense

[@nancyfilingeri414]

One of the best bands 😂

[@nancyfilingeri414]

​@@philiptaylor7958🎉😂

[@craigmurphy6135]

These guys are absolutely blasting out one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and when it's over, they get a smattering of polite applause! Somehow the underwhelming response makes the whole thing even better 👏

[@ianmckenney9080]

To be fair they were probably suffering from PTSD after that onslaught, maybe thought they were going getting the Carpenters, not an earthquake! What a band!!

[@suprotwin]

That detail of this video impressed me too. You just KNOW they told the story all their lives about how they were there this day, too

[@Moose6340]

Dain bramage. They probably couldn't jump up and cheer when their ears were bleeding that much. :)

[@trevorpickering8660]

True 😊love this 👍🏻🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

[@jamesellison6154]

Shell shocked, + faces all melted..

[@teotwaki]

As a teen I never knew what these guys looked like. Love seeing them live. Thanks for the restoration work.

[@marcwelstand6791]

When this was released as 45rpm single back in 1970, it's so heavy you'd probably have struggled to get it off your turntable!

[@televinv8062]

Tremendous! Can't thank you enough for posting this. We all appreciate it..👍🙏👍🙏

[@suprotwin]

thank you for saying so. When I realized that it was not widely available in the world I felt like Leslie would want us to see it. For me, this is one of the greatest single performances in RnR history. It is made even more special by the fact that it was done for a small audience on Local TV. They played that day like a band on fire, and they did so in the name of creating great art, not for any other reason. I find it incredibly inspiring.

[@televinv8062]

@@suprotwin incredible footage and they're firing on all cylinders. Thanks again!!!! 🙏👍🙏👍🙏

[@AaronSpielman]

Definitely agree! Many thanks, Supro!

[@fuzzy6813]

All I can say is holy mackerel and wow that's what you call a live and very heartfelt performance 👍👍👍👍👀

[@dsvideoWashington]

Thanks for posting!

[@jamesfeldman4234]

One of my great memories was in 1971, as an 18-year-old, walking with friends one late evening down 8th Street from Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village, NY. As we approached Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studio, I saw Leslie West in the middle of 8th Street. He was impossible to miss. He was taking a break from his recording studio session and getting some fresh evening air. I walked over to him just to say hello, as one guitarist to another. I remember Leslie smiling and breaking out into a hearty laugh. Mississippi Queen is a song I've loved from the first time I heard it when it came out, and I've never tired of hearing it through the years. It's an enduring masterpiece. And I've learned since that I wasn't alone. The late, great Edward Van Halen felt exactly the same way I did.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

I envy you man, born in 78 I was blessed to have aunts and uncles who were from your generation and immersed me in this music.

[@televinv8062]

Great story. They were an awesome band 👍

[@luckyfamilyman]

Great Story I was 13 years old I had 2 older sisters and an brother 4 years older that got me into a ton of good music 😎👏 More 🔔 cowbell

[@deecee9735]

Me neither , I could play it on my guitar , but I couldn’t make it sound like him ! And I miss him too , it was like he was a one off person , and nobody has ever came along that even got close to his talent !

[@phriedokra6158]

Those guys jam every night in Guitar Heaven....

[@seanbrowne6141]

Am obsessed with this track , that sound out of one pickup , great band too , a classic ,,,,let's share 😊

[@williamquinn9381]

Absolutely love the bass on this track

[@suprotwin]

me too. It was my initial intention when remastering this to bring the bass part forward in the mix, and I hope I accomplished my goal. I had no idea that so many people from around the world would enjoy this as much as I do.

[@nuArk-eq9mq]

Crazy Papalardi😊pure genius

[@proudamerican6820]

I LOVE THESE EARLY LIVE PERFORMANCES BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR THE FEEDBACK, DISTORTION AND STATIC.

[@HidingAllTheWay]

Proto noise rock.

[@grindfreakmike5754]

@@HidingAllTheWay noise core, but not even that.

[@billd9667]

THATS EXACTLY HOW I HEARD IT IN 1977 AT TUEY’S CLUB WHEN STANDING NEXT TO WEST’S SPEAKER. MY EARS ARE STILL RINGING

[@CMON75]

do you shout cuz you’re half deaf now? 😂 👴🏻

[@hull_k0gan641]

Why do the elderly type in all caps?

[@jeffwrehe7549]

Crazy how good real musicians playing live can be. What a time to be alive. I may have missed it, but I still appreciate all the great music these pioneers of rock left us. Thank you Leslie, Felix, and the rest of Mountain.

[@S3xOnWheels]

It’s just great music, love this stuff.

[@wangobadankas4038]

It still happens man, ya just gotta get out there.

[@glenncanale9225]

Im 76 I didn't miss a thing thank God.

[@mortennefer2850]

You need to get out more

[@JustDarrenJ]

63 years old...so happy to have enjoyed the best music, best cars, and best times that America has ever had to offer. Thanks to my friend Dean for the introduction to Mountain.

[@suprotwin]

thanks for watching and commenting

[@youngc570]

Shoot. I forget about the best cars too 😅

[@hansbeck4954]

Have listened to both versions- studio vs live - and for this song I am enjoying the real life rock n roll grit!

[@suprotwin]

BIG AGREE

[@johngreen6783]

I just want to say this is the most kick-ass hard rock song ever made. I could play this over and over again and never get bored

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

Amen❤

[@mrmojorisin7334]

This is the 7th time i.ve listened to this today testing out various head phones new n old n I just luv this song !!!! Great great stuff !!! God bless Mountain !! ✌😎🇺🇸👍☺🗽😉😺🙏🌹😇💪🙂

[@bobplotnikov1068]

Rock In Peace Leslie, Felix & Steve.

[@oz2201]

Watched this when it was broadcast. Sitting around with my friend Chris and his brother, smoking Mexican grass ( complete with seeds and stems ). Was great then and now, almost 54 years later, is still great.

[@fasteddie7997]

They were the days

[@sandiegosherlock]

This song kicks ass! I loved it when it first came out and still do…now that I have found this awesome live version. Thanks!

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

SANDIE, WELCOME HOME!!! M.O'B

[@tracywallace6714]

The singers missing tooth only adds to the edginess and charisma of this band. Love it

[@one5643]

"The singer"!? That's Leslie West, Tracy!

[@billywatson118]

😂

[@johndeladurantaye1217]

That "singer" is Mr. Leslie West, my dear.

[@mulemusic]

When you take a look at him, he was a hunk. Literally. But his ego and talent was there.

[@ksr9t]

Same goes for Keith Richards.

[@johnvalentine5445]

I served as a Marine from 1971-74 and had this album on 8 track. I had a nice Sony stereo and blasted this music in my barracks loud and proud. Everybody loved and we partied hard.

[@suprotwin]

Semper Fi, brother

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Thank you for your service🇺🇸 🗽

[@thecandyman9308]

*like in Forrest Gump Lincoln Memorial scene* "You said it all man, you said it all..."

[@TuckFwitter]

I was 11 to 14, then. I rooted for you to win. Cronkite put the score up every night.

[@peggycoleman4265]

Lol I wasn't in barracks but I had a Sony too😅😅😅 a lot of plain damn good rock and roll played on that thing. Until my cousin locked himself out and had to climb through a window and his foot came down on the arm and broke it.. '70s girl I miss those days and probably always will

[@jameswilson2057]

LOVE IT!! Can't stop watching

[@waynemetevia7983]

Great song! Always cranked up the volume every time it came on the radio.

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

CRANK IT UP WAYNE!!! M.O'B

[@waynemetevia7983]

@@user-lr8qr1or8d WHAT??? I can't hear you above the music. L.o.l. 🤪😂🤣

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

@@waynemetevia7983 AWESOME WAYNE, CRANK IT UP!!! M.O'B

[@homebase3none597]

This is the absolute best version of this song. What's truly amazing is that is was captured raw and live.

[@markbykowsky8934]

I was a sophomore in high school when this song came out. It was one of several songs that made your hair turn up on your skin. The guitar work is unlike anything else that occurred then and since. Those of us who were in high school at that time were blessed to have grown up listening to music like this, Cream, The incomparable Jimi Hendrix, Alvin Lee and 10 years after, and several more. Their music doesn’t sound old and in so doing appears to render the musicians a level of immortality.

[@skwak3041]

Foghat’s Slow Ride and Fool for the City had equal impact for me. Great old tunes that never seem to age!

[@markbykowsky8934]

@@skwak3041 Music isn't like mathematics, where in the later case, what is now created is an expansion of what has come before. The non-uni-formally increasing nature of the quality of music, as well as it great variety, makes it possible for those that come before to achieve a degree of immortality. To some degree, those that have come after us have experienced some of what we experienced by virtue of just listening to the music we grew up with. But it is it possible to recreate the thrill from going from listening to Three Dog Night to Led Zeppelin? As a very young man, my father listened to Frank Sinatra in dirty little joints in Hoboken NJ. before Francis Albert became a star. The smile on my dad's face while listening to Sinatra at the age of 85 was no doubt due to the neural imprint that occurred in his brain when he first saw Sinatra before an adoring and wildly appreciative young crowd. He was a giant leap forward! My love for Sinatra's music could never be like my Dad's. We didn't have Sinatra to call our own. We had Hendrix, The Who, Cream, and several others. We were blessed.

[@skwak3041]

@@markbykowsky8934 Truly blessed! And…your listing of Zep and Three Dog Night as the proverbial musical bookends for the expanse of great music and talent available to us in the 70s was pretty damn astute! What was the best concert you ever attended in the 70s?

[@markbykowsky8934]

@@skwak3041 I saw the Stones in 1972 in MSQ. Sent shivers down my spine when they appeared on stage. It was like a collection of Greek Gods had come down from Mount Olympus. Blues driven, so I can relate to it in some measure. I saw David Bowie perform during his Diamond Dogs tour. Half theater, half music, his performance was other worldly. Incredibly creative! Later I saw the Allman Brothers perform. Great musicians!

[@philmullins136]

I agree they are timeless, and still alive to us older people. I'm 62. I would hate to be 12. I had a good run. Best wishes to you.

[@berjo77]

I was 8 years old and dancing all over the house with this blasting live from the local radio and TV stations. Great time for new music!

[@danielshaw8049]

Leslie West is the most genuine Rock and Rock and roller.

[@karendizefalo8950]

Geez, I love him so much....this was my generation's music and I couldn't be any more proud. rip Leslie, you were one of the all-time greats!

[@FARID1870]

good music belongs to all hehehe love this too. born 3yrs after this song's released

[@karendizefalo8950]

@@FARID1870 I completely agree. It makes me happy to know that LW music transcends the generations.

[@davediamond7228]

back in 69 when this came out ....kmet (the mighty met) los Angeles, played the heck out of it and each time you couldn't help but crank it up !

[@MrDave54321]

@@davediamond7228 Yes ! I was 15 or 16 years old and went with older friends to see Mountain at the Hollywood Palladium when they were at their peak. This song is timeless, it kicks ass, and I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening. It's easily one of the all-time great hard rock songs !

[@snoproblem]

I'm just loving the blissed-out expression on Leslie West's face - he's enjoying this even more than we are!

[@eagleeye2300]

That, and pretty sure that he's high a a kite. (We all were then.)

[@NicholasRachuna]

One of the most kicking rock and roll songs of all time.

[@henrykrinkle8286]

i'm over here now still jamming 🎼🎶🎹🎵🎼🎶🎹🎵................ MISSISSIPPI QUEEN !!!!!!!!!!

[@jamessutherland5107]

This song will never get old, and it will ALWAYS get turned up

[@timgard7091]

Hey rock and roll hall of fame Mr West, to good for, stick with Janet Jackson

[@jeremyc9593]

@@timgard7091 Did you have a stroke or two?

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

CRANK IT UP, JAMES!!! M.O'B

[@mr.d.4175]

God damn pure rock. Out of the more than 50 major rock bands I saw, 1973-2003, I missed Mountain.

[@randallsounhein7462]

Leslie was great. Early days of metal/hard rick owes alot to one of the forefathers of metal/hard rock. Still listening in 2024 after all these years.😊

[@carlosbryant1737]

Gave me goosebumps. Raw sound and real singing.

[@groundhog713]

The original lineup of Mountain was the shiznit. These guys were definitely face melting heavy. RIP Leslie, Felix, and Steve...

[@suprotwin]

I was unfamiliar with Steve till I found this vid. He is a wild card, it seems. I'd like to know more about him

[@groundhog713]

@@suprotwin Steve Knight was a keyboard player for Mountain. He definitely was a member of the band, and he played on the group's first four albums.

[@elizabethdeming3023]

Yes Leslie West was a giant! One of the greatest rock and roll Legends of our time!!!!!

[@ledagain6722]

Been listening to Leslie, this song in particular, for almost 55 years. I can still play the studio version note-for-note

[@messiahles]

Freaking ripping it up. One of the best ballsy band and song of all time and the keyboard player looks like he is about to do your taxes.

[@jean-lucvaliquette7064]

One of the best indeed..INCREDIBLE TAKE! What a sound! He must of been on some real good mushrooms😅

[@billw1266]

Saw them at the Freedom Palace, a converted grocery store, in Kansas City the Spring of 1970. The crowd wouldn’t let them stop. I think they played four encores. At one point, Felix Pappalardi (RIP) said, “We like Kansas City!” Later that summer, I saw them in Central Park, NYC. Unbelievable power. Great albums. Leslie West (RIP), a truly great guitarist. Such great memories. I’m crying now. 😢

[@afattori316]

One of the greatest songs ever. West was a musical beast!

[@lucan4042]

Because of this song i went out and bought me a fuzz-tone for my guitar,. in 1970,,, Still have it,, Still works !!!

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Let’s appreciate all the technical work needed to make this snapshot of rock history so good.

[@jamescfleck]

I'm 67 and never saw that video. what a treat. Awesome stuff!

[@lukeGGlee]

Love that high pitched piano chiming in every now and then

[@johnv6477]

That kept Leslie's time..

[@sittamcommentingas-ep8vf]

Yoooooo! This is ridiculous! A hundred times better than the studio, and I love that version. First time hearing this one today. 5 times in a row so far. Awesome!

[@theodoreharwood7955]

If I could sing like this, it is all I would do every day.

[@suprotwin]

amen!

[@TenMinuteTrips]

I can’t help but think about all of the great rock drummers and their massive drum sets juxtaposed to this guy who’s banging out a classic hard rock rhythm on a kit that looks like he picked up from a pawn shop. A true musician! Thanks for sharing this video.

[@tonyvincent9753]

Timbales for rack toms! Corky used them for volume, not tone. He needed to cut through and the timbales gave him that extra fortisimo! fff”

[@suprotwin]

Yes, well said

[@jessewolf6806]

Same could be said about Charlie Watts, RIP.

[@markfrost2707]

@@jessewolf6806 except this guy can rock a set....

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

UGH THAT GUITAR TONE!!!!! So much energy. So tasty.

[@WolfgangS]

This song had a huge impact on my whole live. It brought me to rock music, to play an instrument and to my wife. I love it.

[@bigstick5278]

Leslie West had such a blistering voice.

[@pepo928]

I have a similar experience to another poster below. The last time I saw this was when it aired in 1970. It has stayed with me ever since, and I have been trying to find this video for decades. I was in 10th grade. This was my first experience with Mountain. No VCRs back then. As mentioned by the other poster, this was from "The Show", which regularly aired on my local public TV channel. It was, if I remember correctly, a current affairs show with a small audience, and a band as musical guest. I also remember great performances by Grand Funk Railroad and Amboy Dukes. Mountain also did an incredible performance of "Theme for an Imaginary Western" on this show. The program was hosted by Al Capp. I remember reading, perhaps in Rolling Stone, that Leslie West got into a heated argument with the host, which was edited out of the show. The closest thing I found to this video was a youtube post that had a brief snippet from the video. The person who uploaded was looking for the whole thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnWmc4iBgMt6Y6c. That post indicates that it was recorded in the studio on 2/4/70, and was aired on 3/29/70. This segment was recorded at WITF TV in Hershey, PA. Back in 2007, I contacted the archives department at WITF. They said they still had it. I doubt it was on the original format, which in 1970 was probably 2" tape. I'm guessing in 2007 they had it on Beta SP or some other pro format from that time. I asked them to sell me a copy on DVD, or even VHS. I would have paid just about anything. At first they said yes, but then changed their mind. After seeing this on TV in1970, I became a huge Mountain fan. I must have seen them at least a dozen times. The first time I saw them was at Kresge Auditorium at MIT, October 17, 1970. I still have the ticket stub. Fourth row, dead center. Cost: $5.50. I went with a friend from high school. We got there very early, and sneaked in and sat in the first row to a "private" session of Leslie and Felix, sitting on a couple of road cases in the middle of the stage, jamming some blues - quietly! Eventually we were discovered by ushers and told to leave, but it is a great memory. This concert was just over a month after Hendrix died. I had seen Hendrix three times, and after he died, I was sure I would never see anything as exciting as the JHE. Mountain came damn close, more than any of the famous bands I saw in the late 60s and early 70s - just my humble opinion. In college I once skipped classes and drove 2 hours to be first in line at the box office for Mountain tickets. When I got there , I was first in line, and the clerk opened the window and announced that tickets were not printed yet - come back tomorrow. So, I did. Leslie once said, and I paraphrase, that if you put 100 guitarists in a room, 99 will sound the same. It's the one that sounds different that you will remember. When Leslie and Corky were playing the in 90s and 2000s, I took my family to see them as often as I could. We always hung around to talk to them. I'm glad my wife and son got a chance to meet them. I mentioned their performance from "The Show", and they said it was one of their best. I can't thank you enough for posting this. I hope you can find and post "Theme" as well. Please pardon my rambling!

[@suprotwin]

pardon your rambling? You must be kidding. You're gonna make me cry. I am humbled and honored to have facilitated you being able to see this again. I knew this performance was special the moment I first saw it, but I had no idea that the band and fans like yourself also held it in such high regard. You have made my year. Thank you for commenting.

[@atthewhiskey]

Are you telling me that you saw Hendrix 3 times in 1970 or did you see him in the 60's also as a 13-15 year old?

[@rodneyhickman598]

Love the story that is so cool and an experience to remember. I was born October of 1967, I can only imagine what it was like to see a bunch of these groups. I have always wondered what guitar he is playing here. Thanks for the story.

[@hondashadowfrontcaliperrebuild]

good read ty for sharing

[@pepo928]

@@atthewhiskeyPlease allow me to clarify. I saw the Jimi Hendrix Experience on August 25, 1968, at the Carousel Theater in Framingham, Massachusetts. I was 14 years old. It was my first concert ever. The opening acts were Soft Machine and Eire Apparent. Hendrix was a fan of Soft Machine. Eire Apparent was managed by Mike Jeffery and Chas Chandler, Jimi's managers. Jimi produced their one and only album, and I think he also played on it. Each band that night played for about 30 minutes. That was also the first time I saw a Marshall Stack. Jimi was using two of them, if I remember correctly. I think I may have said, out loud, "why aren't they using Fenders?" The Carousel Theater was a strange place to see Hendrix. It was a summer tent theater-in-the-round, used almost exclusively for (summer) musical theater. The ticket prices were $3.95, $4.95, and $5.95. My allowance was a dollar a week, so I splurged for a $4.95 seat. $5.95 seemed a bit excessive. I saw the JHE a second time on November 16, 1968, at the Boston Garden, 25 rows back (floor seats). There are some poorly recorded but historically important samples from this show on KZbin. The opening acts were Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys, and The McCoys. The final time I saw Hendrix was June 27, 1970, again at the Boston Garden, 19 rows back on the floor. That was the closest I ever got. The opening acts were The Illusion and an incredibly energetic set by Cactus (I went out and bought their album without delay. Still listening to them today). There are some decent recordings of this show on KZbin. BTW, floor seats were genuinely good seats back in the 60s and early 70s. People actually SAT in them. For the whole show. In fact, the whole crowd sat down, not just the floor. What an amazing concept. If you find the recording of "Red House" from the '68 Boston Garden show, notice how quiet 12,000 audience members were during that song. Imagine that - people actually listening to the music, instead of jumping, hollering, singing loudly off-key, and making the show about them. I miss those days. Thank you for your question!

[@ksan8222]

One of the BADDEST heaviest rock n roll songs of all time. LOVE IT!

[@user-lr8qr1or8d]

BIG TIME!!! M.O'B

[@sidneysentell2510]

Thank you for your work and for posting this for us. I think it sounds great. Look at those stacks. The audience must have been blown away.

[@TheLilrock14]

The hardest hitting song ever made to anyone that wants to start a barebones rock and roll band, this is the foundation of heavy rock and roll

[@angrytater2456]

That LP Jr. really wrote a lot of the rock n roll sound. And I've known a few "Mississippi Queens" in my day. It's a tip of the hat to those hard working girls.

[@The-Contractor]

Mountain was pure power. West was always a greatly under appreciated guitarist. So good to see the current generation getting exposed to what real music was like ... back in the day.

[@scottrichardson1024]

This is absolutely the best live version of this song I've ever heard. Thank you!

[@devanandalovefoundation47]

This is priceless! Actual talented people who don't look like movie stars.

[@racer67]

Kinda music u can listen to and hear for 100 years n it never gets old!!

[@easelove]

we're halfway there!

[@philmullins136]

I agree. Best wishes to you.

[@RJ-qv9eo]

I saw this live on TV once and have been looking for it for 50 years! A masterful job of preserving such an incredible performance! I have had this rattling in my head for 50 years now, and I'm so happy to see it again just as it was! THANK YOU!!!! Magnificent! Rock at it's raw, uninhibited best

[@sebastianzelek4202]

😢😢😢😢😢🎉🎉😮😮😅😅😅😢🎉😮🎉😅😅😅😢

[@F-Phrygian]

Leslie was gnar……….70’s had so much true musical talent…Thin Lizzy, UFO, Zep, Sly & Family, Bowie, Rainbow and the list goes on and on💣

[@morgansparhawk8410]

One of my favorite songs to shoot pool to. The 70s had the best music 😊

[@michaelketley876]

Leslie West - one of the very best guys to ever play rock guitar - great tone. A magic touch, and a decent vocalist too. God bless you , Leslie.

[@David-nx2vm]

Leslie West played both lead and rhythm guitar! He was a mountain indeed!

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Along with outstanding vocals.

[@roncaruso931]

Bid deal. SRV puts Leslie West to shame.

[@dougxray]

Great stuff. Thank you for your work. Glad you enjoy it.

[@68air]

Drive down the beach with this on the radio and live forever.

[@BfSkinnerPunk]

Ashamed to say that I just discovered this group, Mountain, and found this video in my deep dive on the band. Love that lead singer....good lord. Authentic as anything you'll see.

[@Funhaus_Ryan]

Don't be ashamed that you discovered art "late", be proud you discovered it at all.

[@DanC-go9lc]

You should have seen them LIVE !!

[@jeffday576]

This dude can belt it out! I've heard this song since I was a kid. But seeing it live in this video is bad ass! This dude rocks! Younger people should see this.

[@martinmoffitt4702]

Younger people should heed this!

[@gerrytinder3602]

They might hurt theyselfs..Hurt too good!!!

[@Whiteyholmes08]

Young people are effeminate clowns and Amerika is doomed…

[@thorbock1941]

trust me we do, we just cant listen long enough to find it

[@eagleeye2300]

When music was ACTUALLY music!!

[@johnnymorris1515]

This is when an archaeologist. ...makes an incredible find....!... Thank god we have this clip...

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

This shit slaps. Thanks for putting in the work to bring it to us--this is the best version, no argument.

[@bruceyee3412]

I saw these guys live at Vanderbilt University in 1971 and my ears still ring. Rock at it's best!!!

[@rich6023]

I went to MTSU and had close friends in the recording industry management program, i.e. studio engineering. My uncle was a music producer in Nashville. You probably experienced the most technically advanced production of Mountain of any live concert they ever performed.