Mountain - Theme For An Imaginary Western

[@mikelevenson7271]

Saw this concert when i got home from school..always loved this song... i was 16 then 70 now, seems like yesterday..

[@timothyclaffey9138]

Leslie West never tried to be the fastest gun in the "West". But he was truly one of the best at phrasing and tone. That makes hime one of the best!

[@billyboy1093]

It's just pure passion and deadly vibrato plus the combination of that Les Paul Jr and that wall of killer Sunn amps that sets Leslie apart from all others

[@1994g0]

@@billyboy1093 No question about it. Mountain was a magnificent band. Felix had so many different music talents including his singing and Corky was an excellent drummer. Leslie West? An awesome tone guitarist. Just as good as Clapton, Hendrix or Paige. And Leslie had a sense of humor ..So I know he`d chuckle at my next comment. That girl sitting on the top of the solid barrier above the huge "Whopper" word at .49. Sittin` next to her boyfriend I think. Doesn`t she have her hand on his ..........Whopper?

[@davidgetman1250]

No lie, my friend. I remember as a little boy hearing them and thinking about how awesome that guitar sound was. He could get such a crushing heavy tone. Those Sunny amps don't hurt either. U got a Sunn model T last year and had to do a ton of work on it but it's a beast now.

[@genebering9208]

Best vibrato in the business!

[@billywalkabout5076]

Jesus H Christ Leslie west and mountain should've been in the Hall of Fame 30 goddamn years ago

[@blayneb7290]

What a beautiful voice Felix had! And a smoking lead by the great Leslie West. RIP R&R brothers!!

[@Johnnycdrums]

Felix's death in 1983 was straight murder, in my book.

[@keithtravers305]

This is Felix's voice at it's very best!

[@philmarasco7833]

Why felix wife kill him he was a grate person and basses ...wow that to much.🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸

[@billyboy1093]

One of the greatest rock ballads ever written thank you Jack Bruce and Mountain for this iconic performance!

[@emgee9775]

Felix sings so hauntingly and beautifully here. Try and you fallen brothers. Rip

[@JMMcC69]

This makes my heart ache. If you get it, you get it, and it's quite difficult to articulate it beyond that. Leslie is transmitting something of immense depth that perhaps even he didn't consciously comprehend; an explosion of emotion, a distillation of the cultural moment of 1970, a violent explosion of expressive musical intensity. The electric guitar is lightening rod in this man's hands.

[@namcat53]

Well said.

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

Well alright!

[@J.R.Psych74]

This and especially the studio version. Man, it's got soul.

[@elliotjaybaron726]

That's poetry, what you wrote right there. Nothing less.

[@joemurdock2423]

That is very true!

[@brucejones8749]

And Leslie, casually picksoff an iconic lick that defined a whole generation!! Till this day

[@MrZenigata73]

Mountain could play harder than every other group and then come out with this "smooth" ballad. What's a great group!!

[@petermcallister8489]

They weren't harder than Sabbath, Purple or UFO. 😉

[@peacefulruler1]

This song was written by Jack Bruce

[@Leo-uc8zv]

They were the America (cream )as Leslie said in an interview

[@gregc2184]

I can hear this 1000 times, still gives me goose bumps. Listen to that chop by Leslie. THE BEST.

[@carlwoodard7276]

I saw them in 1970, just about time i saw the experience, cream, zep, etc. and will put them in right there with them all.

[@heimomoilanen2648]

Felix, Leslie, Steve thanks for the Music RIP

[@sfaster]

Pappalardi the legend............Producer-Songwriter-Musician

[@CaliforniaClassicCar]

This was the best of times in terms of Rock-n-Roll !!! Never before or after.

[@tomcampbell9645]

Yeah baby. No contest !!

[@johncaldwell1625]

I blown away how go this song is live.I loved this song back in 69 and still do today.It takes me home emotionally.

[@namcat53]

'm od

[@Jehoshful]

This is one of those songs you just couldn't turn up loud enough (on vinyl). One incredible band!

[@garyarzberger2331]

What else can be said of the great Mountain band. Leslie is❤ The Man,Felix is very underrated. Great voice n playing.. Much thanks to Jack Bruce (goat on bass) for writing the song.Saw them twice at Filmore East .unbelievable show. Listen to their albums and other songs.most guys only know Mississippi Queen but you'll Like their other stuff. R I P JACK, LESLIE, AND FELIX. There will never be anyone like you.😢❤😢❤😢

[@jerryberkowitz8555]

I saw them. The wild seeds of youth! Oldner now and still miss them everyday. Rock on forever,

[@55tuddy]

Great guitar players like West can say so much with just a few notes.

[@camlendrim7609]

Leslie’s tasteful guitar solos makes guitar shredding seem like a unnecessary distraction.

[@judithsarsten1406]

This song was the last played at every Msgr. Farrell dance I attended in the early 70's by whatever band was performing. This ballad and Nantucket Sleighride have never received the accolades they deserved. Great memories!

[@Grrr036]

I remember back in the early 70s my first Mountain album was titled "Climbing", and I played it to death! Love Mountain!

[@cw1011]

I have that album as well--it's worn out.

[@1994g0]

Great album.Mississippi Queen and "For Yasguirs Farm" were on it.Unfortunately, Mountain`s popular appeal diminished after "Climbing".

[@NYCgirl927]

yes me too

[@namcat53]

PLAY LOUD!

[@namcat53]

We were all so innocent, alive and young then, discovering everything and music was getting better every day. The beautiful girl at 4:13 was like many girls we knew and loved back then; all were unique, natural, sweet and they could melt your heart in a second with that smile. I look at her and I'm there again; that feeling never goes away. I hope they are all doing well now.

[@seanod7157]

I never get tired of watching this. I'm hooked on those bass riffs, the drums and the way the guitar starts off so gentle an slowly builds in intensity and fuzz up to the climax. WOW!

[@usmessenger3199]

MOUNTAIN IS ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER.😎🎸🔊🎶🎼☮️ BOB .

[@tz88ss32vb]

magnificent band

[@wolfgangzrx]

Man I loved those guys.......and this song. Felix and Co. rocked.

[@josephstubel6724]

Did not realize how good Felix was until he was long gone. Jack B may have written this song but Mountain did a wonderful job 'owning' this one. Leslie West still one of the all time greats but for some reason his name is never in that conversation.....

[@stopthenwonow6673]

] 000z decide who gets famous, mountain were no sellouts

[@tp3922]

The main reason why you don't hear the name Leslie Weinstein (aka Leslie West) in circles or list of names for great guitarist was that Mountain ever had that massive charted hit - Mississippi Queen peaked at #21 (I think) - the album Climbing! peaked at #17. Their follow up album managed to peaked at #16, but it's single seemed to only reached into the top 90. It wasn't until 1973 with the Best Of Mountain that they pulled out another gold album (but half of the songs was from Climbing!).

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

glad someone filmed this, i miss those days, the dude dancing at 3:20 says it all lol

[@dowsemeister]

Deep thundering bass from Felix, incredible soulful guitar from Leslie West....Best concert I ever saw outdoors Montreal probably 71-72

[@raygunzzz]

Sounds like the same show I saw here in Jacksonville Fl. Good times !

[@edwhite7475]

so cool they played in Jax...THIS song is GREAT.....my favorite

[@johncartelli]

there was a show at holyoke high school outside in the football field i believe they played there also the musical "Hair" did too around the same time

[@jeffreyhill3857]

Saw them live in the Summer of 1970 when they opened for Jethro Tull! I had never heard of them, but they were incredible, and West has never sounded better with his more bluesy tinged rock in recent years.

[@brucejones8749]

Since the 60’s-70’s it seems like we traveled far but somehow forgot And now repeating it

[@alevy55]

Thanks Stephen, mountain at their best, the sweetest ballads sang by Felix, terrific guitar from Leslie, it is really heavy rock and roll but not noisy. Corky Laing must be one of the greatest drummers. Thanks Stephen, these videos are a treasure of pleasure.

[@ELGURUJO]

Bon voyage Leslie thanks for your music ...❤️ 🙏🙏🙏

[@drrick8839]

Lets not forget what it said on the back of the first Mountain album, on which this is from: “This album is meant to be played loud!”. We really took that to heart.

[@alvanwalls8371]

Badass Leslie Guitar God West

[@greglapointe1311]

The hippie chick at 2:59, that look just takes me back, not bad times at all.

[@すぎたにのぶゆき]

So beautiful♥️

[@marciefree]

God bless em everyone. I miss y'all soo much. ❤️❤️❤️

[@JetJaguar.]

Great band beautiful song.

[@InsideStrate]

I was there that day and remember the promoters spent what seemed like hours asking everyone to get off the field, finally felix came on stage requesting everyone to get back so the concert could begin. Then the drummer hit those first few beats of Mississippi Queen and everyone was right back on the field. That's my memory but it was a long time ago.lIf anyone else can remember the day please let me know if what I remember was what really happened

[@raygunzzz]

Saw these guys when I was a kid in Jax. Fl. This was the second concert that I had been where they had a "power outage". The roadies would jump around on the stage,looking for the short while the drummer did a long drum solo. Good times! Took me a long time to realize it was all part of the act. Uriah Heep did it and so did Cactus.

[@davehamilton8034]

I just LOVED Mountain back then! West, Bruce, and Laing ripped it up too!!😎🤘

[@reggiechavez1747]

Rest In Peace, Leslie West 🙏

[@MrGratefulheart]

I remember this show on TV... 14 years old, mind blown... later Iggy and the Stooges came on and Iggy smeared himself with peanut butter... Awesome!!! Man could these guys play, and did Corky put some hurt on his drums or what?

[@namcat53]

"Iggy is now smearing himself with peanut butter..." a classic.

[@craighepburn1215]

Felix was great Leslie also versions with Felix or Jack on bass all great RIP all 3.

[@philmarasco7833]

One hot band of the times ....real rock. What a good sound..peace and love lives on.🎶🎸❤️☮️

[@philmarasco7833]

What year is this show ?????

[@dukeatreides8374]

Rest in Power Leslie West.

[@Mandobird1]

Best soloing ever.

[@5150show]

Incredible

[@chaswindows7]

Leslie West makes it "cry and sing" like Knopfler

[@shaunkelly-kenyon6693]

Leslie, truly tho art a mountain

[@1magdarose]

Felix Pappalardi was a genius at producing a folk ballad.

[@bobthebear1246]

That was also Heavy Metal.

[@edwardescott5006]

@@bobthebear1246 Not heavy metal. Its heavy rock.

[@Niktheman74478]

@@edwardescott5006proto-metal would probably be a better term. Not metal, but has some roots in it that helped inspire the creation of heavy metal. That’s basically all of their music.

[@tarlcabot7421]

Mountain was always one of my favorite bands. They truly are one of the best bands this country ever produced. The stories their songs told always had a uniquely American flavor to them. This is one of maybe 3 songs I really want to hear on my death bed. They are still alive as long as we remember them.

[@eddiegomez9290]

MOUNTAIN tremenda Banda,Felíx excelente Bajista,Cantante,Compositor & Productor nada más y nada menos que de Cream. esto no tiene desperdicio como dicen "Medio Palo,Amigos Agarren su Gallo Muerto"

[@sammathis-c4q]

To me this epatamizes the best of sixties guitar...... Leslie west sums it up ver wonderfully...live as it gets....and didn't care....love it......

[@harrygaul4475]

I saw Mountain with Felix P and Leslie West in 1977 in Wilkes Barre PA with a whole bunch of friends from Scranton PA where I grew. The band Slade was the opening act!!!

[@mikestrat56]

This is for all the kids that think a thousand notes played fast really matters.

[@edwhite7475]

its really great isnt it? one of the greatest solos of all time....the sound and the choice of notes....kills me every time.

[@NYCgirl927]

I absolutely adore this. I saw Mountain at Rock Pile & Schaffer Music Festival Flushing Meadow Park. I was 14 in 1970.

[@j.w.nieuwpoort5054]

I don't like the acrobats on guitarstrings, it makes me nervous.

[@timhoovermusicman]

Speed has never done shit for me.

[@heimomoilanen2648]

@@j.w.nieuwpoort5054 Me too (mostly) : _)

[@luigicannizzo2669]

Very Important band. .. Very Best Musician. .. Nice Guy's ...☺😊😀/💙💙💙/👍👌👏👋

[@sherryltodd1265]

As talented as he was- his voice was the icing on the cake. RIP Felix. ❤

[@samthyne181]

So unique their sound was. ❤❤❤

[@marcianojuniormaraschin5080]

Amo esta canção! Queria ouvi-la por toda a eternidade...

[@metalslather]

Turned on to mountain when I was 15 in 75' by Frank a mountain of a man himself. Have loved their music ever since. Would have loved to have been in Cincinnati to see this awesome music at this festival

[@tupakaamaru]

swietny kawałekjacka bruce zespół poznaje nie znałem ich

[@brunoblalack345]

Felix Popalardis voice was so pure . R.I.P. my friend

[@wygakyl]

I never realized how much my bass playing was influenced by Felix, until I came back to these videos...took me back to when I was listening/gathering information, but not started playing yet.

[@Arbeedubya]

I played bass in my younger days, and recognized and acknowledged Felix as THE major influence and inspiration from the very beginning. Bruce was high on my list, too, as was Entwhistle, but Pappalardi was THE man.

[@ackeretr]

Very soothing, I remember this song as one of my favorites from one of the Woodstock albums. Wow!

[@bcar121]

Great song RIP Felix

[@stevepomeroy-rockin-pa-realtor]

Join the March to get Leslie West and MOUNTAIN inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!! QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST GUITAR TONE IN ROCK HISTORY CANNOT BE DENIED NO LONGER!!! All HAIL THE KING OF TONE! Sign the Petition and make Rock history!!! www.ipetitions.com/petition/get-leslie-west-inducted-into-the-rock-and-roll

[@Faithwitness]

Great vocals 🎤🎶

[@JonnyTheLeprechaun]

I love this song.

[@buschovski1]

god what a voice hes got.

[@Brembelia]

I saw Leslie West in Poughkeepsie at the Last Chance. He rocked it.

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

saw gregg allman there, cool place, small

[@lindadote]

@ Joseph Stubel.......Yes, Felix was an extremely talented man. While Eric Clapton and Cream had a fine album in "Disraeli Gears", it was Felix who produced that (some might say) groundbreaking album. He worked on so many different projects. A wonderful bassist too, a great loss to music. Personally, I discovered Mountain at age 16 and still love their early material. (One band I never got to see live). As someone commented, it wasn't the same afterwards. RIP Felix.

[@davidgraham2413]

And Also Steve Knight R.I.P.

[@laportama]

And Jack Bruce -- of Cream -- wrote this song.

[@wutafungi]

One of the best concerts I went to ... Bob Seger opened.... Montrose... Mountain...

[@strattwanger6397]

This is the best song ever written.

[@seanod7157]

I was born in 1970, can any older folks recommend more bands, like mountain, for me to check out. My Dad turned me on to these guys, now I'm a bigger fan than he ever was. He saw them at the Eastown Theatre in Detroit.

[@ClarkBell]

+Konig Corvus Strawbs - Listen to Benedictus and Grave New World I saw Mountain as well at Eastown. They opened for Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishman Show. Incredible night.

[@robinbailey3052]

+Konig Corvus Mott the Hoople

[@Grrr036]

Grand Funk Railroad, James Gang, Spencer Davis Group, Robin Trower, Black Sabbath, Cream, Credence Clearwater Revival, Queen, Foreigner, Little River Band, Boston, all great bands!!! Check 'em out.

[@joemurdock2423]

This song always gets to me! It is a theme for the way the west was!

[@11froglegs]

great great band TWIN PEAKS for sure happy trails everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dougvolinski5824]

Great band, great tune

[@rupe53]

I still have my bootleg of them playing this at New Canaan high school in 1969. That whole show is now on YT if you search it. No video, but the audio is fairly clean.

[@jofinsky8400]

I saw Mountain and Grateful Dead in 1970 at Duke Univ ...

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

This is so great

[@edwardschultz7382]

One of the greatest songs of all time.Jack Bruce wrote it, but Leslie made it his own.The studio version is probably the greatest solos ever except for maybe Crossroads on wheels of fire.

[@garyclark608]

Right on the mark Edward. This song still gives me goosebumps, not many songs of today can do that.

[@maureenkindtcheckkindt1729]

Great song!

[@f8fbearcat]

R.I.P Felix

[@davidgraham2413]

And R.I.P. Steve Knight Also.

[@stevesouthall4718]

R.i.p .leslie west

[@tonymyers1604]

I was at this fest in Cincinnati I believe it was A lot of orange sunshine back then

[@bradincaliphas]

I remember watching this on tv when I was a kid.... Iggy and The Stooges did an awesome set also. RIP Leslie AND Felix, and Steve .... You think it might have been loud in front of those rigs?

[@namcat53]

Peanut butter will never be the same.

[@VirtualVisitor999]

Wow, amazing film. I was 18.

[@danbeau9404]

In regards to Mick's comment, you are right. Angus Young from AC/DC, one the best guitar players ever, said that playing 1000 meaningless notes was not music, it was practice.

[@danbeau9404]

Think about it, if you can make something like this that brings a feeling of wellness and peace to an old timer like me and thousands like me, you have not lived for nothing. 50 years form now someone will be listening to this song and get influenced by it. 50 years from now, people in my own family will be saying, "Dan who?" For all those who enjoyed this song and the band, I hope life treated you well and you found whatever you were looking for. I will always remember those lovely ladies who are still lovely today. Not all who wander are lost and it is better to seek your whole life and never find resolution, than to ride the main stream bus down the twisted road of complacency. Hail to the seekers, for they are the ones who find the distant shores. I am afraid we will never have a time like this again.

[@Onegoldeneye]

Just for the record: Felix was the producer of Cream, and this song is composed by Jack Bruce.

[@geofflord6370]

Les west was up there with anyone for tuneful beautifully crafted guitar playing. Listen to him playing a Stein berger guitar on the Night of the Guitars Fuckin awesome rendition of Theme for an imaginary Western Fuckin peerless

[@fenderjazzbrian]

Sounds so much like Cream to me

[@Finom1]

If you have time stop over here and listen to Stevie play this song: Stevie Miyawaki, Kenny Band & Stevie 12July2014 - Mountain. He just loves Leslie West and Mountain, like we all do. God Bless you Leslie & Felix!!!

[@davidgraham2413]

Not forgetting Steve and Corky !!!!!!!!

[@bcar121]

They were the good old days when the most used word was ( HERE ) while passing a joint

[@namcat53]

YES.

[@mickhurley9371]

for all the cowboy's out there

[@harryfare4396]

Great live band

[@namcat53]

I believe this was a simulcast with the audio broadcast on our local FM stereo radio station..brand new technology then.

[@tarynciccarelloo57]

Good no great so lovely

[@loumelillo1790]

FELIX!!!!