What Happened to Mountain?

[@djbasso4619]

Leslie West's sound on Mississippi Queen is the baddest guitar tone ever!

[@elmolewis9123]

I couldn't agree more. I'm still chasing that tone.

[@iamkarma20]

@@elmolewis9123 Obviously you're not trying hard enough!😉😈

[@ponzo1967]

That's a fat ass guitar tone, I love it.

[@russblack443]

It's also the reason that amps have a master volume now.

[@richardfurlott4243]

1000% true !

[@davidlawrence5]

Leslie was a beautiful person having gone through more suffering than one could imagine. I cannot count the number of guitar players who revered Leslie and for good reason. His notes were as big as huge buildings. No one had that sound that the Great Fatsby concocted. One of the best bands live I have ever seen. WOOF!

[@ruthparker1140]

("Sgt.J"). I, Got to See Mountain a few times. West, Bruce. And, Lang. Maybe once. Leslie's Solo Stuff. With The Red Telecaster. I, Got to see A Lot of good Concerts. My young. And, Teen Self, Was Blessed with Some Really Good Music. Its Stupid That Ticket 🎫🎟️ Prices ate Insane! Greedy. To The Point of Almost Absurdity. Reduce Spending time in A Bar(s). Save a little Money. And, Get Cultured. 😁 No wonder I'm a Former Gtrist. And, More of a Former Working Drummer. $ I, had many Good influences. ✌️🕊️

[@rogermansour6085]

This is the Vagrants drummer who played with Leslie West for many years. Sorry he passed away in December 2020.RIP Evangelist ROGER. Missionary to HAITI

[@stratluvr]

Wow Roger, I saw the Vagrants at the Action House and thought you and the band were amazing , I think its wonderful that you have found "a way to live in the presence of the lord"

[@andrewrivera4029]

I used to see Leslie come into the deli I used to go to back in the 90’s, he’d be wearing vintage rock-n-roll clothes talking with the workers very cool dude.

[@Happy-Trails-To-You]

I still have my "Mountain Climbing" album on vinyl. Great band. Great memories. R.I.P Leslie.

[@artbagley1406]

If I remember rightly, the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa has one of Leslie's guitars on display, part of their corporate collection. Lots of other stuff by all manner of musicians in the venue.

[@michaellake5269]

Climbing! The best.1970"s pure rock and roll. Aw, the good old days.

[@walterhayley7252]

The title track, "Nantucket Sleighride" was a really nice tune and deserved better reception...

[@TerryDrumCovers1951]

I fully agree

[@ohno2112]

The road goes ever on, is one of the best LIVE albums ever !!!

[@wynhughes9072]

The live version of 'Nantucket Sleigh ride' on that album is something else. The musician ship and interplay by all the band me members is so good. One of my all-time favourite Mountain tracks

[@tomk4590]

Totally agree. Nantucket Sleighride is one of the greatest live recordings in existence. A near 20-minutes-long song that actually GOES somewhere! I'll never get tired of it & I've been listening since the album first came out.

[@elmolewis9123]

Terrific research and editing on this one. Mountain has always been one of my favourites.

[@anthonys.gamiellouncletony4246]

Most Underrated Band of all time!!!! They should be in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame!!!! There are also many LIVE CONCERT Albums of MOUNTAIN on CD’s released through European Record Companies that were Recorded in the U.S.

[@impalaman9707]

Felix quit because he almost went deaf. Why I am I not surprised. Have you seen the size of those SUNN stacks they took on tour with them, and he stood on stage right next to them! They were probably the loudest band out there, second to Blue Cheer!

[@terrylemonde7049]

the live version of mississippi queen was alledgedly played thru a sound system which accounts for the tone! Leslie claimed half their sunn amps didnt arrive at the gig!

[@impalaman9707]

@Maxine McKenzie 23 Usually people lose weight on heroin, Ironically, didn't work for either Cass Elliot or Leslie West

[@russblack443]

@@terrylemonde7049 no Sunn sent Leslie the wrong amps. They sent him concert P.A. heads instead of guitar heads and he had to use the 4 channel P.A. heads for guitar because it's all he had.thats how he got the huge overdrive tone was cascading thru the Preamps of the head and overdriving it whit the master volume used for the final mix on the pa amp. That's the reason why amps now have a master volume and why many older jtm45 and superlead 100s have a master volume mod done on them. Hendrix did the same thing with the pre ps from a guild thunderbass amp and into his fuzz face,wha pedal then to the front of jumpered Marshalls

[@russblack443]

@@impalaman9707 that's because opiates make you crave sweets look at Elvis he ate a box of popsicles and four honeydew melons almost every morning

[@impalaman9707]

@@russblack443 Depends on the person. My doctor had me on opiates after a surgery and I was so nauseous, I was vomiting stomach acid!

[@Demonbfg]

I have followed Mountain from the beginning and also Leslie west solo music. I have seen them at least three times. On the Avalanche tour, Corky Laing used to hit the cymbal and let it fly into the crowd, i caught one of his drumsticks with his name on it and have it to this day, it was fitting because i played drums as well. R.I.P.

[@marxfish]

First heard Mountain lp in 1969. Saw him at the Fillmore in San Francisco soon after Woodstock. It was bizarre in that a friend of mine at the time bore a striking resemblance to West. West also played on a early version of Won't Get Fooled Again with the Who. More cowbell!

[@georgecharles941]

on my birthday, November 11, 1972, I saw West, Bruce and Laing at Penn State....they were awesome!

[@margueritemazzeo2904]

Ur so lucky!!

[@spiwilson]

One of my favorite Guitar players ever!! His Album the great Fatsby is still on my play list..some great arrangements!

[@russblack443]

If I was a carpenter from the great Fatsby was great

[@shanestinnard3604]

My Dad got me into Mountain when I was a kid. Still love them and "Taunta/Nantucket Sleighride" still give me chills. For anyone who wants to hear an interesting "what if...", listen to the electric version of the Who's "Love Ain't For Keeping" on the CD of "Odds and Sods". It is an outtake with Leslie on guitar. Amazing!

[@walterfechter8080]

Many thanks for this exacting and informative video! I've followed Mountain from their first LP. With the exception of Keith Moon, Corky Laing just clobbered his drums mercilessly! "Theme From an Imaginary Western," "Nantucket Sleighride," "Never in My Life," "Don't Look Around," are my favorites from Leslie and bandmates.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Corky launched a lot of sticks into the crowd while playing. He's fun to watch

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@walterfechter8080]

@@whathappenedtothem_ -- Mountain was and remains, one of Rock N Roll's most dynamic bands. "Nantucket Sleighride" and "A Theme from an Imaginary Western" are those rare epic tunes which tell of by-gone days when women and men sought to make better lives for themselves and, possibly, to find some adventure along the way. Leslie West and other members of Mountain - we miss you guys. Cheers -- W

[@ruthparker1140]

​@@djhrecordhound4391. ("Sgt.J."). Ppl used Act angry when l, " Over the Cymbals threw a set of Sticks. Once some gave me my sticks after a set. " You got excited and, Threw these." Unmm thanks...👍? Lol. ✌️🕊️

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@ruthparker1140 Corky had some wild moves, though... One was smashing a cymbal mid-song so it teetered like it was about to fall. Without missing beats he "reacted" to it in a funny way, then smashed it again so it landed back where it was. He sort of had a 'stick-launch-schtick', so the audience knew one was gonna fly. Never got a drumstick, but I was lucky to get the only pick that Leslie threw at the end of their set.

[@peterbustin2683]

Glad you mentioned 'Weekend World" as Nantucket was my entry into Mountain.

[@michaellalli7693]

Saw West Bruce and Lang in Boston early 70’s. Great show!

[@impalaman9707]

That was a mighty international force of UK--US-Canada all represented in one power trio!

[@stevedubose4381]

I had tickets to see Leslie West at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, Ms, when he had to have his leg amputated. The surgery was performed at the Ocean Springs hospital. It was the second time I had tickets and didn't get to see him. Sadly I never got to. RIP Leslie.

[@TKsh1]

Their 1969 Woodstock version of "Long Red" is a staple of rap until this day. Leslie West not only got a lot of money from sampling, he also loved how rappers sampled the drums and his vocals.

[@glenkepic3208]

Nice work. Nice work !! Thing that seemed amiss was that Blood Of The Sun and Theme...were not recorded at Woodstock for Two. It was a later gig with Corky. Learned of this in the last few years. Album, fan since '71. The WS trax are here. I always wanted to play guitar. Leslie West and Tony Iommi got me started at 16 in '73, LW for lead work, TI for the riffs. Got good enough to do some party and bar gigs, last '05. Finally got to see Leslie at Winterland, '75. ha Elvin Bishop the head liner. We left after two songs from EB. Blown OUT by LW. Liked the mention of greats who loved Leslie West. One that was missed was Eddie Van Halen. When he got the Peavey 5150 stacks available, he sent a full stack to Leslie !!

[@shadnunemaker5869]

Go For Your Life is a masterpiece. One of my first heavy metal albums.

[@alanosterman7130]

I remember hearing Leslie say in an interview that after he saw the Beatles perform at Shea Stadium (66?), he said to himself, "well, now's the time to either shit or get off the pot". Over the years, have gotten anything I could find from him. Massive influence. Bless his soul.

[@MariaalbertinaEscateGomez]

Los Beatles en el Shea Stadium fue en 1965.

[@alanosterman7130]

@@MariaalbertinaEscateGomez Could be, but I think they played Shea Stadium twice. Two years in a row.

[@bartbannister394]

My uncle was Pappalardi's and Steve Knight's roommate at Columbia U. Their apartment suffered a fire, I was 8 years old when I saw the aftermath. I remember a stack of LPs all warped and melted.

[@99somerville]

Never knew they were roommates in college.

[@gordonlim8624]

Greetings from Singapore! Great review! In the 80s, Mountain was supposed to play for one night in Singapore during their Far East tour but rumor has it that they declined to visit us due to our very strict anti- drug laws. Sad to have missed it

[@JB-tr6nu]

Saw Mountain in 1970 or late 69 ?We went for Mountain because the opening band we had never heard of & both bands blew us away...oh the opening band was Black Sabbath it was their 1st American tour ✌🏾❤️ 🎸

[@karenjones2300]

I have never heard of mountain but if I had I would’ve loved them! Leslie West on that guitar was MAGICAL!!!

[@mikes9759]

It's a sad thing to read what idiots say about people that have passed!! Especially very talented and good people!!!!

[@darganx]

Nantucket Sleighride was a huge influence on UK punk and heavy metal.

[@jmgmarcus808]

Mountain was so fucking good.

[@HowardHarper-ct9mx]

I love mountain. My favorite song out of many was Southbound Train, live at Woodstock.

[@runingblackbear]

Went to there concerts and had a grate time thanks guys for your grate tunes

[@jackmckenna8410]

your lack of spelling really 'greats' on my nerves.

[@RobertSmith-tq6mf]

Win I saw vanishing point and heard mountain, I was an instant fan. I think I have about every album still.

[@xltek1]

Mountain, my 1st concert, 1971.

[@90ccryder]

Mine 1st also

[@clonefunk]

Wow!…. I did not know they were from Long Island Ny!…..New York city and Long Island have great guitar players!….thank you for sharing

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Rock on!

[@KaiserBlade]

Corky is Canadian.

[@EdBacon]

I remember the Mountain concert at Villanova, but have a fonder memory of Harry Sandler the wonderful road manager and rock photographer who I met many years later.

[@ohno2112]

Road goes ever on, is one of the best alive album ever !

[@bara7331]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kayholmes7920]

I loved this band.

[@gearhead2017]

It says this album was made to be played loud on the back cover,that statement is so true,RIP leslie and felix

[@majorbuzz]

I'm fortunate to have seen Mountain in the early 1970s. I'm also very fortunate to have been at the filming of the ending to the movie, Vanishing Point. Family roadtrip and we ran into the filming!

[@tonybahama6817]

Nantucket Sleighride FOREVA!!

[@superorangeish]

Was anyone else at the Fillmore East, when T. Rex opened for Mountain? Dressed in green glitter Bolan threw his tambourine to the audience and it was thrown back onstage!!

[@hudentdw2]

I loved early Mountain all my life specially the Climbing Album one of my all time favorites it had the best line up! RIP Felix and Leslie!

[@chadalbert4977]

I like the faces Leslie is making at end of Mississippi queen video,, those guitar licks are so cool,,,no knocking any metal players,, but,, he just hits the right note lets it sing!!!!

[@chadalbert4977]

I remember Sunn amps,,

[@rgg4040]

My cousin Sheldon Rosen (RIP) was the equipment manager for B+3 in Montreal and accompanied Corkey when he was recruited into Mountain. Our family still has his gold records and I have vivid memories of being allowed backstage for every Montreal concert. As equipment manger, you can see Sheldon's face peeking between the amps on the Woodstock ll album.

[@tomgood9205]

Mississippi Queen was an Awesome song Vintage Sunn amps and speakers made that special sound!!

[@rodgermarcus6011]

You forgot to mention the New Leslie West band that included Carmine Appice and Mick Jones sometime in mid 1970s.

[@FRANKBURNSONE]

In the mid 90's (96?) I saw Leslie West in a club called 'The Chestnut Cabaret' in Philadelphia, Pa. When I learned who his rhythm section was I thought, "Oh, man, this is going to suck" They where the bass player and drummer from 'Twisted Sister'. I couldn't have been more wrong!. They played for nearly 3 hours and kicked some serious butt. I wouldn't say they were as good as the original 'Mountain', but still a damn good show. I had seen Mountain in '72-'73 and got to shake hands with Corky and Leslie as they left the stage. Something I will always remember.

[@BigDaddy-fx4nx]

I knew the guy who had Felix's bass after it was stolen. He had the head stock on his wall, the bass was broken. It was a Gibson EB1. I also knew Peter Baron, he was what we called a poser.

[@bretthumphrey6821]

A fantastic band

[@KitDumitre]

Kit Spent many a fun night with Corky, Clark ,and the gang!

[@paulbalogh4582]

I am a musician / farmer. I had a huge stack of Marshalls in the barn situated for blow outs. When I needed myself & crews to get a HUGE crap load of work to be done, I cranked up Mountain & all their affiliates. My farm boys never knew what hit them.

[@markzuelch7452]

If there was no Mountain, there would be no Rock!

[@Mrsplanetmaster9]

Leslie and Larry Weinstein were my neighbors.. met them at age 10.. by the time I was 15, concerts, parties etc ... decades later I ran into him at H of Blues in L. A.... I miss you FATMAN 🌹💚💙

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Blackmore often cited Leslie west.

[@GrocMax]

Waddy Wachtel gave Leslie West guitar lessons when they were both teens, lived in the same building.

[@victorsamuelson3589]

Fantastic research to bad All those albums you mention are not available it would be nice to listen to I played guitar since 1971 my hand was partially paralyzed in the last seven years and I’m starting to practice and play again live creeM with Eric Clapton is my Favorite

[@jimschleich8753]

Used record stores. They sold many records, lots have survived passing through hands.

[@ShellacScrubber]

For me, Felix Pappalardi WAS Mountain, as all the songs penned or co-penned by him are by far the most appealing. Moreover, Pappalardi had a great and very distinctive vocal and bass playing style and a wonderful sense of melody. Although I appreciate what a good guitarist West was, I always found his vocals raucous and unappealing and In more recent times, when I've heard his live recreations of classics like "Nantucket Sleighride" , to me they just sound rough and unsatisfying.

[@bobturnley2787]

Felix and drugs and his crazy wife. And Leslie didn't like the keyboard player and couldn't wait to fire him. Just another case of a band who thought they had too much talent to stay together. Leslie and Jack Bruce worked well together but that didn't last long either.

[@williamrobinson6680]

You loved all these guys growing up. They pass, then you catch up on their material and learn these guys were phenomenal! Jeff Beck, unnatural! Leslie West,....and he could sing too!

[@careful...Icarus]

Minor fact. A little Brit band that went nowhere called...what was it now? Oh yes Black Sabbath opened for Mountain for one of their ( Sabs ) first American tours. I know just a footnote.

[@joypresleyify]

I saw Mountain in Charlotte in '71, and Black Oak Arkansas opened for them. What a show!

[@jg6698]

Yeah, I saw that pairing with Sabbath. Mountain was far superior. Saw Geezer Butler and Bill Ward just off stage shell-shocked in awe.

[@peterjohnson617]

great music

[@saulshine1969]

I saw Mountain open up for Van Halen and Van Halen should have been opening for them that night.

[@couchslouch13]

worth noting after Mountain broke up Leslie West & Corky Laing continued on Leslies solo project releasing two very good albums in 1975 & 1976 worth checking out for Mountain fans, also Felix did release some solo material during the mid-late 1970's inbetween producing and working with groups like Creation, who supported Mountain on the 'Twin Peaks' tour

[@alankinguk]

Saw Mountain in 1971 at the Crystal Palace Bowl as part of a Pink Floyd gig.

[@jackmckenna8410]

Despite the narration, that is Mark Mikel on the right in the picture at 11:25

[@higheriam]

Thanks for the history. And a human voice. 😊

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidnattis3293]

Saw the vagrants many times at the action house.Still have all the vinyl.Time flies

[@raymondcote2913]

Love MOUNTAIN.

[@westentrance]

Saw Leslie and Mountain at Harpo’s in Detroit. In fact it was his birthday. They brought him out a cake which looked like a cupcake next to him. They were great but the acoustics there was marginal so they cranked the volume way up which resulted in a blaring sound.

[@russblack443]

Harpo's is a shithole but I have seen many awesome bands there most of which were loud enough to make plaster fall off of the ceiling and walls

[@jochen171]

Corky Laing played Mountain in the 2000 in Flensburg, Roxy Concerts music Hall, Flensburg, Germany!

[@jvon3885]

Guy say cream had a big influence every other sentence.

[@Oswaldfiveo]

MOUNTAIN RULES! 💥💥💥 RIP Leslie West :(

[@Booker775]

I still have to this day the very 1st album.

[@nathanbrownmolotov8697]

RIP Leslie West aka Mountain.

[@CP-qe2ym]

6:12 is that the same Miller Anderson that was briefly in T.Rex?

[@toooldtocare9416]

Tom Robb played bass on Alicia Bridges I like the Nightlife

[@dpmaine]

Saw Mountain with Triumph in Portland, Maine. 1985

[@docheine]

Another Mylon Lefevre connection! Love it!

[@whathappenedtothem_]

You know it!

[@johnnyd63]

I'm on the road to freedom.....

[@thomaspalamenghi405]

How about Leslies relationship and performances / Work with Warren Haynes of Govt Mule and Allman Brothers Fame...Saw them trade licks Long Island a Very Gracias Mr West Deferring to the Younger Man... Brilliant Amazing

[@olerocker3470]

Don't forget "Night of the Guitars"!

[@sojourner1511]

No tunes in the run down. Most likely a copyright infringement or something huh?

[@stephenchota6396]

Mountain was supposed to play a concert at the historical auditorium theater in Chicago around 1971. We all bought tickets and showed up expecting a great show. At the time there was a local band called Mountain Bus playing in Chicago. Well the night of the concert we were all there when a spokesman for Mountain came out and stated that Mountain refused to play until Mountain Bud agreed to change their name. Needless to say Mountain never played that night. Leslie West was a punk for pulling that shot on us.

[@lfader]

No shit ? That's crazy 🤔

[@darrylmars]

Saw Mountain in Philly w Alice Cooper & Humble Pie as warm ups. Wow!

[@tommygoode9644]

Mississippi queen was also featured on gta5 on the classic rock station.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Sorry I had to switch of monotonous voice was doing me in . Lol 😂

[@greatsilentwatcher]

Interesting how we don't listen to these guys much any more. I was a fan, for sure.

[@bretthumphrey6821]

There's no mountain without les

[@EL34XYZ]

Excellent!

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you liked it!

[@tonetone7572]

saw live them in nyc 71? .. damn they were loud and explosive . i think my ears are still ringing

[@philbrown1474]

Good video. Well done.

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wolters1953]

Not clear about Corky Laing and when he joined Mountain . You state it was after Mountain played Woodstock . I've seen an interview with Corky Laing , here on youtube many years ago , he said he received a golden record for his performance at Woodstock with Mountain . He said he actually got two for playing at Woodstock : the second one for drumming for Ten Years After . Due to a technical error the drums had not been recorded , Laing was brought in to do the drums after the fact , which is no mean feat . First song of Mountain I ever heard was "Love is worth the blues " . Still have some LP's , "Mountain Climbing" was their best imo and I loved the improvisations on the live LP's . Saw West Bruce and Laing live on their European tour and still have their LP "Why Dontcha" . Leslie West prompted me to buy a '57 Les Paul Junior when given the chance , still have it ☺☺.

[@KaiserBlade]

Corky didn't play at Woodstock. He got the gold because he wrote a song Mountain performed and the Ten years after jam. He officially joined about two weeks after Woodstock.

[@wolters1953]

@@KaiserBlade If you are correct would means Corky lied in the interview . I regard that as highly unlikely . And what does "officially" mean ? That he joined earlier unofficially ? Muddy waters....

[@KaiserBlade]

@@wolters1953 You misunderstood. I'm very good friends with Corky. He was not at Woodstock. The band played a song he wrote that got a gold record. Later he got one for his fill in drumming on Ten Years After ,Going Home. When he comes back from Finland I'll let him know you think he's a liar. I know he will be surprised to find out he really was at Woodstock. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@wolters1953]

@@KaiserBlade Misunderstanding is possible , do not remember what he said literally . Have you looked at footage of the festival ? A link here can prove your point , right ? And , eh : no need to be sarcastic . Can we agree to differ as gentlemen , at least until you present proof in the matter ?

[@KaiserBlade]

@@wolters1953 One more time. I've been friends with Corky for 12years I do stage prop work for him plus we're friends. Maybe he's lying to me and you do know more than both of us. Clearly that's not Corky on drums at Woodstock. Why don't YOU prove to me he was there?

[@Joanna-il2ur]

They realised they could never be Cream and broke up in shame?

[@99somerville]

West did have a Cream/Clapton fixation!

[@nemyz7421]

E Clapton também fez o mesmo com o Cream , quando Jimi apareceu por lá. Clapton nunca mais foi o mesmo desde então!

[@messiahles]

Listen to this at playback speed 1.25 and it sounds normal. Thank me later.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

Leslie West died some 2 years ago, also known as Depper. Does anyone one know who is masquerading as Depper on you tube?

[@1kindstone1kindstone29]

Leslie West was mountain Leslie West with a friend Leslie West was all about heavy metal rock and roll.. but many never recognize that.. electric true shame.. is the lakes with Tommy bolin and others they were never truly recognized for their guitar fusion

[@alangolias8628]

Saw west in the Dave's Jane's band in 79 he tried to pick up a blonde at the bar..boy did she shoot him down !! ....embarrassing!!!!!!

[@larry1824]

Feliks wife killed him

[@intuneorange]

Yes and the judge Let Her Go warning warning cocaine can make you psychotic

[@JHC0000000]

Felix' epitaph reads "never buy your wife a gun".

[@larry1824]

@@JHC0000000 good idea

[@fireman4516]

Died a slow agonizing death. Geesh! What a racket.