Mountain

Artist:  Mountain
Origin:  Long Island, New York, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals
Felix Pappalardi:  Bass, Vocals
Steve Knight:  Keyboards
N.D. Smart:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals

Felix Pappalardi:  Bass, Vocals
Steve Knight:  Keyboards
Corky Laing:  Drums, Percussion

Mountain is an American Hard Rock Band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1969 by the producer of Cream, Felix Pappalardi (Bass,Vocals), Leslie West (Guitar, Vocals Ex The Vagrants), Steve Knight (Keyboards) and N.D. Smart (Drums).  Their best known songs:  "Mississippi Queen", "Them For An Imaginary Western", "For Yasgur's Farm".  Mountain is one of many bands to be commonly credited as having influenced the development of Heavy Metal Music.

Title:  Climbing! (1970)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Windfall/Columbia Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Mississippi Queen  (2:31)
 2.  Theme For An Imaginary Western  (5:06)
 3.  Never In My Life  ((3:51)
 4.  Silver Paper  (3:19)
 5.  For Yasgur's Farm  (3:23)
 6.  To My Friend  (3:38)
 7.  The Laird  (4:39)
 8.  Sittin' On A Rainbow  (2:23)
 9.  Boys In The Band  (3:33)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals
Felix Pappalardi:  Bass, Vocals, Piano, Rhythm Guitar
Steve Knight:  Keyboards, Organ, Mellotron, Handbells
Corky Laing:  Drums, Percussion

Climbing! is the official debut studio album by Mountain, was released on March 7, 1970 by Windfall/Columbia Records, featured the band's best known song "Mississippi Queen". and "For Yasgur's Farm" was actually performed at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969.   Highly Recommended!.