Leslie West

 

Artist:  Leslie West
Birth Name:  Leslie Weinstein
Born:  October 22, 1945.  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Leslie West is an American Rock Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter.  He is best known as a founding member of the Hard Rock Band Mountain.  His musical career began with The Vagrants, an R&B and Blue-Eyed Soul-Rock Band influenced by The Rascals.  The Vagrants' recordings were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was also working with Cream on album Disraeli Gears.  In 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi formed the band Mountain with Steve Knight (Keyboards) and Norman Smart, soon replaced by Corky Laing.  They had success with "Mississippi Queen", which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Charts and No. 4 in Canada.

Title:   Unusual Suspects (2022)

Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Provogue 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  One More Drink For The Road (feat. Steve Lukather) (3:14)

 2.  Mudflap Momma (feat. Slash (3:06)

 3.  To The Moon (4:51)

 4.  Standing On Higher Ground ( feat. Billy Gibbons) (4:27)

 5.  Third Degree (feat. Joe Bonamassa) (5:10)

 6.  Legend (4:45)

 

Side B:

 1.  Nothin's Changed (feat. Zakk Wylde) (3:54)

 2.  I Feel Fine (2:57)

 3.  Love You Forever (5:06)

 4.  My Gravity (4:23)

 5.  The Party's Over (feat.  Slash, Zakk Wylde) (3:21)

 6.  I Don't Know (The Beetlejuice Song) (2:34)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Lead Guitar, Vocals

Kenny Aronoff:  Drums, Percussion

Fabrizio Grossi:  Bass

Phil Parlaplano:  Organ, Mellotron, Keyboards

David "Squigie" Briglin:  Piano on A1, Acoustic Guitar 

Special Guests:

Steve Lukather:  Acoustic Guitar on A1

Slash:  Lead Guitar on A2, B5

Billy Gibbons:  Lead Guitar on  A4

Joe Bonamassa:  Lead Guitar, Vocals on A5

Zakk Wylde:  Lead Guitar on B1, B5

Unusual Suspects is the 2011 album by Leslie West, originally released on September 19, 2011 by Provogue, remastered and reissued on February 12, 2022 by Provogue, featuring special guests Steve Lukather, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa,  Zakk Wylde.