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:  The Ritz,New York 1985 (2024)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Homespun

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  DJ Intro (0:54)

 2.  Never In My Life (2:38)

 3.  Why Dontcha (4:20)

 4.  Stage Banter 1 (0:46)

 5.  Hard Time (7:31)

 6.  Stage Banter 2 (0:58)

 7.  Theme For An Imagination Western (6:17)

 8.  Spark (6:23)

 9.  Nantucet Sleigh Ride (6:16)

10. Instrumental (8:00)

11. Mississippi Queen (Including Guitar Giveaway) (9:47)

12. Radio Station ID & Encore Break (1:13)

13. Rocky Mountain Way (3:29)

14. Rok And Roll Music (3:33)

15. Closing Comments (1:07)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals

Mark Clarke:  Bass, Vocals

Corky Laing:  Drums, Percussion

The Ritz,New York 1985 is a live album by Mountain, release on March 22, 2024 by Homespun, recorded live at The Ritz, NYC on June 5, 1985 for Broadcast by WNEW-FM.