Leírás
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal,
Remaszterizált Limited edition 2CD kiadvány, 2023.
A legendás 1970-es FM rádiós koncert teljes anyaga!
There is no better example of Mountain at the height of its powers than this New Year’s Eve concert at Fillmore East. The band was based out of Forest Hills so they were surrounded by friends, family, and an extremely enthusiastic audience. They had recently released their strongest and most cohesive album, Nantucket Sleighride and this great new material combined with the success of their previous album and single, „Mississippi Queen,” inspires the group to play at peak capacity.
Following the Happy New Year introduction, the recording begins with a powerful take on „Never In My Life,” featuring Leslie West‘s massive guitar tone and the pummeling rhythm section of Pappalardi and Laing. They follow with a new song off Nantucket Sleighride called „Don’t Look Around,” which continues the intensity level. The hard rock crunch of „Mississippi Queen” is next and they have some fun with the arrangement, expanding the guitar solos and doubling the length of the album version.
The highly expanded improvisational treatment given to „Dreams Of Milk and Honey” pummels anyone left standing into submission. This is classic Mountain at their best, featuring a memorable call and response section between West and Pappalardi. Corky Laing’s drumming is always spot on and powerful without being overindulgent. The energy level is astounding and the performance remains imaginative throughout its 23 minute length. This comes to a close and West belts out „Old Lang Syne” before the group signs off on 1970. Few hard rock bands of the era had the sheer power or raw energy level of Mountain in their prime. This recording captures the classic lineup at the peak of their powers and out of all the existing live recordings of this era, remains one of their finest performances.
Felállás:
Leslie West – guitar, vocals;
Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals;
Steve Knight – organ;
Corky Laing – drums
Felvételek:
CD1:
1. Never In My Life
2. Don’t Look Around
3. Baby I’m Down
4. Animal Trainer And The Toad
5. Nantucket Sleighride
6. Long Red
CD2:
1. Blood On The Sun
2. For Yasgur’s Farm
3. Travellin’ In The Dark
4. Guitar solo
5. Dreams Of Milk And Honey
6. Auld Lang Syne
7. Silver Paper
8. Mississippi Queen
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