realomind Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Always thought Nantucket Sleighride was a cracking rock album; anyone else agree or disagree? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Money Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I only heard their first album "climbing". It had some good songs on it, but not anything great imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 yes! Love Nantucket Sleighride. Once upon a time, I had the album on vinyl. The cover art of the album is pretty... http://www.amazon.com/Nantucket-Sleighride...n/dp/B00008QSA9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 QUOTE (bigmoney2112 @ Feb 16 2011, 02:01 PM) I only heard their first album "climbing". It had some good songs on it, but not anything great imo. 'Mississippi Queen' is a good song. Probably, Mountain's best known song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Leslie West has tone a mile wide. My friends had a band in the 70s that got to open for them one night. Would have gone, but I was a bout 2 or 3 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I've heard a few of their songs. Mississippi Queen is great. I'll have to check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer_sky Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (micgtr71 @ Feb 16 2011, 04:39 PM)Leslie West has tone a mile wide. My friends had a band in the 70s that got to open for them one night. Would have gone, but I was a bout 2 or 3 at the time. Felix Pappalardi was no slouch himself! Personally, I think Pappalardi's bass gave a distinct standout sound to Mountain's early work as much as did West. I want to say Pappalardi played Gibson EB and those '60's EBs had such a deep fat resonating sound. Btw, I've got a '64 Gibson EB-0. The neck has a slight twist, unfortunately. But the bass is almost as old as me and I've a slight creak in my neck, too, so I love it, anyhow Edited February 17, 2011 by summer_sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 QUOTE (realomind @ Feb 15 2011, 05:35 PM) Always thought Nantucket Sleighride was a cracking rock album; anyone else agree or disagree? AGREE! Leslie West is a madman! I have all the Mountain stuff and the West solo stuff! The man is a LEGEND!! "There once was a man from Nantucket............................................" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realomind Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Feb 17 2011, 10:22 PM) "There once was a man from Nantucket............................................" Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 QUOTE (realomind @ Feb 17 2011, 06:42 PM) QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Feb 17 2011, 10:22 PM) "There once was a man from Nantucket............................................" Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Climbing! is a stone cold heavy rock classic with much more to offer aside from "Mississippi Queen". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 QUOTE (Silas Lang @ Feb 17 2011, 08:14 PM) Climbing! is a stone cold heavy rock classic with much more to offer aside from "Mississippi Queen". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 f**k YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3strukt Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I like to think Mountain are proto-metal, like Sabbath, and Purple. Mountain has some pretty heavy blues on it. Oh yeah, Leslie West lost his leg, btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Not so much underrated but nearly forgotten. What a powerhouse they were. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) Not so much underrated but nearly forgotten. What a powerhouse they were.Nearly. Mississippi Queen still shows up on lots of classic rock compilations, though. Like this one, which was left in the CD player of a pre-owned car I bought last fall. It became the soundtrack for our father-son road trip: *1: "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd *2: "Ramblin' Man" - Allman Brothers *3: "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" - Bachman Turner Overdrive *4: "Black Water" - The Doobie Brothers *5: "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" - The Georgia Satellites 6: "Amie" - Pure Prairie League *7: "Slow Ride" - Foghat *8: "Hold on Loosely" - .38 Special **9: "Can't You See" - The Marshall Tucker Band 10: "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain 11: "Smoking Gun" - Robert Cray 12: "Honky Tonk Blues" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 13: "My Maria" - B.W. Stevenson 14: "Copperhead Road" - Steve Earle 15: "Dixie Chicken" - Little Feat 16: "There Goes Another Love Song" - The Outlaws 17: "Walk Away" - James Gang Edited March 1, 2017 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 One of my favourite bands, Nantucket Sleighride is an out and out masterpiece, along with many others such as Mississippi Queen, For Yasgurs farm, Never in My Life etc. Leslie Wests guitar tone was(is) legendary, and Felix Pappalardi was an incredible bassist,...... factor in the two of them having great but different voices, and it was a fine recipe indeed. i think they still play, but obviously with only West handling vocals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Mountain! Q: How much ass does this kick?A: All of it. Mountain do not suck. No sir.Leslie West almost played on "Who's Next" believe it or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Leslie West has tone a mile wide. My friends had a band in the 70s that got to open for them one night. Would have gone, but I was a bout 2 or 3 at the time. I'd say he has a "mountainous" guitar tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) Turn this one up. Always my favorite song from Mountain. http://youtu.be/Edbw6AqF2ko Edited March 1, 2017 by custom55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The song Nantucket Sleighride is one of my all time favorites. The live versions kick ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Always thought Nantucket Sleighride was a cracking rock album; anyone else agree or disagree? Agree! I love Leslie West!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I got climbing, along with james gang live and a cactus album (came with a cactus poster), at an antique shop for 2 bucks each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I think this shit still sounds heavy now. obviously there's heavier music but I love early 70s thick ass tones and shit. drums are loud and not stupid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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