Artist
Mountain
Mountain is a psychedelic rock artist from Long Island, NY formed in 1969. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Psychedelic Rock · Long Island, NY · Best psychedelic rock albums
- 20
- Releases
- 1970–2019
- Active years
- 1969
- Formed
Artist
Mountain is a psychedelic rock artist from Long Island, NY formed in 1969. 20 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Psychedelic Rock · Long Island, NY · Best psychedelic rock albums
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Climbing!
1970 · 10 tracks
Go for Your Life
1985
nantucket sleighride
2004
Over the Top
1995
The Best of Mountain
1973
Flowers of Evil
1971
Live at Woodstock
2019
Setlist: The Very Best of Mountain LIVE
2011
Live: The Road Goes Ever On
2010
Masters of War
2007
Live in Texas 2005
2006
The Very Best Of Mountain
2004
Mountain High
2002
Mystic Fire
2000
Super Hits
2000
Man's World
1999
Best Of Mountain
1997
Twin Peaks (Live)
1989
Avalanche
1974
Twin Peaks
1974
The breakup of Cream in late 1968 had consequences that rippled across the rock music world -- in its wake were formed directly such bands as Blind Faith (whose tragedy was they never had a chance to actually become a band) and Ginger Baker's Air Force, as well as the rich solo careers of members Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. And it yielded -- by way of Cream associate and producer Felix Pappalardi -- something of a successor band in 1969, in the form of Mountain. Disraeli Gears The band's history all started with a Long Island-based psychedelic/garage band called the Vagrants, who'd acquired a serious local following and always seemed poised to break out, without ever actually doing so. Their lead guitarist, Leslie West, was a physically outsized figure as well as a musician extraordinaire whose playing had been completely transformed by his experience of hearing Clapton's playing in Cream. the Vagrants and West first crossed paths with Pappalardi in 1968, when he saw their potential and got them signed to Atlantic Records, where he was working as a producer. He had already made a name for himself producing Cream's Disraeli Gears album, and had played numerous background instrument…