Leslie West was just such a great guitarist.

This was their biggest hit. Peaking at #21 i think on the billboard top 100. They were only together for 3 years. This is a banger and is considered one of the best rock songs of all time and I agree. Mountain.

In 1970 I paid $16 for a 2 day festival in Toronto that included Mountain, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Ten Years After, Traffic and many other bands. Two days of being blown away by incredible music! I was 17 then and having the time of my life. Thanks guys for your reaction and bringing back such amazing memories for me!

I'll second "Nantucket Sleigh ride"- a seriously underappreciated gem!

I could have named this song by the first two whacks of the cow bell. Seriously, who could forget this song? I see by other commentors that they have other songs and they might ring a bell when I hear them but darn, this is the only song by them that I remember. Always fun to visit FSR.

Ethan: One reason you probably haven't heard of them before is that, unfortunately, they didn't stay together very long -- they formed in 1969, and disbanded in 1972 -- and although they released three albums during that period ("Climbing!", "Nantucket Sleighride", and "Flowers of Evil"), "Mississippi Queen" (from "Climbing!") was their only top-40 hit. Leslie West (guitarist and vocalist) has since cited a combination of drug use within the band, and bassist Felix Pappalardi' developing hearing impairments due to the loud concerts, as primary reasons for the breakup. They re-formed in 1973 and recorded a fourth album, "Avalanche", as well as a double-LP live album "Twin Peaks", but neither album cracked the Top-100 or yielded any hit singles, either, and they broke up again at the end of 1974. So, yeah, they were kind of a "one-hit wonder", in the strict sense of the term. They're in that peculiar "greatest bands you've never heard of" category where they really *should* have been bigger than they were, but somehow, for some reason, the stars just didn't *quite* align for them. :-/

Nantucket Sleighride needs to be next. Mountain performed at Woodstock. Leslie West was once considered for a guitarist spot in Lynyrd Skynyrd. I always thought he would've fit well. Mountain was a powerful band. I saw Leslie West and Corky Laing at a local venue about 15 Years ago. What a great show!

Big, buzzy guitar, drums that sound like a sledgehammer, bass like locomotive, roadhouse piano and Leslie's vocal straight from the center of the earth... It's a good day to die!

They had trouble staying together in the studio for the recording, so they kept beating the cowbell, sounded good, they left it in.

Mountain is a great band grew up on this band other songs to try Never In My Life , Nantucket Sleighride, Theme From an Imaginary Western, Don't look Around, For Yasgur's Farm (about Woodstock 69) so happy you enjoyed Mountain, back in my day Grand Funk and Mountain arguments who was better? I always picked Mountain.

Mountain is great. Leslie West is great singer and guitar player! Sure worth to listen more..

We need more cowbell. RIP Leslie West.

Great 60s classic! Dad, I’m an audiophile and this is the only song I know by them too. I saw that the lead guitarist and singer, Leslie West, just passed away.

Great short, punchy rocker. I love the touch with the keys.

Hi guys. First response in a time as I've been back to work properly for the first time in 18 months! Good to see you're keeping well. Great reaction to a brilliant song. Mountain are really overlooked as a great band from the classic heyday of rock music. Leslie West was a great guitarist and vocalist. It may only be very short at 2'31" but it is perfectly formed and it has cow bell... what more could you want!😁 As others have said here they did do some other really good songs - Never In My Life, Theme from An Imaginary Western and For Yasgur's Farm - but my personal favourite is Nantucket Sleighride(To Owen Coffin). It has one of the greatest riffs in rock music in my opinion and I think you'll love it. Dad was right about how prices to see bands was so much cheaper back in the day! I know it's showing my age but I paid £8.50($11.60) to see Pink Floyd perform The Wall, £5($6.80) each to see ZZ Top, Black Sabbath and Motorhead and £4($5.40) to see Motley Crue! Admittedly that was all many, many years ago but it was still pretty cheap!😀

Only song I've ever heard and I really like it! Cow bell!! And the guitar. Amazing!

Great song & reaction you two! Thanks for doing it. Hoping you are both doing well, stay safe & stay strong 💙💙

Other Mountain songs: Never In My Life, Theme From an Imaginary Western. Mountain had a Cream connection. Felix Pappalardi produced and wrote with Cream. And after Mountain, Leslie West formed West Bruce and Laing with Jack Bruce. Leslie was also very close with Jimi Hendrix.

Mountain is a musicians band, like the Grateful Dead they didn’t have many hits you would hear on the radio, “mountain climbing” is a great album along with “Nantucket sleigh ride”.

This might be their biggest hit but they have a lot of very good songs. Another great one is NEVER IN MY LIFE.

Great song! One of my favs ! Really nice reaction - thanks much Larry and Ethan 👍🎶🌞

I would recomend you "Sittin' On A Rainbow", such a heavy track.

Great reaction once again.

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This song and Honky Tonk Women have the best opening cowbell . . .

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2min 40 seconds of Intensity!

Nantucket Sleighride, Theme for an Imaginary Western, Boys in the Band, Never in My Life, Blood of the Sun, For Yasgur's Farm, Crossroader, Dreams of Milk and Honey, One Last Cold Kiss, Waiting to Take You Away (Live), Long Red (live) - just for starters, guys.

Their version of the Beatles Dear Prudence was phenomenal.

I must of heard this song probably 3450 times.

Great song choice. It's the only Mountain tune I'm familiar with. The first concert I went to cost me 8$. It was David Bowie. Crazy. Take care, see ya Thursday.✌

You think you know what MOUTIAN sounds like by listening to MISSASIPPI QUEEN , but you have only heard half of the range they offer..... Nantucket Sleighride shows off the other lead singer (Felix Pappalardi) Mountain had to offer! To hear Lesli West and Felix Pappalardi sing together you MUST listen to FOR YASGER"S FARM, sweet and hard by turn through the song, very NICE!

I was born April 1954. I grew up with the Greatest Music In History. “The Beatles” Changed everything forever. The 60s set the table for the 70s and the early 80s and we all thrived on the best bands ever making incredible music, before it all started to go Digital with forms of noise I refuse to call music. In the past when I heard a song on the radio I couldn’t wait to hear it again ASAP….. Today when I listen to the top 40 stations I usually think… I never want to hear that crap ever again. Things have changed a lot since the 60s.

MOUNTAIN, "MISSISSIPPI QUEEN" WE LOST LEAD GUITAREST AND SINGER MR. LESLIE WEST, THIS PAST YEAR...YEAH I AGREE DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER SONG..

This is a great song from 1970. I remembered how much I loved ( and still do) this song. But if you ask me whether they had any other great songs, I would have said that they were a one hit wonder. Maybe it’s about time that I check their catalog to see if I’ve missed anything. Great reaction, peace and love from Toronto!

On the other end of the Mountain spectrum check out Nantucket Sleighride.

Felix Pappalardi on the driving bass line. Leslie West on throaty lead guitar and vocals. Song's too short , tho.

I know I've heard this before because it was one of the songs that lost out in the poll that was won by Peter Frampton. To me it sounds like they're trying to do Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. Not aware of any other songs by them but computer says they had two hits in the UK, Nantucket Sleighride (#43 in 1971), and The Road Goes Ever On (#21 in 1972). This wasn't a hit with me either, but I love the reaction. Good to see you both on top form.

This is the only Mountain song I've ever heard but I have heard it through the grapevine that they DO have more good songs. It is an awesome song that I hear regularly on the radio still. That riff is so rocking and the vocals are also outstanding. For my suggestion this time, here is one of the "big 4 of thrash" (and also the most underrated of the four), Anthax, with Madhouse (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q614ptt-1tawYJc.html). Cheers!

VOCAL ATTITUDE!!!!

Unfortunately, this is the only song I know by them. Not sure I've heard any others. One hit wonder in my book.

They were really a one hit wonder band. Funny how they could do something this good and not have anything else that charted. Oh Well! Peace...

All I know guys, Is I gotta have more cowbell. Cheesy I know, but I couldn’t resist! 😉

I hope one of the other two songs was by Budgie. I am also waiting for a Steely Dan/Woody Herman Band two-for-one special.

Head East - 'Never Been Any Reason' if u want a banger.

Hi guys, hit me up with the classic rock!

If you ever do a series on 0ne-Hit-Wonders, my favorite was "Lakeshore Drive" by Aliotta Haynes & Jeremiah. Great driving song with the top down. It was also known by the acronym "LSD" but I don't know the story behind that. They had other songs I liked, like "Beam Me Up Scotty" also from 1972. If you're from Illinois and you're old like me, you've grown up on this, but elsewhere, not so much. The last of them died in 2017... with a pen and 1000 pages of erased text.

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Mountain only rings a bell as being a great album by Haken. Sounds like heavy blues. Do I like it…mmmm…not really. The background guitar is very monotonous. The lyrics are very repetitive.