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{{Infobox Artist
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| Name = Mountain
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[[Image:Mountain01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mountain at Woodstock]]
  
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'''Mountain''' played heavy Blues Rock, mainly influenced by the well-known band Cream. It was only their fourth gig<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqe5ldte~T1 All Music Guide - Mountain biography]</ref> but they played in front of 500,000 people. It was Saturday, the 16<sup>th</sup>, the second day of Woodstock and about 9:00 pm.
  
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| Caption = Mountain at Woodstock
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| Performed = [[Time Schedule#Saturday, August 16th | Day 2]]
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| Started = 9.00 pm, Saturday, 16<sup>th</sup>
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| Duration = 60 min.
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| Information =
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* Official [http://www.mountainrockband.com link]
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* All Music Guide [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mountain-p4969 link]
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* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_(band) link]
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| Previous artist = [[Canned Heat]]
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| Previous time = 7.30 pm
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| Next artist = [[The Grateful Dead]]
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| Next time = 10.30 pm
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}}
   
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'''Mountain''' played heavy Blues Rock, mainly influenced by the well-known band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_band Cream]. Woodstock was only their fourth gig<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifyxqe5ldte~T1 All Music Guide - Mountain biography]</ref> but they played in front of 500,000 people. It was Saturday, August the 16<sup>th</sup>, 1969, the second day of Woodstock, and about 9:00 pm.
   
 
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== Musicians ==
  
== Musicians ==
   
 
* Leslie West - guitar, vocals
  
* Leslie West - guitar, vocals
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* Felix Pappalardi - bass
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* Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals
 
* Norman D. Smart II - drums
  
* Norman D. Smart II - drums
 
* Steve Knight - keyboards
  
* Steve Knight - keyboards
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# Theme for an Imaginary Western
  
# Theme for an Imaginary Western
 
# Long Red
  
# Long Red
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# For Yasgur's Farm
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# Who Am I But You and the Sun
  
 
# Beside the Sea
  
# Beside the Sea
 
# Waiting to Take You Away
  
# Waiting to Take You Away
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# Dreams of Milk and Honey
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# Dreams of Milk and Honey > Guitar Solo
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# Guitar Solo
  
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# Blind Man
  
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# Dirty Shoes Blues
  
 
# Southbound Train
  
# Southbound Train
   
 
== Details ==
  
== Details ==
   
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Bandleader Leslie West played a solid performance though he screwed up the lyrics on "Southbound Train". "Blood of the Sun" was their standard opener and it was followed by the Blues standard "Stormy Monday" (at least someone at Woodstock got to play it!).
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Leslie West played a solid performance though he screwed up the lyrics on "Southbound Train". "Blood of the Sun" was their standard opener and it was followed by the Blues standard "Stormy Monday" (at least someone at Woodstock got to play it!).
   
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"Theme for an Imaginary Western" was written by Pete Brown and Jack Bruce - lyricist and bassist of Cream - and turned out to be a successful song for Mountain. But no Mountain set would be complete without West's guitar solo which followed right after "Dreams of Milk and Honey". They used to have a drum solo, too but drummer Corky Laing still worked as a roadie for the band. Soon after Woodstock he replaced Norman Smart.
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"Theme for an Imaginary Western" was written by Pete Brown and Jack Bruce - lyricist and bassist of Cream - and turned out to be a successful song for Mountain. But no Mountain set would be complete without West's guitar solo which followed right after "Dreams of Milk and Honey".
   
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"For Yasgur's Farm" is sometimes also entitled "Who Am I But You and the Sun".
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== Availibility ==
  
   
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Soon after Woodstock, Mountain's drummer Norman Smart (formerly of Barry &amp; the Remains) was replaced by Corky Laing who worked as a roadie for the band. He turned out to be superior to his predecessor.
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There is a wide spectrum of Mountain's availibilty: some songs aren't available at all, others come from film outtakes, a few are scattered on official releases. These include:
  
   
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== Availability ==
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* [[Woodstock II]]
  
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* [[Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music]]
  
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* [[Live (The Road Goes Ever On)]]
  
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* [[Official Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: Woodstock/New Cannan H.S. 1969]]
  
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* [[Woodstock Diaries]]
  
   
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A few Mountain songs are available on film outtakes. Official releases:
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Though "Blood of the Sun" and "Theme for an Imaginary Western" can be found on [[Woodstock II]] and as well on [[Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music]] it wasn't recorded there. At least for the latter song there's a very good soundboard tape available which ''does'' originate from Woodstock<ref>[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/woodstockproject/message/3689 Yahoo! Woodstock Mailing List - announcement of Woodstock Complete v.3]</ref>.
  
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=== Audio ===
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* 1971: [[Woodstock II]]
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* 1994: [[Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music]]
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* 1972: [[Live (The Road Goes Ever On)]]
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* 2005: [[Official Bootleg Series, Vol. 7: Woodstock/New Cannan H.S. 1969]]
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* 2009: [[Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm]]
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* 2019: [[Woodstock - Back to the Garden]]
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=== Video ===
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* 1994: [[Woodstock Diaries]]
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=== Recording Notes ===
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Though "Blood of the Sun" and "Theme for an Imaginary Western" can be found on [[Woodstock II]] and as well on [[Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music]] it wasn't recorded in Woodstock! At least for the latter song there's a very good soundboard tape available which ''does'' originate from Woodstock<ref>[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/woodstockproject/message/3689 Yahoo! Woodstock mailing list] - announcement of Woodstock Complete v.3</ref>.
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Two songs Mountain performed at Woodstock - "Long Red" and "Waiting to Take you Away" - are on the 1972 album [[Live (The Road Goes Ever On)]]. A song entitled "Southbound Train" later included in the 1994 TV special called [[Woodstock Diaries]] is an edited version of the song performed at Woodstock.
   
 
== Images ==
  
== Images ==
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Image:Mountain02.jpg|Leslie West
  
Image:Mountain02.jpg|Leslie West
 
Image:Mountain03.jpg|Mountain
  
Image:Mountain03.jpg|Mountain
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Image:Mountain04.jpg|Mountain from behind
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Image:Mountain04.jpg|Mountain, view from the stage
 
Image:Mountain05.jpg|Norman D. Smart II
  
Image:Mountain05.jpg|Norman D. Smart II
 
Image:Mountain06.jpg|Steve Knight on keyboards
  
Image:Mountain06.jpg|Steve Knight on keyboards
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Image:Mountain07.jpg|Mountain
 
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</gallery>
   
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== Footnotes ==
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== References ==
   
 
<references/>
  
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[[Category:Artists]]

Latest revision as of 08:32, 17 August 2021

Mountain
Mountain01
Mountain at Woodstock
Performed on Day 2
Started at 9.00 pm, Saturday, 16th
Played for 60 min.
Further Information
Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist Canned Heat at 7.30 pm
Next artist The Grateful Dead at 10.30 pm

Mountain played heavy Blues Rock, mainly influenced by the well-known band Cream. Woodstock was only their fourth gig[1] but they played in front of 500,000 people. It was Saturday, August the 16th, 1969, the second day of Woodstock, and about 9:00 pm.


Musicians[]

  • Leslie West - guitar, vocals
  • Felix Pappalardi - bass, vocals
  • Norman D. Smart II - drums
  • Steve Knight - keyboards

Setlist[]

  1. Blood of the Sun
  2. Stormy Monday
  3. Theme for an Imaginary Western
  4. Long Red
  5. For Yasgur's Farm
  6. Beside the Sea
  7. Waiting to Take You Away
  8. Dreams of Milk and Honey > Guitar Solo
  9. Southbound Train

Details[]

Leslie West played a solid performance though he screwed up the lyrics on "Southbound Train". "Blood of the Sun" was their standard opener and it was followed by the Blues standard "Stormy Monday" (at least someone at Woodstock got to play it!).

"Theme for an Imaginary Western" was written by Pete Brown and Jack Bruce - lyricist and bassist of Cream - and turned out to be a successful song for Mountain. But no Mountain set would be complete without West's guitar solo which followed right after "Dreams of Milk and Honey".

"For Yasgur's Farm" is sometimes also entitled "Who Am I But You and the Sun".

Soon after Woodstock, Mountain's drummer Norman Smart (formerly of Barry & the Remains) was replaced by Corky Laing who worked as a roadie for the band. He turned out to be superior to his predecessor.

Availability[]

A few Mountain songs are available on film outtakes. Official releases:

Audio[]

Video[]

Recording Notes[]

Though "Blood of the Sun" and "Theme for an Imaginary Western" can be found on Woodstock II and as well on Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music it wasn't recorded in Woodstock! At least for the latter song there's a very good soundboard tape available which does originate from Woodstock[2].

Two songs Mountain performed at Woodstock - "Long Red" and "Waiting to Take you Away" - are on the 1972 album Live (The Road Goes Ever On). A song entitled "Southbound Train" later included in the 1994 TV special called Woodstock Diaries is an edited version of the song performed at Woodstock.

Images[]

References[]

  1. ↑ All Music Guide - Mountain biography
  2. ↑ Yahoo! Woodstock mailing list - announcement of Woodstock Complete v.3
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