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Mountain was an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. [1] [2] Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing), the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020. [3]
Two line-ups of Mountain in 1970 and 2016. Mountain was an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in July 1969, the group originally consisted of guitarist and lead vocalist Leslie West, bassist and second vocalist Felix Pappalardi, drummer Norman "N. D." Smart and keyboardist Steve Knight. Pappalardi and Smart had performed on West's debut album Mountain earlier in the ...
In 1969, producer/vocalist/bassist Felix Pappalardi organized Mountain. [1] The initial line-up included Leslie West (guitar/vocals) and N.D. Smart (drums). [2] Prior to release of Mountain's debut album, Climbing!, Pappalardi, who had known Knight from prior musical affiliations, added him to the line-up on keyboards. [3]
Felix Albert Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) [1] was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist.He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a classic rock radio staple.
The band's debut album, Crash Kings, was released May 26, 2009, on Custard/Universal Motown. The first single, "Mountain Man", came out on U.S. modern rock radio stations in October and entered Billboard's Alternative Songs chart the following month. It reached #1 on the Billboard Alternative Radio charts in March 2010. [1]
Mountain broke up in the summer of 1972, shortly after releasing its first live album Live: The Road Goes Ever On earlier in the year. [1] [2] [3] Within a year the band had reunited, with original members Leslie West (guitar, vocals) and Felix Pappalardi (bass, vocals) joined by new members Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards) and Allan Schwartzberg (drums). [4]
The band's 21st album, Bleed Out, was released on August 19, 2022. [36] In July 2023, the band announced their 22nd album Jenny from Thebes, a "rock opera about a woman named Jenny", [37] would be released on October 27, 2023.
Climbing! (also known as Mountain Climbing!) is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Mountain.The album was released on March 7, 1970, by Windfall Records. [2] [3] It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart, [4] and spent 39 weeks on the chart.