
Twin Peaks (album)
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Twin Peaks is a live album
by hard rock
band Mountain
. Their first release following their 1972 breakup and subsequent reformation, the lineup consisted of original member Leslie West
and Felix Pappalardi
joined by guitarist/keyboardist Bob Mann and drummer Allan Schwartzberg
. The revamped Mountain toured Japan
, from which the album's material is culled. The original release was a double album
consisting of a whole second disk (31 minute, 49 second, both sides) LP version of "Nantucket Sleighride", the first one holding all other tracks.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Mountain
Mountain (band)
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
. Their first release following their 1972 breakup and subsequent reformation, the lineup consisted of original member Leslie West
Leslie West
Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
and Felix Pappalardi
Felix Pappalardi
Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...
joined by guitarist/keyboardist Bob Mann and drummer Allan Schwartzberg
Allan Schwartzberg
Allan Schwartzberg is a famous studio musician drummer, most of whose recordings were made in the 1970s. He has played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He has played with KISS, James Brown and Peter Gabriel as well...
. The revamped Mountain toured Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, from which the album's material is culled. The original release was a double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
consisting of a whole second disk (31 minute, 49 second, both sides) LP version of "Nantucket Sleighride", the first one holding all other tracks.
Track listing
- "Never In My Life" - (West, Pappalardi, Collins, Laing) - 4:16
- "Theme For An Imaginary Western" - (Bruce, Brown) - 5:01
- "Blood Of The Sun" - (West, Pappalardi, Collins) - 3:04
- "Guitar Solo" - (West) - 5:41
- "Nantucket Sleighride" - (Pappalardi, Collins) - 31:49
- "Crossroader" - (Pappalardi, Collins) - 5:56
- "Mississippi QueenMississippi Queen"Mississippi Queen" is a song by the American rock band Mountain. Considered a rock classic, it was their most successful single, reaching #21 in the Billboard Hot 100 record chart in 1970...
" - (West, Laing, Pappalardi, Rea) - 4:17 - "Silver Paper" - (West, Pappalardi, Collins, Gardos, Knight, Laing) - 6:15
- "Roll Over Beethoven" - (Berry) - 2:24
Personnel
- Leslie WestLeslie WestLeslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Felix PappalardiFelix PappalardiFelix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Allan SchwartzbergAllan SchwartzbergAllan Schwartzberg is a famous studio musician drummer, most of whose recordings were made in the 1970s. He has played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He has played with KISS, James Brown and Peter Gabriel as well...
- drums - Bob Mann - guitar, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...