MetaChat - Legendary Guitarist and Mountain frontman Leslie West hass passed on at 75.

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24 December 2020

Legendary Guitarist and Mountain frontman Leslie West hass passed on at 75. .Breaking in with the Vagrants, he then hooked up with bassist Felix Pappalardi and Drummer N.D. Smart to form the hard rock/metal pioneers Mountain. They gave us the boisterous "Mississippi Queen,", the lyrical "Theme From An Imaginary Western,", the oft-sanpled "Long Red,", the Woodstock tribute "For Yasgur's Farm" and the roiling "Nantucket Slieighride." His legendary guitar tone and yowl of a voice are missed.RIP, Leslie.

post by: jonmc at: 12:57 | 4 comments

Ah damn...

posted by Senyar 24 December | 14:17

2020 keeps on taking.

posted by mightshould 24 December | 15:28

Well shit.

posted by arse_hat 25 December | 00:47

I've played 'Theme From An Imaginary Western' and 'Nantucket Sleighride' in old guy bars in New York and had heads rise from the bar that hadn't moved for music in decades. It's a band that only people of a certain age remember, but who's influence in enormous.

posted by jonmc 25 December | 01:14

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