Avalanche

Performer: Mountain
Engineer: Bob D'Orleans
Producer: Felix Pappalardi
Distributor: Gotham Distributing Corp.

Notes: Mountain: Leslie West (vocals, guitar); Felix Pappalardi (vocals, keyboards, bass); David Perry (guitar); Corky Laing (drums, percussion). Originally released on Columbia (33088). Personnel: Leslie West (vocals, guitar); Felix Pappalardi (vocals, keyboards); David Perry (guitar); Corky Laing (drums, percussion). Liner Note Author: Al Fichera. Recording information: 01/1974/02/1974. Unknown Contributor Role: Corky Laing. Coming on the heels of their live Twin Peaks, this release features more of a guitar-oriented sound than previous efforts. Highlights include their cover of Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "You Better Believe It," the latter sounding like a return to the Climbing days. The rest, however, sounds like it could have been left buried under the Avalanche. Everything was downhill after this. ~ James Chrispell

Led by power-riffing guitarist Leslie West and bassist/songwriter/producer Felix Pappalardi, Mountain formed in New York City in 1969. With songs like "Mississippi Queen" and "Boys in the Band," the Woodstock alums have come to represent the fierce technique and utter heaviness (and often the unfortunate excess) of the best 1970s blues-inspired hard-rock bands. Pappalardi was tragically murdered by his wife in 1983; however, West and drummer Corky Laing continued to tour and record under the Mountain name into the 2000s.

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