Masters Of War

Performer: Mountain
Engineer: Ben Elliot
Producer: Leslie West
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Mountain: Leslie West (vocals, guitars); Todd Wolfe (guitar); Brian Mitchell (accordion, piano, organ); Ritchie Scarlet, Kenny Aronson (bass guitar); Corky Laing (drums). Additional personnel: Ozzy Osbourne (vocals); Warren Haynes (guitar). When the two original members of Mountain, guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing, along with Richie Scarlet on bass, decided to release their first new record since 2002's Mystic Fire to mark their 35th anniversary as a band, thankfully they didn't simply re-record their own classics like "Mississippi Queen" or "Theme for an Imaginary Western." Instead, they pay tribute to Bob Dylan by covering 12 songs from his monumental catalog. While the overall concept is a bit stronger than the execution, guest guitarist Warren Haynes' appearance on "Serve Somebody" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and Ozzy Osbourne's anguished reading of "Master's of War" are highlights of Masters of War. ~ Al Campbell

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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