Leslie West - 5 Originals [New CD]

Description: Leslie West - 5 Originals [New CD] Artist: Leslie West Title: 5 Originals Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2021 Label: Voiceprint Uk UPC: 805772061729 Genre: Rock Album TracksDISC 1:1. Money (Watch Gonna Do)2. Dear Prudence3. Get It Up (No Bass Whatsoever)4. Singapore Sling5. By the River6. The Twister7. Setting Sun8. Sea of Heartbreak9. We'll Find a Way10. We Gotta Get Outta This Place11. Don't Burn Me12. House of the Rising Sun13. High Roller14. I'm Gonna Love You Thru the Night15. E S P16. Honky Tonk Women17. If I Still Had You18. Doctor LoveDISC 2:1. Talk Dirty2. Motherload3. Theme from An Imaginary Western4. I'm Cryin'5. Red House6. Love Is Forever7. I Ate It8. Spoonful9. Love Me Tender10. Sea of Fire11. Waiting for the F Change12. Whiskey13. Alligator14. I Put a Spell on You15. All of Me16. The Stealer17. Hall of the Mountain King / Theme from Exodus18. Dream LoverDISC 3:1. Allergic2. Cross Cut Saw Blues3. Stormy Monday4. Honky Tonk Women5. Hang Me Out to Dry6. If Heartaches Were Nickels7. The Cell8. Dragon Lady9. Goin' Down10. Third Degree11. Born to Be Wild12. Old Brown Shoe13. Theme from An Imaginary Western Lots of material here, from former Mountain guitarist, the late (and decidedly great) Leslie West. It’s probably fair to say that, since the original dissolution of Mountain in the early ’70s, his career has never quite reached the same level of mainstream success, with his solo albums (of which there have been many) often flying under the radar of all but the most dedicated West Watchers. This is an injustice, however, as a listen to almost any of his recordings (and certainly any of the original Mountain The first surprising thing is that there is no room for West’s very first solo album, entitled Mountain, from 1969. Giving rise to the band’s name (and named for his famously considerable size), the album is highly regarded and gave rise to several Mountain songs such as Long Red, Dreams Of Milk And Honey and Blood Of The Sun, and featuring Pappalardi on it. It is often thought of as the ‘unofficial’ Mountain debut album, but one would imagine that licensing issues precluded its inclusion here. The first al The follow up, 1976’s The Leslie West Band, recorded by the band of that name which he had by now formed – including Mick Jones on second guitar, ex of Spooky Tooth and later of Foreigner – is cut very much from the same cloth. Indeed, it is close in terms of quality, with arguably higher peaks but perhaps a touch more filler. Cream of the crop here is the guitar genius of Sea Of Heartbreak, which is so good that it seems a crime when it finishes after only three and a half minutes. West’s guitar here is so Fast forward now to 1988, with the album Theme, recorded with Jack Bruce on bass and vocals. Unsurprisingly given the title, Bruce’s song which Mountain made their own, Theme From An Imaginary Western, makes an appearance here, though despite Bruce’s excellent vocal, it cannot compete with Mountain’s own version. Similarly, live recordings of Red House and Spoonful pad things out rather, and despite standouts Talk Dirty, Motherload, I Ate It and a surprisingly well done if brief Love Me Tender, it’s the wea For the last album of the set we hurtle forward a full fifteen years to 2004 for the questionably titled Guitarded. In fact, in addition to the title, the cover of a ‘disabled sign’ wheelchair used holding a guitar make this one of those ‘did they know what they were thinking?’ moments. Had it been after Leslie lost his leg to diabetes it would have had a self-mocking humorous point, but is wasn’t. Still, that is of no consequence as the material here – all thirteen tracks of it , lasting a full 70 minutes In summary, the Five Originals set is the one for the casual fan. Apart from Guitarded, the other albums are all either too patchy or too short to be recommended as stand-alone buys, but collected in this way they give a very healthy serving of exceptional music. The absolute best way of getting hold of this material, and certainly recommended. Got Live is much more for the dedicated fan, as the sometimes poor recording quality and sloppy execution of the likes of … Sleighride would probably test the uninit Overall though, a fine tribute to a man larger than life in more ways than one. RIP Leslie, you were a talent to behold.LESLIE WEST / 5 ORIGINALS© DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Title: 5 Originals

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Brand: Voiceprint Uk

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Release Year: 2021

Genre: Rock

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Artist: West, Leslie

Release Title: 5 Originals