or iTunes Price: $9.99 Genre: Blues Released: Oct 29, 2013 Customer Ratings (13 Ratings) |
Still Climbing – Leslie WestCustomer ReviewsMoved touched and inspired (5 stars)To put out great music over 5 decades is a feat unto itself. To have it be as powerful and moving now as it was 50 years ago is beyond words. Still Climbing Indeed ! (5 stars) Man....saw Leslie West like over 40 years ago....and to hear his latest album...sweet ! Bought 4 songs right away ! Great stuff. WOW (5 stars) Now THIS is what Rock is all about! The grit and soul displayed on this album reminds me of the 60s, 70s and early 80s when bands actually played instead of lip-syncing to canned tracks as is all too common today. Keep Rockin Mr West!! BiographyBorn: October 22, 1945 in Forest Hills, New York, NYGenre: Rock Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s Leslie West first gained recognition as the lead guitarist for the Vagrants, a locally popular 1960s Long Island group. One of that group's singles was produced by Felix Pappalardi, a bass player who also produced Cream. After the Vagrants and Cream split up, Pappalardi played bass on and produced West's debut solo album, Mountain (July 1969). Following its release, the two teamed up with drummer Norman Smart (soon replaced by Corky Laing) and keyboard player Steve Knight to form the band Mountain,...
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