Twin Peaks

This is absolutely wonderful. For some inexplicable reason I hear this album for the first time aged 54. This ranks among the best live albums of the 70's - one the same level as Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous" and UFO's "Strangers in the Night"

Recorded live in Osaka in August 1973, Twin Peaks is notorious for its 31-minute version of "Nantucket Sleighride" (here restored to a single track - it occupied two sides of the original double LP), in which Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi's hand-me-down Cream-isms eventually outstay their welcome.Elsewhere, though, there are invigorating versions of "Never in my Life", "Blood of the Sun" and "Silver Paper" which make up for all that excess riffage and lickery, and the band generally sounds in fine fettle, despite the absence of original Mountaineers Corky Laing and Steve Knight.Well worth a listen for hard-rock aficionados and devotees of no-nonsense plank-spanking, though probably not the best place to start if you're new to Mountain, in which case the upcoming remasters of the "Best of" compilation and the "Nantucket Sleighride" album (both due April 03) would be better bets.

One of the all time classic rock albums.

Very good album, the live version of "Nantucket Sleighride" is about the best live performances I've ever heard. Worth buying the album just for that.

Superb live album.

Mountain as a band sprang originally to live through the solo album by that name from outstanding guitar player and singer/songwriter Leslie West, with the help of Felix Pappalardi on bass and production. From then on the recorded Climbing, Nantucket Sleighride, Flowers of Evil (partially live) and The Road Goes Ever On, also live, with Corky Laing on drums and Steve Knight on organ, before disbanding. West and Laing teamed up with Jack Bruce and formed a power trio. Halfway West and Laing separated that outfit, West went on with Pappalardi again, plus Bob Mann on guitar and keyboards and Allan Schwartzberg s on drums, to perform under the Mountain moniker in Japan several shows, from which this album is culled. An excellent performance throughout, from the start with Never in My live tot finish with Mississippi Queen, Silver Paper and the Chuck Berry cover Roll over Beethoven. The middle section is dominated by, build upon, a lengthy, 30 minutes plus, rendition of their Nantucket Sleighride, raw, loud, pure and overwhelming. With plenty of guitars riffing and interplay between West and Mann, which could not have done before with only one guitarist in the band. Brilliant! In the seventies almost every band released a live album, few of them can match the standards set with this album, which outshines many of them. This is how a rock concert must be. A delight to fans and lovers of hard rock/heavy metal by any means. Strongly recommended.

If over-the-top 70's guitar brilliance and top class heavy blues rock is your cup of tea you'll love this! Personally I couldn't care less if Nantucket Sleighride went on for three or four hours! I could listen to Leslie West jamming for ever! In the track 4 guitar solo he even plays Jingle Bells! What more could you possibly want?!

This is not my kind of music but OH has been a keen follower of this group and its music for years,

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Uno de esos directos que uno no se puede perder. Entre los temas Theme for an imaginary western y más de media hora del delicioso Nantucket sleigh ride. Muy recomendable.

マウンテンを聞くと、フェリックス・パッパラルディが、クリームのプロデューサーとして、クリームの音楽性に深く関わっていた事が良く判ります。エリック・クラプトンがクリーム解散後、クリームの音楽から逃れようとしたのと対照的ですね。クリームというのは、ジャック・ブルースとフェリックス・パッパラルディのバンドだったと、言っていいと思います。ジャック・ブルースのソロアルバム収録曲、「Ｔｈｅｍｅ　Ｆｏｒ　Ａｎ　Ｉｍａｇｉｎａｒｙ　Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ」を、マウンテンがカヴァーしてるのは、その象徴と言えるでしょう。この曲、ジャック・ブルース版、ウッドストック版、スタジオ録音版、そしてＴｗｉｎ　Ｐｅａｋｓ版、４バージョン聞きましたが、どれも好きです。マウンテンのアルバム・ジャケットはパッパラルディの奥さんが、何枚か手がけていますが、私は、このアルバムのジャケットが一番好きです。とにかく、再び聞く事が出来た、それだけで満足です。

I've been a Mountain Fan ever since Mississippi Queen first hit the airwaves, I have owned this album in LP, Cassette and CD forms and it is the best album by Mountain bar none, in my humble oppinion. Excellent rocking on Crossroader, Mississippi Queen, Silver Paper and Roll Over Beethoven!! So if you like Mississippi Queen from the Climbing album you should love it from Twin Peaks. Nantucket Sleigh Ride is also better on stage than in the studio version, again in my humble oppinion. I'm an old time rocker starting with The Beatles first apperance on the Ed Sullivan show back in Feb. of 1964; not that that has in bearing on this review, just how long I have been rockin' out to groups from England and the U.S. of A.

７４年発表。前作発表後、マウンテンは活動を停止。ウェストとレイングはジャック・ブルースと合流してウェスト、ブルース＆レイングを結成して活動していたが、来日公演の直前になってブルースが脱退。その日程をこなすためにウェストはパパラルディと合流し、それがマウンテンの再結成となった。本作はその来日公演（７３年３月の大阪）の穴埋め公演を収録した２枚組ライヴ盤である。参加しているのはウェスト(g、vo)、パパラルディ(b、vo) に加えてボブ・マン(g、k)、アラン・シュワーツバーグ(dr) でコーキー・レイングは参加していない。本作の最大の聞き物は前作でも１７分という長尺演奏となっていた「ナンタケット・スレイライド」がアナログ時代のＢ、Ｃ面合わせて３０分超という更なる長尺演奏で聞けることだろう。レイングの不在は大きく、また意図せぬ共演という事実、また前作はグループを代表するライヴの名盤『The Road Goes Ever On』と言うこともあり、本作がイメージとしての評価が低いことは致し方あるまい。しかしながらスピーカーから飛び出してくるそのサウンドは嫌が応にも心が奪われる素晴らしい演奏である。録音良しミックス良し。変な小細工は不要と言わんばかりのストレートなサウンドである。７０年代のハード・ロックのライヴ盤には名盤が多いが、本作は間違いなくその中の上位に入るであろう。サウンドが流れるとその場の空気感すら変えてしまうライヴ盤。これこそが名盤の証ではないだろうか？