{"product_id":"mountain-the-ritz-new-york-1985-cd","title":"Mountain - The Ritz, New York, 1985 - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in Long Island, New York 1969, Mountain named themselves after vocalist-guitarist Leslie West's 1969 solo album. The band originally consisted of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart. Soon after their appearance at Woodstock, Smart was replaced by Canadian Laurence \"Corky\" Laing who played on \u003ci\u003eClimbing!\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) which reached No. 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and featured what then became the band's signature song, \"Mississippi Queen\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir follow up album \u003ci\u003eNantucket Sleighride\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) reached no.16 but failed to yield a hit single, despite the theme tune being used on UK TV's Weekend World and was subsequently covered by British Rockers Quartz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1972 a combination of drug abuse within the band and Pappalardi's road weariness and burgeoning hearing impairment meant they broke up shortly after their UK tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis performance at the Ritz, NYC on June 5th, 1985 for broadcast by WNEW-FM, magnificently captures the raw intensity of Mountain live with Leslie West - guitar, vocals, Mark Clarke - bass, vocals and Corky Laing - drums, percussion, it features the tracks Hard Times and Spark from their recently released \u003ci\u003eGo For Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMountain's music, at its finest, is an organic and feral experience, they are one of many bands commonly credited with influencing the development of heavy metal music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrank this album up and decide for yourselves!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 1\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. DJ Intro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Never In My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Why Dontcha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Stage Banter #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Hard Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Stage Banter #2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Theme For an Imaginary Western\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Spark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Nantucket Sleight Ride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Instrumental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Mississippi Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Radio Station ID \/ Encore Break\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Rocky Mountain Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Rock and Roll Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. DJ Outro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RevolutionBeats.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52358847660278,"sku":"REVUSCD3805571202030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2979\/4246\/files\/Mount.jpg?v=1794334751","url":"https:\/\/www.vinyltopia.com\/products\/mountain-the-ritz-new-york-1985-cd","provider":"RevolutionBeats.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}