Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Leslie west and joe bonamassa recorded warren haynes if heartaches were nickels together. Wests style combines his famously saturated tone with clean technique and execution. A great interview series with the king of tone, mr leslie west. Wests wholly unique sound, distinguished by beautifully melodic phrasing, his slow, wide vibrato, and a crushing guitar tone set the standard in the late sixties and early. May 08, 2010 leslie west born leslie weinstein on october 22, 1945 is an american rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. An exclusive living legends music 9 part interview series with mark farner, formerly of grand funk railroad. Leslie west s 16th album soundcheck will be released on mascot label groups provogue on november 20 soundcheck is the sixteenth solo album by legendary rock guitarist leslie west. Do you have any idea how it feels to get to interview such a guitar legend a mr leslie west maybe be mr west is not that famous among. He is most noted for his role as leader of the explosive hard rock trio, mountain, which was named by vh1 as one of the top 100 hard rock groups of all time. Netflix puts 10 educational documentaries on youtube for free. Do you have any idea how it feels to get to interview such a guitar legend a mr leslie west french version.
A talented rock guitarist, as a solo artist and as a member of several bands, including vagrants and. Leslie west has been in the business for more than half his life and takes a few moments to sit down and talk with premier guitar. Leslie west s blue me, is a collection of blues standards done in the inimitable west style. Leslie west trio people get ready blood of the sun by unsteadyfreddie. I love the pickup in these, i bought one for my charvel it sounds like a fatter,hotter p90 and cleans up great for a hot pu. Leslie wests 7 heaviest hard rocking guitar moments vh1 news. Leslie west, bobby rondinelli and rev jones playing crossroads live 111018 bay shore, ny.
Dave haladay this and three other of their shows were on dime available for download. Originally named leslie weinstein, west was born in new york city, grew up in. Listen free to leslie west unusual suspects one more drink for the road feat. October 22, 1945 is an american rock guitarist, vocalist. May 12, 2008 leslie west has been in the business for more than half his life and takes a few moments to sit down and talk with premier guitar. Leslie has released a number of solo albums and is highly respected for his guitar work. Leslie west covers bob dylans blowin in the wind on. Question new video wjohn lodge brief interview by taranberk. Best of all, west has a hot new signature guitar, the dean leslie west model. An exclusive series of living legends music interviews with leslie west. Leslie west teamed up with ian gillan of deep purple fame, to cowrite and play guitar on the song hang me out to dry from the gillan album toolbox, released in europe in 1991. It follows 20s critically acclaimed still climbing. On october 22, 1945, leslie weinstein burst forth into the world as big, bold, bouncing baby boy whod grow up and out. Blue me contains the kind of guttural vocals and soulful bluesy guitar playing that have established leslie as one of the greatest talents in the history of rock and roll and delivers the kind of high level performance, which west fans have come to expect.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Before moving to satellite radio, howard invited leslie west from. Mountain is west s first solo album after several years spent as a member of the vagrants. Read part two of our interview with leslie west here, featuring more about mountain plus his solo career and some favorite live and studio jam sessions. This allaccess video couples guitar lessons and instruction with the inside story of the selftaught guitarist from mountain, who pioneered heavy metal music. Frequently classified as the first album by the group mountain, which was named after it, leslie west s initial solo album featured basskeyboard player felix pappalardi, who also produced it and cowrote eight of its 11 songs, and drummer n. Exclusive leslie west interview with michael schenker duration. Bruce quit in the summer of 1973, and west and laing briefly formed leslie west s wild west show. Peter frampton, brian may, max middleton, bonni bramlett, and jack bruce. West stated that he had narrowed his commonly played instruments down to two. To kick off his new interview series on music aficionado, west decided to turn the tables on his old pal, with the guitar legend asking the questions of the sirius xm radio. Jimi asked me, do you think leslie west is better than me.
Download the siriusxm app for more classic performances from the stern. The aim of my has been and always is to give you an incite into my musical ventures past, present and future. Leslie west played on whos next, posted by groonrikk. One man, many talents a distinctive voice in all he does leslie west has gained fame the world over during his 30plus year career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. Offering hardhitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of. From techniques and influences to writing and performing, leslie gives a comprehensive look at his playing and th. Leslie west gives gp the skinny on his mississippi queen. Oct 26, 2012 guitar rock legend leslie west shares his struggles with diabetes. Find leslie west discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Leslie west interviews howard stern music aficionado. And watch that metal show on vh1 classic saturdays at 98c.
Leslie west is a founding member of the band mountain. The album was recorded with bassist and producer felix pappalardi, who shortly after formed the band mountain named after the album with west. Join facebook to connect with leslie west and others you may know. Leslie west tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Leslie west isnt a particularly innovative guitarist, and his style and approach have barely moved an eyelash since he first broke into the public consciousness with mountain back in the early 70s, but he gets a tone heavier than plutonium on his les paul, and when he sings, its a gearshredding roar that would make john kay proud. Jul 12, 2011 leslie west says that a looming new album in september and concert tour this fall have given him incentive to recover from having the bottom half of his right leg amputated last month. Mountainnever in my lifefrom live in paris by voiceprinttv. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. He played at the original woodstock and his music lives on as classic radio staples. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your leslie west collection. This dvd focuses on his style and influences with the master exploring techniques he has used to write and form fabulous riffs and solos. Someday when i list my all time favorite modern songs from leslie west, legend will have to sit on top of the rainbow. I have been a leslie west fan since mountain first got popular, and have read quite a few accounts of this over the years.
Fret12 has already posted this on youtube, but i wanted to ensure my mountain audience got a look at this. The trio recorded two studio albums, why dontcha october 1972 and whatever turns you on july 1973. Take a look behind the scenes at namm with guitar legends leslie west, michael schenker and dean ceo elliott dean. Long red is a song recorded by leslie west for his album mountain. Leslie west is a legendary guitarist and has a a powerful soulful voice. But after ignoring diabetes for decades, his choice was to lose a leg or lose his life. Go behind the scenes with that metal show and artists youve seen on the show. West performed the song with his band mountain in 1972 for their live album mountain live. Aug 27, 2008 part 2 continues on the exclusive interview with leslie west and his new budda amps. In an interview segment on night of the guitars live. Downloading didnt exist, cds were still coming up, says janie. Leslie west born leslie weinstein, october 22, 1945 first gained worldwide recognition in 1969 as the guitarist and singer in the groundbreaking rock band mountain. Oct 21, 2015 on october 22, 1945, leslie weinstein burst forth into the world as big, bold, bouncing baby boy whod grow up and out.
It was covered by fat mattress in 1971 for their unfinished third album eventually seeing release on the black sheep of the family. Leslie weinstein first made his mark in midsixties garage rock, with the vagrants meaty cover of otis reddings respect. There are quite a few leslie west interviews on the net. With howard stern, robin quivers, leslie west, steve rossi. Leslie west has gained fame the world over during his 30plus year career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. This is an excerpt from an archival gp interview with leslie west. This entry was posted in rock and tagged hard rock, leslie west on march 26, 2012 by jas obrecht. Leslie west mountain southbound train live at woodstock remastered 14,012 views 5 years ago quite possibly the greatest display of les paul jr tone ever recorded by the very best at it, leslie west. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
This morning justin hayward john lodge the blue jays by. In one of his final interviews, a couple of days before his isle of wight appearance, hendrix told britains. West s wholly unique sound, distinguished by beautifully melodic phrasing, his slow, wide vibrato, and a crushing guitar tone set the standard in the late sixties and early. When it comes to guitar tone, leslie west stands alone. Forget all the references to jack bruce because this here gem of an album is all about the vocal chords and the guitar of leslie west who, once heard, is never forgotten and, whilst probably more known for his work with mountain, has had a long and fruitful solo career and theme bears witness to that. Please be aware that due to covid19 and limited staffing, you may experience a slight delay in the shipment of your orders. Leslie west, corky laing, felix pappalardi, and steve knight live at the henry lewitt arena, witchita state. That was the only place that we could work regularly. I remember billy joel was with the hassles, and there was a group called the illusion, another called the rich kids. Mountains first gig was at fillmore west in 1969, remembers leslie west.
Leslie west is an american rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Lead guitarist from mountain, heavy rock band from usa. There is one in particular out there where he goes into quite a bit of detail about the who album as well as felix pappalardis death. Throughout the years, leslie west has been a fixture on his friend howard sterns radio shows, but the format of the interviews has always followed the same pattern. I gave leslie a call, and he invited me right over. A live album, live n kickin, was released in april 1974. But after ignoring diabetes for decades, his choice was to. Leslie wests 7 heaviest hard rocking guitar moments vh1. West s style combines his famously saturated tone with clean technique and execution.
Aug 10, 2019 mc5 at tartar field, wayne state university, detroit ramblin rosekick out the jamslooking at you july 1970 00. He is best known as a founding member of the hard rock band mountain. May 12, 2008 best of all, west has a hot new signature guitar, the dean leslie west model. West released it on guitarded 2005, and bonamassa on a new day yesterday. The 10 heftiest hard rockers in literally heavy metal. Listen free to leslie west got blooze baby please dont go, third degree and more. There are examples from mississippi queen, sea of fire, etc.
At the time, it had been four years since the leslie west band album, and his career was in flux. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion spotlight. Sep 14, 2015 leslie west born leslie weinstein, october 22, 1945 first gained worldwide recognition in 1969 as the guitarist and singer in the groundbreaking rock band mountain. He couples that with taste, effective use of light and shade, dynamics, drama, and melodic licks that go straight to the heart. The leslie west band licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of voiceprint. Mountain frontman leslie west brings in some famous friends for his latest solo album, soundcheck.
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