Leslie West

Leslie West - Alligator (1989)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Oct. 30, 2021
Leslie West - Alligator (1989)

Leslie West - Alligator (1989)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 185 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 72 Mb
Full Scans ~ 35 Mb | 00:29:53 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock | I.R.S. Records #EIRSACD 1017

Originally released in 1989 on IRS' Illegal Records imprint, Leslie West's Alligator seemed then and still seems now, as evidenced by this straight reissue from Voiceprint Records, to be mostly West treading water. He plays some hot guitar here, of course, but then not as much as one might like, and he sings a lot here, too, perhaps more than one might like. It all adds up to a rather ho hum album without a single track that really takes your head off, although the flashy "Hall of the Mountain King/Theme from Exodus" mini-suite sure aims for sonic decapitation, as does the screeching "Whiskey" (featuring bass by Stanley Clarke), and West's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" is certainly atmospheric enough, but in the end it all seems more like cage rattling than a substantial musical statement. Stick to the early Mountain records for West at his best.

Leslie West - Still Climbing (2013)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Dec. 1, 2022
Leslie West - Still Climbing (2013)

Leslie West - Still Climbing (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 316 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 101 Mb
Full Scans ~ 150 Mb | 00:41:48 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Provogue Records #PRD 7405 5

Legendary hard rock guitarist Leslie West – best known for his work with Mountain and the Vagrants – shows that he's not about to start slowing down despite a career that's spanned six decades with this set of passionate, blues-influenced rock & roll. Still Climbing features West offering up his trademark meaty guitar riffs and gale-force vocals while accompanied by a handful of guest stars, including blues guitar legend Johnny Winter, Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, and modern-day bluesman Jonny Lang. Along with a handful of fresh original songs, Still Climbing also includes new interpretations of "When a Man Loves a Woman," "Over the Rainbow," and "Feeling Good."

Leslie West - The Great Fatsby (1975) {2008, Reissue}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 27, 2024
Leslie West - The Great Fatsby (1975) {2008, Reissue}

Leslie West - The Great Fatsby (1975) {2008, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 230 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 110 Mb
Full Scans | 00:33:25 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Voiceprint #VP455CD

Released on Foreigner manager Bud Prager's RCA imprint – Phantom records, it is one of two albums released by Leslie West on that label in 1975, the other being titled simply The Leslie West Band. The Great Fatsby's album cover has the rock & roll guitarist in front of a mansion surrounded by babes à la the F. Scott Fitzgerald character. It opens with a nice and bluesy Paul Kelly tune, "Don't Burn Me," and for the post-Mountain work here, that direction works best. "The House of the Rising Sun" features a duet with Dana Valery and is an interesting read on the traditional tune made famous by the Animals. Mick Jagger plays some guitar on a tune credited to himself, Keith Richards, West, Corky Laing, and Sandra Palmer.

Leslie West - Blue Me (2006)  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 2, 2022
Leslie West - Blue Me (2006)

Leslie West - Blue Me (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 381 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 142 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Blues-Rock | Label: Provogue Records | # PRD 7191 2 | Time: 00:51:56

Leslie West 's Blue Me, is a collection of blues standards done in the inimitable West style. 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.

Leslie West - Collection (2007)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 30, 2024
Leslie West - Collection (2007)

Leslie West - Collection (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 422 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 146 Mb
Full Scans | 00:57:04 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Electric Blues | Blues Bureau International #BB 20582

The blues has informed Leslie West's work since the earliest days of Mountain, but Collection, which cherry-picks from his output for the Blues Bureau label (1993-2006), is the most concentrated assemblage yet of the guitarist's covers within the blues idiom. It's easy to imagine West putting plenty of muscle into classics like John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom," Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," and Muddy Waters' "Baby Please Don't Go," and he does. The latter especially burns, with West unreeling a screaming solo and strangled vocals, ably abetted by drummer Aynsley Dunbar, bassist Tim Bogert, and rhythm guitarist Kevin Curry. But some of the most surprising moments occur where you'd least expect them.

Leslie West - Mountain (1969) Reissue 1996  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 13, 2024
Leslie West - Mountain (1969) Reissue 1996

Leslie West - Mountain (1969) Reissue 1996
XLD | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 232 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 108 Mb | Scans included
Hard Rock, Blues-Rock | Label: Columbia/Legacy | # CK 66439 | 00:35:55

Frequently classified as the first album by the group Mountain, which was named after it, Leslie West's initial solo album featured bass/keyboard player Felix Pappalardi, who also produced it and co-wrote eight of its 11 songs, and drummer N.D. Smart II. (This trio did, indeed, tour under the name Mountain shortly after the album's release, even performing at Woodstock, though Smart was replaced by Corky Laing and Steve Knight was added as keyboard player for the formal recording debut of the group, Mountain Climbing!, released in February 1970.) Pappalardi had been Cream's producer, and that power trio, as well as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, were the models for this rock set, which was dominated by West's throaty roar of a voice and inventive blues-rock guitar playing. Though West had led the Vagrants for years and cut a handful of singles with them, this was his first album release, and it made for an auspicious debut, instantly establishing him as a guitar hero and setting the style of Mountain's subsequent recordings.

Leslie West - Dodgin' The Dirt (1993)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 19, 2024
Leslie West - Dodgin' The Dirt (1993)

Leslie West - Dodgin' The Dirt (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 365 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 151 Mb
Full Scans | 00:50:38 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | Blues Bureau International #BB-2015-2

Leslie West first gained recognition as the lead guitarist for the Vagrants, a locally popular 1960s Long Island group. One of that band'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. They cut the albums Climbing! (February 1970, a gold-selling LP featuring the Top 40 single "Mississippi Queen"), Nantucket Sleighride (January 1971, which also went gold), and Flowers of Evil (November 1971). In 1972, Pappalardi left Mountain to return to producing.

Leslie West - Theme (1988) {2006, Reissue}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Aug. 25, 2021
Leslie West - Theme (1988) {2006, Reissue}

Leslie West - Theme (1988) {2006, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 244 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 103 Mb
Full Scans | 00:35:30 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Voiceprint #VP380CD

Leslie West has gained fame the world over during his 30-plus year career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. He is most noted for his role as leader of the explosive hard rock trio, Mountain, which was named by VH-1 as one of the Top 100 Hard Rock Groups of all time.

Leslie West - Guitarded (2004)  Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 12, 2024
Leslie West - Guitarded (2004)

Leslie West - Guitarded (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 533 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 191 Mb
Full Scans | 01:06:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock | Voiceprint #VP343CD

Releasing "all covers" albums can amount to either one of two things. Either the artist doing the covering is buying time between real albums or the artist doing the covering really wants to give some attention back to his musical heroes, who helped shape his playing early on. Over the years, former Mountain singer/guitarist Leslie West has recorded quite a few covers, quite a few of which are featured on a 2005 release (that sported an un-PC title), Guitarded. Focusing on old blues numbers and rock tracks from the late '60s, West proves that he can still let his fingers fly all these years later. Standouts here include a fine, bluesy take of the Beatles' obscure "Old Brown Shoe," as well as West covering an old Mountain tune (which late singer/bassist Felix Pappalardi sang originally), "Theme for an Imaginary Western."

The Leslie West Band - s/t (1975) {2008 Voiceprint}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at Aug. 13, 2021
The Leslie West Band - s/t (1975) {2008 Voiceprint}

The Leslie West Band - s/t (1975) {2008 Voiceprint}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | 207 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 123 mb
Genre: hard rock, blues rock

This is the only album Leslie West released with/as The Leslie West Band. Originally released in 1975, this was remastered in 2008 by the Voiceprint label.