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One of the most indulgent live rock albums ever released was undoubtedly Mountain's Twin Peaks from 1974, which included a never-ending, over half-an-hour (!) long version of "Nantucket Sleighride." Luckily, the 1993 live album from Mountain guitarist Leslie West, Live, does not commit any similar flubs. Once considered to be one of rock's top guitarists -- with a style that was a more heavy metal-esque take on Eric Clapton's playing circa Cream -- West by the '80s committed the same blunder that a lot of other veteran guitar players did around this time. Instead of sticking to the style that garnered him recognition in the first place, he attempted to keep pace with the young bucks (namely Eddie Van Halen) by attempting to incorporate modern techniques into his playing, resulting in a muddled and unoriginal style. While some of Live shows that West was still coming out of the wilderness, for the most part, you're treated to solid readings of such Mountain classics as "Never in My Life," "Theme for an Imaginary Western," and of course, an album-closing reading of "Mississippi Queen." ~ Greg Prato
Personnel: Leslie West (vocals, guitar); Leslie West; Richie Scarlet (bass guitar); Paul Beretta (drums).
Audio Mixer: Paul Orofino.
Live Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  The greatest Leslie West live performance ever!
This is bar none the gretest performance ever recorded by Leslie West. He even remembers the words to all the songs. The opening guitar solo which transforms into the Star Spangled Banner is worth the price of this CD alone. Interesting is that no location is given for the recording. I have attended a lot of Mountain/Leslie West concerts and never heard an audience so fired up which leads me to believe that this was either recorded in Europe/Japan or this is a live studio effort with the audience dubbed in. Never the less, this is a great performance that if you a fan of Leslie's guitar style, this is a MUST HAVE.
Submitted by alansulik (Grand Blanc, MI, USA) 
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The best Live-Version of Nantucket Sleighride I ever heard. Leslie West is the greatest.
Submitted by wmitsch (Potsdam, Germany)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Elecrifying Performance
In the early '90's, I had the chance to see Leslie West live several time in clubs along the Jersey Shore. This CD was recorded around that time. Lelie is in fine voice and his guitar playing is terrific. Many people only know of Mississippi Queen by Mountain, but the other songs on the CD are memorable also and there is a feeling of high energy (a feeling you get at his shows and his stage presence- he is a big guy). I recommend this CD to any fan of classic rock music. Check out his cover of Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile. great intro of Never in My Life.
Submitted by tom (brick, nj, usa)
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This is a super fine 'live' Mountain performence frm @1993(the liner notes are mute on this,darn).
Did I say "Mountain"? You betcha! Though the cd headlines Leslie West, all the tracks are guitar dominated renditions of what made the early Mountain lineup spectacular.On this cd we have West showing the crowd that he was/is the backbone of that sound and it's hard to argue that here.
Included also is a blistering version of 'Theme for an Imaginary Western' dedicated to his late friend Felix, and 2 tracks in homage to his greatest influences, Hendrix and Jeff Beck.Even the 'Guitar solo' which begins the set has several 'Star-spangeled-banner' licks.
This concert has an "intimate' feel to it.It's as if Leslie wants to show his fans that HE knows what the essence of Mountain was/is...and sets out to prove it.
The tracks are lean and muscular with a 7:30 'Nantucket Sleighride' and a fierce 6:50 'Theme for an Imaginary western'. Total time= 49:02
Submitted by James (Sunland, CA, USA)
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