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Although Mountain only had a few years of true artistic greatness, their impact on hard rock was impressive; April Wine, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top and Pat Travers were among the many hard rockers who were directly or indirectly influenced by Mountain's early-'70s recordings. Creatively, Mountain was never the same after the departure of Felix Pappalardi in 1972, and some rock historians have questioned whether or not lead singer/guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing should have continued to use the name Mountain in the '80s, '90s or 2000s -- that they should call themselves something like the "West/Laing Group" because without the late Pappalardi, they aren't really Mountain. Nonetheless, West and Laing still have their hardcore followers, who are the target audience of this 2004 release. Eruption, a double-CD live album, spotlights two post-Pappalardi versions of Mountain. The first unites West and Laing with bassist Mark Clarke (of Uriah Heap fame), and that lineup is heard on some New York club performances from 1985; the second lineup (West, Laing and bassist Richie Scarlet) is heard during a European tour of 2003. Of course, hearing Mountain in 1985 and 2003 isn't like hearing Pappalardi-era Mountain back in 1970 and 1971 -- the group is way past its prime, which isn't to say that Eruption is without merit. West and Laing are in decent form on old favorites like "Nantucket Sleighride" (which they perform in both 1985 and 2003), "Mississippi Queen" and "Never in My Life"." But here's the thing: Mountain was much more than decent back in their early-'70s heyday -- they were one of the most powerful and exciting hard rock bands around. Casual listeners should stick to Mountain's classic Pappalardi-era output; Eruption is strictly for the group's most diehard fans. ~ Alex Henderson
Mountain: Leslie West (vocals, guitar); Richie Scarlet, Mark Clarke (vocals, bass guitar); Corky Laing (vocals, drums).
Liner Note Author: Greg Russo.
Eruption Music Review Average Rating: (3.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Disappointing
I am a huge fan of Mountain, and have been since about 1972. This disc is very disappointing -- the mix is awful, the vocals (when Leslie can remember the words) are awful, and for a Mountain fan who knows what these songs are supposed to sound like, it is painful to listen to this disc. There are some highlights to be found here (e.g. Crossroads, House of the Rising Sun), but they're buried in so much poorly performed (and generally poorly recorded) sonic junk, that it's just not worth a Mountain fan's time or money. Mountain is capable of so much more...
Submitted by Glen (Kennewick, WA) 
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Great music, Leslie on fire ,Disc 1 poor recording
Im a huge Mountain/Leslie West Fan. As soon as I heard about this release I was exited. Disc 1 : I really think a better recording could have been found.
The music is awsome but Leslies' voice is shot.
Disc 2 : INCREDIBLE !!!!
Ive seen Mountain on a few of the last area dates and these recorings are great live stuff. The performance is fantastic in all respects!!
I would have prefered a disc 1 from the same tour as disc 2 was from.
Submitted by bigmako1j (New Jersey)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  West At His Best
This live recording comes closest to the time I saw Leslie, Corky and Ritchie
perform in Berkeley. Leslie
apparently borrowed another band's amps, promptly blowing them up halfway through the opening number!
"Eruption" is the best live Mountain recording to date. No one tortures a guitar like Leslie; the outrageous versions of "Mississippi Queen" and "Why Dontcha"
on these CD's prove it.
As Mountain used to print on their album covers, "Best enjoyed at maximum volume."
Indeed! Buy "Eruption" and crank it up!
Submitted by gilmichaels (alameda, ca.)
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Crossroads alone is worth the price of these disks
This is good stuff. And pleny of it. With the two hiddentracks, Stormy Monday with Felix, and the other one, it clocks in at 130 minutes. Thats alot of Leslie/Corky.
And the jam. Croosroads is great, and many of the others. A nice live version of Why Dontcha finally. Nantucket runs through alot of rock and roll classics, pretty cool.
Adios Amigos
Submitted by mike (8x10 Club)
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Eruption offers a good taste of what its like to be at a Mountain show. I have been to about 30 over the last 10 years. While some nights are better than others for Leslie and Corky...the two cd's in this set, include some real explosive stuff (the squeal and howl of the solo on Yasgurs Farm is vintage West). While the quality is that of a good bootleg, it is muffled at times, especially on cd one. With that said there are songs done live here that will probably never be performed again (Spark, Hard Times, Rocky Mountain Way). The hidden tracks are not marked in the notes, so I have no idea where they are from, but judging by the sound quality, they are old.
Two weeks later I still pop this CD in daily and crank it up in the car, and if you are a Mountain fan (the few teh proud the brave) you will enjoy Eruption.
Submitted by j_iannuzzi (Greenwich, CT, USA)
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