Flowers of Evil (album)
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Flowers of Evil is the third album by American
United States
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 hard rock
Hard rock
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 band Mountain
Mountain (band)
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...

. It was their first live
Live album
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 outing, with the second vinyl side consisting of material recorded on October 10, 1971 at the Woods-Brown Amphitheater of American University, Washington DC.

Side 1: Studio

  1. "Flowers of Evil" (West/Pappalardi/Rea) - 4:52
  2. "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) - 1:04
  3. "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi/Collins) - 3:54
  4. "Crossroader" (Pappalardi/Collins) - 4:53
  5. "Pride And Passion" (Pappalardi/Collins) - 7:11

Side 2: Live

  1. "Dream Sequence: Guitar Solo (West)/Roll Over Beethoven
    Roll Over Beethoven
    "Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the B-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music...

     (Chuck Berry)/Dreams of Milk and Honey (West/Pappalardi/Ventura/Landsberg)/Variations (West/Pappalardi/Laing/Knight)/Swan Theme (Pappalardi/Collins)" - 25:03
  2. "Mississippi Queen" (West/Pappalardi/Laing/Rea) - 3:49

Personnel

  • Leslie West
    Leslie West
    Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...

     - guitar
    Guitar
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    , vocals
    Singing
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  • Felix Pappalardi
    Felix Pappalardi
    Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bass guitarist.- Early life :Pappalardi was born in the Bronx, New York...

     - bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , vocals
  • Corky Laing
    Corky Laing
    Laurence Gordon "Corky" Laing is a Canadian rock drummer, best known as a longtime member of pioneering American hard rock band Mountain...

     - drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
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  • Steve Knight
    Steve Knight (musician)
    Steve Knight is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for Mountain, a rock band of the early 1970s.Knight was born in New York to artist parents. From 1938–1950, his family lived in Woodstock, New York. In 1950, his father became a professor at Columbia University and moved the...

     - organ
    Organ (music)
    The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

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