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Various Artists: Legacy- A Tribute To Leslie West

Tribute albums can be a tricky one to pull off, some in the past have been quite frankly awful, whereas some have been a fine `doff of the cap` to a particular artist or band.

The line up included here is indeed formidable, which is very apt as legendary Mountain man was very much a formidable character himself. We’ve got the likes of Zakk Wylde, Dee Snider, Mike Portnoy and many, many more rock luminaries.

The underlying problem with a lot of tribute albums comes along when artists try and `Reimagine` a particular artists material and it usually comes across as half baked and sometimes unlistenable. Not so here fortunately enough as Legendary rock staples such as` Nantucket Sleighride`,` Mississippi Queen` and `Long Red` are given fairly faithful, yet sympathetic renderings, and other relatively Mountain deep cuts are also treated with due reverence. In the main it’s a tribute album that works, as the guest artists featured here seem to understand the material and the part West played in creating a catalogue of rock classics.

Of course the casual listener will focus on the aforementioned classics, but there’s so much more to enjoy here such as ``Why Dontcha` and `Sittin` On A Rainbow` that are literally dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

I mentioned at the start that tribute albums tend to fall into two categories, either good or (very) bad, and I’m pleased to say that this falls into the former as this is an album that long time Mountain fans will find plenty here to enjoy.

Leslie West was one of rocks true characters and this album is a more than adequate document to pay tribute to him and his music.


Track Listing

  1. Blood of the Sun (feat. Zakk Wylde)
  2. Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) (feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Marty Friedman)
  3. Theme for an Imaginary Western (feat. Dee Snider, Mike Portnoy)
  4. For Yasgur's Farm (feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Martin Barre)
  5. Why Dontcha (feat. Steve Morse, Ronnie Romero)
  6. Sittin' On a Rainbow (feat. Elliot Easton, Ronnie Romero)
  7. Never in My Life (feat. Dee Snider, George Lynch)
  8. The Doctor (feat. Robby Krieger, Ronnie Romero)
  9. Silver Paper (feat. Charlie Starr)
  10. Money (Whatcha Gonna Do)/By the River - medley (feat. Randy Bachman & Tal Bachman)
  11. Long Red (feat. Yngwie Malmsteen & Teddy Rondinelli)
  12. Mississippi Queen (feat. Slash, Marc Labelle),/ol>

Added: May 4th 2022
Reviewer: Malcolm Smith
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