Leslie West ganhou notoriedade como guitarrista dos Vangrants, uma banda popular em New York, nos anos 60.
Um dos singles dos Vangrants foi produzido pelo baixista Felix Pappalardi, que também era produtor do Cream. Após o término da banda, Papplardi produziu e tocou no primeiro álbum solo de West, denominado Moutain. Em seguida, os dois juntaram-se ao baterista Borman Smart (mais tarde substituido por Corky Lang) e o tecladista Steve Knight, para formar a banda de mesmo nome, Mountain. No início dos anos 70, West e Laing juntaram-se ao baixista Jack Bruce para formar o West, Bruce & Laing.

Leslie pode ser facilmente reconhecido pelo peso do seu som, através de riffs marcantes e um slide de cair o queixo. A recomendação escute, escute e escute!!!!

DISCOGRAFIA

 - Leslie West - Mountain (1969) - http://sharebee.com/9e0e7530  [55MB]
 - The Leslie West Band (1976) - http://sharebee.com/f1f0ad56 - [75MB]
 - Theme (1988) - http://sharebee.com/6602f446 - [32MB]
 - Alligator (1989) - http://sharebee.com/e6915287 - [26MB]
 - Dodgin' the Dirt (1994) - http://sharebee.com/6bbb6064 - [80MB]
 - As Phat as It Gets (1999)  - http://sharebee.com/e59e9381 - [43MB]
 - Blues to Die For (2003) - http://sharebee.com/da4a480d - [49MB]
 - Guitarded (2005) - http://sharebee.com/80e2bc87 - [30MB]
 - Got Blooze (2005) - http://sharebee.com/7426c1fb - [48MB]
 - Blue Me (2006)
      Download Part 1 - http://sharebee.com/07cf43ea - [95MB]
      Download Part 2 - http://sharebee.com/a086b188 - [20MB]

West, Bruce & Laing - Why Dontcha (1972) - http://rapidshare.com/files/12425165/WBL_Why_Dontcha.rar [36MB]
West, Bruce & Laing - Whatever Turns You On (1973) - http://rapidshare.com/files/81805246/WBL_wtyon.rar  [32MB]
West, Bruce & Laing - Live 'n' Kickin' (1974) - http://rapidshare.com/files/81811771/WBL_lnkickin.rar  [51MB]

SET LIST dos ALBUNS [SOLO]

(1969) Mountain
1 Blood of the Sun 2:36
2 Long Red 3:16
3 Better Watch Out 2:49
4 Blind Man 3:54
5 Baby, I'm Down 4:03
6 Dreams of Milk & Honey 3:34
7 Storyteller Man 3:07
8 This Wheel's on Fire 3:19
9 Look to the Wind 2:43
10 Southbound Train 2:59
11 Because You Are My Friend 3:08

(1975) The Great Fatsby
1 Don't Burn Me 3:01
2 House of the Rising Sun 4:59
3 High Roller 4:17
4 I'm Gonna Love You Thru the Night 2:38
5 E.S.P. 2:46
6 Honky Tonk Women 3:20
7 If I Still Had You 2:17
8 Doctor Love 2:59
9 If I Were a Carpenter 5:20
10 Little Bit of Love 2:35

(1976) The Leslie West Band
1 Money (Whatcha Gonna Do) 3:40
2 Dear Prudence 4:44
3 Get It Up (No Bass - Whatsoever) 2:58
4 Singapore Sling 1:42
5 By the River 2:50
6 The Twister 2:25
7 The Setting Sun 3:42
8 Sea of Heartache 3:33
9 We'll Find a Way 3:15
10 We Gotta Get Out of This Place 4:42

(1988) Theme
1 Talk Dirty 3:38
2 Motherlode 3:10
3 Theme For An Imaginary Western 4:42
4 I'm Cryin' 3:27
5 Red House [Jimi Hendrix Experience cover] 4:40
6 Love Is Forever 3:53
7 I Ate It 2:52
8 Spoonful [Willie Dixon cover] 7:38
9 Love Me Tender [Elvis Presley cover] 1:30

(1989) Alligator
1 Sea of Fire 5:01
2 Waiting for the F Change 4:24
3 Whiskey 2:17
4 Alligator 3:23
5 I Put a Spell on You 4:12
6 All of Me 3:06
7 The Stealer 2:17
8 Hall of the Mountain King 3:09
9 Dream Lover 2:03

(1993) Live
1 Intro Guitar Solo 1:34
2 Never in My Life 5:53
3 Theme for an Imaginary 6:50
4 Third Degree 7:46
5 Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 6:58
6 Goin' Down 4:46
7 Baby I'm Down 1:36
8 Nantucket Sleighride 7:31
9 Mississippi Queen 6:02

(1994) Dodgin' the Dirt
1 Whiskey Train 4:23
2 Daddy Are You Angry 4:09
3 New York State of Mind 3:18
4 Sambuca 2:42
5 Juke Joint Jumpin' 2:53
6 Easy Street 2:53
7 One Last Lick 2:43
8 Crosscut Saw 4:07
9 Hang Me Out to Dry 4:45
10 Wasted Years 3:35
11 My Friend Sam 1:53
12 Thunderbird 5:12
13 Red House 8:06

(1999) As Phat as It Gets
1 Saturation (I'm in Love With You) 3:22
2 The Cell 4:13
3 Allergic 4:16
4 Palace of the King 4:47
5 Stormy Monday 7:07
6 I Can't Shake It 4:12
7 Tequila 2:06
8 Me and My Guitar 4:55
9 Dragon Lady 3:41
10 Raw Nerve 3:39
11 Respect 3:11
12 As Phat as It Gets 3:09

(2003) Blues to Die For
1 Crawlin' Kingsnake 5:08
2 Boom Boom 4:31
3 Mean Mistreater 5:47
4 I'm Ready 4:55
5 Talk to Your Daughter 3:59
6 Don't Start Me Talkin' 5:48
7 Hellhound on My Trail 4:03
8 Born Under a Bad Sign 3:39
9 Down by the River 4:16
10 I Got the Blues 4:35
11 Why I Sing the Blues 8:36

(2005) Guitarded
1 Allergic 4:19
2 Cross Cut Saw Blues 4:07
3 Stormy Monday 7:09
4 Honky Tonk Women 3:17
5 Hang Me Out Dry 4:02
6 If Heartaches Were Nickels 7:51
7 The Cell 4:13
8 Dragon Lady 3:43
9 Goin' Down 4:47
10 Third Degree 7:34
11 Born to Be Wild 3:08
12 Old Brown Shoe 5:33
13 Theme for an Imaginary Western 6:53

(2005) Got Blooze
1 Baby Please Don't Go 4:09
2 Third Degree 4:17
3 Louisiana Blues 4:53
4 I Can't Quit You 4:49
5 Riot in Cell Block # 9 3:51
6 House of the Rising Sun 4:34
7 ( Look Over ) Yonder's Wall 3:33
8 The Sky Is Crying 5:39
9 Politician 4:44
10 The Thrill Is Gone 5:36
11 Walk in My Shadow 3:38
12 Heartbreak Hotel 3:30

(2006) Blue Me
1 Blues Before Sunrise 4:33
2 I Woke Up This Morning 4:35
3 Four Day Creep 3:18
4 Hit the Road Jack 3:44
5 Standing Around Crying 6:38
6 One Thing on My Mind 3:52
7 Green River 3:54
8 Sinner's Prayer 6:31
9 Woman 4:07
10 Tore Down 3:30
11 Summertime 7:09

SET LIST dos ALBUNS [West, Bruce & Laing]

(1972) Why Dontcha
1 Why Dontcha 3:01
2 Out Into the Fields 4:41
3 The Doctor 4:29
4 Turn Me Over 2:44
5 Third Degree 4:16
6 Shake Ma Thing (Rollin Jack) 4:15
7 While You Sleep 3:24
8 Pleasure 3:57
9 Love Is Worth the Blues 4:12
10 Pollution Woman 4:20

(1973) Whatever Turns You On
1 Backfire 2:57
2 Token 5:18
3 Shifting Sand 3:07
4 November Song 5:55
5 Rock 'N' Roll Machine 3:53
6 Scotch Crotch 3:17
7 Slow Blues 5:08
8 Dirty Shoes 2:23
9 Lke a Plate 3:07

(1974) Live 'n' Kickin'
1 Play With Fire 12:36
2 The Doctor 7:56
3 Politician 5:36
4 Powerhouse SOD 10:17

LINKS INTERESSANTES 

http://www.mountaintheband.com

ATENÇÃO
Texto e links retirados do blog collective-collection ( http://collective-collection.blogspot.com/2008/01/leslie-west.html ) administrado pelo "Ser da Noite".