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Mountain is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Triumph, Lee Dorman, Doug Ingle, Erik Brann and Cream. Those roots explain a lot about how Mountain arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Foghat, Free, Humble Pie, Ten Years After and James Gang, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tin Machine, Shannon Leto, Gary Moore, Steve Ouimette and Cirith Ungol, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Mountain, reaching back through Triumph and forward to Tin Machine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mountain was an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in 1969. Originally consisting of vocalist-guitarist Leslie West, bassist-vocalist Felix Pappalardi, keyboardist Steve Knight, and drummer N. D. Smart, the group disbanded in 1972, but reunited on several occasions prior to West's death in 2020. They are best known for their 1970 smash hit song "Mississippi Queen", which remains a staple of classic rock radio, as well as the heavily sampled song "Long Red", and their performance at Woodstock Festival in 1969. Mountain is one of many bands commonly credited with influencing the development of heavy metal music during the 1970s. The group's musical style primarily consisted of hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal.
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Mountain connections
Mountain grew out of Triumph, Lee Dorman, Doug Ingle and Erik Brann, shares an orbit with Foghat, Free, Humble Pie and Ten Years After, went on to shape Tin Machine, Shannon Leto, Gary Moore and Steve Ouimette. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mountain
Sounds and acts that shaped Mountain.
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