''Flowers of Evil'' is the third studio album and first live album by American
hard rock band
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
. The title track concerns drug abuse in Vietnam.
The first side of the album includes new studio material, while the second consists of live material recorded on 27 June 1971 at the
Fillmore East
The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the (at the time) Lower East Side neighborhood, now called the East Village neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan of New York City. I ...
in New York City. It was released in November 1971 by
Windfall.
Track listing
Side 1: Studio
#"Flowers of Evil"
(West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:53
#"King's Chorale"
(Pappalardi) – 1:04
#"One Last Cold Kiss"
(Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:45
#"Crossroader"
(Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:47
#"Pride and Passion"
(Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi
Gail Delta Collins Pappalardi (February 2, 1941 – December 6, 2013) was an American songwriter, producer, and artist.
Biography
She came to prominence (as 'Miss Gail Collins') co-producing, with Pappalardi, the self-titled debut album by Energ ...
) – 7:05
Side 2: Live
:1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 24:27
::*Guitar Solo
(West) /
::*
Roll Over Beethoven
"Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit song written by Chuck Berry, originally released on Chess Records single, 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 classi ...
(Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
) /
::*Dreams of Milk and Honey
(West, Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) /
::*Variations
(West, Pappalardi, Laing, Steve Knight) /
::*Swan Theme
(Pappalardi, Collins)
:2. "
Mississippi Queen
"Mississippi Queen" is a song by the American rock band Mountain. Considered a rock classic,
it was their most successful single, reaching number 21 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1970. The song is included on the group's debut album and se ...
"
(West, Pappalardi, Laing, Rea) – 3:53
Personnel
*
Leslie West
Leslie West (born Leslie Abel Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain.
Life and career Early years: 1 ...
– guitar, vocals
*
Felix Pappalardi
Felix A. Pappalardi Jr. (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) was an American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the band Mountain, whose song "Mississippi Queen" peaked at ...
– bass, vocals, production
*
Steve Knight – keyboards
*
Corky Laing
Laurence Gordon "Corky" Laing (born January 26, 1948) is a Canadian rock drummer, best known as a longtime member of pioneering American hard rock band Mountain.
20th century
A native of Montreal, Quebec, Laing was the youngest in a family of f ...
– drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
* Bud Prager – executive producer
* Bob d'Orleans – recording engineer
* Judy Szekely – recording engineer
* Beverly Weinstein – art direction
*
Gail Collins
Gail Collins (born November 25, 1945) is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with ''The New York Times''. – artwork
* The Music Agency – graphics
Charts
References
External links
Mountain - ''Flowers of Evil'' (1971) album releases & creditsat
Discogs.com
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the l ...
Mountain (band) albums
Live at the Fillmore East albums
1971 live albums
Island Records live albums
Sony Records live albums
Windfall Records live albums
Albums produced by Felix Pappalardi
Albums produced by Leslie West
Albums produced by Corky Laing
Albums produced by Steve Knight (musician)
Concept albums
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