Flowers of Evil (album)
Flowers of Evil is the third studio album and first live album by American hard rock band Mountain.[1] It is partly a concept album about drug abuse in Vietnam.[2] The first side of the album includes new studio material, while the second consists of live material recorded on June 27, 1971, at the Fillmore East in New York City. It was released on November 1971, by Windfall.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[4] |
| Flowers of Evil | ||||
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| Studio album / live album by | ||||
| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Recorded |
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| Venue | Fillmore East, New York City | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label | Windfall | |||
| Producer | Mountain | |||
| Mountain chronology | ||||
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Track listing
Side 1: Studio
- "Flowers of Evil" (West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:52
- "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) – 1:04
- "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:54
- "Crossroader" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:53
- "Pride and Passion" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 7:11
Side 2: Live
- 1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 25:03
- Guitar Solo (West) /
- Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) /
- Dreams of Milk and Honey (West, Pappalardi, John Ventura, Norman Landsberg) /
- Variations (West, Pappalardi, Laing, Steve Knight) /
- Swan Theme (Pappalardi, Collins)
- 2. "Mississippi Queen" (West, Pappalardi, Laing, Rea) – 3:49
Personnel
- Leslie West – guitar, vocals
- Felix Pappalardi – bass guitar, vocals
- Steve Knight – organ
- Corky Laing – drums, percussion
References
- "The Story of the Band Mountain". Goldmine. April 25, 2017.
- "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. December 4, 1971 – via Google Books.
- Mountain: Flowers of Evil (1971) album review by William Ruhlmann at AllMusic.com
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
External links
- Flowers of Evil (album) at Discogs (list of releases)
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