European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse 16 the stars and stripes entertainment 4ijly 1985 Leslie West moves by Anita Gosch staff writer Mountain is the Power Rock Trio that spawned the Gold albums Mountain climbing and Nantucket Sleigh ride in the Early 70s has returned to scale new Heights in the the bands comeback go for your has received critical and their recent opening for included several top 10 grossing still at mountains Apex is guitarist Leslie described More than a decade ago As rocks first 250 Pound West is older of course to be exact Hes somewhat he definitely after a six year slump in the Valley of West came to the realization that most people who take when they reach their they either Stop or they kill that my main message More than anything he heroin takes away All your you lose All your your and its Only going to kill i was Lucky enough to Stop it before it killed mountains resurrection Early this year came As no great Surprise to the bands Over the past West periodically tried to re Vive the Mountain As Well As establish a Solo formed in 1969 by West and Cream producer Felix the new Yor based Mountain be came known As the louder version of an appearance at the Woodstock festival in August of that year the bands fourth live performance thrust Mountain into the american the subsequent albums Mountain with the hit single Mississippi and Nantucket Sleigh ride turned in after the bands heavy Rock formula began to Wear Mountain evolved into the moderately successful Trio Bruce Fea Turing drummer Corky Laing and exc Ream bassist Jack the late 70s found West turning Over a new after spending several years in a rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee to get off West returned to new York in got married and reunited with Laing to write some and then All of a the record company asked us if we wanted to get Back West we said and they made us an offer we West recruited bassist Mark and the Trio released go for your life in february of this the album is dedicated to who was shot and killed by his songwriting Collaborator Gail in West is reluctant to talk about the circumstances of Pappalardi i miss him up he pointing to his but i dont miss him its a his wife is out of jail she shot him in the a gun that he bought too id rather not talk about but its a having been Given second professionally and in his personal West is working hard to make Good on both hell have a leading role in an upcoming Stephen Spielberg movie called Money in which hell play the part of a female Impersonator in a Rock Fol lowing that and a few More concerts in the United Mountain will return to the studio to begin another and West is intent on staying six years to the Day i signed my record i was off he i went to the jeweler Tiffany in new and i bought myself a watch that Day a and when i look at that i see what time it is its time to stay off
