After 5 to 6 years on a recent worldwide Mountain tour, we were
asked to recorda new CD. During the touring Leslie heard Neil
Youngs rendition of Blowin in theWind and decided to perform it
acoustically at our shows. The reaction was clearly overwhelming
leaving Les and I to a serious look, again, at the musical and
political significance of Bob Dylans repertoire. I personally felt
that Leslies vocal power would match the power in Dylans lyrics.
The melodies simple and direct would match Leslies lyrical guitar
expressions. The drum feels were spontaneous an
d most of the basic tracks were first takes in the studio.
Personally, I just tried to punctuate the hell out of the song. It
took about 3 years to contemplateexactly what Dylan material we
would decide to record Mountain style. The finalresult is Mountain
CD MASTERS OF WAR. Corky Laing
