Flowers of Evil (Mountain album)
| 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 | 49:54 | |||
| Label | Windfall | |||
| Producer | Felix Pappalardi | |||
| Mountain chronology | ||||
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Flowers of Evil is the third studio album and first live album by American hard rock band Mountain.[1] The title track concerns drug abuse in Vietnam.[2] 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 in New York City. It was released in November 1971 by Windfall.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[4] |
Track listing[edit]
Side 1: Studio[edit]
- "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) – 7:05
Side 2: Live[edit]
- 1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 24:27
- 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) – 3:53
Personnel[edit]
- Leslie West – guitar, vocals
- Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals, production
- Steve Knight – keyboards
- Corky Laing – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Bud Prager – executive producer
- Bob d'Orleans – recording engineer
- Judy Szekely – recording engineer
- Beverly Weinstein – art direction
- Gail Collins – artwork
- The Music Agency – graphics
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1971-1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 39 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 39 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 31 |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5345". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mountain – Flowers of Evil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Mountain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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Categories:
- 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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