Leslie West [of Mountain] never gets any recognition. I've always been a big fan of his, since back when he was a fat kid dropping out of high school in Forest Hills [Queens]. He was, to me, one of the top five guitar players of his era. His playing is so soulful and tasteful. His break in "Theme for an Imaginary Western" is the best thing I've ever heard. It builds so melodically. The last note in the break -- he hits one of those notes that just shoots up the octave, this harmonic jump. The whole solo is a thing of beauty.
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"Leslie West never gets any recognition. He was, to me, one of the top five guitar players of his era."
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"Leslie West never gets any recognition. He was, to me, one of the top five guitar players of his era."
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