Flowers of Evil (Mountain album)
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ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded
- September 1971 (studio)
- June 27, 1971 (live)
VenueFillmore East, New York City
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
| 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 | 50:36 | |||
| 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.[3] It was released in November 1971 by Windfall. This was the band's only album to chart in Norway, where it peaked at #17; the highest chart position for this album internationally.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[5] |
Windfall Records released Flowers of Evil in November 1971.[1][6] The album debuted at No. 58,[7] and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8][9]
The album artwork was done by Gail Collins.[10]
Critical reception
Track listing
Side 1: Studio
- "Flowers of Evil" (West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:53
- "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) – 1:04
- "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:51
- "Crossroader" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:49
- "Pride and Passion" (Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi) – 7:08
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) – 3:48
Personnel
- 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
