![]() ![]() It followed 2011's critically acclaimed "Unusual Suspects", which featured contributions from such accomplished guitarists and close friends as Billy Gibbons, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather and Joe Bonamassa, and 2013's Still Climbing, which included blistering duets with the late, great Johnny Winter, Jonny Lang and Mark Tremonti.įor this new release, Leslie layed down some of his most inspired musical magic to date with the assistance of true rock royalty: the renown British guitarists Peter Frampton and Brian May, ex-Jeff Beck keyboard virtuoso Max Middleton, vocalist extraordinaire Bonnie Bramlett and the late great Cream bassist and longtime friend of Leslie's, Jack Bruce.īack in 1972, Leslie made musical history with Jack when they joined forces to form the super group West, Bruce and Laing. "Soundcheck" is the sixteenth solo album by legendary rock guitarist Leslie West. To honor his musical legacy all the Provogue catalogue will be re-issued on special colored vinyl in limited numbers. On my Facebook, the picture of me and Hendrix from the last time I saw him is on there.Sadly Leslie West passed away in December 2020. ![]() It was a stupid asshole way to say it but that was something I will never forget. I remember when it happened, we were checking into the Cadillac Hotel in Detroit and we were at the front desk checking in and the lady at the counter says, 'Another one of you rock & rollers kicked the bucket today.' I said 'who' she says, 'that black guy.' I knew right then that it was Hendrix. So I knock on the door at one in the morning and say, 'Mick, open the fucking door!' He was British, still is actually, and he opens the door and there’s Hendrix standing there with me. I remember one time we went down to the loft where all of our equipment was and Mick Brinkman, Satriani’s manager was in the loft. "I did a tour with JOE SATRIANI a few years ago and he asked me about it and his manager at the time was my manager way back. But we ended up jamming in this little club one night and I remember that some guy wrote a review of it for some magazine and the guy was so stupid he said that, 'Leslie played so loud you couldn’t hear Jimi’s guitar.' Jimi wasn’t playing guitar. ![]() So Jimi came in and after he heard the first cut, 'Never In My Life' he just looked at me and said, 'Nice riff, man.' I started shaking. I asked him to come into the control room because Felix was mixing the album and I had heard rumblings that Jimi may have wanted Felix to produce him. I met him in the Record Plant when I was working on Mountain’s Climbing album and he was working on Band Of Gypsies. It was Felix’s bass and he’s playing it upside-down. Leslie: "Oh yeah, I tell ya what, there’s a picture of me jamming with Hendrix on the Mountain website. Justin: I think we could do a whole interview just based on the great collaborations you’ve had on the past couple albums but I wanted to talk to you a bit about your jam with JIMI HENDRIX. MOUNTAIN frontman LESLIE WEST is featured in a new interview with Justin Beckner at Classic Rock Revisited. ![]()
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