Long Red
| "Long Red" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Leslie West | |
| from the album Mountain | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Recorded | 1969 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | Windfall |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Felix Pappalardi |
"Long Red" is a song recorded by Leslie West for his first solo album Mountain (1969).[1] He performed it with his band Mountain at Woodstock in 1969, which was later included on Live: The Road Goes Ever On (1972).[2] West re-recorded the song for his 2013 solo album Still Climbing.
Samples[]
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The Mountain Live version has one of the most sampled drum breaks in the history of hip hop music. The break (as well as West's banter with the audience) has been sampled in over 600 songs as of 2017.
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| 1986 | "My Melody" | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full |
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| 1987 | "Dana Dane Is Coming to Town" | Dana Dane | Christmas Rap |
| 1987 | "Living in the World of Hip-Hop" | MC Shan | Down by Law |
| 1987 | "Rockin' Music" | Steady B | What's My Name |
| 1987 | "Bait" | Ultramagnetic MCs | Red Alert Goes Berserk |
| 1987 | "Rock You Again (Again & Again)" | Whodini | Open Sesame |
| 1988 | "Hey You! | Bomb the Bass | Into the Dragon |
| 1988 | "It's My Thing" | EPMD | Strictly Business |
| 1988 | "Strictly Business" | EPMD | Strictly Business |
| 1988 | "Put Your Hands Together" | Eric B. & Rakim | Follow the Leader |
| 1988 | "Truth" | Fila Fresh Crew | Tuffest Man Alive |
| 1988 | "Provokerer Onanerer" | MC Einar | Den Nye Stil |
| 1988 | "So Def" | MC Shan | Born to be Wild |
| 1988 | "Louder Than a Bomb" | Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back |
| 1988 | "Coolin' in Cali" | The 7A3 | Coolin' in Cali |
| 1989 | "First Day of School" | Craig G | The Kingpin |
| 1989 | "Coming From London" | Richie Rich | I Can Make You Dance |
| 1989 | "Pussy Ain't Nothin'" | Schoolly D | Am I Black Enough for You? |
| 1991 | "Good Life" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | All Souled Out |
| 1991 | "Shut 'em Down (Pete Rock Remixx)" | Public Enemy | Shut 'em Down |
| 1991 | "Days of Our Lives" | Tuff Crew | Still Dangerous |
| 1992 | "Hard (Short)" | Wreckx-n-Effect | Hard or Smooth |
| 1993 | "G-Style" | Ice-T | Home Invasion |
| 1994 | "Slinging Bass" | Grand Daddy I.U. | Lead Pipe |
| 1994 | "It Ain't Hard to Tell" | Nas | Illmatic |
| 1994 | "I'll Wait" | Parrish Smith | Shade Business |
| 1994 | "Take You There" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | The Main Ingredient |
| 1995 | "Punkmotherfukaz" | Onyx | All We Got Iz Us |
| 1995 | "Diggin' on You (Untouchables Mix)" | TLC | Diggin' on You |
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| 1998 | "The Heist, Pt. 1" | The LOX | Money, Power & Respect |
| 1999 | "Trouble Man" | Inspectah Deck | Uncontrolled Substance |
| 1999 | "Tale of Five Cities" | Peanut Butter Wolf | My Vinyl Weighs a Ton |
| 2000 | "Child's Play" | Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele |
| 2002 | "Who's That Man, Moma" | Devin The Dude | Just Tryin' ta Live |
| 2003 | "Spell My Name" | Defari | Odds & Evens |
| 2003 | "L.A. to Detroit" | Jaylib | Champion Sound |
| 2003 | "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | The Black Album |
| 2004 | "Louder" | Big Noyd | On the Grind |
| 2004 | "Verbal Clap" | De La Soul | The Grind Date |
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| 2006 | "Stepson of the Clapper" | J Dilla | Donuts |
| 2007 | "The People" | Common | Finding Forever |
| 2007 | "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Kanye West Remix)" | Fall Out Boy | This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race |
| 2007 | "Barry Bonds" | Kanye West | Graduation |
| 2007 | "The Glory" | Kanye West | Graduation |
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| 2008 | "Word on the Street" | Rakim | The Archive: Live, Lost & Found |
| 2009 | "She Needs Me" | Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar EP |
| 2009 | "Revelations" | Mos Def | The Ecstatic |
| 2011 | "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)" | Kendrick Lamar | Section.80 |
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References[]
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Leslie West: Mountain – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Banks, Brian R. (October 1, 2018). "Mountain: Flowers of Evil / The Road Goes Ever On (2018) review". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1969 songs
- Mountain (band) songs
- Sampled drum breaks