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THEME FOR AN IMAGINARY WESTERN.

Song Facts: Written by Jack Bruce (he of Cream fame) and lyricist Pete Brown, this was never recorded by Cream because Eric Clapton is said to have hated it, for some obviously bizarre reason, so Bruce gave it to Mountain. This is arguably the greatest song he ever wrote; though his main instrument is bass, Bruce would perform it seated at the piano, but the definitive version is surely the live recording made by Mountain guitarist Leslie West for the Night Of The Guitars series of concerts. Although a fine ballad it renders even better as an ego trip for lead guitar, and the West solo is a tour de force of distortion, tremolo and sustain.

The title sometimes appears as "Theme For An Imaginary Western."
The song has been dedicated by both West and Bruce to Felix Pappalardi, the former Mountain bass player who was shot dead by his wife in 1983. Pappalardi produced Bruce's album Songs for a Tailor around the time Mountain formed.

In a 2011 interview with Leslie West, he explained that the song took him a while to learn, but became one of his favorites. Said West: "It was not the simplest of songs. But I love that song. When we play it now I still get excited to play the solo - the chord changes help make that song so great. Very different rock song."


Wanna see passion in Leslie West's guitar solo? Here's the live version:

https://youtu.be/sVG7eQ1TcNo
 
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