Leslie West and Mountain still can deliver
by MountainManFan on 8/22/09Showcase Live - FoxboroSaw Mountain in Foxboro Ma this week at the Showcase Live. This is the venue in the shadow of Gillette stadium where the NE Patriots play. Showcase is owned by the Krafts who also own the Patriots. Their vision was to open a small venue ( < 1000 people) where people can see a show up close. And up close we were. We were about 25 feet from the stage off to the right and had a great view of the show. Mountain started with only Leslie on the stage playing People get Ready. The show covered many of Mountain's hits - interspersed with a few covers, including Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. Some of the covers were included in Nantucket Sleighride I thought the band was tight and played well. There was enough improvisation that I felt I wasn't listening to a greatest hits cd and the dynamics were there - classic Mountain and they delivered.