Flowers of Evil (Mountain album)

Flowers of Evil
Studio album / Live album by
Mountain
ReleasedNovember 1971 (1971-11)
Recorded
  • September 1971 (studio)
  • June 27, 1971 (live)
VenueFillmore East, New York City
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
GenreHard rock
Length49:54
LabelWindfall
ProducerFelix Pappalardi
Mountain chronology
Nantucket Sleighride
(1971) 		Flowers of Evil
(1971) 		Live: The Road Goes Ever On
(1972)

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar [4]
Christgau's Record GuideC[5]

Release

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

AllMusic's William Ruhlmann writes that the album is "unmistakable evidence that Mountain had run their course."[6]

Track listing

Side 1: Studio

  1. "Flowers of Evil" (West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:53
  2. "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) – 1:04
  3. "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:45
  4. "Crossroader" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:47
  5. "Pride and Passion" (Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi) – 7:05

Side 2: Live

1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 24:27
  • 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) – 3:53

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart (1971–1972) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11] 39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 17
US Billboard 200[15] 31

References

  1. ^ a b "The Story of the Band Mountain". Goldmine. April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "From the Music Capitals of the World". Billboard. December 4, 1971 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "3rd Mountain LP Promo Drive" (PDF). Cash Box. November 27, 1971. p. 10 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Mountain: Flowers of Evil (1971) album review by William Ruhlmann at AllMusic.com
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Flowers of Evil Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of December 18, 1971". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of January 22, 1972". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Mountain - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bell Drives on Mountain LP's" (PDF). Billboard. November 27, 1971. p. 3 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 5345". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mountain – Flowers of Evil" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mountain – Flowers of Evil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Mountain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016[permanent dead link].


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