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Mountain
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Discover how Mountain developed their signature guitar and bass sound, the techniques you'll encounter in their music, and the best lessons to begin your learning journey.
Mountain 成立于 1969 年,当吉他手 Leslie West 与制作人/贝斯手 Felix Pappalardi 联手之时。West 的雷霆般、blues-infused 的吉他音色与 Pappalardi 的肌肉感贝斯线相撞,打造出一种沉重、groove-forward 的声音,成为 60 年代末摇滚的主流标志。原始三人组——West、Pappalardi 与 Corky Laing 担任鼓手——在现场巡演中立刻产生影响,并在当年发行了他们的同名首张专辑,展示了他们不屈不挠的 riffing 与高能量的进攻。
Mississippi Queen 成为 Mountain 的定义性赞歌,一段推动力强劲的 riff,帮助开创 heavy blues-rock,并为随后的 hard rock 定下模板。1969 年成立,Mountain 主要活跃于 1970 年代初,后在后来的年代有重聚。
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Mountain 的演奏风格围绕着 Leslie West 的沉重、blues-infused riffs 与紧凑、groovy 的节奏组展开。吉他演奏依赖于 punchy power chords、melodic bends 和 blues-scale phrasing,伴随 palm-muted chugs 推动 groove。乐队的声音在 bold dynamics、decisive pick attack,以及对 fuzz 与 high gain 的无畏使用上蓬勃发展,将 riffs 推向 roaring、wall-of-sound 的纹理——非常适合追求经典 blues-rock 风格并能带来真实冲击力的学生们。
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Mountain 的标志性装备以 Leslie West 的 Gibson Les Paul Junior 为核心,这是一把以 punchy、mid-range attack 著称的 single-cut 吉他。乐队追求 loud tube-amp 设置——通常是 Marshall-style heads and stacks——再搭配 fuzz/drive pedals,以实现饱和、咆哮的 riffs,这些 riffs 定义了 Mississippi Queen 与 Nantucket Sleighride。
Why Learn Mountain Songs?
这些 Mountain 曲目非常适合建立扎实的 blues-rock 基础。Mississippi Queen 的 riff 是关于 timing、palm muting,以及干净过渡到更重、更具自信段落的典范。DadRock Tabs 上的两节 Mountain Mississippi Queen 课程将这首歌拆分为易于学习的段落,教你如何通过 dynamics、articulation 与 precise picking 来塑造 riff。难度水平处于中等,这些曲目能够转化为你在现实演出中可应用于无数经典摇滚曲目的技能。
Did You Know?
- 1Mississippi Queen 有助于定义早期 heavy blues-rock,至今仍是 Mountain 的标志性赞歌。
- 2Leslie West 的雷霆般 riffing 与独特音色,帮助塑造了 hard rock 的声音。
- 3Felix Pappalardi,Mountain 的贝斯手,也制作了 Cream 的经典 Disraeli Gears。
- 4Corky Laing 的鼓点以 relentlessly propulsive backbeat 推动 Mountain 的现场演出。
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