Flowers of Evil is the third studio album and first live album by American hard rock band Mountain. The title track concerns drug abuse in Vietnam. 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. 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.
Release Windfall Records released Flowers of Evil in November 1971. The album debuted at No. 58, and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The album artwork was done by Gail Collins.
Critical reception AllMusic's William Ruhlmann writes that the album is "unmistakable evidence that Mountain had run their course."
Track listing
Side 1: Studio "Flowers of Evil" (West, Pappalardi, David Rea) – 4:53 "King's Chorale" (Pappalardi) – 1:04 "One Last Cold Kiss" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:51 "Crossroader" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 4:49 "Pride and Passion" (Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi) – 7:08
Side 2: Live 1. "Dream Sequence" (medley) – 25:03 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) – 3:48
Personnel Leslie West – guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi – bass, vocals, production Steve Knight – keyboards Corky Laing – drums, percussion
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) 39
References
External links Mountain - Flowers of Evil (1971) album releases & credits at Discogs.com