The band Mountain steps into public consciousness when they play Woodstock in 1969 and their seminal albums such as Climbing!, Nantucket Sleighride, Flowers of Evil, and Twin Peaks continue to loom over hard rock and metal as a blueprint for loud, dramatic rock music. The musical and onstage drama, however, equals the price they paid to make it happen. Mountain, behind the scenes and against the backdrop of a turbulent era, struggled with music business hijinks, changing commercial fortunes, substance abuse, and eventually murder. This book tells the full story.
