This song, written by Pappalardi/Collins, is about the experience of being towed along in a small boat by a harpooned whale (Nantucket Sleighride being the term used by Nantucket whalers) The person to whom the song is dedicated, Owen Coffin, was a young seaman on the Nantucket whaleship Essex, which was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. After being adrift for some months, the near-starved survivors, during January 1821, began to eat the bodies of those who died. When even this resource ran out, the four men remaining in Pollard's boat agreed to draw straws to decide wh… read more
This song, written by Pappalardi/Collins, is about the experience of being towed along in a small boat by a harpooned whale (Nantucket Sleighride bei… read more
This song, written by Pappalardi/Collins, is about the experience of being towed along in a small boat by a harpooned whale (Nantucket Sleighride being the term used by Nantucket whalers… read more
There are multiple artists with the name Mountain. 1. Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. The band still tours and had a number of UK and US dates scheduled in 2006. The classic-era lineup of the group was Leslie West on guitar, Felix Pappalardi on bass, Corky Laing on drums (the original drummer was N. D. Smart), and Steve Knight on piano and organ. West's raw vocals, Laing's flowing drumming, and Pappalardi's heavy but not overly imposing bass lines were the elements of Mountain's distinctive sound. Mountain played at the Woodsto… read more
There are multiple artists with the name Mountain. 1. Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. The band still tours and had a number of UK and US dates scheduled … read more
There are multiple artists with the name Mountain. 1. Mountain is an American rock band mainly active in the early 1970s. The band still tours and had a number of UK and US dates scheduled in 2006. The classic-era lineup of the group w… read more