Guitar Heroes Rejoice!!!

Mountain. An American Band formed in the late 60's by Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi and N.D. Smart (seriously, that was his name!). Pappalardi was closely linked to Cream, if you listen to that first album the whole thing is literally dripping with their influence (and one or two tunes penned by Jack Bruce).

The band broke up in 1972, reformed two years later, broke up soon after that, and have since reconvened and resumed performing and recording with the even better named Corky Laing at the drums. They have fallen out of the mainstream now, but they are considered influential during the development of hard rock. Their hit song "Mississippi Queen" became a radio hit and is something of a rock standard. It has had something of a rebirth recently after being resurrected in Guitar Hero III, I'm sure anyone who has played will definitely recognise this tune.

From their debut album Climbing, here is the aforementioned "Mississippi Queen"