According to
TheRockRadio.com,
MOUNTAIN has been working on their new album, which is a tribute to
Bob Dylan. Singer-guitarist
Leslie West and drummer
Corky Laing have recorded a number of
Dylan songs for the project, including
"Subterranean Homesick Blues",
"Gotta Serve Somebody" and
"Blowing In The Wind". They've also enlisted some all-star help, including
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and
GOV'T MULE singer-guitarist
Warren Haynes and
Ozzy Osbourne.
West said that he recently got together with
Osbourne and gave him a set of lyrics. "You know, I rearranged these
Dylan songs, and I picked a really great one for him to do with me —
'Masters Of War'," he said. "So he's got it, and as soon as he finishes
Ozzfest, he's gonna sing it. We'll alternate verses and do the choruses together... It's really (a) thrill. He's so great, man. He's still freakin' got it."
The last
Ozzfest show of the year was on Sunday, August 13, in West Palm Beach, Florida. It's unknown when
Ozzy will cut his vocal.
The
MOUNTAIN album likely won't be released until next year.
Ozzy has known
West and
Laing for over 35 years —
BLACK SABBATH's first U.S. tour was as the opening act for
MOUNTAIN.
The friendship was renewed last year when
Osbourne recorded
MOUNTAIN's
"Mississippi Queen" for his
"Prince Of Darkness" box set, and he got
West to play guitar on the track.
MOUNTAIN's next show is Friday (August 18) in Scottsdale, Arizona. They're also on the
HippieFest tour with
COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD,
FELIX CAVALIERE'S RASCALS, and many others, and the next stop for the multi-act bill is a week from Friday (August 25) in Hartford, Connecticut.
