LESLIE WEST
RE-RECORDS "LONG RED" ON STILL CLIMBING, BRINGING HEAVIER FEEL TO ONE OF THE
MOST SAMPLED
ROCK TRACKS IN THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP
Jay-Z. Kanye
West, Common, Lana Del Rey, De La Soul, Nas, EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim, The
Game, ASAP Rocky and Many More have Integrated Track
WEST TO PERFORM
AT NEW YORK'S IRIDIUM NOVEMBER 13
New York, NY --
Leslie West chose to re-track the classic Mountain hit "Long Red" for his
October 29th solo release Still Climbing, His motive, to reclaim as his
own one of the most sampled rock tracks in the history of hip hop. Originally
released on Mountain (1969), the song has found a renewed relevance with
consistent usage year after year on platinum recordings. Some of the artists
who have sampled the track include Jay-Z on 2003's The Black Album with
"99 Problems," De La Soul with 2004's The Grind Date with "Verbal Clap,"
The Game's 2006 album Doctor's Advocate with "Wouldn't Get Far," and
2007's Finding Forever from Common with "The People." Recently, Lana Del
Rey samples West's voice saying "Louder" on the title track of Born to Die,
while ASAP Rocky's massive hit "Ghetto Symphony" from Long Live ASAP samples
"Long Red." The wide usage is best presented via a sample map presented by
Ethan Hein below. Mascot Label Group has created a Spotify playlist exhibiting
the usages, which can be streamed here: http://open.spotify.com/user/1144792171/playlist/7sEELycSN1h2Fuy82OYiHl.
On the steady
usage of the track throughout the past two decades, and continued relevance
today, West simply shares, "In 1969, when I
wrote the song, there was no hip hop."
Leslie West
released Still Climbing on October 29 via Provogue Records / Mascot Label
Group. On November 13, West will appear at New York City's Iridium for one-set
at 8PM. For more information: http://theiridium.com/events/1962/leslie-west-with-opener-arielle-verinis-one-set-only-800-pm/
Additional tour dates will be announced as they are
confirmed.
Originality,
excitement, honesty and survival are all part of what makes a legend, and those
qualities ripple through every song on West’s upcoming release. The disc is
also a testimonial to the strength and durability of West’s artistry. Born
October 22, 1945, west recently celebrated his 68th birthday, West has packed
some of the most soulful and searing vocal performances of his half-century
career into these eleven tracks, and his guitar has never sounded more massive
or riff-propelled. On the re-recording of "Long Red," West is joined by his
brother, and former Vagrants band mate, Larry on bass. He shares, "It was time
for me to let people hear that song the way I do it now. I used a B-3 organ on
it again, but this time it has a lot more balls."
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