The Best Leslie West Guitar Solos

Leslie West had one of the biggest, fattest tones in rock, pairing a heavy touch with remarkably vocal vibrato. His Mountain recordings sit at the root of heavy metal guitar, and players still study his phrasing.

Informed by: Gibson - Learn Mississippi Queen by Mountain, Louder - Leslie West and Mountain's best albums, Guitar World - Leslie West style lesson, Guitar Player - Why Leslie West is a guitar legend

1. 1
   Mississippi Queen

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
2. 2
   Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
3. 3
   Theme for an Imaginary Western

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
4. 4
   Never in My Life

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
5. 5
   Blood of the Sun

   Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969
6. 6
   Don't Look Around

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
7. 7
   Long Red

   Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969
8. 8
   For Yasgur's Farm

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
9. 9
   Silver Paper

   Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1970
10. 10
    Travellin' in the Dark

    Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
11. 11
    Crossroader

    Mountain · solo by Leslie West · 1971
12. 12
    Why Dontcha

    West, Bruce & Laing · solo by Leslie West · 1972
13. 13
    Southbound Train

    Leslie West · solo by Leslie West · 1969