When the two original members of
Mountain, guitarist
Leslie West and drummer
Corky Laing, along with
Richie Scarlet on bass, decided to release their first new record since 2002's
Mystic Fire to mark their 35th anniversary as a band, thankfully they didn't simply re-record their own classics like "Mississippi Queen" or "Theme for an Imaginary Western." Instead, they pay tribute to
Bob Dylan by covering 12 songs from his monumental catalog. While the overall concept is a bit stronger than the execution, guest guitarist
Warren Haynes' appearance on "Serve Somebody" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and
Ozzy Osbourne's anguished reading of "Master's of War" are highlights of
Masters of War. ~ Al Campbell