Masters of War (album)

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Masters of War
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Label Big Rack Records
Producer Leslie West
Mountain chronology
Mystic Fire
(2002)
Masters of War
(2007)
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Masters of War is the eighth and final studio album by American hard rock band Mountain, released in 2007. The album consists entirely of Bob Dylan covers. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob Dylan

  1. "Masters of War" (guest vocal by Ozzy Osbourne) 4:38
  2. "Serve Somebody" (guest lead guitar by Warren Haynes) 3:55
  3. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Heavy version) 5:37
  4. "Everything Is Broken" 4:09
  5. "Highway 61 Revisited" 3:27
  6. "Heart of Mine" 3:56
  7. "Subterranean Homesick Blues" 4:20
  8. "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (guest guitar by Warren Haynes) 4:59
  9. "Seven Days" 3:29
  10. "Mr. Tambourine Man" 5:31
  11. "Like a Rolling Stone" 3:29
  12. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Acoustic version) 3:56

Personnel

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Additional personnel

See also

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References

  1. Mountain - Masters of War (2007) album review by Al Campbell at AllMusic.com
  2. "Mountain - Masters of War (2007) at Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  3. Mountain - Masters of War (2007) album credits at Discogs.com