The Man from the Mountain isn’t just unique for James Steinle, it is truly unique. From what I have heard he set out to create a concept album along the lines of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, The Who’s Tommy or Rush’s 2112. Each song is written to tell a part of the overall story. But what sets this album apart is that while those iconic works are polished full band albums, The Man from the Mountain has an unpolished, rough sound. Most of the tracks are just the singer and a guitar. In some instances, it’s just James reading a poem. All of this lends itself well to the rough frontier nature of the characters depicted in the story. Another interesting aspect of this album is that the story is told in reverse. What is known as “retrospective narrative,” and if you had to look up this concept, you aren’t alone; I just did too. So, you hear the ending first and then you get to