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	Amazon.com: Montrose: Music: Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This album served as a template for future hard rock bands: a guitar, a bass, some drums and a singer whose seductive growl could peel the paint off your bedroom walls.
		Montrose "Montrose" was a landmark of early American Heavy Metal.
		Montrose's debut was on fire, signally a new force to be reckoned with in the world of 70's heavy metal & an album that would become a legend among the legendary rockers of this time period.
	www.amazon.com /Montrose/dp/B000002KHL (2124 words)

	Paper Money: 11/18/02
		Montrose the musician has always been about pushing the envelope and exploring the unexplored.
		Where Montrose remains rightly famous for its unrelenting eight-song hard rock assault, Paper Money is all over the map, delving into quirky, melodic pop, a pair of ballads and an instrumental.
		Having created a certain set of expectations with the first album, Montrose proceeded to dash them immediately by opening their sophomore effort with "Underground," a blatantly poppy outside composition whose vaguely macabre lyric seems to puzzle even lead vocalist Sammy Hagar.
	members.aol.com /jasonburg/111802.html (570 words)

	Ronnie Montrose interview
		In a career spanning three decades, Montrose has confounded critics, managers, record companies and perhaps even, at times, his audience with albums that have over the years ranged far from the mainstream rock sound that marked the launch of his career.
		Throughout his career, Montrose has pushed the envelope with his exploration of sonic tones and textures using both guitars and synthesizers, and the depth of his determination to avoid the beaten path hasn't always made it easy for those around him to stay with the program.
		From Montrose through the experimental guitar-and-synth band Gamma and a string of indie-label instrumental guitar albums, the one thing it's become apparent Montrose has never been willing to do is compromise his musical vision.
	members.aol.com /jasonburg/montrose.html (4383 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY KEITH "MUZIKMAN" HANNALECK
		This is a one of kind album and it still stands up today as one of the rock classics of all time.
		Ronnie Montrose had made his presence known in the Edgar Winter Group then cut his ties and decided to venture into some solo guitar work.
		Bill Church (bass) and Danny Carmassi (drums) was a good match for the Montrose guitar groove and they proved to be a solid rhythm section on every track, giving Montrose solid ground to lay his meaty power chords on.
	www.progressiveworld.net /montrose.html (515 words)

	The Daily Vault Album Reviews : Gamma 3
		As fine an album as Gamma 2 was musically, no one involved -- not Gamma's guitarist/bandleader Ronnie Montrose, nor the rest of the group, nor the band's label, Elektra -- could be satisfied with the results it achieved in the marketplace.
		While Montrose's guitar work is always prominent, Froom is the one who dominates the album, wielding an arsenal of exotic electronic effects in support of the often-bizarre, sci-fi-tinged lyrics of Jerry Stahl, an old schoolmate of Froom's.
		The album kicks off strong with "What's Gone Is Gone," a driving track with startling synth textures and dynamic guitar work that got some attention from radio, but not enough.
	www.dailyvault.com /toc.php5?review=2300 (700 words)

	The Jack Montrose Sextet - Jack Montrose - Music Reviews
		Largely forgotten in the 1990s and living in the Las Vegas area, tenor saxophonist Jack Montrose was one of the most skillful of the cool jazz arranger/composers of the 1950s.
		Montrose's own date has five of his originals plus three reworked standards, while Gordon's album is comprised of six Montrose songs (including two versions of "Two Can Play") and three other standards.
		Even on the latter album, Montrose's charts (which are full of unexpected surprises while always swinging and leaving room for plenty of solos) are quite notable and show that, despite the restrained tones, there was plenty of excitement to be found in West Coast jazz.
	www.mp3.com /albums/120520/reviews.html (349 words)

	BNR Metal Pages -- Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Much of guitarist Ronnie Montrose's metal career, consisting of this band, his later band Gamma, and as a solo artist, has been of the decent if unspectacular variety.
		Nearly thirty years after its release, the album sounds fresh and invigorating, all the more impressive given the dearth of good metal at the time.
		Montrose the band would record three more albums (one more with the original quartet and two others without Hagar and with several other new members), but the magic was never recaptured.
	www.bnrmetal.com /groups/mont.htm (165 words)

	Montrose - Montrose - Audio Fidelity - CD
		Montrose, the band, unleashed their big rock sound, at times Zeppelin-like, to favourable reviews moving on to produce an arguably better release with their 2 nd LP, Paper Money.
		The album then launches into the sexual anticipation of “Bad Motor Scooter.” The heavy intro to this song really shows off the mastering prowess of Hoffman as he manages to add real fuel to the scooter engine-revving sounds from the guitar.
		The mini-cover of the original album on the slipcase is a cool touch adding value to an already impressive reissue that is art unto itself.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/MontroseMontroseCD.htm (667 words)

	CMT.com : Sammy Hagar : Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hagar became a true star once he joined Van Halen in 1985, but he was a popular hard rocker ever since his first album with Montrose.
		Hagar recorded two albums with Montrose before going solo in 1976, taking the group's bassist, Bill Church.
		Hagar released his last solo album, Sammy Hagar, in 1987; the title of the record was changed to I Never Said Goodbye in an MTV contest, but no copies of the record were ever issued with that name.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/hagar_sammy/bio.jhtml (526 words)

	Shin Force > Cool! > Music Reviews > Ronnie Montrose > The Speed Of Sound
		Ronnie is definitely an old school musician, and he proves it with the release of The Speed Of Sound (TSOS), a melodic instrumental album.
		Montrose comes from a time when creating "music" was a priority.
		Of course, Montrose shines throughout with meaningful solos and technical prowess.
	www.shinforce.com /cool/music/montroser/TheSpeedOfSound.htm (228 words)

	JACK MONTROSE
		This album was the third in the West Coast Artists Series, and presented a painting by Sueo Serisawa and a brief writeup of the artist on the back cover.
		Montrose is representative of the new school of West Coast modern jazzmen -- the shiny silver fish of contemporary jazz -- in that he combines these capacities to a professional and perhaps even higher degree.
		Of the title track, Montrose notes, "Its sub-title, 'Blues and Vanilla,' is derived from the fact that the composition is separated into two large, easily recognizable sections, the first of course being the 'blues' section and 'vanilla' comprising section two.
	www.holeintheweb.com /drp/drpjm.htm (1351 words)

	Amazon.com: Paper Money: Music: Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The band's 1973 debut album, which was self-titled, was an excellent album that proved that Montrose had a future ahead of him.
		Ronnie Montrose recruited a new vocalist, but the band was never able to recapture the fire they had while Hagar was vocalist.
		Although the style of this album differs from the debut MONTROSE album, it is definitely a must have for all MONTROSE and SAMMY HAGER fans.
	www.amazon.com /Paper-Money-Montrose/dp/B000002KFL (2236 words)

	Montrose - Montrose - Similar Albums
		The '70s gave us a slew of classic hard rock albums -- the likes of which may never be equaled -- and though it hasn't had the lasting influence of, say, Boston's or Ted Nugent's first albums, Montrose's eponymous debut proved equally influential and important in its day.
		While lacking the monumental impact of Kick Out the Jams, the MC5's second album is in many regards their best and most influential, its lean, edgy sound anticipating the emergence of both the punk and power pop movements to follow later in the decade.
		Grand Funk Railroad's 1970 somewhat eponymous album, their second for Capitol, is characteristic of the classic rock radio sound that would permeate the airwaves of the late 20th century.
	www.mp3.com /albums/10889/similar.html (842 words)

	Montrose - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Although it never broke the Billboard Top 100, Montrose eventually went platinum and was arguably the first full-fledged heavy metal album by an American band (early proto-metal efforts by Blue Cheer and Steppenwolf notwithstanding).
		Released at the tail end of 1975 and produced by Ronnie himself, its pedestrian songwriting and generally plodding, tepid sound alienated what was left of the band's remaining faithful and led to Fitzgerald's departure soon after (he later became a member of Night Ranger).
		He would finally record under the Montrose name once again for 1987's Mean, a one-off affair featuring singer Johnny Edwards (later, briefly of Foreigner), bassist Glenn Letsch, and drummer James Kottak (soon to form Kingdom Come, and eventually a member of the Scorpions).
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,469701,00.html (758 words)

	Ronnie Montrose- A True Guitar Hero
		Montrose in particular is cited by many musicians as an influence.
		The creative tension between Hagar and Montrose heightened and Sammy was fired from the band.
		Montrose released a few solo albums in the 1980s, then formed Gamma, the band explored much of the same terrain as Montrose, but with an emphasis on instrumentals.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/rock_music_new/110886 (364 words)

	Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		After departing, Hagar released a succession of solo albums in the mid-to-late 70s and early 80s (often with the remaining members of Montrose) as well as a one-off live album with the band Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve.
		Whilst Montrose failed to make the kind of impact their pioneering early work merited, they have nonetheless influenced a whole generation of hard rock and metal bands.
		The original Montrose line-up reuinited on Sammy Hagar's Marching to Mars (1997) performing "Leaving the Warmth of the Womb" and on stage as an encore at a few Sammy concerts in 2003 and 2005.
	www.artistopia.com /montrose (554 words)

	The Daily Vault Album Reviews : The Very Best Of Montrose
		Montrose took up the torch and became the first homegrown heavy metal band in America to make the charts.
		Montrose's first album was -- as truly ground-breaking albums can often be -- tough to match.
		Thrown in for good measure are three tracks from the band's brief 1987 incarnation, in which Ronnie Montrose got together in the studio with Johnny Edwards (Foreigner), James Kottak (Scorpions) and Glenn Letsch (Gamma) to pound out a one-off of sleek '80s metal.
	www.dailyvault.com /toc.php5?review=1996 (952 words)

	Ronnie Montrose - Montrose and Sammy Hagar
		If you like Montrose you will like this album, but it you are a Sammy Hagar fan then you have to give this a listen.
		Ronnie Montrose moved on to do an all instrumental album titled OPEN FIRE and the trend would continue with Ronnie releasing as many as 9 solo projects most without any vocals.
		This compilation is a good one, Featuring the best of each album and great liner notes from Ronnie Montrose it is a true Gem for those who need a MONTROSE fix but can buy em all.
	www.wedgeworld.com /music/montrose (228 words)

	Amazon.ca: Warner Bros Presents Montrose: Music: Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		As it is, this album was received with a cool reception when it was released, and has been out-of-print for years.
		While Montrose's debut album is largely regarded as a classic, this album has been, for the most part, entirely forgotten.
		The band on this album is slightly different from the bands two previous ones.
	www.amazon.ca /Warner-Brothers-Presents-Montrose/dp/B00006JNGY (599 words)

	Montrose CD
		This debut of the visionary guitarist, Ronnie Montrose, is a 'gotta have' for all beings.
		Ever since Rhino had put out the Very Best of Montrose I was always hoping they would give a proper formal CD reissue to this album which is THE first true American Hard Rock album of the 70s.
		Montrose was so ahead of its time for 1973 it is scary and for me this is the only record where Sammy Hagar is at his best!
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6852971/a/Montrose.htm (494 words)

	Rock Ahead: CD Album: Montrose - The Very Best Of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A nice introduction to the early talents of Sammy Hagar and guitarist Ronnie Montrose, whom the band took their name from.
		Ronnie Montrose however elected to continue and replaced Sammy with Bob James who in turn was replaced by future Foreigner frontman Johnny Edwards.
		Nicely packaged with sleeve notes from Ronnie Montrose, this is a timely reminder of just how good and perhaps underrated Montrose were.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/montrose.htm (234 words)

	Sammy Hagar - Biography - AOL Music
		Hagar's self-titled "red album" was his first chart entry; it eventually went gold.
		Hagar released his last solo album in 1987; the record was coined I Never Said Goodbye in an MTV contest.
		In the summer of 1996, Hagar either quit Van Halen or was fired; the band had Roth return to sing two tracks on Best of Van Halen, Vol.
	music.aol.com /artist/sammy-hagar/4423/biography (541 words)

	Vintage Guitar® magazine : Music Reviews
		Ronnie Montrose is known less for his guitar capabilities than for fronting a mid-’70s hard rock band that featured an unknown lead singer named Sammy Hagar.
		Montrose got back on his rockin’ shoes for Jump on It, in ’76, produced by Jack Douglas of Aerosmith fame.
		Some of Montrose’s best guitar playing came with his ’80s band, Gamma, and while none of those cuts are included here, a Gamma retrospective is close to completion.
	www.vguitar.com /music/details.asp?ID=387 (342 words)

	CD Baby: MONTROSE: Inertia
		This CD showcases Dallas, Texas based Montrose's mature and developed songwriting, his cool vocals as well as his blissed out guitar playing.
		Montrose has done what few artists, especially those in the Soul genre, have done in recent years and that is created an album that has a variety of textures, and moods.
		Montrose's sophmore release, Inertia, iz undeniably 1 of the greatest artistic achievements from an Indi Artist in 2004.
	cdbaby.com /cd/montrose (416 words)

	Sammy Hagar - biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		BORN: October 13, 1947, Monterey, CA After spending several years as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the mid-'70s hard-rock band Montrose, Sammy Hagar began a solo career that produced several hits and made him an album rock favorite.
		Hagar became a true star once he joined Van Halen in 1985, but he was a popular hard rocker ever since his first album with Montrose.After giving up a boxing career, Hagar began singing in the late '60s, performing with various California bands including Skinny, the Fabulous Catillas, Justice Brothers, and Dust Cloud.
		Hagar released his last solo album, Sammy Hagar, in 1987; the title of the record was changed to I Never Said Goodbye in a MTV contest, but no copies of the record were ever issued with that name.
	landru.i-link-2.net /jtrees/Rock/bios/bio_SAMMY_HAGAR.htm (457 words)

	Montrose Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This album consists of approximately 250 photographs that were taken in and around Montrose, SD from about 1880 until 1930.
		If you have additional Montrose photos that could be scanned and added to the album or have updates or corrections to existing photo captions please contact Roger.
		Roger Berke scanned and complied the photos into the album from the photographic collection belonging to Ellen Head, the town historian from Montrose South Dakota and photos from his family collection.
	www.rootsweb.com /~sdmccook/MontrosePhotos.htm (507 words)

	Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Montrose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Over the years, the band's 1974 self-titled album has come to be seen as one of rock's greatest debuts.
		But while numerous bands such as Motley Crue, Van Halen etc., praised the album, it never sold in any quantity, instead becoming one of rock's great overlooked cult items.
		An incredibly consistent album, MONTROSE serves as the recording debut for a young singer by the name of Sammy Hagar, and contains numerous highlights--"Bad Motor Scooter", "Rock Candy", and "Space Station #5" being tops.
	www.channel4.com /music/music-core/album.jsp?albumId=102893 (105 words)

	THE RONNIE MONTROSE INTERVIEW-AUGUST 1997 From Van Morrison to Sammy Hagar Ronnie Tells all.
		The last 2 Montrose albums [WB presents and Jump On It].....I felt like I was in a real rut here and so by doing the Open Fire record I was ready to do another vocal album.
		We were actually such fans of Jimmy Dewar [Robin Trower] that I called him up in London and talked to him and he told me about Davey [Pattison] and said he was one of the best undiscovered singers around and he was definitely right.
		We had done the MEAN album and the problem with the album, once again, was that the record company didn't have the ability to follow up on the promotion and air play that was gained when we covered Wayne Fontana and the Mind Benders "GAME OF LOVE".
	www.anti-m.com /rminterview.html (3187 words)

	RockReport.be :: Forum
		Montrose 1st album was released in 1974 on Warner Brothers.
		That would be great, would love to see that album getting the deluxe-treatment (can we please have some demo's and or live tracks on that one ?).
		Living in the Bay Area where Montrose was huge It was hard to believe he was just an opening band when playing other parts of the states.
	www.rockreport.be /forumshow.asp?id=2173 (779 words)

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