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Montrose is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Montrose, released in October 1973 by Warner Bros. It was produced by Ted Templeman . Montrose marks the career debut of singer-guitarist Sammy Hagar , who would later achieve significant success as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen .
Their debut album, Ted Templeman-produced Montrose, was released on Warner Bros in late 1973. [2] Though the album was not a big seller upon its initial release, peaking at No. 133 on the U.S. Billboard chart, [4] it proved to be an international sleeper hit which over a period of several decades has sold in excess of one million copies ...
Albums (or albums including tracks) recorded at the Record Plant's Los Angeles, California studio location. Pages in category "Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles)" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
Bob James, an unknown vocalist and songwriter from the South Bay area of Los Angeles who had been singing in a Montrose cover band, was chosen as Hagar's successor in early 1975. Another newcomer from Los Angeles, Jim Alcivar, joined the band on keyboards, making this the first Montrose album to feature a keyboardist as a full member of the band.
Ronald Douglas Montrose [1] (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma.He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc ...
Playing his guitar in Open D tuning, Montrose improvized what became the motorcycle sound — although Templeman and engineer Donn Landee kept him going when they failed to get the recording tape rolling. [2] When performed live by the original Montrose lineup, Sammy Hagar would play the "motorcycle" introduction on a lap steel slide guitar.
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"Rock Candy" is a song by American hard rock band Montrose, and the last song written and recorded for their 1973 debut album. It was composed by all four band members. The song still gets performed on Sammy Hagar's solo tours and even had been re-recorded as the b-side to the Hagar single "Little White Lie" by the original band.