Sammy Hagar - Montrose 1974

The Old Grey Whistle Test
BBC Television Centre (Pres B Studios)
London, UK
May 21, 1974
00:02 Bad Motor Scooter
03:02 Space Station No.5
Record Plant Studios
Sausalito, CA
December 26, 1974
08:30 I Got The Fire
The Midnight Special
NBC Studios
Burbank, CA
January 3, 1975
11:19 Paper Money
16:02 I Got The Fire

[@ronturnis5606]

The first Montrose album never got the recognition it truly deserved. Truly a rock masterpiece . One of my favorites to this day

[@ACoincidentalLife]

Agreed. I love it so much that I have three vinyl copies!

[@ThrillingTwo]

Just listened to it for the first time this week. Tons of attitude on that record!

[@monmixer]

My favorite and then Warner Brothers Presents was over the top

[@crisrose521]

It did in later years . . Upon its initial release it did get some airplay but with bands like Deep Purple , Led Zeppelin , The Doobies , Uriah Heep etc this album got a bit lost in the shuffle at the time which was 1973 . Today some 50 years later magazines like Kerrang , Metal Edge and Rolling Stone all have this LP at the top of their all time great list . I would also like to mention that even though the follow up , Paper Money , sold well , it was nowhere near the great album the debut was and by the time 1976 came around bands like Frampton , Kiss , Zeppelin and many other hard rock acts ( including Heart ) we’re all over the airwaves . So short response is yes it finally gets the credit and recognition it deserves it just took some extra time , as in decades lol

[@rexskiles6896]

One of my favorites, So many good guitarists at that time, He was one of the best,

[@SlipKid1975]

I met Sammy at his book signing in 2011 and told him that the first Montrose album got me through high school. He laughed and said, me too!!

[@miked6426]

Everybody should be required to listen to MONTROSE ar least once ...mandatory!

[@dougconley]

I was 8 yrs old in 1974. Became a Sammy Hagar fan in the mid 80's and now I'm 57 in the year 2023 and Sammy is still rockin' it. 😊

[@rick3747]

I was born in 1966 too. I somehow missed Montrose in the 1970s. Be well my fellow Gen Xer.

[@DRILL-SGT.HARTMAN]

​@@rick3747Darn, I was watching this and was born in '66 also. What a coincidence, or was it?

[@rick3747]

@@DRILL-SGT.HARTMAN Hey, crazy right.

[@microbus99]

I was 11 and learned quickly who they were!!

[@dchampe66]

It's like you wrote my biography...word for word!

[@mattsmitchger259]

Every time I start to hate the internet, I stumble upon a gem like this.🤯

[@kurtsonafelt9124]

Exactly bro!! That's what I just did!! Even though I've seen it before it still had the desired affect!!!

[@Qwazier3]

You Tube is like a box of chocolates.

[@Keytone1961]

​@@Qwazier3😊😂😅It REALLY IS.!!☝🎵🔥💯

[@cbotten106]

@@Qwazier3 Forrest is that you?

[@Qwazier3]

@@cbotten106 I do love my chocolates

[@ERICF66]

I don’t always listen to Montrose, but when I do….so do the neighbors!!🔥👊🏽🎶🎶🤣🤣🔊🔊🥁🎤🎸

[@rg2027x]

true story!

[@markrosenquist8259]

😂😂😂👍

[@KentBuchla]

I don’t always use clichés but when I do, this one of them.

[@turnanewleaf1]

I'd play live at leeds or damn the torpedoes at 10, all windows open.... My mom was pissed cause all the cars would pull up.

[@larrygoodman610]

Awesome 👌!!

[@richardhessian4725]

Everybody discusses how influential Montrose was, but few mention how critical Bill Church's hyper Bass playing and Denny Carmassi's aggressive drumming were to the sound of this band. They were the reason one guitar was "enough" in this band.

[@jefferyroy2566]

By this point, rhythm guitarists were unnecessary due to advancements in both guitar playing, effects technology and better sound systems. And the theremin in Ronnie's case.

[@pierrepucheu]

I'm hearing this band for the first time, but I dont see a virtuoso guitarrist. So, it makes sense what you say for a band like this one sound so powerful.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

All the bands that had this configuration that made it had strong to phenomenal rhythm sections .

[@jefferyroy2566]

@@Bunbunfunfun Hot shot guitarists can't drive the car if the wheels, aka rhythm section, are off-balance.

[@jim2lane]

Teenagers from the MTV generation will recognize Denny Carmassi as the drummer for Heart in all of their videos during the 80's

[@patramirez5264]

Montrose is and always shall be an all star band.this is the definition of a rock band.

[@joelscheinzeit69]

I met Sammy back in 1990 in Malibu where I was working as a chef, I made him lunch and told him how much I loved this album, his response word for word was ," THAT'S THE BEST ALBUM I'VE EVER DONE OR EVER WILL DO !!!! "

[@dankowalski6925]

Thats a cool story

[@Ndefinitely]

He also said that about 1013 as well.

[@monmixer]

I could probably agree with that.

[@deanwitt7903]

Then he went on to make music with van halen and blow that statement right out the water !

[@foe11191969]

He left Van Halen in 1996, 7 years after your supposed conversation, but that's a weird admission if that even happened. I'm going to call Sammy now and ask if Joel Scheinzeit is full of Scheinzeit.

[@monkeystank5241]

Ronnie Montrose, one of the most underrated guitarist of the 70s, as well as Robin Trower.

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

Agree both sb in the RRHOF

[@Budman_Buds]

I completely associate myself with this comment 👍👍.

[@paulroberts3311]

Agree 100 % I'll include UFO also

[@paulroberts3311]

​@@davidpearlactorteacherbizmanrrhof is a complete joke

[@jeffreyford5118]

Don't forget about Pat Travers another underrated guitarist of that time

[@stephenm.harrissr.6617]

We absolutely had the best music in the 70s. I had the privilege to see these guys when i was about 18. I'm 69 now and STILL loving Montrose!! Im the old man headbangin in my car every morning!!!😅😅😅

[@georgeclooney3481]

I was born in 74. I love the 70’s. The style, the music, the cars…man oh man. What an era. I don’t remember any of it, (I was a child, lol) but these clips on KZbin. Oh ya !

[@pepelinsuarez]

I prefer the 80s music.

[@papasquat355]

50 years later and Sammy is still killing it.

[@rmartin7558]

That first Montrose record is still my favorite Hagar recording of all time.

[@beau8896]

Yeah no question. Every song on that album is bad ass!

[@jkyles1000]

One of the great classic albums of all time!

[@bill2527]

I agree but loved alot of those early Sammy records too especially Street Machine and the Red album

[@ColtraneTaylor]

OUThinkSo? I don't.

[@alwaysopen7970]

That's a real 70s rock album. One of the very first.

[@drjay73]

RIP Ronnie Montrose. Sammy still has one of the greatest voices in rock and roll history!

[@williamattridge7187]

He's not Robert Plant, but damn close!

[@YouChwb]

@@williamattridge7187 not even close!

[@stevencochran4959]

Dig The Slacks

[@ravenstrange8466]

@@YouChwb Yes because his name is Sammy Hagar, not Robert Plant

[@YouChwb]

@@ravenstrange8466 That was my point. Funny how some rocker know it alls are always quick to correct somebody because they don't read between the lines.

[@Tazdevil39]

Montrose .....one of the best bands ever!!!

[@KOSMICKEN09]

Sammy is 75 this year and still rockin 🤘

[@HanBaby82]

Just saw him in Dallas in September. Fantastic!

[@jim2lane]

Sammy was 27 in this clip 😊

[@russellwagner6924]

he hit on my mom after the summer jam concert in st.louis in the lobby of the Marriot .around 1979 ish

[@geoffreylogsdon162]

Is he the dude who ate the little skinny dude in this clip?

[@dave4590]

Sammy and Bill Clinton same age. Only one is aging well 😅

[@bearbryant3495]

The first Montrose album is one of those few perfect albums, from start to finish

[@jamesstevens5329]

Agreed, not a dud on that whole album!

[@Nonconformistwilderbeastman]

Yep I know I have it it rocks I play it more than ever, even more ever since I quit my job making toothpicks out of logs ,Hee Hee Hee Haw 🤠

[@romanstar7550]

truer words never spoken ! i will add a few more of mine : deep purple machine head ... ted nugent ted nugent ... grand funk live ...

[@stevemann3080]

@@Nonconformistwilderbeastman I'm short on toothpicks. Get back to work 🔊🤘

[@aaronm.1998]

Is this song on the first album? Because it kind of sucks hairy balls.

[@sunnyd6019]

Sammy has been around forever and he is still kicking it today like he was 23. Cheers Sammy, keep on rocking.

[@martinjacobs4272]

Yeah man when I'm at home and I wanna rock out to a true guitar legend i will reach for papermoney and put it on the platter. And pump it through my nine gx 1978 Kenwood stereo and I'm in heaven. God bless Ronnie montrose and r.i.p.

[@godetonter4764]

I prefer Paper Money, and Warner Bros Presents but the debut is alright. I also like Sammy Hagar - 9 On a 10 Scale a lot

[@godetonter4764]

Some great songs but why did Sammy Hagar adopt that Bea Arthur look to perform Paper Money

[@martinlehfeldt6916]

I'm sure he'd appreciate the "forever" part of your complement. Lol. You know how old people are.

[@dalemcalpine3008]

Making it last- rock on Sammy!

[@user-vi3qs1kf8e]

I first heard Montrose when I was 17 years old at friends place. He just bought the album on a chance the music would be good. There was about 5 of us & we were knocked on asses by the music. I don't remember how many times we listened to that album that day but it was alot. Safe to say we were & still are huge Montrose fans. Unfortunate he was such an underated guitar musician along with Robin Trower. Execellence is to be savored.

[@barrylevy4043]

Sammy, your voice is as strong today as it was when you were kicking ass at this time! Thank you for all your years of desire, talent, energy, love of music (food) and fans!!! You have never lost sight of your love of music, #1, and your love of the fans!

[@erwinroman4217]

The ‘70s were the best. Great time to be a teen in high school. Awesome music. I have Montrose first album, a pre-release, not for sale demo for radio station promotional. Kicks ass.

[@jonboy9912]

I was 15 in 1970 and grew up on this music - just thought that the guitarist (as good as he is) is not the best in the band!

[@marcduval748]

70’s were good. Saw Led Zeppelin for my first concert, but the early 80’s proved to be the best time of my life.

[@mikehester1209]

Upload that thing so we can enjoy it, and do it Pronto amigo 😏

[@Muskie-z7e]

Priceless....I saw Montrose in the mid-70"s as a back up to Ted Nugent at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Ted asked the crowd "what about that Ronnie Montrose?" The crowd went wild....great memory

[@ProMediaLLC]

Montrose, Trower, Foghat, James Gang, Mountain, Rare Earth, Creedence, Deep Purple, Zepplin, Uriah Heep, Kiss, Aerosmith, Rush, ZZ Top, Nugent, and many more in the 1970s. It was a fantastic time for sure!

[@CollinAbbott1997]

Sammy has really done it all. Montrose, a badass solo career, Van Halen etc. he’s took great care of himself and looks great now at 71! He’s a true rockstar

[@markgigiel2722]

Must be the tequila and island living.

[@gristams3439]

im kinda meh about all his van halen stuff and alot of his solo stuff......im 45 so i wasnt around for montrose but this is perfect..nice and raw more soulful than anything else i seen him do. i HATED him trying to sing highway star awhile back.

[@Longhorn.Rock_Roll61]

@@gristams3439 this shit was killer back then every young guitar player i knew, in my teens learned to play rock candy , make it last and these 2 numbers. That les paul when Ronnie played chords and let them ring such sustain in that guitar

[@gristams3439]

@scott in my day it was randy rhodes playing the les paul and we all learned (tried to learn) mr crowley and crazy train. but yea this shit rocks too...sucks how im freaken 45 and still never heard this much growing up.

[@edwardmonsariste4050]

Sammy is really old lol. But seriously, Van Halen used to jam with Montrose songs. Hard to get my head around that David Lee Roth use to sing Sammy’s songs.

[@bitadanger7131]

When you are talking about Rockstars! Two guys are at the top of the heap, Sammy Hagar and Steven Tyler! Sammy is a rock God!🤟🤟🤟

[@davidhuyge8299]

I went to a make out party back in 1974. Every one brought a album to share & play. I brought Montrose debut album! It blew everybody away, everyone said they never heard such heavy rock music before like that, that album is still in my top five. I don’t remember her name but I remember her face. Those were the best of times!!!

[@johnryan3913]

I saw Montrose in fall 1974, opening for Robin Thrower, and Foghat, at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston. They were terrific.

[@antoniopietrangelo6567]

Played this album at least 1 million times. It is an absolute master piece. Montrose did not get the credit they deserved!!

[@bigsky3072]

1 million times... hmmm .. how many times per day is that?

[@stevemann3080]

@@bigsky3072 My calculations equate to 67.4 times per day according to their age 😎

[@m.vonhollen6673]

@@stevemann3080 Doable.

[@romanstar7550]

when you say '' absolute master piece '' , truer words never spoken ! a top 10 all time hard rock album from cover to cover !

[@drockit7127]

@@bigsky3072 good one. But I think I know what he talking about. Ha ha ha. Wish I had that in me. But I do love montrose. Peace

[@toddklickovich6737]

Bands like Montrose, UFO and Y&T, are all in my book, the kinds of bands that are timeless. They're in a different class than the "superbands" of their day. IMHO they're better - They all had top-notch musicians and vocalists - they put out multiple albums that you could listen to end-to-end and never get tired of, and they innovative in a different way than those other bands. To me their music is as fresh and original as the day it was recorded. These guys are the true bedrock of the genre.

[@gerrycrescenza4198]

My words! Like the same bands.

[@benedictdonald4338]

I’d add Thin Lizzy to that very special group.

[@ronaldpauze9260]

100 % agree man

[@gerggbergr8976]

Can't forget Captain Beyond.

[@davidfugere9370]

Just plain kick ass! The way rock was meant to be played! I was a sophmore in high school when I scored my first Montrose album! Definitely the greatest era where freedom still reigned and if I could go back in time when I was 15 years old I would! What more can I say!

[@lawrencearansaspasstx4374]

I am so glad that I was born in the late'50s and got to do my teens and early 20's during the '70s. All of the concerts and bands that we got to see! There isn't much out there now, and if it wasn't for KZbin, there would be alot less!👁️🎸🎤😘

[@jonmulack4226]

thumbs up brother.

[@blackmagyclives]

I had my teens n 20s growing up in the 80s. Them hair bands tho! I’ve seen tons of shows. I wouldnt go see any of these current bands if the lived across the street.

[@maxriptide]

so, curious.... are u a democrat?...but NO POLITICS right? love the jams

[@nickyp8708]

I agree - the stuff even to the mid 90s has a band feel to most of it . A lot of stuff this century is written on computers - it’s robotic.

[@lawrencearansaspasstx4374]

MorbidManMusic-Sorry, Bro, but I don't get your meaning. The stuff that you have posted(Sly/Clapton) sounds like we're on the same wavelength. The '60s and '70s is what we have to come back to, to ROCK. The '80s were okay, but Motown was dead and a lot of the bands started looking and sounding the same. More experimentation in the '60s and the '70s(Hendrix, Stooges,Alice Cooper,ect).

[@georgekoukos7721]

The world of rock and roll lost a true guitar legend when Ronnie Montrose passed away a few years ago. A true legend. Rest in peace Ronnie.

[@stevenschocket1658]

totally forgotten master !

[@DCB728]

@@stevenschocket1658 Totally forgotten? Hardly. Any older rocker out there knows who Ronnie Montrose is and what an awesome musician he was.

[@stevenschocket1658]

@@DCB728 hey dcb -yaa think young folks into rock n roll Today 2021 know Ronnie Montrose ???? yurr in a Purple Haze ....

[@DCB728]

@@stevenschocket1658 Hey Steven, maybe you should reread my comment. I said any OLDER rocker knows who Ronnie is. I think you're in a purple haze.

[@chompooser]

One of my first guitar heroes. RIP Ronnie. Aloha for all the music.

[@kerbygator]

Montrose/Montrose is one of the best albums of all time. Every song on it is great. No fillers.

[@dougperrien347]

True rock n roll. Saved the 70’s sht like this. Sammy has an awesome voice Ronny didn’t get what he really deserved as a guitarist.

[@kft590]

The first Montrose album should have been platinum many times over. One of my favorite Hard Rock Albums. Right up there with Zeppelin, and Aerosmith. Very sad that Ronnie never got the love that he should have.

[@MrDuds1984]

Warner’s didn’t give it the same push as it did VH but it was the blueprint for VHI which Templeman used

[@ER-me1ii]

@@MrDuds1984 cuz Warner is literally satan.

[@stevenday9687]

He was well respected by his peirs & that's what is the true honor.

[@dennycorvetto1566]

denny corvetto 0 seconds ago It still upsets me that NOT one of these records EVER got played on American radio. None of us had ANY montrose records in the mid 70s. And we were waiting for this stuff so bad. It wasnt til Maiden covered "I got the fire" a SECOND time on the B side of Icarus that we knew an American band was playing the shit we needed but we didnt know about it. There was NO KZbin or Iternet back then and our Music stores didnt even have Montrose records.

[@stevenday9687]

@@dennycorvetto1566 considering who was in the band makes it even more of a mystery it went without much sales. Guess they hadn't figured it out yet. Their 1st album is one of my top ten all time. Look at what the members became to rock n roll.

[@dalemcalpine3008]

No lip sync dribble, just raw synergy- brilliant!!

[@MrLaurak12]

No dancing girls or backing tracks needed

[@wellesradio]

@@MrLaurak12 Yeah, but a lot of the shows of the TV shows of that era still required it.

[@CousinCreepy]

No drivel either.

[@AZOffRoadster]

And no autotune or pitch correction.

[@wellesradio]

@@MrLaurak12 Not a fan of Pan's People?

[@ipwee]

My first concert was Montrose at Winterland in SF in 1974. I was honored to see his last concert before his death in Napa Ca in 2011. My wife and I are even on the video during rock candy from that show. He will always be my favorite performer. RIP Ronnie.

[@cranberrysuit7114]

First time I heard montrose(1980) sitting over at my buddies house smoked a bowl😮, absolutely blew me away. Life altering…

[@jaypuckett5797]

AaaYESSS THE old bowl!!!😂

[@raygamino6687]

This is just straight in your face rock. I miss groups like this. Great music by four talented musicians. The band sounds good but damn Church is tearing it up on the bass. 60’s 70’s and 80’s rock will never get old. Listen to this while driving. It’ll make you young again. Rest In Peace Ronnie. Rest In Peace Eddie Van Halen. I hope you two are kicking ass in the heavens.

[@jonboy9912]

It will lose you your license!

[@phoenixjim0527]

[edit - I was being silly and juvenile in my original post, so I deleted most of it. 😔 (Too much soda and caffeine) If I don’t believe in the afterlife, I shouldn’t rudely say so here, which is the wrong place. The OP was just expressing their appreciation for legendary artists who have passed away. I’m sorry. This part of the post, while juvenile, seems ok. So I’ll leave it. “They were lucky while alive. Good lives.”

[@TheBent139]

@@phoenixjim0527 Truth. And no so called "spirit" would be strumming strings (or even holding an axe) without a physical being, not going to happen. All you would have is some angelic choir, and that is going to get old real fast.

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

I used to by my guitars strings ( in bulk ) and other gear from Bill Church when he worked at Sound Stage in Fresno, California . Bill"s brother used to work at Majestic Music in downtown Fresno and is an accomplished Drummer .... both guys are great guys and definitely have music in their DNA.

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

@@phoenixjim0527 I bet you don't go out much .... not too many friends, I recon ?

[@richardwoodhouse6738]

I turned 13 in 74 and it was just an awesome time for music. Tons of great Bands all over the place. I am still rocking to it all. Even a few of the great bands still going. A unique time and never to be repeated.

[@LoneLee2022]

Me too! The 70's was a great time to be young!

[@duderama6750]

Damn straight!

[@calfolk7381]

You know it 🤙🏼

[@RC-gf8cs]

I was 18 by then i saw zep 71.73.msg nyc...elp.73.74...funk clser2hme tour..70 the best .yes 74 nj

[@shitbox82]

I’m jealous, I wish I would’ve been a teenager/early 20’s in the 70’s.

[@madmagyver9981]

Sammy talks alot about montrose, he's in awe of those days. While having a career that makes montrose look like a garage band. And still going

[@SilverStarz]

I was 14 years old in 1974, Montrose was in your face, and I loved it. rock and roll brothers, fucking do it. Love ya.

[@Anjohl]

That first Montrose album is just plain *fire*. Best thing Hagar ever did, and will do.

[@cl5619]

True… but that album would be the best thing any rock musician would do.

[@theresaakins2317]

Agreed

[@RoryLynott]

By far. Nothing else he ever did was close.

[@lordofthestings]

True

[@kevinkinnu341]

💯

[@roofuss61]

Sweet!!!! One of the best hard rock bands of all time. The first Montrose album was ahead of it's time. Ronnie was an amazing guitarist.

[@richardremick1639]

Definitely very ahead of its time this is amazing stuff wow! What a jam

[@richardremick1639]

Definitely very ahead of its time this is amazing stuff wow! What a jam

[@kaischroeder4473]

Sweet or Montrose? 😉 OK, just kidding.

[@garyhamilton4600]

Fucking A!!!

[@stevenday9687]

Sammy & Frampton hold their own too.

[@kimedmond5377]

Badass Album I had as a high school kid loved it. This album never got enough recognition I always loved it

[@diaryofanaxeman539]

Seriously, Sammy Hagar is Rocks most under-rated singers ever and during his solo career, proved to be a formidable guitarist and prolific songwriter !!!! .

[@markjohnson9306]

Denny crushing that kit. This is pure gold right here!

[@mikedudek7191]

Pretty obvious Carmassi hates his drum kit.....he is beating the shit out of it.

[@pmxl2004]

Sammy Hagar said it and I believe it also that this is the best drum intro ever!

[@timidater4803]

Denny was a beast!!!!!!

[@mikeyt1987]

Pretty amazing Denny’s resume after he left Montrose, impressive, to say the least……

[@kennethsmith8968]

@@timidater4803 still is.

[@flyguyinmotion]

One of my high school favorites. A must have album in any collection back then. I remember we'd turn "Rock Candy" on so loud it would threaten the windows in the house. Neighbors just loved it too. lol

[@scottzappa9314]

Same. Loved to try playing the drums on it too.

[@dejen3303]

The 70's produced the greatest rock and roll... Period.

[@kevingossett8881]

I don't know why this doesn't have thousands of likes

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

True but the 90’s also produced some fantastic Rock bands: Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, King’s X etc

[@GaryPhelpsII]

One of the best debut albums ever; Ronnie was a genius.

[@marantz7783]

Mensa-- clocked at 163

[@youropionmattersnot]

Yes but Sammy was the real genius as evidenced by where he is today and where Ronnie and the rest of this band is now.

[@thomaskauser8978]

He sold a song to Sanford Weill ! Sammy put on a good show with his own band for years? Jimmy Buffett type!

[@warrenledbetter358]

@@youropionmattersnot Ronnie is dead.

[@13druber]

Sammy wrote this song. Ronnie was jealous of Sammy.

[@drfiberglass]

Now thats rock and roll kids...

[@user-kh2no7xq8m]

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[@josiahprofenno4136]

@????????? Is that the sound of your ears ringing?

[@Blueslicks321]

an't that the truth!!!!

[@Tony-pp6de]

Tight band playing

[@corndog1868]

Yes it is!!! Rock n Roll forever.

[@terryduffield5860]

One of the greatest albums that will ever be made Louder you crank that baby the better it sounds

[@JohnStewart-lf2ix]

Ronnie Montrose is by far, one of the most underrated ROCK guitar players, such as UFO being one of the most underrated ROCK bands of all time, RIP Ronnie, we loved you then and still love you NOW!

[@user-wj4nm3wp2n]

UFO huge on my list, I'm old....lol. Phil still singing from a stool ....

[@samkeepintherockalive]

Montrose, what a great band they were! That debut lp is one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time!. It rocks!! R.I.P. Ronnie

[@AsphaltMan11]

If you haven't caught the tribute concert for Ronnie you need to, incredible line up, excellent hat tip to one of the greats, that being said, Sammy told the story of how Ronnie looked out for him, got him set up with a trusted publisher to protect his songs, he could have pulled a Gene Simmons or a Sharon Osbourne and steal his songs for his own personal gain, but he didn't, he set him up for a long and successful career, that shows what an awesome person, not just an awesome musician, he was. RIP in Ronnie, you are missed.

[@endokrin7897]

Oh, but Gene Simmons is soooo classy 🤨 And Sharon Osbourne was just there to take care of Ozzy. 😌

[@bak-mariterry5180]

​@@endokrin7897 🤣🤣🤣

[@CommonSenseRevolution]

Ronald Douglas Montrose RIP. One of the best rock guitarists ever. Even listening today his riffs and licks are fresh and hook you in. Together with Sammy's vox....timeless.

[@lauratanner8475]

Badass playing and tone to kill for!

[@bluedeuce100]

Wish I Was is one of my favs. His Gamma 1 and 2 were tremendous. He makes you feel that guitar to your soul.

[@baseballman4958]

This is pioneering; a music video before there were music videos. No better era for rock.

[@shawnwhalen1007]

Sammy is timeless.... love when I see stuff from the archives. These guys were tight. First Montrose album is top 10 rock album of all time. Keep rocking Mr. Hagar!!!

[@ChrisGoduskymakemefamous]

You can definitely tell why Eddie van halen chose sammy Hager to take over while david Lee Roth left

[@garylass2691]

The MONTROSE album was always my "stereo tester". If the set could rock that record on 10, then it was a keeper.

[@davidwilliamson2341]

Watched Ronnie Montrose few years before he passed in a small club in Houston Texas he played for three and a half hours straight blew the building apart literally his eyes were big around as silver dollars he never moved but he just tore it up!

[@MikeJohnson-xd1dh]

I had just graduated from high school. What a fantastic time to be alive

[@littlejohnny4470]

Montrose was the first album I ever bought back in the mid 70's, and it's still one of my favorites!

[@g.romano8642]

The first Montrose Lp is just about perfect. Denny is amazing!

[@timgrindstaff3984]

I had the pleasure of seeing this band in 74 or 75 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. The playbill was Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie and Montrose. I became an instant fan.

[@user-pu2cj3no5f]

REO Speedwagon too I believe, Humble Pie smoked the joint.

[@ronmiller4776]

I saw these guys in concert in '74...WOW! Montrose fan for life.

[@marklacasse4684]

I saw montrose in 1974 at Cobo hall in Detroit, they opened for Arrowsmith. I was 16 and I will never forget that night. Montrose rock my soul and Sammy's voice was electrifying. There aren't many bands like that left.

[@charlesmelchiorre4109]

Your a rocker...😮

[@nancylittle7507]

Montrose and Aerosmith would be an awesome concert especially back then.

[@boblozaintherealworld3577]

Ronnie Montrose was a MONSTER on guitar. The whole band was great....

[@atlasgunther8947]

Truly. Up there with the best.

[@nancyforzetting8604]

Pure talent Sammy! Whatever band you land is Great 😘 most people don't realize how long you've been around. That's a compliment.

[@williambyars9921]

One of the greatest debut albums of all time

[@georgespottiswood4660]

Sammy's voice and songwriting skills were unequaled......every band he has been in or helped start charted.......Ronnie Montrose was a fantastic guitar player and songwriter as well........rest in peace Ronnie.

[@michaelarvin2859]

Rest in peace Ronnie😢 You will not be forgotten

[@rickycook445]

I saw him in the 80s. . HE WAS DEFINITELY NOT OVERRATED . DENNY WAS ATILL ON DRUMS TOO. Hard rocking

[@roaringlion1]

Who ?

[@freebirdjackson5511]

One of the best pure Rock albums of all times!

[@MrDrywaller1]

I was born in 74. Sadly, this is the first ive ever heard this. Exciting to explore some new territory from the past though. I started listening to Hagar on his first Van Halen record when I was 11 or 12. Was instantly my favorite band. I got my first guitar when I was 13, have been playing ever since. Sammy and Van Halen were a big part of my life, now i have this to look back on. Love it. Thanks for sharing!

[@timhoovermusicman]

Space station #5 baby!

[@Darkfatheroftheuniverse]

Music Man....or Spaceage Sacrifice

[@timhoovermusicman]

Get the first Montrose album... Every song a killer!

[@doorkicker8507]

I GOT THE FIRE 🔥 Seriously Ronnie Montrose at his absolute best. Guy is the greatest guitarist No one knows about. Rip 🪦

[@norrisfong6445]

Ever heard of Danny Gatton?

[@scottroberts7103]

Montrose 1st album I one of the best debuts in rock history.

[@oscarpicon7164]

Jesus... thank you for rock and roll. I just don’t know what red blooded rocker fans would listen to if the electric guitar would have skipped our civilization. Thank you Sammy and friends.

[@DCB728]

One of the best debut albums ever, by anyone.

[@TerryMCarroll]

Sweet. This is the first band I saw live, right at about the time of this video. It was at Winterland, San Francisco. I was fourteen, and a few of my 8th grade friends got one of the dads to drive us out to the city. I don't know why any of our parents consented. We had a blast, though, in awe that we were in Winterland, and finally getting to experience a real rock show! And Montrose was so heavy. What a great, tight band. That first album was a masterpiece of hard rock. Just what young teenage boys thrive on.

[@jono8834]

E too!

[@bill2527]

I saw 2 Montrose tribute concerts about 5 yrs ago here in the Sacto area where Ronnie lived. One was a outdoor Sammy Hagar concert with a special Ronnie tribute in the middle when Dave Meniketti came out and they played 3/4 of the 1st Montrose album and the 2nd show was Rick Derringer with Frank Hannon of Tesla in a small club playing Montrose and Gamma tunes the whole night...man both those concerts kicked ass hearing all those bad ass songs. I was in rock n roll heaven.

[@bobmyknob8138]

what,this bill missed,it,,,,,dolla,says,,,good for you

[@scooderdude]

I saw Montrose at Winterland when Hagar was fronting sometime in the mid 70s. I stood at stage left in front of the monitor stack. I still suffer deafness from that one concert. It was the best.

[@saltarmycrusader353]

Seen Sammy Hagar open for Boston at the Capitol Centre in Largo, MD. in '78,. and let Me just say,.. Sammy BLEW THE FRIGGIN' DOORS!!! off the Cap Centre that night with all their song from the Montrose years. Then,. Boston comes on sounding like someone put on their Album lol. No Dis against them,. to their credit,. they were simply wrapped that tight..... BUT!!,... Did I mention?,. that by then,.. Sammy Hagar had already,.. BLEW THE FRIGGIN' DOORS off the Cap Centre. LOL xD That was My first Concert at 14 years old. Had already been listening to Montrose, who I still to this day believe were before their time in their sound and style. And on that night,.. Sammy Hagar did NOT disappoint. Boston rocked too,. Great show!.. but was hard to compare the two,.. But the sheer ENERGY Hagar had already blasted the venue with by then,.. left a high bar for Boston to hurdle. LOL

[@gordonlandreth9550]

Saw that same show , but back near the mix board .

[@timwilkerson1989]

Also saw Sammy at Winterland, but him & bass Player opened 3rd billing to Ronnie ,with drummer , who was headliner. Great show but kinda weird with Sammy opened show. Wish had seen them together.

[@BigCarmine]

WOW!! What a mountain of great memories that brings back!!!

[@spartacusromanus]

Wow! What an amazing band! It looks like a mix of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and The Who... in a good way of course! It sounds very powerful!

[@philburpalooza8]

It looks like Jaco Pastorius playing with a pic but that's actually Bill Church. A very nice effort!

[@bill2527]

How bad ass was that, those first 2 Montrose albums kicked ass and the whole band was on fire, Bill the electric Church was a hell of a bassist!! RIP Ronnie Montrose!!

[@bongofury5924]

Umm, Alan Fitzgerald of Night Ranger fame played bass on Paper Money.

[@davidleblanc9676]

I saw montrose in Lafayette la. In the 70s at the blacoum Coliseum

[@bill2527]

@@bongofury5924 yeah well Bill Church still kicked ass, saw him playing with Sammy Hagar many times in the 80's

[@alwaysopen7970]

2nd one was OK but not the whole thing like the first one.

[@jackaction7077]

Those Gamma albums afterwards were bad ass too!

[@wheelinthesky300]

Sammy is the epitome of a rock star. The voice. the look, the attitude.

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

Fuck yeah! 🤘

[@kingrick5494]

Maybe not so much the look here, looks like he is still wearing his pajamas

[@wheelinthesky300]

@@kingrick5494 Does anybody look cooler in pajamas than Sammy?

[@erichegwood239]

Agree 100%. Sammy is a Rock God!!!

[@kingzuna8007]

And that’s why he’s become my favorite rockstar from the early 80’s I have a pretty big list of people that I love in this genre but Sammy is iconic.

[@bryanwillis7726]

Growing up flipping through my parents albums and this was in the mix👍

[@joeburlingame4056]

It's been almost 50 yrs since I first heard this It still rocks!!

[@djm4457]

That was about as tight a group as you will ever see. Denny Carmassi (drums) and Bill Church (bass) were absolutely impeccable behind guitar god Ronnie Montrose. And Sammy's gritty vocals fit in perfectly. They should be in the Rock HofF for their iconic first album alone.

[@Dan-zq5wt]

Agree. When you talk about the great American hard rock bands, you have to include Montrose with Aerosmith and VH. I have to include Ted Nugent and Boston in that group as well.

[@davidcharles34]

Truth !!! Criminally overlooked.

[@jamesjwalsh]

Big sound trio. reminds me of Grand Funk Railroad.

[@BloomingdaleTN]

That video is actually Alan Fitzgerald on bass, but yeah, Church was great as well.

[@berlin-west4651]

Hall of fame is a joke. woke idiots

[@simmonsallisongroup6295]

Amazing footage. Love vintage Montrose!

[@arrowwaterable8008]

In 1992 a friend of mine from the US gave me this album on vinyl.I really loved it.But I lost it while I moved to another place and forgot about it.I opened my eyes to it again when I heard Rock the Nation at a KISS concert titled Rock the Nation tour.

[@veekatore8983]

I got to see them backstage in 74 as a 13-14 yr old. They opened the show with a loud tempod down Rock Candy. That's when I picked up the drums and Denny Carmassi was my inspiration.. That concert was amazing! Bill Church, Sammy, Denny and Ronnie rocked!

[@jamiepastman5594]

Perfect mid 70's rock, the gold standard

[@joekurtz8303]

RIP Ronny Montrose, had great tone and we used to blast this gem back in the day, the whole album was good too. Just Rock Candy....loud, till the speakers blow

[@alwaysopen7970]

He gets true vintage tone.....what the posers chase.

[@jerrywoods4066]

Highway star lazy ,smoke on the water for me. Blow those speakers out

[@scottzappa9314]

You ain't blowing my speakers.

[@stevenday9687]

Every song rocks

[@jojorider812]

This Video Kicks Ass !!!! It will Never Get Old. This is Montrose at its Finest !!! Thank You for posting this Brother !!!

[@user-oi7we6xd3p]

Saw Montrose in 81 warm up for AC/DC and he was with a band called Gamma and tore it up great show at UD Arena!

[@DustOne13]

Denny Carmassi goes criminally underrated as a drummer

[@P51]

yet he's drummed for everyone

[@devildigger1404]

I’ve said the same thing since this album came out !

[@P51]

naw. he's drummed for everyone. he's recognized as one of the best.

[@dave3805]

Didn’t he play with Heart

[@louiebee6745]

Rock Candy intro. Nuf said.

[@robertmurphy4569]

Sammy Hagar was quite a badass with Ronnie Montrose and those rockers of yesteryear , what a session !

[@Thundergod-]

I saw Montrose in 1975 at Winterland with Journey as the opening act. Montrose and Sammy were great but Journey was on a different planet....🎼🎵🎶🎤🎹🎸🎸🥁

[@hoobeydoobey1267]

Remember this song well. Perfect 70s jam.

[@stevenschocket1658]

THIS WAS A TIME WHEN ROCK N ROLL WAS FRESH N REAL !!!! Altough big business had their big greedy hands in the bands pockets ,these bands developed their own unique styles and sounds and Artwork .Sadley the rock scene is today is very Corperate,or hard to access even with utube . No more going to a club And Discoveting A New Band .And watching the band work their asses off touring constantly putting in the work and maturing and kickinn ass on stage .Alas im glad to watch great videos like this one ....man R Montrose was such a BEAST .....ROCK HARD ,N ROCK ON !!!!

[@davejones3434]

Montrose playing while cruising in my Mercury Comet with 3 speed on the floor, orange vinyl interior and Craig 8 track player. Those were the days.

[@bigsky3072]

Were u on Quaaludes also? That would be great!

[@davejunior769]

I had a 69 mustang, same set up but black vinyl, Mandrax, Miller High Life, and Oaxacan was the thing around here. Oh, and big hairy bush’ hahaha

[@davejunior769]

My favorite tho was “make it last”

[@elixtido1448]

don't forget the Jensen co-axials

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

@@bigsky3072 Rorer 714...made falling down two flights of stairs fun....oh wow...what happen.?...we fell down the stairs....oh man....Wanna do it again.?..fuck ya!

[@caucasianbulldog6057]

O yes. This brings back memories of the 70's when I was a teenager. It reminds me of just how good a guitar player Ronnie Montrose was.

[@kevinjones8745]

One of the Great things about being Old, is telling Everyone, I've seen them. AMAZING !!!!!!!

[@DIKPUNCH4U]

Thatz Sam Hagar to you. Turning someone on to this for the first time is one of the greatest Joys there is you show him the album cover minds are blown