'MONTROSE' - THE RECORD THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
by Tommy Thayer
Montrose
Montrose (1973)
�I came of age in the early to mid Seventies, and in that era, the most influential album to me was the first Montrose record.
"I still remember the first time I heard it. It was actually at a party at my house. I had these older brothers and sisters, and we would have these huge parties when my parents were out of town.
"We�d have kegs and hundreds of people there. So this guy brought the first Montrose record out and put it on. When I heard 'Rock the Nation' into 'Bad Motor Scooter,' I was like, �Oh, my god. I love this!� It was so powerful. People that grew up in the Sixties might scoff at that and say it�s derivative or second generation�and it is. But I was 13 years old when I heard it, and it blew me away.
"There�s no doubt that Ronnie Montrose was one of the quintessential hard rock�blues guitarists of all time.�
