Sammy Hagar – Montrose 1974
Oldies Songs Sammy Hagar and Montrose Ignite London on The Old Grey Whistle Test On May 21, 1974, at the BBC Television Centre in London, a young Sammy Hagar-fronted Montrose delivered a…
Montrose – Bad Motor Scooter (The Midnight Special 1975)
Montrose Ignites The Midnight Special with “Bad Motor Scooter” on January 3, 1975 On the January 3, 1975 broadcast of The Midnight Special, Montrose delivered a performance that has since…
Montrose – I Don’t Want It
Montrose’s “I Don’t Want It” – A Blazing Declaration of Defiance Montrose’s “I Don’t Want It,” from their self-titled 1973 debut album, is a no-holds-barred anthem of rebellion and self-determination.…
Montrose – Twenty Flight Rock
“Twenty Flight Rock” – Montrose’s High-Energy Take on a Rockabilly Classic Montrose, known for their electrifying rock sound, brought their distinctive style to “Twenty Flight Rock,” a rollicking rockabilly number…
Montrose – Space Station #5
Montrose’s “Space Station #5”: A Hard Rock Odyssey to the Stars Released in 1973 on the debut, self-titled album Montrose, “Space Station #5” captures the raw, driving energy that defined…
Montrose – I Got the Fire
Great Songs A Defiant Flame Burning Through the Turbulence of a Band on the Brink When Montrose unleashed “I Got the Fire” on their 1974 album Paper Money, the song did not…
Montrose – Rock the Nation
A primal, defiant call to arms — “Let’s rock the nation” The electrifying “Rock the Nation” opens Montrose’s self-titled 1973 debut album with a raw surge of ambition. The band…
Montrose – Bad Motor Scooter
A roaring ride into rock-freedom and unbridled swagger When the explosive chords of Bad Motor Scooter kick in, you’re launched into the full-throttle debut of Montrose—a band whose first album,…
Montrose – Rock Candy
“Rock Candy”: A Searing Declaration of Raw, Unadulterated Hard Rock Prowess. For those who bore witness to the seismic shifts occurring in rock music during the early to mid-1970s, the…