Search - Ronnie Montrose :: Speed of Sound

Futuristic Guitar Mind Exploration

Joel Israel | Cedar City, UT United States | 11/25/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Awesome! This album is finally available again! I remember wearing this cassette out in my car back in the day- at the time I was a huge fan of instrumental guitar albums after hearing the mighty Joe Satriani, and had also picked up most of the Shrapnel records solo artists. This one was so different, original, and compelling, and remains so to this day.



While certainly full of amazing, incendiary guitar solos, what really captured my imagination is the enigmatic "space-rock" feel of this album- from the song titles ("Telstar", "Monolith") to the near-ambient, futuristic and mysterious vibe of the compositions, this is really a standout instrumental album in the genre, finally in print again. Ronnie Montrose' tone and phrasing as a soloist are phenomenal- it feels like a hybrid of the Gilmour-esque spacey feeling-oriented rock fused with a forward-thinking approach far ahead of it's time....recommended!"

Ronnie at his best.

The Wedge | Santa Barbara, ca United States | 03/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the most creative instrumental guitar albums I have heard. One of Ronnie's best. I was a big fan of the Gamma albums featuring Ronnie, and my favorite was Gamma 3. Though this is instrumental and Gamma has vocals both are classic. I also recommend Territory (though it is not as strong of an album) The Diva Station (currently out of print) and Anti-m Positively Negative -remastered (Ronnie plays on a handful of tracks but the song Security rocks). And visit Ronnies Website RonnieMontrose.com and get on his email list."

Ronnie was the best...

Wiiliam D. Peters | Utah | 01/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is just one of his incredible solo albums... Though, I like just the plain "Montrose" albums more, this is just as sweet as every other one... I highly recommend this to every fan..."