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Speed of Sound

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This cd was better than I expected to be. I remember when this came out in 1988,but I didn't buy until now when it came out in 2005 on the Wounded Bird label.The guitar work by Ronnie Montrose is excellent with great solos and guitar riffs. The music is a great blend of guitar driven instrumental rock with synthesizers with solid bass and drumming. There weren't any hits off this cd,but who cares? I like this better than the work Ronnie did with Gamma. Who needs vocals when you can play the guitar like Montrose does.

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!

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.

Exceptional, jammin' guitar virtuosity. I loved the techno/outer-space/mach-3 feel of this album, and hope Ronnie puts out more like this album.

All the songs are terrific, and will be great additions to your life.

Ronnie really showcases his guitar chops on this album. The drums, whether programmed or live, are much better than some of the lousy drummers Montrose had worked with in the past. If you like Satriani's music, you will dig this album. If you can find the long out of print Territories, buy that one too.

I remember getting this album when it first came out in 1988. At that time
my favorite guitar player was Joe Satriani who then only had a
couple of albums out-- I was always looking for similar artists that
focused on melody over playing a million notes all the time.

Had not heard much Ronnie montrose and took a chance when I bought
this album. Great guitar oriented solo album, spacey instrumental guitar with tons of cool melodies and awesome melodic solos.


Highly recommend this to instrumental guitar fans even if your not a fan
of Ronnie's other work.

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...

I had this on TAPE when it came out. Glad to find it on MP3 now so I can have it on my PC and in my IPOD. This is a great MELODIC GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL Release that NOT alot of people know about , but should. DOWNLOAD THIS if your into great guitar music ! -- Also seek out RELEASES by these other GUITARISTS here on AMAZON --- JEFF KOLLMAN -- ROB JOHNSON -- NEIL ZAZA -- DAVID MARTONE etc

I like this 1988 album. To be honest there are a couple of cuts with too many synth-drum tracks, but that was fairly common at the time this one was produced. Seems like Ronnie was trying here to ride the same wave as the Michael Schenker Group and a few other contemporaries without much success. This album is entirely instumentals and certainly isn't his best work. The best cut is a ripping rendition of The Tornados "Telstar". I wouldn't pay over $10 for it and wouldn't recommend it as your first Montrose album, but if you're already a fan then get it.