Good Rockin' Tonight - Montrose | The Midnight Special 

It's true! Bad Motor Scooter?? Space Station #9?? This list goes on.

Every song blew the doors off!

I have TWO copies of that album on vinyl.

The best rock album ever recorded.

Start with the son and move on out! Great tune.

Totally.

I agree!... try Gamma 2 if you haven't already...Enjoy!

When did Ronnie die?

@@BIGLON-cf1ul 10yrs ago...cancer.

@@drummersagainstitk Sammy is an amazing guitar player too! Do you think Ronnie was a better guitarist than Sammy?

@@BIGLON-cf1ul NO SAMMY was a supplemental player. Ronnie was considered in 1973! the 1st shredder esque guy on guitar. You must be Gen Y or Z.

I agree. It was shit. Never made it big.

The same guy that brought you that one, Ted Templman, brought you VH's debut as well.

Hell yeah.

Thank you. Agreed. This song is kinda just meh for me. I love Rock Candy, Space Station No. 5, Bad Motor Scooter, Rock the Nation. Way better harder rocking songs that present the band in a much better light. This seems kinda blah. Really not that interesting to me. Sorry guys. It's maybe too poppy and watered down but it doesn't really represent Montrose the band in their best light. Songs like Space Station #5 with that killer opening riff and some of Sammy's most blistering vocals. Rock Candy with that deeply funky Denny Carmassi drum groove kicking in just punches you right in the face. And Bad Motor Scooter with Ronnie's guitar as a rip snorting fire breathing motorcycle? Hard to beat that for punch you in the face power. Basically? For me? This doesn't have any of that. Just dreadfully underwhelming, really, for me. It's a cover of an old Jump Blues song written and recorded in 1945 by Roy Brown and since then covered by just about everybody. So obviously the song has a history going for it. I just didn't feel like it was Montrose's history. Rock The Nation definitely would have been better than this. Just didn't rock hard enough. For me. (Sorry Roy.) Montrose were hard rock on the verge of heavy metal. And this song? Just isn't.

Sammy Hagar He was rocking way before van halen/van hagar

Yeah, he might make it...😆😂🤣.

@@geraldbellamy8750 Yes he was...and it was still somebody else's name on the marquee!! lol

​@@geraldbellamy8750 That was a sarcastic comment, dude 😎

Call that singing, that guy is horrible, the other 3 sound ok

A rock N Roll Icon. Still kickin at 74 or 75!

Saw him a few years ago with "The Circle"...helluva rock & roll show. They played a LOT of Van Halen too....Got the live album from that tour...it rocks your socks off.....

Like Robert Plant, Sammy’s voice is so in your face, it truly is another instrument in the band.

Yep, me too. If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself 🤣.

He's cool as hell. Always responds on Instagram. We're only old on the outside. Still 15 on the inside!

Me as well. 63!

You sure are. Go to bed

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I could recognize his voice anywhere

@@lorigibson9189 yeah but his looks sure changed quickly.

The strawberry blonde rocker

Man aging sucks. He sounds so much better hear. And he was looking like quite the rockstar. His hair etc only surpassed by The Golden God himself

Saw same show same year in St. Louis. Sammy still going strong!!

Wow..would have loved that ..Shrooms and tunes

Omgoodness! What a fantastic Three some show that must have been, wish I’d have seen them, too, 🤯 WHEW!!! 😍

Saw the same show… Montrose opened for humble pie in Memphis, Tennessee 1974 …front row

@@bobkish824 Holy Shit! Never saw them live but we wore the gloves off that Montrose LP

The best music no matter what the other decades say. Best cars too!

I’ll get off the couch for that

@@thecarolinashreds196 Let's roll! 🎤🍺

Very similar look. Some Robert Plant in there too.

But can he relate to the pain behind blue eyes, damit ?!!

So did Plant

Looks like Ronnie was stealing some of Townsend’s moves too with the windmills.

Sammy, Robert & Roger, man, they all 3 had it goin’ on back then. Robert & Roger especially, are such bombastic frontmen. Visually as well as vocally, a rare treat. Daltrey stands out because of the swinging mic, like a bull whip. No wonder Sammy zeroed in on Roger, he just needed some more practice in that department.

Mona on Bass..she rocks

Was there! Hot and a fun time!

That's awesome. What a memory

Cabo Wabo

Stevens and Pruett KLOL days?

I was there. 6th time for a Sammy Hagar show. This show was his best one yet and they were all great. Satch was very good at covering Eddie and Ronnie. No one rocks like Sammy for the last years.

I opened for Gamma at the old Waldorf S.F. Maybe you were there?

I saw Montrose and Journey at Winterland in the mid 70's.....probably 1975. Great show. I was a big Journey fan back then and my girlfriend was a big Montrose fan.

He was awesome but his solo work once he left is solid too. And Sammy is a hell of a guitarist in his own right.

This is crap, his solo stuff and VH suits his voice better. Stop your Boomer mindset of "the original stuff is like always the best man cuz I was 17 back then and drove my Camaro to the show in '74!"

@@mikesteelheart His solo stuff was good and his VH days not to to bad, but i still think his Montrose days was his best.

@@newfiecanuck1960 It's all personal preference. It's like arguing what's better; oranges or apples? It's true for me but not for everyone. Sammy kicks butt, there is something I think we all can agree on. Long live the Red Rocker!

I always enjoyed Sammy with Montrose or on his own. When I think of my favorite VH stuff, it was with David Lee Roth!

He really is one of the Wonders of the World.

Do you mean Denny Carmassi?

oh.

@@lesliehorwinkle Mr. Horwinkle, how do you plead?

@@57highland insanity!

Yes, he's a lucky man. Like Ozzy, he was able to rebrand with an excellent new sound more than once. Ronnie James Dio also.

Not this guy

Sammy ain’t no slouch on guitar himself

I own it and love it!!

Most of these performances on Midnight Special were done in the morning so not surprising the audience are still dazed and confused from the night before.

It also has a lot to do with the filming format. Bands didn't go out and do a set-they just did one, maybe two songs before they were ushered off for another band. By time the audience got into it the band was done & gone. Bands who knew played their longer songs to maximize their exposure. Still happy to have the footage we have. I for one am into it 🤘

WE take that Montrose sound as being good as anything that came out in the 80s, they put this out in the early 70s with all that hippie stuff and the music scene wasnt ready for it, they had no appreciation for that "new" sound,

@@shanefsr6609 1973 to be exact.

The crowd was like that many times. Guess they didn't toke or drink enough!

And more than likely, the “Golden God” Robert Plant? Gosh, they all 3 lucked out in the “glorious hair” genes department! 😍🤩😁

Montrose got their stage mannerisms from the Who, obviously.

Sammy admired Daltrey, like most young frontmen. Daltrey was singing professionally since 1961 in his first band. The Mighty Who opened for The Beatles, and Stones in 1962, 1963, 1964. By this time of the video, The Who were mega players on the world stage. Sammy has always been great.

Pretty sure most know this LOL

@@GenXParanormal Pretty sure most people have never heard of Roy Brown's name. LOL

Roy Brown was also credited with shooting down the red baron in 1918… Although it’s been disputed and instead attributed to ground fire. Look it up.

@@dogman5680 I would but I've got to go trim a fingernail. Maybe some other year.

Also covered by Elvis on sun records.

I knew he was flighty but until the Sammy Hagar doc, I didn't know it was Montrose that blew the whole thing up

@@curtisphilumalee1447 I just read, that Ronnie was plagued by depression for most of his life. That’s very sad and could have been a “reason,” behind his behavior. Who knows?

@KittyGrizGriz I wasn’t aware of that. I remember reading an interview (Ronnie) back in early 80’s most likely Guitar Player mag as that was my only subscription I had back in the day. He basically said Sammy was getting most of the attention ie; radio interviews, on tour. Having a band named after your last name he probably felt like the leader. My take away back then was he had an ego and was jealous of Sammy getting all the attention. Ronnie also talked about having a problem with alcohol too. You know this was all to much of a common denominator musicians had back in the day. Drugs alcohol and egos broke up some talented bands. Very rarely was it a change in musical direction. ( Styx ) It’s sad that he took his life. Mental illness is a terrible condition.

​@@KittyGrizGriz I see a lot of Ronnie bios saying he died from prostate cancer, but as I'm sure you know, he actually shot himself in the head. Nothing more depressing than that

They do have a cool tone. Compressed, dark, chunky.

@@TheSteveSteeleMichael Anthony used them early on with VH, before the Peavey endorsement. Great tone.

They were rented from S.I.R., otherwise, Montrose used Marshall guitar amps. Ampeg’s guitar stacks were mud.

1973xxx was a very good year!

We wore that record out!

no, as in no, pedals? Astonishing. Maybe that's why Montrose never got further? I have an instrumental lp of Montrose which was okay, but not exactly riveting or moving. Maybe it lacked some Hagar energy.

Listen closer to the intro riff, there's clearly a phase shifter working.😉

Trapeze was amazing. After Glenn Hughes left to join Deep Purple they weren’t as good. Hughes wasn’t replaceable in that band. You Are the Music, We are the Band is my favorite album of theirs. Just awesome. They were really popular in Texas too.

Is that the one Gary Moore ended up with?

Yes...but it's not this one...this his 58 STP model ..the one that was stolen was the one he played with Edgar​@@ifihadsmesumchicken6276

@@ifihadsmesumchicken6276, yes indeed. Ronnie filed a lawsuit, when he found out Gary was the current owner of his rare stolen vintage guitar. Gary refused to return it (upon Ronnie's request). It was stolen during the '70s, after playing a gig in New York. Ronnie Montrose lost in the lawsuit. Gary Moore had sold his main '59 Les Paul (Greeny), to pay off an outstanding overdue tax bill. That was Gary's only vintage '59 Gibson Les Paul left in extensive guitar collection. Before both legends unexpectedly passed away.

they weren't "sought after" then. It was just a used Les Paul. Unless he bought it new that is

He was 27 (born in 47, this was in ‘74). He looks great for his age now

This is some great footage of a great band. Love the clarity of the video. Ronnie was hungry back then

@@d.nakamura9579 He's the same age as Bill Clinton- Sammy looks fantastic :)

Sammy was born in 1947 and this has to be 1973…….definitely not 18 but around 26………just pointing it out

What a monster lineup.. Ahhh the good ol days

fashion sucked back then. Disco

Sammy Hagar !!! Yes sir !

I thought it was the Marlboro man,,,,,,,,,,,,beware the INVERTS !!!!!!

@@69zenos1no it’s awesome, so cool

I'm sure you've bought some of the singer's tequila

Saw them as an opening act at Winterland, 1972 or 73. Bought the album as soon as I could! Now my son loves it!

They were great live!

Yeah Montrose was a name you pulled out of your back pocket to show you knew real music. Just like pulling out Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush. When you knew these words... you were in. Now... Pass that doobie Eeere

@@tombrittingham1023 ~~~

They were a big deal here in the SF Bay Area...best debut album from a 4 piece .

I remember going to Cobo Hall, in Detroit back in the 70's to see Humble Pie. Montrose backed em up and I have never been so blown away by an unknown band. They were spot on, incredible.

I had a friend that introduced me to Joe Satriani and I introduced my friend to Ronnie Montrose, the debut album...he just sat there and was astounded.

Probably not an SVT as Ampeg had some other awesome guitar amplifiers, but stranger things have happened.

I did a web search and you are correct! SVTs through EV SRO loaded cabinets.

Chicken foot mate.. Joe, Mike, Chad and Sam .

One of my favorite tracks

From the red rocker?!!

Ha great point 😄

And Jim Dandy from Black Oak Arkansas. Van Halen were fans of Montrose. They chose Ted Templeman who had also produced Montrose. Ted didn't think DLR could sing and wanted to bring in Sammy before recording VH1. Eddie convinced him Roth was right for the group. VH did an early tour opening for Montrose and things turned sour rather quickly. As Ed told the story, Ronnie was ripping him off and doing his own version of Eruption.

LMAO! What a joke. DLR didnt take anything from wammy. All wammy did during his van GINA stint was try to be a B version of Dave. The lame ass lyrics trying to write and rap like Dave during the songs. Dave is still living rent free inside wammy's head. Serious Dave envy! hahaha

@@uncleremus64 Ya left out the part where Ted praised Dave and admitted he was wrong about Dave. He said Dave is an incredible writer, super intelligent, witty story teller, song writer. rapper, singer, and ultimate performer and front man and the perfect singer for VH. All one has to do is go listen to the isolated vocal tracks of Dave singing. Dave had serious vocal chops. I can't stand wammys vocals on Van Gina! All he does is his annoying scream voice and wanna be Dave rapping during the songs! SO LAME.

I disagree. The first Boston album debuted at #1.

As he rips off Alvin Lee’s “I’m goin home” lick 😂😂

Sammy, Daltrey, Bob Segar are great frontmen.