On Gamma's second disc, Ronnie Montrose keeps his streak of not having the same personel on two albums in a row, changing the line-up once again. Davey Pattison (vocals), Jim Alcivar (synthesizer) and Ronnie Montrose (guitar) remain from Gamma 1. Glenn Letsch replaces Alan Fitzgerald on bass and old Montrose bandmate Denny Carmassi replaces Skip Gillette on drums. Gamma was a band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison. ... Ronnie Montrose, (born November 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado) is an American guitarist. ... Davey Pattison (born in Scotland) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. ... Description: Gamma: Davey Pattison (vocals); Ronnie Montrose (guitar); Jim Alcivar (synthesizer); Alan Fitzgerald (bass); Skip Gillette (percussion). ... Montrose was the original Californian hard rock band, pioneering the kind of short and punchy songs that would be a template for later and more successful bands such as Van Halen. ... Denny Carmassi is an American drummer. ...
Gamma correction, gamma nonlinearity, gamma encoding, or often simply gamma, is the name of a nonlinear operation used to code and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.
Gamma encoding helps to map data into a more perceptually uniform domain, so as to optimize perceptual performance of a limited signal range, such as a limited number of bits in each RGB component.
Gamma compression is used to encode linear luminance or RGB values into video signals or digital file values; gamma expansion is the inverse, or decoding, process, and occurs largely in the nonlinearity of the electron-gun current–voltage curve in CRT monitor systems.
Gamma 1 was a strong but flawed debut from guitarist Ronnie Montrose's first band since the breakup of his eponymous '70s hard rock outfit.
Gamma2, then, came with both aspirations and expectations attached… and fulfilled them both, in spades.
The only hint of a misstep on this album is Gamma's cover of "Something In The Air," which is affectionate, but feels somewhat out of sync with the edgy tone of the rest of the album (and indeed, the band in general).
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