Montrose is the debut album by the band Montrose in 1973. After having done sessions work for various musicians including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock and Edgar Winter, this was Ronnie Montrose's first record leading his own band. It featured then little known Sammy Hagar on vocals. It also had future Van Halen producer Ted Templeman and future Van Halen engineer Don Landee producing and engineering the record repectively. While considered a classic by many hard rock fans, tracks from the album have received scant airplay on the radio with "Bad Motor Scooter" being the only possible exception. Van Halen had used this album as a blueprint for their own debut and some of the similarities in sound are striking. Eddie Van Halen himself considered Ronnie Montrose to be an influence. Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Van Morrison in concert, 1974 George Ivan Van Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... Edgar Winter album cover Edgar Winter is a musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronnie Montrose, (born November 29, 1947 in Denver, Colorado) is an American guitarist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California), better known as Sammy Hagar, is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 promotional photo for the band Van Halen, from left to right: Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s and discovered by KISS bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ted Templeman (born October 24, 1944) is an influential American record producer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, generally known as Eddie Van Halen, (born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen. ...

The track list is as follows:

1. Rock the Nation
2. Bad Motor Scooter
3. Space Station #5
4. I Don't Want It
5. Good Rockin' Tonight (Elvis Presley cover)
6. Rock Candy
7. One Thing On My Mind
8. Make It Last