From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1988 studio album by Ronnie Montrose
The Speed of Sound is a 1988 all-instrumental album by American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose , who led the bands Montrose (1973-77 & 1987) and Gamma (1979-83 & 2000) and also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison (1971–72), Herbie Hancock (1971), Beaver & Krause (1971), Boz Scaggs (1971), Edgar Winter (1972 & 1996), Gary Wright (1975), The Beau Brummels (1975), Dan Hartman (1976), Tony Williams (1978), The Neville Brothers (1987), Marc Bonilla (1991 & 1993), Sammy Hagar (1997), and Johnny Winter . In 1997, Ronnie stated that this album was his favorite instrumental record he had done so far.[1] The track titles are words and phrases referencing aviation themes.
In 1999, Ronnie Montrose himself re-released a limited edition of 500 compact discs that were each numbered and autographed and came with a certificate of authenticity through his own company RoMoCo. The CD had different artwork on the jewel case as well as the insert which was numbered as well.
Track listing [ edit ]
"Mach 1" (Ronnie Montrose ) – 4:27
"Black Box" (Montrose) – 4:40
"Hyper-Thrust" (Montrose) – 3:25
"Monolith" (Montrose) – 3:15
"Zero G" (Montrose) – 4:18
"Telstar " (Joe Meek / The Tornados cover) – 3:11
"Sidewinder" (Montrose) – 3:54
"Windshear" (Montrose) – 4:16
"VTOL" (Montrose) – 3:05
"Outer Marker Inbound" (Montrose) – 4:34
Personnel [ edit ]
Production [ edit ]
Produced by Ronnie Montrose
Engineered by Ronnie Montrose and Roger Wiersema
References [ edit ]
Ronnie Montrose; The Speed of Sound liner notes; Enigma Records 1988
All Music Guide [1]