The Speed of Sound (album)
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.
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| Released | March 1988 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Enigma Records | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Montrose | |||
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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.
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Track listing
- "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
- Ronnie Montrose – guitar, percussion, MIDI guitar synthesizer
- Glenn Letsch – bass guitar
- Johnny Badanjek – drums
- Patrick Feehan – synthesizer on "Zero G" and "Outer Marker Inbound"
Production
- Produced by Ronnie Montrose
- Engineered by Ronnie Montrose and Roger Wiersema
References