| Special Limited
Deluxe Collector's Edition. 1st time on CD in Europe. Features Ronnie
Montrose and Denny Carmassi. Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT
digital technology. 16 page full colour booklet - 3,500 word essay,
enhanced artwork, rare photos and band involvement. "WHEN IT comes
to guitar heroes Ronnie Montrose must rank amongst the greatest exponents
of the art rubbing shoulders with the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Ted
Nugent, Gary Moore and Michael Schenker. Indeed, his first band Montrose
is credited as crafting one of the greatest hard rock albums of all
time elevating Ronnie to major status amongst fellow proponents of guitar
mayhem. Gamma, formed in the late 70s, allowed Ronnie to take the Montrose
template and move it closer to contemporary sounds without losing sight
of his hot-shot guitar slinging reputation. Reuniting with former Montrose
drummer Denny Carmassi, then unknown Scottish vocalist Davey Pattison,
bassist Glen Letsch and managed by impresario and concert promoter Bill
Graham the band dug in hard to create 'Gamma 2', a record that is regarded
as the bands best effort. Originally issued in 1980 and produced by
Gary Lyons (Foreigner, UFO, Aerosmith), it is a record erupting with
hail and brimstone including a brace of classic hard rock cuts including
'Mean Streak', 'Dirty City', 'Four Horsemen' and a brilliant interpretation
of Thunderclap Newman's timeless 'Something In The Air'. Man of the
match? If it ain't Ronnie blasting away on his trusted Gibson Les Paul
then it must surely be vocalist Davey Pattison, a voice of pure blues
soaked brilliance." |