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The Best Of Gamma
''The Best of Gamma'' is a compilation of music from the first three Gamma albums. Track listing # Mean Streak (Alcivar, Montrose, Pattison) – 4:50 ** # Four Horsemen (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:48 ** # Dirty City (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:04 ** # Voyager (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:23 ** # "Stranger" (Froom, Stahl) – 3:00 *** # "Condition Yellow" (Carmassi, Froom, Montrose) – 4:08 *** # "No Way Out" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) – 4:05 *** # "Third Degree" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) – 3:47 *** # "Thunder & Lightning" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:37 * # " I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard Jr.) – 3:18 * # "Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:53 * # "Modern Girl" (Froom, Montrose) – 3:35 *** # "Right the First Time" (Froom, Montrose, Stahl) – 3:47 *** # "Wish I Was" ( Mickey Newbury) – 5:16 * # "What's Gone Is Gone" (Froom, Montrose, Jerry Stahl) – 5:30 *** # "Fight To The Finish" (Alcivar, Montrose) – 6:25 * '' Gamma 1'' (1979) – * '' Gamma 2'' (1980) – ** '' Gamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma (band)
Gamma was an American band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco, California, United States in 1979. They released four albums: ''Gamma 1'' (1979), ''Gamma 2'' (1980), ''Gamma 3'' (1982) (all on Elektra Records) and ''Gamma 4'' (2000). Their biggest hit was 1982's "Right the First Time", which was a minor chart entry in the US, but a top 40 hit in Canada. Some of their other best known songs include "Fight to the Finish" from their first album, and "Meanstreak" and "Voyager" from the second album. History Original incarnation (1979–1983) Ronnie Montrose put the band together after having released a solo album '' Open Fire'' in 1978, after having disbanded the hard rock band Montrose in 1977. Gamma was a far more AOR-oriented band than Montrose, and used a lot of the latest keyboard technology in its sound. The debut album ''Gamma 1'' was released in 1979 and reached No. 131 on the Billboard 200, totalling 17 weeks on the chart. Gamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Montrose
Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc Bonilla and Sammy Hagar. Montrose's 1973 debut album has often been cited as "America's answer to Led Zeppelin". Ronnie Montrose is often recognized as one of the most influential guitarists in early hard rock. Career Montrose was born in San Francisco. When he was a toddler, his parents moved back to his mother's home state of Colorado (his father was from Bertrand, Nebraska, and his mother was from Golden, Colorado). He spent most of his younger years in Denver until he ran away at about 16 years old to pursue his musical career. Ultimately he spent most of his life in the San Francisco Bay are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Greatest Hits Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Scott
Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is a British record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Duran Duran, the Jeff Beck Group and many more. As a producer, Scott is noted for his work with David Bowie, Supertramp, Devo, Kansas, the Tubes, Ronnie Montrose, Level 42, Missing Persons, among others. Scott was also influential in the evolution of jazz rock, pioneering a harder rock sound through his work with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Dixie Dregs, Happy The Man, and Jeff Beck. Career Early years Scott was born in South London, and grew up listening to 78 rpm records of artists like Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, and Eddie Cochran on a wind-up gramophone. In 1959 at the age of 12, he received a tape recorder which he used to record material from the BBC Light Programme ''Pick of the Pops'', but it was an episode of ''Here Come th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Froom
Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma (band), Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is currently the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including Richard Thompson (musician), Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, and Vonda Shepard. Career Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboard players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar. He also played keyboards on the Ronnie Montrose-led group Gamma (band), Gamma's third album ''Gamma 3'', as well as ''It's a Beautiful Day (album), It's a Beautiful Day's'' David LaFlamme's 1978 solo album ''Inside Out''. He produced the first three Crowded House albums, which led to more production jobs with Richard Thompson (musician), Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, American Music Club, Suzanne Vega and Paul McCartney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Letsch
Glenn Letsch (born June 23, 1949) is an American bass guitarist. He was in a Los Angeles band with Mitchell Froom called "Bullet Park" . After Ronnie Montrose produced their demo, he asked Letsch to join his band Gamma, where Letsch became friends with singer Davey Pattison. When Gamma disbanded in 1982, Pattison became Robin Trower's principal vocalist and Letsch continued with several of Ronnie Montrose projects and session work including playing bass on Sims computer games. He joined Trower's touring band in 2008 reuniting with Pattison. Discography * Gamma - '' Gamma 2'' (1980) * Gamma - '' Gamma 3'' (1982) * Montrose - '' Mean'' (1987) * Various Artists (Ronnie Montrose) - '' Guitar Speak'' (1988) "Blood Alley 152" * Ronnie Montrose - '' The Speed Of Sound'' (1988) * New Frontier - ''New Frontier'' (1988) * Jonathan Cain - '' Back to the Innocence'' (1995) * Gamma - ''Gamma 4'' (2000) * Guitar Shorty - ''I Go Wild!'' (2001) * Johnny Colla John Victor Colla (born Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Carmassi
Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's earliest memories are his father rehearsing after work with his band in the kitchen of their home. Occasionally they allowed young Denny Carmassi to sit in with them. His father exposed him to great drummers, including Buddy Rich, Jimmy Vincent and Richard Goldberg. Then Denny listened the radio and discovered several drummers like Earl Palmer, D.J. Fontana, Al Jackson Jr. (Denny actually learned to play the drums from listening to Al and playing along with the Booker T. & the M.G.'s ''Green Onions'' album), Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, Dino Danelli, Ginger Baker, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham and Tony Williams. Out of high school, Denny started playing topless clubs in San Francisco. He joined a band called Sweet Linda Devine, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Fitzgerald
Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the second bassist of Montrose and as keyboardist for Night Ranger. He has also performed with Gamma, and former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar. Fitzgerald also worked as an offstage keyboard player with Van Halen, during their concerts from 1991 until 2004, 2007, 2012. Discography with Montrose *''Paper Money'' (1974) *'' Warner Bros. Presents Montrose!'' (1975) with Sammy Hagar *''Nine on a Ten Scale'' (1976) *''Sammy Hagar'' (1977) *'' All Night Long'' Live (1978) with Ronnie Montrose *'' Open Fire'' (1978) with Gamma *''Gamma 1'' (1979) with Night Ranger *'' Dawn Patrol'' (1982) *'' Midnight Madness'' (1983) *'' 7 Wishes'' (1985) *''Big Life Big Life was a record label established in 1987 by Jazz Summers and Tim Parry. It featured hundreds of releases from artists such as The Orb, Stare, Yazz, Junior Reid, Coldcut, De La Soul, and Damage. In 1999, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Alcivar
Jim Alcivar is an American keyboard and synthesizer player and sound engineer. He is most noted for his connection to guitarist Ronnie Montrose and appearing in his bands Montrose and Gamma and on his first solo album ''Open Fire''. His father is composer, arranger and producer Bob Alcivar. Discography - Musician * Montrose - '' Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!'' (1975) * Montrose - '' Jump On It'' (1976) * Ronnie Montrose - '' Open Fire'' (1978) * 1994: - ''Please Stand By'' (1979) * Gamma - ''Gamma 1'' (1979) * Gamma - ''Gamma 2'' (1980) Discography - Engineer * Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk rock, punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, sa ... - ''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death'' (1987) * Dead Kennedys - ''Live at the Deaf Club 1979'' (2004) References External links Ronnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey Pattison
Davey Pattison (born November 18, 1945 in Scotland) is a San Francisco Bay Area based rock vocalist. Pattison recorded his first music in 1969, and his career took off after arrival in the United States in 1979, on invitation from Bill Graham, to front the band Gamma, formed by Bay Area guitarist Ronnie Montrose. "I'd given up all hope of finding a quality singer for Gamma until I heard Davey Pattison", according to Montrose. In 1986, Pattison began singing for the first time with guitarist Robin Trower. After several albums with Trower, Pattison rejoined Montrose in 1992. Since then, Pattison has performed as a solo artist and has also reunited with Trower for the Robin Trower Band's 2005 album, ''Another Days Blues''. In 2004, Pattison joined with legendary guitar player Michael Schenker to form the Schenker-Pattison Summit, along with Aynsley Dunbar, one of rock's most well known drummers and bassist Gunter Nezhoda to record ''The Endless Jam''. They followed up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma 3
''Gamma 3'' is the third studio album released by the rock band Gamma. It was released in 1982. Track listing All songs by Ronnie Montrose, Mitchell Froom and Jerry Stahl, except where indicated. ;Side one #"What's Gone Is Gone" – 5:30 #"Right the First Time" – 3:47 #"Moving Violation" (Montrose, Froom, Stahl, Denny Carmassi) – 3:36 #"Mobile Devotion" – 6:34 ;Side two #"Stranger" (Froom, Stahl) – 3:00 #"Condition Yellow" (Montrose, Froom, Carmassi) – 4:08 #"Modern Girl" – 3:35 #"No Way Out" – 4:05 #"Third Degree" – 3:47 Personnel All credits adapted from the original release. *Davey Pattison – vocals *Ronnie Montrose – guitar, producer *Mitchell Froom – keyboards *Glenn Letsch – bass guitar *Denny Carmassi – drums Production *Jim Gaines – engineer *Dave Frazer, Maureen Droney, Wayne Lewis, Ken Kessie – assistant engineers *Bobby Hata, Donn Landee Donn Landee is an United States of America, American record producer and recording engineer. Muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
