Montrose 1973 Album

Montrose

This record started American heavy metal? Really? It sounds like a spaced-out, low-budget version of Cream in places, and a bigger version of your friendly 60's garage band in others, featuring a big thwacky 80's-style drum sound 7-8 years before the 80's started. So...I guess it did – kind of, but it's not as earth-shattering a find as some critics would have you believe. But it's a quick, hard-hitting listen, and lots of points of interest for hard rock fans here, that's for sure.