Montrose - Jump On It (1976) [2015 Rock Candy Remastered]

Montrose enjoyed a stellar reputation as one of the best bands of the Seventies garnering extraordinary praise, if not immediate sales success. Their recording label wanted a more commercial body of work, with Ronnie Montrose insisting on a course of experimentation rather than repetition. So both agreed to hire an expertise knob-twiddler.

“Jump On It” is benefited by the clean, open production of Jack Douglas, who at the time was fresh from producing Aerosmith’s Toys In The Attic. Musically this was just the tonic needed and the album went someway to return the band to former harder territories, setting out a more defined rock sound.

Rock Candy’s remaster is excellent preserving the warm, smooth ‘vinyl sensation sound’ this album needed.



Tracks:

01 – Let’s Go
02 – What Are You Waitin’ For?
03 – Tuft-Sedge
04 – Music Man
05 – Jump On It
06 – Rich Man
07 – Crazy For You
08 – Merry-Go-Round

Personnel:

Bob James – vocals
Ronnie Montrose – guitars, vocals
Denny Carmassi – drums
Jim Alcivar – keyboards
Randy Jo Hobbs – bass
Bob Alcivar – string arrangements