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Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose
Montrose (band)

Montrose was a Californian hard rock band. The band featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo star and Van Halen member Sammy Hagar. Rounding out the foursome on their Ted Templeman-produced debut, Montrose , were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi....
. It was released in 1974 and was the last album to feature Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar

Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
 as lead vocalist. Ronnie Montrose
Ronnie Montrose

File:Ronnie Montrose 4 - Montrose - 1974.jpgRonnie Montrose, is an United States guitarist.Montrose has worked with a variety of musicians over the years, including Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, and Dan Hartman....
 sang lead vocals on "We're Going Home".

Original bassist Bill Church
Bill Church

Bill Church started out playing bass with Van Morrison on his Tupelo Honey album. Also part of Morrison's band at this time was guitarist Ronnie Montrose who went on to Edgar Winter Group's smash They Only Come Out at Night....
 left the band before this album was recorded and was replaced with Alan Fitzgerald
Alan Fitzgerald

For the Australian writer, satirist and journalist, see: Alan Fitzgerald Alan Fitzgerald, U.S. musician , was a member of several U.S. bands....
.

Paper Money shows Montrose toning down the more metallic elemeents of its sound and pursuing a more commercial direction with "I Got The Fire" being the only track that matches the intesity of the debut album.

Although the liner notes for the CD edition of Paper Money said that Ronnie was offered to play lead guitar for Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople were a 1970s England rock music musical ensemble with strong Rhythm and blues roots and dominant in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s....
 when he left the Edgar Winter Group
Edgar Winter Group

The Edgar Winter Group is a 1970s rock band founded by Edgar Winter. Notable former members include guitarists Ronnie Montrose and Rick Derringer, and pop singer Dan Hartman ....
, Ronnie says that this never happened and was just a rumor.

"I Got the Fire" was later covered by Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
.








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Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose
Montrose (band)

Montrose was a Californian hard rock band. The band featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo star and Van Halen member Sammy Hagar. Rounding out the foursome on their Ted Templeman-produced debut, Montrose , were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi....
. It was released in 1974 and was the last album to feature Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar

Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
 as lead vocalist. Ronnie Montrose
Ronnie Montrose

File:Ronnie Montrose 4 - Montrose - 1974.jpgRonnie Montrose, is an United States guitarist.Montrose has worked with a variety of musicians over the years, including Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, and Dan Hartman....
 sang lead vocals on "We're Going Home".

Original bassist Bill Church
Bill Church

Bill Church started out playing bass with Van Morrison on his Tupelo Honey album. Also part of Morrison's band at this time was guitarist Ronnie Montrose who went on to Edgar Winter Group's smash They Only Come Out at Night....
 left the band before this album was recorded and was replaced with Alan Fitzgerald
Alan Fitzgerald

For the Australian writer, satirist and journalist, see: Alan Fitzgerald Alan Fitzgerald, U.S. musician , was a member of several U.S. bands....
.

Paper Money shows Montrose toning down the more metallic elemeents of its sound and pursuing a more commercial direction with "I Got The Fire" being the only track that matches the intesity of the debut album.

Although the liner notes for the CD edition of Paper Money said that Ronnie was offered to play lead guitar for Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople

Mott the Hoople were a 1970s England rock music musical ensemble with strong Rhythm and blues roots and dominant in the glam rock era of the early to mid 1970s....
 when he left the Edgar Winter Group
Edgar Winter Group

The Edgar Winter Group is a 1970s rock band founded by Edgar Winter. Notable former members include guitarists Ronnie Montrose and Rick Derringer, and pop singer Dan Hartman ....
, Ronnie says that this never happened and was just a rumor.

"I Got the Fire" was later covered by Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
.

Track listing

  1. "Underground" (cover) 3:33
  2. "Connection" (Rolling Stones cover) 5:42
  3. "The Dreamer" 4:05
  4. "Starliner" 3:36
  5. "I Got the Fire
    I Got the Fire

    "I Got the Fire" is a song from the Montrose album Paper Money in 1974. While many consider the album to be an inferior follow up to their debut the previous year, this song stands out as a great song with a riff reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's Black Dog ....
    " 3:06
  6. "Spaceage Sacrifice" 4:55
  7. "We're Going Home" 4:52
  8. "Paper Money" 5:01


Personnel

  • Sammy Hagar
    Sammy Hagar

    Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
    : Lead Vocals on all songs except "Starliner" and "We're Going Home"
  • Ronnie Montrose
    Ronnie Montrose

    File:Ronnie Montrose 4 - Montrose - 1974.jpgRonnie Montrose, is an United States guitarist.Montrose has worked with a variety of musicians over the years, including Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, and Dan Hartman....
    : Guitar, Lead Vocals on "We're Going Home"
  • Alan Fitzgerald
    Alan Fitzgerald

    For the Australian writer, satirist and journalist, see: Alan Fitzgerald Alan Fitzgerald, U.S. musician , was a member of several U.S. bands....
    : Bass
  • Denny Carmassi
    Denny Carmassi

    Denny Carmassi is an United States drummer. Carmassi was an original member of Montrose , along with Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, and Bill Church....
    : Drums


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