The Speed of Sound (album)

The Speed of Sound is a 1988 all-instrumental album by Ronnie Montrose. In 1997, Ronnie stated that this album was his favorite instrumental record he had done so far. The track titles are words and phrases referencing aviation themes.

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Track listing

1. "Mach 1" (Ronnie Montrose) - 4:27
2. "Black Box" (Montrose) - 4:40
3. "Hyper-Thrust" (Montrose) - 3:25
4. "Monolith" (Montrose) - 3:15
5. "Zero G" (Montrose) - 4:18
6. "Telstar" (Joe Meek) (The Tornados cover) - 3:11
7. "Sidewinder" (Montrose) - 3:54
8. "Windshear" (Montrose) - 4:16
9. "VTOL" (Montrose) - 3:05
10. "Outer Marker Inbound" (Montrose) - 4:34

Personnel

• Ronnie Montrose – guitar, percussion, MIDI guitar synthesizer
• Glenn Letsch – bass guitar
• Johnny Badanjek – drums
• Patrick Feehan - synthesizer on "Zero G" and "Outer Marker Inbound"

Production

• Produced by Ronnie Montrose
• Engineered by Ronnie Montrose and Roger Wiersema

References

• Ronnie Montrose; "The Speed of Sound" liner notes; Enigma Records 1988
• All Music Guide