Montrose is a short-lived 1970's hard rock band from California. It consisted of Sammy Hagar, former lead singer of Van Halen, Ronnie Montrose on guitar, Bill church on bass and Denny Carmassi on drums in its original line-up. They've released 5 albums, entitled Montrose, Paper Money, Warner Bros. presents... Montrose!, Mean and THe very best of Montrose.