# The Best Montrose Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Montrose guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Rock the Nation (1973), then Bad Motor Scooter and Space Station #5. Every video starts at the solo.

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Montrose's 1973 debut is often called America's answer to Led Zeppelin, and Ronnie Montrose's lean, aggressive guitar tone influenced a generation of hard-rock players, including Eddie Van Halen. Paired with a young Sammy Hagar, the band packed tight riffs and fiery solos into compact, punchy songs.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Montrose (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(band)), [Wikipedia: Montrose (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_(album))

1. [Rock the Nation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-rock-the-nation/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
2. [Bad Motor Scooter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-bad-motor-scooter/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
3. [Space Station #5](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-space-station-5/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
4. [Rock Candy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-rock-candy/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
5. [Make It Last](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-make-it-last/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
6. [Good Rockin' Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-good-rockin-tonight/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
7. [I Don't Want It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-i-don-t-want-it/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
8. [One Thing on My Mind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-one-thing-on-my-mind/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1973
9. [I Got the Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-i-got-the-fire/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
10. [Paper Money](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-paper-money/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
11. [Starliner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-starliner/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
12. [Spaceage Sacrifice](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-spaceage-sacrifice/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
13. [Underground](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-underground/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
14. [Connection](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-connection/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1974
15. [Matriarch](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-matriarch/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1975
16. [Let's Go](https://greatestsolos.com/song/montrose-let-s-go/) — Montrose · solo by Ronnie Montrose · 1976

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