Ronnie Montrose-10x10 (2017)

Released posthumously, "10x10" is an album that guitarist Ronnie Montrose recorded during the last years of his life with a huge cast of collaborators. Released in 2017, this superb classic rock album features luminaries such as Eric Martin, Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Glenn Hughes, Steve Lukather, Tommy Shaw, Mark Farner, Joe Bonamassa, Ricky Phillips, Dave Meniketti, Eric Singer, Gregg Rolie, Phil Collen, Sammy Hagar, Brad Whitford, and Marc Bonilla, among many others. The result is undeniably an awe-inspiring album, brimming with feeling, great compositions, and breathtaking virtuosity from all involved. Tracks like "Heavy Traffic" (featuring Eric Martin and Dave Meniketti), "Love Is An Art" (Edgar Winter & Rick Derringer), "Head On Straight" (Marc Bonilla & Davey Pattison), "Any Minute" (Mark Farner & Ricky Phillips), and "One Good Reason" (Bruce Turgon & Bard Whitford), make up an exciting work of great hard rock. Ronnie Montrose passed away five years before the release of this album due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 3, 2012.