Montrose's third album was weighed down in part by their huge debut album released two years earlier and also by losing their vocalist Sammy Hagar who had left them to pursue his solo career.
With a new vocalist, Bob James and the inclusion of a keyboardist Jim Alcivar, "Warner Bros Presents" is another essential album by the American band, which far from the visceral hard rock of their previous works and partly thanks to the addition of keyboards and to the different tone of voice of their singer, they evolve towards more commercial themes but without leaving behind the innate characteristic of the impressive riffs of Ronnie Montrose as shown in songs like "Matriarch", "Dancin´Feet" or "Black Train", in change "All I Need", "O Lucky Man" or "Clown Woman" are the perfect counterpoint with that touch of commerciality bringing them closer to a sound less hard rock and more blues.
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