The song was written by lead singer and frontman Sammy Hagar. Its introduction, a distorted electric slide guitar sound which emulates that of a revving motorcycle, became the defining component of the song. When the song was conceived before this guitar sound, the band and producer Ted Templeman were not happy because they felt it was missing a hook to make it stand out. Ronnie Montrose stumbled upon it while messing with a slide and fuzz box one day in the studio. Playing his guitar in Open D tuning, Montrose improvized what became the motorcycle sound — although Templeman and engineer Donn Landee kept him going when they failed to get the recording tape rolling.[2] When performed live by the original Montrose lineup, Sammy Hagar would play the "motorcycle" introduction on a lap steel slide guitar.
Playing by Chickenfootedit
Hagar provided the same intro when Chickenfoot, the supergroup composed of Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, performed a version during their live performances. Joe Satriani did the "motorcycle" introduction at the Montrose tribute concert using the whammy bar on his guitar instead of the slide guitar.[citation needed] On Chickenfoot's Best + Live album, Hagar claimed that "Bad Motor Scooter" was "actually the first song I ever wrote in my life."[3]
motor, scooter, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bad Motor Scooter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Bad Motor Scooter is a song by American hard rock band Montrose released on the band s 1973 debut album 1 Along with Rock Candy it is arguably the band s best known song Bad Motor Scooter Single by Montrosefrom the album MontroseReleasedOctober 17 1973GenreHard rock boogie rockLength3 43LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s Sammy HagarAudio Bad Motor Scooter on YouTubeBackground and recording editThe song was written by lead singer and frontman Sammy Hagar Its introduction a distorted electric slide guitar sound which emulates that of a revving motorcycle became the defining component of the song When the song was conceived before this guitar sound the band and producer Ted Templeman were not happy because they felt it was missing a hook to make it stand out Ronnie Montrose stumbled upon it while messing with a slide and fuzz box one day in the studio Playing his guitar in Open D tuning Montrose improvized what became the motorcycle sound although Templeman and engineer Donn Landee kept him going when they failed to get the recording tape rolling 2 When performed live by the original Montrose lineup Sammy Hagar would play the motorcycle introduction on a lap steel slide guitar Playing by Chickenfoot editHagar provided the same intro when Chickenfoot the supergroup composed of Hagar Joe Satriani Michael Anthony and Chad Smith performed a version during their live performances Joe Satriani did the motorcycle introduction at the Montrose tribute concert using the whammy bar on his guitar instead of the slide guitar citation needed On Chickenfoot s Best Live album Hagar claimed that Bad Motor Scooter was actually the first song I ever wrote in my life 3 The song has also been included on the Sammy Hagar compilation The Essential Red Collection References edit Prato Greg Bad Motor Scooter Rolling Stone Retrieved May 6 2023 Bad Motor Scooter Montrose Song Info AllMusic Retrieved November 18 2017 Best Live by Chickenfoot Amazon Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bad Motor Scooter amp oldid 1222957180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
