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“Rock Candy” is a song by Montrose, the last song written and recorded for their 1973 debut. It was composed by all four members of the band. The song still gets performed on Sammy Hagar’s solo tours and even had been re-recorded as the b-side to the Hagar single Little White Lie by the original band. It was also included on Hagar’s live release, ““. The song is well known for its distinctive drum intro played by Denny Carmassi. According to Ronnie Montrose in radio interviews, the song originated from Carmassi’s experimentation with alternatives to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s intro to “When the Levee Breaks”. The song was featured in the 1994 movie The Stöned Age. Read on...