This is how you play guitar when you have something to say and you're over the grandstanding. So understated and succinct, but with immense feeling. We're lucky to have this video, we were lucky to have him as long as we did.
One of the greatest guitarist of all time and my favorite. Ronno just nails it ever time and plays with such sensitivity and precision it's beautiful beyond anything in Rock. I think he was a genius also for his string arrangements and Bowie never would've achieved such success without him. RIP
I saw them the night before this show at the Living Room in Providence. I sat on the edge of the stage in front of Mick's amp all night. I couldn't hear right for two days, but it was so worth it! Happy Birthday Sweet Dreamer. I miss you.
I go numb each time i listen to him . Fucking brilliant sound ... 64th best guitarist of all time ??!? Fuck the Rolling Stone magazine . He might be in the top 5 , and to me he'll stay the best . Nearly 25 years ago that you left us . RIP Mick , angels can only go to paradise .
Mick brings this haunting, luminous vision to us with such grace and restraint here. It's as if he knew all the right notes before he even played the song. This is what a master does -- powerful, delicate and beautiful.
i'm too damn old to be here too replying to youtube comments. but this is brilliant, and to me, the smokey, noisy bar adds to the poignancy of the song and takes me back to those times far more so than would a room full of die hard fans who all go ga-ga in unison. thanks for posting!
God bless Mick Ronson and Roy Buchanan. I think this may be Mick's tribute to the master of the Telecaster... RIP to both and thanks for the legacies and inspiration you've left us
He played that Telegram for many years. I don't know why he switched from the Les Paul. I thought maybe when he became sick he liked the lighter weight. But he was playing it before he knew he had cancer. You must have seen him playing it at least one other time. The Freddie Mercury Tribute concert with Bowie and Ian.
THANKS for posting. I also have been looking for a video of this song. I'll never get tired of it. It was our song at our wedding dance. Ronno was the best.
What a Master. And if Mr Iggy Pop who called me a Fu**in degenerative at a club he played in San Diego around 1980 . And just because I took one too many Lemon 714's and was trying to grab his leg at the front of the stage. I thought that was ok at an Iggy Pop show. Anyway, if Iggy says Mick made the guitar cry then you better believe he was pretty damn good,!!
This tribute to Roy Buchanan, or flattering take on Sweet Dreams, is just amazing. I would like to mace all the people chatting it up while greatness is staring them in the face. Nonetheless, it is just beautiful.
So heartwarming to see all the love for Ronno! I love Hunter and Bowie,but I believe that Ronno elevated both of them and brought out the best in both of them. Incredibly talented man; I was fortunate enough to have seen him with Ian in 1981. Easily one of the greatest shows I ever saw.
Roy Beauchanan was a chops bluesman and that was that...it ain't a competition but, Mick Ronson was a composer and arranger who invented and moved his way through changes that Roy just Couldn't imagine. Roy influenced Jeff>Jeff influenced Mick>All masters in their own right. Sport is a competition, music is a language. gedditt?
RONSON. I've been waiting to see this on UA-cam forever. Thanks for posting! I'd need a whole blog just to rave about my fave. Understated and magnificent.
Were you really? That was a fantastic show. I actually found a bootleg cassette in a local record shop after the show. A pretty good quality room recording. What a pleasure to meet them, especially Mick who was positively glowing!
In total agreement with nearly all of the comments (below); punched in so many 'thumbs up'...they're making me wait a while before I do the rest! Who is Mick Ronson? As WhiteBoy41put it (8 months ago): "Just listen." Then...read the comments. Who, indeed! Well loved and remembered: deservedly so.
Respond to this video... ... continued: asked to leave by a big guy, but we were having none of it, we watched him go back thru, and then slipped up the foyer stairs to the circle, and he played "Sweet Dreams" to the two of us sitting in the dark, so we were the first two people (apart from crew etc.) in the UK to hear it played live, or hear it at all, because the album wasn't out. Magic. We met them a couple of years later at the Octagon Theater, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England '89
God damn - that man could play !!! Bowie didn’t make many mistakes over the years - but cutting loose from Mick after the Ziggy years, was a criminal blunder.
I always loved Mick Ronson from the moment I first saw him and heard him play on the Midnight special so many years ago. I read some of the comments one asking who is Mick Ronson? He is the man who made David Bowie. A musical genius who never knew just how good he really was. Thank you Ronno for all the great music you gave me growing up. We miss you.sweet dreams Ronno.
@yuccaflats10 Indeed Yuccaflats ... Mick wrote some of the most beautiful and origianlly melodic Guitar Solos EVER Recorded ... "The Outsider" ... "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" ... "All The Young Dudes" ... and the list just goes on and on over decades of Legendary Music ... I Love You Mick ... You are ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST EVER ...
absolutely one of the best guitarists of his generation, he probably had 30 more years left of showing off his string talent but cancer took him away too soon.
On three occasions I stood 6 feet in front of him and watched him play, it was just gorgeous, but the one before those three times was the most intimate, because, when he and Ian played at the Dominion Theater London, for the first of the "YUIORTA" gigs, myself and my friend, went down to the theater in the afternoon to see if anything was happening, and boy it was, they were sound checking the whole set, we tried getting inside the straight up way, but were promptly asked to leave by a big guy,
Thanks for uploading this my friend... I saw Ronno play many many times when he lived in hull ....The rats always seemed to be playing somewhere around.....and all us muso, s new each other......friendly rivalry...although ronno was head and shoulders above the rest of us.....
I can't believe there were that many neanderthals talking thru the whole performance. Imagine the total lack of awareness that would make someone think that what they had to say was of greater importance than the absolute beauty and phenominal genius of the music. People like that piss me off as they ruin almost every concert I've been to. If you ain't listening, shut up and if you think I'm an ass for saying so, just leave.
I should mention that I'm kind of passionate about the music. I've broken up with girlfriends for forgetting that I didn't pay $55.00 to listen to them.
This is how you play guitar when you have something to say and you're over the grandstanding. So understated and succinct, but with immense feeling. We're lucky to have this video, we were lucky to have him as long as we did.
One of the greatest guitarist of all time and my favorite. Ronno just nails it ever time and plays with such sensitivity and precision it's beautiful beyond anything in Rock. I think he was a genius also for his string arrangements and Bowie never would've achieved such success without him. RIP
Absolutely correct David Bowie should have stuck up for his bandmate
He made Bowie. I truly believe if Mick Ronson was not on the early Bowie albums...there might not be a David Bowie.
Incredible. He's sooo underrated.. this solo is up there with Beck, Clapton etc.
I saw them the night before this show at the Living Room in Providence. I sat on the edge of the stage in front of Mick's amp all night. I couldn't hear right for two days, but it was so worth it! Happy Birthday Sweet Dreamer. I miss you.
wow, it's amazing to hear mick ronson pay tribute to roy buchanan like this... very moving...
I go numb each time i listen to him . Fucking brilliant sound ... 64th best guitarist of all time ??!? Fuck the Rolling Stone magazine . He might be in the top 5 , and to me he'll stay the best . Nearly 25 years ago that you left us . RIP Mick , angels can only go to paradise .
this makes me happy and sad at the same time
My hands down favorite guitarist!! What a horrible loss.
Mick brings this haunting, luminous vision to us with such grace and restraint here. It's as if he knew all the right notes before he even played the song. This is what a master does -- powerful, delicate and beautiful.
What does Ian Hunter say in the beginning of the video? This is my favorite guitar instrumentals. The way he plays is fantastic.
i'm too damn old to be here too replying to youtube comments. but this is brilliant, and to me, the smokey, noisy bar adds to the poignancy of the song and takes me back to those times far more so than would a room full of die hard fans who all go ga-ga in unison. thanks for posting!
stunning guitar. go ronno! He's why I picked up a guitar in the first place. 20 years R.I.P.
It doesn't get any better then that... & Boy, Mick made it cry.
I was lucky enough to see him play this at Manchester International, absolutely beautiful and bang on! Thank you Mick and Ian.
Mick Made it Cry.
Ronno never ever ever received the credit for what he achieved. A humble man.
Miss you, Mick...
God bless Mick Ronson and Roy Buchanan. I think this may be Mick's tribute to the master of the Telecaster...
RIP to both and thanks for the legacies and inspiration you've left us
this is the only time I saw him with Tele
He played that Telegram for many years. I don't know why he switched from the Les Paul. I thought maybe when he became sick he liked the lighter weight. But he was playing it before he knew he had cancer. You must have seen him playing it at least one other time. The Freddie Mercury Tribute concert with Bowie and Ian.
Mick and Roy were two great guitar players Stevie ray was great also.
THIS JUST TAKES ME AWAY SOME WHERE I WANNA BE RIP MICK YOU ARE AMAZING NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE YOUR MUSIC LIVES ON AND ALWAYS WILL ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Another GREAT that left way too early
what a beautiful solo! he was the master!
I cant believe how beautiful this track is...just amazing
THANKS for posting. I also have been looking for a video of this song. I'll never get tired of it. It was our song at our wedding dance. Ronno was the best.
Lovely guitar man.
Yes a true Master... Every note perfect!
Love it what a feling he play White 🌟🌟🌟♥️♥️♥️👍
Its really fantastic !
THIS is why I love Ronno's playing so much. The real deal.
I would love to spend time with him in heaven!
What a Master. And if Mr Iggy Pop who called me a Fu**in degenerative at a club he played in San Diego around 1980 . And just because I took one too many Lemon 714's and was trying to grab his leg at the front of the stage. I thought that was ok at an Iggy Pop show. Anyway, if Iggy says Mick made the guitar cry then you better believe he was pretty damn good,!!
If I could play I'd like to have his mind and talent.soul.rockness
This tribute to Roy Buchanan, or flattering take on Sweet Dreams, is just amazing. I would like to mace all the people chatting it up while greatness is staring them in the face. Nonetheless, it is just beautiful.
Now he,s with Roy another guitarist who does not get any respect. But the English guitar players knew who Roy was for sure Beck loved him also.
braviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Mick Ronson. ~
"it was emotional"
Nice touch, Ronno
So heartwarming to see all the love for Ronno! I love Hunter and Bowie,but I believe that Ronno elevated both of them and brought out the best in both of them. Incredibly talented man; I was fortunate enough to have seen him with Ian in 1981. Easily one of the greatest shows I ever saw.
I saw him that year also.
Thanks yuccaflats first time I have seen this,Mick Ronson ? a sheer delight his genius matched only by his humility
He was Great Mick Ronson❤🤟
effing brilliant!! what feeling, what tone.....give me a thimble of this over a barrel shredding anytime!!
Roy Beauchanan was a chops bluesman and that was that...it ain't a competition but, Mick Ronson was a composer and arranger who invented and moved his way through changes that Roy just Couldn't imagine. Roy influenced Jeff>Jeff influenced Mick>All masters in their own right. Sport is a competition, music is a language. gedditt?
Just beautiful
RONSON.
I've been waiting to see this on UA-cam forever.
Thanks for posting!
I'd need a whole blog just to rave about my fave. Understated and magnificent.
bravissimo!!!
Were you really? That was a fantastic show. I actually found a bootleg cassette in a local record shop after the show. A pretty good quality room recording. What a pleasure to meet them, especially Mick who was positively glowing!
ravennri Glow, he did. ❤
A genius was at work...you should have been able to hear a pin drop.
Love it he was so good Mike play whit feeling ❤👌
this makes me not understand how some people fail to recognize his genius
Ronson was just so masterful.
Ricky Bobby Like none other.
Beautiful from the genus.
god bless mick ronson remember moonage daydream
I wonder if Mick had any idea how many guitarist looked up to him?
ist amazing to think this is only video of this he is amazing and so is this song
In total agreement with nearly all of the comments (below); punched in so many 'thumbs up'...they're making me wait a while before I do the rest!
Who is Mick Ronson?
As WhiteBoy41put it (8 months ago):
"Just listen."
Then...read the comments.
Who, indeed! Well loved and remembered: deservedly so.
Respond to this video... ... continued: asked to leave by a big guy, but we were having none of it, we watched him go back thru, and then slipped up the foyer stairs to the circle, and he played "Sweet Dreams" to the two of us sitting in the dark, so we were the first two people (apart from crew etc.) in the UK to hear it played live, or hear it at all, because the album wasn't out. Magic. We met them a couple of years later at the Octagon Theater, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England '89
One word..amazing!!!
ive hunted for this for years !
excelente canción
So good
God damn - that man could play !!!
Bowie didn’t make many mistakes over the years - but cutting loose from Mick after the Ziggy years, was a criminal blunder.
Beautiful - God Bless Mick....thanks for sharing...
O what a genus ,never to be replaced ,yet
I always loved Mick Ronson from the moment I first saw him and heard him play on the Midnight special so many years ago. I read some of the comments one asking who is Mick Ronson? He is the man who made David Bowie. A musical genius who never knew just how good he really was. Thank you Ronno for all the great music you gave me growing up. We miss you.sweet dreams Ronno.
The master......
Mick def in my top 10. All guitar players know Mick Ronson. Have not seen him playing a Tele very often.
he d' man, Mott Bowie the lot. Sleep well sweet dreamer!
first-time listen, the guitarists Mick Ronson influenced are all but named in this song.
Up 👆 there with hendrix Clapton beck ,i know 74 years young ,wow ,sweet dreams mick 💔
Lovely. Thanks for posting!
Fantastic! It has quite a few chords more than the original, and that makes it even better, RIP Mick Ronson.
Great Mike ❤️❤️❤️❤️☀️💕
@yuccaflats10 Indeed Yuccaflats ... Mick wrote some of the most beautiful and origianlly melodic Guitar Solos EVER Recorded ... "The Outsider" ... "Slaughter on 10th Avenue" ... "All The Young Dudes" ... and the list just goes on and on over decades of Legendary Music ... I Love You Mick ... You are ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST EVER ...
thanks fore this great vid r.i.p mick
Simply: (one of) the best...ever!
I was at that Living Room show too ! Got to meet Ian and Mick there too !
My God - Mick Ronson, what can you say... Just so wonderful, an understated genius. And a nice human being. God bless you Mick...
absolutely one of the best guitarists of his generation, he probably had 30 more years left of showing off his string talent but cancer took him away too soon.
Hey, yucca, in his own way Mick was better than Roy and Jeff!!!
Fantastic
cool
MORE VIDS ON THE WAY !
thankyou for watching!
Delicius Maximus!
On three occasions I stood 6 feet in front of him and watched him play, it was just gorgeous, but the one before those three times was the most intimate, because, when he and Ian played at the Dominion Theater London, for the first of the "YUIORTA" gigs, myself and my friend, went down to the theater in the afternoon to see if anything was happening, and boy it was, they were sound checking the whole set, we tried getting inside the straight up way, but were promptly asked to leave by a big guy,
Just Listen. NICE !
Thanks for uploading this my friend... I saw Ronno play many many times when he lived in hull ....The rats always seemed to be playing somewhere around.....and all us muso, s new each other......friendly rivalry...although ronno was head and shoulders above the rest of us.....
Yui Orta - a forgotten masterpiece.
I have not forgotten ❤️
I couldn't have said it any better !
Mick was amazing ‘very Roy Buchanan here another legend 🙏🎼
Mick was as good as Roy and Jeff in his own way .
Easily. And thanks for posting this.
My main man always miss u
I was there
mick is still here
god bless ronno
テレキャスターが最高にいい音出してますね。素晴らしいギター・サウンドをもっと聞きたかったなぁ。
Could be the equal of David Gilmore.
This puts me to sleep!!! Have you never heard of Roy Buchannan????????
who is mick ronson
Amateur night. What time did the karaoke start ?
If people without any kind of humour try to be funny they create statements like this
I can't believe there were that many neanderthals talking thru the whole performance. Imagine the total lack of awareness that would make someone think that what they had to say was of greater importance than the absolute beauty and phenominal genius of the music. People like that piss me off as they ruin almost every concert I've been to. If you ain't listening, shut up and if you think I'm an ass for saying so, just leave.
Transfixed before I was a teenager. His Guitar would help me to sleep on Spiders from Mars.
I should mention that I'm kind of passionate about the music. I've broken up with girlfriends for forgetting that I didn't pay $55.00 to listen to them.
I assume this statement is some sort of veiled or understated British complement.