Mick Ronson Sound
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- Опубліковано 6 бер 2015
- Mick discusses his sound and technique and plays snippets from various Bowie era songs. The 'tiny' amps Mick references on Jean Genie were a pair of Mike Mathews Freedom Amplifiers. MickRonsonGear/photos/?tab=album&album_id=446320495493091 Visit MickRonsonGear for more information on Micks sound. When sharing please acknowledge the facebook page, thanks.
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This guy was responsible for some of the most memorable riffs in rock history...A humble legend...
could you tell me more about which "Riffs" he is responsible for? As I am aware David Bowie wrote everything. Mick basically plays the electric to Davids acoustic. the "Iconic" Ziggy Stardust riff, if you will was written by Bowie himself.
@@robbierocket3110 I think Mick is more responsible for Spinal Tap than anything else.
@@robbierocket3110 David always used top line guitarists, the reason they are top line guitarists because of the riffs they add to the basic song. Its very common, steve stevens and billy idol work the same way as an example.
Yes. That was the very case.
I saw an interview with Bowie where he said Ronson primarily composed and arranged all of the iconic solos that you hear here. I think I'm gonna believe Bowie chief.
this guy was dying of liver cancer when he made this. my heart goes goes out to him and his family. god bless you mick ronson
+gary huntington He does look very gaunt in this-even more so than Bowie did in the Lazarus video.
wildcatter63 I agree, it's more than a coincidence.
god he was so good wasnt he so humble as well a true great and icon pure quality
No wonder he was so thin and weary here
he was my uncle. unfortunately i was never able to meet him as he passed before i was born. i love watching videos of him to see what a wonderful person he was. thank you
As talented as Bowie was, his songs would not have been the same without Mick, Legend!!!
Mick wasn't just a talented guitarist. He was a beautiful guy. Just listen to his voice. A gentle human. Love him.
2:50 "Just plug it in and turn the amp up." And out comes one of the most iconic guitar rifts of all time.
+Jackal59-that's what I was thinking. Breathtaking!
+Maafa 1619 That's all you ever have to do as long as mick f'n ronson is strapped in.
jacka
Riffs*
He didn't get the public credit he deserved. For me, he was the sound of the seventies.
Ronno was not only an incredibly talented musician and arranger, he was a total class act and a super nice human being. His guitar licks as well as his gentleness are timeless. What an amazing man with an unstoppable passion for creating music.
Yep. Sea Diver. Mott The Hoople. Ronno wrote and arranged the orchestra parts.
What a lovely, straightforward, down to earth bloke. Just plug it in and away you go! Lol. No pretence, no bravado...he was probably too nice to be as big as Bowie as he wasn't ruthless nor was he an actor. He just loved his music, loved his guitar. He was a loyal and reliable musician and band mate. RIP Mick. Xx
Mick is right when he says: its in the personality and fingers not the equipment!
yup, look what Jeff Beck does with those fat sausages of his.
No doubt about Bowie............peerless, but Ziggy would not have been Ziggy without Mick Ronson attacking his Les Paul the way he did, and who knows how much he shaped the songs........? Will always remember Mick Ronson.
Been telling everyone that for years 👍🏻
Without Mick, no Bowie.
+juday won As much as I love Mick. I tend to think Bowie was going to find a way to make it in music one way or another. He just had that special something and he was going to make it regardless of other individuals. Remember, Ronson and he parted ways and Bowie continued to make better and better albums. Even when Bowie and Visconti stopped working together Bowie still found a way to make great music. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't know.
+nallly I have to agree. If David hadn't worked with Mick in the 60s-early 70s, he would have still done well, it just would have been with different people and a different sound. For me, my favorite music was when they worked together, they worked some magic.
My heart is still broken that David is gone, but I'll always be grateful for the amazing music he and Mick left behind for us so we'll have it for the rest of our lives.
That takes nothing away from Mick Ronson. He was a legendary guitar player and a part of rock n roll history.
I think everyone can agree that the stuff Bowie and Ronson made together was the thing that broke Bowie into the world. The albums Bowie made after he and Mick parted ways, though completely amazing and ground breaking, just were never quite as cool or spunky or as radical as those albums. That’s just my opinion anyway.
@Mytchell Nolan it’s not about the quality of those other recordings…. Ronson was the Ziggy sound. That is what initially established Bowie as an icon in the glam era…
So under appreciated as a guitarist. He deserves so much more praise.
What a humble and likeable man he was, and of course the architect of so many timeless, iconic riffs.
His Hull accent stands out like a sore thumb. So proud Ronno came from my town ❤️
George Martin, Hock aye the noo wee man
This is a total non-sequitur. What difference does it make if he was from Hull?
@@dunbustin hometown pride I assume.
His place in rock history is assured
One of the greatest guitarists ever; he made Bowie what he became. You can see he was much more comfortable performing his art than answering questions from the interviewer.
I remember the show that these interviews were for - they cut it together to seem much more natural - which I guess was always the intention. You basically never heard the questions, only his answers, and the playing. It was a good series, iirc - shame it never seems to get repeated
RIP Mick. Got, you were great,. I was a a fan from the 70’s. Still am. Here in the UK David was a God from like forever. But without you… no Ziggy. No Running Gun Blues, no Moonage Daydream and no Panic in Detroit. You were awesome man RIP, sadly missed….
Bowie always needed a lieutenant and this humble whizzkid from Hull was the best he had.
one of the best simply put posts out there
i dont think bowie would hve been as big without mick ! do you ?
he called him my jeff beck
very true. very talented, very underrated
And a fine job he did!
Notes he plays of Ziggy are liberating. Ride on Mick.
What a down to earth man. Thx for this, Ronson sadly missed
He left us too young, what a talent and a genuinely sincere gentleman.
47 ! Too young to die in anybody's book . R.I .P . Mick , David , Trevor. We will never see the like again .
No one like you Mick. I think you were the making of Mr Bowie. A good collaboration for sure. RIP brother xx
I love the Hull accent, the rock star hair and the Lake Placid Telecaster. He was a very humble chap, but so influential. From the East Ridings to the whole world.
All roads lead back to Ronno, he was as important in his time as he is today to guitar players across the world, & I've still never heard any more tasteful playing then his on the Bowie albums he is on. IMO, EVERY rock & roll guitar player should listen to & take notes from his work, he's a GIANT
can i have a sip of my tea ????? i'm welling up watching this man , what a gentle soul
One of the most creative guitar players of his or any generation
Just that little piece of Jean Genie shows how great he was. Simple. Yes. But not *easy*. Mick had The Touch.
'Bless him, very thin here, battling cancer. He left us 6 months after this.
Mick was thee sweetest star I've ever met. A warm man with a beautiful smile. I cried when I saw him play "Sweet Dreamer" 15 feet in front of me. That song has SO much in it. I always play that tune to show someone what Mick sounds like. Of course "Ziggy .." too.
“Strap your guitar on and thrash it to death, basically.” Hell yes. Saw the Ziggy tour in Detroit in March 1973. Ronson was one of the great musicians, underrated except among musicians, and a great performer too.
Thought the Ziggy tour never left Europe
I am eternally envious ❤
This guy was my favorite guitarist of all time. This guy ruled . You ask all the big guitarists now like Slash and all the other greats . And they all got it from this guy . R.I.P. Mick. Your a Fucking Legend Man in the Eyes of this guy. Thanks for everything I learned from you .Which was allot. Thanks Mick.
My first car in 1974 Was a 300 dollar 68 beetle. Had two 8 track cassettes, Doobie Brothers Capt. And Me, the other was Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
A guitar hero to many of us.
Is there any bloody thing more glorious sounding than that initial open G he hits when demonstrating "Ziggy Stardust"? Goosebumps!
"Just plug it in and turn the amp up." That's all you need.....oh, and mick's fingers and soul. Christ! what a humble human being. He is responsible for so much. Born 1960, definitely on the soundtrack of my life. RIP Mick Ronson
AROUND 5;20, halfway through "hang on to yourself", his face changes and he appears to go back 20 years. total legend.
He gave Bowie a huge head start!
Love the smile when he plays.
MICK RONSON, WAS AHEAD OF HIS TIME IN MUSIC, HE WAS A STAR HIMSELF, LEFT US ALL WAY TOO SOON.RIP MICK.🎸🔊🎶😎☮️ BOB.
How can anybody dislike this ,as much of David Bowie fan that I am he had a lot to thank this guy for .
what a great normal bloke and a great guitar player , he was vital to bowie in the early days rip mick
Rest in peace dear man. You blew me away back in 72 on "moon age day dream" amongst many others.
the solo at the end of moonage daydream just blows me away and gives me goosebumps!...what a musician!! 😌🌟🇬🇧
Martin Kilner best solo of all time!
He was really great at using the volume knob on his guitar to achieve all kinds of sounds
Yes that is something very special. Micks influence on the success of Bowie cant be underestimated but is often ignored.
Me too! My fav solo because he chose his notes so well. It's almost like a guitar climax, or song climax in that solo
Moonage Daydream is the only song on Ziggy that I will listen to nowadays.
Can't believe this genius was marking football pitches as a groundsman when he got the nod to join Bowie. Mick Ronson Trevor bolder and David Bowie RIP and thank you for changing my taste in music.
mick was so underrated not just cos of his inventive guitar playing but cos he joined bowie on stage in those far out costumes back in the day- very brave they pushed the boundaries together!
had to laugh at Bowie saying in an interview about Mick that he gave him the gig, but didn't tell him what he had lined up for him to wear onstage hahaha
Heard that Mic was such a mans man that it took a lot of convincing by Bowie to get him in costume and makeup. 😂
The most underrated guitar player and musician in both rock and pop and an irreplaceable influence on the early Bowie records and sound.
Ashame he is gone. He looks to be genuinely humble and a nice gentleman.
The best sound any guitarist has ever created!
you said it my friend
@@bhoodog Man that's it! That's the sound!
one of my favourite guitarists. with joe walsh, brian may and some guy named zappa
My first Mick Ronson album i ever owned was called "play dont worry". He did a rendition of an Italian song called "the empty bed". Killed it. God bless you Mick. Sleep peacefully. ❤
He should be up there with Clapton, Beck and Page. A master with his own unique sound. Sadly underappreciated and overlooked by many today.
His dialect/regional tongue is right cool. Fine guitar player he was.
A brilliant player and sorely missed.
R.I.P. Mick.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Remember nearly all the bowie songs from the 70's Mick Romson was the sound behind them all love him
Gibberish. Got to punctuate, Matt.
Wonderful clip! .... Ronson was the Johnny Marr of the 70's ... we miss you Mick.
+The Woodys Surf Instrumental Band Marr was a Ronson fan - Ronno was no one but himself.
No Johnny Marr wishes he could be the Mick Ronson of the '80's, but wasn't.
No,no, no....
Ronson was an amazing player,songwriter,& arranger....
Marr???Well.......
RIP Mick - Sadly missed and under-rated ...
It said on the album cover "To be played at maximum volume" ... We Did!
He hits a few chords and my jaw drops! Whatever "it " is, Mick Ronson had it - unmistakable sound. Saw him in 1973 on the Ziggy Stardust tour at Earls Court. I was 14 and the only other gig i had been to was the moody blues! Moody Blues were lovely. The spider from mars blew my effing mind and i was never the same!
Love that little smirk he has when he’s playing “Hang Onto Yourself” what an incredible musician. RIP.
'Honkin' tone...'; couldn't have been more succinctly put...miss you, Mick.
Mick Ronson..deservedly a legend....
My absolute favorite guitarist of all time. Jimmy, Jimi, Blackmore, Clapton, on and on and on, have NOTHING better than Mick Ronson's unique style on unique songs. From a time in music history that will never be duplicated because of rare, once-in-a-lifetime genius art. A master of the guitar. And he was a beautiful English gentleman.
The sound of my youth. Mick was such a badass guitarist. Hey, my tele has the same bridge pickup. Seymour Duncan stacked humbucker. Rock n Roll!
yet he is known as a Les Paul man. Can make anything sound sweet! I too love my Tele twang.
How can people not like this? East Hull is wonderful
The guys a legend God rest his soul
I was lucky enough to meet Mick back in the Hunter/Ronson days. He’s so missed.
Hugely and criminally overlooked guitarist. Quality through and through.
Time flys. I met mick in a club called bird cage in anlaby when he was with the rats group excel. So likeable . I'm afraid I know he was my first crush.met my parents . Dad was like , needs a bloody hair cut . He was an excellent mate good group of lads in the group. Always thought about him . Loved it when he was on videos with Bowie. Still watch them on utube. He died so young what a waste. I idored him . He was a fab mate😍😍😍😍
He seems like he was a very lovely person to have known.
This man was my idol when I first started playing at 13 years old. What a truly special musician and influential part of my musical career. I wish I met him. He had a place in rock history
' ... dying from liver cancer ...' that explains his manner in this interview. Yes, a great, distinctive guitar sound that bites. I liked all the early Bowie albums with Mick Ronson.
This gently-spoken gent was a Tiger of Rock Music. Lovely bloke, and not well at the time of filming. Smashing musician.
What a nice ending..Mick fingerpicking Ziggy..To me that riff was the first I heard of him...Awesome talent and a nice guy,,I got to shake his hand in 74 or 75..when he toured with Ian hunter..Always treasured that.. In fact I beleive I have some super 8mm film w/ no sound from that gig..Thanks for posting....DH
What I loved about mick was he always comes across as humble and approachable. He was an amazing guitarist and when we see these top 10 guitar players of all time, I really think he deserves to be in that bracket.
If this guy isn't in the RnR Hall of Fame SOMEONE needs a "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am...."
Hunting down Ronno's tone is the greatest proof one needs that tone is truly in the fingers, not the gear. Here he captures his own classic sound with just a telecaster. I've seen many other people (including myself) get the Les Paul, Marshall overdrive, different Tonebender clones and half-depressed wahs only to sound like abrasive shit.
+Jasper Yangchareon Shhhh, the guitar pedal manufactures are going to hunt you down and kill you lol! Seriously, you are so right.
I think key to Mick's tone is a heavy picking hand and odd chords, as shown in this, he doesn't play the chords we normally go to, he goes up the fret board and plays the barre inversion of D instead of the open D for Ziggy and it sounds way way different for some reason. Also, he hits a lot of open strings that are "wrong" but fit in the sound
His being was in his talent, Oh, to capture just one drop of all the talent that swept his fingers (with apologies to David)
anarchypickle I had a friend explain that the reason these sot of positions sound so different is that they react differently when paired with distortion than the "normal" chord shapes. Chord inversions for president 2016
They sound different without distortion as well, changing the top notes already makes a world of difference
What a gentleman! And that heavy Yorkshire accent which Lou Reed made mention of when speaking about the Transformer sessions. As for choice of instrument here, Ronno plays a Tele when not using a Les Paul and vice versa. A man after my own heart.
ronno was a gift from the gods my matesaid you haven't heard nothing until you hear ronno live
They indicated this interview was in October 1992. Accordingly, it was only about 6 months before he passed away in April 1993. His last live performance was in April 1992 at the Fredie Mercury Tribute Concert. From this concert, the live performance of "All the Young Dudes" where he played with Bowie and Ian Humber is released on his last studio album titled Heaven and Hull.
When he plays that first riff...my god...then he plays Ziggy...man was flawless even under these extreme conditions.
Colin thanks a lot for uploading and sharing this wonderful video.
Ronno I love you forever, I miss you so much ...
You are now playing the guitar from Heaven. Never stop!
Mick Ronson .Legend.....That Ziggy Stardust Riff Is One Of The Most Recognised Riffs In Rock History.
Legend. One of my fave rock guitarists.
What a lovely guy he was. So natural and completely unaffected by his stardom. Just a lad from Hull who got lucky and knew it. Just six months to live. So sad.
As a Bowie freak, this definitely made me smile.
Great sense of rhythm, space, attack and playing LOUD!!!
R. I. P. MICK RONSON always a favorite from day one on finding out "who is that guy playing on the side of Bowie onstage?!! TIS' MICK RONSON JIFO!!!!
What a lovely guy so great to hear his Hull accent and miss him so much and now joined by Trevor and David
he seems well modest, genuine nice fella
+Ricardo. B. Dogtooth - He was...incredibly humble, always kind to his fans. When other band members were ready to get going, Mick would linger behind, talking to fans, signing stuff, having photos taken, etc.
+Madeleine Hague That's nice to know. My one issue with Bowie is I've read he really did not like interacting with fans. I don't know if its true or not. I do have another issue with him-and believe me he is my favorite of all time-but he made a couple of songs that were negative about America which kind of throws me because he's always done well in the good old USA. Maybe somewhat of an ingrate?! I don't know.
Bowie was such a cult figure, there was a lot of hysteria around him...that is kind of scary. All the big stars go through this at some point..someone trying to break into your house, or stalking you, etc. Also, Bowie was so heavily into drugs at one point...and that cuts you off from everyone. He was a much nicer person in later years, once happy with Iman, having his daughter, being with son Duncan, etc. But again, he needed his privacy after all the craziness in his earlier life. Not sure about the America stuff...I'm Canadian and sometimes I don't hear his lyrics too well...I know he loved America - he lived in New York City, and you are right, America was crazy about him when the Ziggy tour came over.
+nallly "My one issue with Bowie is I've read he really did not like interacting with fans" -- that's not really accurate, I don't think-- it was more that Bowie really did not like being "on" in public 24/7. He guarded his personal life and downtime very carefully and was firm about not letting his public persona intrude into that space. But during the times when he was interacting in public, he was extraordinarily friendly and kind. Regretfully I never met him myself, but my brother did once, and it was his favorite celebrity encounter of all time. He had a smile and a word of encouragement for everyone, he really listened when people talked to him, he was making time to chat online with fans before Facebook or Twitter even existed. I don't blame him for wanting to keep some of his time for himself, but I've never heard anyone say he was anything but lovely during the time he did share. Things might have been a little different during the '75-76 years, of course.
Agree with you! Well said.
Such a humble, sweet and very talented man. RIP
AS SOON AS HE TOUCHES THE GUITARS,= PURE MAGIC. LOOK AT THAT WRIST ACTION. PIC ANGLE. THE GUY WAS A BIG PIECE OF A GOLDEN AGE MY FRIENDS,
i deeply miss the era that men like Mick introduced us to. This time in musical History was influenced by many things.. A very dedicated friend of mine who became enlightened in the basement of our house on the hill in Boulder Colorado once told me that the British revolution that descended upon us was actually the reincarnation of the children killed in the bombings of London.. Can you imagine the darkness that the people of London experienced during those years and how many innocent children were killed . . This musical revolution then made it to America where money and the freedom of youngsters in a very large country made it possible to experience levels of personal freedom not previously experienced . but what would it have been like without songs from the Who, and Bowie, and the Beatles . .. It would have been so empty and not nearly as much fun.. Praise all of the Guitar Gods,,, All they were doing was having fun with sound . and then they realized that they could write pertinent songs which expressed mans desire for freedom . ,,, Freedom . Freedom ,,,I deeply thank You tube and the inspiration that has made this media possible . . I spend many hours of my day here and its so very enjoyable . thank you .
Mick Ronson's lives on, thank you. Loved Bowie, but this guy contributed so much music, and he arranged many of the early classic albums. Genius from Hull.
Still the best Mick.
Mick Ronson- Humble, dignified legend from Hull - his iconic sound of early 70s lives on
Thank you for this rare and fascinating video-I was mesmerised by Mick Ronson's cosmic rock guitar style from when I first heard "Moonage Daydream" and one of the truly epic guitar solos ever,which still gets me in the same way today.
What a gentle soul Mick was. Sure, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a David Bowie album. But the sound, that sharp, circular saw guitar sound that absolutely defined the album, was ALL Mick Ronson. And for that, we are forever grateful.
Absolute classic, the solo in Moonage Daydream in Hammersmith 1974 live and announced that this would be the end of Zizzy Stardust.
David Bowie, Mick Ronson, your music and inspiration are second to none, David lyrics so weird and Mick's playing abilities so gilly. Absolutely fantastic musicians.
THAT solo! Sends chills down my spine. The tone from Mick and the Les Paul is astounding. That night the band played it far better than the album version i think.
23 years today since we lost this incredibly
gifted and beautiful man. God bless you Mick we love you so much xxx
mick ronson was one of the most stylish guitarists of his generation and his sound lives on in our heads and our hearts. wow, what a crazy wild ride it's been.
I managed to see Bowie for the first time right after he shed the Spider, gosh darn it.
Man, such a cool guy. Brits have to stop for a sip o' tea eh? Ha Ha, this guy influenced Randy Rhoads heavily and helped make rock n roll what it is. Just wow!