Mick Ronson was amazing, he was the foundation that Bowie built his career on. Don’t believe me? Just listen to the stuff Bowie did before he worked with Mick - as good as some of that early stuff was. I love the albums the “The man who sold the world” and “Hunky Dory” as well. Ronson was all over those records. And then there was Mick’s production work, beginning with Lou Reed’s brilliant “Transformer” album. Such a talented man, it’s tragic that he died so young and relatively unknown. Thank you for making this video.
So true! Ronno was one of the greatest Guitarists that ever lived. It saddens me that a man who played such amazing guitar and had such skill as a producer and arranger is overlooked. He deserves to be up there with Clapton, Page and Beck. On top of that he was a damned nice guy!
One of my favorite Guitarists. Ronno was a brilliant player. He could rock out and rip out killer riffs or play a beautiful sensitive solo with equal ease. On top of that he was a decent, genuinely nice man who remained humble in spite of his talent. I was lucky enough to see him live twice and he was great! Eternal respect Mick, R.I.P.!
Ronson and Bowie were absolutely magical. Ronson had no idea exactly how legendary he was and that cost him. He didn’t get “ripped off” at all- he knew how Bowie operated- where he’d come in, motivated ones talents by leaving them to their own device...and then... Moving on. Bowie even allowed Ronson AND TSFM, full rights to all of Ziggy, which they continued to ride that wave as much as they could, when they really should’ve been taking advantage of the opportunities that availed them right then- as opposed to riding that proverbial diminishing wave. That’s WHY Ronson was able to make the statement firsthand, about the sudden demise of Ziggy being the right call. It was always going to be a temporary thing- Bowie never hid that. For crying out loud- listen to the lyrics and he tells you he ending the band! Ronson was such a tour de force on his own, in a full conclusive sense because he wasn’t just a phenomenal musician, he produced tracks that most have no idea he did or was the master of (Lou Reed was a perfect example)...yet they recognize the genius in the mix. THAT was Ronson. Bowie was the ear and guide, but left any talent exactly where and who it was within- on its own....and just did his best to cultivate the naturalization of those raw gifts. Just as there will never be another wonderful-gifted human as Ronson... There will never be another innovator as Bowie. ❤️ Btw- You summoned Ziggy beautifully.✌️
Ronno was a gifted Producer also ... he was responsible by suggestion for the middle section of the John Cougar track 'Jack and Diane' where the Gospel Choir sings - he had his hand in so many records and so much music. He was, is and will always remain a Guitar Legend!
Loved Mick on "Aladdin Sane", a cornerstone album for Bowie. This was a particularly unforgettable period in music-time along with Mott the Hooples' music.
Mike's your dad?!! Dude I still love Badfinger! Your dad has and will always be a huge inspiration as a drummer as well as a guitarist! :) Love your channel always too, rock on brother!
In the stage show Turn and Face the Strange John Cambridge who was working with Mike Chapman at the time tells the story of how Mick was reluctant to head back to London it was John who approached Mick on the field to tempt him . I can recall back in 68 at a Rats gig (St Martins Hall North Road Hull) Mick hadn't had the Custom for that long and was still getting used it but couldn't get on with the low frets (Fretless Wonder )..I doubt many people know that he used to carry talcum powder in the case which he put on his hand then would run it up the neck because it got sticky when playing and that solved it ......Being a lad from Hull(17 at the time) saw most of The Rats gigs they were "The Band" and as so many say he was humble and a truly great guy...sadly missed...Oh and he never lost his Hull accent lol
More like Width of a Circle...of Tone.. Mick's work on Aladdin Sane is criminally underrated. I've been ripping him, Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick, and Robert Fripp off in every single band I've ever been in.
I've always said that if Mick and Carlos were together in Bowie's band at the same time there would have been some incredible things that would have happened. The grit and attitude of Mick and the funk and smooth of Carlos... together! Wow. Just imagine.
Completely agree. Bowie was well known for nailing stuff down in a couple of takes, no messing about. What a talent Ronson was to be able to learn the songs so quickly . Have heard the Peel sessions and they are just fantastic .
"Cracked Actor" is a stone-cold classic. It speaks volumes that DB had the song in his playlist for many decades. "Billie Porter" was another killer song. At the peak of his powers, Mick was up there with the very best guitarists of the period. He left far too early.
Yes Mick Ronson was a brilliant guitar player and Bowie knew exactly what he had. Sad to see he is hardly mentioned he was so underated but helped a lot with Bowies rise to stardom.
it wasn't Bowie that turned up as Ronson painted the lines on the rugby pitch, Bowie was still in London and Mick was asked if he would go to London to meet him....... Mick used to cut the grass outside our house, I used to date a girl who lived 3 doors away from him, met hi a few times, even after he joined Bowie, he was a humble and great guy who had time for many people, always honest and open, very generous too.
I saw them live in Manchester last but one ziggy concert. Mick had his guitar going straight into a fender twin amp. No pedals as far as I remember. Great vid btw.
Michael Schenker did that cocked wah thing for his solos a lot. I've always dug Mick's tone on the records. Never been much of a Bowie fan but the Stardust stuff is great. I play guitar and always appreciate a unique approach.
Badfinger has always been one of my favorite bands! :D Also, one of my bands attempted to learn this entire album, but we only got Ziggy and Hang On down. Crowd loved 'em!
Holy Crap! Owen used the Rectifier! I... Did not see that coming. sounded amazing! great job knocking out some Bowie. I was very surprised to find out that i actually love David Bowie. i went with my ex (who's a Bowie freak) to go see Holy Holy in Denver shortly after Bowie passed. but they were fricking AMAZING! those songs sound soooooooo good without all the crazy orchestration and extra instruments. who knew? not i. just guitars, drums, sax, and singing. blew me away.
Great video and tribute to one of rocks absolute unsung heroes. Also wow I didn’t know your dad but how I know his music too. Badfinger were such an incredible band
Its brilliant ! Your version is groovy --thanks --I finally found some Tab ---but you have shown this 74 yr. old how to play the syncopated intro --! appreciate!
"cocked wah" was my dj name in school Mick Ronson was one of rocks greatest guitarist It's been a genuine pleasure and surprise finding out how well you sing!
Absolutely Amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Ronson played on 3 Artists Signature Album’s Bowie Ziggy Stardust Lou Reed Transformer Ian Hunter Schizophrenic Toured on Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review Tour. Rescued an Album that was in trouble of being Rejected by the Record Company. Mick Rearranged the Song Jack & Diane and played Guitar on it & Helped on Several Songs. Ronson played Guitar Piano String Arraignment’s & ARP on the Ziggy Stardust & Transformer Album. Just Listen to Reed’s Vocals & Ronson’s Piano & Strings on Perfect Day. They are Perfect
Lifetime Ronson fan, thank you for that, very insightful . Great story about yer dad, made me laff. Eye opening to hear the Ziggy guitar sounds were DI’d.
Great job on the song at the beginning. I needed a strategy for playing this song on guitar for the tone. I used to keep my wah pedal cocked when I was in my first band mostly because it cut through the “volume wars” with the other guitarist. Congratulations on the drummer of Badfinger being your dad. I’m a big fan especially the song Baby Blue. I’d like your take on the tone for that song. Badfinger certainly deserved to be treated better by their management then they were. The Recto sounded fine to me
Damned good job man. Funny thing. I listened to Ronson era Bowie this morning while picking up my bud and driving to work. I really like the guitar tone, he called it a honkin' tone I think, that he got out of his rig with a cracked wah to boot. I thought you did a excellent job on instruments and vocals. That's cool as hell that your Dad was the drummer of Badfinger, love that band. I read that David was just as upset as Mick about the pay the band was receiving and they approached the management about his pay, not sure about the rest of the band. The management kept telling them it'll be okay don't worry about it. Mick finished the tour with just as much money as he had when he left out. Like you said, a real shame. I don't know how true all of that I said is, read it in an article that was quoting an interview with Bowie in later years when asked about his time with Mick Ronson in the band. Cheers man.
Good one ! I was waiting for the Mick Ronson sound since a previous video of you when you where singing " ...and the spiders from mars...'' Man ,that was funny!!!
Excellent, thanks for the info here. I d/loaded the ISOs for Ziggy & S/Gette city yesterday & listening to the guitar tone, I thought, this tone is familiar - I loaded a rock man in my Kemper, took off the chorus, verb & comp & it's amazing how close it is, I guess Tom Scholz was a Ziggy fan as well! I'll tweak it a bit with a 1073 plugin later, great job, thanks
Great video! One of my fav guitar players 😉 Also, I really like your voice on this! Its interesting to hear you sing things differently depending on the track your covering -very cool! 😎Thank you for sharing!
HI..Funny your Dad was playing at the first big concert I went to..Cactus ,,Badfinger..The Faces at the old Boston Garden..1971-72..Badfinger was excellent...DH
The first album i ever bought was `Space Oddity` when i was 13, it actually flopped big time on its first release as did `The man who sold the world`, but it did better on its second release on the back of the singles success. I think the single got to number 2 or something in the early 70z. I had about 7 or 8 Bowie albums and even tho i like all the albums from 70z to early 80z, to this day the ones featuring Mick are still the best in my humble opinion.
Gees Owen, you continue to surprise me with your singing, you're using upper parts of your register here I haven't heard you use before to very good effect. Plus you have an uncanny knack for across the board vocal mimicry, that's quite rare. All the work you put in is amazing. Ken Scott is generally right technology is a mixed blessing and should be used sparingly. My first album I went in I was a total novice and the engineer said: "right, first of all we'll auto tune your voice", straight away i say "NO WAY!", then I wanted a genuine lo-fi 1920s sound on a Bessie Smith cover i did and he just took some tops off, I was like: "No, I want 1920s sound like Bessie Smith!" and he just compressed it a bit, in the end I kicked him off the desk and turned the treble on the hi hat / tambourine to 2 and the bass on the kick drum to 2 so it sounded like a trash kit and said, "right, that's a good start on the drums, see what I mean?". In the end he did a mediocre job on that song, a few other decisions I let him over-ride me because I thought he knew better. When i took it to the mastering guy (a man who does rock bands and blockbuster movies) he understood where I was coming from and we had to do so much correction, he was like: "your rhythm guitar is to loud on this track, your drummer's too compressed" and i was like: "yeah I was complaining about that in the studio but he over rode me and i was too unconfident of my own ear." I'm an average amateur producer myself but I know what sounds good: the genuine sound of a good musician and production that compliments it. And if the musician is average coach them to do the best take you can get and then use trickery: a general rule is excessive studio trickery is only needed to polish turds
You are spot on.... thank you for doing this. Okay you gotta figure this out help the guys who really enjoy Bowie and Ronson. I like this better then the thick tones of Angel #9. It is "[Is There] Life On Mars? Demo · by Mick Ronson" Mick switches heavy flangy rotary tones to thick and crunchy blues shuffle just incredible. Please take a run at this tune! Oh... props to your Dad I love the music from Bad Finger
Great Video, I learned all that early David bowie music and T.Rex when it was coming out, I used the cocked wa a lot in the 70s, it was the only pedal I had and a Fender Champ
Loved hearing Ken Scott ... it just reinforces why I try to get the best sound recorded right up front. Forget about "fixing it later" or re-amping dry guitar. Make it sound the way you want it to sound NOW. And if Ronno recorded DIRECT, then so can I.
Mick was , and still is the greatest guitar player ever. You were humble , 🌷 handsome and good fun Oh , and you could really play guitar . Amazing 🌺 Live on my friend . We all love you . 🌹🦋
Great video, love Ronson. I recommend the latest show, Turn and Face The Strange, Mick's story with live music, lot's of people featured, relative's, co musicians, friend's of Ronno
Here is a quick tip. I went to the Spiders tour in Seattle. I sat in front of Mick to figure how he chording various songs. When he shifted to the "D" chord to do the hammeron he was doing the D in barre form. Everyone misses this.
Very cool. I just wish I knew how he got that upper octive thing while he's forming the D. It makes no sense because only the hammer on is octivated. The whole chord sequence rings out like there is no upper octive but when that hook happens it is octive up. I don't think they have a pedal that could do that today let alone back then. It's that type of surprise that builds his legend.
Excellent video. I'm new to your channel. You have a great voice and are an excellent musician. I was really impressed by the production and engineering. Is that you too? Loved your insights, opinions and rants. Don't cut them short. Equally informational and entertaining. And lastly, your dad was in Bad Finger??!! I LOVE Bad Finger! Day After Day and No Matter What are my karaoke go-to's :) And yes, I can do Pete Ham justice. You'll have to take me at my word I suppose :)
When you said you "got the information from the man himself Ken Scott", you showed a picture of him leaning against a mixing console. Do you know where that picture was taken ? It looks like an odd room. Just past the console, the room is open to a hall way or larger room. As if the console is in a 3 sided room thats inside a larget toom that is all open to a large building.
Listening to Ken Scott was absolutely fascinating. Also there's nothing wrong with Mesa, they make some amazing gear. That being said I'm biased as I just recently purchased a mesa 2x12 and a Mark 5:35 amp.
All right then, here we go and bear with me here. If I were to meet Ken Scott, this is the question I would ask: " What is that creaking sound at the beginning of The Bewley Brothers from Hunky Dory?" Crazy right? It almost sounds like a rocking chair, that song is perhaps my favorite from David. Jesus, the strings on Life On Mars were arranged by Mick, backup singing, etc. he was the consummate musician. The tone of his playing, you always knew it was Micks. I would've not minded if he had one day just said " The Hell with it" and gone back to gardening and stayed with family and friends. And that's the problem, it didnt work out that way. I still fucking miss him
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Mick Ronson was amazing, he was the foundation that Bowie built his career on. Don’t believe me? Just listen to the stuff Bowie did before he worked with Mick - as good as some of that early stuff was. I love the albums the “The man who sold the world” and “Hunky Dory” as well. Ronson was all over those records. And then there was Mick’s production work, beginning with Lou Reed’s brilliant “Transformer” album. Such a talented man, it’s tragic that he died so young and relatively unknown.
Thank you for making this video.
So true! Ronno was one of the greatest Guitarists that ever lived. It saddens me that a man who played such amazing guitar and had such skill as a producer and arranger is overlooked. He deserves to be up there with Clapton, Page and Beck. On top of that he was a damned nice guy!
One of my favorite Guitarists. Ronno was a brilliant player. He could rock out and rip out killer riffs or play a beautiful sensitive solo with equal ease. On top of that he was a decent, genuinely nice man who remained humble in spite of his talent. I was lucky enough to see him live twice and he was great! Eternal respect Mick, R.I.P.!
Lucky! I would loved to have met him.
Mick Ronson was one of rocks greatest guitarist
Agreed.
Easily!
Ronson and Bowie were absolutely magical. Ronson had no idea exactly how legendary he was and that cost him.
He didn’t get “ripped off” at all- he knew how Bowie operated-
where he’d come in, motivated ones talents by leaving them to their own device...and then...
Moving on.
Bowie even allowed Ronson AND TSFM, full rights to all of Ziggy, which they continued to ride that wave as much as they could, when they really should’ve been taking advantage of the opportunities that availed them right then- as opposed to riding that proverbial diminishing wave.
That’s WHY Ronson was able to make the statement firsthand, about the sudden demise of Ziggy being the right call. It was always going to be a temporary thing- Bowie never hid that. For crying out loud- listen to the lyrics and he tells you he ending the band!
Ronson was such a tour de force on his own, in a full conclusive sense because he wasn’t just a phenomenal musician, he produced tracks that most have no idea he did or was the master of (Lou Reed was a perfect example)...yet they recognize the genius in the mix.
THAT was Ronson.
Bowie was the ear and guide, but left any talent exactly where and who it was within- on its own....and just did his best to cultivate the naturalization of those raw gifts.
Just as there will never be another wonderful-gifted human as Ronson...
There will never be another innovator as Bowie. ❤️
Btw-
You summoned Ziggy beautifully.✌️
The vocals are crazy good on this! Seriously!!!
Really didn't expect that amp, but it sounds spot on :-)
I was waiting for this one! Thanks for sharing...one of my favorite guitarists of that era! Groundbreaking stuff! 😎🎸
It's been a genuine pleasure and surprise finding out how well you sing!
Ronno was a gifted Producer also ... he was responsible by suggestion for the middle section of the John Cougar track 'Jack and Diane' where the Gospel Choir sings - he had his hand in so many records and so much music. He was, is and will always remain a Guitar Legend!
Very eye opening, thank you! My favorite Ronno tone is live - love that Pig/Bender combo!
That pig was 200 watts. I’m sure it was ear bleeding standing anywhere near that Marshall! Ronson had the best guitar tone ever!
Loved Mick on "Aladdin Sane", a cornerstone album for Bowie.
This was a particularly unforgettable period in music-time along with Mott the Hooples' music.
Mike's your dad?!! Dude I still love Badfinger! Your dad has and will always be a huge inspiration as a drummer as well as a guitarist! :) Love your channel always too, rock on brother!
Ronson's music from Stardust sounded like music from another planet the first time I heard it...it was mindblowing...
Agreed. It made a thousand kids pick up the guitar overnight.
Your content just keeps getting better and better.
Thanks Derek. That means a lot.
In the stage show Turn and Face the Strange John Cambridge who was working with Mike Chapman at the time tells the story of how Mick was reluctant to head back to London it was John who approached Mick on the field to tempt him . I can recall back in 68 at a Rats gig (St Martins Hall North Road Hull) Mick hadn't had the Custom for that long and was still getting used it but couldn't get on with the low frets (Fretless Wonder )..I doubt many people know that he used to carry talcum powder in the case which he put on his hand then would run it up the neck because it got sticky when playing and that solved it ......Being a lad from Hull(17 at the time) saw most of The Rats gigs they were "The Band" and as so many say he was humble and a truly great guy...sadly missed...Oh and he never lost his Hull accent lol
Awesome info.
RONNO!! just the Rawness it was just awesome Santa Monica 72 you can really hear it its just Godly like.
More like Width of a Circle...of Tone..
Mick's work on Aladdin Sane is criminally underrated. I've been ripping him, Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick, and Robert Fripp off in every single band I've ever been in.
I've always said that if Mick and Carlos were together in Bowie's band at the same time there would have been some incredible things that would have happened.
The grit and attitude of Mick and the funk and smooth of Carlos... together! Wow. Just imagine.
One of my absolute favourite players
Nice one. Bowie has worked with some amazing guitarists but Ronno has always been my favourite. Subscribed.
Welcome to the Circle!
Right on, Ken Scott. And Ronno always said, it's not about the gear. It's about playing and getting it in a couple of takes.
Completely agree. Bowie was well known for nailing stuff down in a couple of takes, no messing about. What a talent Ronson was to be able to learn the songs so quickly . Have heard the Peel sessions and they are just fantastic .
I didn`t expected you to recreate this tone. Thanks.
"Cracked Actor" is a stone-cold classic. It speaks volumes that DB had the song in his playlist for
many decades. "Billie Porter" was another killer song. At the peak of his powers, Mick was up there with
the very best guitarists of the period. He left far too early.
Yes Mick Ronson was a brilliant guitar player and Bowie knew exactly what he had.
Sad to see he is hardly mentioned he was so underated but helped a lot with Bowies rise to stardom.
greatly enjoyed the deeper look at the history of this one.
That there's some corner of a Welsh field that is for ever California. Nice vid, thanks.
it wasn't Bowie that turned up as Ronson painted the lines on the rugby pitch, Bowie was still in London and Mick was asked if he would go to London to meet him....... Mick used to cut the grass outside our house, I used to date a girl who lived 3 doors away from him, met hi a few times, even after he joined Bowie, he was a humble and great guy who had time for many people, always honest and open, very generous too.
Great job man! Thanks for the insight to Micks setup
I saw them live in Manchester last but one ziggy concert. Mick had his guitar going straight into a fender twin amp. No pedals as far as I remember. Great vid btw.
Michael Schenker did that cocked wah thing for his solos a lot.
I've always dug Mick's tone on the records.
Never been much of a Bowie fan but the Stardust stuff is great.
I play guitar and always appreciate a unique approach.
Badfinger has always been one of my favorite bands! :D Also, one of my bands attempted to learn this entire album, but we only got Ziggy and Hang On down. Crowd loved 'em!
Holy Crap! Owen used the Rectifier! I... Did not see that coming. sounded amazing! great job knocking out some Bowie. I was very surprised to find out that i actually love David Bowie. i went with my ex (who's a Bowie freak) to go see Holy Holy in Denver shortly after Bowie passed. but they were fricking AMAZING! those songs sound soooooooo good without all the crazy orchestration and extra instruments. who knew? not i. just guitars, drums, sax, and singing. blew me away.
Great video and tribute to one of rocks absolute unsung heroes. Also wow I didn’t know your dad but how I know his music too. Badfinger were such an incredible band
Its brilliant ! Your version is groovy --thanks --I finally found some Tab ---but you have shown this 74 yr. old how to play the syncopated intro --! appreciate!
Mick one of the best! Great playing / singing by you!
Thanks man
Damn you actually did a killer job recreating the track the chorus really made me smile haha
Thanks Matt
Great video! The end bits especially. Thanks for putting them in there. They are super important.
I saw the Rats a couple of times when I was about fourteen, Ronson was amazing and it was obvious that he was going to outgrow East Yorkshire.
That's awesome.
That's some cool info, didn't know he ran thru the board dry on that. That's wild.
Yep that blew my mind too. The power of tape, console preamps etc is real. If you did that to a DAW it would sound like nails on a chalkboard.
"cocked wah" was my dj name in school
Mick Ronson was one of rocks greatest guitarist
It's been a genuine pleasure and surprise finding out how well you sing!
Haha. Nice.
Absolutely Amazing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Ronson played on 3 Artists Signature Album’s
Bowie Ziggy Stardust
Lou Reed Transformer
Ian Hunter Schizophrenic
Toured on Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review Tour. Rescued an Album that was in trouble of being Rejected by the Record Company. Mick Rearranged the Song Jack & Diane and played Guitar on it & Helped on Several Songs.
Ronson played Guitar Piano String Arraignment’s & ARP on the Ziggy Stardust & Transformer Album. Just Listen to Reed’s Vocals & Ronson’s Piano & Strings on Perfect Day. They are Perfect
Thanks for this. A very interesting vid of one of my favourite guitarists. I have subscribed.
Welcome to the Circle!
I'd love to see you try to nail Slade's guitar tone. Such an underappreciated band that need some loving.
I just started a thread on Slade in our Facebook group a few days ago.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE Wonderful!
Great video😎Mick Ronson was a true great😎A true legend
Thanks, that was great.
I've watched this like 5 times. Love me some Ronson.
Lifetime Ronson fan, thank you for that, very insightful . Great story about yer dad, made me laff.
Eye opening to hear the Ziggy guitar sounds were DI’d.
Great job on the song at the beginning.
I needed a strategy for playing this song on guitar for the tone.
I used to keep my wah pedal cocked when I was in my first band mostly because it cut through the “volume wars” with the other guitarist. Congratulations on the drummer of Badfinger being your dad. I’m a big fan especially the song Baby Blue. I’d like your take on the tone for that song. Badfinger certainly deserved to be treated better by their management then they were.
The Recto sounded fine to me
Yep I'll do Badfinger one day.
Oh yeah! Well done, mate.
Lovely rendition great tone....many thanks...
Another awesome video Owen 💯% Keep them coming brother 👊
Damned good job man. Funny thing. I listened to Ronson era Bowie this morning while picking up my bud and driving to work. I really like the guitar tone, he called it a honkin' tone I think, that he got out of his rig with a cracked wah to boot.
I thought you did a excellent job on instruments and vocals.
That's cool as hell that your Dad was the drummer of Badfinger, love that band. I read that David was just as upset as Mick about the pay the band was receiving and they approached the management about his pay, not sure about the rest of the band. The management kept telling them it'll be okay don't worry about it. Mick finished the tour with just as much money as he had when he left out. Like you said, a real shame. I don't know how true all of that I said is, read it in an article that was quoting an interview with Bowie in later years when asked about his time with Mick Ronson in the band. Cheers man.
Thanks Kirk. Yeah he didn't get enough as a player and producer. Such a shame. But his reputation is worth the world.
Good one ! I was waiting for the Mick Ronson sound since a previous video of you when you where singing " ...and the spiders from mars...'' Man ,that was funny!!!
Long have we waited good sir and you have not dissapointed. Cheers from Poland :)
Outstanding job on the recording! Killer vocals. Really great! You nailed it 👍🏻
Excellent, thanks for the info here. I d/loaded the ISOs for Ziggy & S/Gette city yesterday & listening to the guitar tone, I thought, this tone is familiar - I loaded a rock man in my Kemper, took off the chorus, verb & comp & it's amazing how close it is, I guess Tom Scholz was a Ziggy fan as well! I'll tweak it a bit with a 1073 plugin later, great job, thanks
Great video! One of my fav guitar players 😉 Also, I really like your voice on this! Its interesting to hear you sing things differently depending on the track your covering -very cool! 😎Thank you for sharing!
HI..Funny your Dad was playing at the first big concert I went to..Cactus ,,Badfinger..The Faces at the old Boston Garden..1971-72..Badfinger was excellent...DH
The first album i ever bought was `Space Oddity` when i was 13, it actually flopped big time on its first release as did `The man who sold the world`, but it did better on its second release on the back of the singles success. I think the single got to number 2 or something in the early 70z. I had about 7 or 8 Bowie albums and even tho i like all the albums from 70z to early 80z, to this day the ones featuring Mick are still the best in my humble opinion.
you sir, are a rocker
Thanks man.
Another great video Owen , super content lately mate , good job
Gees Owen, you continue to surprise me with your singing, you're using upper parts of your register here I haven't heard you use before to very good effect. Plus you have an uncanny knack for across the board vocal mimicry, that's quite rare. All the work you put in is amazing. Ken Scott is generally right technology is a mixed blessing and should be used sparingly. My first album I went in I was a total novice and the engineer said: "right, first of all we'll auto tune your voice", straight away i say "NO WAY!", then I wanted a genuine lo-fi 1920s sound on a Bessie Smith cover i did and he just took some tops off, I was like: "No, I want 1920s sound like Bessie Smith!" and he just compressed it a bit, in the end I kicked him off the desk and turned the treble on the hi hat / tambourine to 2 and the bass on the kick drum to 2 so it sounded like a trash kit and said, "right, that's a good start on the drums, see what I mean?". In the end he did a mediocre job on that song, a few other decisions I let him over-ride me because I thought he knew better. When i took it to the mastering guy (a man who does rock bands and blockbuster movies) he understood where I was coming from and we had to do so much correction, he was like: "your rhythm guitar is to loud on this track, your drummer's too compressed" and i was like: "yeah I was complaining about that in the studio but he over rode me and i was too unconfident of my own ear." I'm an average amateur producer myself but I know what sounds good: the genuine sound of a good musician and production that compliments it. And if the musician is average coach them to do the best take you can get and then use trickery: a general rule is excessive studio trickery is only needed to polish turds
Thanks man. Great points.
No matter how legendary the Ziggy Stardust stuff is, I always felt Ronson played and sounded best with Ian Hunter.
He sounded great with Bowie, Hunter and his solo albums! I never heard Ronno give a less than awesome performance!
Nice sound. And super interesting comments, really.
Great job on the performance brother !!! I thoroughly enjoyed it !!!
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You are spot on.... thank you for doing this. Okay you gotta figure this out help the guys who really enjoy Bowie and Ronson. I like this better then the thick tones of Angel #9. It is "[Is There] Life On Mars? Demo · by Mick Ronson" Mick switches heavy flangy rotary tones to thick and crunchy blues shuffle just incredible. Please take a run at this tune!
Oh... props to your Dad I love the music from Bad Finger
You did a good job of that. Well done 👍
one of the best
as usual, loved the video!! great job on the song as well!
Great Video, I learned all that early David bowie music and T.Rex when it was coming out, I used the cocked wa a lot in the 70s, it was the only pedal I had and a Fender Champ
''That Was Educational And Most Enjoyable, Nice One Owen.'' Iain NorthUk
Thanks man.
Ronson was the fucking man. Listen to the solo live on Width Of A Circle live at Hammersmith... literally hypnotic. That tone reminds me of T Rex
You did very well on this ⚡️
Thanks man
Great video as usual mate!!
Cheers Mark!
Loved hearing Ken Scott ... it just reinforces why I try to get the best sound recorded right up front. Forget about "fixing it later" or re-amping dry guitar. Make it sound the way you want it to sound NOW. And if Ronno recorded DIRECT, then so can I.
Mick was , and still is the greatest guitar player ever.
You were humble , 🌷 handsome and good fun
Oh , and you could really play guitar . Amazing 🌺
Live on my friend . We all love you . 🌹🦋
How about some classic Scorpions or Accept as a subject. Always wondered how they got such great tone.
Awesome as always. Thank you
Great video, love Ronson. I recommend the latest show, Turn and Face The Strange, Mick's story with live music, lot's of people featured, relative's, co musicians, friend's of Ronno
Thanks man. I'll check it out.
Great video. Subbed.
Thanks Julius.
Excellent well done you nailed it 👍👍😀👌
Best so far, we’ll done mate
Brilliant.
Glad you liked it Andrew.
Here is a quick tip. I went to the Spiders tour in Seattle. I sat in front of Mick to figure how he chording various songs. When he shifted to the "D" chord to do the hammeron he was doing the D in barre form. Everyone misses this.
Very cool. I just wish I knew how he got that upper octive thing while he's forming the D. It makes no sense because only the hammer on is octivated. The whole chord sequence rings out like there is no upper octive but when that hook happens it is octive up. I don't think they have a pedal that could do that today let alone back then. It's that type of surprise that builds his legend.
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Billy Duffy of The Cult would be fun. I'd love to hear your rendition of "She Sells Sanctuary"...don't forget to include Ian Astbury's footwork. :)
Hehe. Yep I have a folder of Billy.
Yes it Would. Ronson was one of Billy Duffy’s Main Influences. Hence his “Woody” Guitar in honor of Ronson’s Bowie/ Ian Hunter era Guitar
superbe hommage - bravo !
Sounds good.
"cocked wah" was my dj name in school
Dude! Your dad was the drummer of bad finger?!? Hell yes!
Always wanted to know how Ronson played this intro ----thanks --now I know !
Excellent video. I'm new to your channel. You have a great voice and are an excellent musician. I was really impressed by the production and engineering. Is that you too? Loved your insights, opinions and rants. Don't cut them short. Equally informational and entertaining. And lastly, your dad was in Bad Finger??!! I LOVE Bad Finger! Day After Day and No Matter What are my karaoke go-to's :) And yes, I can do Pete Ham justice. You'll have to take me at my word I suppose :)
Thanks man you made my day. Yep I do my own production etc. Badfinger are on my radar. Day after day is a classic. I'm proud of the old man.
Great video!
Man, you did a hell of a job!
Amazing! 👍👍👍
When you said you "got the information from the man himself Ken Scott", you showed a picture of him leaning against a mixing console. Do you know where that picture was taken ? It looks like an odd room. Just past the console, the room is open to a hall way or larger room. As if the console is in a 3 sided room thats inside a larget toom that is all open to a large building.
Listening to Ken Scott was absolutely fascinating. Also there's nothing wrong with Mesa, they make some amazing gear. That being said I'm biased as I just recently purchased a mesa 2x12 and a Mark 5:35 amp.
The Spiders from Mars, not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....there is no justice in this world!
All right then, here we go and bear with me here. If I were to meet Ken Scott, this is the question I would ask: " What is that creaking sound at the beginning of The Bewley Brothers from Hunky Dory?" Crazy right? It almost sounds like a rocking chair, that song is perhaps my favorite from David.
Jesus, the strings on Life On Mars were arranged by Mick, backup singing, etc. he was the consummate musician. The tone of his playing, you always knew it was Micks.
I would've not minded if he had one day just said " The Hell with it" and gone back to gardening and stayed with family and friends. And that's the problem, it didnt work out that way.
I still fucking miss him
Ok we get it your a fan 👍
Do you have the tab for that first Ziggy Stardust intro you play?
Nah and I think I'm playing it wrong