there’s an amazing drawing somewhere Bowie made of his plan for the solo in Moonage Daydream, and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t look like Ronson’s final output.
That is fantastic.
Man, Moonage Daydream is just so damn great.
Hes - serious question here: was Ronson a big influence on your guitar playing? I mean, I can hear the Stuart Adamson influence, with the hyper-melodic, tightly structured, non-blues based leads, but surely Stuart was heavily influenced by Ronno, who operated in a similar "outside the box", non-bluesy way. Is it that heavy Les Paul tone and crazy amp and Cry Baby wah set up he used that makes such a huge difference from his contemporaries? (sorry for getting off topic a bit here).
To be honest I never properly got into early 70s Bowie until I was about 24. Too late for any real influence I suppose, but I rate Ronno very highly.
As for my guitar playing, Adamson was a big influence, as was Mick Jones, but I think of music as mathematical and intuitive inspiration. Certain codes are already there, ready to be picked from the musical cherry tree when the given time feels right.
Yes, I'm drunk.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
there’s an amazing drawing somewhere Bowie made of his plan for the solo in Moonage Daydream, and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t look like Ronson’s final output.
That is fantastic.
Man, Moonage Daydream is just so damn great.
Hes - serious question here: was Ronson a big influence on your guitar playing? I mean, I can hear the Stuart Adamson influence, with the hyper-melodic, tightly structured, non-blues based leads, but surely Stuart was heavily influenced by Ronno, who operated in a similar "outside the box", non-bluesy way. Is it that heavy Les Paul tone and crazy amp and Cry Baby wah set up he used that makes such a huge difference from his contemporaries? (sorry for getting off topic a bit here).
To be honest I never properly got into early 70s Bowie until I was about 24. Too late for any real influence I suppose, but I rate Ronno very highly.
As for my guitar playing, Adamson was a big influence, as was Mick Jones, but I think of music as mathematical and intuitive inspiration. Certain codes are already there, ready to be picked from the musical cherry tree when the given time feels right.
Yes, I'm drunk.
Right. Didn't Dylan say about Robbie Robertson (The Band) that he was the most mathematically precise guitarist he'd ever worked with. And for someone who hates (and fears) maths, those are certainly qualities Ronson, Adamson, and Heston posses. As for Our Mick - eh, after a few too many spliffs backstage post 1980, he could get his maths a bit confused, I reckon.
Cheers and g'night, mate!
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there’s an amazing drawing somewhere Bowie made of his plan for the solo in Moonage Daydream, and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t look like Ronson’s final output.
That is fantastic.
Man, Moonage Daydream is just so damn great.
I agree with this post.
Got a Rake? Sure!
IMCT: Inane Middle-Class Twats - Dr. M
" *sigh* it's right when they throw the penis pump out the window." -Hoy
Paul Westerberg aka Grandpaboy, The I Don't Cares, solo stuff.
1. Love Untold (from Eventually,1996)
2. Seein' Her (b-side from 14 Songs album,1993)
3. Meet Me Down the Alley (from Come Feel Me Tremble,2003)
4. AAA (from Stereo/Mono,2002)
5. I Want My Money Back (debut 7" single from Grandpaboy, 1997)
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This is where I admit I only really know the Replacements, and even that is only through Pleased To Meet Me.
Oohhh duuuude - you're missing so much (I'm assuming you like the 'Mats, probably a whole lot). Check out Marky's list; I'll post the vids for mine, check it if you're interested.
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Here's my Westerberg top 5: (very difficult for me)
This has to be one of the saddest - and most honest - songs about being love sick or heartbroken ever. Plus the video is lovely: how often do you see old folks getting ready for a first date?
Always a great romantic, who else could pull off this line? "...she wants to play Romeo & Juliet/ I play at Peter Perrett".
This song sums up my youth in South Minneapolis, and I reckon it serves as a perfect reason d'etre for the Replacements. The vid is from the great documentary 'Come Feel Me Tremble' (highly recommended), the song from the album of the same name.
Is it sad? Is it funny? It's an earworm that'll rock you...
Debut 7" single as Grandpaboy. When it was released in '97, a lot of people thought it was Prince being weird. It was actually Paul being normal: "I. Want. My. Money. Back. Fuck it."
Strong shoes is what we got and when they're hot they're hot!
- Marky Dread and his fabulous Screaming Blue Messiahs
1. Everything Goes Wrong
2. Gun Shy (Folker)
3. High Time (Grandpa Boy - Mono)
4. Whole Lotta Nothing (The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab)
5. Waiting for Somebody/Dyslexic heart (Singles soundtrack)
God bless Paul Harold Westerberg.
Niiiiiiiice. I see you went for all rockers; I had to throw in a couple weepers cuz he writes heartbreakers just plain better than fucking anybody.
Yeah he does those so effortly. I could easily pick 5 great songs for each day of the week. So many good songs.
Yep. And the rockers too (to the point where many of his throwaways could be classics for other bands).
Marky, have you seen this yet? It's very entertaining and very moving in it's way (it's the official source for one of your picks, "Everything Goes Wrong"). There's a scene where he pays tribute to and wrote a song for my late friend Katie. Always hard for me to watch/listen.
Strong shoes is what we got and when they're hot they're hot!
- Marky Dread and his fabulous Screaming Blue Messiahs
