Mick Ronson - Only After Dark

[bass234]

is there any way of seeing footage from ronno live during this period like a dvd or something???

[genesisrock43]

Cannot get enough of this! I'm a Bowie fan, a Lou Reed fan and a guitarist. Essentially some of my favourite music has this truly underappreciated musician at the helm but taking little credit. A shame he's no longer with us. WE LOVE YOU MICK! x

[comet4b1]

GEEEENIUSSSSS.

[beachie372]

Without Rono and the spiders, Mr Bowie would never have been Ziggy.just David Jones or Arnold Corns

and i must admit, Bowie has never better'd the Ronson years.

Rock on for ever Mick, RIP miss you every day

[BurtIsitart]

Mick Ronson. STILL one of the best kept secrets in the history of rock and pop. Yes. He did an awful lot of the work for other acts that were good at gathering talented people around them. The guitar solo on "Once Bitten Twice Shy" is blissful.

[cbmdg8551976]

@BurtIsitart No doubt about it.

[futuristfood]

VROOOM!

[teckertime]

God Head!

[gunkadin]

cOOL. I want to dance. Cha-cha-cha.

I hear a little Billy Idol in Mick's vocal.

[Ampzilla76]

Great video! Mick and Trevor together... RIP Mick

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

Indeed Mick's voice sounds very Bowie alike here, but that's not strange coz when this was recorded Mick had been in Bowie's Spiders from Mars band for several years, doing a lot of (backing) vocals, especial during live shows. By the way: a nice cover of this song is made by The Human League

[unseenwires]

Grrrr The internet is such a f@cking paradoxical head f@ck!!! On the one hand you have people experiencing life in bite size pieces sat in the comfort of their own home instead of going out and living it and then on the other hand you have access to magic like this that would otherwise have passed you by your entire life!!!

[Sunhillow1]

This song sounds very Bowie-esque to me. Mick, Woody and Trevor never got the credit they truly deserved. I loved Bowie but he never seemed to allow these guys to get the recognition for their very substantial contribution to his music. Mick Ronson as far as I'm concerned is up there with the best - and always will be. RIP Mick - your legacy will live on forever and those who know music know that you really are the unsung hero.

[lisamcd66]

Yes a gifted and modest man...I'm looking forward to the day when the whole of this 'Docugig' is available on DVD!!!...Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey never seem to get much credit either these days and they made up the rest of the Spiders from Mars...Regular and lovely talented blokes.....

[baretoedgirl]

Wow I never knew he had such a lovely voice. No wonder he and David sounded so beautiful together, in addition to simply being BEAUTIFUL together. ^_^

[ziggy95]

@baretoedgirl You should hear there early acoustic songs together, it will blow your mind

[paulshep50]

I was there, why did Ronno never make it as a solo artist?

[minutegongcoughs]

I agree with the comment down the line. This could be filmed at the Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park). Whatever, thanks for sharing.

[gumborific]

When people tell me Sweet, Kiss and Angel were influenced by Bowie I simply correct them and say, "nope, they were influenced by Mick Ronson." Not to take anything away from Bowie, but his work with Ronson is my favorite. Richard O'Brien of Rocky Horror fame must have been a big fan too.

[MattDonaldson]

Your right on the money my freind!!

[Alipollie]

true, because Mick wrote alot or even most of the guitar rifts for the early bowie material, but they made an agreement to credit to just Bowie, but from Hunky Dory-Ziggy Stardust alot of the material was written by Mick

[Gandhiablo]

Here's a permanent record of the "R.I.P" to myself

R.I.P El Gandhiablo!

(Rockin' in Paradize)

[MonteMediaUSA]

Ronson great underrated rock guitarist and help make Bowie in the '70's

[quigs1957]

Wasn't this at the Rainbow? Ronno Lives on forevere!

[westcountryboy69]

love is solo stuff, helped bowie and lou reed to super stardom in the 70s.

[xXChibiChibiXx]

Boie would never had made it without MICK1

[Safelith]

I think that that was something bi lateral by the time they were pure gold together............ so sinergic........

[trena5959]

Funny I was watching footage of him only 2 or 3 nights ago on YouTube. Have you done a search? Hope you're all well.

[toronto55]

I saw Ronson in Toronto in the 80's.He was just great!

[GregDrayGregDray]

Oh My God! Mick Ronson!I never saw this before.Mick Ronson was scary! he was the perfect example of the the symbol of british rock guitar gods!I can't think of anyone who has as much presence and style as Mick! I think he's so great I can't put it into words.Truely one of a kind.I still get a thrill. Thank God I got to see him with Dylan's band -Greg Dray Liverpool

[flippyflyer]

I had dinner with Trevor Bolder and he told me the real story...one day..Dave just dropped everyone, started recording with others....no explanation.... just did it....

[gordonbrownsfeet]

Look what happened after Bowie dropped Ronson.....um not much...a few ok things but nothing like the albums from 1971 1973

[kemicon]

@gordonbrownsfeet Ronson and Bowie were great together, Ziggy Stardust is a perfect album. IMO these guys were huge influences on the punk rock sound of the 70s.

[mashamorgan]

Play dont worry is my fave Ronno track. Mick is a huge miss !!! luv ya Mick

[tonkali]

Thank you for this =D

[bartrichbarton]

groovy

[squiffydoodle]

I'm so glad this is here! Love it!!!

[dutmon]

He didn't leave Bowie. Dave dumped him.

It broke my heart (and Mick's). If you don't believe me listen to "Play Don't Worry" for Mick's thoughts on the subject.

Mick is the all-time #1 in my book.

[WhiteBoy41]

I agree.

Mick was a Guitar God !!

And Cool as they come on stage,

He glided and swayed with hands of gold.!

I pick him 1st on my All Time Rockin Roll Team.

R.I.P. MICK Ronson !!

[mashamorgan]

Quite agree !!!!! Love Mick and David but that appears to be the truth !!

[dutmon]

He didn't leave Bowie. Dave dumped him. It broke my heart (and Mick's). If you don't believe me listen to "Play Don't Worry" to get Mick's take on it. In any event, Mick remains my #1 guitar hero and he got me through my teenage travails.

[sillydream1969]

its no wonder why he left Bowie,,,,

with great material like this...

why not go for it on your own......

go get em in heaven mick...r i p.

[San5a]

fantastic!

[sillydream1969]

i demand evrything on MICK be in 3D. so we can all be right there...

with his genius again...

thx god for sound and film....

.R I P> to the man

[mashamorgan]

I love this video. Me mate Chris and I used to listen to it often but sadly I found him dead on his sofa 6 months back. RIP Chris and Mick !

[91kient]

Def Leppard did a cover of this and its quite good. Search Def Leppard - Only After Dark

[kemicon]

So did the Human League. I actually thought Human League was the orginators ... Doh! Long live Mick! RIP

[EclecticWarrior]

SUCH A TUNE.........

[estymomo]

i was at that glasgow gig too....amazing stuff

[hisknibs]

best glam ever ........... brilliant.

[fatley]

i bought this when it came out and saw the debut gig by Hunter/Ronson at the Glasgow Apollo!

[chunk1969]

damn..... i want it LOUDER>>>>>>>> rip mick

[guigegalle]

es el mas grande.the one,digno colaborador y heredero de la simpleza del glam!

[DomSure]

absolutely love this track. couldn't help but notice on an episode of the culture show recently that primal scream have completely ripped it for the title track off their new album

[beckeyes123]

miss you like mad michael..

[ba001e6750]

Ace!!! Thankyou for posting

[Eurostc]

Graet to see and hear....both of his first two albums were penned by Mick , with no Bowie .... i was dating bolder's sister in law at the time !!

[LessAiredvanU]

Ronno rocked...

Is his version of "White Light, White Heat" (a Bowie out-take from Aladin Sane?) available anywhere?

[rocknrollphilip]

a friend of mine, who's a big dylan fan, remembers mick singing "life on mars" when mick was a member of dylan's rolling thunder revue. does footage of this performance exist?

[duerdenn]

Having only heard the HumanLeague version on Travelogue-I have to say this is great!!

Thanks for posting!!

[Bobsherunkle]

Brilliant!

[artlesclark]

GREAT SONG FROM RONNO had it on a 45 a good few years ago, wish i still had it. The original Human league did a cracking version of this 79/80

[BloggStandard]

It's 100% The Rainbow Theatre '74. They filmed both nights. Where are the tapes? 34 years ago now, OMG!

I was at this gig & even know one of the stage invaders! Never saw the footage until now. Thanks BillyP. I recall everybody storming forward during Moonage Daydream.

I was impressed with Ronno's singing that night, really powerful, as his album was yet to be released.

Lucky enough to met Mick years later (& his sister, one of the backing singers here). A SuperSoul. God Bless Him.

[silverheadgrob]

has anyone got ronno playing angel no.9 on the old grey whistle test?

[thatlespaulguy]

he played that seriously were can i get that vid

[Franklin5ive]

it's Mick........does sound like a Bowie song tho'

[KRISPYKWENT29]

Oh well that goes to show how much I know then, fair cop....

[KRISPYKWENT29]

I could be wrong but the vocals could actually be David Bowies?!!

[BillyPorter1]

You are so wrong !

[ziofagio]

@KRISPYKWENT29

the fact is that... after years and years I understood that the creator of much of the music style and arrangements of the Ziggy Era is a trademark of Mick Ronson and not Bowie.

[amazingangus]

luvu2bits

xclnt music

[GlssSpders]

i never realized his voice was soo good

[salemrush]

This makes me want to CUM!!!

[salemrush]

I love the shot in the back of the limo. Like a Rock God!

[soap797]

love this song good bass line from trevor bolder

[sacredo07]

The Bowie influence in his voice is really apparent here...Rono was a fantastic guitarist and could have easily had a great solo career if not for Mainman Productions.

[salemrush]

Are you sure it wasn't Ronno's influence on Bowie?

[LifeSoulAz]

I like Def Leppard's version better

[MsHarliquin]

Thanks a lot for posting this, you have just made a very boring Easter Sunday FANTASTIC (RIP MICK AND MISS YOU)

[moondayglo]

Wow, thanx 4 sharing this mate! Much missed Ronno. That barnet and THAT iconic sanded down black Les Paul!!

Anyone out there got Ronno on OGWT '75?

[OldOx]

rip Mick love this album, and track

[mistaholiday]

Absolutely faaaaantastic !

[teckertime]

thank you thank you thank you!!! This is amazing new Mick Ronson Vid i have not seen! Thanks a million!!

[roytonmax]

Human League did a half decent version.

[stopmakingthatnoise]

I know that one! Waht is on Beiign Boilded?

[HanoiRocks1982]

This place is fun.

More like this please BillyPorter

[martin48mart]

great video billy i was there that night and at the rainbow finsbruy park as well not sure wot gig he done frist any way cheers .

[strangeparty]

Wow! This is great.

[dalkeithalan]

The memory of seeing Mick perform this live in 74 and getting crushed when everyone rushed the stage at Newcastle City Hall...Priceless!. The man is a Star!

[Vandebilt]

At last on YouTube. I've been missing Only After Dark 'til now! Thanks!

[fredrums52]

I think from this Mick Ronson promo video is where Robert Palmer got the idea to do the "Addicted to Love" video..lol

[Kreis666]

Oh you just made my day x) but Jesus Christ, what are these people wearing...

[Hyrslap]

Thanks! I love it!

[ronsonfan]

Thanks for posting this clip. A rare gem, that's hard to find. Love it.