Citrus
01-06-2009, 05:10 PM
from my comcast page:
"Today the world mourns the loss of one of the great guitarists in music history. Ron Asheton, the guitarist responsible for the firebreathing fretwork on Stooges' classic, "Search and Destroy," was found dead today in his Ann Arbor home, according to mlive.com (http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/01/stooges_guitarist_ron_asheton.html). He was 60-years old.
This hurts especially because the Stooges were the missing link that connected the sheer power of garage rock to the experimental slovenliness that evolved into punk rock. The Stooges were unfettered genius, led by self-destructive madman Iggy Pop, who was backed by the brothers Asheton, Ron and Scott, on guitar and drums, and Dave Alexander on bass.
For me, Ron Asheton's guitar laid the foundation for most of the music I enjoyed growing up. The chugging riff on '1969' influenced the bands I adored as a teenager, like Mudhoney and Nirvana, to name a few. That song, Iggy said at a 2004 concert on Randall's Island, was about the time the cracks in America started to show. It sure sounded like it. Asheton's playing sounded like the world was coming apart at the seems, matching Iggy's devil-may-care sneer, note for note.
What better way to remember Ron than by diving headfirst into a daily dose of the Stooges? You can listen to their classic albums here (http://comcast.rhapsody.com/the-stooges)."
Another R.I.P. thread by me lol.
"Today the world mourns the loss of one of the great guitarists in music history. Ron Asheton, the guitarist responsible for the firebreathing fretwork on Stooges' classic, "Search and Destroy," was found dead today in his Ann Arbor home, according to mlive.com (http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/01/stooges_guitarist_ron_asheton.html). He was 60-years old.
This hurts especially because the Stooges were the missing link that connected the sheer power of garage rock to the experimental slovenliness that evolved into punk rock. The Stooges were unfettered genius, led by self-destructive madman Iggy Pop, who was backed by the brothers Asheton, Ron and Scott, on guitar and drums, and Dave Alexander on bass.
For me, Ron Asheton's guitar laid the foundation for most of the music I enjoyed growing up. The chugging riff on '1969' influenced the bands I adored as a teenager, like Mudhoney and Nirvana, to name a few. That song, Iggy said at a 2004 concert on Randall's Island, was about the time the cracks in America started to show. It sure sounded like it. Asheton's playing sounded like the world was coming apart at the seems, matching Iggy's devil-may-care sneer, note for note.
What better way to remember Ron than by diving headfirst into a daily dose of the Stooges? You can listen to their classic albums here (http://comcast.rhapsody.com/the-stooges)."
Another R.I.P. thread by me lol.