People remember Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten, but Steve Jones was clearly the Pistol with musical talent. Never Mind the Bollocks has some great guitar riffs
@madferitman11209 жыл бұрын
+Curtis Phillips Matlock had the talent, but was too talented for the music the pistols were aiming to put out, which is why he was replaced by Sid.
@182moons78 жыл бұрын
+MADFERIT MAN he wasn't replaced with Sid glen Matlock was
@madferitman11208 жыл бұрын
Redyoshi64 that's what I said
@B0rnles138 жыл бұрын
+MADFERIT MAN indeed you did, but I've seen SP vids where there are 2 guitarists and 1 bass player. At least that's how they looked to me, and I wonder if there was a time before Matlock left when he played with the rest of them or am I imagining it all?
@B0rnles138 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, on reflection (and viewing a few Pistols vids) I believe you are correct, I wonder how they sounded live, cos on the record (Pretty Vacant)) it has at least 2 guitar tracks in the mix, Steve Jones, play's the rhythm and lead guitar most notably at the intro, where you can hear the riff over the first A chord and later when he play's the solo's, so much for keeping it simple, too many words, what can I say? Enuff!
@threadbear9 жыл бұрын
Perhaps not a "musician's musician", but who gives a damn? He knows how to make that guitar scream and shout. That's what counts.
@geotechmore88556 жыл бұрын
Thread Bear He loves to jam with anyone practically. Check out his radio show KLOS 😁. He jams with many of the guests 😁. Doesn't have to be only punk musicians. He jams with many different types of musicians 😁. The videos for his radio show are here on KZbin on the KLOS KZbin page 😁. Check it out! 😁.
@geoffpoole91075 жыл бұрын
He's always come across as down to earth with no airs or graces. Although not a virtuoso I think he's a better musician than many people realise, even including himself. Anyone aspiring to play in a band could learn a lot just by listening to him.
@philipholmes58843 жыл бұрын
He makes a Fender scream with my old band in 1983 ! Ok he kicked the overdrive pedal and it was feedback ! But check it out anyway ! Type in "The Nothings & Steve Jones" it even has famous groupie Pamela Des Barres dancing in Black leather & Silly thing ! Cheers !
@Angus19663 жыл бұрын
If a person gets a kick from simply strumming an A chord , they are playing music .
@crimsondeath74682 жыл бұрын
most rock/metal/punk/ blues guitarists are not a "musician's musician"
@fredroy8323 жыл бұрын
The sound of Steve's guitar and Rotten's voice totally complimented each other. The Pistols stood for something that you couldn't ignore in 1977.
@duane88293 жыл бұрын
John had said that they got lucky that Steve’s tone and his vocals matched so well
@thursoberwick19482 жыл бұрын
Now we have something we can't ignore again and everybody's conforming and complying.
@martijnburgers4905 Жыл бұрын
Same for my birthday in 77
@PerfectYellowTone7 ай бұрын
1975 and then some
@Sean-ng4eu9 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones is a legend
@Kelly14UK6 жыл бұрын
A Heavy Metal guy too haha
@evo-br5ek4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@AdamnSonn4 жыл бұрын
Absolute legend.
@philipholmes58843 жыл бұрын
Yes Sean ! Check him out with my band in 1983 ! Type in "The Nothings & Steve Jones" ! Cheers !
@h.i.m3646 Жыл бұрын
Steve can make a three chord riff amazing. It's in his soul, pure rock n roll.
@politicoinutil Жыл бұрын
While others play a thousand notes per second and say nothing
@LeahDyson-kq4bdАй бұрын
He was influenced by Johnny thunders he played on London boys song and I didn't even realize because it sounded so much how thunders would always play
@jorgestraight492228 күн бұрын
@@LeahDyson-kq4bdactually that’s Waldo from the heartbreakers who played on that. He was definitely a better guitar player than both, but he didn’t have that aura like those two had.
@sammencia79453 жыл бұрын
Finally a camera operator that understands what guitar players want to see.
@Kelly14UK3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but Steve's a semitone down though
@spiritualmeditationmusic21778 жыл бұрын
I know everybody gets called a legend these days but Steve Jones is truly deserving of that title. Funny, talented, raw and real. 🎸🎶💥🔥🌠🔊
@DiogenesOfCa2 жыл бұрын
You are a legend for this comment.
@DiogenesOfCa2 жыл бұрын
@@ZXSPEX LEGENDARY comment.
@seang30192 жыл бұрын
@@DiogenesOfCa that is a legendary affirmation. You are a legend.
@dogpupe Жыл бұрын
@@seang3019 and you're a legend for acknowledging the legendariness of his praising for the other guys legendariness
@spookybaba10 жыл бұрын
"Pretty good for someone who couldn't play, back then." Not bad, at all, I say. I always loved his attitude whilst playing. One of the coolest ;-)
@stangreen30077 жыл бұрын
what do you mean by "he couldn't play" ?
@josephbuckley59617 жыл бұрын
Stan Green dude couldn't play when he joined the pistols makes ya think how talented he is
@stangreen30077 жыл бұрын
I did not understand : why he couldn't play ?
@josephbuckley59617 жыл бұрын
Stan Green because he didn't learn quick enough. How's that hard to explain?
@stangreen30077 жыл бұрын
YOU understood nothing ! I said "why he couldn't play" because I don't understand WHY this girl told so on her comment ! she said he couldn't play ! what's the meaning ??? he played with the sex pistols ,no ? he made concerts with them ,no ? I don't understand why this girl said "he couldn't play "
@papadepeej11 жыл бұрын
I just love this guy. He could do more with 4 chords than most guys could do with 1000. Also, one of the most refreshingly honest voice s in music.
@pinkkatie11075 жыл бұрын
“He can play guitar like ringin’ a bell”. I actually don’t believe the guy knows how talented he is. What a legend
@emilytvmusic Жыл бұрын
yeah his parts are really simple but a really tight guitar player i think his talent is in his timing
@punkisinthedetails1470 Жыл бұрын
Jonesy B God
@daverice242627 күн бұрын
@@emilytvmusic Yep, instantly identifiable touch, I feel like I could pick him out of ten guys playing the exact same thing.
@area51pictures2 жыл бұрын
“Steve Jones is the tightest rhythm guitar player I have ever heard in my life.” - Bill Price (Engineer, NMTB, London Calling)
@sandordula52072 жыл бұрын
- The speed helps to tighten up the things, specially if you are good anyway.
@Maryonpark6 жыл бұрын
I love Steve's attitude in this video. So down to earth, not taking himself too seriously and yet you can see he's rightfully proud of his work.
@Shinguard110 жыл бұрын
Unassuming and honest about his guitar skills but Steve you are up there with the best, it's all about ideas and originality and consider you were so young back in 76/77 when you came up with these riffs and solos but they still sound so GOOD today. That's always the acid test!.
@jibicusmaximus48276 жыл бұрын
yes, the sex pistols will never sound shit!
@bt37435 жыл бұрын
Seventeen is literally the same chords as blitzkrieg bop
@philipholmes58843 жыл бұрын
Type in "The Nothings & Steve Jones" a gig from 1983 with my old band ! Cheers !
@aninjatuna85762 жыл бұрын
@@bt3743 the chords may be the sams but the progression, rythm and overall structure are completely different....
@Mrpublicimagelimited2 жыл бұрын
@@bt3743 Along with about ten thousand more 😁
@Marleystrummer9 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones did the guitar and bass parts on Bollocks except Glen did bass on Pretty Vacant, Sid was sick in hospital and did nothing, Johnny did most of the lyrics but him and Glen both wrote submission, as far as I've heard, anyway who cares, the stars aligned and the Pistols came and kicked the music industries ass
@filipematias51275 жыл бұрын
Actually Sid PLAYED on Bodies, Submission, Belsen Was a Gas and Holidays in The Sun, the latter 2 having been written and ALL the 4 recorded after Glen Matlock had already left the band in several sessions at Wessex Studios in '77: then Steve Jones re-recorded almost ALL the bass lines over both Glen's and Sid's leaving just a couple of the original chords played by each one of them in a few songs of NMTB including Bodies!
@philipholmes58843 жыл бұрын
Steve told me Glen played on "Anarchy" & Sid is on punch ins on "Bodies" and maybe "GSTQ" type in "The Nothings & Steve Jones" to see a gig we did with him in 1983 ! Cheers !
@luvittodeath70313 жыл бұрын
Sid played on Bodies and God Save The Queen
@sammencia79453 жыл бұрын
Sid has bass low in mix on Bodies and God Save the Queen. GSTQ may be only Sid. Sounds like it to me. Glen played on Anarchy. Everything else is Steve
@derekdykeman91603 жыл бұрын
@@philipholmes5884 PHIL DO YOU MAKE A COMMENT ON ALL STEVE JONES VIDEOS?
@RithanVijay2 жыл бұрын
This man is so humble. What he created has inspired and influenced generations of creative people! True legend! 🙌🏾
@rcweekends93702 жыл бұрын
No it hasn't
@guiltyhxc2 жыл бұрын
@@rcweekends9370 Yes it has lmao, Nevermind The Bollocks is one of the most influential albums ever
@rcweekends93702 жыл бұрын
@@guiltyhxc lmao, sure.
@leggythe4th399 Жыл бұрын
@@rcweekends9370 yes it has🖕🏻
@gomezthechimp1116 Жыл бұрын
He's being disingenous. There's no way someone who couldn't play was pulling all those little pentatonic licks out of nowhere. I think he spent a long time learning blues rock riffs and licks.
@guitar1997112 жыл бұрын
steve jones is the most criminally underrated guitarist in the history of rock and roll
@lejlatiric70374 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@MaxViciousWorldOfArt4 жыл бұрын
Wrong genre
@Dookiemcfluffin4 жыл бұрын
And the Winger dude.
@nleak923 жыл бұрын
Did most of the bass for never mind the bollocks, brilliant guitarist
@meandensity3 жыл бұрын
@Sir Kyushu Steve's guitar swings like no one else's
@lewisknight41998 жыл бұрын
I admire steve jones as a musician and I like that he can't read music but made some of the greatest riffs
@sammencia79453 жыл бұрын
M8, he couldn't read period until Filthy Lucre.
@georgerichardson77283 ай бұрын
@@sammencia7945 reading music is pretty useless for the average guitar player to be honest, not much point.
@MrOz9510 жыл бұрын
This must be the definitive electric guitar tone!!
@Mandobird19 жыл бұрын
"Pretty good for someone who couldn't play back then" ;)
@jimmypinch9 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones can make even one note sound punky. Love it.
@JWS19682 жыл бұрын
I love how genuinely proud he is of his guitar licks. AND HE SHOULD BE! They are among the most recognizable and influential guitar licks of all time. How many musicians heard those songs and took up guitar because of him. And he is humble and flattered that he is thought of in such high regard. That's how he comes across to me in this interview.
@deathincorporatedfitnesstr1256 Жыл бұрын
' I really didn't know how to play!". LoL says the guy who wrote and played guitar and bass on one of the most influential albums ever written ...I bought nmtb when I was 12.. I'm 55 now..I still feel the same way as when I first opened the album and put in on my turntable......llol😂 cheers from Vancouver BC Canada 👍
@SuperRegmac11 жыл бұрын
As a Pistols fan that was fascinating viewing for me. I'm no musician myself but its clear to see how good Steve Jones really is.
@tombstoneharrystudios5845 жыл бұрын
Stephen .Wells Chris Thomas who produced the album said that Jonesy was one of the tightest players he’d ever recorded and he’s recorded all the big names. Jonesy could do countless overdubs in very little time as whilst he’s not a guitar virtuoso he’s got rock-solid timekeeping skills
@noname1st1392 жыл бұрын
If you bought a guitar and followed a few pistols guitar lessons on here I am confident in saying you'd be able to play a few of these within a yr, regular practice,I play intermediate level & these are on basic level, that ain't negative,some of the best songs contain basic or few chord's, great hobby 👍
@kiely45612 жыл бұрын
Steve is an even better guitarist now than he was back in the day ironically
@barrysax2109 Жыл бұрын
If you're interested it comes from the dvd extras of the documentary of NMTB on the classic albums series,
@chrispools9 жыл бұрын
The last thing Steve said, "I should be getting paid to teach people how to play Never mind the bollocks". I would gladly pay for the vid. ££££
@grahamblack19612 жыл бұрын
Much of their music was actually quite jolly and in a major key. The juxtaposition of the guitar parts and Lydon's sneering vocals is what made them so unique.
@Itelkner Жыл бұрын
@@detroitfunk313 So, throw the 3rds out, basically, so it's not so "nice" and friendly. Although, I do hear a bit of genuine full major chording in Steve's stuff for the big sound but it's not that emphasized. He keeps it tight and tough sounding, yet full.
@TerribleCovers1125 күн бұрын
Punk music is often, ironically, in the major key. If you took away the high gain and the angry vocals it would sound like country!
@killval8492 жыл бұрын
I love his rhythmic playing, it's very fun to play along to tunes like Anarchy, you can tell future guitarists were immensely inspired by him like Kurt Cobain, also a lot of this sounds very much influenced by Ron Asheton of the Stooges!
@youreatoilet2 жыл бұрын
Ron Asheton in my opinion was the original punk rock guitarist, laid the groundwork for what was to come. The word gets thrown around a lot these days but he truly is underrated
@MisterGuitarItalia8 жыл бұрын
I don't believe he couldn't play... that album is played masterfully and the guitar sound is amazing.
@maxheinrichliebow8 жыл бұрын
Remember he then went on and played in other bands after the Pistols. More hands-on time, equals more experience and more heart - thus improved playing :)
@MisterGuitarItalia7 жыл бұрын
Max Heinrich Gutzmann Liebow What? How can later experience affect previous performance... are you in a time flux?
@maxheinrichliebow7 жыл бұрын
Because how he is playing them songs NOW isnt the same way he played on the Bollocks Album... am I in a time flux? Relax your brain - its just KZbin....
@MisterGuitarItalia7 жыл бұрын
+Max Heinrich Gutzmann Liebow holy fuck are you an idiot... I as talking about the album, and you should have deduced that by the fact that I used teh word "album" in my comment. Thank God this is just KZbin, if this was driving you would've hit a tree.
@maxheinrichliebow7 жыл бұрын
Sorry Im not able to keep up with this "discussion". I work, have a family .etc and dont find much time or thrill on "You-Tube debates" - Ill leave you to it. Enjoy yourself. Besides dont take it too hard, its just my opinion, not a penis....
@surfcrud2 ай бұрын
Incredible guitar songwriting. All the best songs are straight forward.
@IngoBousa9 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones is my spirit animal.
@fredball82403 жыл бұрын
I riffed like that at 17 years old in my bedroom in 1976 and was just amazed to find a band that played music like this for a living in 1977. The Sex Pistols and the Ramones were my heroes.
@louiso.432510 жыл бұрын
Seems like a really chill dude. In fact, they all are, even Rotten.
@BayviewFinch10 жыл бұрын
For the moment. Everybody has their chill moments. That doesn't mean they weren't dirty rotters.
@deedonnerramone47579 жыл бұрын
Cupper with Jones and Cookie, no worries, the bassist too...John Lydon would be tough.
@barrysilcock20109 жыл бұрын
BayviewFinch i think they would have said fucking rotters lol
@boke753 жыл бұрын
“Even Rotten”....haha
@boke753 жыл бұрын
@@barrysilcock2010 A thumbs up from Grundy.
@sammencia79453 жыл бұрын
Chapter Guide: No Feelings 0:26 Seventeen 0:53 New York 1:41 -NY Solo 2:11 Anarchy 2:46 -Solo1 3:21 -Solo2 3:48 EMI 4:01 Problems 4:42 Bodies 5:18
@carloscasillero44228 жыл бұрын
a legend!! for those who haven't already, watch the classic albums dvd, dispels the myth the pistols couldn't play. never mind the bollocks is one of the greatest debut albums by any band ever! if not simply one of the greatest albums ever!!
@jonvia2 жыл бұрын
I love when really successful musicians say stuff like "I cant really play". Steve is the man!
@leonmohan17084 жыл бұрын
He has always had an awesome tone. He has always stood out because you know its him from his tone. Amazing.
@ancientdarkness31029 жыл бұрын
wow he's fucking great, actually he's a real genius... with simple chords he could sound great and play brilliant riffs. in this video he looks a bit sad, dont know... it seems that he feels disappointed of himself cause he thinks he can't play, and cause there have been many "great" guitarists after him, like those who play metal... just my impression. we love ya Steve!
@RandomTipOfTheDay8 жыл бұрын
+Luudh uruk He's from England. It is what we do best - feeling disappointed with ourselves.. and then turning that into something good, or bad, depending on the "judge". I guess the whole world is like that really.. Okay.. I will go now. I love his radio show. I just found it - 'Jonesy's Jukebox'
@B0rnles138 жыл бұрын
+Robert Where did you find it, is it online or something else?
@RandomTipOfTheDay8 жыл бұрын
It is on a DVD apparently.
@B0rnles138 жыл бұрын
+Robert Thanks Robert
@tonystraightedgevegan47478 жыл бұрын
+Luudh uruk its much better for someone who has limited musical skills producing something so brilliant that changed music forever than some virtuoso steve vai boring shit, thats why hes a guitar hero.
@Watts6609 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones, top bloke and a fine guitarist.
@KebabMusicLtd6 күн бұрын
Kcoltam dna Nodyl, Senoj, Kooc, erew slotsip xes eht.
@goport2 жыл бұрын
2:46 "the intro goes like this" BAM!! Instant Anarchy in the UK. Jonesy weaponised the simplest chords. Such an incredible sound.
@punkman14912 жыл бұрын
This comes from the dvd "Classic albums - Never mind the bollocks". It's one of the bonus parts from this dvd. Don't know of there is more of this, but it's all i got.
@therealxicojorge2 жыл бұрын
every 2-3 years I end up back to this video, it keeps me grounded and reminds me you don't have to overcomplicate your songs, the guitar part has to serve the song, thank you Steve, btw first time noticing thats a burny not a gibson
@marmelaki4 ай бұрын
Indeed. It seems to be a Burny RLC-55. I bet he also has one of the "Inspired By..." replicas of the original that Gibson made in early 2000s. But it's the amp too... Great sound!
@BountyHunterBootcamp6 жыл бұрын
Fucking awesome! When I was 14 I listened for hours trying to figure out how to play all these song. Minus the speed lol. Early guitar hero of mine
@copacetic90188 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to buy a guitar. Even thoughi know I'd never play it and it'd just sit in my room taking up space.
@markhamilton5688 жыл бұрын
My friend taught me the intro to Pretty Vacant and I was hooked. Get a guitar!
@cornstar12535 жыл бұрын
They look nice on the wall anyways.
@fooman654 жыл бұрын
Copacetic buy one goddammit
@TrailVapor4 жыл бұрын
How come there are two Jam songs at 3: 25 ?
@chairmanmeow-ij1wd8 жыл бұрын
Steve Jones is the kind of bloke you meet in the local boozer whos friendly enough but you wouldnt want to fuck with him
@theobjectivethinker648 жыл бұрын
+chairmanmeow1973 Yeah he has the menace of Mr Blonde in Reservoir dogs.
@chairmanmeow-ij1wd8 жыл бұрын
Looks a lot like him too
@johnmarlow5007 Жыл бұрын
Total No-Nonsence guitarist that defined Punk Rock. I learnt guitar from listening to the Sex Pistols, Steve is a Guitar Legend that defined the Sex Pistols, and also made the White Gibson Les Paul an Icon of Punk Rock~~~Respect!
@gunpeiyaboi52802 жыл бұрын
jesus what a wholesome humble dude, so many of rock legends you see spit out some crazy licks and act like it's whatever, but even after all that time Steve Jones is still just stoked that he figured it out
@chuckselvage3157 Жыл бұрын
Jonesy was a natural he just had a gift
@PatrickrafaeL38 жыл бұрын
He's awesome, simple, but killer!
@nicholasmaurutto53106 жыл бұрын
3:23 my favourite solo
@djgaryowens8 жыл бұрын
Absolute bullshit to claim thet they couldnt play.
@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA557 жыл бұрын
I know. Jones is and was always a good player. He just used to play down his ability to fit in with the punk image. There's some very nice guitar playing buried in that Pistols album.
@darranyoungАй бұрын
The best tune on the LP PROBLEMS,,, my mate absolutely adored it ,,, BLESS HIM ,,, RIP,,, All ways the good die to young ,,,
@barberoriley50592 жыл бұрын
Taking the best bits of Eddie Cochran, Johnny Thunders, Ronnie Wood and Mick Ronson - and moulding it into something entirely his own. Jonesy is one of the greats. Don’t let anyone tell you any differently.
@Itelkner2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with those 4 sources of Steve's playing. As a deep fan of Steve's playing, here are few more that I think had a strong influence on Steve that might not be as obvious. Jimi Hendrix. That's right! Steve was flipped out by Purple Haze when it first came out and bugged his neighbor to keep playing the single over and over. I think this had deep effect on his musical development and life path. I can hear a strong Hendrix influence in Steve particularly on the controlled noise atmospherics he likes to make live and on stuff like Anarchy with the feedback swells. James WillIamson. Steve played along with Raw Power to learn guitar and I can hear a strong influence there with the tight, precise chord changes, big full sound, and rhythmic aggression. Steve's chord choices on EMI with I-IV pattern on the chorus sound very Williamson-like and I'm sure that's where he got it. Pete Townshend. Steve's mentioned Pete as an influence but said it wasn't one of his biggest. But I think Steve picked up some cues from Pete from the way Pete showed that you can fill up the space in a single guitar band with a big, full crunch and tight, precise rhythmic playing that sounds massive. Plus, Pete showed that you can do interesting tasty fills and things that hold attention without being a super lead virtuoso. You can hear some Who in the Pistols, too. Brian May. Steve was a fan of early Queen and that treble-boosted/AC30, midrangy rhythm sound of May definitely sounds like an influence to me. Chuck Berry. Steve saw Chuck live when he was young and the influence is obvious. Maybe even more than Keith Richards, Steve was able to tap into what was exciting about Chuck's lead sound and apply it to some very modern, futuristic rock 'n' roll that still sounds fresh. Berry's rhythm and lead playing are both big influences on Steve. Tom Scholz. Steve was a big Boston fan though wouldn't admit it until years later. Like Scholz, Steve created a massive wall of sound that had a quintessential 70's midrange bite, but kind of futuristic sounding. But still totally classic rock 'n' roll. Steve had already developed his own core sound by the time he heard Scholz. But I believe Scholz and Boston's first album were an influence on Steve totally getting into guitar overdubs with Chris Thomas on Never Mind The Bollocks. Also, somewhat of an influence on Steve's playing and developing a similar massive wall of sound and close midrangey rhythm tone. And finally, Phil Spector. Not a guitar player but Steve's said that he literally wanted to develop a guitar wall of sound like Phil Spector's wall of sound and that Spector was a big influence on his. Another reason for Steve getting heavily into overdubbing and studio time.
@MichaelHeffner-ky6pcАй бұрын
Very well stated!
@michaelshields65852 жыл бұрын
I recall this period vividly in that I had an impossible time trying to assimilate any opportunity to work this way...even at 16 I was an accomplished guitarist but could in no way wrap my head around this. Looking at it years later, there is a brilliance that emerges from the honesty of it all. You simply had to live it and I was alas a middle class kid. I consider the Sex Pistols to be a seminal moment unrivaled by anything. Only a select few actually saw them in the day, but many of those were compelled to launch their own efforts much of which can found in a large body of work in years to come. Its beyond amazing.
@eldiablo37943 жыл бұрын
His tone sounds awesome. I can totally relate to him when it comes to not knowing how to read music and teaching yourself how to play guitar... making the most out of simple powercord progressions. I think Les Paul's naturally brings the best out of the person who's playing it. Dude is a legend in my book.
@patricktimothy83542 ай бұрын
I've been listening to this album for nearly 40 years now and it continues to blow my mind. As much as I love Anarchy and GSTQ,I replay Problems more than any other song lately. Steve chanels the blues and Chuck Berry in that song.Lydon's lyrics are the definition of confrontational, tight rhythm section, etc... Yeah,nobody is going to confuse Steve for Robert Fripp or Jimi,nor does Steve pretend to be a virtuoso. But he is in my book.And he seems like a really cool dude.He was the first celebrity I ever took seriously when it came to sobriety too.Decades before I got clean,I remember his PSA about drugs killing his friend, and nearly killing him. Years later and drugs killed many of my friends and nearly killed me. I hope I become a cool old fart like Steve one day.
@shaunmcnally30646 жыл бұрын
It’s almost made to think how good they were. Jones was one of Britain’s finest guitarists, and rotten is easily the best front man ever to be associated with punk
@Flukey_1970 Жыл бұрын
Legend. He’s my inspiration to playing the guitar. And thats the OG Les Paul guitar
@leebatt79644 жыл бұрын
The solos in anarchy are genius!! I loved them in 1978 when i had no idea how to play guitar and i love them even more in 2020 after having played guitar for 30 plus years. Jonesy is a great writer and player, just great feel and ear for the hook.
@Itelkner2 жыл бұрын
To your point... check out some of the KZbin reaction videos of Anarchy. Whenever it gets to one of the two solo breaks in that song, the reactor almost invariably has a reaction like "oh!". An unconscious visceral reaction. Powerful stuff. Jonesy came up with some brilliant stuff that genuinely moved people and still does.
@theoriginalchefboyoboy60252 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching Pistol and it was brilliant. Captured the spirit of the time in a romantical way, but more importantly showed Steve as the true leader and inspiration of the band.
@graemespringer4643 Жыл бұрын
He is very humble A incredible guitar player and you can tell he's a good bloke!
@punkguitarcovers55239 жыл бұрын
This guy is my guitar hero!
@mlm80469 жыл бұрын
Great fun. Steve jones was brilliant.
@mikelachey8242 жыл бұрын
What makes this album so great is that its simple. Fun riffs that carry the vocals. Packs more of a punch. People tend to want to attack guys like Jones because they are not these intricate guitar geniuses like guys like Fripp. Steve gave himself a crash course teaching himself. He is more focused on the sound, then the technical shit. Anthems usually come from those kind of guys. Love Jones guitar work and that Pistols sound
@LULUBELLEIII10 жыл бұрын
How fantastic to hear these riffs stripped back. Steve takes a lot of flak for idiots, saying he can't play but he sure as hell can!
@breal11832 жыл бұрын
Creative Simplicity is what Genius is!
@scanlon6459 жыл бұрын
Great player Mr Jones - Talent!
@franlpk95873 жыл бұрын
0:28 Anger and frustration. I think that was the most important essence of the Pistols. Being pissed at the world and expressing it through Johnny´s furious voice
@doliver5447 Жыл бұрын
Behold the awesome power of Steve Jones. Steve’s stuff is the roughest, toughest most brutal most iconic punk ever created. I never get tired of it.
@markjackson9827 Жыл бұрын
Comes across as very modest and humble, I think without a doubt this guy changed how rock would sound in the future, before the pistols there was mostly blues rock which was pretty boring to listen to for most, then along came the Steve and suddenly we had power chord rock which was fresh and exciting, without a doubt influenced the likes of Maiden and Leppard, not only that some of the more established bands followed suite with a heavier sound, look at Thin Lizzy, Judas priest, Scorpions all changed to this heavier power chord sounding crunch, yeah some bands were already using it namely Sabbath and Kiss but I think it took the pistols sound to really get the whole rock bandwagon rolling, one of the most important groups in the history of rock.
@tatethompson123412 жыл бұрын
He used a MXR Phase 90 in the days with Glen. He didn't use any other pedals in the 70's. He turned them all the way up, just like Johnny Thunders. Today Steve uses a Danelectro Daddy'o Distortion pedal, that has alot todo with his tone today. I have written alot about his gear, alot of the info out there has come from me. I asked Steve alot of questions before, and also studied all his gear ect. He used Musicman Amps as well in the 70's during the Scandanavian tour
@bradpittiful72886 жыл бұрын
i thought he used the phase 45 back then...was the 90 out at that time?
@richardfairlamb9728 Жыл бұрын
Give me Steve Jones’ tone, attack and expression over a thousand shredders.
@alistairmacdonald26347 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine Stevie Jones playing with Buddy Holly? :D He's right though. A lot of Holly's hits we're done using few chords & short simple riffs.
@encycooper5 жыл бұрын
Song Its So Easy . . . Same chords . . . E A D
@morristonian4 жыл бұрын
Yes the kid from Lubbock, Texas was alright wasn't he? He would have got on great with Steve.
@QuarrellaDeVil3 жыл бұрын
Kim Thayil did an amazing job with MC50, and I have absolutely no complaints. However, I did think at one point what it would have been like to have had Steve Jones and Brother Wayne Kramer together.
@MrCtsSteve3 жыл бұрын
Ha ..when he said that ...I thought yep ..he's spot on .
@Tolbiny2 жыл бұрын
Even more amazing when you think of all the classics he DIDN'T show….Satellite, Holidays in the Sun, Pretty Vacant etc, etc, etc……inspired me to play guitar in 1977, absolute legend.
@krumple4skin5482 жыл бұрын
The professionals had alot of bangers too
@anthonysclafani39636 жыл бұрын
wow I've been playing Anarchy wrong for years
@Vichedges4 жыл бұрын
There are different ways of laying it. Steve has changed how he plays it over the years as he got better at playing.
@localbod2 жыл бұрын
A very, very underrated guitarist and so influential on those who came after the Sex Pistols.
@sammencia79452 жыл бұрын
Interviewer was asking about other topic, found him in a good mood and be broke down NMTB guitar parts. Priceless. Bands in the future will watch this to cover the tunes. Well done, interviewer. Well done
@KebabMusicLtd6 күн бұрын
If you see the full docu, the interviewer was asking him about the rumour that Chris Spedding had played the guitar parts on 'Skcollob'. Steve finally laid to rest 'that old chestnut' with his demonstration here.
@YungTrinidad4072 жыл бұрын
That sustain on that les Paul doe 🔥
@Maxshard11 жыл бұрын
And the press said he couldn't play. No wonder they hated the idiotic media. Steve is a master of original riffs.
@shaunmcnally22673 жыл бұрын
John had the passion and the attitude. Steve had the musical ability. It was the greatest album ever written
@Itelkner Жыл бұрын
I'd say Steve and John together took Glen's already amazing songs and transcended them, made them anthemic and magical.
@theobjectivethinker648 жыл бұрын
Great riff composers are rarer than virtuosos, its very difficult to write an iconic piece. Hugh Cornwell was the same. So is the edge from U2.
@christopherguzzi80733 жыл бұрын
I could watch this video a thousand times. The basic chords and notes are simple to play, but to play it like Steve Jones is another matter altogether. I wish he WOULD make an instructional video on Never Mind the Bollocks. I'd buy it.
@mokeytah847312 жыл бұрын
Damn why can't there be more of this, I love to see the whole thing. Is there a complete version? Steve jones is badass.
@johnnada68553 ай бұрын
He came up with very good riffs, i think that´s talent, when you can come up with good stuff,
@LeahDyson-kq4bdАй бұрын
The intro to bodies was so interesting it made me a fan at like 14 years old
@douglassmith1619 Жыл бұрын
He's one of my best mates. By the way, he's a great lad, so humble and really quite ordinary for somebody who can play the guitar like he does. I talk to him every week and I love it. He's as funny as f@ck and a blast to just yap about anything to.
@georgerichardson77283 ай бұрын
cool story bro
@knux57962 жыл бұрын
idk if he still has jonesys jukebox on klos, but man that was the greatest shit on the radio. used to listen to it on my way to work but stopped when my schedule changed. but i absolutely loved it. hope hes staying safe these days
@DoojeenDoonican11 жыл бұрын
Fascinating to see those great riffs being played in isolation and to hear how they came about - great point he makes about how close his sound is to Ted Nugent & Deep Purple
@supernothing772 жыл бұрын
That was was on the one riff... Bodies I think
@nitegoat13695 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this.
@peterdaigle47729 жыл бұрын
jing jing jing jing jing
@fernandoreynaaguilar14383 жыл бұрын
In 1977, Steve Jones´s style and Ritchie Blackmore´s style were on opposite sides of the Guitar playing spectrum. By 1987, they had joined together and had a baby called Thrash.
@manuelkong1010 жыл бұрын
beautiful music beautiful talent from this effing PUNK I'm proud to like them
@simonking58637 жыл бұрын
What a top bloke and an amazing band in the day, ripped up the rule book and shat all over it...brilliant....Jonesy, your a star.
@kabardinka12 ай бұрын
I would rather hear Steve Jones play than Clapton, Van Halen or any other idiot "shredding."
@sorenjames95663 жыл бұрын
"Steve Jones is about the tightest rhythm guitarist I have ever heard in my life." - Bill Price
@pratofАй бұрын
This guy is legendary.
@jesterstudiokj3 жыл бұрын
Still one of thee most influential guitarists of all time. So humble... yet so amazing.
@Yourweakminds11 ай бұрын
Straight from lock stock this fella. ❤
@shadowknight98073 жыл бұрын
I was 21 and living for a year in Chicago when this album came out. They played the Sex Pistols at La Mere Vipere - anyone remember?? True punk club. I like to turn it up at 65 years old. I give you a Testimonial !!
@FenderTele3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved Steve's tone from day one a les Paul with the toggle in treble going through a marshall head and cabinet. That nice Gibson clean tone with a crunch. I could never imagine Steve with a fender!
@Itelkner2 жыл бұрын
There's footage of Steve on yt playing a strat with a band called The Nothings. Also, there's at least one pic you can find online of Steve playing a tele in his Pistols days.
@FenderTele2 жыл бұрын
I must check that out
@Itelkner2 жыл бұрын
@@FenderTele I agree with you on the Les Paul tone though. He and the LP were made for each other. If you're a player - do you have any kind guess what make and model humbucker he's using?
@FenderTele2 жыл бұрын
@@Itelkner I couldn't honestly say what the pickups are as I'm a fender tele player. I had a quick look around and saw some interesting stuff here on KZbin. Check it out it goes into the history of his 1974 White custom it's well worth a watch along with other posts about his 1950s black custom.
@Itelkner2 жыл бұрын
@@FenderTele I will look for it...
@frantomo10 жыл бұрын
Steve.. definetly my favourite Pistol of them all... and without his guitars there would'nt be the whole modern rock up to this day.. respect MAN...
@ianwhitehead6912 жыл бұрын
Steve was self taught too, great guitarist. 🎸🧷🇬🇧✌️
@marvinm.messier11206 жыл бұрын
humble saying he couldn't play but he's in my top ten guitarists ever. cheers mate
@Vichedges4 жыл бұрын
He’s not just being humble he’s mocking the dummies who said the Pistols couldn’t lay.