Ronnie Lane - a musical giant who lifted STEVE MARRIOTT and ROD STEWART to the heights of musical achievement. Ronnie, you were always my favourite bass player. Your vocals were brilliant. Your bands were put together around YOU. You achieved more in your short life than most do in three-score years plus 100! Love Peace and Light x
@garyginther67423 жыл бұрын
Ronnie was a great bassist, but he only played bass in Small Faces because nobody else would. And then he just kept on it in Faces. But he switched back to guitars and other instruments when he left Faces to form Slim Chance, and then in that circus-type carnival act "The Passing Show". He was a multi-instrumentalist, as well as his song writing - lead vocal talents. But what a nice guy and great front man. Very lovable and charismatic. I guess this project with Townsend was after Slim Chance. Small Faces got back together, but he quit after two rehearsals, but was contractually obligated to Atlantic Records and owed them an album. So, Townsend helped him fulfill that obligation with this "Rough Mix" album. I just learned all this stuff about him in the last few weeks. Lost pieces of the puzzles. I always wondered what the stories were about Small Faces and Faces. (There is no "The" in the names of those two groups.)
@madeleinehague6488 жыл бұрын
There was no way Pete and Ronnie would explain that the LP came together, because poor Ronnie was broke, and asked Pete for a loan. Pete said no, but that he'd do a record with his old friend. (And Glyn Johns produced it.) So....Rough Mix was born, and it's one of my favourite albums of all time. It was during the making of Rough Mix, that Pete first noticed Ronnie's MS, as his fingers were having trouble hitting the strings on his guitar. Such a tragic end for such a talented man.
@finch45lear7 жыл бұрын
I always has thought that Ronnie had invested money into his mobile recording truck not only to use for himself , but as a business to keep him solvent. I know he rented it out to others. I'm so sorry that after all his work as a musician he had so little money. He seemed like a nice guy .
@danielpatrick37614 жыл бұрын
Yeah after laying Ronnie out in a fight... Is it me, or is there a bit of edge between the two of them here?
@michaelward98803 жыл бұрын
I remember not liking " Rough Mix " when it came out. I remember liking the first track but not the rest of it. There didn't seem to be anything " Rough " about it. I bought it mainly to help Ronnie Lane in my own small way. He had been diagnosed with MS a few years before and read that he was going through hard times. So I bought the album. Maybe I should give it another listen now that I'm much older. RIP Ronnie Lane. Miss like a brother.
@garyginther67423 жыл бұрын
@Gelmir Curufin Who is "ronnie wood clapton"? Anyway, both Eric Clapton and Ron Wood play excellent slide, though many people don't realize Clapton is very proficient at slide.
@garyginther67423 жыл бұрын
Madeleine Hague, After Ronnie quit the reformed Small Faces in 1977, he found out he was contractually obligated to Atlantic Records and owed them an album. Pete Townsend agreed to help him put an album out. At least that's the story in Wikipedia in the Ronnie Lane article. Wikipedia is notorious for having errors, but this sounds true. But what you said sounds plausible also. In a way, what I said is similarly true. Pete WAS helping his old friend out, but not because he refused a request to loan him money, but to help him fulfill a legal obligation to the record company. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Lane
@beograd6119 жыл бұрын
God bless Ronnie Lane.
@finch45lear7 жыл бұрын
Rabbit played with The Who for years. When I saw them in 2002, he was right there at the keys. Awesome musician.
@rosehickey8483 Жыл бұрын
And pete townsend who unlike other 'mates' stood by Ronnie and sincely attempted to assist his little ol' mate !
@Picnicl3 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott were properly Dickensian in the most authentic and stylish of ways - hard workers, believers in positivity, thoughtful, elegant, true. Ronnie was particularly, clearly, an outright genius and thoroughly characterful, charming, 'yet' reflective, man. He could say a lot if asked but he would not say something just to fill a silence. There's a true sage/minstrel, mysterious and kind, beautiful soul, quality to him that is utterly timeless but that found particular fertile ground in the atmosphere of the 60s and 70s. A truly generously spirited (no pun intended about the 70s hard boozing days of bands) man
@davidbuckley3963 жыл бұрын
True.
@rosehickey8483 Жыл бұрын
Indded ....inc that steve marriot actually played the Diivkens role in Oliver Twist (the charkes dickons tale)!
@cindyfalstrom7231 Жыл бұрын
I have read that when Don Arden saw them - how small and cute they were, he wanted to rename them "the Oliver Twists" - ack! How awful that would have been. Anyway, well said Paul. When Small Faces formed, Ronnie and Steve were the best of friends, though Yin and Yang in personalities. Ronnie quiet and thoughtful; Steve brash, loud and outgoing. This made them a magical songwriting team. Too bad the pressures of fame and money broke up this close knit band of brothers. RIP Ronnie, Steve & Mac..
@Buelligan889 жыл бұрын
One of the great rock and roll bass players of all time. Still appreciated by a lot of fans, but absolutely revered by his peers.
@darrensinnott2197 Жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
@BeatlesBowieKrimson8 жыл бұрын
How great is KZbin? I'm reading Pete's book "Who I Am," read about this interview, go onto KZbin, and watch it. Fantastic! Thanks for posting, Stevie.
@stevierobhan8 жыл бұрын
No problem mate - the books good innit?
@kevgh38698 жыл бұрын
KZbin is great until it sucks hours of your life away.
@ozzie-sk9dh4 жыл бұрын
The great English art of understatement at work here. But Rough Mix is a bloody masterpiece. Every number on it is a gem.
@TonyBurke10011 ай бұрын
Ronnie Lane was such a sweetheart a kind and gentle soul. The album was fabulous I'm seventy and Rough Mix is still one of my favourites even after all the music that I've heard since..
@ryansimmonds73110 жыл бұрын
Ronnie.. Sorely missed my friend. Pete wasn't the only casual friend he had at his farm in Fish pool, some others include others like Eric Clapton,Jimmy Page, old faces pal Woody, and other no names HAHA, and what a sense of humor and a good heart and soul he had. The Good Die Young
@johnnystek69006 жыл бұрын
ronnie and pete were more than casual friends
@phihelix87773 жыл бұрын
💖
@user-ms4fs3vk2h2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Ronnie, it's a pity that you left us!
@jerry_fishguy2 ай бұрын
Always wished Pete and Ronnie collaborated on another album..I really enjoyed Rough Mix. Long Live Rock Ronnie!
@y2biz6 жыл бұрын
I forgot how much I adore that album. Some beautiful songs on Rough Mix. RIP Ronnie Lane
@brett666 жыл бұрын
I love Ronnie, he was like a real life Hobbit.
@stevestewart-sturges21592 жыл бұрын
Apparently, he was only around 5'5" ... like Steve Marriott
@cindyfalstrom7231 Жыл бұрын
@@stevestewart-sturges2159 True, all the Small Faces were 5'5 or under. Ronnie always reminded me of a Hobbit, Mac an elf, Kenney a kid, and Steve (who close friends claim was closer to 5'2") was like a perfect little doll man , especially when he was a fashion icon. Loved the Small Faces ❤
@SuperBonehill8 жыл бұрын
Lovely to see Ronnie Lane again, & Pete of course. Thank you!
@geoffreykent30512 күн бұрын
Bought this when it came out. Still love it to this day and go back to it often - in fact here I am.
@sodapopinski6902 жыл бұрын
Honestly this is the funniest Townshend interview i've ever seen. He's got a devil may care attitude going like he really doesn't feel like being there but agreed to do it and decided to imbibe on a couple snorts to make it more interesting.
@ConglomerationCat2 жыл бұрын
It hides the fact too that Brandy could contribute a little something to it.
@Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny5 жыл бұрын
I was too young to know the Small Faces, and the only members of Faces I knew at the time were Woody and Rod. I think the first time I heard Ronnie Lane's name was the ARMS concert in 1983 (I went to the one at the LA Forum). I really only began to discover what he was about just recently. He seems such a gentle and humble soul, great player and singer. I wish that I knew what I know now when I was younger! At least I can hear the recordings and watch the KZbin videos...
@TheJollycoppers4 жыл бұрын
There's a good documentary about Ronnie online that you should watch. Life dealt him some crap, particularly toward the end. A wonderfully humble guy though, and great musician.
@dorothykuveke12172 жыл бұрын
I love that song that Ronnie wrote called Oh lala 🎶☘️🎶🌹 all of you folks are right he never received the credit he truly deserved💯⭐💯RIP Ronnie 🙏
@cptnbeefart3 жыл бұрын
pete is so happy here i love him so much
@rosehickey8483 Жыл бұрын
A decent kind dude frankly and real mate to Ronnie .
@peterpavlovic53804 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Lane is a Giant!!!!
@johnnynbk4 жыл бұрын
I cherish the day i found ROUGH MIX lp at a rummage sale. What a great day.
@AndrozaniCritic19997 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure it's so much an interview of Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane so much as 11 minutes of Pete doing things.
@TheDomRyder8 жыл бұрын
totally agree with Billy !! such an underrated musician our Ronnie ....
@missyounorm33 Жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Ronnie when I heard Glad and Sorry and I remembered my dear Pop when I heard Debris. Two of the most poignant songs I have ever heard
@gaskellr44 Жыл бұрын
Only in their early 30s here and both have done so much quality music.
@TheHuckster1003 жыл бұрын
Great interview! I bought this album when it was released and to this day 'April Fool' gives me chills when I hear it.
@billkingston44023 жыл бұрын
Old grey whistle test, the test was to hear whispering Bob
@cuzzcuzz644610 жыл бұрын
\\\\\\\\\\\\ What a great bloke Ronnie was. Went down to Fishpool farm country 2 years ago, and I am sure I could hear the fun and laughter that they had there making brilliant music.
@stevierobhan10 жыл бұрын
i went there a couple of years back Roger - did you see the little studio??? Tiny!!!!!!
@aaarauz19 жыл бұрын
Love Laneole's expression when the camera came back to them and he got caught holding a can of beer. priceless!
@BubbaZen108 жыл бұрын
I have always loved that album so much!! (and also like watching Pete when he's ever so slightly tipsy!)
@skrpavarotti9 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Lane my favorite bass player in the old days. A great musician of many bands.
@tattyshoesshigure57316 жыл бұрын
Love the old film that accompanies the track.
@FrankieParadiso4evah3 жыл бұрын
I wish PT had written his autobio in this amusing style.
@TheEdie19583 жыл бұрын
Visual montages reminiscent of french photographer Henri Cartier Bresson embodiment of conceptual imagery. Enduring kinship an affinity between bandmates that are extended family shared mutual interest male bonding based on affection, chemistry, rapport. Cheers Sir Peter and Sir Ronnie
@mikeh67638 жыл бұрын
Great unheralded album. Heart to Hang Onto and My Baby Gives it Away are wonderful tunes that never make the airwaves. That's ok--I have it!
@suesjoy10 жыл бұрын
OMG. You made my day...no...my LIFE! And a music video before there were even music videos! Well, Pete DID predict there would be an internet and file sharing and that musicians would STARVE because of the internet...not that long after this interview, actually! (People walked out of a lecture when he talked about that in 1982, I think it was). AnyWHO. VERY funny interview. RIP dear Ronnie Lane. He was an earth angel, and he's definitely one right now!
@jonviall55663 жыл бұрын
THAT WAS F&*#@()G AWESOME !!
@77lassiter159 жыл бұрын
I love how imperturbable Ronnie Lane is
@5tar5z4 жыл бұрын
Keep Me Turning. Whatta tune.
@annahanks494310 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I've been looking for this forever
@stevierobhan10 жыл бұрын
no problem mate - last time i uploaded it it disappeared after a week!!!
@jemalraghip38203 жыл бұрын
RIP you Genius
@micahsalinas88573 жыл бұрын
Great
@bigdaddystinkeye8 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite albums. Love Ronnie and Pete. That video of "Rough Mix", how wild is that?
@schmaughan9 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen this .....a sheer delight ...thanks for sharing
@MundaSquire7 жыл бұрын
Great album, andLane's "Annie" is one beautiful song.
@andrewhoag61673 жыл бұрын
got that right, my friend
@JasonFerguson12835 жыл бұрын
Pete! So jovial.
@Bumble87008 жыл бұрын
Ronnie always had such a nice tone on bass. I remember reading that Duff McKagan patterned his style on Ronnie.
@Estudio_Quesney4 жыл бұрын
Ronnie forever.
@marksweet62985 ай бұрын
Back when certain groups of musicians were true friends.
@matthewlopez52108 жыл бұрын
Good old Ronnie.....love you mate. Thank you indeed for the post.
@paulnorris62534 жыл бұрын
Great album Great people
@zsong96004 жыл бұрын
I sold all my vinyl years ago and Rough Mix is one that I miss along with Ronnie and Slim Chance.
@danielmoran990210 ай бұрын
In his bio, 'Who I Am', Townshend is really scathing about his own performance during this interview, and afterwards, Lane gave him a bollocking for how Townshend was treating his wife. I looked at the man a little differently after reading the bio...I thought he was a wanker before, I still do. I imagine he would agree with me.
@gailweissmanmfa90233 жыл бұрын
My fav album
@modo0310 жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff.Thanks for sharing this!
@skinner53343 ай бұрын
The Chairman never disappoints..
@channybeauty3 жыл бұрын
Small faces the best band ever
@davidbuckley3963 жыл бұрын
You speak the truth. Good on you.
@whotunes10 жыл бұрын
Nice to see this on here :)
@miguelteixido31575 жыл бұрын
Surprise surprise !good album rough mix'77.
@planetprince675 ай бұрын
Ronnie's brother, Arnold, had strange hobbies, I've heard tell. What is this b & w video from??? Awesome.
@einysjame10 жыл бұрын
Very cool find!
@bronyr9 жыл бұрын
Ronnie.
@____Ai____10 жыл бұрын
haha Pete is brilliant :D
@realfaux69237 жыл бұрын
The host just kept trying to play it straight. That's really the funny part that holds it together like a Monty Python skit. Then when Ronnie (bless his soul) is actually talking the host throws it back to Pete who is like - WTF? I didn't interrupt him let him talk.
@patriciafrei7926 жыл бұрын
Lane is good
@patriciafrei7926 жыл бұрын
modern studies ♥️😊
@superfuzzymomma10 жыл бұрын
God I miss the Pete of a few brandies
@isabellafinegold10 жыл бұрын
A FEW? LOL!!!! Pete said later he felt like a real jerk for this interview.
@sjcherno779 жыл бұрын
Ralph Percy I think Ronnie was diagnosed with MS during these sessions. Don't know if he was always this camera shy, but Pete looks like he felt the pressure to carry the interview. Lane was pretty boring.
@isabellafinegold9 жыл бұрын
Garden State Variety Yeah, it was during this time he was diagnosed. Ronnie looks a bit "put off" by Pete. I think Pete always felt he had to be "on."
@renjay37437 жыл бұрын
Pete is Pete. That's why he he is good at what he does/did. He's full on. You can't be half hearted doing what he does. Ronnie and Pete are very different people but they are equally inspirational. I'm more like Ronnie though.
@suesundowner67807 жыл бұрын
Both Ronnie and his writing partner in the Small Faces Steve Marriott ended up dirt poor early in their lives and both died tragically young. Criminal, really.
@alanoneill3065 Жыл бұрын
Its great to see Pete Townshend so light hearted...thew Plonk factor eh?
@StaminatorBlader8 жыл бұрын
the chairs 😍
@phihelix87773 жыл бұрын
💖
@gregsmith88549 жыл бұрын
when did this originally air? Love Pete, Loved ya Ronnie!
@stevierobhan9 жыл бұрын
sometime in '77 mate, not sure of the date....
@stevierobhan9 жыл бұрын
sometime in '77 mate, not sure of the date....
@gregsmith88549 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I loved Ronnie Lane and Petes the Bomb too.
@marthaworc7873 Жыл бұрын
This interview dropped 8 years ago. When was it filmed?
@darrensinnott2197 Жыл бұрын
19778 i reckon... One of my all time favourite bass players and massive influence on my basd playing...
@sweetitis5 жыл бұрын
Love This Album, Of Course before there was ever a J Geils Party Band We had The Faces, and Ive Always Loved Ronnie Lane Productions Like "Debris" ( in my top 5 All Time) and "Youre So Rude" but teaming with Pete on Great jams like My Baby Gives It Away ( at the time Scoring Charlie Watts tantamount to Peter Frampton Scoring Ringo on "Lodger) and of Course Rough Mix an underrated Toe Tapping Jam as that will snap anyone out of a doldrum anytime its listened to. Whew sadly Its a story of friendship and charity to a man who needed a friend and it showcases 2 Rock Icons you might never get together like this without the Heart Strings added into the Rough Mix
@lapazdeguerra1097 жыл бұрын
1977, the "lost year"
@PAULLONDEN3 жыл бұрын
Interesting 1920s fairytale filmclip which doesn't mesh with this typical mid 70s pub rock music at all.
@alastairevans11 ай бұрын
He doesn't know. D. Priceless
@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY9 жыл бұрын
OGWT........never bettered......never even fuckin' equalled.
@jamescassidy39957 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the amazing video film clip was from?
@ConglomerationCat2 жыл бұрын
A couple glasses of Brandy will open somebody up pretty quick 😉
@andrer.newcomb65169 жыл бұрын
Frodo, don't open that door. You'll have a meltdown.
@geografonaestrada938211 ай бұрын
Dois gênios
@jeffkaufman98752 жыл бұрын
Pete doing his Keith Moon side-step instead of a proper interview…
@FreeTVEngland5 ай бұрын
In his autobiography, Pete says he tried to be funny and set Ronnie Wood up as the stooge, which was a mistake because he appeared childish and Ronnie wanted to be serious about the record.
@cosmicdrifter28710 жыл бұрын
i like the rough stuff.
@billybigtime28084 жыл бұрын
You can tell to Ronnies had the wind taken out of him hear by his Illness
@46dc9er6 жыл бұрын
SOUND !
@fr1nkly9 жыл бұрын
can anyone identify the footage played with rough mix?
@ArielBookworm9 жыл бұрын
it's from 1926 f.w. murnau's faust
@fr1nkly9 жыл бұрын
thank you
@johnnynbk3 жыл бұрын
Whispering Blob
@JakobSeidl5 жыл бұрын
How did it come together?
@lorenzomontoya126010 ай бұрын
Townsend needed to shut his own mouth
@BrungersBandRock7 жыл бұрын
what a strange video to the track Roucgh Mix..hahahaha
@maxcuthbert1006 жыл бұрын
Whistle tast was always full of such like.
@JetAgeEric9 жыл бұрын
I wonder if it's because they found him funny, Freakster.
@flipindisticalproductions47363 жыл бұрын
Love Townshend but he is obnoxious here and not funny or witty either, a good thing he gave up the drink.
@Freakster19709 жыл бұрын
Why are people laughing at a guy who isn't the slightest bit funny? I guess you couldn't call Townshend a tosser back then because he was suppose to be rock royalty.
@philthycat140815 күн бұрын
I honestly can’t stand Townsend . His music was great though. As for Lane. Absolute genius.
@7777srd Жыл бұрын
horrible audio on this, quite a shame.
@SometimesInnocent8 жыл бұрын
They should simply answer the questions, without smiling. They're so annoying
@IndependentGeorge768 жыл бұрын
what a weird comment
@SometimesInnocent8 жыл бұрын
IndependentGeorge76 LOL We have a winner !
@davidbuckley3963 жыл бұрын
Not Ronnie!
@danocable20 күн бұрын
Alcoholism whenever I think of Ronnie lane living on a bus on Pete’s land he kinda checked out he was fantastic James on the bass
@cedricpeabody265 Жыл бұрын
Pete Townsend. The only man who looks the same in the mirror as he does in the back of a spoon.