Yeah I remember and he was one of the most controversial bass players of all times because people said he didn't know how to really play bass.I couldn't tell but people say he didn't.
@@bevtrader348 I read somewhere an interview with Motörhead's Lemmy & he said tried to teach him to play the bass, but said he was pretty much incapable of even learning the basics.
Can you really be called a famous bass player when you barely know how to hold the instrument?? He’s famous for being accused of killing his girlfriend and having a tragic life end early. He doesn’t even come into the conversation of bass players let alone famous bass players.
0:00-0:03 Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones) 0:04-0:06 Loudmouth (Ramones) 0:07-0:17 Belson was a gas (Pistols)- note: this is probably the only Pistols song that Sid helped to write. He is also credited on bodies and holidays in the sun, as those are the other two written during his tenure in the band. 0:39-0:47 Belsen (again) 1:27-1:45 I don’t wanna go down to the basement (Ramones). 2:10 Chainsaw (Ramones). Credit to Votenoshortinho for spotting this one. 2:19 Now I wanna sniff some glue (Ramones). Credit to Geraldo Manera for spotting this one. As far as I could tell, the rest of the notes were just random.
Fun fact, Sid couldn't play sh*t, but the time in between he joined Sex Pistols and he met Nancy, he was very dedicated to learning to play. One time he spent the whole night with the Ramones debut album and his bass, and the nex day he could play all the songs and has gained speed and all. That's how fast he could learn, and that's why you can hear several Ramones songs on this video.
sid was an icon like johny rotten. he wasnt there cause he knew how to play bass.he was there because he was chaos itself. what the punk music needed, what english society wanted to explode.
@@JeremyS86 I agree completely. He was the embodiment of punk. And he was also a nice guy in real life, he just slightly enjoyed pissing off the media, hence the swastika tshirt and the "fuck you" attitude he had towards interviewers.
Gerasimos Batas umm ok dude you make it sound like John Lydon was garbage he has done great things with Pil after the Pistols. Punk isn’t just about what Sid Vicious represented you had so many inspiring bands like Clash, Minor Threat, Crass and so many more.
He was the Jimi Hendrix of bass. Nobody had a better understanding of the instrument. He was also a rocket surgeon. Not many people knew that about him.
@@dafunk39 The only person who could school Vicious on bass was Deedee Ramone. But only by a little. They got the idea for Devil went down to Georgia from eye witness accounts of that meeting of the minds. I think DR probably won that. I'm for The Ramones. 100 %.
We got the airwaves baby, If rock is going to stay alive. Oh yeah, well alright. Oh yeah, tonight, alright. I guess we have to break the news that rock and roll has run its course. We shan't be hearing from those guys again. It sucks. What are you going to do about it?
Go back through these comments after having a notification pop up. It is sad how many people still love this man, when I was a teen, I admit I loved him, too. But as I grew older, learned more about this man, it is a tragedy. Nothing to be celebrated here, sure early in the scene, he was a face, a stand out character. But by the time he joined the Pistols, it didn't take long for him to spiral out of control. Punk rock was never about self destruction, it was supposed to be about building yourself up. Sid is not a story to celebrate, it is a story of how drugs, and no self control can tear you apart.
Duh. But he knew that shit when he was doing it. He showed us what suicide looked like while having an era watch it. You liked it when you were a teen because you could relate to that level of anger . That desperate need to be free. The difference is you had a stable life and you could adapt. He didn't. Everyone gathered and watched a wild human who refused to conform do as all wild animals in captivity do. A whole planet watched him cry out literally for help but to no avail and you tease him for humanities failures? Fix yourself
Part of the punk scene was kids struggling and the self destruction was a release for a lot of us. We relished in it and some of us made it out alive. Mostly.
@Martin Hodge They WERE in on it, and said so. Furthermore, did you know that Sid never played on any Pistols record? Even his part on the last one was overdubbed by Steve Jones. Quit being such fanboys and do a little research
The TamTam “How can you love he” “he is a physcopath and *_a_* stupid” Now I’m not defending and going to say that he wasn’t a little crazy because that’d be lying, but holy shit it’s so ironic for you to call someone stupid when the entire comment you made had no grammatically correct structure and sounded fucking terrible
It’s said that Sid couldn’t play bass but he could to a point, obviously. He is one of the most iconic bass players but wasn’t an advanced player, he gave more than just bass playing, he was a whole image & entity himself, inspired more than bass playing and was a member of a band that changed the world and music. Not bad for a kid, and one who was messed up with drugs & lifestyle.
Inspired people to do what? Destroy their lives just like he did? No, this boy wasn’t inspiring. He didn’t understand the punk movement and was just viciously attracted to, and literally absorbed by the destructive part of it. A spineless junk.
Yeah but I don't think he could make it through a full song live without messing up a million times. None of the recordings you've heard had sids bass in them
He was chosen for how he looked. How in heaven can anyone call him a real bassist? I was young when all that hapened and grew up with useless people deressing like Sid. Then the late 80's came around and Depech Mode took over. Then in the 90's, the so-called "Alternative" movement came around and those dorks dressed like Kirk Cocaine. Punk rock was for people who wanted to fit in but had zero tallent or taste. It was funny to watch people act tough becaust they dressed like Sid Vicious. They were most certainly not tough.lol They turned into EMO.
Aesthetical Twat the rickenbacker belonged to the original bassist so the moment he left the band his bass was still at the studio. Sid was issued in immediately and they used the rickenbacker for a show or two and then the original bassists mom made him go back and get it. Then Malcolm bought the white bass we know Sid to have “played”.
People need to understand that Sid's horrible bass playing was a perfect match for a band that honestly didnt give a shit about perfection, therefore in a weird way that makes him great
It wasn't his playing that was a match, it was his stage presence. If it's not about perfection then the bad cover compilations that can be found here can be called punk covers? Wonder why he wasn't recorded on most the albums? He was recruited for his image and antics on stage, not his ability to play. Punk is about doing greater with you got and loving it. Not "fuck it who cares. It's punk" That's why whenever people saw the Ramons or early sex pistols they tried to start bands, not because of fuck it but "if these guys are doing, then why can't I?" Being bad at something and not caring is not punk.
a I kno he gortin ramsop and he the super meat Do u waltch kichin knitmare he on them show on tv do yuo have u see hell kichon he that hims sho 2 do yuo known my unkle jame Glurkl he blork no said he work at bank but he was not got no any monie no more do yo seen him n gopdan ramsopy 2 ok souns good
It’s funny cuz the sex pistols only released 1 album and he only recorded bass on bodies if I’m not mistaken, and yet he’s the most iconic member by far.
Nobody took care of him, he was exploited and pressed like an orange for its juice. Today I'm a father of 2 boys and I realize how tragic the story of this young John Ritchie was. A boy who craved for love and attention but all he got was more drugs and boundless chaos. He should have been hospitalized on a locked ward already at Christmas 1977, but we all know what happened instead
@@effiemars_ No it wasn't - watch the NMTB documentary from the Classic Albums series. The producer says the bass on Bodies is Sid and that he is possibly on God Save The Queen, as well.
I don’t think it would of made any difference to be honest . The pistols had Glen who could play and Write songs . Sid was brought in for the Image and To sell the Band And Product . But ...!!!!!!!!!!!! Sid accomplished that and put the pistols in to Super Stardom at the time . God Bless him . Cook jones Matlock and rotten/ Lyndon have done very well out of Sid till this day !
Cliff Hanley you are correct and I did word my comment wrong . ... Sid 1st joined the Band as he was Johns Mate . But let’s not forget Sid Made the Band , and the appeal to the Pistols or what everyone wanted to see was Sid and Johnny
lemmy was hired to teach Sid, he said after a few days he could play the whole set and even threw in a few runs here and there. Says he caught up with him a few weeks later and he was back on the horse and couldn't play a note HAHA! lemmy loved Sid and was sad about him when he died whilst all the other "legitimate" rockers that never met him LOVED it.
The run-through of "Down to the Basement" at 1:36 sounds pretty competent. When he wasn't jumping around or strung out he seemed to be able to play okay.
You can hear him playing a little piece of “Loudmouth” by the Ramones towards the end. There’s a story that when Sid got that record he stayed up all night learning those bass lines and that’s how he taught himself bass.
@@Heneggsboss they were a band before Maclaren ever got involved. Steve Jones asked Malcolm to manage them. Malcolm convinced them to take John as their lead singer and he gave them clothes and suggested song ideas (which they mocked, he wanted a song about bondage and submitting and they came up with Submission). Why dummies like you still parrot the nonsense about Malcolm creating them is beyond me. Brian Epstein told the Beatles how to look and act. The Who’s manager suggested things for Townshend to write about and was responsible for their look. The Stones’ manager did the same thing. It’s what managers do or did back then. But Malcolm had nothing to do with the actual music....he didn’t create Steve or John or their attitudes.
one of the most inspiring and influential musicians of all time, he was a member of one of the most famous bands of all time despite the fact that he could not play his instrument for shit
Nothing wrong with his playing, from what I could hear. No timing issues. All of his notes were consistent. Job done. Jaco Pastorius he is not, but the Sex Pistols were no Weather Report, either, so what’s the problem? Sid has been dead for nearly 40 years now so his playing isn’t gonna make much improvement. It was what it was. Stop picking on the bloke.
If Sid was a drummer, everyone was a drummer. Every human has tapped something at some point in their life. Sid was neither a drummer, nor a bass player. He was a dope addict who wanted attention.
Sid has always been a source of inspiration to me, he showed me how it is possible to become great at something while being really shit at it too, all it takes is not trying and not giving a flying fuck about anything.
Something about Sid Vicious covered in blood holding a bass just makes me want to practice more and buy a p bass! Side Note: Sid plays Ramones better than I do, probably because I try to to hard.
He is the Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jordan,, Mozart of punk rock. Who the hell cares how he plays, he is exactly how a punk rock artist should be, doesn't have what it takes to learn an instrument in "decent" level. He didn't even see the 27 club. His mom, his girlfriend, style, attitude, drug addiction, wrong decisions, tendency to violence but also being fragile at the same time...The most iconic punk rock artist of all time
If THIS is what the most iconic punk artist of all time is, then that really puts punk in a terrible, terrible light. You’re telling me a guy who barely knew how to pick up a bass is THE MOST ICONIC!? Come on, get out of here with that crap. Stop glorifying this lifestyle, he was a broken soul that was doomed from the beginning. It isn’t cool and it certainly isn’t ‘iconic’ not even in the slightest bit.
Sid wasn’t the greatest musician, but he was the undoubted image of punk; when you ask people what they think of punk they most probably think of Sid and that’s why he’s an icon; a tragic tale, RIP.
Better to be an Icon than just another Bassist........The only other Iconic Bassist to come to my mind immediately would be John Entwistle of The Who,and most people have no idea what he looked like;whereas show anyone in the world a picture of Sid Vicious and they`ll know exactly who it is immediately.....Icon & Legend.
For Lemmy, as a young man who I can’t imagine was exactly “sober” to say and I’m paraphrasing here “It was impossible to teach Sid music”….I can’t imagine how many times Lemmy said “no this fret, wrong finger, next string, no not quite” . Now that had to be a sight!
I kind of honestly look up to him in a way - despite his whole background and all the negative aspects - but coming from myself who's dream has always been to be in a band, and seeing someone like him who came from a background similar to my own with no talent or experience, is a bit inspiring in a way
It's what Punk was all about not being perfect but being alternative being yourself making the music industrially and Rock 'N' Roll upside down to create it your own sound and a purpose of a statement 😎🔗🔒🖇
*PUNK* is a Journalistic term created by the media to categorise (pigeonhole) something to sell to idiots and *make money.* No band worth its salt then had a bar of the term (which is also prison/street slang for a piece of rubbish, basically) *unless* they wanted instant glory.
He did his job of showing us that anyone can be in a band. However, we would have no Sex Pistols if the rest of the band was as bad as him. You also contradict yourself, Andy. You said punk was about creating your own sound. The guy didn't have a clue as to what he was doing. Musicians create sounds. This guy couldn't express himself with sound if he wanted to. The sound you hear on Sex Pistols songs isn't even him playing.
Yup. A bunch of dumb assholes in the U.K. said “HEY let’s be a band and purposely sound like fucking shit for the sole purpose of being different!” And now we have mumble rappers getting paid millions, while people that can actually play an instrument aren’t getting SHIT. Really great thing punk rock, and others, did for the music business! You don’t have to be talented anymore to be a famous musician! So awesome! Basically anyone putting 10000+ hours into practicing an instrument are wasting their fucking time! I can’t thank you fuckin “noise” idiots enough for ruining music. If you don’t like music, don’t ruin it for everyone else. You wanna hear noise? Go work at a goddamn factory or something. When you hear a music note in a song, do you just get pissed? Does it turn you off? “Did I just hear a C#? Burn this fucking album” But anyway, thanks again for being the reason mumble rap exists.
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One of the most iconic bass players in history who can't play bass.
along with
Danny Bonaduce
and Reggie Mantle!!
thewordlove4316 plus Paul Simonon
Prod. Swam Paul can play well
Right under Gene simmons
The worst bassist..but became a legend..😝
"They are the Sex Pistols"
*sid starts playing blitzkrieg bop*
That is cause sid couldnt play rock n roll high school.
Loudmouth*
loool , thought the same
@@RickGameplays what?
@@RickGameplays Seems like he plays them both
“I want to be a great bass player like Sid Vicious.” - said nobody ever.
Yeah but look at his legacy. 21 when he died and we’re still talking about him
watch nana
@@alexglover3215 lmao, it's funny how Ren is based on Sid Vicious
ya sure
@@jw291183 What's to say about Simon Ritchie? Tragic sadsack. His legacy is not to be confused with that of the Pistols. It was just a bad idea.
nice to hear that he sucks just as bad as me on bass, very motivating!
@@soysaucefool
Gives us all hope!
Yeah I remember and he was one of the most controversial bass players of all times because people said he didn't know how to really play bass.I couldn't tell but people say he didn't.
@@bevtrader348 I read somewhere an interview with Motörhead's Lemmy & he said tried to teach him to play the bass, but said he was pretty much incapable of even learning the basics.
Don't worrie you will get there eventually.
@@iaincowell9747 Lemmy mentions it in his book white line fever
i come here whenever i feel like quitting bass
same
He was basically a beginner in one of the most influential pro bands of all time lol.
lolol
HAHAHA
I’m sure in your first month of playing you were already better then sid😂😂😂😂 don’t give up , friend
Sid being one of the most famous bass players without really playing one has to be one of the most punk thing ever haha
Can you really be called a famous bass player when you barely know how to hold the instrument?? He’s famous for being accused of killing his girlfriend and having a tragic life end early.
He doesn’t even come into the conversation of bass players let alone famous bass players.
@@vangledosh k
@@vangledoshthats kinda cool
Is really not
@@vangledosh but he does come into that conversation so suck it 😂
He’s playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.
And sometimes not in the right key and/or his bass is not tuned correctly.
@@AstrosElectronicsLab you don't get it , do you???
@@kieronjonesanotheredenband8496 yes I do. I was stating the obvious
@@AstrosElectronicsLab what was the reference then???
@@kieronjonesanotheredenband8496 Andrew Preview!
Four was just too many strings for Sidney.
But he has more carisma than many others, and enough balls to play just like he want... And don't give a shit about it
The Artful Dodger his real name wasn’t Sidney , Sid was his stage name so I don’t get why you call him Sidney
I think one string was too much...
да,ему надо было одну и с одним ладом
His real name was Simon ferocious
I got to recognize four Ramones songs:
1- Blitzkrieg Bop
2- Loudmouth
3- I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement
4- Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
We’re was now I wanna sniff?
@@CYCOxFOX13 At minute 2:19
@@leticiarafaela7688 thank
@@CYCOxFOX13 😉☺
And belsen was a gas
See, kids! If you practice at least 1 hour a month, you can be THIS GOOD!
*1 minute each month
5 minutes a year
@@OrignalPringelsSecond a year
I thought this would be a lot worse.
His rhythm isn't too bad.
Just his fretting
and that godawful tone
@@Mind_puzzler its a very punk tone! 😂
The tone is really bad. Should have a more deep and muted sound.
If he was around for a few more years he could have been a decent bassist
🤣
0:00-0:03 Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones)
0:04-0:06 Loudmouth (Ramones)
0:07-0:17 Belson was a gas (Pistols)- note: this is probably the only Pistols song that Sid helped to write. He is also credited on bodies and holidays in the sun, as those are the other two written during his tenure in the band.
0:39-0:47 Belsen (again)
1:27-1:45 I don’t wanna go down to the basement (Ramones).
2:10 Chainsaw (Ramones). Credit to Votenoshortinho for spotting this one.
2:19 Now I wanna sniff some glue (Ramones). Credit to Geraldo Manera for spotting this one.
As far as I could tell, the rest of the notes were just random.
The first part of the rest of the notes were what I believe to be Holidays in the sun.
This was a sound check at Winterland
and also Now i wanna sniff some glue at 2:19 i think.
@@gerardomanera3943 good catch!
2:10 Chainsaw!
He wanted to be in The Ramones
6
They had DeeDEe already ;-)
Most likely, Johnny wanted to kill him because he was a damn drug addict
@Lucas Altamirano And so Dee Dee, but he knew how to play and write songs.
And Steve Jones wanted to be in The Clash.
Just goes to show that you don't have to be a musician to be a rock star
punk* *^v^*
Just helps to be one
Yeah, take tons of heroin and OD
Rock star and celebritard have become synonymous.
@Troy Staunton that was never the premise of punk
He calls himself Sid Vicious but he’s really just Simon Ferocious
haha that was a funny moment
Lolololol that's not even funny why am I lol?
@@cuzkyr5066 Freddie Mercury called him Simon ferocious 😍
@@Braxtonshombo lol
What about Freddie the spready... i love Quee btw
Fun fact, Sid couldn't play sh*t, but the time in between he joined Sex Pistols and he met Nancy, he was very dedicated to learning to play. One time he spent the whole night with the Ramones debut album and his bass, and the nex day he could play all the songs and has gained speed and all. That's how fast he could learn, and that's why you can hear several Ramones songs on this video.
Absolute B@llocks !!
He "could" play?
@@jimmyrodopski8265 I meant he was able to, sorry if I didn't phrase it right
Actually not…. Lemmy tried to teach sid to play bass and he said it was impossible
@@iagobateria maybe it was before he actually tried
I used to tell bassist jokes in high school. One of them was:
Q: Why is Sid Vicious the greatest bassist ever?
A: because he couldn't play bass.
Boom roasted
I don't get it
@@brucewayne2184 That the rest of the band often makes fun of the bass player who was stereotypically more full of himself.
Did anyone ever get it?
@@slabhead The bandmates did. That was all that mattered
"the greatest bassist of the 70s, his techinque can't be matched" - Paul Mccartney
sid was an icon like johny rotten. he wasnt there cause he knew how to play bass.he was there because he was chaos itself. what the punk music needed, what english society wanted to explode.
BS. The Pistols were huge before Sid joined. Sid's nonsense is a big reason they broke up.
He was a walking disaster....for the system😄 fuck the system, live your life! Sk8 and DiY!
Jason Allen johnny rotten was the face of the sex pistols in my eyes
@@JeremyS86 I agree completely. He was the embodiment of punk. And he was also a nice guy in real life, he just slightly enjoyed pissing off the media, hence the swastika tshirt and the "fuck you" attitude he had towards interviewers.
Gerasimos Batas umm ok dude you make it sound like John Lydon was garbage he has done great things with Pil after the Pistols. Punk isn’t just about what Sid Vicious represented you had so many inspiring bands like Clash, Minor Threat, Crass and so many more.
video: Sid play the bass
me: alright
but is actually Sid playing the bass
me: *wait*
Astronauta de Jakku lol
@Apple Is Forever I think it should be written vice versa
He was the Jimi Hendrix of bass. Nobody had a better understanding of the instrument. He was also a rocket surgeon. Not many people knew that about him.
Wow, I had no idea about that. I thought he sucked at bass, but when you mentioned Hendrix I was like, “he’s just ahead of everyone else”! Thank you.
@@dafunk39 The only person who could school Vicious on bass was Deedee Ramone. But only by a little. They got the idea for Devil went down to Georgia from eye witness accounts of that meeting of the minds. I think DR probably won that. I'm for The Ramones. 100 %.
We got the airwaves baby, If rock is going to stay alive. Oh yeah, well alright. Oh yeah, tonight, alright. I guess we have to break the news that rock and roll has run its course. We shan't be hearing from those guys again. It sucks. What are you going to do about it?
@@snakewhitcher4189 u fucking drunk mate? U srsly think sid could play?
are you comparing sid vicious of all fucking people to jimi hendrix?
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Simon ferocious
@@Hari-xf7hn HEROIN ENTERED THE CHAT LONG BACK
arreh , yet he could kick that doped ass
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Go back through these comments after having a notification pop up. It is sad how many people still love this man, when I was a teen, I admit I loved him, too. But as I grew older, learned more about this man, it is a tragedy. Nothing to be celebrated here, sure early in the scene, he was a face, a stand out character. But by the time he joined the Pistols, it didn't take long for him to spiral out of control. Punk rock was never about self destruction, it was supposed to be about building yourself up. Sid is not a story to celebrate, it is a story of how drugs, and no self control can tear you apart.
Well said :)
He’s a twat
Duh. But he knew that shit when he was doing it. He showed us what suicide looked like while having an era watch it.
You liked it when you were a teen because you could relate to that level of anger . That desperate need to be free.
The difference is you had a stable life and you could adapt.
He didn't. Everyone gathered and watched a wild human who refused to conform do as all wild animals in captivity do.
A whole planet watched him cry out literally for help but to no avail and you tease him for humanities failures? Fix yourself
Part of the punk scene was kids struggling and the self destruction was a release for a lot of us. We relished in it and some of us made it out alive. Mostly.
Where was he before he joined the pistols
Lemmy: Sid you can`t play bass.
Sid: Yes, but I´m in the Pistols.
Sid couldn't play bass to save his life. During concerts, they turned off his amp and had someone behind the stage play his parts
@Martin Hodge Doubt it if you want, the other band members said it after Sid's death
justsomeguytoyou prove it
@@MrUnicornKiller Ask John Lydon, he'll tell you
@@justsumguy2u "I can't prove it"
@Martin Hodge They WERE in on it, and said so. Furthermore, did you know that Sid never played on any Pistols record? Even his part on the last one was overdubbed by Steve Jones. Quit being such fanboys and do a little research
Sid loved the Ramones and so I love Sid
How can you love he? He is a phsycopath and a stupid
The TamTam “How can you love he” “he is a physcopath and *_a_* stupid”
Now I’m not defending and going to say that he wasn’t a little crazy because that’d be lying, but holy shit it’s so ironic for you to call someone stupid when the entire comment you made had no grammatically correct structure and sounded fucking terrible
The TamTam your grammar is terrible
@@Ori0987 delete this comment lmao, it sounds naively racist as fuck
It’s said that Sid couldn’t play bass but he could to a point, obviously.
He is one of the most iconic bass players but wasn’t an advanced player, he gave more than just bass playing, he was a whole image & entity himself, inspired more than bass playing and was a member of a band that changed the world and music. Not bad for a kid, and one who was messed up with drugs & lifestyle.
Inspired people to do what? Destroy their lives just like he did? No, this boy wasn’t inspiring. He didn’t understand the punk movement and was just viciously attracted to, and literally absorbed by the destructive part of it. A spineless junk.
Yeah. That image was him staggering around stage either drunk or off his face on drugs or both.
Yeah but I don't think he could make it through a full song live without messing up a million times. None of the recordings you've heard had sids bass in them
@@bruob ruclips.net/video/UJtqDckJJ24/видео.html He did. He had issues, that's all, but he wasn't stupid, far from it.
He was chosen for how he looked. How in heaven can anyone call him a real bassist? I was young when all that hapened and grew up with useless people deressing like Sid. Then the late 80's came around and Depech Mode took over. Then in the 90's, the so-called "Alternative" movement came around and those dorks dressed like Kirk Cocaine. Punk rock was for people who wanted to fit in but had zero tallent or taste. It was funny to watch people act tough becaust they dressed like Sid Vicious. They were most certainly not tough.lol They turned into EMO.
fender needs a sid vicious signature bass
You could just get a used white, Fender P-Bass and bleed over it?
A Rickenbacker too.
Where you plug it in and just sounds like garbage for you? I love it lol
Aesthetical Twat the rickenbacker belonged to the original bassist so the moment he left the band his bass was still at the studio. Sid was issued in immediately and they used the rickenbacker for a show or two and then the original bassists mom made him go back and get it. Then Malcolm bought the white bass we know Sid to have “played”.
yeah, with no strings.
People need to understand that Sid's horrible bass playing was a perfect match for a band that honestly didnt give a shit about perfection, therefore in a weird way that makes him great
It wasn't his playing that was a match, it was his stage presence. If it's not about perfection then the bad cover compilations that can be found here can be called punk covers? Wonder why he wasn't recorded on most the albums? He was recruited for his image and antics on stage, not his ability to play. Punk is about doing greater with you got and loving it. Not "fuck it who cares. It's punk" That's why whenever people saw the Ramons or early sex pistols they tried to start bands, not because of fuck it but "if these guys are doing, then why can't I?" Being bad at something and not caring is not punk.
a I kno he gortin ramsop and he the super meat Do u waltch kichin knitmare he on them show on tv do yuo have u see hell kichon he that hims sho 2 do yuo known my unkle jame Glurkl he blork no said he work at bank but he was not got no any monie no more do yo seen him n gopdan ramsopy 2 ok souns good
Well its not true. To record their songs not to mention to write IT, you cant just be some folk dragged ot of the gutter
Dr. Doggo nothing great about him. he was terrible.
no, they actually did give a shit, thats why the other 2 became better musicians eventually (not talking about Rotten)
Sid played “California Uber Alles” before that song even existed.
I like how he’s JUST good enough to start out a song sounding ok, but then he just falls apart after playing only a few notes 😂
That's literally me lmao
😂😂😂
Too bad "I don't wanna go down to the basement" wasn't on the set list. Sounds like he knew that one pretty well.
Thought he didn’t play on the records.. pretty sure that’s case
I think you mean I Don't Wanna Go Down In The Base
eeeeh....ramones song
the song is called Texas chainsaw massacre
His playing is actually better than I thought.
I quite like his tone, he does honestly play better than he often gets credit for, not good, but not as bad as many say.
He's got that basic punk thing down good, i'll give him that.
He's sort of like a british Dee Dee Ramone.
except dee dee was a master of punk bass and writing songs. sid was not
Muppio dee dee was a real musician this puppet sucks
Great tone!
He was playing bass for like 6 months (definitely less than a year) Let's check out some Dee Dee recordings at that same time frame.
The funniest thing was the fact that Lemmy from Motorhead tried to teach Sid bass.
…. and told him that he would NEVER be a bass player! 😂
It’s funny cuz the sex pistols only released 1 album and he only recorded bass on bodies if I’m not mistaken, and yet he’s the most iconic member by far.
Ladies and Gentleman, the bassist that started all those bass player jokes.
A band with Sid Vicious, Lars Ulrich and Tom Delonge ❤️
And yoko ono
And Emanuel Aguilar on lead guitar
tre cool on the vocals
@@Ellanvannin03 😂😂😂
No, Sid and Lars don’t mix
Didn’t know he could play this good to be honest
🤣🤣🤣
fr i thought he’d be worse
I wouldn’t say Sid is the best at bass but he is one of my favorites.
He couldn't play. McLaren chose him because of his looks and attitude. Indeed that's what made the band famous
They were famous before Sid.
Statement is half ass. He played the bass good enuff & it worked good enuff obviously or this video would not exist
Bil Ray
This video exists cause he's edgy and you kids get off on that
En Ragé I just watched another video where someone said McLaren would often unplug Sid.
Nobody took care of him, he was exploited and pressed like an orange for its juice. Today I'm a father of 2 boys and I realize how tragic the story of this young John Ritchie was. A boy who craved for love and attention but all he got was more drugs and boundless chaos. He should have been hospitalized on a locked ward already at Christmas 1977, but we all know what happened instead
davie504: sid vicious I challenge *you* to a slapp bass battle!
Sid : Challenge accepted, slap ur bass now davie
Totally overdosed sid: shit I can’t find the face.
@@actualmaddy wtf
Sid was charismatic and beautiful.
He sucked at bass but what a great punk rocker
Hell yea! Certainly no one LOOKED better!
Darby Crash looked better
Great POS junkie
Nope
Sucking at music is a prerequisite for being in a punk band
Lemmy tried teaching him. He refused to listen
Is that true? Lol
Even his best friend, John Lydon, called him tone deaf. He was right. Sid, didn't play a note on the 'Bollocks album- all Steve Jones.
At least he record the "Bodies"
i thought glen matlock actually played bass on the album??
He played on "Bodies" but still the bass was overdubbed by Jones
Matlock only plays on Anarchy in the UK, which was recorded and released as a single months before he was replaced by Sid.
@@effiemars_ No it wasn't - watch the NMTB documentary from the Classic Albums series. The producer says the bass on Bodies is Sid and that he is possibly on God Save The Queen, as well.
It shows that he really liked playing bass. He had a great potential, he was really into it.
Looks like he hated it and had NO POTENTIAL AT ALL
I don't hate sid but this is a prime example of having the look and going far. 90% of the musicians today are like this😭
ironic
Just imagine if Lemmy had been the Pistols bass player!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t think it would of made any difference to be honest . The pistols had Glen who could play and Write songs . Sid was brought in for the Image and To sell the Band And Product . But ...!!!!!!!!!!!! Sid accomplished that and put the pistols in to Super Stardom at the time . God Bless him . Cook jones Matlock and rotten/ Lyndon have done very well out of Sid till this day !
Steve would have had to dial up a little more distortion to compete with Lemmy's monster tone!
Cliff Hanley you are correct and I did word my comment wrong . ... Sid 1st joined the Band as he was Johns Mate . But let’s not forget Sid Made the Band , and the appeal to the Pistols or what everyone wanted to see was Sid and Johnny
I love Lemmy. But, no.
lemmy was hired to teach Sid, he said after a few days he could play the whole set and even threw in a few runs here and there. Says he caught up with him a few weeks later and he was back on the horse and couldn't play a note HAHA!
lemmy loved Sid and was sad about him when he died whilst all the other "legitimate" rockers that never met him LOVED it.
The run-through of "Down to the Basement" at 1:36 sounds pretty competent. When he wasn't jumping around or strung out he seemed to be able to play okay.
this is probably the first time i've heard anyone play bass incorrectly
Good God......what mastery he had over the instrument
You can hear him playing a little piece of “Loudmouth” by the Ramones towards the end. There’s a story that when Sid got that record he stayed up all night learning those bass lines and that’s how he taught himself bass.
The fact he couldn't play bass is the epitome of punk, it's the most punk thing ever! The Sex Pistols weren't posers
Thats such fucking stupid logic. Punk is about DIY, not about being inept
They were a pop band, manufactured by Malcolm McLaren to take advantage of a burgeoning taste for 'punk' rock imported from the US.
@@Heneggsboss they were a band before Maclaren ever got involved.
Steve Jones asked Malcolm to manage them. Malcolm convinced them to take John as their lead singer and he gave them clothes and suggested song ideas (which they mocked, he wanted a song about bondage and submitting and they came up with Submission).
Why dummies like you still parrot the nonsense about Malcolm creating them is beyond me. Brian Epstein told the Beatles how to look and act. The Who’s manager suggested things for Townshend to write about and was responsible for their look. The Stones’ manager did the same thing.
It’s what managers do or did back then.
But Malcolm had nothing to do with the actual music....he didn’t create Steve or John or their attitudes.
yes he did. he created everything about them. john lydon's actual accent speaks with a received pronunciation..
They where nothing but posers
He can't play bass, but he's one of the most iconic bass player of the history of music, i don't know why
Reminds me of the time I bought my dog a saxophone.
He might not have been able to play the bass but boy could he swing one 😂
😂😂
Yeah but not like Paul Simonon
one of the most inspiring and influential musicians of all time, he was a member of one of the most famous bands of all time despite the fact that he could not play his instrument for shit
You can actually tell it's Simon Ferocious playing the bass
Nothing wrong with his playing, from what I could hear. No timing issues. All of his notes were consistent. Job done. Jaco Pastorius he is not, but the Sex Pistols were no Weather Report, either, so what’s the problem?
Sid has been dead for nearly 40 years now so his playing isn’t gonna make much improvement. It was what it was. Stop picking on the bloke.
Robert Gee his playing was very simple and he often wouldnt fret notes properly
Sid makes the rest of the band sound like weather report.
No timing issues? Are you kidding? LOL. A 4-year-old knows there are timing issues.
If Sid was a drummer, everyone was a drummer. Every human has tapped something at some point in their life. Sid was neither a drummer, nor a bass player. He was a dope addict who wanted attention.
ScoffSlaphead72 he hadn’t been playing for long and when someone says ‘ere, Sid, you’re playing this’ and hands him a bass, he did his best.
Lydon just giving him grief the whole time😂😂
Lemmy said him "You can't play bass" Sid said "I know"
Other way around
Sid has always been a source of inspiration to me, he showed me how it is possible to become great at something while being really shit at it too, all it takes is not trying and not giving a flying fuck about anything.
He wasnt great in anything. Roadies played his parts live and he didnt record a thing 😂 he was plain Bad.
This sounds like a three year old who just started messing around on his daddy's bass guitar 😂
SID WAS THE VERY BEST BASS PLAYER TO EXIST EVER. PERIOD.
you clearly doesn't understand nothing about bass
"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you're got music"
this makes me feel like a world class bassist.
still have so much respect for this man.
What a player...... pure genius
He was pale and scrawny but somehow good lookin.
Apparently someone cannot be scrawny and good looking...
So what if he was pale and scranny?
He's still missed even today, no one comes even close , R.I.P Sid .
Stupidest comment ever posted on facebook!
Great classic photos!
Something about Sid Vicious covered in blood holding a bass just makes me want to practice more and buy a p bass!
Side Note: Sid plays Ramones better than I do, probably because I try to to hard.
I bought my p bass yaaayy
Jairo Martinez-Ortiz this made me so happy my friend...😄
Cheers from Houston, Texas!✌🏽👏🏽
CHlEFFIN thanks bro
Jairo Martinez-Ortiz Yeah That classic photograph alright!
Jairo Martinez-Ortiz Just batter in. Fuck the neighbours.
He is the Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jordan,, Mozart of punk rock. Who the hell cares how he plays, he is exactly how a punk rock artist should be, doesn't have what it takes to learn an instrument in "decent" level. He didn't even see the 27 club. His mom, his girlfriend, style, attitude, drug addiction, wrong decisions, tendency to violence but also being fragile at the same time...The most iconic punk rock artist of all time
Fuck this dude he murdered his girlfriend Nancy
If THIS is what the most iconic punk artist of all time is, then that really puts punk in a terrible, terrible light.
You’re telling me a guy who barely knew how to pick up a bass is THE MOST ICONIC!? Come on, get out of here with that crap.
Stop glorifying this lifestyle, he was a broken soul that was doomed from the beginning. It isn’t cool and it certainly isn’t ‘iconic’ not even in the slightest bit.
Sid wasn’t the greatest musician, but he was the undoubted image of punk; when you ask people what they think of punk they most probably think of Sid and that’s why he’s an icon; a tragic tale, RIP.
Sid shoulda been a cowbellist instead.
@ or Triangle or Tambourine with no bells!!
Potato 🥔 peeler
Sid 2nd To None
🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
When people said that he couldn't play bass I thought they were kidding........
Sadly they weren't
bullcrap
He really could play when he was sober. Saddest story to me in music
Better to be an Icon than just another Bassist........The only other Iconic Bassist to come to my mind immediately would be John Entwistle of The Who,and most people have no idea what he looked like;whereas show anyone in the world a picture of Sid Vicious and they`ll know exactly who it is immediately.....Icon & Legend.
I start listening to John Entwistle playing isolated bass. Somehow I ended up here.
Seeing both ends of the bass spectrum.
🤣🤣🤣
For Lemmy, as a young man who I can’t imagine was exactly “sober” to say and I’m paraphrasing here “It was impossible to teach Sid music”….I can’t imagine how many times Lemmy said “no this fret, wrong finger, next string, no not quite” . Now that had to be a sight!
Era un chingon ese SID
Feels like im back working at guitar center
*_the horror....._*
Well that about sums him up. Better than I thought lol.
His New Year’s resolution was to learn a 2nd chord on the guitar.
"It's just punk rock man... You don't gotta know how to play you just got a be a punk... we can do that!" - Cheech & Chung -
Everytime I think I suck at bass I just watch this, I even got a replica of his necklace to remind me.
if Sid was in a jazz band, he would be considered the greatest jazz bassist in history.
Lemmy Kilmister try to teach Sid how to play the Bass but gave up since Sid was unteachable.
According to Lemmy, Sid approached him and said " I can't play bass " and Lemmy responded " I Know "
I like that some of the recording of “Sid play the bass” is him tuning it up and even that he’s doing poorly.
I kind of honestly look up to him in a way - despite his whole background and all the negative aspects - but coming from myself who's dream has always been to be in a band, and seeing someone like him who came from a background similar to my own with no talent or experience, is a bit inspiring in a way
@ 1:19 guy in the background sums it up perfectly.
Lars ulrich and sid will be the best duo in history
For Sid the bass was more of a stage prop.
It's what Punk was all about not being perfect but being alternative being yourself making the music industrially and Rock 'N' Roll upside down to create it your own sound and a purpose of a statement 😎🔗🔒🖇
*PUNK* is a Journalistic term created by the media to categorise (pigeonhole) something to sell to idiots and *make money.* No band worth its salt then had a bar of the term (which is also prison/street slang for a piece of rubbish, basically) *unless* they wanted instant glory.
He did his job of showing us that anyone can be in a band. However, we would have no Sex Pistols if the rest of the band was as bad as him. You also contradict yourself, Andy. You said punk was about creating your own sound. The guy didn't have a clue as to what he was doing. Musicians create sounds. This guy couldn't express himself with sound if he wanted to. The sound you hear on Sex Pistols songs isn't even him playing.
Yup. A bunch of dumb assholes in the U.K. said “HEY let’s be a band and purposely sound like fucking shit for the sole purpose of being different!” And now we have mumble rappers getting paid millions, while people that can actually play an instrument aren’t getting SHIT. Really great thing punk rock, and others, did for the music business! You don’t have to be talented anymore to be a famous musician! So awesome! Basically anyone putting 10000+ hours into practicing an instrument are wasting their fucking time! I can’t thank you fuckin “noise” idiots enough for ruining music. If you don’t like music, don’t ruin it for everyone else. You wanna hear noise? Go work at a goddamn factory or something. When you hear a music note in a song, do you just get pissed? Does it turn you off? “Did I just hear a C#? Burn this fucking album” But anyway, thanks again for being the reason mumble rap exists.
EddieMachetti damn bro calm your tits
Damn fucking roasted
Sid Vicous worst enemy is the metronome
Used to warm up to Blitzkrieg apparantly
00:00 i thought that was blitzkrieg bop covered by him
In fact it was loud mouth 🤣🤣
That was loudmouth
2:19 "now i wanna sniff some glue" or "lucy in the sky with diamonds" 😂
Everyone’s talking about sids playing but that guitar needs to be tuned up
He makes playing bass seem fun