SID VICIOUS

manoverboard24 · #1 07-09-2009, 01:43 PM

lets talk about Sid Vicious from the sex pistols.

People say he couldnt even play the bass... is it true.

is there any footage of him actually playing the bass solo

:bass ist:

bassteban · #2 07-09-2009, 01:52 PM

W/all genuinely *due* respect, IMO Sid was no bass player(I don't believe he played on any studio recordings)but rather a cardboard cutout exciting, controversial & rebellious 'rock star'. I am a fan of the Sex Pistols music and Johnny Rotten/John Lydon in particular, BTW.

dreadheadbass · #3 07-09-2009, 01:59 PM

agreed he was no great bassist but his image and attitude inspired quite a few people

capnhank · #4 07-09-2009, 02:03 PM

There is plenty of footage of Sid with a bass in his hands onstage. Is he playing it? That's debatable.
:-)

manoverboard24 · #5 07-09-2009, 02:03 PM

yeah seriously.

do u guys know they turned his bass down all the way during gigs.

but is there any footage of him playing bass solo

JohNLA · #6 07-09-2009, 02:05 PM

Steve Jones, used to do a radio show here called Jonesy's Jukebox on 103.1 but sadly the station went under. You could tell he was the brains behind the guitars in the Pistols but he was to humble to talk about it.
Although, I missed many shows so maybe he did.

manoverboard24 · #7 07-09-2009, 02:07 PM

cool cool.

man RIP Sid. idk y he kinda inspired me to play, cant see why though. he couldnt play himself

Hey guys, how come the Pistols invited him to join. i know he had the style...but he couldnt play...

LCW · #8 07-09-2009, 04:34 PM

They wanted his attitude i like him the guy has alot of attitude and a good punk style.

I believe he could play , just not great ...at all. I know he was high alot but i think he could play simple root note stuff he may or may not be on recordings but i know he could"play" and i will argue that point forever.

To me you can play if you can play a 3 chord bass line.

P. Aaron · #9 07-09-2009, 06:14 PM

Glen Matlock was the bassist heard on the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks. Pretty good stuff really.

He was fired soon after for allegedly having Beatle records in his music collection.

It was all part of the ongoing publicity saga the Pistols were about to keep making news.

Sid brought them barrels of ink and tons of newsprint.

(that's pre-internet speak for: "tons of press coverage")

Sid was in Siouxse & the Banshees...for a minute.

Simo98 · #10 07-09-2009, 08:44 PM

Glen had already been fired (due to not having the 'punk' look and attitude) by the time they recorded Never Mind the Bollocks, but i think he did come back and do some bass for them on the album, as well as a few other guests and Steve Jones.

Sid played on 'Bodies' but they faded his bass right down and played another bass track over the top. Sid was sick in hospital for most of the recording which gave them a good excuse to use other musicians to play his part.

i believe that he could play bass.. but not well, that been said you dont really need much experience to play the sex pistols entire catalogue. there is a recount i saw somewhere where jonny says that sid could have played bass if he wanted, and that he actually had some talent, he stayed up one night with a P bass and a Ramones record and when they all woke up he could play, he just never put any effort into getting good.

i love the Sex Pistols, and Sid, even if he couldn't play

Simo98 · #11 07-09-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by P. Aaron

Sid was in Siouxse & the Banshees...for a minute.

yea.. i think he played drums too iirc?

thats a performance id love to have seen

Lesfunk · #12 07-09-2009, 08:50 PM

The best thing Sid ever did with a bass was hit some guy in the head with it

Mudfuzz · #13 07-09-2009, 08:53 PM

He was used as a excuse to see being self destructive as cool and because of that I HATE his image. Never heard a note of his playing so I have no opinion on him and bass.

Gubna · #14 07-09-2009, 09:03 PM

Gary Oldman was f'in great in Sid and Nancy, but I have no idea if Sid Vicious EVER actually played bass.

bassteban · #15 07-09-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LCW

They wanted his attitude i like him the guy has alot of attitude and a good punk stylle.

Had. The dude is dead, dude.

srxplayer · #16 07-09-2009, 09:14 PM

Sid could play the bass. He was actually playing on the live shows he just wasn't very good.

He could play the root note three chord punk stuff when he wasn't too wasted but sometimes he was so far gone they had to turn him down because he couldn't keep up or would make so many mistakes that he was clashing with everyone.

I imagine you could compare him to someone like Mark Hoppus or that guy in Sum-41 in the skill department when he was sober but since most of the time he was wacked out on something his playing skill was more comparable to an ape with a bass strapped to him.

manoverboard24 · #17 07-09-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bassteban

Had. The dude is dead, dude.

lol

majortoby · #18 07-09-2009, 10:00 PM

I've heard a few times that he'd actually managed to achieve a certain level of proficiency shortly before his death. The whole saga is really painfully tragic. I like some SP material. Analogous to Sid, SP definitely has a time and place to be appreciated.

Adelleda · #19 07-09-2009, 10:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-JS4-P9ucc

He did not play on the album.

rcarraher · #20 07-09-2009, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manoverboard24

lets talk about Sid Vicious from the sex pistols.

People say he couldnt even play the bass... is it true.

is there any footage of him actually playing the bass solo

:bass ist:

That was kind of the idea behind punk. They were rebeling against all the "artiness" and percieved pretension that a lot of rock and rock stars were leaning towards and wanted that early sound (think The Groupies-Primitive). I don't think Sid would have played the bass well if he'd known how to.