And I've always felt a bit sorry for him, the way that Iggy just ditched him in favour of James Williamson when they were making Raw Power, and then just decided to get him back in because they couldn't find anyone else in England. Iggy was a complete cunt wasn't he?
i agree, the only upside is discovering that Ashton is a pretty great bass player, too... his playing on "I Got a Right" is totally awesome...
i used to be a anti-Raw Power/Williamson snob, but over time i like Raw Power as mucha s I like Fun House and i have grown to love Williamson's guitar playing... in retrospect, it seems crazy NOT to have kept the lineup from Fun House for another LP, but at the time the record was a commercial flop and Williamson is w/o a doubt a technically more advanced player than Ron... BUT, there is no James Williamson "moment" as jaw dropping as when the guitar solo kicks in in "no fun"... "c'mon ron, lemme hear you hear you tell em how i feel"
and yeah, Ron was basically the only guy in the Stooges who had any common sense, was not a total drug fiend, and in every single interview I've ever read w/ him seemed like a smart, likable, dude...