Rone, Lou / Guitar Slinger

Gulcher

“It certainly seems that if anyone can say Been There And Done That, it must be LOU RONE. He's been going there and doing that for a long time. As LOU HARLOW in the late 1960s he stared playing with JOHNNY THUNDERS in the band that would become the NEW YORK DOLLS, but split for London to reform the YARDBIRDS before fame, infamy, and statesmanship found Thunders, et al. The Yardbirds gig didn't work out as planned, so Lou (Rone again) was forced to hang out, playing with JEFF BECK, KEITH MOON, ROGER GLOVER and a bunch of other lightweights before returning to NYC in 1972. Jumping back into the thick of things, he was a prime player (KONGRESS, VON LMO, TRIPLE CROSS, and the inception of No Wave) in the underground scene(s) there for the next quarter century. This is because Lou Rone is a singular artist. He may have lots and lots of influences that may be shared with lots and lots of us, but no one else is or could ever be Lou Rone. In a world overrun with ‘guitar heros’ Lou stands, well, alone. This is because Lou's astonishing talents are in service of the music, not in place of it. Rone writes SONGS, not series of notes and chords. His playing on those songs isn't simply impressive, it is also moving.”—Phil Hundley (Gizmos, Red Glance)

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