| The Spiders from Mars | |
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| Genres | Glam rock, rock, protopunk |
| Years active | 1970–1973, 1975–1976 |
| Labels | Castle Music Ltd. |
| Associated acts | David Bowie, Rick Wakeman |
| Past members | |
| Mick Ronson Trevor Bolder Mick Woodmansey Mike Garson Aynsley Dunbar Dave Black Pete McDonald |
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The Spiders from Mars were rock singer David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)'s backing band in the early 1970s, and consisted of Mick Ronson on guitars, Trevor Bolder on bass guitar, and Mick Woodmansey on drums.
The group had its origins in Bowie's earlier backing outfit The Hype, which featured Ronson and Woodmansey but Tony Visconti on bass. They were briefly signed as a band on its own known as Ronno. With Bolder taking over bass, they were subsequently named via the landmark 1972 Bowie concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and were billed as such on the accompanying large-scale Ziggy Stardust Tour. They were present again on Bowie's 1973 album Aladdin Sane. Another leg of the tour followed that year, with the final show captured in the film Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture.
The group joined Bowie in the theatrical style of the material's presentation. Ronson's guitar and arranging during the Spiders from Mars era not only fit into this style but also provided much of the underpinning for later punk rock musicians.[1]
In 1975, the line-up of Trevor Bolder, Mick Woodmansey and Mike Garson with Dave Black and Pete McDonald taking over for Bowie and Ronson, reunited. Their self-titled album released in 1976 and was their only album before the group disbanded.
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