dky_70
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Derek Forbes Wannabes!!Just testing the water for any bass players preferably in the NW of England, interested in a new Simple Minds project I've been thinking about since quitting Sample Minds?
Obviously I want this to be at the high standards that I had with Sample Minds, but I want the bass to be the forefront and driving force behind the music.
Anybody seriously interested please let me know.
cheers
Dave
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dforbes
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EH ?
what are the hours???
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dky_70
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I'd give you a shot Derek! 
Basically looking into starting another Simple Minds tribute band but covering the early years, probably up to and including New Gold Dream.
Probably throw in a few hits but re-arranged and a bit more electronic.
Been mulling it over for a while now, even tried something with a former Sample Minds member and Billy Sloane came to see us.
cheers
Dave
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billy
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now this sounds interesting, give it a go 
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dky_70
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Yeah, this was the set we did at Pivo's in Glasgow 2005.
Scar
30 frames a second
Love Song
This earth that you walk upon
Don't you forget about me 2003
Theme for great cities
This fear of gods
70 cities as love brings the fall
Dolphins cameo
Celebrate / Waterfront
New Gold Dream
In trance as mission
Room
Even got Loretta dancing!!
get rid of Dolphins, throw in the likes of Dead Vandals, Here Come the Fool, Premonition, I Travel, Sweat in Bullet, Promised You a Miracle, King is White and a radical re-work of Alive and Kicking and a full on War Babies then I think it can be interesting.
It's always the period I've wanted to cover when I thought of a Simple Minds tribute band.
Leave the greatest hits to Simple Minds, 4GM and the other tribute bands.
This could be a nice alternative.
cheers
Dave
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Edith
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This really sounds interesting, Dave!
Enough people love the early works, so don't think it will be a bad move! Go for it!
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Brill
Best of luck with it
FFL
xx
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dky_70
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Thought they'd be a few bass players that were influenced by Derek here?
Yeah, I've had the idea for years, especially the sound of the Sons & Fasc tour. The early gigs I did with the tribute band we put songs like Wasteland, Chelsea Girl, Pleasantly Disturbed, King is White and Room mixed with the hits. I even had a backing track for Calling Your Name ready.
But most of the band didn't want to play the early stuff. The bass player even finds Waterfront boring, although he doesn't think there was more to that main bassline! 
But during the Floating World tour, I got to speak to many fans who'd been fans of the band from the early days but lost touch after Sparkle.
There's a lot of great early songs don't really get a look in any more.
cheers
Dave
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Edith
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I think the early works are the best songs ever written.
They are filled with creativity and I am thrilled that Derek and Mick started the Sons of Dan project.
You having plans to do about the same is something I would welcome very much. The period of the Sons & Fascination album is, in my humble opinion, the best musical period of Simple Minds.
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dky_70
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When I heard Premonition a few years a go, I was speaking to Bruce Findlay and he agreed that it still sound as good today as it did, what, 30 years ago!
Factory sounded great on the B&W tour, and I liked Seeing Out the Angel for the 1st time.
But I think both albums Sons and Fasc/Sister Feeling are timeless.
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The Swede
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Bang on target Dave!'
You are on the right track!
I can only play "airbass", but i am damm got at it 
Good luck and i am looking forward to hear thoose timeless fantastic songs again!
//Patrik
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dforbes
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Dave,
did you strangle your bas player till he said he was your friend? That's what I would have done. Ther are four bass parts in Waterfront, unfortunately your man may not have heard them. The whole melody was written on fretless bass, which was played over the top of what we call 'the pulse'. Stay Evil
 Evil Roy Slade
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dky_70
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Derek,
there were many a time when I/we wanted to throttle our bass player!
especially when we tried I Travel!! never played that again
I read somewhere in the past that you said that there were 4 bass parts on Waterfront, but he only played "the pulse" and there was a sample on the backing track!
That's why this time around I really want somebody who knows your stuff and has a chorus pedal!! 
cheers
Dave
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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| dky_70 wrote: |
That's why this time around I really want somebody who knows your stuff and has a chorus pedal!!
cheers
Dave |
There's only ONE person who knows it properly Dave. 
Answers on a postcard, to Tabnab.
Degsy, is the cheque in the post?
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dky_70
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Ali,
You mean Prakash John ?
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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No squire.
I mean the manager of my local Indian Takeaway. Only snag is...he's got PINK hair. That's why I call him Ghandi Floss 
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billy
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billy
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so Ghandi floss is who Ian's singing about in 'Falling', it's all making sense now 
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dky_70
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Any relation to Goosey Goosey Gandhi?
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Loretta
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| dky_70 wrote: | Yeah, this was the set we did at Pivo's in Glasgow 2005.
Scar
30 frames a second
Love Song
This earth that you walk upon
Don't you forget about me 2003
Theme for great cities
This fear of gods
70 cities as love brings the fall
Dolphins cameo
Celebrate / Waterfront
New Gold Dream
In trance as mission
Room
Even got Loretta dancing!!
get rid of Dolphins, throw in the likes of Dead Vandals, Here Come the Fool, Premonition, I Travel, Sweat in Bullet, Promised You a Miracle, King is White and a radical re-work of Alive and Kicking and a full on War Babies then I think it can be interesting.
It's always the period I've wanted to cover when I thought of a Simple Minds tribute band.
Leave the greatest hits to Simple Minds, 4GM and the other tribute bands.
This could be a nice alternative.
cheers
Dave |
Go on Dave.. get your arse in gear xx
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Oh Dave
You've got your orders lol
Next she'll get the whip out lol
x
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dky_70
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FFL I'll always have Lozza's backing, she knows the score !!
It's ok me ol' walla!! Definitely going to pull my finger out this year and get something done again. Had something good going, shame not all of us gave it 100%
cheers
Dave
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Loretta
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I have every faith in you.. knew you would!
Committed and passionate about the music...
Just like me!
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dky_70
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Maybe too passionate! Gave that band 120% all the time (sorry cut the rest out, no need for public airing)
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Loretta
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Onwards and upwards Dave.. 
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dforbes
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Onwards Dave old son....
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dky_70
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I know I know, will be good to get going again !
Just hope to get another band together, otherwise it'll be a Thompson Twins tribute.
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dforbes
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Can I be TinTin?
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Can I be the mad blonde with the triangle and the huge hats???
xx
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Loretta
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Theres ya band Dave
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Hi Hun
How's you?? I'll be checking stuff for ya later
Got my "Choose Life" T-shirt so I'm about ready lol
Love ya
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Loretta
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I am fine hun... still at work...
Will it ever end..........................................................................
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Yes and very soon
xxxxxxx
How was the wine last night ?
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Loretta
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Great thanks..
Just goin to Asda after work to stock up!
Yes, I am goin back to Asda Andrea
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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ASDA AGAIN
Right spill the beans who do you fancy??
Lol Get a job in there hun
Save ya a fortune
LOVE YA LOADS AND LOADS
xxx
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AFARR
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I think she's got shares in the place
That's what I said get a job there save ya a trip get ya stuff on way home every night fresh like
Oh ya crease me up hun ya really do
Oh yeah on ya way back can ya pass us a bottle of red I've run out....
Lots of Love
Andrea
x x x x
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dky_70
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oh no, the women have taken over my search for a bass player.
Derek, you can either be Captain Haddock or Snowy!! Those are my terms!!
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Loretta
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Sorry Dave.... its this lot...
Back to the search .........................................
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dky_70
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that's alright walla, I know how you like to goss!!
Dug my bass out of my mums attic yesterday, so going to have a go myself. Thought of a great way to learn stuff!! 
Jamming Themes and Glittering Prize (badly mind) last night!
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Loretta
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Aye shake off the ghosts Dave
I love that song.. Kick inside of me..
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dky_70
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Aye, I played "the Pulse" last night too !!
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FUNFOXYLADY007
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Get strumming
Loretta can be the sexy backing singer
xx
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dream attack
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| dky_70 wrote: |
The bass player even finds Waterfront boring, although he doesn't think there was more to that main bassline!
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If his 'attempt' at Themes For Great Cities on Youtube live in Belgium is an 'example' of his ability to play bass ... NEXT!!!
The young Welsh guy, Dan The Welshy is probably the best bass player I've seen so far at playing the true spirit of Derek's basslines, aside from the Master himself.
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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Aye, tell Degsy to come back when he can play Sitar as good as Tabnab
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dforbes
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Acha...Ali shukreeay ( phonetic)
Clive of India
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ALI BIN TABNAB
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It's early in the morning and I've just finished in the studio - recording a Sitar version of WATERFRONT.
Stay tuned...
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Loretta
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