Cover Boy McGee
Brian McGee on the cover of the Life In A Day album by Simple Minds.
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Factory Folllies 1980
Simple Minds – Factory. From Belgian TV program Follies. As part of Brian McGee appreciation day. Appalling quailty, 1980, etc…but amazing, raw, live performance. (Jim is beautiful! Sorry – can’t help myself. Lol) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Calling Your Name Folllies 1980
The continuation of Brian McGee appreciation day on the blog. Another song from Belgian TV (same set as Capital City came from, it would appear) – Calling Your Name. Jim Kerr has some fantastically weird moves during this. Lol. But today is all about Brian :-)) Again – apologies for the video qhality – but…
Brilliant Brian
Giving out appreciation for Brian McGee tonight – the original drummer of Simple Minds. Thanks Brian! #BrianMcGee #SimpleMinds
Brian’s Best Bits
And of course, this at the top of my Brian McGee list! 🙂 #NowPlaying “Boys From Brazil” by Simple Minds
The Best of Brian McGee – Spotify Playlist
A playlist I created of my very favourite drumming bits of Brian. I’d have them all – but I remained strict with these 24.
Brian McGee Appreciation – Capital City – Folllies 1980
It’s 1980 – so the quality of this video is not the best – but WOW! Just wow! I loooooooooooove early Simple Minds so much! Capital City just slowly pulses (That ‘PULSE!’ vocal couldn’t be more apt! Well played, Jim!), with such a great bassline from Derek, almost pizzicato guitar bits by Charlie, and as…
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Today Is: Brian McGee Appreciation Day
(via priptona-weird) Brian McGee – Simple Minds’ original drummer. Tonight, the blog will be showing appreciation for Brian McGee. Yes, Mel Gaynor is a wonderful, amazing drummer…but let us not forget that Simple Minds started out with just as much an amazing drummer in the form of Brian McGee. When looking into info on Brian…
Simple Minds on Hear Here – Scotland 1980
Absolutely everything I love about early Simple Minds all here in one little dynamic live set. They were just ‘ON’ from the get go! Amazing young musicians in Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil and Brian McGee – not forgetting two stalwarts of Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr – what a frontman he is! Yes, biased, I…
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Eyes of the world on YOU
This song will deafen me!! Always have to have it LOUD! Best drums! And Jim’s voice!! *sigh*