May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
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…
Giving out appreciation for Brian McGee tonight – the original drummer of Simple Minds. Thanks Brian! #BrianMcGee #SimpleMinds
And of course, this at the top of my Brian McGee list! đ #NowPlaying âBoys From Brazilâ by Simple Minds
A playlist I created of my very favourite drumming bits of Brian. Iâd have them all – but I remained strict with these 24.
Itâs 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 âPULSE!â vocal couldnât 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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(via priptona-weird) Brian McGee – Simple Mindsâ original drummer. Tonight, the blog will be showing appreciation for Brian McGee. Yes, Mel Gaynor is a wonderful, amazing drummerâŠbut 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…
Absolutely everything I love about early Simple Minds all here in one little dynamic live set. They were just âONâ 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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simplemindsworld: ? Simple Minds ? Look at the beautiful baby bhoys!!Jim – ???
Members of Simple Minds before SM – as part of Johnny And The Self Abusers. Charlie Burchill with his arms folded back-left. Jim Kerr next to him, second in from left at the back, and Brian McGee, bottom-right. My beautiful baby bhoys! Jim looks so goddamn cute (if a little “vacant” – but I assume…
Fun in the park with the autumn leaves. Photos taken at Tavistock Square in London by the Gandhi statue. Think they date from 1980. That last photo of Jim is absolutely beautiful! Well, Jim is beautiful. Any photos of him with tousled hair just makes me melt! *sigh*