Brilliant Brian
Giving out appreciation for Brian McGee tonight – the original drummer of Simple Minds. Thanks Brian! #BrianMcGee #SimpleMinds
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Top 10 Bands/Artists of All Time…
1. David Bowie (who knew I’d still put The Dame at the top? My poor baby bitchtits fashionistamista will be most upset!) 2. Simple Minds 3. U2 (yeah…still have to have them there – they meant so much to me during my teen years) 4. Bjork 5. Madonna 6. Iggy Pop 7. Grace Jones 8….
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…
The Hunt Is On!
Oh, dear. Looks like Jim has reported me to the police! Lol :-/
Q Magazine – Story of Electro-pop Special 2005 – Simple Minds Feature
Q Magazine Story of Electro-pop Special – Simple Minds feature (shared previously, but now placed within the context of the magazine’s pages – and scanned at a higher res. than previously).
Simple Minds on Hear Here 1980 – Jim Kerr Gifs
(via priptona-weird) Feeling a new appreciation for that live “Hear Here” performace today. Shame there isn’t better quality footage because the guys are AMAZING – all of them – but Jim is just ssooo amazing to watch! Raw, aloof, cool, sexy, but palpably nervous and apprehensive. He’s sublime :-))
Happy Fan Anniversary To Me!
(via priptona-weird) Yes…not sure of the exact date, but I’m adopting this one – I’m sure Jim wouldn’t mind! HAPPY SM FAN ANNIVERSARY TO ME!! If you told me one year ago I would be this in love with this band – well… I always liked them, but yeah…I’m definitely a “die-hard” now!