Derek Forbes Simple Minds - Bass masterclass - Walthamstow 23 November 2023

Derek Forbes at Walthamstow Rock and Roll Book Club.
0:02 I Travel
01:05 Derek tells story of Changeling bassline
01:38 Changeling
02:53 Glittering Prize
04:22 Waterfront
06:00 Love Song
06:28 King is White
06:58 This fear of Gods
07:30 Sweat In Bullet
08:24 New Gold Dream
09:57 Someone, somewhere (in Summertime)
11:03 Thirty Frames a second
11:31 Twist/Run/repulsion
12:01 American
13:40 Lancaster bomber impression!
14:37 photos from Derek Forbes Live and in conversation at Walthamstow Rock and Roll Book Club - Seeing out the Angel album track

[@rmzidann]

Without Derek and Mick, the early Simple Minds would have never made it. Beautiful bass sounds. Derek was arguably the best bassist of that generation of musicians. Bravo Derek! 👌👏🏼👏🏼

[@oggies64]

You and Mick were the sound of Simple Minds, brilliant...

[@TR-nq5fm]

Maybe they can begin a band together

[@TR-nq5fm]

I think by the way all of them together (the mix of them....then) were the sound

[@alejandrohualdez5550]

Remember seeing him on TV playing 'The American' on his Wal MK1 in about 84.... What a song, what a bassline, what a bass player. Not the same band when he'd gone.

[@keithbutler2222]

My favourite bass line of Derek's is 'Big Sleep'. His departure marked the end of the Mind's creativity in my opinion

[@sideburnernjc1]

Simple Minds with Forbes untouchable

[@fatheremmet2003]

Innovative genius, fantastic bass riffs, deserved far more recognition than he got.

[@chrisnelson7500]

His bass lives were visionary, Derek stepped out of the normal and pushed boundaries for the bass guitar, innovative, versatile, and great tones, thanks for the upload.

[@TweedSuit]

Derek, Peter Hook and Mick Karn.

[@garyreiner8637]

Blows me away! He makes it look so simple...

[@haloiscool937]

Yeah!

[@user-xb3oy3vk7v]

Your my all time favourite bass player simply brilliant

[@mcfairclough]

Sweat in Bullet was my awakening.

[@jmacdono]

That's so funny - for me at first it was In Trance as Mission, then 70 Cities as Love Brings The Fall, and later I began to appreciate Sweat In Bullet. Then I found the 12" single for it. Just brilliant.

[@M2Mil7er]

I remember enjoying the hits when Simple Minds became more of stadium band, with John Giblin was on bass, but wasn't until I was older that I really explored their back catalogue and realised just how creative and arty their earlier stuff was. I'm also a bass player and was blown away by the OG rhythm section's idiosyncratic and angular grooves. They were a completely different band after Derek left, and I prefer their older stuff now.

[@jacqdanieles]

Exactly my experience with the Minds. First album I got of theirs was Once Upon a Time & I loved it. The album after that was disappointing & I lost touch with them. It was several years later that I started digging further back into their older stuff & found I liked that way more than Once Upon a Time.

[@ruuds...7509]

A huge lot of ‘old’ SMinds fans do either. 78-85 was their shining era, afterwards… it’s the Jim and Charly show. Not worth mentioning that egotrippin’ any further.

[@slashingblade1968]

The demonstration here shows the old style versions of how Simple minds sounded. Derek Forbes put in most of the innovation and creativity working with Brian McGee on drums, while Jim Kerr working on the lyrics. It shows that the best our missing from a Simple minds. Only Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill left. Missing. Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeal, Brain McGee from when they first established. Derek popping the bass and Mick amazing synths. Gave Simple minds that dynamic sound. As why die hard fans miss them so much. The sound today from Simple minds is not the same. Something seems missing. And we all know what it is!!! There is Simple minds the name and EX Simple minds. 3 other members dearly missed but not forgotten. And why they will play regardless split up. As this still all their music and creativity. 5 guys creativity was amazing. A final one off tour. Or perhaps Jim and Charlie could do an end of show encore, introduction of early songs by inviting these 3 missing members to the stage for some final songs on a tour.

[@neilmciver3149]

Those bass lines are iconic, Thank you Derek

[@neilb1906]

Could watch and listen to Derek all day. Had the pleasure of meeting him twice, chatted for ages. My, what SM could be today with DF and MM and MG back. The current Steps setup loses me Im afraid.

[@davidstewart4310]

Doubt SM could ever put out albums as good as those 80s classics again, even with DF and MM aboard.

[@garyc2276]

Big Derek is such a formidable bassist , I have heard him described as a lead guitarist fighting to get out of a bass player

[@Mudge07]

Admire the genial wit and genius of Derek, the bedrock of a great band’s sound and rhythm section.

[@patrikbjorling4391]

No Derek no Simple Minds. Period!

[@xarathustra1]

Derek's one of the main reasons I started playing bass 😀😀

[@welshlad6427]

Legend ❤ 🎸 Only downhill for the Minds when he left with Mick McNeil the final nail.

[@lloydrobson]

“Sheer bloody poetry “

[@ashleybarker937]

Thanks for this. Great night, I was there

[@gjpromo5640]

Yes, it was a great night and fantastic to see Derek playing those bass lines.

[@levidiesel]

F**King awesome, genus at work.

[@MrVividghost]

What a great sense of time. So solid. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ClarkeDurrant-ti3uk]

What a nice guy and a legend

[@badaliensinfo]

Genius bass god

[@kenrob4965]

absolute genius

[@ziopinoo71]

Follow him from first SM albums, HE IS A LEGEND.His bass lines are unique masterpieces . Undoubtly Derek IS the ONLY Simple Minds bassist and after him nothing but some good work by M. Foster. Listen to all his performances even incredible these with Propaganda. Please Dereck come back with Mick Macneil joining again Simple Minds for a GREAT CELEBRATION TOUR !!🙏

[@laghi72]

Amazing 🤩

[@johnnymattock6445]

class...

[@thomaskamphuis2396]

Derek Forbes was, is and always be my Simple Minds hero. Period..where can I order the book Derek?

[@IronBhoy]

7.40 Sweat in Bullet

[@gjpromo5640]

Many thanks. Should have known that!

[@garrybaldy327]

Would love to know exactly why the full SM reunion of 2008 didn't work out. I'm guessing Jim wanted total control with Charlie, and Derek, Mick & Brian couldn't accept that. If true, you will never see any kind of SM reunion again.

[@tomlechat3778]

Thk you!! New wave for ever! Wich gear is using? Pb fender. Amp? Effects. Pedals?

[@liamwilson42]

Great Bass Player, Mr Derek Forbes , always tried to be inventive

[@Kkidzz]

11:05 ... ♥♥♥

[@takamushinagamoto5086]

Derek sounds so greater with P Basses than these others suckin' Shergolds....a true ballsy sound !

[@gjpromo5640]

Yes when I asked Derek if he used the Fender Precision because one of his influences was JJ Burnel, he said you can't beat the sound and look of the FP and he isn't wrong!

[@takamushinagamoto5086]

@@gjpromo5640 Exactly ! The more impressive sounds on bass players I've seen live are Derek with his '79 sherry sunburst, Dave Tregunna ( Lords of the New Church) with his '76 cream P Bass with JB bridge pickup, Graham Mabe (Joe Jackson band ) with his white blackguard '78 PB, Francis Buchölz ( Scorpion ) with his '68 candy apple red P Bass, JJ Burnel (the Stranglers) with his black Yamaha, Mike Rutherford ( Genesis ) with his '80 candy apple Precision Special, Andy Mc Cluskey ( OMD ) with his '74 Jazz Bass and...Carmine Rojas ( David Bowie ) with his Kramer Pioneer Carrera...

[@jonfarrington1470]

I went to the brum book launch, no bass there unfortunately, but he didd say JJ was his major influence ​@gjpromo5640

[@nickvonbehr657]

Superb craftsman

[@stuartanguish5111]

What effect is the big man using? Chorus?

[@minky35]

Sounds like a flanger for the classic Minds bass sound

[@michaelh.-ox4ct]

In some interview Derek has said he used / has used an MXR Flanger M117R (or similar) ....