Simple Minds’ New Gold Dream entire album bass cover in one take (Kristian Dunn)

[@darrensutton5940]

Derek Forbes was the driving force behind Simple Minds.

[@sparkynl1271]

Makes me realise how good a bass player Derek Forbes is, and Simple Minds have never been as good without the creativity of him and Mick MacNeil. Much as I love "Once Upon A Time", this is just a different level.

[@SD_UK]

Superb album, Derek Forbes' bass was both sublime and driving. Nice homage. Loved it.

[@kidSkidlo-71]

You sir,in my ears and ears are a legend....2 full albums that I adore I've just come across...this and Duran and in their entirety....10 out of 10 mate 👍👍

[@lucabuzzo1032]

Well done. I think that a bassist who plays Simple Mind's songs understands everything, like the great Derek Forbes

[@ricardoroberto7054]

What a fantastic alternative way to listen to the album! ❤

[@erikalbers5221]

Thnx for showing.. Wahh. What a creative basslines .. Sooo special.. What a level

[@goalkeeper484]

Shows how great the influence of Derek Forbes was. Great work. Thanks.

[@windyhillbomber]

That was great. Seeing them in Melbourne in a few weeks. Saw them in 81, 84, 86, 16 and now 24. 43 years of pure bliss

[@BelfagorBelfagor]

Bravo. You show what a genius Derek Forbes immortally is.

[@robbelliii]

Chops! Fair Play! Viva Simple Minds ❤

[@ToneToo2]

You did this in one take, its a hell of an accomplishment and it is great to watch. Your facial expressions are golden. It's a performance I would buy a ticket for. Grtz from a Belgian in Thailand.

[@slikster86]

Forbes, done with respect. Great sound, awesome pick playing and played with a real feel of Simple Minds.

[@pme2001]

I'm Sure Mr. Forbes Will Be Very Impressed... Fair Play :-)

[@joncobbald1737]

Watched it all again, Forbes was a machine, bass lines so good, an album that must have inspired musicians to push their art.

[@thorholgersson6860]

nice to hear those amazing bass lines by DF brought right to the front of the mix, just where they deserve to be

[@4052000]

Amazing, from a 64 year old that grew up with SM and played Bass for 49 years now. NICE ONE!!!

[@wimsele]

Oh Man! ❤RE-SPECT!! Fantastic playing...Mr Forbes would be proud!

[@Dax893]

You got me with Duran Duran, but I'm subbing for Simple Minds. You even got me dancing to no one in particular with this video. Subbed, and I truly wish my hands were as good as yours. 10/10.

[@zacocrawford6950]

You single handedly gave me my song of the year. This came up in my suggested one day while I was doing schoolwork. I have listened to this album a sickening amount over the last 6-8 months. More specifically, I’ve listened to Someone Somewhere probably 200 times already this year. Your work is exquisite. You play with elegance, and clearly have honed your craft. Keep it up, cheers!

[@Mississippi4Clemson]

My most favorite release by ‘Simple Minds’ , Outstanding !

[@joncobbald1737]

Great playing, you have just reiterated what a complete and legendary album this was as is still, musically amazing, sounds from the bass that without them the album would lack something, and for the listener you just want to dance. I see you starting to groove, and why not, great to watch.. Cheers

[@Iofflight78]

Holy hell my man those who know this album know how great the bass is throughout the entire thing, and what a stellar album it is. Serious props! Also A+ for the fretless wal what I wouldn't give to have one of those! Now if you'd transcribe the entire album I'm sure plenty of us would pay for that PDF.

[@drprick7432]

One of the greatest albums of all time with the greatest bass lines of the 80's! Jim Kerr and company should be proud that so many people recognize the beauty of these songs beyond their hits! Thanks for doing this!

[@scottinglis6456]

Your playing is phenomenal, really enjoyed that. Derek Forbes is such an under-rated base player. Hunter and the Hunted in particular for me shows just how influential he was on that album.

[@slashingblade1968]

Brilliantly done. Should go find now an amazing synth player as good as the one and only Michael MacNeal. King is white... my favourite on this album. Was nice to listen and watch. By far, the two missing are Derek Forbes and Michael MacNeal. And if going back to when they first formed Simple minds. Brian McGee on drums.

[@moonmonkey71]

Good shout, everyone seems to forget Brian too

[@kramerbassplayer]

Derek Forbes ... one of the best

[@robertosoave9351]

Bravissimo

[@kitkatCSR]

Great stuff Derek style is unique and under rated how good he is!

[@TR-nq5fm]

I dont think Derek has ever been underated (imo)

[@massimobacciu1094]

Much better than the original, which, from now on, becomes impossible to listen to. Please fix the other albums too, not just by Simple Minds. Thank you.

[@Exmirror]

Very well done, sir!

[@jean-pierrebergsten9191]

Made my day 🥳👍

[@gjthedj7160]

You got the gig - that's what the group will say when they need a bassist for the NGD world tour 2025.

[@secallen]

Exceptional

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

Wow. You make it look effortless. Amazing! The talent you possess is to be enjoyed. Smile a little. We would all kill to have half of it. Thank you for sharing. I love when the music dies down and you are still playing. Just subscribed.

[@user-gb3kq3yj4v]

Always sounds so un English. Celtic, romantic and modal.

[@englishlongbow4907]

Wow. That's some world class skills right there.

[@vincentmitchell7624]

Absolutely phenomenal Lost for words 😕

[@scobiemacd]

Brilliant.

[@frankdauster4839]

very nice aria bass😊 and great playing...

[@addyourname5570]

This series has been background music for me since I stumbled across it. Amplified live bass over the awesome 80s music that was too "mature" for me as a tween/early teen is like discovering artists all over again. Not to mention, your playing is incredible.

[@davenight]

On headphones it’s orgasmic!

[@leep6875]

Absolutely awesome

[@CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

This is brilliant. Love the fretless work too, not many people cover those tracks on here with a fretless - the Wal must have cost you a fortune! 10/10

[@stephenmuir5108]

Awesome! Found this after the anniversary New Gold Dream release. Impressive playing and superbly covered. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@thomasfioriglio]

WOW!! That was fun to watch! It's cool to see so many different styles of bass playing on one album - pick, slapping, fretless, fingers. And 2 fantastic 80s basses to play on! Haha, I enjoyed watching the transitions between songs and your expression after playing New Gold Dream was spot on. 16th notes will take some stamina. Well done. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@huggycelda]

beautiful sound has the fretless, thanks for all. 👌🏻

[@Adambutler2]

So glad this came on my feed! One of my favourite albums & favourite bassists. Your playing in superb 👌 👏

[@neilmorrow9756]

Beautiful Aria bass these basses sound amazing you are a very astute bass player brilliant playing ❤

[@andrefranciscodasilva7671]

Very cool! My favorite band and album!

[@amelzon1]

Just effortless. I’ve a harder time breathing. Love El Ten Eleven. Fascinating stuff.

[@lynnethomson7718]

Amazing😊

[@MontecristotoValjean]

Thank you!

[@mrrusty1965]

Catherine Wheel is spot on, not an easy tablature to follow. You've reaffirmed my desire to learn bass after playing keyboards since age 6. Bravo!

[@stefanolazzari3688]

So impressive talented!

[@lrwebb869]

Very good man, a bass tour de force that album!

[@leonantonydanilowicz1588]

Wow. Legendary

[@pauldouglas9999]

I was thinking while you were playing it, Glittering Prize looks like a bit of a workout. Glad you gave us confirmation at the end!

[@arnaldoblum7073]

This man is Amazing bass player. Thank you for your bass covers. Duran Duran Rio album is great. I'm a Bass player from Brazil. Congratulations.

[@Ursabomb]

fricking awesome best cover of Glittering Prize i've heard....you're the only one to hit the low F in the middle section before the outro.... YOU ROCK!!!!

[@haroldvaison]

excellent

[@kenrob4965]

absolutely brilliant mate 😎

[@RealROI]

one of the best albums in the 80s without doubt. SM were always waaaaay better in music and composition etc than U2 (who gave up on the irish and went woke). Had the same Aria Pro 2 back in the day b/c of JT...miss it! Great playing old New Wave classics. EPIC album!

[@mrrusty1965]

Yep, U2 bass lines are not this complex

[@andrewtaller7401]

This is fantastic.

[@Lorificedutourisme]

Quelle aisance, quelle classe. Que de bons goûts. Une belle maîtrise de son instrument.

[@niallsbasstones9713]

Hey from Dublin. This is just super. Congratulations. Amazing playing

[@keithbutler2222]

Great effort this. Sounds very authentic and true to the original

[@user-xb3oy3vk7v]

Fantastic effort great stuff

[@alejandrohualdez5550]

Loved your two Duran Duran album covers, but this got me to subscribe….Derek Forbes man!!!

[@allotmental.]

Brilliant covers. Love the rock and roll t-shirt 😉👍🏻

[@regfries8279]

This is one of my favourite records ever. I've tried learning some of the bass parts myself, by ear, but I know I'm not able to play them properly because I don't have the chops to play stuff this intricate and complex. It was amazing watching you run through this record, and I'm gonna try to relearn some of the bass parts by watching this clip and copying you. Excellent work! ps cool t-shirt :)

[@user-vd5xh4cx3x]

wow ロックンロール！

[@romeks612]

amazing!

[@stuartthomas5025]

my brother your amazing remember playing this album to death great job so enjoyed ya

[@satoriflight3978]

Outstanding!!! Thank you so much for doing this! I can only hope to play this whole album like you. You've been a great help! :-)

[@jeanmarienoe]

Brilliant

[@stephenmathie]

Wow, stressful bass line nailed. Very impressive, Big Sleep was amazing

[@marconovelli66]

Fantastic as usual!!! Thanks...i don't know if i can keep the pace playing New Gold Dream with the pick 😅😁 watching you makes me improve....ciao! 😉

[@rebeccatozzi6381]

Che meraviglia! You're the top!

[@andremartins1893]

Great ! My motivation for learning bass started with this album - New Gold Dream. Mainly the songs: Someone Somehere and Hunter and the Hunted ! Congratulations !

[@ianjones3568]

Love Hunter and the hunted. The variations are fantastic. If you watch when they play that on 'The Tube' TV programme, in Nov 1982, they play it quicker. Imagine playing that quicker like Forbes did. Superb.

[@MrCatcracker]

The SM album Glittering Prize is a bass workout. Very well done !

[@rivitheadlab2523]

OMG I love this album sooooo much! Thanks to this video, I am finally gonna take up bass! Thank you for this video!!!

[@user-uk9hg3of6k]

Super boulot, bravo !! excellent choix musical

[@iDoTechOK]

I learned a lot just by watching this.. Thank you!!

[@Judith.13.]

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Thank you Kristian. Fantastic🌷

[@flapstick_101]

Good stuff, Kristian. Keep on keeping on!

[@HEL-V]

Nice Wall 🥰

[@daviddill5227]

That was amazing! Really great playing !

[@cedricamblard9317]

Derek Forbes, sort de ce corps !!! 😃

[@markcbb]

Worst thing that ever happened to Simple minds was losing Derek Forbes

[@gwendyovermeer8624]

Briljant,,,,,👍👍👍👍

[@foudroyaume]

Fantastic, man. This is one of my favourite albums to (try to) play along with on bass.

[@ericlebrun1640]

Amazing job man!!! Playing, derek 's feeling, well, awesome!!!👍

[@cwbalmer]

Brilliant work there!!! REALLY good!

[@peterwojnar5781]

This is so awesome! Superb playing! And also one of my favorite albums of all time. I purchased it when it came out and noticed the great bass lines immediately. Could I make a request? Could you do My New Career by Japan?

[@witchslaugh]

Intense

[@kenconley9642]

Awesome bass playing!

[@takamushinagamoto5086]

Waow ! Works like fire with an SB-1000 !!! You have the Shergold too ! Just miss a 78 to 81 PB...

[@raybrewster6722]

Promised you a miracle ✨️ brilliant job!

[@frankhewitt287]

well done kristian. i really loved this . takes me back .. they could do much worse than you these days..they were absolutely never as good once derek forbes left. are you a glaswegian by any chance

[@hunterhunted2171]

Somebody up there likes you and his name is Dereck