Top 20 Simple Minds Bass Lines: Nos. 20 - 11 / Tribute to Derek Forbes (bass & backing track covers)

[@davidcooper717]

Derek Forbes is one of the very best ever. Simple Minds the best. Well done Rob

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@davidcooper717 Thank you!

[@Alun49]

Everyone is a killer. It is his bass lines from which all these songs hang. They lost something incredible when he left.

[@johnmcguire8531]

Well done Rob. Just brings me back to why I learnt Bass fist day and had a very good career from it. I deffo owe Derek a few Bevvys....

[@mikeneylon1843]

Rob van the man on the bass 👌 excellent. I'm 60 and I'm going to learn the bass . Already play rhythm guitar but the bass is my love in music... Nice 1 man 👍👍

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@mikeneylon1843 Thank you! Enjoy your adventures in bass.

[@kenrob4965]

absolutely Brilliant!...best band on the planet with Derek Forbes in it

[@RobvanBerlo]

Thank you

[@bechsiga4656]

All of them are the most characteristic SM sound and my favorites too, Very well executed

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@bechsiga4656 Thank you!

[@MrLozza70]

Derek is a bass legend. You're not bad yourself.

[@ronniewilson6597]

Can’t wait to meet Derek next month in Liverpool for a Q&A. 👍🏻😀

[@czypauly07]

This is brilliant! 20th century promised land AND sweat in bullet, my favourite basslines. Awesome work thankyou for sharing! 🙏

[@1thess523]

I'm not familiar with Simple Minds outside of their mainstream MTV songs from the 80's but it's crazy how good some of these bassist were back in the day but I never realized it, yesterday i was listening to Huey Lewis and The News and i was like 🤯🤯.

[@jmacdono]

Excellent job playing Rob! I still love all the music from these early Simple Minds albums.

[@Nephilim-81]

What a charming, great video! ❤

[@theredraven]

Both these videos are fantastic! I think Derek played "The American" quite a few different ways looking at the videos of him playing it in the early 80s. There's a great studio clip of the band in France where he plays slightly different embellishments to say when he plays it on the famous Newcastle City Hall gig from later in 1982. It's a shame the basslines seem to take a back seat in the audio mix from Sparkle in the Rain onwards isn't it?

[@jasonmoffat2811]

Best on KZbin by miles! 👌

[@RobvanBerlo]

Thank you!

[@Adambutler2]

Really enjoyed this. Like to see you do Kick Inside of Me

[@mattw8626]

Superb fella. 👍👍

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@mattw8626 Thank you!

[@haimirick]

Love Song!!!

[@billyclegg3084]

Just proves that Brian & Derek are Mega...

[@windyhillbomber]

Wow, that tone sounds spot on. Enjoyed a lot.

[@barriem5318]

Great video!!! You sound fantastic

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@barriem5318 Thank you!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

very nicely played

[@RobvanBerlo]

@@The.Last.Guitar.Hero. Thank you!

[@jacqdanieles]

Outstanding 👏👏👏

[@RobvanBerlo]

Thank you!

[@kitkatCSR]

Excellent love the obscure tracks like twist/run 😮 Df is the reason i picked up the bass 👍 tracks 21 to 30 now 😊

[@j.m.6891]

Brilliant. Love these videos, excellent playing!

[@chrismarkens]

Trip down memory lane, bedankt Rob! Derek kwam nog een keer terug en speelde op Neapolis. Daar staan er volgens mij een aantal leuke bass lines op, ook al soms niet even goed te horen in de mix. Sommige nummers vind ik echt tof, underrated plaatje.

[@stefanobutini8838]

Bravo!

[@lloydrobson]

Rob,Rob,Rob, thank you so much, so many memories….. it’s my 60th at the end of the month, try to see if you can do “ Shake of the Ghost“ 🙏🏻

[@Gkirby001]

This is terrific. Will share with Dan The Man.

[@robertaguilera4042]

Love it precise

[@donatelladelpriore3375]

❤

[@むらまつけ]

very very good!😊

[@АндрійОвчаренко-я2ц]

Derek Forbes is as unique as John Taylor is for DD😊

[@odaikorob]

Nice work on LON there mate.

[@mrsuperger5429]

Derek Forbes was the true musical brain behind Simple Minds. They are now a pale imitation of those days.

[@donatelladelpriore3375]

We all get old

[@bluemondayuk8967]

Fabulous to hear the great man's stuff front and centre. Watching it played really brings home how versatile he was - an absolute master of the instrument to drive the sound of their golden era. Thanks for putting this together. Question: which did you find the most technically difficult to play?

[@RobvanBerlo]

Thank you for watching. Interesting question! I thought Hunter and the Hunted might be most challenging. But that one went on ‘tape’ rather quickly. 20th Century Promised Land however… Getting that line tight was quite hard. Especially because it got my fretting hand strained again and again after playing a couple of bars. This is the only song of the bunch I just can’t play all the way through. In the other video (nos. 10 - 1) Glittering Prize was toughest to get right. In hindsight I can see a lack of right hand technique is the culprit. I would play that one differently now.

[@bluemondayuk8967]

Watching it back again it's now really obvious to see you're absolutely concentrating on 20th CPL and looking pretty pleased (and probably relieved) to have got to the finish point successfully!

[@AlbertWeijers]

Mooi Rob, goede timing ook. Als ik een stukje bas inspeel voor een opname ben ik altijd nog een half uur aan het editen om het "recht" te krijgen....

[@RobvanBerlo]

Dank je Albert. Ik probeer zo strak mogelijk te spelen en zo weinig mogelijk te editen. Ik moet er wel op letten dat ik niet voor de tel zit. Dat is een soort natuurlijke afwijking waar ik me op moet concentreren.

[@AlbertWeijers]

@@RobvanBerlo Ik zit ook altijd voor de tel... enthousiasme zullen we maar zeggen.

[@huishaai]

Leuk !

[@haimirick]

G R E A T

[@robertaguilera4042]

Should be playing with the band

[@vincentmitchell7624]

Beautiful You and Kristian from El Ten need to get together

[@Kouros-t6d]

Simple Minds are one of the best band EVER! Even their last album is very very good.