Tag Archives: Derek Forbes

60/40 Split: TH3 MINDS Show That McGee, Forbes, and MacNeil Aren’t Giving Up Their Chunk Of The Simple Minds Legacy Yet

Posted on January 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

This weekend commenter Mr G dropped a comment that alerted me to something I was certainly not on top of. The fact that Brian McGee, Derek Forbes, and Mick MacNeil have banded together once more to form a Simple Minds … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds’ Bassist Extraordinaire Derek Forbes Unleashes His Autobiography

Posted on November 20, 2023 by postpunkmonk

If we have learned anything in the 42 years of listening, often compulsively, to Simple Minds, it’s the fact that the band’s most compelling music was usually down to the sinuous and trance-inducing bass lines of Derek Forbes. I first … Continue reading →

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Want List: ZANTi Unites Derek Forbes with Anni Hogan for “Broken Hearted City”

Posted on November 27, 2018 by postpunkmonk

I think I was neck deep in my second ever 30 Albums/30 Days thread when I caught wind of Zanti; the new project by Derek Forbes and Anni Hogan. Forbes will be known by his “god of bass” reputation from his Simple … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 73]

Posted on April 16, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] It’s not shocking that when Simple Minds licked their wounds and reconvened three years later, they were clearly looking toward their past as a way of moving forward for the first time in their career. The … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 54]

Posted on March 10, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Black+White 050505 – 2.5 The “Black + White 050505” album was so named on the day the final mix was put to bed. The band were now signed to Sanctuary Records, much like any other performers of … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 38]

Posted on January 29, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Néapolis – 3 As I recall, it was difficult getting my hands on this CD. For a start, it was the first Simple Minds album since 1981 not to get a commensurate US release. There were also two editions of … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 37]

Posted on January 28, 2015 by postpunkmonk

As 1995 crept towards 1996, huge sea changes were afoot for Simple Minds. First of all, the band’s September 13, 1995 stop in Glasgow featured one Derek Forbes strapping on his bass for “Waterfront” and “Love Song.” The band had occasionally … Continue reading →

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