You all seem a bit confused, my name is Kevin Powell, and I am most definately the bass player on the tube clips, and very proud to have worked with Midge, he is a lovely guy.I did his solo tour to promote THE GIFT. I also played on "Call of the wild" I agree I am no substitute for Mick Karn on this, but he is one of a kind. If you are curious, the most recent thing I did was the Steve Coogan tour at the end of last year.
KEVIN...YOU did perform well on the :gift: tour. Saw you in SF with a few of my friends. Still have some photos somewhere. The comparison to Mick's original srtudio performance is unfair as you are not Mick! (people got to let it go!), I have a funny story from that tour. my ex-gf was living in los angeles for a time, and her and her cousin chased the limo down from performance hall to your hotel. As the bad got out, she asked around..."which one's midge?" you went up to her and said.."i'm the bass player!." That line didn't work, and she got Midge's auto and a picture of the two together for me where she conveniently trimmed herself out so all i had was midge. that was basically the end of us. but what a small story and even better memory! cheers!
Kevin...you did a quite brilliant job on this. Saw you with smudge in SF for the gift tour. The next day or so you guys performed in LA, and my girlfriend at the time chased the entourage to where the band was staying so she could get me smudge's autograph..and she didn't know who midge was so she asked, which one of you is midge? you came over and said.."i'm the bass player." epic. that's a story i've never told before and that was...37 years ago.
I think perhaps this was shot in the beginning of 1986. Midge got married to Annabel Giles on Dec 30 1985 which explains his wedding ring. Phil Lynott died Jan 6 1986 which perhaps is the reason Midge dedicates the whole set to him.
My good God, as usual Midge is in utterly superb form with this, just so the ''master'' of everything he turn's his very skilled hands to!! God bless ya Midge mate.
@greyman45 it's a great bass line with the typical sound of the 80s lovely fretless bass interpretation well done , very good job , very good bass player ...
Great playing Kevin! You have your own distinctive voice on the bass. I saw you with Midge on The Gift tour and was hugely impressed with your interpretations. High quality player mate, ignore the ignoramuses!!
Hey kev, your fretless bass sounds good to me. I was lucky enough to have mine made by the late great Ian Waller (wal) in 1985, is that a steinburg that you are playing?
Great playing Kev. Looks like an old Steinberger L2 you're playing, but its never on long enough for me to tell. it doesnt look like a steinberger logo.
Regardless who plays the F*cking bass in this track its still great. Yes Mick Karn was a genius...does that mean any track every written by anyone out there if mick is not playing on it then its crap? Get a grip...well done kevin
What a disgrace! The other filmed vid shows more of Mick Karn's antics. This one is just a weak brew, as far as tea goes! Never thought Mick would agree to this clip.
You all seem a bit confused, my name is Kevin Powell, and I am most definately the bass player on the tube clips, and very proud to have worked with Midge, he is a lovely guy.I did his solo tour to promote THE GIFT. I also played on "Call of the wild" I agree I am no substitute for Mick Karn on this, but he is one of a kind.
If you are curious, the most recent thing I did was the Steve Coogan tour at the end of last year.
KEVIN...YOU did perform well on the :gift: tour. Saw you in SF with a few of my friends. Still have some photos somewhere. The comparison to Mick's original srtudio performance is unfair as you are not Mick! (people got to let it go!), I have a funny story from that tour. my ex-gf was living in los angeles for a time, and her and her cousin chased the limo down from performance hall to your hotel. As the bad got out, she asked around..."which one's midge?" you went up to her and said.."i'm the bass player!." That line didn't work, and she got Midge's auto and a picture of the two together for me where she conveniently trimmed herself out so all i had was midge. that was basically the end of us. but what a small story and even better memory! cheers!
Kevin...you did a quite brilliant job on this. Saw you with smudge in SF for the gift tour. The next day or so you guys performed in LA, and my girlfriend at the time chased the entourage to where the band was staying so she could get me smudge's autograph..and she didn't know who midge was so she asked, which one of you is midge? you came over and said.."i'm the bass player." epic. that's a story i've never told before and that was...37 years ago.
Looks like a TV recording. It was a great time to see such high-level gigs on TV. Great gig! Lovely Midge and Ultravox! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for that, It was the best bass gig I had the pleasure of doing.
Loved it x
I think perhaps this was shot in the beginning of 1986. Midge got married to Annabel Giles on Dec 30 1985 which explains his wedding ring. Phil Lynott died Jan 6 1986 which perhaps is the reason Midge dedicates the whole set to him.
Midge is fantastic x
Loved that he dedicated the set to Phil Lynott. Another great frontman.
Thank you for the kind comments emt.
Great performance. Love the song.
My good God, as usual Midge is in utterly superb form with this, just so the ''master'' of everything he turn's his very skilled hands to!! God bless ya Midge mate.
I had this song in mind and soul since the 80's....so fine!
By the way the drummer is very great!
If I had known HOW GOOD this MIDGE URE was , I would have HEARD IT TOO as MUCH as DEPECHE MODE TOO when i was YOUNGER in THE 80'S !
I Love this song! What a commentary on those who pose as rock stars with the latest fashion but no depth or talent behind them!
Wow, this is so good. I like it more than the original!
@greyman45
it's a great bass line with the typical sound of the 80s
lovely fretless bass interpretation
well done , very good job , very good bass player ...
Great playing Kevin! You have your own distinctive voice on the bass. I saw you with Midge on The Gift tour and was hugely impressed with your interpretations. High quality player mate, ignore the ignoramuses!!
Thank you ! ;-)
Kevin, you so rock!!! Did a great job on this set of vids..I am big Mark King fan and you did great on "Chieftain/Dancer"!!!
Cheers!!
I just saw the strap pivot plate - its a Steinberger alright.
And you play it well. Hey ho you play it well!
It's everything I remember!
Steve on bass...what an impact he made in this version of the band.
dzieki za wspaniała muzyke...
Mick Karn, Legend.
"hey ho you wear it well" .. lol i cant see anyone humming this one on the way home...
Not a problem at all!!
xx
Hey kev, your fretless bass sounds good to me. I was lucky enough to have mine made by the late great Ian Waller (wal) in 1985, is that a steinburg that you are playing?
The mighty zal from sensational alex harvey band on guitar 🎸
Nice to see Midge doing this...
...But indeed, it's a shame that Mick wasn't there...
Go Danny!!! Play it Kevin!! xxxx
see "midge ure - star" in my list of other videos
Great playing Kev. Looks like an old Steinberger L2 you're playing, but its never on long enough for me to tell.
it doesnt look like a steinberger logo.
A bassists nightmare this one ! T
Dont understand this comment. Why does Midge need permission from Mick to play this track live ?
I have now uploaded the video - see my list of other videos
Kenny Hyslop from Slik..:)
Regardless who plays the F*cking bass in this track its still great. Yes Mick Karn was a genius...does that mean any track every written by anyone out there if mick is not playing on it then its crap? Get a grip...well done kevin
:)))))
I want my Mick....
Where the hell is he in the lives? =(
In what way ?
Not the same without Mick Karn
Midge Ure - horrific
What a disgrace! The other filmed vid shows more of Mick Karn's antics. This one is just a weak brew, as far as tea goes! Never thought Mick would agree to this clip.
lo siento...pero sin Mick Karn no es lo mismo....