Great conversation with Mel looking ahead to the new album which has plenty of surprises ! including a cover of a "Grand Prix" classic "Keep on Believing" and guests include Robert Palmer who appears on a cover of "Addicted to Love" and we cover the years spent in Simple Minds when they became one of the biggest bands in the world and the story behind
one of the 80's most iconic songs "Don't You Forget About Me" which turned them into a number one act in the US .
Exactly 45-years since Simple Minds stormed into the UK Top 30 album charts with their debut album, their longest standing drummer, Mel Gaynor, announces the release of his debut solo single Run; hot-footed later this spring by his highly anticipated debut solo album, Come With Me - out 3rd May 2024.
One of the world’s most renowned drummers, Mel Gaynor has sold over 60 million records during his 35-year career, and now under his newly signed label deal with Marquee Records, he unleashes his debut solo single Run, as the first track off his debut studio album. Proving that the back-man drummer has front-man charisma, Gaynor pounds the beat of his own drum as he steps into the spotlight as a solo singer, songwriter, and musician. Sheer genius!
Working with record producer and mix-engineer, Michael Smith at RYP Studios, on this debut single and album, Run, is an original track that beats-out an anthemic, catchy pop/rock vibe, as Gaynor delivers a perfect slice of daytime radio, flecked with charismatic strings that add a distinct Folk/Americana feel. Depicting the tale of the archetypal shirker, eternally running away from his responsibilities, as he attempts to persuade others to join him on his reckless journey.
With a pleasant Celtic fiddle whipping and weaving its way throughout the tale, an up-beat tone, a rhythmic drumbeat, and clear emotive lead vocals from Mel, Run is strongly reminiscent of a fusion between Hootie and the Blowfish frontman, Darius Rucker, flecked with tinges of Rod Stewart’s style, and sprinkled with touches of American Country band, Lady A. Run is Americana at its finest.
Although Mel is best known with arena and festival audiences around the world for his time with Simple Minds, it’s perhaps surprising to many of his fans that he’s also had a shining career as a session musician, most notably with guitar gods Brian May, Gary Moore, and the likes of Elton John, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Samson, The Pretenders, Jackson Browne, Little Steven, Robert Palmer, Joan Armatrading, Incognito, Imagination and Light of the World, to name but a few of the luminary bands and solo artists that Mel has worked with. After leaving the hard rock band Samson (in which he played alongside future Iron Maiden vocalist, Bruce Dickinson), Gaynor joined Simple Minds in 1982 as a session drummer for the New Gold Dream album, playing on six of the nine tracks - permanently joining the band from the New Gold Dream tour onwards.
Now, for 2024, the man behind the drums takes centre stage to showcase his unparalleled vocal, writing, and musical ability, in the form of his debut single and album. Live toUR COMING UP AS WELL
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