I Wasn’t Ready For This Bass Line
🚨 BRAND NEW HATS & T-SHIRTS! 👉 https://shoplowend.com --------------------------------------------------- ➡️ Simple Minds immediately made sense to me the second Derek Forbes came flying in with that bass line. “Glittering Prize” somehow feels punchy, spacious, melodic, and restrained all at the same time, and the bass is doing an absurd amount of heavy lifting without ever sounding overcrowded. What really grabbed me was how singable the groove was. It’s flashy, but it’s also memorable in the same way a vocal hook is memorable, and there were multiple moments where I rewound sections just to hear how the bass interacted with the sparse vocal melody and all the little synth layers moving around it. --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:45 Reaction / Analysis 12:08 Final Thoughts --------------------------------------------------- 📺 MORE REACTIONS: ▶️ THE JAM: • I Gave THE JAM Another Shot…Now I Get It. ▶️ DURAN DURAN: • Bass Teacher REACTS | John Taylor is a SYN... ▶️ THE STRANGLERS: • First Time Hearing THE STRANGLERS! Bass Te... --------------------------------------------------- Mark Michell is an internationally-touring and recording bass player known for his work with Scale the Summit, Tony MacAlpine, Tetrafusion, Watermox, and more. Michell is a published educator and author for Hal Leonard, the world's largest music publisher, and has taught bass clinics around the globe for many years. He founded Low End University in 2015, and has since enrolled over 2,500 students through his lessons program. Alongside his educational endeavors, he played on many Billboard-charting album releases and is sponsored by Jackson Basses, EMG Pickups, and Dunlop. --------------------------------------------------- 👉 Original Video from @Simpleminds1: • Simple Minds - Glittering Prize 🔵 GEAR 🔵 Bomber Bass: / bomberbasses EMG "Geezer Butler" Pickups: https://amzn.to/4b71e7j Gallien-Krueger 800W Amp: https://amzn.to/3KEKsBF Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinkys: https://amzn.to/456Kr0Z Line 6 Helix: https://amzn.to/3B2vPDQ Panasonic Lumix G7: https://amzn.to/3B4LKl9 PreSonus Revelator io24: https://amzn.to/3CN6LRY Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/3Z8MbCX Shure SE215: https://amzn.to/3Ox2JQ0 Gator Frameworks 2000: https://amzn.to/3Ouy2v8 Elgato Key Light: https://amzn.to/3B0kTXr Elgato Neo Light: https://amzn.to/49oEEGJ Rosetta Galaxy Projector: https://amzn.to/3XBIsem Govee Rope Light: https://amzn.to/44hFpwX Starlight Acoustic Panels: https://amzn.to/3QfxN8w LED Corner Smart Lamp: https://amzn.to/4b99np6 [These are affiliate links! I make a very small commission fee from your purchase at NO extra cost to you. This massively helps support the channel!] 🔵 CONNECT 🔵 📸 Instagram | / markmichell ♫ Tik Tok | / lowenduniversity 📘 Facebook | / markmichell 📚 Online Store | http://www.MarkMichellStore.com #simpleminds #glitteringprize #reaction #newgolddream #lowenduniversity --------------------------------------------------- Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair Use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. The original work played in this video has been significantly transformed for the purpose of music education.

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