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Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby King Of Kings » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:46 am

Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp

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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby King Of Kings » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:27 am

Minds were the standard bearers for a new kind of rock in the Eighties, when they took the art-rock invention of post-punk and constructed a musical Colossus by adding rousing choruses and a touch of Celtic soul. As they contemplate turning 40, their legacy is something to be proud of and with WALK BETWEEN WORLDS their story continues to evolve.

With Jim and Charlie now part of a theatrical gang of musicians that are, in Jim’s words, ‘more inspired by the likes Sly & The Family Stone than a traditional male rock band’, the tour will feature the Acoustic tour line up of: Jim and Charlie, percussionist Cherisse Osei and backing vocalist Catherine AD alongside band mainstays Ged Grimes on bass, multi-instrumentalist Gordy Goudie, and regular backing singer (and sometimes lead vocalist) Sarah Brown. ‘The whole stage set-up is now more fluid,’ says Charlie. ‘We’re working on fresh arrangements of some old songs, and there is going to be more movement between the musicians onstage. There will be time for people to digest the songs and more space for Jim to talk to the audience.’
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby black francis » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:18 pm

God that sounds awful.
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby Voodoo Billy » Wed Dec 13, 2017 7:39 am

black francis wrote:God that sounds awful.


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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby Dr Cheese » Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:04 am

"With Jim and Charlie now part of a theatrical gang of musicians"

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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby fat cherry » Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:42 pm

black francis wrote:God that sounds awful.

They did the acoustic thing on telly earlier this year and it was. Add in chats with the audience and a few bongo playing jesters and its pass the buckets please.
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby Sick4Tunz » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:06 pm

Apparently yes. When I asked Nick about his absence after one of the shows during the 2016 tour he said Gordie stayed home to care of his ill mom. But then I contacted Gordie directly and he confirmed he's out of the bunny band. I miss his "dancing" on stage!
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby Grumpy_Jimbo » Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:04 am

Yes he’s gone, Simple Minds is a better gig for him no doubt..... Plus he gets production & writing credits with them, also his lady friend is also in the current Simple Minds line up...........
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby black francis » Tue Jan 16, 2018 2:14 pm

Grumpy_Jimbo wrote:Yes he’s gone, Simple Minds is a better gig for him no doubt..... Plus he gets production & writing credits with them, also his lady friend is also in the current Simple Minds line up...........


I always wondered what it would take for Mac and Will to make someone other than Les an official Bunnymen or if that would even be a consideration. Some new blood that actually has a stake in the direction of the music might help the current doldrums. Like how Ian Haug brought a little extra something to The Church.
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby black francis » Tue Jan 16, 2018 2:19 pm

In early October 2014, Kilbey explained that Willson-Piper was not asked to leave the band, but that he had simply not replied to the various attempts made to contact him (Willson-Piper had relocated to Sweden). Realizing that Willson-Piper would not respond, and in agreement with Powles at the time, Kilbey said "Yes, we have to find someone with stature. He has to have his own trip, he can’t be some weedy little guy coming in to play guitar. It has to be somebody with experience and gravitas."
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Re: Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

Postby Dr Cheese » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:24 am

Has Gordie left the Bunnymen Camp?

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