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Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...

electronically yours, jesper
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From: "Adam Lewandowski" <adam2@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???


> The band CAMEO on record SHE'S STRANGE used SDS7 drums
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ali score of a flock of seagulls used a killer white on white sdsv 
kit on tour in 1983 ... i couldn't take my eyes off of it ... new 
order & the thompson twins used both simmons drums and the simmons 
portakit ... david robinson of the cars used an sds7 kit on their 
heartbeat city tour ... the drummer from talk talk used a white 
simmons kit (just saw their talk talk video) and the drummer from 
kajagoogoo (shy shy) used a yellow simmons kit ... you don't see too 
many yellow simmons kits floating around there these days, even on 
ebay.





--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:

> Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...
> 
> electronically yours, jesper
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> www.electronic-obsession.se
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Adam Lewandowski" <adam2@o...>
> To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
> Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
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> > The band CAMEO on record SHE'S STRANGE used SDS7 drums
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thomson twins portakit went on ebay auctions a while back nice but i could not think i'd use it so idid'nt bid

spandau ballet used a twin bass white sds v (i assume given the time) for a while

in fact any body young beautiful  and poppy on the uk's top of the pops in the early 80's used a simmons to mime with

& more obscure perhaps

alex van halen of van halen circa 1984-85 on tour with maybe 10 simmons toms well hidden behind  behind ocataban and lots of bass drums soloing on hot for teacher got that on bootleg from my walkman

also the percussion chap with nik kershaw who went on to session with pink floyd - don't know his name but he jumped around a lot and had pads in a huge cage set up but the drummer from nik kershaw went to all about eve and lived not too far from me when i was a kid

gil gilson from squeeze and jools holland had a sdx (which i now have) and a sds7 which was dead when i last saw it and both were giggged live

bill bruford was a big simmons user till pretty recent times ( although i'm sure this has been raised before)


god i miss the 80's

dp

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  From: retrolust 
  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:39 PM
  Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???


  ali score of a flock of seagulls used a killer white on white sdsv 
  kit on tour in 1983 ... i couldn't take my eyes off of it ... new 
  order & the thompson twins used both simmons drums and the simmons 
  portakit ... david robinson of the cars used an sds7 kit on their 
  heartbeat city tour ... the drummer from talk talk used a white 
  simmons kit (just saw their talk talk video) and the drummer from 
  kajagoogoo (shy shy) used a yellow simmons kit ... you don't see too 
  many yellow simmons kits floating around there these days, even on 
  ebay.





  --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
  > Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...
  > 
  > electronically yours, jesper
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  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Adam Lewandowski" <adam2@o...>
  > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
  > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
  > Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
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  > > The band CAMEO on record SHE'S STRANGE used SDS7 drums
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I think I mentioned the monster one-of-a-kind Simmons pads used by Landscape
in the video to "Einstein a go-go"? Looked like giant troll heads...

I wonder what became of them...

electronically yours, jesper
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----- Original Message -----
From: "david pinnington" <davep@...>
To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???


>
> thomson twins portakit went on ebay auctions a while back nice but i could
not think i'd use it so idid'nt bid
>
> spandau ballet used a twin bass white sds v (i assume given the time) for
a while
>
> in fact any body young beautiful  and poppy on the uk's top of the pops in
the early 80's used a simmons to mime with
>
> & more obscure perhaps
>
> alex van halen of van halen circa 1984-85 on tour with maybe 10 simmons
toms well hidden behind  behind ocataban and lots of bass drums soloing on
hot for teacher got that on bootleg from my walkman
>
> also the percussion chap with nik kershaw who went on to session with pink
floyd - don't know his name but he jumped around a lot and had pads in a
huge cage set up but the drummer from nik kershaw went to all about eve and
lived not too far from me when i was a kid
>
> gil gilson from squeeze and jools holland had a sdx (which i now have) and
a sds7 which was dead when i last saw it and both were giggged live
>
> bill bruford was a big simmons user till pretty recent times ( although
i'm sure this has been raised before)
>
>
> god i miss the 80's
>
> dp
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: retrolust
>   To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:39 PM
>   Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
>
>
>   ali score of a flock of seagulls used a killer white on white sdsv
>   kit on tour in 1983 ... i couldn't take my eyes off of it ... new
>   order & the thompson twins used both simmons drums and the simmons
>   portakit ... david robinson of the cars used an sds7 kit on their
>   heartbeat city tour ... the drummer from talk talk used a white
>   simmons kit (just saw their talk talk video) and the drummer from
>   kajagoogoo (shy shy) used a yellow simmons kit ... you don't see too
>   many yellow simmons kits floating around there these days, even on
>   ebay.
>
>
>
>
>
>   --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
>   > Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...
>   >
>   > electronically yours, jesper
>   > - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
>   > www.electronic-obsession.se
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>   > ----- Original Message -----
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>   > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
>   > Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
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landscape were a jazz band and in a pop sense were one hit wonders 
there follow up single featured a trombone solo that all i remebers and it bombed 
they were also fameous for the lyricon i belive it was called - the first midi based wind instrument
the kit was a one off and i recall simmons literature at the time as i was working in a music shop in the drum dept that had a sdsv on the cover and the landscape kit on the back along with info to the effect that any shape any size only your imagination 
well of course being drummers no one took up the offer being such a staid bunch sat at the back
in the end they vanished


howard jones also used a sdx 
dead or alive also had pads on the totp appearence although pete burns (who now appears to have gone all the way with gender reassign ) seemed to be centre of attention with eyepatch and all

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jesper@... 
  To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:23 AM
  Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???


  I think I mentioned the monster one-of-a-kind Simmons pads used by Landscape
  in the video to "Einstein a go-go"? Looked like giant troll heads...

  I wonder what became of them...

  electronically yours, jesper
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  www.electronic-obsession.se


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "david pinnington" <davep@...>
  To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
  Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???


  >
  > thomson twins portakit went on ebay auctions a while back nice but i could
  not think i'd use it so idid'nt bid
  >
  > spandau ballet used a twin bass white sds v (i assume given the time) for
  a while
  >
  > in fact any body young beautiful  and poppy on the uk's top of the pops in
  the early 80's used a simmons to mime with
  >
  > & more obscure perhaps
  >
  > alex van halen of van halen circa 1984-85 on tour with maybe 10 simmons
  toms well hidden behind  behind ocataban and lots of bass drums soloing on
  hot for teacher got that on bootleg from my walkman
  >
  > also the percussion chap with nik kershaw who went on to session with pink
  floyd - don't know his name but he jumped around a lot and had pads in a
  huge cage set up but the drummer from nik kershaw went to all about eve and
  lived not too far from me when i was a kid
  >
  > gil gilson from squeeze and jools holland had a sdx (which i now have) and
  a sds7 which was dead when i last saw it and both were giggged live
  >
  > bill bruford was a big simmons user till pretty recent times ( although
  i'm sure this has been raised before)
  >
  >
  > god i miss the 80's
  >
  > dp
  >
  >
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: retrolust
  >   To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
  >   Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 8:39 PM
  >   Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
  >
  >
  >   ali score of a flock of seagulls used a killer white on white sdsv
  >   kit on tour in 1983 ... i couldn't take my eyes off of it ... new
  >   order & the thompson twins used both simmons drums and the simmons
  >   portakit ... david robinson of the cars used an sds7 kit on their
  >   heartbeat city tour ... the drummer from talk talk used a white
  >   simmons kit (just saw their talk talk video) and the drummer from
  >   kajagoogoo (shy shy) used a yellow simmons kit ... you don't see too
  >   many yellow simmons kits floating around there these days, even on
  >   ebay.
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >   --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
  >   > Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...
  >   >
  >   > electronically yours, jesper
  >   > - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
  >   > www.electronic-obsession.se
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > ----- Original Message -----
  >   > From: "Adam Lewandowski" <adam2@o...>
  >   > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
  >   > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
  >   > Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > > The band CAMEO on record SHE'S STRANGE used SDS7 drums
  >   > >
  >   > >
  >   > >
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david pinnington:
> landscape were a jazz band and in a pop sense were one hit wonders

Well, there early stuff is jazz, but not the later things... But you're
right, "Einstein..." was the hit though a lot of the other singles got a lot
of airplay (and still do).

> there follow up single featured a trombone solo that all i remebers and it
bombed
> they were also fameous for the lyricon i belive it was called - the first
midi based wind instrument

Well, the original lyricon is not midi, but that doesn't matter...

> the kit was a one off and i recall simmons literature at the time as i was
working in a music shop in the drum dept that had a sdsv on the cover and
the landscape kit on the back along with info to the effect that any shape
any size only your imagination

Cool! :)

> well of course being drummers no one took up the offer being such a staid
bunch sat at the back
> in the end they vanished

Haven't I always said; stupid drummers! ;)

electronically yours, jesper
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I remember that AFOS tour - superb it was !

How about more up-to-date, Danny Goffey of Supergrass had a single 
Simmons (mk 4 I think) pad on the left hand side of the rest of his 
kit on their latest tour...not sure what it was driving though


--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "retrolust" <misfitkidd@h...> 
wrote:
> ali score of a flock of seagulls used a killer white on white sdsv 
> kit on tour in 1983 ... i couldn't take my eyes off of it ... new 
> order & the thompson twins used both simmons drums and the simmons 
> portakit ... david robinson of the cars used an sds7 kit on their 
> heartbeat city tour ... the drummer from talk talk used a white 
> simmons kit (just saw their talk talk video) and the drummer from 
> kajagoogoo (shy shy) used a yellow simmons kit ... you don't see 
too 

> many yellow simmons kits floating around there these days, even on 
> ebay.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, <jesper@e...> wrote:
> > Don't forget Duran Duran (just watched the Arena video)...
> > 
> > electronically yours, jesper
> > - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- -
> > www.electronic-obsession.se
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Adam Lewandowski" <adam2@o...>
> > To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:55 PM
> > Subject: [Simmons Drums] Re: Bands ... ???
> > 
> > 
> > > The band CAMEO on record SHE'S STRANGE used SDS7 drums
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > >

> Front 242 used Simmons drums too during their gigs in
> the 80's

Well, most synth/electro acts with self discipline and attitude has...
Borghesia, Nitzer Ebb, Second Decay, Numb, Frontline Assembly to name a
few...

I play Simmons in my two bands Tin\ufffdviel and Machinepop... (SDS-1, SDS-2,
SDS-IV, SDS-V, EPU, TMI)

electronically yours, jesper
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