In 1979, I was the bass player and singer in a new wave band called ‘Impulse’. (40 years ago. Yikes!!)
I got back in touch with the guys recently and the guitarist Richard sent me some songs digitised from the original tape masters as well as a load of photos.
Overcome by a warm feeling of nostalgia, I wrote a song about it. I started with a four bar drum loop lifted from one of the tracks. You can hear the loop right at the beginning. It’s very grainy and there is audible tape hiss :).
I put together a video which contains a montage of some of the photos as well as some FCP trickery.
The guy with the bass that looks like Lurch from the Munsters. Yeah that’s me 🙂
Three of my friends from the local folk club agreed to appear in it doing “backing vocals” (all shot pre-Covid)
That’s great! Would’ve been played plenty in ’79 by Kid Jerkin, Mike Read et al. Oh, and it’s 41 years ago 🙂
Nicely done! What kind of guitar is that, with the birdwing fret markers?
@vince-black, That’s a PRS. It’s the most ‘bling’ guitar I own
That is excellent. Your vocals and guitar reminds me of John Watt from Fischer-Z which is a good thing.
I can imagine the fun and the feelings you had putting it together. I was 14 in 1979 and just about to get my first bass. Never made it as far as playing in pubs but playing in my band formed at school was the best fun ever.
Very good. Catches that 80s art rock vibe perfectly.
Great! Good song. FWIW I was doing all those things at that time too, albeit down under on the other side of the world. Nice bass playing too BTW…