John Giblin

John Giblin ( born February 26, 1952) is a British bass player. He plays fretless bass, acoustic bass, electric bass and double bass.

Musical career

In 1979, John Giblin represented in the band Brand X bassist Percy Jones, who had moved from London to New York and could not be present in all recordings. Contributions to the album " Product" were, inter alia, the two quieter songs " Rhesus perplexus " and "April" and collaboration with Jones on bass in "Wal to Wal ". Phil Collins and John Giblin were close friends, they lived through together in 1980 to divorce their wives.

From 1985 to 1988 Giblin was a member of the band Simple Minds and played on the Amnesty International supporting tour for the album "Once upon a time " by Simple Minds with.

His style has been compared in the 1980s with the playing style of Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report. He has played a Gibson S. G.

Cooperation

He played as a studio musician on dozens of successful folk, rock and pop albums of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, the bass part.

Further co-operation ( incomplete):

Colin Blunstone Jon Anderson Kate Bush Lucio Battisti John Martyn Annie Lennox Billy Sherwood Pink Floyd Ian Anderson Steve Porcaro Aerial (Album) Royal Albert Hall Discogs Jim Kerr Charlie Burchill Mel Gaynor Brian McGee (drummer) Mick MacNeil Derek Forbes Empires and Dance Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) Sparkle in the Rain Belfast Child
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