From 1975 to 1976 he played with Jim Kerr , Charlie Burchill and others in the beginners band Biba-Rom! in Glasgow. In 1977 he founded the punk band Johnny And The Self Abusers with Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and John Milarky . After half a year this band broke up, but dared a new beginning in 1978 under the name Simple Minds . After various musicians had come and gone, at the end of 1978 the formation came together with Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr, Derek Forbes and Michael MacNeil , and they also made their first records.
McGee starred on the albums Life In A Day (1979), Real To Real Cacophony (1979), Empires And Dance (1980), Sons And Fascination (1981) and Sister Feelings Call (1981) and decided to get tired of the unstoppable touring to leave the band.
Until 1985 he played in the local Scottish band Endgames , which recorded the two albums Building Beauty and Natural . Together with his former Simple Minds band member Derek Forbes he then went to the synth-pop band
Propaganda and stayed until 1995. He played on the albums Wishful Thinking (1985) and 1234 (1990), as well as Robin Zander's Robin Zander ( 1993).
literature
Dave Thomas, Mike Wrenn: Simple Minds . Moewig, Rastatt 1989, ISBN 3811830449 .
Ballad of the Streets EP • The Amsterdam EP • Dancing Barefoot EP • Themes Boxing: Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82 • Themes - Volume 2: August 82 - April 85 • Themes - Volume 3: September 85 - June 87 • Themes - Volume 4: February 89 - May 90 • Thenes - Volume 5: March 91 - September 92
Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call • Themes for Great Cities 79/81 • Celebration • Glittering Prize 81/92 • The Promised • The Early Years 1977–1978 • The Best of Simple Minds • Early Gold • Silver Box • X5 • Celebrate - The Greatest Hits +
Video albums
Seen the Lights: Live in Verona
Singles
Life in a Day • Chelsea Girl • Changeling • I Travel • Celebrate • The American • Love Song • Sweat in Bullet • Promised You a Miracle • Glittering Prize • Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) • Waterfront • Speed Your Love to Me • Up on the Catwalk • Don't You (Forget About Me) • Alive and Kicking • Sanctify Yourself • All the Things She Said • Ghost Dancing • Promised You a Miracle Live • Belfast Child • Mandela Day • This is Your Land • Kick It In • The Amsterdam EP • Let There Be Love • See the Lights • Stand by Love • Real Life • Love Song / Alive and Kicking • She's a River • Hypnotized • Glitterball • War Babies • Homosapien • Cry • Spaceface • Too Much Television • Home • Stranger • Rockets • Stars Will Lead the Way • Stagefright
