Nik Kershaw

spark240

The last ones a great version ...

http://www.vintage.tv/catch-up/video/3850752268001/

Bellycaster

Very underrated musician and an excellent Guitarist.

Strat_a_tat_tat

Bellycaster said:

Very underrated musician and an excellent Guitarist.

Very true... and a good writer

sweepy

Shall we forgive him  The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes ? However he was instrumental in getting Allan Holdsworth a lot of UK Gigs when he was a relative unknown in his solo days

DiscoStu

I have a lot of time for Nik Kershaw. 

viz

The best of his era and genre, without question.

Strat_a_tat_tat

sweepy said:

Shall we forgive him  The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes ? days

Nothing to forgive.  Well crafted pop song... and a nice lead break. 

richardhomer

At the height of his fame, everyone in my band called him Kirk Nickshaw - mainly because we found 'Wouldn't it be Good' so annoying.

With the benefit of hindsight and a much more open musical mind, he was rather good.

Kebabkid

Good player and he had some nice custom-made guitars too.

mike_l

He was a regular customer at a previous dealership I worked at.

Never met him though.

From all accounts he's a top bloke, and really easy going.

lustycourtier

Kebabkid said:

Good player and he had some nice custom-made guitars too.

He was using Bad Cats and PRS when we did gigs with him pver the summer. He was brilliant, as was his band.

vasselmeyer

Really excellent guitarist and songwriter. I know many people find "Wouldn't It Be Good" quite annoying but melodically it's a really interesting song. Brilliant bassline.

Iamnobody

sweepy;393430" said:

Shall we forgive him  The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes ? However he was instrumental in getting Allan Holdsworth a lot of UK Gigs when he was a relative unknown in his solo days

Did you know that Cheesey Wanks is an anagram of Chesney Hawkes.

Actually it isn't - but it's close...

Nunogilberto

I can forgive him the Chesney Hawkes song, but not "Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten.

Other than that, he's written and performed some good songs.

Kebabkid

He didn't write "Whole again" - that was a Stuart Kershaw and Andy McCluskey of OMD. He has written for some boy bands, The Hollies and Cliff Richard

sinbaadi

Cloak And Dagger!  He's one of the best of his genre, and there are some great guitar parts throughout his music even though to many it seems like it's just 80s synth pop.

Gassage

Kershaw was brilliant live....Garry Wallace, later Floyd, was his star....the caged percussionist

Dominic

Has written some brilliant songs and was one of the genuinely serious talents of the 80s scene

Nunogilberto

Kebabkid;394948" said:

He didn't write "Whole again" - that was a Stuart Kershaw and Andy McCluskey of OMD. He has written for some boy bands, The Hollies and Cliff Richard

I stand corrected then. OMD have discredited themselves...

Gassage

Dominic said:

Has written some brilliant songs and was one of the genuinely serious talents of the 80s scene

Who were those talents? Neil Finn would be top of my list for sure,

Bellycaster

Gassage said:

Dominic said:

Has written some brilliant songs and was one of the genuinely serious talents of the 80s scene

Who were those talents? Neil Finn would be top of my list for sure,

Neil Finn is quality as well as Nik Kershaw,if I had to throw in another great talent from the 80's, it would have to be Prince.