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Posted: Nov. 17 2022, 15:07

The pounding rhythmic synth/bass type beat driving much of "The Lake' from the Discovery album (starting around 2:24) is distinctly reminscent of the same thing from "Waterfront"...Discovery came out around 5 months after Sparkle in the Rain.  Could Mike have been inspired by the  sound of the Simple Minds song?
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Posted: Nov. 24 2022, 21:18

More likely that he "ghost wrote" it for them!
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Posted: April 10 2023, 10:00

Quote (Sentinel_NZ @ Nov. 17 2022, 15:07)
The pounding rhythmic synth/bass type beat driving much of "The Lake' from the Discovery album (starting around 2:24) is distinctly reminscent of the same thing from "Waterfront"...Discovery came out around 5 months after Sparkle in the Rain.  Could Mike have been inspired by the  sound of the Simple Minds song?

It's very similiar to Platinum pt 2. Same boogie rock, Status Quo-ish rhythm. I never thought of how similiar it is to Waterfront, perhaps because I don't like Simple Minds.

In all honesty I think this part of The Lake is pretty cheesy.


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