Devil Gate Drive

I was flicking randomly through some music channels this morning when I came across what I suppose is the video to Sinead Quinn’s new single. In my opinion Quinn is one of a very small number (maybe two!) people to emerge from the recent plague of reality TV music shows with any kind of credibility. And this video only increases my respect for her.

The song is a pretty rocky number (sorry, but I can’t remember the title) and Quinn is standing in front of a rock band dressed in a leather jump suit. So far, so average. But then I noticed the drum kit. You don’t often see drum kits with the artist’s name written on them any more, but this one definitely said “Sinead Quinn”. And there was something familiar about the typeface used, but I couldn’t remember why.

I remembered why on the way to work. I remembered 30 years ago when another young woman played on Top Of The Pops dressed in a leather jumpsuit. I’m sure that her name on the drumkit was written in exactly the same typeface.

Her initials were SQ too.

I didn’t see enough of Quinn’s video to make out what sort of guitar she was playing, but if it was a Rickenbacker Bass then the pastiche will be complete.