Review Simple Minds

[michaellevenson]

Jim Kerr's Simple Minds, started off as a very arty weird Indy band, with some inventive early albums. Empires and Dance particularly good and a eclectic mix of new wave and heavy guitars. The New Gold Dream release was the breakthrough with the hit " Promised You A Miracle". It was upwards from then on with Street Fighting Years and Belfast Child as they moved into almost U2 territory..
Then a slow decline. The albums Real Life and Good News were decent stuff , but Neopolis was an album that didn't really work IMO. The recent Black and White, and Big Music albums are excellent but a return to big hits is unlikely. This is a track from the Good News from The Next World album "She's A River"

 

[michaellevenson]

 

[michaellevenson]

The big breakthrough hit, still a great song , this absolute style of production is unique to this album, never really repeated this exact production sound again.

 

[TheSowIsMine]

Im not their biggest fan, but this song is amazing

 

[michaellevenson]

New album out at start of February.Can't wait! This is first single from it.

 

[michaellevenson]

This is from the so called lost album, Our Secrets Are The Same, the album that was originally shelved, then released years later as part of a five cd set. Never been available on its own.