Best Of Simple Minds, The [SACD] [Remastered] - Simple Minds

Simple Minds At Their Best!

Advantages: Brilliant album - the band at their best
Disadvantages: None

appeared with the band on the subsequent tour. The tracks :- 1. Someone Somewhere In Summertime 2. Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel 3. Promised You A Miracle 4. Big Sleep 5. Somebody Up There Likes You 6. New Gold Dream 7. Glittering Prize 8. Hunter And The Hunted 9. King Is White And In The Crowd New Gold Dream is the album that saw the band become very popular, and the release of the singles Promised You A Miracle and Glittering Prize charted well in the summer months of 1982. Friends of mine no longer asked "Who are they?" when I mentioned Simple Minds. There are only nine tracks on the album, but it does contain some of the best songs the band have ever written in my opinion, and the album has had a profound effect on my life. The standout track for me is the brilliant 'Hunter And The Hunted' which begins with a simple riff and slowly ...

JEFFJEN 02.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) - Simple Minds

Graffiti Soul - Simple Minds decent return to form

Advantages: Restrained vocals, excellent guitar work, interesting songs
Disadvantages: A bit disjointed at times, the tracks don't flow well into each other.

I've been a big fan of Simple Minds since the age 14 back in 1992. They had just released their Greatest Hits compilation as all bands do at some point in their career and I found myself listening to it in Our Price (remember them?!) one Saturday afternoon. I was fascinated and after buying a copy was hooked, I tracked down all their albums and taped everything about them on the radio and TV, my parents were somewhat perplexed by my sudden obsession seeing as just weeks before I had gone mad over Take That! I was being a typical teenage I guess. 17 years on and whilst still a fan of Simple Minds and their work my obsession has faded somewhat. Their last effort in 2005 failed to set me or the world on fire and did little to increase their profile and I daresay it their fan base. My partner is also a huge fan and in fact it's down to our ...

liz3yy 25.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Graffiti Soul - Simple Minds

ONCE UPON A LIFETIME WITH SIMPLE MINDS!

Advantages: Great trip down memory lane for some!
Disadvantages: One or two fillers!

It’s been approx 26 years since Simple Minds burst onto the Glasgow Rock scene to establish themselves as one of the biggest and best mainstream acts of the 80’s and early 90’s. For those of you out there who are not familiar with the fantastic group SIMPLE MINDS, please allow me to provide you with some background information on the band itself. Band line up is as follows: Vocals – Jim Kerr Guitar and Keyboards - Charlie Burchill Piano and Keyboards - Michael McNeil Drums (different stages of band history) - Mel Gaynor Brian McGee Mike Ogletree Bass Guitar (different stages band history) - Derek Forbes Malcolm Foster John Giblin It all started way back when Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill met at a sandpit in the notorious ...

herby30 05.10.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Glittering Prize 1981-1992 - Simple Minds