Disc 1 Best Of Simple Minds Don't You (Forget About Me) Promised You A Miracle Waterfront ... more
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Advantages: Brilliant album - the band at their best Disadvantages: None
Scottish band SimpleMinds first formed in the 70's and are still around today, having recently released their 16th studio album 'Graffiti Soul'.
I first listened to the band sometime in 1981 when a friend had a copy of one of their early albums 'Sons And Fascination' in his record collection, and I then went out and bought a copy myself.
1982 saw the band release 'New Gold Dream (81, 82, 83, 84)' and I rushed out to buy a copy. I have bought most of the band's albums since but New Gold Dream is probably my favourite, and the one that saw them become one of my favourite bands.
The band :-
Jim Kerr - vocals
Charlie Burchill - guitars
Mick MacNeil - keyboards
Derek Forbes - bass
Mel Gaynor - drums
I will also mention Mike Ogletree at he also played drums on some of the tracks, but it is Mel Gaynor who is the band's drummer and who ...
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 SimpleMinds 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 SimpleMinds 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 ...
Advantages: Great trip down memory lane for some! Disadvantages: One or two fillers!
It’s been approx 26 years since SimpleMinds 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 SIMPLEMINDS, 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 ...
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