May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It was a question posed (along with a “and why?” attached) on one of the Simple Minds Facebook fan pages. This was my reply… Empires And Dance for me. Really made me sit up and take notice of their early work. European avant guard at its best. Disco leanings with tracks like I Travel and…
Why I love…Seeing Out The Angel It starts with, quite possibly, Mick MacNeil’s finest if nor most hauntingly beautiful piece of synth work. It’s quite a simple chord structure, but I find it just gives me goosebumps (chicken skin) EVERY TIME. Then comes in another gem of a bassline from Derek Forbes. His bass comes…
I love how he is wearing SM badges. So cute!! Photo by Carla Van Gemert
OMG!! Look at him!!! He is…just…soooo…. I love him. Lovely photo by Jean-Marc Piénard.
Lovely photos of the Minds from the Forest National – Brussels gig Simple Minds, Forest National, Bruxelles, 14/11/2015 | Facebook
Sydney railway station… Dunno WHY I wanted to take a picture of it 😉
Jim, getting into a muddle trying to pronounce Torhout- Werchter properly. I just love how he looks in this gif. Such a beautiful, beautiful boy :-))
Jim, having just explained that elements of the Minds’ early output made them feel embarrassed, at times, due to them finding their way. He says it’s like when you look at an old school photo from several years previous. “Your hair’s all stupid, but it’s still you.” He is absolutely so gorgeous in this interview….
From my reply from The Boy today… Gets up with the larks He goes to bed earlyish Jim Kerr catches worms
I love it when he replies. I never expect it at all – and it’s wonderful. I know it only takes a minute…but it’s just the fact he spares that minute. It’s sweet :-))