May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I don’t know why I decided to redo it. Jim liked the first one…I don’t think I’ve ever redone one that he liked…other than Hunter And The Hunted…but that was due to the guilt of using copyright images…and…well, the original one is beautiful. Experimentation I suppose was at the heart of it. I really do…
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As we have all been sharing the love of the album, with it having just celebrated its 35th anniversary, I thought it apt to highlight a gig from the tour. A Sunday gig…and just a couple of days after their appearance on The Tube (where the pic of Jim for my “WhirliGIG” logo comes from)….
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35 years old today. Gordon Machray of Simple Minds International Facebook fan page asked us fans – apart from the title track, what was our standout and why? Well, I was quick in response and then it was too succinct a response not to share here. So…here goes! “That really is an EVIL question. King…
And last, but by no means least…the beautiful and ephemeral Big Sleep.
And, just on the odd occasion…I really do…amaze myself… A redo for Seeing Out The Angel. It couldn’t be any different from the original! WOW!
Thought this would be of interest of those who had it at the time, and can’t remember how the interview went, or those who’ve subsequently had a copy of the disc, but never had a turntable to play it on.
The way Jim delivers these words is just “melt my heart” beautiful. Enjoy…and melt away like a bar of chocolate left on a car dashboard.
Barely 3 months into my new-found mega fandom, Simple Minds released Big Music. What an opportune time I took to arrive into the fandom. First song I heard from the album was Blindfolded – and WOW! What a guitar hook, Mr Burchill! As we are ever waiting patiently for new material (let’s hope it is…
You can see why when I got a reply from him saying his jeans got ripped every night, my interest was PARTICULARLY piqued! Wonder if he STILL goes “commando”? ???? ???? And yes, Charlie…we know all too well what “Sweet Jane” is…you pair of DIRTY BOYS!