His Royal Fop-Hairness
Oh, my! Sparkle in those photoshoots, mister 😉
Category: simple minds
TBT – Gig Advert – 1979
Oh, imagine seeing them for that price?! Hell! I wish! #TBT #Simpleminds playing #UEAgigs at the K Block – £1.25 advance 1979 – be there or be square 🙂 pic.twitter.com/bwgCWwzc9K — UEAgighistory (@UEAGighistory) August 24, 2017
Glittering Prize – Full Version – Vocal Isolation
This is a prime example of why (when I read the article) I thought an article I read about Jim not performing a breathy, romantic vocal until Don’t You (Forget About Me) was utter hogwash! Listen to those “catch me a dream / captured all in heart” lines. They are beautiful and tender. “Only on…
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In Every Heaven – Vocal Isolation
I might get my arse kicked for this. I will remove it upon request…but…I love hearing Jim’s voice isolated like this. I’ll share one every few days or so. I don’t have ALL New Gold Dream tracks. I couldn’t be done for Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel or Promised You A Miracle, sadly. Anyways, enjoy…
In His Element
Such a mover…God love him!
New Gold Dream – Piano Solo
Really like this…even plays part of the bassline, guitar and vocal parts. Cool!
In Praise Of “Our Secrets Are The Same”
Of the more “modern” Simple Minds albums, this one really does come around for regular play from me. I get something from EVERY track on this album. The beauty I find most beguiling with Simple Minds is this ability to shine a light out from the darkness. They are not afraid to step into the…
You Got The Long Nights
Back in 1985/6 when I bought my copy of Once Upon A Time, it was Ghostdancing that was my favourite track…followed by Sanctify Yourself, followed by Alive And Kicking. And I was a very, very bad girl at the time, and didn’t like Come A Long Way much and would skip it. Oops! That changed…