May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Firstly that little playful synth at the beginning. Almost like a little jingle. Then, just such GRINDING ax work from Charlie. One long grinding chord. I always think it sounds like an angry cow mooing loudly. Lol. I know! And each time it grinds, I join in “MOOOOOOO!!”. And after each guitar grind, a thwacking…
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Originally shared on Twitter… Rather harsh on Sparkle towards the end – and to SM themselves – a bit prematurely…but it is IMPOSSIBLE to deny this magic and aura New Gold Dream pocesses. More and more I believe the title of the album sees Jim as an oricle, because it is FAR TOO APT a…
Tonight there appeared a YouTube channel called “Simple Minds Rare and Demo’s”[sic] It seemingly had several songs on it. I got to hear one. An outtake demo from the Street Fighting Years album called People Stand Up Again. I would have dearly loved to have seen and/or heard what else was on offer…but alas, I…
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Full details of gigs at Simple Minds web site Could have gone over to Adelaide for the McLaren Vale gig. Have NEVER been to the Hordern Pavilion for a gig :-(( And I probably could have gone to the Hunter Valley too – if it had all been THIS YEAR! But, there you go :-/…
Now…if this had been 12 months ago? I would have been OVER THE MOON!!! But, it isn’t. It’s now…and I can’t afford to go back :-(((
In response to an article from March, 2016. Link to article below. I must admit…it’s an intriguing analogy…but, it has flaws and sells them rather short. Firstly, it could be agreed THEY (Simple Minds) let it happen…but record company pressures couldn’t have been easy to avoid, and by all accounts Virgin were very keen for…
?????? KLAXON WARNING ?????? Thank you and goodnight! They are not singled out in the book, so… Photography credits: Martin Corbijn, Joelle Depont, Malcolm Garrett, Peter McAthur. Jamie Morgan, P.L. Noble, Sheila Rock, Kerstin Stetler, The Scottish Daily Record and Jaine Henderson.
They are not singled out in the book, so… Photography credits: Martin Corbijn, Joelle Depont, Malcolm Garrett, Peter McAthur. Jamie Morgan, P.L. Noble, Sheila Rock, Kerstin Stetler, The Scottish Daily Record and Jaine Henderson.
Just, wow! What a wonderful sequence of shots. Backstage and intimate. I had never seen these before and these alone make the purchase of the book worthwhile for me. The ogling of Jim is one thing…but as a snapshot of band life and backstage moments, these photos are a GEM! Fantastico! They are not singled…
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How many times have I shared this picture now???! Lol. I’ve lost count! This…the PYAM video…the Celebrate performance on French TV. NEVER ENOUGH! Never enough… They are not singled out in the book, so… Photography credits: Martin Corbijn, Joelle Depont, Malcolm Garrett, Peter McAthur. Jamie Morgan, P.L. Noble, Sheila Rock, Kerstin Stetler, The Scottish Daily…
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