Lyric Of The Day – Long Black Train (Richard Hawley)
Such a beautiful song…have been wanting to do something with it all these months…
Tag: acoustic
Official Promo Photo
Not sure who the photographer is. Went to check my copy of Classic Pop (Dec/Jan 17 issue) as it seemed the work of the same photographer whose main image was used in that as well…but they get no credit. They should get a name check, whoever they are. This photo is lovely. I had to…
Acoustic Tour Video Trailer
Ooh, we have a little advert trailer for the Acoustic tour. Lovely! Just a few short days away from it being just three months until the first gig in Glasgow – well, MY first gig – the tour kicks off the day before in Dundee. It’ll be here before we know it! Get your tickets…
15 Weeks To Go!
And now with Perth under their belts – it’s time for a gig countdown update for Glasgow. Oh, a Minds gig in Glasgow is going to be SSSOOO awesome! (Not to mention the other six – including BOTH Dublin shows!) I have to say, I do feel a little pang of jealousy that the Aussies…
More On Speed Your Love To Me – Acoustic
I posted this on the SMO Facebook visitor wall, so I may as well add it here too. ________________________________________________________ Jim…I just need to write again about Speed Your Love To Me on the Acoustic vinyl.It is the most beautiful, tender, sweet, gorgeous thing I’ve heard since…well, Spirited Away, probably. And like Spirited Away, I just…
Acoustic – Bonus Tracks – Speed Your Love To Me
I wrote on the SM visitor wall… “It was worth every single second of the wait for the vinyl for this alone. This one track epitomises exactly why you guys had to do this thing. Thank you! It is a gift. ?? By the way…I was going to re-record this ‘cos as soon as I…
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Watching It Again…
The Hackney gig, that is. Still can’t believe I was there. But I have proof…forever there will be proof (just in case you can’t tell, that’s me in the foreground on the left). It already feels like one of those surreal moments in which my own memory of events quickly fades… Thank fup it was…
Vinyl Despatch Email
Squeeee!!! Yes…I might not have given it a rave review. I DO LIKE IT! I don’t hate it by any means…I’m just not IN LOVE with it…but I am in love with certain tracks…and I am REALLY looking forward to hearing Light Travels and Speed Your Love To Me. I’d have just stuck with buying…
Simple Minds Acoustic – My Personal Album Review
Having involved myself with a great simultaneous live “listen to” on the Simple Minds International Facebook group…I thought I’d share my thoughts on the album, track by track. Now, if you are a reader of my blog and/or know me from the Simple Mimds fanbase, you probably know that if I don’t like something, I…
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Made A Killing!
I’ll never understand why promo CDs command so much money! Actually explain to me what is so “collectable” about them? Anyway…this person made a killing tonight. They were selling both of these. £200 made on two promo CDs. Bloody jammy bugger!