May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I feel very, very lucky! I have three gigs booked for next year. Three SIMPLE MINDS gigs, that is! I’ll also be seeing The Stranglers in March, and Holy Holy in April. I don’t think I’ve been to so many gigs in my life! My Minds gigs are in lovely stages. First, I go back…
An interview with a Belgian TV/Radio station. It does get a little hard to follow at times due to the translation having to take place but good to watch. If for no other reason than to see him tugging on his left ear for a wee bit. FETISH! Click here to view
Today Sir chose his number one acoustic song and it was Neil Young’s Rockin’ In The Free World. Of course this whole thing had me contemplating the whole “acoustic” sound. The only real distinction I ever made in music was between classical and popular music. Other than those two very distinct differences, it was just…
Reviews from Mojo and Uncut. One fairly good (praise for a Simple Minds cover?!! I KNOW!!! And my shock is as in I would praise them for some of their covers, for sure…but not many other fans do) and one… The good was in Uncut, the other in Mojo (thank you, Mojo, for your “opinion”!)
Tracks from Simple Minds Acoustic appear to be on “trickle” release. Two more dropped today. Chelsea Girl (that final “Chelsea Girl”, sir! My ovaries rumbled! Lol. One can only imagine your baws were lowered into a bucket of ice for your voice to get that low? Lol) and Don’t You (Forget About Me). Now, there…
Full version trailer of “Acoustic” here to watch. Four words: Glittering Prize! = Beautiful. Stunning. I knew I’d love it from when I first heard it at Zermatt (on a video clip someone in the crowd recorded). PLEASE PLAY IT AT HACKNEY!!!
Countdown…
Glittering Prize sounding every bit as beautiful as it did at the Zermatt gig back in April.
New songs from the new album. Squeee!