May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I feel as if I have had a lot of time to reflect on the past 12 months. It’s been time for reflection, particularly in my relationship to being a Simple Minds fan. Recently I uncovered a copy of a letter I had sent to Jim dating back from the end of 2016. There was…
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The lyrics are incredible. Steeped in realism. How does a 20 year old man write with such depth? And write with more depth than the 63 year old version of the same man seems capable of? Genuinely. I mean…Jim has depth in his writing on Facebook. It still comes across there but it doesn’t seem…
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This year feels like it has been a long one. I started university back in January and I am now working through the second module of my DipHE English. There was excitement at the start of the year with some Simple Minds related releases happening. The first being from the band themselves with the release…
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Apart from one addition in Ms Sarah Brown showing as a solo artist! All the usual suspect otherwise, with possibly even more Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music than the previous couple of years. But the Minds and Bowie will ALWAYS be top! Forever. New songs making an appearance for SM. I think this may be…
I’ll be honest here and say that these days I don’t really listen to too much music at all. I’m lucky if I play maybe two whole songs in a day. That’s just how it’s been for the past….18 months or so? I think the pandemic and lockdown had the completely reverse affect on me…
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The feeling I am getting from some ratings and reviews of the album is that it’s somewhat…”predictable”. That’s the overriding feeling I get from Wyndham Wallace’s assessment of it – esp. from his on Natural and Human Traffic. As with most f the fans (myself included) – he draws on Solstice Kiss as the true…
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I enjoyed this short interview Jim had with Jacqui Neal, and her use of the term “hopeful melancholy” – that’s the phrase! Wow! The interview is short and sweet. Enjoy!
The clock ticked past midnight. I was feeling quite tired. I forced myself to stay awake as I really didn’t want to miss the opportunity to give Direction Of The Heart a listen upon its release. I had waited long enough and through not being privy to being allowed to review it prior to release,…
Well, no… This person seems adamant that their opinion is the correct and ONLY valid one. I thought, well…let’s agree to disagree. Nope! Seemingly the song is just BAAAAD! Well, of course that’s why it’s Radio 2’s song of the week and it’s why it’s getting plaudits from reviewers, etc. It’s also why a percentage…
Jim talking to Steve and Tim Smith about 45 years in the biz, First You Jump, being a “brilliant Simple Minds singer” (Sarah should beg to differ! Lol. I’m being a wee cheeky cow!), forging the sound, early gigs, the gift that the punk movement gave them, air miles, Reggie Mael, and Inspector Montalbano all…
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