May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I really don’t know why I was attracted to this. Nothing really screamed out at me that it was anything different when I first saw the video’s ident. Another remix? Hmmm, okay. I usually stumble onto these clips by doing a search that is new content specific. So, I search “simple minds” and then I…
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I think I’ve come to understand one of the main reasons why I love Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call so much. Firstly, musically, it just progresses so beautifully. There is that undercurrent connective theme of travel, linked by the musical stamps of Derek Forbes’s fabulous bass lines, Mick MacNeil’s synth riffs and melodies and those…
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I listened to this over again early on Sunday morning. I love how clearly Jim’s voice comes across on this recording. I don’t know who was responsible for recording it? Frank, mabbies? Seeing as it’s a soundboard recording…? Dunno. But I am sssoooo very thankful it exists! I mean, Newcastle from the week before is…
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As we approach the end of this rather strange and turbulent year, there is still so much relevance I hear in a song like 20th Century Promised Land – so much so, I thought it could actually be renamed “2020 Promised Land”. “Great times in commotion. Here comes every day, it only lasts an hour.”…
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