Minds Music Monday – On Hold
Sick cat taking priority at the moment. Hoping normal service will resume next week.
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Minds Music Monday – Sons And Fascination (Song) – SAF/SFC 40th Anniversary Celebration
Bass. That Forbes bass. It’s the linchpin to the Simple Minds sound at that time. Those basslines are one of the things that distinguished them from others and made them stand out. And what a bassline that starts the title track to Sons And Fascination. I don’t really know what the sound is that accompanies…
Minds Music Monday – This Earth That You Walk Upon – SAF/SFC 40th Anniversary Celebration
When you consider the tracks on the album that have just gone by – the thumping drum and bass monster of Boys From Brazil and the pre-techno genre Euro dance beat of Love Song – there is a calming and stillness to This Earth. A soft rim shot (that’s what that particular percussive sound is…
From Cowboys International To Big Music Post-Lostboy! : Minds Music Monday – Dance House
In my vlog post yesterday in discussing my visit to the record fair on Saturday – I mentioned that I had picked up a copy of Ken Lockie’s album The Impossible. I had very little knowledge of what I was buying. Only the vague idea that somehow Jim was involved in it. That he provided…
Minds Music Monday – Fitba Toons
In light of His Nibs’s post about the bloody fitba on Saturday, I decided this MMM should highlight tracks representing the nations. And seeing that in said post he declared his love for the English team, then we have both Jerusalem and When Spirits Rise to represent both England and Scotland. In fact, Scotland play…
Minds Music Monday – Something Different – Until Next Week – Kant Kino Tantrum Remix
Normal service for MMM will resume next week, but until then I’d like to share a special gift from my mate Baggers. Kant Kino is one of my favourite, if not my MOST FAVOURITE, Simple Minds instrumental. Only problem is, it’s so short! “No probs. I’ll sort it!”, said Baggers to me and lo! He…
Minds Music Monday – I Travel (Not!) – Utah Saints Mix
Taking a break in the usual proceedings with Minds Music Monday this week. The focus has been (and will continue to be for the weeks to come) tracks from Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call as we approach the 40th anniversary of its release in September. Four tracks have been covered so far – The first…
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Minds Music Monday – Boys From Brazil – SAF/SFC 40th Anniversary Celebration
In the early 1980s (as in 1980, 1981 and early into 1982) Simple Minds were accused of being “too Euro-centric” and of not putting enough of their focus into closer to home – what was happening in the UK, or even just in Glasgow itself. Why should there be criticism of such a thing? Why…
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Minds Music Monday – 70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall – SAF/SFC 40th Anniversary Celebration
You can’t escape it. The thing that hits you when your first hear this song is Charlie’s pedal affected riff that makes it sound for all the world like a cow has entered the recording studio to add a repetitive “mooooo” to the music. It’s a bit of an “in joke” in amongst the Simple…
Minds Music Monday – In Trance As Mission – In Celebration Of Imminent Anniversary of Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
When a song…and indeed a WHOLE ALBUM starts with the line “for just one moment in time I hear the holy backbeat” – then you know you’re in for something very special. The band were convinced of its merit as the opening track to the album, but Steve Hillage took a bit of convincing. He…