May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I use Spotify for the majority of my music listening. I still order and buy hard copy formats of artists! I buy vinyl, CDs, digital downloads too. I also buy merch and go to gigs. I support the artists I love! But yes, because I listen to music mostly through the night and I can’t…
I cannot reiterate how great a lot of Simple Minds B sides are. Most of them became an “also ran” at the expense of a song that makes it onto an album. I would easily swap Special View for Sad Affair, for example. Others would swap Veldt for Kaleidoscope (as although the song wasn’t released…
It’s taken me a few days to get around to listen to this. I like it. It’s very expertly done. But…I kept waiting for my fix of the chorus to arrive. At least just one time! And…the best part of Mick’s synths are taken away as a consequence, because they lay behind Jim’s vocal in…
A song from your pre-teen years. Because Simple Minds make incredible B sides.
Possibly the two best B sides Simple Minds ever released…
By Jove, Mrs! Tried to do the “cheeky AF” Jim and….erm, yeah. Couldn’t get the mouth right. Lol. Ah, well… Maybe I should give him a tickle stick? Lol
Lyric of the day Song: New Warm Skin Single: B-Side to “I Travel”. Year of release: 1980 Words: Jim Kerr
I know this is probably total biased talk…but honestly, I’ve never known another band whose demos are as good if not sometimes BETTER than their pro recorded studio versions! In case any of you reading this have any doubts about it… I FUCKING LOVE SIMPLE MINDS! Lol (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)