May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
As we have all been sharing the love of the album, with it having just celebrated its 35th anniversary, I thought it apt to highlight a gig from the tour. A Sunday gig…and just a couple of days after their appearance on The Tube (where the pic of Jim for my “WhirliGIG” logo comes from)….
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35 years old today. Gordon Machray of Simple Minds International Facebook fan page asked us fans – apart from the title track, what was our standout and why? Well, I was quick in response and then it was too succinct a response not to share here. So…here goes! “That really is an EVIL question. King…
Thought this would be of interest of those who had it at the time, and can’t remember how the interview went, or those who’ve subsequently had a copy of the disc, but never had a turntable to play it on.
The way Jim delivers these words is just “melt my heart” beautiful. Enjoy…and melt away like a bar of chocolate left on a car dashboard.
Barely 3 months into my new-found mega fandom, Simple Minds released Big Music. What an opportune time I took to arrive into the fandom. First song I heard from the album was Blindfolded – and WOW! What a guitar hook, Mr Burchill! As we are ever waiting patiently for new material (let’s hope it is…
I think it must have been all the excitement of Sir resurfacing getting the better of me. This morning I had a dream he was “seen” – out in public. A bit of video footage, some pictures…and he was…wearing the Hokusai scarf I bought him! At first I wasn’t sure, because I never got to…
And with just some tentative new album news. Any day now! …
All things Simple Minds…some 12 inch singles and a Greek copy of New Gold Dream. Interesting that Flukes Atlantis Mix of Theme For Great Cities comes with that DJs leaflet thing. Quirky bonus!
This man is…absolutely the most beautiful man…just, ever! Sorry. I’m just too far gone…and far beyond help. I really SHOULD just call this a Jim Kerr blog and have done with it. But…these ARE Simple Minds photos (the link below). Jim dominates though…it has to be said. Just sharing one photo…but you can view the…
I’m trying to keep the site fresh and appealing (even though it *is* a personal blog, and Kerr rich/heavy). I’m pretty broke at the mo. Spending is at a minimum. I can’t spend out to source rare material from magazines, etc. The art keeps going…but, well, there’s only so much SM themed art I can…