May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Firstly that little playful synth at the beginning. Almost like a little jingle. Then, just such GRINDING ax work from Charlie. One long grinding chord. I always think it sounds like an angry cow mooing loudly. Lol. I know! And each time it grinds, I join in “MOOOOOOO!!”. And after each guitar grind, a thwacking…
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I keep trying to make it happen today! Still can’t get this left eye (Jim’s left eye) good. I can’t place the pupil correctly so that he is looking upwards. This attempt certainly looks my realistic than the first one I did of this pic of him. Nose is MUCH better. Lips are now the…
Tried working on perspectives today. Tried to do a whole A3 sized image today. Over ambitious, really. Jim’s face itself is fairly good, I think. Tried a picture with him open lipped today. The teeth are…as with the mouth…something I need to work on! Noses are getting better. Definitely learning “less is more” when it…
The art I make doesn’t ALWAYS have to be about Simple Minds, Jim Kerr, David Bowie, or birds (but they are the things that make my life good). It can just be a thought…a philosophy…a mantra…a belief. A need for self-belief and positivity. And it then turns full circle – because I do believe this…
Originally shared on Twitter… Rather harsh on Sparkle towards the end – and to SM themselves – a bit prematurely…but it is IMPOSSIBLE to deny this magic and aura New Gold Dream pocesses. More and more I believe the title of the album sees Jim as an oricle, because it is FAR TOO APT a…
Tonight there appeared a YouTube channel called “Simple Minds Rare and Demo’s”[sic] It seemingly had several songs on it. I got to hear one. An outtake demo from the Street Fighting Years album called People Stand Up Again. I would have dearly loved to have seen and/or heard what else was on offer…but alas, I…
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Full details of gigs at Simple Minds web site Could have gone over to Adelaide for the McLaren Vale gig. Have NEVER been to the Hordern Pavilion for a gig :-(( And I probably could have gone to the Hunter Valley too – if it had all been THIS YEAR! But, there you go :-/…
Now…if this had been 12 months ago? I would have been OVER THE MOON!!! But, it isn’t. It’s now…and I can’t afford to go back :-(((
In response to an article from March, 2016. Link to article below. I must admit…it’s an intriguing analogy…but, it has flaws and sells them rather short. Firstly, it could be agreed THEY (Simple Minds) let it happen…but record company pressures couldn’t have been easy to avoid, and by all accounts Virgin were very keen for…
Just, wow! What a wonderful sequence of shots. Backstage and intimate. I had never seen these before and these alone make the purchase of the book worthwhile for me. The ogling of Jim is one thing…but as a snapshot of band life and backstage moments, these photos are a GEM! Fantastico! They are not singled…
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