May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
In light of last Saturday’s Record Store Day release of Neapolis, nearing the 25th anniversary of its release, there is only one song I could go for in regards to MMM today. I know many will have War Babies as their favourite track on the album. It’s a great song and much stronger as a…
Yesterday was a very special day for my uni study journey. It was the first time I had been to a face-to-face tutorial. There was an opportunity to attend one last year when this current module I’m on was under way – but, if you may remember (not sure I mentioned it), it was taking…
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This week it’s a rather tenuous Fanatical Friday. Magazine have been one of my more recent discoveries, and as a consequence of being a Simple Minds fan and through Jim extolling the virtues of the band during my years of SM fandom. The first thing I noticed was this little visual nod that Jim gave…
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Brought out as the B-side for Life In A Day in March 1979, I missed giving it a mention when I posted about the anniversary of the album in a previous post. In the early days in particular, I think the Minds recorded really strong B-sides to their singles. I have a real soft spot…
The albums are “middling”. Not my immediate “go to” albums but there are tracks on them that I absolutely adore. All For You was one of the earliest songs -chronologically speaking – to sway me into full diehard SM fandom. Pleasantly Disturbed blew my mind when I first heard it. It’s such an epic! Akin…
In the past, Jim has taken the time to shine a light on people who work behind the scenes for Simple Minds; from instrument techs, to roadies, to wardrobe and catering staff and many others, from all areas of the SM family and entourage. A real gem amongst them is having her last day on…
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the release of Hypnotised, the second single from the Good News From The Next World album. I always felt it was a stronger single than She’s A River. Thus continuing the tradition that, although not universally true (but a fairly constant), the second Simple Minds single from a new…
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One of the early sought-after ‘wants’ on my list of SM memorabilia was to secure myself a copy of the Early Years CD. I didn’t go all-out to secure a copy. Thankfully there were uploads to YouTube of the individual tracks that I could listen to. I desired a copy simply for its collectability. I…
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I’m at a crossroads right now. I feel as though I am neglecting this blog. I’m not sure what to do with it at the moment. I’m currently stuck in a rut with how to take the blog forward. It’s been a labour of love for over eight years. It has gone through several changes…
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I posted this on my Facebook feed just now and decided to add it here. I’d love to ask Jim his thoughts on it…but I may as well call to Ailsa Craig for all the good it will do. I no longer feel comfortable with posting things to SMOG and that would most likely be…