May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
And so, the first gig of the ‘Global’ tour is under their belts. The atmosphere looked good. The weather, despite the image shared by Jim that Del Boy had taken from the stage may have shown overcast condition and a bit of moisture was hardly conducive to the absolute dumping that I experienced at Blenheim…
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I feel as if I have had a lot of time to reflect on the past 12 months. It’s been time for reflection, particularly in my relationship to being a Simple Minds fan. Recently I uncovered a copy of a letter I had sent to Jim dating back from the end of 2016. There was…
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Just a quick reminder that the yellow and black spatter coloured 12″ vinyl release of the Solstice Kiss single is officially out in the record shops tomorrow. I pre-ordered mine some time back so will most likely not see it until Monday (as I won’t be here for its delivery if it arrives either tomorrow…
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Well! This looks a bit nice, doesn’t it? Pre-order link HERE
Seeing as it’s summer solstice this week, it seemed obvious to have this week’s Minds Music Monday be the seeming fan standout track from Direction Of The Heart – Solstice Kiss. Perhaps you could enjoy listening to it while having taken out a re-mortgage on your property to afford a glass of Macallan Rare Oak…
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The Neapolis talk. I’m glad he pulled himself up there because it is NOT true that it’s just himself and Charlie that like it. Bloody hell! One of those nostalgic things in which I can share an “exchange” – he pulled me up for not mentioning Song For The Tribes – which he mentioned to…
I’ll be honest here and say that these days I don’t really listen to too much music at all. I’m lucky if I play maybe two whole songs in a day. That’s just how it’s been for the past….18 months or so? I think the pandemic and lockdown had the completely reverse affect on me…
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The clock ticked past midnight. I was feeling quite tired. I forced myself to stay awake as I really didn’t want to miss the opportunity to give Direction Of The Heart a listen upon its release. I had waited long enough and through not being privy to being allowed to review it prior to release,…
I’ve been able to make out a few of the words of one of the song lyrics printed in the booklet for the new album. OMG, they’re beautiful! “Did I dream or/oh (not sure which) did I dream you spoke to meYou woke me with a solstice kissDid I dream or/oh did I dream that…