New Wave Outpost Forum

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 4:20 am**

I'm picky about this band.I have always enjoyed their early material.(Real To Real Cacophony 1982) . This album/cd has some fantastic composition.Iwas not too fond of anything after 1983 from them but I will say the song "Promised You A Miracle" was pretty good.

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:01 am**

I'd bet that's a common feeling about Simple Minds, certain is with me. Cool track too!

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:01 am**

I enjoyed Simple Minds' early stuff, especially songs like "30 Frames a Second", "Celebrate", and "Love Song". I didn't mind when they changed to a more synth sound with "New Gold Dream" and "Sparkle in the Rain". It was only when "Alive and Kicking" ca

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:11 am**

Their early material they ripped off from Howard Devoto's Magazine. Seeketh them out instead be my advise to yer. [8D]

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:37 am**

Ah, no wonder I liked it. [:)]

[quote]Originally posted by LadyLazarus
[br]Their early material they ripped off from Howard Devo

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:08 pm**

LadyLazarus,
I as well love Magazine ! I had no idea about the comment you made.I have listened to S.Minds early material for many years and I just dont see(or hear) the correlation.Not doubting your words by any means.

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:08 pm**

My absolute favourite songs by Simple Minds are "I Travel" and "Changeling". But I pretty much like everything they did.

Posted: **Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:11 am**

[quote]Originally posted by bowiestation
[br]LadyLazarus,
I as well love Magazine ! I had no idea about the comment you made.I ha

Posted: **Sat Jun 12, 2004 3:25 am**

You can't beat "Life in a day" and the song "Chelsea Girl" is early power pop punk bliss.

Posted: **Sat Jun 12, 2004 3:45 am**

Oh I too love the early Simple Minds lps ("I travel" and "Chelsea Girl" are terrific songs)but still think they were pretty interesting with "Up on the Catwalk", "Book of Brilliant Things" etc.

Yeah, "Alive and Kicking", with that grandiose video and t

Posted: **Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:12 am**

I only heard Mr. Devoto read out some of the lyrics in prose at The Bridgewater Hall gig, so I can't comment on the music, but generally anything with the Devoto stamp is approved by me.
Has anyone else heard Howard & Peter's electro-pop Buzzkunst projec

Posted: **Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:58 pm**

I didn't realize until just now how thoroughly AMG really nailed it on the head for me:

"Simple Minds' astonishingly rapid ascent from humble and derivative post-punk to platinum and transcendent art pop is just as remarkable as the descent that follow

Posted: **Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:50 pm**

Derek Forbes was the key[8D]

Posted: **Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:03 am**

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More remarkable is the fact that a fair portion of the band's fans have such a strict discographical line in the sand drawn -- righ

Posted: **Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:11 pm**

well, i'll be the different one, given my age and location at the time, Don't You forget About Me and the Once Upon A Time LP were the first i really knew of simple minds, and to my impressionable 14-year-old mind, they were great tunes and i still like t