yep! That one and Sparkle in the rain! With Waterfront on it. Loved them. However I once saw them live and in their frontprogramme (how do you call that) they had The Waterboys....and they outplayed them (live I mean)
New Gold dream is not only my fav Simple Minds album but one of my top 10 albums of all time. Listened to it the other day in fact stoned oot ma nut....aaah it took me back.
You have to hear "Alive and Kicking" it is just classic, the bass playing and the drumming are spectacular. "Ghost Dancing," "All the things she said," and "Sanctify Yourself" among others.
Under appreciated? 16 top 40 albums Inc 3 no.1s. They were the first band to be asked to play in the Philidelphia stage of live aid. .They headlined some big venues. I've seen them about 12 times during the 80s. Including MK Bowl and Wembley Stadium. The only band who were probably bigger during their peak, would've been U2. In fairness,though, they didn't have the same success in the US
They fell hard in the 2000's but came back in the 2010's with great respect and unbelievable songs. And frankly their output since has been stellar in my opinion. They've been around for more than 40 years, filled stadiums, had a hard time and came back still strong and vital. Then again bands from this era always faded away from success for some time, except maybe Depeche Mode. But a new generation rediscovered them and that's how they stay in our (simple) minds :) !
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Alive and Kicking" and "Sanctify Yourself"!! edit- lead singer Jim Kerr was married to The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde '90-'96. You are overdue for a Pretenders banger "Mystery Achievement"!!!!
Simple Minds was a band the ''cool'' kids listened to, they weren't 'main stream' but had a large following. a couple of radio hits made them a known name but mostly close in followers like people who liked, ''Echo and the Bunnymen''
I wasn’t a “cool kid” and I listened to them. And “”Don’t You (Forget About Me)” is a mainstream 80’s classic if there ever was one. Sure, they had more of an edge to them but they were very accessible. ✌🏽
The 80s = heavy bass. It was in almost every genre. This song epitomizes New Wave. I need to create an 80s new wave playlist...such great childhood memories ❤
The bass player Derek Forbes was very important to Simple Minds' early sound. After "Don't You", Jim Kerr kicked him out. It was some kind of love triangle. Forbes thought it would blow over and he expected someone to call him and ask him to get back. But no one called him...Forbes' bass lines are very inspired by 70's disco and funk. Before bands like Simple Minds, really innovative bass lines were rare in pop music. Paul McCartney was an obvious rare example of good bass lines.
A lot of Bass back then had a strong mid range focus which pulled it front and center of the mix. Popular basses at the time like the Aria SB range, the almost mythical Wal basses, and the every reliable work horse Fender Precision Bass all had tighter bottom ends and a mid range hump that give a focused attack.
@@chrillekrook-odeal8875 Do you know why Jim Kerr kicked him out ? After Jim Kerr kicked him out, the band was musically a shadow of itself, dunno if it was because they were so creative and untouchable during their 6 first years and such a high bar couldn't last or if it was because Derek was such a key part of their musical genius that they couldn't reproduce the miracle of their first years.
@@Maitatron You should read Graeme Thomson's biography "Theme for great cities". It told me so much not only about the band, but also about how music can be made. It doesn't have to be someone strumming an acoustic guitar. It can be 4-5 persons improvising and finally arriving at something resembling a song...as it was in their case. - Anyway, in this book it turns out that Derek was getting more focused on partying, girls, cars etc than the band. He was getting on the other guys' nerves. At some point he crashed his car and he wasn't sober. Some time later Jim Kerr called their manager Bruce Findlay and said that Derek had to go. Derek wasn't surprised when he found out...
As others have said, "Alive and Kicking" is epic. And also "Sanctify Yourself," "All the Things She Said," and "Once Upon a Time." Really great. And some of their earlier stuff, "New Gold Dream, 81, 82, 83, 84" and "Up on the Catwalk" are great too.
"New Gold Dream", "Speed Your Love To Me", "Someone Somewhere in Summertime", "Glittering Prize", "Alive and Kicking", and "All the Things She Said" are other great songs by the band worth checking out
Under-appreciated band. Their album 'Sparkle in the Rain' is among my favorite albums of all time. Two great tracks from that album are 'Up on the Catwalk' and 'Waterfront. ' I think you'll enjoy both.
I never thought I would see this song being reacted to because it's kind of obscure. I like that you're doing it, though. This whole Once Upon a Time album is really loaded with good songs. "Alive and Kicking" and "See the Lights" (which came later) are two songs that you'll eventually want to get to.
@@James-hd6ez I read that it was recorded in the early spring of 1982. Forbes, MacNeil and Burchill had something funky going on, inspired by an American song they'd heard on the radio. Kerr listened to their jamming and began singing words to it. - Once Upon A Time Is really a very different Simple Minds. The excellent bass player Derek Forbes had been replaced by a professional, but not so innovative, colleague called John Giblin. He had a very different sound, he didn't lead the way for the others, but accompanied them. OUAT is a very good album, but it can never compete with NGD in my world. :)
"Alive and Kicking" is my favorite from these guys. Great female backup singer, Robin Clark, featured. Make sure you watch the official version with the video.
Don't know if Jay is going to like this group or song, but this group as underrated as they were and are .....one of my favorite all-time bands. The musicianship is Excellent....and deep deep lyrics.....and his voice is so great with echos of David Bowie's voice was a great fit for me..
This was a big album for the band, it took them in a slightly more commercial direction, a strong record with New Gold Dream 81- 82 - 83 - 84 one of the best tracks on the album. IMHO!
Yeah I agree. This was their first real commercial album success....and their 6th release (if you count sister feelings as a single album) Someone, somewhere is my fave from this album.
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United State
Americans should know that Simple Minds were very big in the UK and Northern Europe (and perhaps Canada and Australia) a few years before they scored a hit in the US with a song they didn't wanna record at first asking. Around 1982-83, Simple Minds were one of the coolest bands in countries like Sweden and the Netherlands.
simple minds have made 18 albums during more than 40 years of career. the best tracks are : street fighting years let there be love seeing out an angel dolphins belfast child shadows and lights oh jungleland waterfront speed your love to me mandela day big sleep see the lights and also, many beautiful instrumental tracks : shake off the ghosts someone up there likes you when spirits rise women and ghosts
Never noticed how similar this song sounds like "Poison Arrow" by ABC. Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) and Martin Frye (ABC) vocals are very similar. Check out SM's "Up On the Catwalk", it's really different than their other top 40 hits. ✌️ ☮️
I really don’t care for this band, but they do have song I really love - “New Gold Dream”. The first time I heard it on shuffle I was in awe and had no idea who performed it.
While "Alive and Kicking" is probably their best song, this song right here is pure 100% pure New Wave! Songs like this was the reason I became a New Waver. Just cool music!!!
Speed Your Love To Me, Waterfront, Glittering Prize, Sanctify Yourself are all amazing tracks you haven't reacted to yet. As a Scotsman, Simple Minds is the best band we've ever produced. Absolutely World class and my God I LOVE Jim Kerr's voice.
My mind is just blown! 🤯Major props to you guys for doing this one!! My favorite Simple Minds tune By Far! Jay, you keyed right in. The bassline here is just killer! If I had a dollar for every time my friends and I vibed out to this, as a pre-teen, I'd be a millionaire. "Alive and kicking" should be next! Cheers!
I've been a fan of Simple Minds since the early 80s,absolutely the best band live I've heard and still going even now.. They started off as a punk band in 78,"Johnny and the Self Abusers" in Glasgow Scotland but jumped that particular ship and kicked on as Simple Minds mercifully..
Simple Minds has a great gem of a song that you've probably never heard before. Look for the song "Mandela Day" which was released on their '89 "Street Fighting Years" LP/CD.
I this is very reminiscent of the incredible music of the early 80s new wave, New Romantic, synth pop sound. I don’t know if anyone else has suggested these but I feel if you haven’t done these already then you really must react to: - Spandau Ballet ‘ To cut a long story short’ - Duran Duran ‘Planet Earth’ - ABC ‘Poison Arrow’ - Ultravox ‘Vienna’
The 70s had parallels of disco and rock to the 90s dance music and grunge . The 80s were just a unique stand alone decade of music . The diversity was staggering . For the pure entertainment value , check out Life At The Outpost ( missing verse included ) by The Skatt Brothers . The song is catchy and the singing is great but the video clip and the dance routines are hilarious . Other artists that were big in the 80s you haven’t checked out yet Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy or I Wont Let The Sun Go Down On Me Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid Mondo Rock - Cool World or State of The Heart
I was so worried you weren't going to like this song, this is real Simple Minds. At the time, for longtime Simple Minds fans, "Alive and Kicking" and "Don't You Forget About Me" seemed like selling out to a mainstream American market (I learned to like those songs when I got older though). This album, "New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84," was one of my teenage treasures that got me through many rough patches, they had many hits off it (and you'll pick up a theme of "gold," "shine," "glittering" throughout). The other great songs from it: "Someone, Somewhere, in Summertime'" (I think is their best song ever) "Glittering Prize" "New Gold Dream" Later great hits; "Up on the Catwalk" (awesome song!) "Speed Your Love to Me" Now, if you REALLY want to go back and get into music of where the 80s sound you love came out of, you can get more immediate post-punk with "The Changeling" from 1979, this was a massive clear the dancefloor song for me in the 80s, but it is very dark with heavy instrumentation.
@@jameswilson7790That’s actually the perfect way to phrase it. I think this could apply to many other bands of the time. Depeche Mode and Psychedelic Furs come to top of mind.
Yes! Yes! J and A you just found one of the cool hipster songs of the 80's! The radest Simple Minds. Makes me miss the 80's really hard! ALSO - unrelated but a future must-hear, especially for Jay - "All night thing" by the Invisible man's band. Funk at it's roller-rink finest from the early 80's.
Always Love when Simple Minds oldies play on the Radio. Unique and another reason why the '80s to me was Best Decade for Rock/Pop Music! Great Choice & Reaction You Guys! :)
"Promised You A Miracle" was Simple Minds first chart hit, a classic eighties vibraphonic synth dance pop from 1982. I bought the record to listen to that funky bass line. The song is structured "chorus verse" rather than "verse chorus". It repeats "chorus verse" four times. The band turns the chorus on the fifth round into an instrumental passage that resolves to the verse with the return of the vocals, followed by another chorus and finally the last verse, stretched out, broken down, and heading for the fade out.
Simple Minds is a great band from the 80's. I believe at one point I had their greatest hits album. I do believe I suggested this one a long while back, so thanks for doing it. "Waterfront" "Belfast Child" "Glittering Prize" "Speed Your Love To Me" "The Tube" "Someone Somewhere In Summertime" "See The Lights" "Love Song" "Up On The Catwalk" "Let There Be Love" "She's A River" "Real Life" Patreon Movie Suggestion: Toy Soldiers (1991) with Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, R. Lee Ermey, Keith Coogan, Jerry Orbach, and Louis Gossett, Jr. You might enjoy the song "Promises, Promises" by Naked Eyes.
I know you love your 80s so you'll love this one, the band is 'The Blue Nile' and the track 'Stay'. Still gives me goose-bumps almost 40 years on. Or try the haunting 'Heatwave' ... every track on that album is diamond
The Downtown Lights is simply gorgeous, as is Tinseltown In The Rain. Headlights On The Parade has a fascinating swirling polyrhythmic synth arrangement under the piano. Great music.
Simple Minds… A huge staple on the radios in Southern California back in the 80s! “Someone, Somewhere, In Summertime” is one of my favorite tunes by them!
Great Simple Minds song choice! If you like funky bass lines, listen to their early hit 'Waterfront.' There is the early studio version and later live versions to appreciate. Cheers.
Speed your love to me, Waterfront, Up on the Catwalk, Big Sleep, Someone Somewhere in Summertime, Alive & Kicking, Ghost dancing, etc, etc. Amazing band, with an amazing catalogue of songs. More please!
Early Simple Minds. "Promised You A Miracle" didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak @ #65 on the Dance chart in 1982. Simple Minds didn't hit the Hot 100 chart until 1985 with their #1 "Don't You (Forget About Me)".
It did spend 11 weeks on the UK Top 40 though. It was a big hit in Sweden, that's when I discovered them. Simple Minds were quite obscure in the US until that movie theme. Even though they did do a US/Canada tour before Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and the songs were inspired by it.
Simple Minds was one of many interesting Scottish bands in the 80s. Bands like The Blue Nile with "Tinseltown In The Rain" and "Stay", Altered Images with "I Could Be Happy", Jesus And Mary Chain with that wall of guitar noise around classic 60s pop melodies like "You Trip Me Up", Orange Juice with "Rip It Up" and Edwyn Collins' classic "A Girl Like You" with its bluesy fuzzed out guitar, Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Aztec Camera, The Associates, Cocteau Twins, Blow Monkeys, Strawberry Switchblade-I mean that barely scratches the surface. So many amazing unique bands. They really made a huge portion of alternative pop and rock. Dive in, you two!
Yes, I guess it's an impressive thing in itself that they broke through internationally with a song someone else wrote and wanted them to record. Although they weren't very excited about it, they did their best and suddenly everyone liked Simple Minds. :D
Big Simple Minds fan here, so glad you came back to them! Further suggestions: New Gold Dream, Waterfront, Up On the Catwalk, Book of Brilliant Things, Sanctify Yourself and the phenomenal Alive and Kicking.
She's a river is a great track from a Glasgow band who dominated the 1980s and held their own against the best in the 1990s. A genuine Scottish Supergroup with many anthemic classic tracks.
My favorite Simple Minds is "Waterfront" - great new wave sound. Next you need to hear Echo & the Bunnymen - start with "Lips Like Sugar" or "Bring on the Dancing Horses" (please don't start with "The Killing Moon").
This song is a few years older than Don't You Forget About Me. ALIVE AND KICKING would be the obvious follow up to DYFAM since it was another massive commercial success for them but SO many GEMS with Simple Minds!! EPIC Songs you would appreciate are BELFAST CHILD and their cover of BIKO - Jim Kerr is a Singular Voice.
A friend was a mega fan. He bred top pedigree Bull Mastiffs and named a few of them after Simple Minds albums. He took me to see Simple Minds play in Glasgow as a well established band. Waterfront is a great track from their earlier stuff. I think Jim Kerr ( lead vocals ) met Charlie Burchill ( lead guitar ) in their very first years at school in Glasgow, so it has been a very long association. Fun fact , the pair started out in a punk band called Johnny and the Self Abusers !
' Street Fighting Years' Book of Brilliant things, 'Alive and Kicking, Someone Somewhere in Summertime, this band have been musically brilliant and very experimental. Their first five albums are particularly brilliant, you really should have a listen to these guys.
I saw them at the Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles) in 1985. GREAT show! Shriekback opened for them. Derek Forbes (bassist) broke his ankle the night prior to the show, but was such a trooper! He sat in a tall chair, with his ankle (in a plaster cast) propped up on a pedestal, and didn't miss a beat!
Don't You (Forget About Me) was written for the movie and the producers had to fight pretty hard to get Simple Minds to record it. So I wouldn't expect any of their other songs to be very much like that.
Ah, early 80s Simple Minds. Nice. Maybe try The American, Love Song or I Travel from even earlier for prime (for me) Simple Minds with Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil and Brian McGee.
THIS is Very Early Simple Minds - def WAY before Don't You Forget About Me. #edgier Same goes for Duran Duran - their early days had and edge. They are all fantastic bands who adopted a more commercial sound later in the 80's
Hi Jay and Amber, Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band, This song was released in 1982, the lead singer is Jim Kerr, he's also a big soccer fan and supports Glasgow Celtic, which is also my team, I'm from Scotland as well 😂😂🏴🏴
Sweat in bullit, i travel, love song, somebody up there loves you, New gold dream, and Theme for great cities are my special dancefloor simple minds tracks. I've danced my pants of on these ;-) That bassist is pure legend.
