As a Scot, Simple Minds have provided a soundtrack to my life. Their roots were in Glasgow over 45 years ago now. They are one of the many, many reasons I love being a Scot! They were also the headliners my first stadium gig when I was 16 years old. My friends and I arrived really early in the morning and got right up the front. For a Scottish teenager, it was almost a spiritual experience. Others have mentioned some great tracks. I think my favourite track from their more new wave era in the early 1980s is probably ‘I Travel’. From the mid-80s, I have to mention ‘Ghostdancing’. But I think my favourite track of all time is the version of ‘Book of Brilliant Things’ from the album ‘Live in the City of Light’. It’s not a track you could react to but seek it out anyway. The simple live arrangement is just incredible. It gives me chills every time I hear it which is pretty special considering I first heard it getting on for 4 decades ago!
Biz Simple Minds are one of the best bands ever from the UK...please listen to them from 1979-82 5 albums before hitting the big time and head lining Live aid in 1985 in America, no big commercial hits but loads of underground European disco hits from around 1980- 1982, "See the lights " is a few years later towards the end of the decade and alot less interesting in a artistic sense, I hope you understand what I am trying to say?
Your reaction is spot in. It’s dark and light. The song is about death and the loss of a loved friend. I’ve never been a massive fan of the band, but I’ve always found this song, with it’s celtic undertones, spiritually uplifting. It was recorded at their former studio in the heart of the Scottish highlands and this comes through in the music. The studio is also featured in the video.
At last I’ve found someone reacting to this amazing track from simple minds, thank you. One of my all time favorite groups (Simple Minds) who’s music I’ve been listening to for over 30 years and it never gets old. I recommend you also react to “Let there be Love and Belfast Child”. Thank you again 🙏
simple minds have more than 40 years of career and 18 albums : the best songs to react from them are street fighting years dolphins solstice kiss belfast child shake off the ghosts (instrumental song) let there be love banging on the door mandela day let it all come down don't you (forget about me) oh jungleland alive and kicking come a long way
Simple Minds is a great band with lots of good songs. I suggest "Promised You a Miracle", "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)", and "Sanctify Yourself" as a start.
I remember a guitar magaszine with 1 white side side saying "a man of 1000 echoes" and a picture with Charlie Burchill with him in jeans on stage with the Ibanez up up in the air!
It's funny you mentioned songs sounding light and happy but the words are a bit dark because I was just having a conversation with a friend yesterday talking about the same subject and this one came up in the course of our talk! Simple Minds (to me) is one of the more underrated groups from the rock era.
Simple Minds - Post Punk/New Wave Scotland's best group best known song is DONT YOU FORGET ABOUT ME The 1980's Breakfast Club Movie Theme song Best Song is the album Song New Gold Dream.
They are contemporaries, came out about the same time, U2 from Ireland and Simple Minds from Scotland. I prefer early Simple Minds, they have a more funky sound.
@@paultaylor9498Simple Minds 1979-82 light years better than u2 ,five (6?) Albums of artistic brilliance.,that even bonehead admitted to be influenced by, then for a reason I will never understand Jim Kerr followed Bono a few years later through the door marked Pounds and Dollars and even though financial and commercial success followed with 5-6 number 1 Albums they were not the same band, still good..very good at times but they had lost that pure freedom and artistic greatness.
As a Scot, Simple Minds have provided a soundtrack to my life. Their roots were in Glasgow over 45 years ago now. They are one of the many, many reasons I love being a Scot! They were also the headliners my first stadium gig when I was 16 years old. My friends and I arrived really early in the morning and got right up the front. For a Scottish teenager, it was almost a spiritual experience. Others have mentioned some great tracks. I think my favourite track from their more new wave era in the early 1980s is probably ‘I Travel’. From the mid-80s, I have to mention ‘Ghostdancing’. But I think my favourite track of all time is the version of ‘Book of Brilliant Things’ from the album ‘Live in the City of Light’. It’s not a track you could react to but seek it out anyway. The simple live arrangement is just incredible. It gives me chills every time I hear it which is pretty special considering I first heard it getting on for 4 decades ago!
As a Costa Rican Simple minds has produced and provided the soundtrack to my life too. Cheers mate!
Scotlands pride, a glasgow band, massive panoramic sound
Biz Simple Minds are one of the best bands ever from the UK...please listen to them from 1979-82 5 albums before hitting the big time and head lining Live aid in 1985 in America, no big commercial hits but loads of underground European disco hits from around 1980- 1982, "See the lights " is a few years later towards the end of the decade and alot less interesting in a artistic sense, I hope you understand what I am trying to say?
Your reaction is spot in. It’s dark and light. The song is about death and the loss of a loved friend. I’ve never been a massive fan of the band, but I’ve always found this song, with it’s celtic undertones, spiritually uplifting. It was recorded at their former studio in the heart of the Scottish highlands and this comes through in the music. The studio is also featured in the video.
These were of their own genre, amazing, live too, and still going strong
This song. I first listened to when taking off on a flight. Every time I fly I love to listen to it :))))
Scottish band . That's why the sound is of it's own . Always worth listening to . Unmistakeable 💥👈
At last I’ve found someone reacting to this amazing track from simple minds, thank you. One of my all time favorite groups (Simple Minds) who’s music I’ve been listening to for over 30 years and it never gets old. I recommend you also react to “Let there be Love and Belfast Child”. Thank you again 🙏
You should review some of their live songs . Start with live in the city of light.
simple minds have more than 40 years of career and 18 albums : the best songs to react from them are
street fighting years
dolphins
solstice kiss
belfast child
shake off the ghosts (instrumental song)
let there be love
banging on the door
mandela day
let it all come down
don't you (forget about me)
oh jungleland
alive and kicking
come a long way
Simple Minds is a great band with lots of good songs. I suggest "Promised You a Miracle", "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)", and "Sanctify Yourself" as a start.
What a music...
Burchill is so underated
I remember a guitar magaszine with 1 white side side saying "a man of 1000 echoes" and a picture with Charlie Burchill with him in jeans on stage with the Ibanez up up in the air!
I love their sound. I don't know the singer's name but I love his voice and his moves. To me, this is "soft rock."
Jim Kerr.
Jim kerr
Just smooth. I don't think anybody can do this.
This is a great song!
It's funny you mentioned songs sounding light and happy but the words are a bit dark because I was just having a conversation with a friend yesterday talking about the same subject and this one came up in the course of our talk! Simple Minds (to me) is one of the more underrated groups from the rock era.
Simple Minds - Post Punk/New Wave Scotland's best group best known song is DONT YOU FORGET ABOUT ME The 1980's Breakfast Club Movie Theme song Best Song is the album Song New Gold Dream.
If you've ever seen the movie Breakfast Club you would have heard their iconic hit Don't You Forget About Me
I think I reviewed that song also awhile ago… oooh okay
Great band!
Check out the album version of their first hit - Waterfront - it has a nice heavy riff
Try reacting to Hypnotized by Simple Minds. I think you will become a fan. It has excatly the feeling you were describing.
You crying man? Awesome.
Sounds a lot like Bono and U2.
They are contemporaries, came out about the same time, U2 from Ireland and Simple Minds from Scotland. I prefer early Simple Minds, they have a more funky sound.
@@paultaylor9498Simple Minds 1979-82 light years better than u2 ,five (6?) Albums of artistic brilliance.,that even bonehead admitted to be influenced by, then for a reason I will never understand Jim Kerr followed Bono a few years later through the door marked Pounds and Dollars and even though financial and commercial success followed with 5-6 number 1 Albums they were not the same band, still good..very good at times but they had lost that pure freedom and artistic greatness.