Musically it's a hypnotic track powered by Derek Forbes' fretless bass and one of my favourites on the album along with “Hunter and the Hunted” and the instrumental “Somebody Up There Likes You”. Justin, I'd love you to go back through the Simple Minds discography and react to their 1981 double album Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call produced by Steve Hillage!
@@mightyV444 Yes, Justin reacted to the whole Fish Rising album as well as the live version of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" from the Live in England 1979 DVD. It would be nice if he listened to the Green and Open albums !
Thank you, Justin, for completing your reaction to one of my favourite albums. I had always enjoyed the dark atmosphere of the final track without ever knowing anything about the inspiration for the lyrics, so thanks for the extra info! If you continue to react to Simple Minds, then please can I recommend some tracks from "Real To Real Cacophony" (1979) including the track, "Changeling", which is one of my favourites and also "Premonition" and "Calling Your Name". I also like "Sparkle in the Rain" (1983). The album has some big singles, including, "Waterfront" and "Up On The Catwalk" and also some great album tracks like "C Moon Cry Like A Baby", which features some great fretless bass playing by Derek Forbes.
Awesome album and a wonderfully hypnotic track, oh to be 15 again listening to this in the dark in my bedroom! You should check out Sparkle in the Rain, and absolutely go earlier to Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call, which to me is the classic SM period...
The song appears to be a commentary on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. As dark a theme as any. From the perspective of the Presidents wife.
I don't think they go David Sylvian in *Belfast Child* but they did do a live collaboration with Breton musician, *Alan Stivell* (whose most distinctive instrument is the Celtic Harp - an instrument of peace and tranquility when used to help the listener fall asleep at nightfall that can also cut through quite a lot of synths when they surge). ruclips.net/video/HOximtbiFmw/видео.html I think you might enjoy some of Alan's solo work. It's unlike anything else - Celtic music, but with an "Indian drone", not generally springy folk dancing songs. His contribution to the track above is a reasonable representation of what you might expect. (He pretty much single-handedly revived that harp as an instrument, and today there are quite a few players of it. If you want to hear a song written by wandering blind bard Turlough O' Carolan, to be played to whatever lord was "paying the piper" on the day as he drifted off to sleep - as a lullaby for old folk instead of babies, sort of, look for that name and "Mark Hammer"). Anyway thanks for reminding me why I used to like A New Gold Dream so well. (I don't have it any more.)
nice reviews and great comments here. I wish FAD GADGET was heard/reviewed somewhere as it's such a great band So if you don't know what to go for next (which I doubt !) you could try one of their albums , maybe the first one 'Fireside Favourite', they're the band without whom Depeche Mode might not have made it since they were fans and were the support act for Fad Gadget in the beginning. Then it turned the other way round.
Back when the LP came out this was my least favorite track. But as time went on I grew to really like it, especially in the way it builds as it develops. It's probably the track on the album that most evokes the feel of some of their earlier stuff.
Nice conclusion to this side of the album, just on par with the instrumental on the other side. I don't know Sylvian's work enough to direct you to one similar SM album, but if you like really cool (in every sense of the word) sound, you better go back in time, whether you like it moody (Empires and Dance, of which you already had a taste with I Travel) or industrial (Sister Feelings Call, and its twin album Sons and Fascination). In either case, I promise you a fantastic journey!
I love this song! It's dark and moody and very cool sounding. If you like this, I recommend you check out The The Infected live at the Royal albert Hall. Great track like this one.
I do like this song but feel like it's somewhat suffocated by Pete Walsh's production. I much prefer the session version which better highlights Derek's bass. ruclips.net/video/IjqQrRL9ch8/видео.htmlsi=mvHdeaYyUniOpUOX
Not my favourite Simple Minds album and not my favourite track from this album yet it's still ten times better than anything by U2 - I can't understand why the latter band had (at least) ten times the sales when they sprung from a similar background and style. Any of the preceding albums would do for a next listen, Justin. None of them are less than very good indeed.
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Musically it's a hypnotic track powered by Derek Forbes' fretless bass and one of my favourites on the album along with “Hunter and the Hunted” and the instrumental “Somebody Up There Likes You”.
Justin, I'd love you to go back through the Simple Minds discography and react to their 1981 double album Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call produced by Steve Hillage!
Has he reacted to anything by Steve Hillage himself yet? 😀
@@mightyV444 Yes, Justin reacted to the whole Fish Rising album as well as the live version of "Hurdy Gurdy Man" from the Live in England 1979 DVD. It would be nice if he listened to the Green and Open albums !
@@a.k.1740 - Oh cool! And thank you for confirming he did check out some of Steve's stuff! 😀👍
Bonne journée! 😊🎵☀️
@@mightyV444 Merci😉 You're welcome!🎶
I love this group. Superlike for choosing such good music. A hug.
'This Fear Of Gods' is another great Simple Minds track with similar vibes and atmosphere...
And also “Today I Died Again”.
This Fear of Gods was the invention of house music
Ohhhh memorys of hearing this album for the first time in 1982...
Thank you, Justin, for completing your reaction to one of my favourite albums. I had always enjoyed the dark atmosphere of the final track without ever knowing anything about the inspiration for the lyrics, so thanks for the extra info!
If you continue to react to Simple Minds, then please can I recommend some tracks from "Real To Real Cacophony" (1979) including the track, "Changeling", which is one of my favourites and also "Premonition" and "Calling Your Name".
I also like "Sparkle in the Rain" (1983). The album has some big singles, including, "Waterfront" and "Up On The Catwalk" and also some great album tracks like "C Moon Cry Like A Baby", which features some great fretless bass playing by Derek Forbes.
I've REALLY enjoyed this album. Thank you Justin and all who requested.
So glacial.
Great reaction ❤
Fantastic tune one of my favourite simple minds songs of all time thank you
Awesome album and a wonderfully hypnotic track, oh to be 15 again listening to this in the dark in my bedroom!
You should check out Sparkle in the Rain, and absolutely go earlier to Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call, which to me is the classic SM period...
This is perhaps my favorite from the album. 😊
It reminded me of INXS in some places, mystical music, everything that fit into the new wave of the 80s.
Really great album. I have to say watching your listen I realized I always listened to the album the other way around. This side first.
This track is the perfect ender of this magnificent album.
The song appears to be a commentary on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
As dark a theme as any.
From the perspective of the Presidents wife.
I really love this album
The finale of one of the finest written albums ever, i'm a massive U2 fan but the Minds were much more clever musically in my humble opinion
Epic song.
I don't think they go David Sylvian in *Belfast Child* but they did do a live collaboration with Breton musician, *Alan Stivell* (whose most distinctive instrument is the Celtic Harp - an instrument of peace and tranquility when used to help the listener fall asleep at nightfall that can also cut through quite a lot of synths when they surge). ruclips.net/video/HOximtbiFmw/видео.html
I think you might enjoy some of Alan's solo work. It's unlike anything else - Celtic music, but with an "Indian drone", not generally springy folk dancing songs. His contribution to the track above is a reasonable representation of what you might expect. (He pretty much single-handedly revived that harp as an instrument, and today there are quite a few players of it. If you want to hear a song written by wandering blind bard Turlough O' Carolan, to be played to whatever lord was "paying the piper" on the day as he drifted off to sleep - as a lullaby for old folk instead of babies, sort of, look for that name and "Mark Hammer").
Anyway thanks for reminding me why I used to like A New Gold Dream so well. (I don't have it any more.)
In relation to SM sounding similar to David Sylvian, I cant think of any tracks that come close. I think this is as close as they get.
Btw: Peace between Egypt and Israel was and still is a major diplomatic event. Might want to learn more. You can not be blamed for your youth.
Other Simple Minds albums you need to check out are “Once Upon a Time” & “Street Fighting Years” immaculate alternative rock albums👌🏼
nice reviews and great comments here. I wish FAD GADGET was heard/reviewed somewhere as it's such a great band So if you don't know what to go for next (which I doubt !) you could try one of their albums , maybe the first one 'Fireside Favourite', they're the band without whom Depeche Mode might not have made it since they were fans and were the support act for Fad Gadget in the beginning. Then it turned the other way round.
Back when the LP came out this was my least favorite track. But as time went on I grew to really like it, especially in the way it builds as it develops. It's probably the track on the album that most evokes the feel of some of their earlier stuff.
Nice conclusion to this side of the album, just on par with the instrumental on the other side. I don't know Sylvian's work enough to direct you to one similar SM album, but if you like really cool (in every sense of the word) sound, you better go back in time, whether you like it moody (Empires and Dance, of which you already had a taste with I Travel) or industrial (Sister Feelings Call, and its twin album Sons and Fascination). In either case, I promise you a fantastic journey!
I love this song! It's dark and moody and very cool sounding. If you like this, I recommend you check out The The Infected live at the Royal albert Hall. Great track like this one.
Sounds like Roxy music
I can definitely hear it Lars
Some of the rhythmic elements reminded me of Talking Heads.
This sounds like something on My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.
This is probably my favorite track on the album, so dark and heavy, I love it !
Can you react to the album « Robot » by Alan Parsons Project ?
So…much better live when Jim sings in a lower register
I do like this song but feel like it's somewhat suffocated by Pete Walsh's production. I much prefer the session version which better highlights Derek's bass.
ruclips.net/video/IjqQrRL9ch8/видео.htmlsi=mvHdeaYyUniOpUOX
Went on a bit long. I think I would have had more tolerance for the song either live or in a bar. I otherwise liked the groove.
Not my favourite Simple Minds album and not my favourite track from this album yet it's still ten times better than anything by U2 - I can't understand why the latter band had (at least) ten times the sales when they sprung from a similar background and style. Any of the preceding albums would do for a next listen, Justin. None of them are less than very good indeed.
I do like many of their songs, but this one was roobbish to me, sorry! 😅
Gimme Genesis' 'I Can't Dance' instead on any day! 😄