Tag Archives: 5×5 Live

Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 12]

Posted on May 11, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ALBUM 20: 5×5 Live | 2012 | designer: Peacock The packaging for the next album in their sequence of releases fell to Peacock Design, who have a plethora of compilations for every conceivable label to their credit. They also have designed … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 75]

Posted on April 21, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] While past members were not the way forward for the band, the past music held the key to the way forward. Early Simple Minds were starting to get name checked, coupled with the fact that the last time … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 64]

Posted on April 2, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | 5×5 Live – 4 [continued from previous post] Disc two began with an impressive five song suite from “Sons + Fascination/Sister Feelings Call” beginning with a rousing classic that probably gets heavy setlist play even after 31 years, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 63]

Posted on April 1, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | 5×5 Live – 4 I’ve previously mentioned that hearing live Simple Minds bootlegs around a dozen years ago were a major factor in ramping up my Simple Minds fandom from diligence to [some would say] obsession. My … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 62]

Posted on March 31, 2015 by postpunkmonk

The end of the “Graffiti Soul” tour in September 2010 offered a bombshell of sorts with the sudden departure of bassist Eddie Duffy, who had held down the low frequency position in the band since their “Floating World Tour” of 2002. He … Continue reading →

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