Tag Archives: Neon Lights

Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 8]

Posted on May 4, 2015 by postpunkmonk

ALBUM 14: Our Secrets Are The Same| 1999/2004 | designer: Unknown The next Simple Minds album recorded was released after the next two in this sidebar, but since this was its intended order for release, and we’ve not otherwise considered the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock | Tagged 1999, 2001, 2004, cover art, Neon Lights, Our Secrets Are The Same, Simple Minds | Leave a comment

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 46]

Posted on February 12, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The album reached a fevered peak with the next track. I’d heard Neil Young’s “The Needle + The Damage Done” before. There’s a copy of “Decade” in my Record … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock | Tagged 2001, Human League, Joy Division, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds | 5 Comments

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 45]

Posted on February 11, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The first single from the album had been the “Dancing Barefoot” EP with a metronomic cover of the Patti Smith classic that has been like catnip for rock stars … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock | Tagged 2001, cover version, Echo + The Bunnymen, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds | 4 Comments

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 44]

Posted on February 10, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 The move onward from “Our Secrets Are The Same” entailed further changes in the band as Mark Kerr and Eddie Duffy were let go following the non-event of that album and replaced with … Continue reading →