Tag Archives: Rock GPA

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 30]

Posted on January 19, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Street Fighting Years – 0 [continued from previous post] It’s official. This thread is now tied with the longest one I’ve ever had at PPM, 2013’s “30 Days – 30 Albums” series. We’ve still got quite a … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 29]

Posted on January 16, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Street Fighting Years – 0 That’s right. Your eyes are not deceiving you. There are some albums so wanting, in my opinion, that they merit the once-in-a-lifetime zero rating in the Rock G.P.A. game. Trust me. A zero rating … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 28]

Posted on January 14, 2015 by postpunkmonk

The “Live In The City Of Light” album was the third one in a row to reach #1 on the UK album charts. Obviously, someone, liked it. The band decamped to Loch Earn, Scotland to build their studios there as … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 27]

Posted on January 13, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Live In The City of Light – 1 [continued from previous post] The number one commenter on this blog, Echorich, avoids live albums on principle. I envy him for never having heard what I can only call … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 26]

Posted on January 12, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Live In The City of Light – 1 By 1987, when this was released, I was in no hurry to buy it on the day of issue. I had been badly burned by the very tour that this … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 24]

Posted on January 7, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Once Upon A Time – 1.5 [continued from previous post] Side two began on a down note with “Oh Jungleland.” When a song this blatantly evokes The Boss, where can the album go but down? I’m shocked that … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 23]

Posted on January 6, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Once Upon A Time – 1.5 [continued from previous post] “Once Upon A Time” was the first Simple Minds album that I bought on CD format and that meant that the shiny disc took a bit longer … Continue reading →

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