Tag Archives: Simple Minds

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 73]

Posted on April 16, 2015 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from previous post] It’s not shocking that when Simple Minds licked their wounds and reconvened three years later, they were clearly looking toward their past as a way of moving forward for the first time in their career. The … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 72]

Posted on April 15, 2015 by postpunkmonk

A crucial line was crossed in 1985 when “Once Upon A Time” was released. I can honestly say that the measure of a band’s albums is this: If this were the first thing you were exposed to by an act, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 70]

Posted on April 13, 2015 by postpunkmonk

The last Rock G.P.A. series that I ran on Japan was impressive in that it features a horizontal line of four segments at the top [from ’80-’84] of the scale. Simple Minds rated a five segment line to at top, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 68]

Posted on April 9, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Big Music – 3.5 [continued from previous post] Back in the dark ages of 1986, when I first saw Simple Minds, they had The Call as their opening act. That probably colored my view of them to … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 67]

Posted on April 7, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Simple Minds | Big Music – 3.5 It began with “Blindfolded,”featuring a humming europulse intro, noise guitar loops, and a driving motorik beat. The vibe is 2014 via 1981 in that not only does the energy touch on “Sons + Fascination” era Simple Minds, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 66]

Posted on April 6, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Conveniently, Just a few weeks after I saw Simple Minds live in America, the band were playing some year-end dates in the UK/Scotland with Ultravox opening up [!] and the one of these in the glittering new Glasgow Hydro, was … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 65]

Posted on April 3, 2015 by postpunkmonk

After the release of the “5×5 Live” boxed set, the band’s next move was to… keep working the legacy action. This time, Virgin was preparing yet another boxed set with what is now the definitive Simple Minds compilation album. “Celebrate” … Continue reading →

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