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Simple Minds originated from the punk band Johnny & The Self-Abusers, formed in early 1977 on Glasgow's South Side, [11] as the brainchild of Alan Cairnduff. Cairnduff left the organisation of the band to John Milarky, suggesting that he enlist two strangers, singer and lyricist Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill.
Graffiti Soul is the fifteenth studio album (of original material) by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in May 2009.. On 31 May 2009, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 10, becoming Simple Minds' first UK top ten album in 14 years, since the release of their 1995 album Good News from the Next World.
Walk Between Worlds received generally positive reviews from music critics.On the review aggregator website Metacritic, which assigns a "Metascore" based on the ratings and reviews of selected mainstream independent publications, the album has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
The album takes its name not from a track from its standard edition (as it is most commonly the case) but from "Direction of the Heart (Taormina 2022)", the first bonus track from its digital and deluxe editions, which is the new re-recorded 2022 version of the original track which had already been released on 4 January 2018 (and physically on 2 February 2018) as the B-side of the "Magic" 7 ...
After being released from their contract with Virgin Records, Simple Minds decided to musically reinvent themselves yet again.Having worked since 1991 as a duo with session musicians, Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill reunited on a rehearsals-only basis with the band's original rhythm section, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee (returning after eleven & fourteen year absences respectively).
"In Every Heaven" [2010 Recording] (first recorded by Simple Minds in May 1982, this is the "lost" track from the New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) sessions; finally recorded by Simple Minds in 2010 as an eight-minute epic initially planned to be released in May 2011 on the abandoned Greatest Hits + (3CD) compilation without actually having been ...
Destiny" was a reworking of a song called "Sweet Things" that would open Simple Minds live shows in 1978. [5] The Lou Reed and Nico influenced "Chelsea Girl" was written in March 1978 [6] and appeared on Simple Minds first demo tape along with "Pleasantly Disturbed", "The Cocteau Twins" and three other songs. [7] "
Mel George Gaynor (born 29 May 1959) [1] is a British drummer, singer and recording artist, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds.Gaynor has also released a solo album titled Come With Me, released as a digital copy in May 2024, with a physical copy planned for release in June 2024, [2] and started a tour in autumn 2024.