Simple Minds

Fan - Bloomin' - Tastic
Now, firstly let me explain that although I love the first four or five Simple Minds albums, I'm not what you call a big fan or anything. Read the full review

Soundtrack for my heaven
Ask any amount of Simple Minds fans and they will tell you that early Minds is best and therefore it is no surprise that X5 has received great acclaim from the fans and the... Read the full review

Where is New Gold Dream?
Simple Minds were one of the best bands to emerge from Britain in the post-punk era. Their late 70s and early 80s material was a clever fusion of rock and European electronica... Read the full review

cd
bought this cd for my husband for a christmas present it arrived quick and he was pleased when i gave it to him

Quite simply the essential album of the early 80's
I came to New Gold Dream quite late in the day. Just after Simple Minds had released Once Upon A Time in fact. It could not be more different, however. Read the full review

SM at their peak.
Simple Minds where an amazingly inventive band.I first saw them supporting Magazine and was drawn in. Read the full review

Fantastic, mind blowing, typical Simple Minds
The first time that I ever heard Simple Minds was at Meadow bank Stadium, Edinburgh. It was 1989 and my mind and my ears couldn't believe what was going on. Read the full review

Should have bought this years ago.
How did I get to 2012 before having any Simple Minds tracks? This album is alive and kicking, it has so much good music and the wonderful lyrics, emotive involving entertainment... Read the full review

A good but flawed work...
This is one album that perhaps isn't as bad as some of the original fans remember. This was the sound of Simple Minds hitting out for the stadiums. Read the full review

what john on about?
i'm not a fan of Simple Minds but this album is great because of the keyboard sound & playing , once the original keys player left so did their great sound . Read the full review

The height of their powers
It's a rash music lover who doesn't pay heed to the musings of John Peel and during the playback of a session that Simple Minds recorded for his show to promote these albums, he... Read the full review

Theme for Great Cities excels
I heard Theme for Great Cities as backing music, not realising it was by Simple Minds, downloaded it, and listened to it a lot. Read the full review

A Stunning live Album by a great 80's band
Yes a truly brilliant masterpiece. They are able to rework all of their songs on a live stage and still keep the central themes and spirit of the song. Read the full review

'Best live album ever!'
Seen them several times around this time, when they were at their best. Really takes me back. I had this on cassette, so had to rmeind myself with the download how great 'Simple... Read the full review

When Simple Minds had the world at their feet...
Okay, so a few years later they blew it (largely due to Mick McNeil leaving the band and depriving them of the musical alchemy shared between himself and Mr. Read the full review

stunning album across the instrument spectrum
put this album in a decent hifi and bingo ! you have piano, female vocals and drums mixing in a way you have never heard before ! For me the result is sensational. Read the full review

brillant
Having missed the boys tour this year, very happy with the live album. New songs and
there classic sound great. Read the full review

Simple Minds Live 2011.
Great price great show great song's
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someone somewhere glittering prize new gold... Read the full review

Got Soul?
...well come on in then..!

The last Simple Minds album, "Black & White 050505" [2005], was a decent record, but perhaps somewhat obvious compared to the two previous... Read the full review

Back in form
Simple Minds have become the band every politically correct music journalists love to hate. And this album proves how unfair is that. Read the full review