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Simple Minds were formed in Glasgow in the late 70s by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill. They are best known for the track "Don't You Forget about Me", which was used in the brat pack film The Breakfast Club in 1985.

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  • Audio CD (20 Feb 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Virgin Catalogue
  • ASIN: B006GX3ONK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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To anyone bemoaning Simple Minds' second life as U2's little stadium-rock brothers, the aficionado would point to their early albums when they were experimentalists, their heads unturned by the US dollar. Now as recent releases like The Horrors' Skying are compared favourably with formative Minds efforts, there's a chance for everyone to appreciate the fuss. X5 is a box set of their first five albums, plus remixes and live tracks, nominally issued to commemorate the 30th anniversary of New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) but, more pertinently, to tie in with a set of gigs that will draw exclusively on the material.

And it's a fascinating study of one band's evolution, as they quickly find their feet, take them in unexpected directions then plant them firmly in the 80s rock soil. Immediately, there's no real indication of the Glaswegians' past as punks Johnny and the Self Abusers. Life in a Day – Simple Minds' 1979 debut – owes an undeniable debt to Roxy Music and the David Bowie of Station to Station and Low, mixing curt piano lines and glam rock but also hinting at a sense of fun that would later be wiped clear. Chelsea Girl even sounds like the hit that would nevertheless elude them for three years.

Real to Real Cacophony, released just a few months later, is more stripped back but seethes with ideas from the jumbled snare flashes of Citizen (Dance of Youth) to the oompah synths of Film Theme. Empires and Dance in 1980 – is there anyone so prolific these days? Rihanna, maybe – is more out-there still, its adventure epitomised by the convulsive Twist/Run/Repulsion, with Jim Kerr still finding his voice but guitarist Charlie Burchill carving perfect geometric shapes. There are shared patterns with chronological peers Talking Heads but Simple Minds are already looking closer to home, to Sheffield perhaps (or further up the tree, to Düsseldorf), embracing electronics.

Moving along, jewels abound on 1981's Sons and Fascination in the scratchy Sweat In Bullet and a title-track where Kerr begins to nail his baritone, but bolt-on album Sister Feelings Call really shines. The headlong drive and waterfall synths of Theme for Great Cities would become a bed for late-80s techno monsters, and the Minds at last discover a killer chorus on The American.

Finally – one breathless year later – there's New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), the stepping stone. Burchill's guitar is seeking out riffs now, Kerr is the rabble-rousing frontman – and there are hits. The glorious hooks of Glittering Prize still sound great and Promised You a Miracle is an unavoidable breakthrough; but that questing, quirky spirit is gone, replaced by a big bold music that will fatten the wallet. For the rest of us it was worth it for the journey.

--Matthew Horton

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6CD set. Collects their first five studio albums from 1979 to 1982, plus 19 BONUS tracks of remixes, B-sides and rarities from the era! Contains "Life In A Day" ; "Real To Real Cacophany" ; "Empires & Dance" ; "Sons & Fascination" ; "Sister Feelings Call"
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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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. I liked them back in the day and bought "I Travel" and most of those early singles, but really started to lose interest once the whole Stadium thing exploded after "Don't You Forget (About Me)". I've bought these albums a few times over the years in their different incarnations and I'm really pleased with this set, which is manufactured in the same vein as the "Original Album Classics" series from Sony. A box and the CDs in cardboard wallets. Yes, it would have been nice to have had a booklet or whatever, but really most of us know the score with these albums. We just buying (again!) for the music and the scant extra tracks that haven't been available on CD before.

I'm more than happy and at £13 the set is a steal.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Deep love renewed 29 Feb 2012
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I can completely understand why a few people are having problems with this reissue.

I admit I hadn't intended to buy it. I was at the gig on Friday, having a few ecstatic tearful moments, and even then I didn't think I'd be getting hold of this. Then I read a couple of reviews that mentioned the audio quality ...

Well, even though I am definitely a fan, I haven't bothered to replace my Simple Minds CD collection for years. Truth is, I've never felt it was worth doing given that no genuine attempt at remastering has taken place.

And I'm pretty certain this release might not wholly address potential sound quality issues, but it is infinitely better than the old discs. Maybe it's just because what amounts to the current bog standard equipment is so much better than it was a few years back. Or maybe someone has actually had a go at sorting out the sound ... anyway, these discs are so much punchier, wider, brighter (but not at all brittle at the top end), much more and much tighter bass and some seriously big drums ... they sound absolutely freekin' fantastic!

At worst I figured I could justify this purchase with the usual 'it'll be handy for the car' or the classic 'it costs less than a round' ... but no, I don't need those lame justifications.

Sure, it would have been interesting to get to wade through a few demo tracks and/or obscurities, but at this price I'm not bothered, and let's face it, there are bound to be future releases that undertake exactly that.

As for the lack of a decent booklet - or any booklet at all - that does seem pretty odd. But hardly critical, given that anyone who really wants to do some nominal research will only take 30 seconds to arm themselves with online resources.

All in all this turns out to be one of the best reissue packages I've seen.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Ah, the Simple Minds of old before America beckoned and they became a different animal entirely.
So we have confirmation , I assume with Jim and Charlie's agreement, that the 5 first albums are the ones that matter most, show a marked moving on from album to album and form a cohesive body together.

Most buyers will probably already own these albums on CD already and it's a nice package that's not too expensive. Designed to appeal to people of a certain age who can remember how new some of these albums sounded in their day, particularly Empires and Dance,and who still buy cds (me).

BUT it is unforgivable that there is no leaflet let alone booklet included giving full track information particularly as the lettering on several of the replica sleeves if far too tiny to read and there is no explanation of where the bonus tracks are culled from,(I know, but do most people?)

So 5 stars for the music but one star off for this major shortcoming ( I couldn't bring myself to dock off 2 stars).
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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 ensuing... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jennifer
Blast from the past
How good is this collection, it brings back some fantastic memories. It is great quality and makes you go to the concert.
Published 1 month ago by Ian
I remembered these albums much differently !!
Through dreamy memories I remembered these album a lot better than they were... The first 4 SM albums are simply ordinary really. Read more
Published 1 month ago by JrF
Reissues,Remixes and Remastered Extras.
It's a bit of a misnomer to call this 6 disc set X5. Let me explain. For the first time since their initial release way back in 1981,"Sons And Fascination" & "Sister Feelings Call"... Read more
Published 1 month ago by DJ Control
X4?
after getting into 'life in a day' as a spotty 17 year old, i bought the next three on day of release, opting out of even a second listening to a mate's copy of the extremely... Read more
Published 2 months ago by chas mcalindon
Global superstardom
Some phenomenal, cutting edge tunes here, right from the earliest tracks. In fact, listening to this box set just begs one question - where did it all go wrong?
Published 2 months ago by davie67
simple minds at brilliant best
A five album trip down memory lane. Brilliant collection of the first five albums and incredible value. Great concept, cant wait for the next five!!
Published 2 months ago by andyww
Fantastic Music
Simple Minds were my favourite band when I was a teenager. The interesting thing is I reached their early recordings from
the much more mainstream "Once Upon a time" and "In... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JC
Wonderful Simple Minds
The BEST music of all times . This is one more lovely gift from the band to their Fans . I feel sorry for those who have never heard of them or who only know the two or three tunes... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Clemens
All the Simple Minds anyone needs, no more, no less
I can't quite fathom this current obsession with adding new material to reissues. The reason such material was left off in the first place was that it wasn't quite up to scratch. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kludge
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