Before they landed on the sparkling, widescreen arena synthpop for which they're known best, Simple Minds created this inventive piece of nervous, experimental post-punk/new wave that many (especially readers of nerdy music blogs) would probably consider their best record.
Track listing:
1. Real to Real
2. Naked Eye
3. Citizen (Dance of Youth)
4. Carnival (Shelter in a Suitcase)
5. Factory
6. Cacophony
7. Veldt
8. Premonition
9. Changeling
10. Film Theme
11. Calling Your Name
12. Scar
Forget yourself
More excellent early records from big 80s bands:
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| Modern English - Mesh and Lace (1981) |
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| Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell (1981) |
This is definitely the Simple Minds record to go for, still sounds fresh.
ReplyDeletep.s. a bit of shameless self-promotion - do you think your readers would be interested in another new nerdy music blog? ;)
http://slowgoesthegoose.blogspot.co.uk/
Surely they would, I know I am!
Deletenice one - many thanks for the follow-back.
Delete@DEAR_SPIRIT:
ReplyDeleteMuch as I love the crystalline pop perfection that is New Gold Dream, this most certainly a standout entry from that watershed year in post punk that is 1979.
@Alan Burns:
As the voice one one--yep, bring it on.
I'm always interested in new nerdy music blogs!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog through Willard's Wormhole. Have been d/ling a lot and wanted to say thanks for your broad musical tastes.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Empires And Dance LP still owns me too.
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