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Simple Minds was a favourite band of mine when I was a twenty-something in the 80s. I loved the post-punk/new wave sound of their first albums. End of that decade I lost my interest in the band after I had experienced Jim Kerr at a concert in a stadium, which makes me feel Simple Minds were going on a "arena-synthrock" trip with theatralic gestures and becoming a mainstream act. Therefore I didn't notice their 1998 album when it was released. Allthough I think it wasn't a big loss, ... read more
In 1998 we'd see a bit of a reunion for Simple Minds: Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, the only two remaining members at that point, got former bass player Derek Forbes back on board for one album. Also back on board: Peter Walsh, the man producing the band's breakthrough and often seen as magnum opus New Gold Dream. The hopes might've been high, but instead the album fizzled out fast upon release and also contained their last hit single: Glitterball. When the follow-up album was cancelled and ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Song for the Tribes 5:37 | |
| 2 | Glitterball 4:55 | |
| 3 | War Babies 5:03 | |
| 4 | Tears of a Guy 4:47 | |
| 5 | Superman vs. Supersoul 4:47 | |
| 6 | Lightning 5:34 | |
| 7 | If I Had Wings 4:42 | |
| 8 | Killing Andy Warhol 5:15 | |
| 9 | Androgyny 5:08 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
