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Glasgow, United Kingdom (1977 – present)

Simple Minds is a Scottish rock band which achieved its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band, from the South Side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s. Simple Minds has secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being their #1 worldwide hit single “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club and #3 worldwide hit single “Alive and Kicking”. The band has sold more than 40 million albums since 1979.

Founding members Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar, keyboards), along with drummer Mel Gaynor, are the core of the band, which currently features Andy Gillespie on keyboards and Ged Grimes on bass guitar.

Formed in late 1977 from the ashes of Johnny & the Self-Abusers, Simple Minds initially signed to Arista who recorded and released their first three albums. The musical changes Simple Minds went through in these first three albums shows how diverse their song range is. Tracks to compare would be Chelsea Girl, their first single with hints of Johnny And The Self Abusers, and I Travel an almost sounding track.

Virgin Records saw the potential in the band and in 1981 signed them up. The first Virgin Records release Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call was a double album, but later released as two single albums - Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call.
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  • k_naruchiha94

    Up On The Catwalk should be at least on Top 5, big up for Sparkle in the Rain!

    17 May 6:48am Reply

  • Gepule

    "Someone, Somewhere In Summertime" should be on first position. "Big Sleep" on 2nd.

    15 May 7:23pm Reply

  • gui_x

    is the new album good?

    4 May 1:37pm Reply

  • android1985

    the new single is so brilliant. (And Blood Diamond is very good too) new album soon?

    5 Apr 10:51pm Reply

  • Scarface0

    breakfast club

    27 Mar 7:26am Reply

  • newwavelad

    79-82 legend stuff

    23 Mar 4:14am Reply

  • Tr1xx

    New single out? I see that BBC Radio 2 has a track called "Broken Glass Park" high on their current playlist

    21 Mar 4:36pm Reply

  • cultorcure

    Check out 'The Dark Flowers' they've done a handful of tracks with Jim Kerr on vocals.

    23 Jan 10:56pm Reply

  • Kseniya101

    Someone, Somewhere In Summertime [5]

    26 Dec 2012 Reply

  • douglasokv

    Alive and Kicking

    18 Nov 2012 Reply

  • girlygirl007

    don't...don't...don't you forget about me...

    22 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Cladonio

    Too bad they never topped New Gold Dream. Then again, I don't think that would have even been possible.

    21 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Mary838

    Someone, Somewhere In Summertime [4]

    21 Sep 2012 Reply

  • beheaded_beast

    Ppl srsly need to listen more to "Good News From the Next World". I can't believe how underrated that wonderful piece of art is.

    23 Aug 2012 Reply

  • shaddupayourace

    Theme For Great Cities is simply the best. Period. End of discussion. This forum is now closed for further comments :-) (...it's pretty bloody good actually)

    8 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Thispromisehold

    Someone, Somewhere In Summertime [2]

    3 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Wonrei

    everything pre-Sparkle in the Rain is exceptional[2] I hate 2-ing shit but yeah their stuff before they decided to go "Rock" is just THAT GOOD.

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Kajusss

    Theme For Great Cities! <3

    24 Jul 2012 Reply

  • nigelrhodes

    everything pre-Sparkle in the Rain is exceptional

    24 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Little-Greenie

    Premonition is simply fabulous.

    5 Jul 2012 Reply
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