Music

Simple Minds

Date: Monday, May 29 2017
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Colston Hall
Price: £38.70
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Simple Minds

Simple Minds Acoustic is the newest album from this iconic group, celebrating their career spanning collection of songs acoustically for the very first time. On this album, the band have found a way of doing the acoustic thing without losing their essence. A dozen Simple Minds songs loved by millions now sound, more organic and even more likely to leave a lasting imprint. The synths are no more – but the Celtic soul remains. As a group who formed in the punk era and found their mojo through a shared love of Bowie, Kraftwerk and electronic dance, Simple Minds are not natural acoustic adventurers but they have done a remarkable job here, adding fresh nuance to brilliant songs without trampling on sacred memories.

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Simple Minds career has seen them be responsible for some of the most innovative and enduring anthems in rock music and are widely regarded as one of the best live bands in the world. The band scored a string of hit singles and are best known internationally for their 1985 hit Don’t You (Forget About Me) (UK #7, US #1, CAN #1) from the soundtrack of the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club.

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By vanessa kisuule, Sunday, Apr 9 2017

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