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Simple Minds
Graffiti Soul
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Release date: 25-05-2009
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Catalogue Number: 2703208
Label: umtv
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'Graffiti Soul' is the fifteenth studio album by legendary Scottish stadium rockers Simple Minds. Recorded at Rockfield Studios where the band recorded three of their classic albums ('Reel To Reel Cacophony', 'Empires and Dance' and 'New Gold Dream'), the band try and recapture the raw and edgy feeling of these records with renewed optimism and a sense of purpose. Includes the single 'Rockets'.
Apr 2009
'Graffiti Soul' is the bands 15th studio album - spanning 3 decades! Following a Greatest Hits national sell out arena tour celebrating 30 years at the end of last year, 'Graffiti Soul' is looking forward. It has the roots of a traditional Simple Minds album, yet comes across contemporary and fresh. The band has 2 original members - Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, along with Mel Gaynor on drums, and Eddie Duffy on bass.
- Q - "Big powerful and re-energised"
Mojo - "The music is taut...and the overall feeling is that of a muse rediscovered"
Daily Telegraph - "Not a sudden, flawless comeback, by any means, but for fans who've been waiting for Simple Minds to relocate their previous form, GRAFFITI SOUL is well worth a listen."
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Heard Nothing Better This Year
2 May, 2009
Wow! What a return to form! The stand out tracks are Moscow Underground, Stars Will Lead The Way, Light Travels, Graffiti Soul and This Is It, but actually it's all pretty impressive stuff.
Moscow Undergroud is dark opening track with a thumping bassline combined with a mellow vocals from Jim Kerr. Stars Will Lead The Way is a classic Simple Minds sound built around an unforgettable riff. Light Travels is slower and different...and almost hypnotic. It's a truly beautiful song. Graffiti Soul is a song that really does "Give You Lightening" and is another built on a great bassline and lead guitar. This Is It is very upbeat song and a crescendo to wrap up the album. A powerful combination of lead guitar and relentless drums. And what's more the Delux album version comes with a set of covers - which is not your typical lame cover album. Again, its superb - check out Let The Day Begin. All in all a real return to form. I just hope this enjoys the sucess it richly deserves, and "content" overcomes what's perceived as "cool!"
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Audio Mixers: Brandon Duncan; Bob Clearmountain.
Recording information: The Engine Room; The Honey Factory; Rockfield Studios; LOFI Studios.
Scotland's Simple Minds rose from the ashes of the punk group Johnny & the Self Abusers to experiment with art rock and electro-dance rhythms. Eventually their post-Roxy Music sound grew more anthemic and by the mid-'80s they achieved worldwide success, aided by the huge hit "Don't You Forget About Me," featured on the soundtrack to THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The outfit, led by affably bombastic frontman Jim Kerr (one-time hubby of Chrissy Hynde), became regular features on the American pop charts during the '80s with hits like "Alive & Kicking" and "Sanctify Yourself." Simple Minds would continue to perform well on college radio well into the following decade.
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