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Simple Minds
Best known in the U.S. for their 1985 number one hit
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the film The Breakfast Club,
Scotland's Simple Minds evolved from a post-punk art rock band influenced
by Roxy Music into a grand, epic-sounding pop band along the lines of
U2. The inaugural 1978 lineup of Simple Minds featured a rhythm section
of Tony Donald on bass and Brian McGee on drums, plus keyboardist Mick
McNeil; Donald was soon replaced by Derek Forbes. Their early albums leaped
from one style to another, with Life in a Day consisting mostly of dense,
arty pop songs; critical acclaim followed the darker, more experimental
art rock of Reel to Real Cacophony and the Euro-disco of Empires and Dance.
The group began a transition to a more accessible pop style with the albums
Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
became their first chart album in the U.S.. Following the Steve Lillywhite-produced
Sparkle in the Rain, Jim Kerr married Pretenders lead singer Chrissie
Hynde (the two groups had toured together).
After Bryan Ferry rejected the opportunity to sing "Don't You (Forget
About Me)," Simple Minds almost did so as well; Kerr was dissatisfied
with the song's lyrics, which he regarded as formulaic. His change of
heart gave Simple Minds their only American chart-topper, and the song
later became an international hit as well; however, Kerr's feelings about
the song remained ambivalent, and it did not appear on the follow-up album,
Once Upon a Time. This album went gold and reached the U.S. Top Ten, in
spite of criticism for its bombastic, over-the-top approach.
The group releasing Good News From the Next World in 1995 while the single
"She's a River" received moderate airplay. A short tour of North
America soon followed, but Simple Minds' direction also quickly faded.
They needed a break to clarify their own personal stance in music. Jim
Kerr and Charlie Burchill signed to Eagle Records in early 2001 and constructed
their first covers album, Neon Lights, later that fall, paying tribute
to Patti Smith, Neil Young, David Bowie, and others. In summer 2002, Kerr
and Burchill issued Cry, Simple Minds' first batch of new material since
1995's Good News From the Next World. Our Secrets Are the Same, an album
that was intended for release in 2000, saw official release in 2003.
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