haha
― Death to (NickB), Monday, 13 January 2020 12:05 (four years ago) link
the Don’t You (Forget About Me) band
ouch
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 13 January 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
fuck. reading the story the spark of the campaign of abuse was mr fagan replying to a facebook post by paul kerr saying the new simple minds album was "pure shit".
― bidenfan69420 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:11 (four years ago) link
it's a wonder any ILXors still have unburnt houses
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:13 (four years ago) link
we don't live in houses -- unless you mean glass houses
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:14 (four years ago) link
and all fagan actually wrote was:
"I’ve been a fan for more than 30 years and I think it’s a mistake to get rid of the two former band members."
― bidenfan69420 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
I’ve been a fan for more than 30 years
eh, one of the new fans then, he's got no right to criticize
― Death to (NickB), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:20 (four years ago) link
haven't dug into this story myself - did anything actually happen outside of the online threats jim?
― Death to (NickB), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:23 (four years ago) link
it was a real campaign of harassment, he had became totally obsessed with them, ended with him saying he was coming to their town with a baseball bat to attack them and then him getting arrested because he had emailed two police forces to the effect that he was going to kill them
― bidenfan69420 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
sweet christ
― Death to (NickB), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
It looks as if Fagan was trolling Paul Kerr pretty hard on Facebook, now that I Google around a bit. Not that it merited being threatened and slandered as a pedophile, but it was hardly innocuous comments about the latest Simple Minds album:
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/10/18/simple-minds-singers-brother-was-also-targeted-on-facebook-jury-told/
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:36 (four years ago) link
the plot thickens!
― bidenfan69420 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:41 (four years ago) link
facebook is making people crazy, wtf
― Death to (NickB), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:43 (four years ago) link
Hate to think what would have happened had got started on the surfeit of bad acoustic, covers and live albums
― PaulTMA, Monday, 13 January 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
Live in the City of Light is classic tho
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 13 January 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
You can take the boy out of Toryglen...
― Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Monday, 13 January 2020 19:39 (four years ago) link
Judge Stephen Mooney asked: “How many mankinis does a man need?”
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:02 (four years ago) link
"Big Sleep" is so great
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 12 February 2021 19:09 (three years ago) link
Yes, a wonderful song that shows how expressive and expansive they could be when they didn't have to freight everything with "importance".
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 12 February 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
I am in fact listening to the new one to kick off October 21, Day of Riches
it's kind of bad sure but also much more enjoyable than expected, will def get 'surprisingly good later work' kudos
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 08:29 (one year ago) link
the songs are nothing special but it is notably well produced and has a good sound, v bright and vigorous
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 08:42 (one year ago) link
It's their best album since Scary Monsters.
Just finished Graeme Thompson's book about the early Minds (stopping wisely after 'Once Upon A Time') it is definitely worth any fan's investigation.
― MaresNest, Friday, 21 October 2022 10:48 (one year ago) link
It's alriiiight
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 21 October 2022 11:08 (one year ago) link
Album that is, not book
The last TFF keeps coming to mind and I'd say they're on par
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 21 October 2022 11:09 (one year ago) link
Definitely some likable stuff on here, the mastering is absurdly bad though. Celtic fiddly bits of 'Solstice Kiss' not welcome
― PaulTMA, Friday, 21 October 2022 11:39 (one year ago) link
Solstice Kiss was the best song
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 21 October 2022 12:28 (one year ago) link
Yeah, possibly, although the title's use in the lyrics is hilariously clunky, you can imagine these old codgers trying to think of inspiration and coming up with this
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 12:54 (one year ago) link
Next album: Ash Wednesday Hug
― imago, Friday, 21 October 2022 12:55 (one year ago) link
Simple Minds Superfans Can Invest In A New Gold Dream: Songwriting + Sound Recording Royalties For 1977-1981 Material Now Up For Sale
As of last weekend, someone was selling the royalty rights to an early career batch of 107 songs by Simple Minds. Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, the current members of Simple Minds Tours Ltd. sold their catalog to their current label, BMG. These are the sorts of big money deals where rock stars of as certain age take a cash out and at least in this case, they didn’t sell to one of the upstart music IP firms like Hipgnosis. And they are becoming very commonplace.Given the list of songs, and the points in time where past members exited the band, I’m suspecting that these rights being auctioned are from original drummer Brian McGee’s shares in the band. His time ended in 1981 as he was taken to the limit in his years playing drums, and yes, driving the band all over Europe in vans since he was the one with a driver’s license. If it were Derek Forbes, it would include material from “New Gold Dream [81, 82, 83, 84]” and “Sparkle In The Rain.” McNeill only left after “Street Fighting Years.” So it has to be McGee.
Given the list of songs, and the points in time where past members exited the band, I’m suspecting that these rights being auctioned are from original drummer Brian McGee’s shares in the band. His time ended in 1981 as he was taken to the limit in his years playing drums, and yes, driving the band all over Europe in vans since he was the one with a driver’s license. If it were Derek Forbes, it would include material from “New Gold Dream [81, 82, 83, 84]” and “Sparkle In The Rain.” McNeill only left after “Street Fighting Years.” So it has to be McGee.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 06:34 (one year ago) link