Simple Minds Neapolis (1998)

Simple Minds - Neapolis (1998)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 4, 2022
Simple Minds - Neapolis (1998)

Simple Minds - Néapolis (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 313 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans ~ 71 Mb
Label: Chrysalis | # 7243 4 93712 2 4, 493 7122 | Time: 00:45:57
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Simple Minds signed to Chrysalis for Néapolis and saw the return of Derek Forbes on bass. Néapolis signals a return to form while remaining on the cutting edge. Unlike U2, the band they have been most often compared to, Simple Minds have not lost themselves in techno beats and processed samples. Longtime fans will embrace this album; from the opening track, "Song for the Tribes," through the two singles, "Glitterball" and "War Babies," one immediately recognizes that classic sound. Other standout tracks include "Tears of a Guy," "Superman V Supersoul," and a potential third single, "Killing Andy Warhol." The biggest surprise on the album is "Androgyny," a welcomed instrumental in the tradition of their earlier works (see Empires and Dance, Sister Feelings Call, and Sons and Fascination). It's nice to know that in the 1990s, one classic new wave band hasn't forgotten what it is all about. Unfortunately, Chrysalis felt there was not enough of a following outside of Europe to justify the worldwide release of the album.

Simple Minds - Cry (2002) Limited Edition  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 7, 2022
Simple Minds - Cry (2002) Limited Edition

Simple Minds - Cry (2002) Limited Edition
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 314 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 109 Mb | Scans ~ 186 Mb
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock | Label: Eagle | # EAGLT196, EDL EAG 433-9 | 00:47:34

That the opening bars to Cry finds Jim Kerr opining "It's difficult to love you when you do the things you do time and time again" almost implies that the hideously unfashionable Simple Minds are once again anticipating getting stabbed in the buttocks by poison pens and have decided to save their critics the bother by writing the reviews for them. Well, if that's the case, they've done themselves a little bit of an injustice. The good news–and from this world, not the next–is that Jim Kerr has not reneged on his commitment to making an indecently modest pop record, one where any delusional notions of stadium rock empires are held in check and where melody is a stronger currency than reverb and hot air. Although the cleaner-than-a-kitchen-showroom production is out of step with the contemporary, scuffed-up sounds of "now"–Simple Minds remain hamstrung by their own outmoded brand of professionalism–Cry has more than enough decent tunes to entice persons beyond the well-creased folds of their fan base.
Simple Minds - The Best Of Simple Minds (2001) PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Simple Minds - The Best Of Simple Minds (2001)
PS3 Rip | 2x SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 148:05 minutes | Scans included | 4,73 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 4,08 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 3,53 GB

This 2 SACDs set featuring 5 top 40 singles and a total of 32 songs covering the band's A&M and Virgin Records careers. Also includes the bonus track 'The Real Life' (Remix by Raven Maize, sampling Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody).

Simple Minds - The Best Of Simple Minds (2001) Repost  Music

Posted by v3122 at May 17, 2018
Simple Minds - The Best Of Simple Minds (2001) Repost

Simple Minds - The Best Of Simple Minds (2001)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Virgin, CDVD2953/7243 8 11257 2 4 | ~ 1076 or 358 Mb | Scans(png) -> 303 Mb
New Wave / Pop Rock / Synth-Pop

Simple Minds, the Scottish group led by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, has had a very different career in the U.S. from the one it's enjoyed in its native U.K., and that leads to different estimations of this compilation. As far as Britain is concerned, it is a much-needed, comprehensive collection of the band's hit singles, no less than 26 of which placed in the charts between 1979 and 1998, including eight that hit the Top Ten…