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I just realized Simple Minds really suck aside from "Promised You A Miracle" I mean, "Don't You Forget About Me" is OK but that is a soundtrack song so that doesn't really count.

I remember thinking I would like "Love Song" when I purchased Classic Alternatives vol. 4 a while back, TERRIBLE! Then I just heard this God awful song on XM Fred called "This Is Your Land" but I think the worst yet has to be "Speed Your Love To Me"

Would somebody here like to recommend a song in the similar vein of "Promised You A Miracle" because The Minds are doing ZIP for me as of now.

I really appreciate all your recommendations on China Crisis when I asked a while back, good stuff there!

I loved the whole "Sparkle in the Rain" album.
But my two favorite Simple Minds songs are:

"I Travel"
"New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)

If you want to have a listen to these two, let me know.
[:)]

Check out the album "Sons & Fascinations", not a bad song of the lot...

[quote][i]Originally posted by SuNomi[/i]
<br>Check out the album "Sons & Fascinations", not a bad song of the lot...
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Nor on Empires and Dance. IMHO it was all downhill from Don't You.. on.

Even the earliest releases (Chelsea Girl, Life In A Day) are pretty good (after Johnny and the Self Abusers that is).

Thank you all for the quick replies,

marie3 if you don't mind [:D]

No. [}:)]

J, my buddy, you are missing out. Check out:

Someone Somewhere In Summertime
Glittering Prize
New Gold Dream
Upon The Catwalk
Speed Your Love To Me
Waterfront

These are all similar in style to Promised You A Miracle.

I just sent an email off to you.

Sons and Fascination (the whole album)
Sister Feelings Call (the whole album)
Big Sleep (New Gold Dream)
Someone Somewhere in Summertime (NGD)
King is White and In the Crowd (NGD)
Hunter and the Hunted (NGD)
East At Easter (Sparkle in the Rain)
I Travel (Empires and Dance)

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Colours Fly And Catherine Wheel
Somebody Up There Likes You
Soundtrack For Every Heaven
Theme For Great Cities
Bassline

I agree with schwenko, 'Don't You Forget..' is awful

"The American"...fantastic. But if you can't appreciate Sparks' "Sherlock Holmes", I'm afraid there's no hope for you. [:D]

I know you asked for individual songs, but I can recommend almost anything off the following albums:

"New Gold Dream" is a new wave classic...start to finish. "Sparkle In The Rain" is also chock full of great tunes.

Finally, "Street Fighting Years" (with "This Is Your Land"!) is my 3rd favorit Simple Minds album. It's got a different sound than their early work, but also works well as an entire album.

[quote][i]Originally posted by marie3[/i]
<br>I loved the whole "Sparkle in the Rain" album.
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Yup marie! It's a great SIMPLE MINDS album. On one occassion it became the highest selling VINYL RECORD in MANILA according to the stats conducted by JINGLE MAGAZINE right MIKEY. "Promise You A Miracle" is also my favourite song from the band.

[:)]An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DR. STIRRING RHOD

Thank you all !
I will have a lot of exploring to do later this afternoon

Obviously, people didn't care about taking your own tastes into consideration before making recommendations.

[i]I remember thinking I would like "Love Song" when I purchased Classic Alternatives vol. 4 a while back, TERRIBLE! Then I just heard this God awful song on XM Fred called "This Is Your Land" but I think the worst yet has to be "Speed Your Love To Me"[/i]

Love Song is from Sons and Fascination and Speed Your Love to Me is from Sparkle in the Rain.

Sons was their last experimental style album, and Sparkle was the start of their stadium rock sound. The one in between, which most think is their finest hour, was New Gold Dream.