Tag: Simple Minds

Jul 21 2024

1984 is 40 years ago: 40 singles that gave the year its color

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in List, Tribute

1984 is already 40 years old. A great occasion for compiling a list of 40 singles that helped shape that year!

Bananarama, Bangles, Bette Midler, Blue Nile, Bob Marley, Chaka Khan, Cocteau Twins, Cult, Cure, David Lee Roth, David Sylvian, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Everything But The Girl, Fiction Factory, Human League, INXS, Killing Joke, King Crimson, Lloyd Cole, Madonna, Malcom McLaren, New Order, Nick Cave, Prince, R.E.M., Sade, Sheila E, Simple Minds, Smiths, Special AKA, Split Enz, Style Council, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Time, Time Zone, U2, Waterboys, World's Famous Supreme Team

Apr 27 2023

10 Royalty Songs

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in List

King’s Day in The Netherlands. A great occasion to compile a ‘royalty’ list. This is a 100% random list and could have been 10 times as long. Please, feel free to add to the list!

ABBA, Felix Da Housecat, Kendrick Lamar, Pavement, Prince And The New Power Generation, Queen, Run DMC, Sex Pistols, Simple Minds, Smiths

Jul 13 2020

Live Aid, the day the world cared (and wanted to see music)

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in Concert

On July 13th, 1985, the most important and impressive concert of the 1980s took place in London and Philadephia: the benefit concert Live Aid. A look back.

Adam Ant, Ahsford And Simpson, Alison Moyet, Autograph, BB King, Beach Boys, Bernard Watson, Billy Ocean, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Bryan Adams, Bryan Ferry, Cars, Cliff Richard, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Four Tops, George Thorogood, Hall & Oates, Hooters, Howard Jones, INXS, Joan Baez, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Kiki Dee, Kool & The Gang, Led Zeppelin, Live Aid, Loudness, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Nik Kershaw, Pat Metheny, Patti Labelle, Paul McCartney, Paul Young, Phil Collins, Power Station. Thompson Twins, Pretenders, Queen, REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Ron Wood, Run DMC, Sade, Santana, Simple Minds, Spandau Ballet, Status Quo, Sting, Style Council, Teddy Pendergrass, Tina Turner, Tom Petty, U2, Ultravox, Wham!, Who

Mar 09 2019

The best live albums

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in List

What are the best live albums of all time? A selection from my personal collection. My most played, sometimes with the most childhood memories, concert recordings!

AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Bauhaus, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Chuck Brown, David Bowie, Donny Hathaway, Earth Wind & Fire, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Herman Brood, Ike & Tina Turner, Japan, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Michael Schenker Group, Miles Davis, Motörhead, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Peter Frampton, Peter Gabriel, Ramones, Roger Waters, Roxy Music, Saxon, Simon And Garfunkel, Simple Minds, Siouxsie And The Banshees, UFO, Underworld, Waterboys, Who

Sep 13 2017

Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)

By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in Review

Simple Minds’ album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) from 1982 was the culmination of everything that came before. A timeless classic album by a band that would never again be able to perform at that level.