Gone But Forgotten: Simple Minds/New Gold Dream 79-82

Even Scottish band, Simple Minds, rote story is all but forgotten - that they were purveyors of bombastic stadium rock alongside the peers U2, throughout the mid eighties, draping themselves in worthy social issues. This completely misses the even more hidden truth - in the four years between 1979 and 1982, the band released six albums in what was one of the most progressive and brilliant runs by any band, including The Beatles and Can. A look through that period - so deserving of reappraisal - and how the rest of the decade played out for them. It started as a review of the masterpiece (10/10) album New Gold Dream but I felt the wider story needed addressing.