New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)

What else sounds like it? Friend Karen wisely noted a couple of Radiohead instrumentals circa 1997 could easily slot alongside Simple Minds' own slew of instrumentals, but then again that's an obvious point, perhaps. As is the Utah Saints cover (I'd love to hear the live version of "NGD" itself done with Andrew Eldritch...)

Until recently, having never summoned up the courage to purchase any other Simple Minds records, I was under the impression that NGD was a happy accident. MP3s of I Travel, Changeling and Sweat in Bullet have, to some extent, dispelled this.

To my mind, they even challenge The Shamen for the title of 'worst career decline by a Scottish band'.

1982.

I still find I Travel and The American bearable.

I heard 'Someone, Somewhere, in summertime' playing recently when i popped into the offie to by fags - took me right back to the early 80s

COLOURS FLY AND CATHERINE WHEEL

Awesome album. Have flogged it to death on many an occasion.

I remember it playing in a car with friends driving for an hour to the next, bigger town. That is the shit.

I was given it on vinyl by mum when I was about 16. Bless her. She did well.

the colored vinyl version is beautiful, a transparent gold shot through with streaks of purple. that's kind of what it sounds like, too.

You lucky bastard!

Wait-- produced by Peter Walsh, Scott Walker's producer from Climate Of Hunter on?

*checks discogs*

Hmm, he also did part of Penhouse and Pavement and all of Heyday!

I love this album.

i still have this, but mostly as an aesthetic object, love that gold vinyl (the music isn't bad, actually i downloaded a few tunes from this a while back)

the colored vinyl isn't hard to get! there's a bunch of them for sale on ebay for less than $10.

But is the sound quality worse as a result of all that?

don't you already have it on CD?

man i was quick to value the 90's over the 80's

Ha! So do you like this, LJ? Do tell! I gave this CD to my friend to try out, he's not had a chance to get to it, but he really wants to.

man i was quick to value the 90's over the 80's

Ah the folly of yoot.

The title-track is the sort of propulsive pop joyride that can and will haunt my imagination for days...

I want to live that song, if that makes sense.

"King Is White & In The Crowd" = Overlooked 80s Art-Rock Classic

this is one of the most perfect albums ever; probably in my top 5.. i seem to appreciate it more and more as each year goes by. such immaculate production, not a single dud track, the lovely herbie hancock solo.. it's also perfect listening for stormy days indoors or sunny days cruising down the coat

coat = coast

lol

I'll get me coast.

"King Is White & In The Crowd" = Overlooked 80s Art-Rock Classic

Oh yeah, this song is probably the dopest thing on this record. I just played a bootleg live version of this other day. Now, what the hell was this about a Herbie Hancock solo????

'hypnotised' from 1995 is an under-rated classic imo

xp hancock is credited with "keyboards" on "hunter and the hunted", i assume his part is the swirly rhodes-type solo 2/3rd the way through or so?

This album is magical.

kinda sad how kerr looks all slim and cute in the videos for this record but by the time you get to "alive & kicking" he looks like a bloated retard, like the falling off of the music was matched by his physical decline

Like you'd waste your time writing pop songs if you had just married Chrissie Hynde.

you'd think she make him eat healthier tho

all they did in 1984 was have sex and eat cakes.

the orwellian nightmare

Brave New Gold Dream

Clearly he wasn't the dominant half if he spent exactly half of his waking life engaged in coitus and still wound up lumpen

It doesn't burn as many calories as you think!

My nude goal dream, shattered ;_;

If you like this, you can get alternate (and great) versions of some of the songs on the "Themes 2" compilation of 12"s, so for example the German 12" of New Gold Dream, which has the "bitter end" lyrics like the live in the city of shite version, as well as Soundtrack for every heaven, which was an outtake. There's a vocals version of that (called "In every heaven", I think) that's on a DVD version of the album.

Oh yeah, and it's on Spotify.

The price of that Themes box set needs to lose about 75 pounds before it will become attractive to me.

yeah they could have NOT split them into five 15-20 minute EPs and made it easy on all of us

see also: that fucking bjork box set from '02 or '03

Cost me about 16 quid for the two useful ones.

COLOURS FLY AND CATHERINE WHEEL

― Bimble

^^^otm

~*~~~ everything is possible!~~~~~~~~

EIGHDY ONE! EIGHDY TWO! EIGHDY THREE! EIGHDY FOWWWHHHH!

ha i listened to the utah saints version of this the other day

I have to confess, while I do get a lot out of New Gold Dream, I vastly prefer the three albums that came before it (assuming that people treat Sons & Fascination and Sister Feelings Call as one thing).

ha i listened to the utah saints version of this the other day

― nathey

DREAMIN A DREAM OF EWWW DREAMIN A DREAM

BOX

http://www.simpleminds.com/2016/05/19/new-gold-dream-box-set/

Got the box! (uh, thanks tanking pound!). Pretty much confirmed to myself how much I love this album.

they're doing one for Sparkle in the Rain too, huh?

how's the mastering? is it brickwalled?

they're doing one for Sparkle in the Rain too, huh?

They did one - http://simplemindsshop.com/SPARKLE-IN-THE-RAIN-5-CD-Boxset.html

it's all on Spotify too, nice

40 years old today!

They really were untouchable between 1980 and 1984. One of the best album runs ever

They really were untouchable between 1980 and 1984. One of the best album runs ever

Surprised to see I've never posted on this thread, this album was my introduction to Simple Minds, I remember buying the purple-flecked gold vinyl of it after hearing "Promised You a Miracle" and "Someone Somewhere" on my local college radio. This and Sparkle in the Rain are the two essential albums of theirs for me.

The title track is the greatest song ever produced.

The 12"s of the title track and Someone Somewhere are definitely better than the album versions but yes amazing record

incredible, eternal album, alfred otm re:title track.

Yeah I love this album too, every song. I listened to a few more of their albums before and after, and there's some good songs here and there, but I'm happy with keeping this album alone

Just discovered the stereo remix they did for DVD-A in 2005, and it’s well worth tracking down. Kick drum is mixed down a bit, and Derek’s bass mixed up — it all ends up feeling warmer and fuller.

Sure, the gauzy coldness of the original was big part of the appeal, but I can’t help but love this even more.

(The multitracks for Catherine Wheel and Promised You a Miracle were missing, so no changes to those two. Oh, and there’s a bonus track too, In Every Heaven, sounding all kinds of wrong coming in after King Is White.)

Just gave this a spin. Like Vinnie, it's the only Simple Minds in my collection but very much deserves its place. Derek's bass is for sure the secret weapon on this album, anchoring all the cold synth tones and sometimes-histrionic vocals. A few good Mick Karn-lite moments thrown in there for good measure.

Guess I must be 40 next year. Wonder what my anniversary album is. Off to Google...

Happy Birthday to an eternal album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXGYZsY0fdw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8NLA8HSe9w

Happy 4-0 to New Gold Dream. I got my copy signed by Herbie Hancock recently. He spent quite some time examining the back cover but - no, he simply could not remember the session or playing the beautiful solo on Hunter and The Hunted. (He promised to check it out on Spotify, tho) pic.twitter.com/8Qvy4QhMr1

— Graeme Thomson (@GraemeAThomson) September 17, 2022

(my guess has always been that he was in like the next studio and they just went up and asked and he had a couple of hours and said cool)

Hancock appeared on Heatwave’s 1982 album ‘Current’, as did Mel Gaynor so wonder if the connection was made there.

i always used to joke when i worked at tower that i'd like to get herbie to sign my copy of that album. very cool that someone went and actually did it and herbie was receptive to it!

the guy who got the sig is invested enough to have written a whole book abt the band so

"he promised to check it out on spotify"

WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT PLACEMENT IS THIS??

(my guess has always been that he was in like the next studio and they just went up and asked and he had a couple of hours and said cool)

seems to happen to herbie fairly often iirc

I've just started Graeme's book on SM, so far so good.