I had my first listen to the new Simple Minds album Black & White on Saturday night.
It’s similar in many ways to Waiting For The Siren’s Call, although it is as much a Simple Minds album as Waiting For The Siren’s Call is New Order. It’s also true that there is some Book Of Brilliant Things, some I Wish You Were Here and some This Is Your Land & Mandela Day (as the band suggest).
I do hope though that my first impression of it being – in effect – a Good News From The Next World album minus She’s A River aren’t quite right, even if you can hear quality and class all over it as much as anything from Sons And Fascination onwards has.
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Someone may find it interesting to post a new poll in the next few weeks, asking whether they’ve preferred:
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb Waiting For The Siren’s Call Black & White 050505 or Playing The Angel
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