The Not-So-Simple Sound Of SIMPLE MINDS
They’ve been around for years now, but it really wasn’t until the release of Once Upon A Time that Simple Minds were accorded the mass critical (and commercial) respect they deserve. Released late in 1985, Once Upon A Time has enjoyed a long stay in the American Top 10—and, nowadays, Jim Kerr is known more for his music than for being “Mr. Chrissie Hynde."
The Not-So-Simple Sound Of SIMPLE MINDS
They’ve been around for years now, but it really wasn’t until the release of Once Upon A Time that Simple Minds were accorded the mass critical (and commercial) respect they deserve. Released late in 1985, Once Upon A Time has enjoyed a long stay in the American Top 10—and, nowadays, Jim Kerr is known more for his music than for being “Mr. Chrissie Hynde." Which is, of course, the way it should be.
Kerr agrees that Once Upon A Time is the greatest Simple Minds’ album ever: “I think the music in this one is really, really confident,’’ he told Tim deLisle recently. “I think we’ve dropped the kind of preciousness that we once had. I think—even more basic—we’ve better melodies now, we’re arranging the songs better. I think every song’s more focused and tangible.”