New gold dream (81-82-83-84)

"New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) stands shining and singular in the Simple Minds canon. Its template was bludgeoned to within an inch of its life on the following year's Sparkle In The Rain, and it was never the same again. Everything that had been taken out had been put back in. Now it not only takes its place among the greatest future-pop albums of the 80s (Dare, The Lexicon Of Love), it sits comfortably among the greatest pop albums of all time".

Read review

"One of Scotland's finest exports, Simple Minds deliver a strong synth-reared release on New Gold Dream. This album harks the darker side of the band's musicianship, and such material alludes to their forthcoming pop-stadium sound which hurled them into rock mainstream during the latter part of the '80s".

Read review