Direction of the heart

"At this stage in a career, most bands become mere echoes of their former selves, or worse yet, a parody of what they once were. Happily, that's never been the case with Simple Minds. Granted, they haven't hit the heights they climbed courtesy of such early mega milestones as Don't You (Forget About Me)," "Glittering Prize," "Somewhere in Summertime," "Waterfront," and "Alive and Kicking." No matter, Kerr, Burchill and their newer recruits still manage to stay true to the band's overarched intents, but do so based on premise rather than pretense".

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"Whether taken whole or as the sum of its parts, Direction of the Heart is an album by a band that still has something to prove. They deliver big. Without forsaking their core sound, they offer listeners energized, anthemic, poignant, electro-charged rock & roll".

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"det er mindst 30 år siden, at skotterne udgav et rigtig vellykket album ... Simple Minds [tabte] pusten, pladerne blev mere og mere ligegyldige, og det indtryk ændrer aktuelle 'Direction of the Heart' desværre ikke nævneværdigt på. Jim Kerrs englerøst er ikke, hvad den har været, de stærke melodier er der for få af, og søgte sangtitler som 'Who Killed Truth?' vidner om, at bandet er løbet tør for gode idéer".

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