New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)

New Gold Dream, completely actually New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84 ), is the fifth studio album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds.

History

With the album New Gold Dream, the band presented a completely new sound that is very much influenced by producer Peter Walsh. The production was much closer than the previous albums, and did not hesitate to repeatedly install and effects. Even Walsh made ​​perfect use of overdubs that were rare on the previous albums. This created a very atmospheric, pop - oriented production.

Also in the songwriting this new way is to read. The many experimental moments of previous songs have been largely discontinued. The songs are all created for a wider audience. The band developed towards commercial success.

Three singles were released from the album: Promised you a Miracle, Glittering Prize and Someone Somewhere ( in Summertime ).

Classification

The album marked the band a turning point in several respects. The tour stress of incipient commercial success leads 1981 for the departure of drummer Brian McGee, who will be replaced on the album by Kenny Hyslop (on Promised You a Miracle ), and Mel Gaynor Mike Olgetree. Gaynor has established itself as the new drummer of the band during the following, the most commercially successful phase. Concise has an effect that the band now targeting accommodates singles, instead of a couple out albums title afterwards. Author Simon Reynolds sees this as a final departure from prog and Hinwending to more commercial pop and makes it fast to the single Promised you a Miracle. 2012 the album was in the X5 box set of Virgin Records with six bonus tracks released again.

Title list

Bonus Tracks

Occupation

• Jim Kerr ( vocals)
• Charlie Burchill (guitar)
• Derek Forbes ( bass)
• Mel Gaynor (drums, percussion )
• Mike Ogletree (drums)
• Michael MacNeil (keyboards)

Chart success and Certification

The album reached # 3 in the UK album charts and stayed 37 weeks and was certified by British Phonographic Association with a platinum record in January 1987.

The coupled- Singles Promised you a Miracle reached number 13 in April 1982 the UK Top 40 and stayed 11 weeks. The follow-up single Glittering Prize reached in August 1982 with a 16th place ranking among the top 20 and also held up 11 weeks. Someone Somewhere ( In Summertime ) was in November 1982 with number 36 in the UK Top 40 and 5 weeks in the charts less successful.

Reception

The journal Trouser Press attested the band that she was " more than an interesting, pretentious formation with futuristic tendencies." The Rolling Stone criticized " the same beat and the same musical ideas " while Melody Maker " is considered a master 's throw from the only group that still relevant " album celebrated.

Simon Reynolds writes about the chapter on New Pop in his book Rip It Up and Start Again with the album title