Simple Minds . . . Progressive?

fractalman wrote: I don't see the problem.  You're including Asia.  Their music is no more progressive than SM's.  In fact, despite the all star line-up in the original Asia, SM's early music was more progressive than Asia's. Honestly, I really don't even think of Styx as a progressive band.  No more progressive than Boston and you did not include them. It seems to me that there are a few inconsistencies in what is considered progressive. felixxx wrote: why dont we add Wham! They are so prog

Touche! It's a joke that either Asia or Styx are on this web site, and both need to be booted right away.

Sean Trane wrote: Let's have the inclkusion of the Culture Club , Human League , Duran Duran , Split Enz , The The , ABC, Heaven 17 also then....... Need I say more?????

Again, ignorance is bliss. How can you mention the ultra disposable Culture Club, and the brilliant social commentary of The The in the same sentence? Have you ever listened to Soul Mining or Infected?

If you were crying in your chocolate milk about the "lack" of good music in the 80s, it's just because you weren't paying attention. Because let me tell you this, it's only gotten worse since then, with (c)rap and hip-hop and grunge and nu-metal and boy bands. So WAKE UP!

Maike wrote: I love Simple Minds. I recomend the Live in the City of Lights double album.they also have wonderful renditions and reworks of other songs, more atmospheric pieces that dont come in the studio versions - Someone Somewhere in Summertime and Big Sleep are incredible atmospheric tunes. Oh jungleland, Ghostdancing, Waterfront, Once upon a time, Promised you a miracle are closer to (hard, but not that hard) rock. Book of Brilliant things has a wonderful acoustic guitar solo and its just a great song, and if you measure prog by the lenght of its tunes (which for me is rubish), most of them are over 7 minutes. You have to ear (several times actually) in order to inhale its musical strength. Prog On.

This is an excellent recommendation, probably the best. The music on Live in the City of Light is very close to prog. Brilliant, atmospheric album.

greenback wrote: well, kirklott, i own street fighting years, new gold dream, sparkle in the rain and once upon a time: they are all quite different, so thayt simple minds are very chameleon! after all, maybe street fighting years in not their most progressive one!

Somebody suggested Live in the City of Light, which is an excellent suggestion. On the album the tracks are longer, more atmospheric, etc.

I guess I need to clarify, I don't consider Simple Minds prog, but they are an awesome, very intelligent band with many facets that will appeal to prog fans.