Ep. 48: Simple Minds: Before and After The Breakfast Club
The rise and slide of the Simple Minds – one of the most successful and influential bands in the UK during the 1980s. A mix of new wave, post-punk, and rock. Multiple UK Top 10 hits. But it took “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” to break them big in the US. They rode that stand-alone single into one hit album here in the States. When Once Upon a Time was released in 1985 – without “Don’t You” on it. “Alive and Kicking” was the lead single – essentially the band’s 2nd American single. It went to #3 on the Billboard … Read more