Simple Minds - "The Tube" Newcastle, 1982 (pseudo-stereo)

[@ayawali]

I am iraqi and i have always loved the UK and simple minds since i was a 20 years old student. Iam now 62. This is my very best album and it reminds me of the great music of the 80s. I can listen to it forever.

[@ian_b]

I often think that none of us of this age realised we were living through a golden age for music (I'm 58).

[@seanb480]

The synth textures of MacNeil were crucial in the best of the Simple Minds sound. When he left, they weren't the same. Would say the same for Forbes. Both intertwined had such a cool sound.

[@navyblue12]

So, so true.

[@alanstapleton2240]

@@navyblue12 I was gutted when Forbes was kicked out (and wholly appreciate why it had to happen) but when Mick MacNeill left in 89, it was the end for me. Post NGD, although there are some genius moments (e.g. 'Don't You' peformance at Live Aid, 'Once Uon a Time' title track, 'Upon the Catwalk'..) I became increasingly frustrated with the stadium rock flatulence so was already tuning out. I adored E&d, S&F/SFC and NGD in my early teens and still to this day. Utter utter genius!

[@matthewphilip1977]

MacNeil could play, but the odd outburst of sound had a touch of John Shuttleworth about it. I would also have preferred him to play piano as some of the synth sounds were a bit thin and tinny.

[@ronniewilson6597]

Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Gaynor and Forbes. The best Simple Minds line up. I would pay a lot of Money to see that line up again.

[@stuartnewman6968]

Sadly won't happen again

[@jorgenwallentin383]

I would rather change Gaynor for Brian McGee.

[@exactsame]

I was lucky enough to see the group playing this tour live in Glasgow...very special...

[@NOWtheband]

@@exactsame - I'm sure that makes Ronnie feel much better. ;-)

[@vicolandtributes8607]

@@stuartnewman6968 That is the reason because he would pay a "lot of money"...

[@lf170]

Derek Forbes doesn't get enough credit: he propels each and every one of these earlier songs with his inventive bass lines.

[@nutster9000]

That's why he helped propel the music of Propaganda and A Secret Wish.

[@MrJesusHJones]

The best bassist ever.

[@JK4ManC]

Absolutely one of the most underrated, actually just not properly recognised bass players ever. Love his lines and his sound.

[@vanstan7929]

He gets so much credit.

[@larrydavid6852]

He's a gentleman too.

[@MrJampot64]

Their music is so emotional and creative. When I look back now after all these years I realise these guys were on another planet musically and so unique at the time. New Gold Dream is a masterpiece and will be listened to , until the last star shines . Such a beautiful album which is pure class.

[@Roger_Ramjet]

It's one of my favorites. Was 18 when it was released.

[@andyfield6854]

Early eighties was a great time for music.

[@rabbruce8232]

Well said Minds Forever ✋

[@kevinrichardson5387]

Everything was possible when New Gold Dream came out. Less so now! Though the album is timeless class.

[@tonimasson7057]

always happy to read that there are other people that think just the way as I do. NGD is the best music ever written in our universe and the chance anything better comes, is very low.

[@hughcurrie8916]

Charlie Burchill deserves more recognition for his fantastic guitar playing . He comes up with some amazing melodies and fills . Much better than most of those widdly diddly shredding guys who get the attention!!

[@newgold100]

This is SM at their very best, Derek Forbes is just off this planet, what a bass player!

[@tonygray7804]

DAVID MCATEER shite. Never thought I would hear that anywhere else. Thank you good friend...

[@MrJeepsters]

Un remarquable bassiste qui se fait bien entendre.

[@stevebrown1978]

1000%agreed

[@StarSiren81]

Oh yes! Derek is one of my fave bass player ! 👍🏻 Simple Minds lost so much When they sacked him...

[@me-gb2wp]

His dad was my school janitor, Derek brought all has gold disks to my school in a opel manta get @@StarSiren81

[@gregspicer2816]

The bass….Provides the spine for these tracks, sadly missing in the later stuff

[@PAODE62]

Yes, that’s the key, my friend👏

[@AndyHuff38]

Love the way 99% of the people there don’t realise they’ve just witnessed one of the best 20 minute sets you’re probably going to see..

[@grantmcinnes1176]

You're dead right. How many would know that, with the occasional exception, it would all be downhill from here!

[@joeduffy4336]

You are so right! Only seeing this now pure brilliance

[@susanaespinosa2903]

Absolutely. SM es un tesoro Musical.Los Amo!❤

[@robtudor3785]

Oh we did. Many fans in the audience. I had the pleasure to meet them in the green room before. Amazing.

[@AndyHuff38]

@@robtudor3785 Jealous much!

[@bigcotter9611]

I still play this album regularly, and it still takes me to a special place, even after 40 years! 💙

[@Topesio66]

Yes, me too the same

[@freaatsma4405]

Yeah totally🥰

[@traceygleghorn3163]

Yep me too.

[@CarlBovis]

Sends shivers down my spine! It's criminal that Simple Minds have been derided as overblown stadium rockers, people forget the genius of their spine tingling early 80s work. As far as I'm concerned, they are one of the greatest bands to ever have come out of the UK. Masterful!

[@ArtAndTalk]

Carl Bovis Spot on!!

[@stephenfarrell3425]

you are right mate!!!!!!

[@sweetassugar69]

Carl Bovis very few bands could ever pull off a song like this......its been my favourite for 30 years and it will never change...as for the band it ranks right at the top of the musical mountain...ethereal sound

[@glenbowley8114]

Totally agree. I still love SM and saw them as recently as this year (2017) but yes the early stuff is amazing.

[@AndyHuff38]

Carl Bovis yep I agree, seen these countless times..pure and utter class act.

[@stevegordon2032]

I’m the same age as Jim Kerr. No way on this planet would I have been able to write the fantastic lyrics and music these guys could.......and they did it in their 20’s.!!! Genius’s . All of them. Loved them then .Love them now. Great times the 80’s. Never to be repeated.

[@mooseyman74]

Great magical lyrics. Don't hear anything similar now when I put the radio on

[@KateWandless]

All bands produced there best work early on, albums taper off after the first two or three usually

[@haydenwittig8877]

U2 WERE GREAT BUT SIMPLE MINDS WERE SOMETHING ELSE LIKE A 4TH LAYER OF PAINT INSTEAD OF 3.HUNTER AND HUNTED EVOKES A FEELING LIKE A PLACE VISITED BEFORE LIKE AN 80 YR OLD RETURNING TO THE HOUSE HE GREW UP IN AS A CHILD.

[@ArtAndTalk]

+Hayden Wittig Hi there. That's some analogy! I know what you mean though. Whether it's the music or the words or both, I can't explain! Anyway thanks and all the best Hayden.

[@haydenwittig8877]

Thanks. I just feel like an old man returning to a place he once knew as a child the people have gone but the town stills looks the same .

[@mrcodhead67]

Hunter And The Hunted was written when they toured North america in 1981, promoting their Sons & Fascination album. The lyric "See me as I'm cocooned-up in Badlands" refers to being cooped-up on the tour-bus, as they travelled through the flat, featureless landscape.

[@hartleyhare8316]

New Gold Dream in my opinion is the greatest album of the 1980s

[@SonOfAnders73]

aye there was more to their music than most an extra dimension. Not until the stone roses did I see and hear such maestro. Though it has to be said live these topped it , they were faultless, sounded as good if not better live than a studio recording . genius

[@garybrough1801]

So many posts here saying the same about Derek Forbe’s bass playing , so I’ll just agree , blinding player , the heavy driving relentless bass lines made the early Minds stuff the classics they are 👍

[@davenight]

What a sound this is live! They were awesome the originals, Jim now states it was a massive mistake to let Mick Mc go, what a keyboard player and Dirks Bass playing. New Gold Dream will never be beaten

[@ArtAndTalk]

"New Gold Dream" is a classic now as you say. Contributions to album and live performances by Mick and Derek will always be treasured by us fans. No doubt about that! There's a chemistry to a band and they had it by the bucket-load then.

[@Luvthesky]

According to Mick he told them he was leaving and he and his wife in the wee hrs of the morning jumped on a plane. He said a tremendous weight was off his shoulders.

[@d-upcomix]

Mick left, Derek was the one who was fired.

[@mrcodhead67]

That keyboard playing on NGD is superb by Michael MacNeil

[@exactsame]

Beautiful isn’t it...very much to the fore on this performance...lovely to hear the detail...

[@Jason-Scott]

Class

[@davidsanderson5918]

It is indeed. Until this I had no idea he played that keyboard part like that. It's a technique used in classical piano. Amazed to see it here.

[@bala4fa]

@@terryryan3732 He is a wizard, but he only plays the solo on "Hunter and the Hunted."

[@presleyslave]

He’s incredible.

[@Adambutler2]

Remember watching this live on the Tube and went and bought NGD the next day but had no idea it was as brilliant as this! My, how good were Derek Forbes and Michael McNeil?!

[@presleyslave]

God the memories! I lived this as a 17 year old. I remember being in a sweating crowd with my eyes glued to Jim, marvelling at Mel’s drumming and the incomparable mc Neil on synth! My diary entry is full of the excitement of that night. I saw them many times during the 80s and saw them again last year and have my tickets for 2024. Can’t wait!! ❤

[@johnbarlow1428]

Seeming them tomorrow. Dubai.

[@guywilletts2804]

Saw them 2 days ago in Nottingham. They did some of the early stuff.

[@yannis2058]

❤

[@MarcusWainwright]

Derek is on a different planet in fact they all are brilliant

[@markcbb]

At this time they were simply peerless and New Gold Dream is a work of genius

[@brucefindlay]

Excellent ....I was with the band at all the Tube shows ....it really was the best music programme on tv ...maybe ever! Really great, knowledgeable tv crew and fun presenters and of course a brilliant audience. Thanks for posting this...brings back memories! Bruce Findlay. #musicisthefoodoflove

[@ArtAndTalk]

Bruce Findlay Good morning Bruce! Definitely the best music programme that ever was on TV. Great show, bands, guests and presenters! Also great to see a presenter speaking with my accent and so enthusiastic. Go on yerself Muriel! (The Glasgow School of Art). Thanks for your comment Bruce, much appreciated. Bye for now!

[@mrcodhead67]

Bruce Findlay Derek Forbes was one of the best bassists of his generation (76-83ish)

[@HansKarlsson1971]

Bruce Findlay o

[@nickpearce9441]

Man what about Mick on those keyboards. wow!

[@amnril]

The Tube was in deed the best TV music program in the 80’s, especially the earlier years.

[@BertNiesten]

This is still awesome! The 80s were brilliant and I'm fortunate being part of it. New Gold Dream is still my favourite!

[@j.l.l.]

Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Gaynor and Forbes. The best Simple Minds line up

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Fantastic👍👍

[@stuartnewman6968]

Definitely there current lineup is gash

[@thomobrien1854]

@@stuartnewman6968 New lineup … great bassist (Grimes) and Sarah Brown is awesome. They could program a drum machine and get better than Cherise. She can’t even come close to Mel! No Keyboard player can come close to Mick? …

[@CUSTARDMIKE]

The only line up

[@jumpinjojo]

@@stuartnewman6968*Their, not there.

[@stephenbrown7741]

This is THE line up and THE album I know Mel is not original drummer and the breakfast club was in the future but this was the minds at their best for me .. And for some time they were the world's best

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Agreed..class they wer👍👍

[@Florislaurens]

Drop dead fucking fantastic performance by real musicians with real instruments playing real music.... 🤩

[@bassatnight]

One of the few bands of the time to make an impression on me. Brings back happy memories of being a teenager in the early eighties. Synth and Bass in perfect harmony.

[@hunterhunted2171]

Feeling the same. It was a time of having fun, experiencing love and enjoying music.....truly wonderful time.

[@tonupnolid]

they were such a good band, when Forbes left they sold more records but they sold worse music. he anchored their sound, made them unique

[@dundeenick]

True story!

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

Simple Minds with Derek and Michael, yes !!!!! The best period !!!

[@ericlebrun1640]

Great band, Great musicians, great singer, one of Best eighties' band ever...

[@karl9411]

Easy now

[@si_w8201]

Watching Mick McNeil during NGD is mesmerising...

[@mrmervinjminky1536]

To play New Gold Dream live like that….just wow! 🤯

[@alwaysalert1543]

New Gold Dream Masterpiece!!!

[@alexsandrodesouzagoncalves3373]

Pure synth-rock from 80s. Excelent tracklist... awesome performance... the best of the SM... Good times, good vibes.

[@neilfitzsimmons1800]

I did some work with Mick MacNeil not so long ago he did say sons and fascination was his favourite and creative time with SM. Probably before they went global.

[@andoni123]

I watched a webcast with him recently and he said his favourite was Street Fighting Years, his last contribution I think.

[@svk77]

In 1980 I was 11 years old and in 1990, 21.. this decade I lived through my teenage years… I still shake my head in wonder at the mind blowing music we were exposed to…this mad wonderful musical tsunami will never happen again.

[@alternatereality85]

Classic performance, thanks for the upload. Grew up with this on VHS all those years ago. You know these songs would be extraordinary if they written by a bunch of 50+ somethings who were masters at their craft. As it is they were written by a bunch of 22-23 year olds - it goes beyond extraordinary. Jims beautifully enigmatic, and borderline mystical 'patchwork quilt' style songwriting was turned up to 11 and a half by this point in time! Charlie and Mick in unison became far more than the sum of their parts - which was already a ridiculously high number. All supported by the backbone of Dereks uniquely distinctive and relentless pulsing bass, and at this point in 1982, the talented powerhouse that is Mel Gaynor. A gorgeously ambient sound with brilliant production from Peter Walsh. Even the album cover was gorgeous! New Gold Dream was Simple Minds coming into full bloom.

[@ArtAndTalk]

Hi there! Thank you very much for your eloquent comment. A real fan of this particular period, no doubt about that! A real high for the band and fans alike. Bye for now and all the best.

[@garyc2276]

This is a glorious video, capturing SM on the cusp of evolving from an kraut-rock inspired, arty but gritty Glasgow band into the imperious phase when they could fill stadiums and soundtrack John Hughes films. Forbes plays the bass like a lead guitarist, no bad thing when a player is as talented as he, McNeil lends so much to their sound that his eventual departure leaves a void in later works, Gaynor driving the rhythms with a controlled power that underpins the band for decades...and Charlie and Jim, brothers from another mother, the only constant in over 40 years. Thank you for this!

[@hughesy45108]

I cannot think of SM without Derek Forbes. There are not many albums like NGD where every bass line on every track stands out. For a group of lads around the age of 22 the end result of NGD is truly wonderful and that's why the album is still played on a regular basis by me 40 years later...timeless production.

[@stantastic4866]

Still think it would have been better had Trevor Horn produced it as was originally planned.

[@grahamryall8976]

+Stan Tastic no way mate, Walsh did an excellent job on it

[@claudiacanelli4935]

New Gold Dreamer h

[@stephenbrown6639]

We'll never know why did horn not get to do it

[@jasonblitz7454]

Just stunning beyond + Hunter And The Hunted in my favourite ever Simple Minds track. This track and the New Gold Dream album is seriously full of shivers and complete beauty xxxxx

[@jameselliott8203]

I'm commenting on this so that hopefully someone will also comment and ill get the notification so I can enjoy this all again .

[@skaterdavedownsouth]

Enjoy it again. It’s worth it.

[@proghead122]

Probably the best 20 minutes of live TV music you will ever see! Never been equaled IMHO.

[@DJDanceClassic]

even mercury, deacon, may and Taylor could not do such a 20 minute setlist

[@graeme-s5g]

book of bril things at ahoy is up there

[@THEBEATPOETS1]

Agree totally..

[@biggtom1999]

Derek = God.. Jim = Muppet for sacking Derek

[@cafedeltransit]

If you could put us all in that crowd today I’m sure we’d be moving a lot more than they are,little did they know they’d witnessed a Masterpiece.

[@mtadams2009]

I don’t think so, your generation would be to busy jacking around with your phones sharing it on social media going look at me look at me. We just lived it. The young people today are lost in the social media cloud. It’s pretty sad actually.

[@cafedeltransit]

@@mtadams2009 at 56 yrs old..I don’t think so

[@presleyslave]

We listened and were spellbound and transported. No need for jumping around.

[@Muesli711]

Simple Minds were peerless in 1982/83/84.

[@Round_07]

I love both Simple Minds & U2, but this is simply light years ahead of anything U2 have ever put together. Stunning

[@garrybaldy327]

That's exactly what Bono said about New Gold Dream. He's on record as saying from that moment he knew U2 had to up their game.

[@sweetassugar69]

Garry Baldy and still to this day U2 have never managed to equal it....they came close to simple minds sound in the unforgettable fire but they they were helped enormously with the backing of Brian eno genius synths.....but still never topped new gold dream 81,82,83,84 album....no one has topped that album imo and remains the greatest album put to vinyl.

[@sniper12440]

@@sweetassugar69 That is so true the best album of all time. This band change my hole life it still makes me tear up listing to it. Its soulful and brings me somewhere.

[@Ash_18037]

This is a brilliant set of songs from a band at their best. But sorry you guys lose all credibility when you say this is light years ahead of anything U2 have EVER put together. Funny how people always love to disparage one band in the process of praising another.

[@jameshearns3439]

So correct u2 not in the same class played against at pool forty years ago still never put the pound in the slot long ago anyway love the band 🐻

[@tomwarner1939]

Back in the days when the pub opened at 7...... at night ! .. and the first chats were about "The Tube" . I saw this and liked the Name .... but it was later , Anne Nightingale played New Gold Dream one Sunday night...I taped it and played it none stop... that name again. One night in the pub I heard 30 frames a second followed by Premonition.. my mate was singing along.. "who's this ?" I asked.."Simple Minds " was his reply... well that was me sorted... record shop next day ..I came out with Empires and dance ...and New gold dream...the first time I heard hunter and the hunted ....wow !!!

[@ArtAndTalk]

***** Those were the days Tom! - The Tube, Annie Nightingale, The Pub on any night! Herbie Hancock's keyboard solo on "Hunter And The Hunted" - one of the best pieces of recorded music ever!! Thank you very much for your comments on here Tom, a wee trip down memory lane for us both. Good music never dies! All the best, A&T

[@mikewitter1561]

Friday night tube different life things have changed so much

[@anthonydale8243]

Yep.... Me too hooked after 30 frames and dug into their relatively young back catalogue.... Great stuff 👍

[@pctelia]

Every time I hear them, I feel my memories back to the 80's ... So simple minds to experience their awesome sound !! Will always be my favorite band forever...

[@binniemod]

Hunter and The Hunted, one of my favourite songs of all time, Derek Forbes, Mick McNeill and Mel Gaynor, masters of their craft.

[@ArtAndTalk]

I agree 💯% 👍

[@carlosfalcon2099]

Mel Gaynor is an awesome drummer

[@cathyanderton1583]

He's on a little clip/ad break on "Rage", Australia's music film clip program that runs from midnight to morning on the weekends. For years they will play a tiny clip that someone says Rage and there is a couple of seconds of drums (that is him). I just think that shows he must have been pretty good to have been chosen for that little excerpt, they have been playing it for many years!

[@gw2031]

Derek Forbes was huge part of the minds,,so many killer bass lines ,,great days,,who wants to go back !

[@AndyHuff38]

If only mate eh?.. Lost count the times I've seen SM live... Milton Keynes Bowl was a beast of a day ... and HOT!

[@battlestarone]

Remember watching this as it went out on tv that night...god i am old...it was a magical time for music in the uk.

[@mooseyman74]

Sam Smith not doing it for you in 2024?

[@patricknicholson9407]

they were so great at this point

[@jasonblitz7454]

So GREAT AT THIS POINT. ACTUALLY, AT THIS POINT THEY REALLY WERE THE BEST BAND

[@dons4europe]

This really was 'The Minds' at their absolute best . So fucking cool . They were so often compared to u2 but so much better in the early years.

[@amnril]

I must salute ‘The Tube’, quite possibly the greatest music show ever in my opinion, especially the first couple of years before they changed the venue, it lost a little of its magic for me when that happened. I remember seeing this Simple Minds session and loving it. So many great bands around in the early 80’s and most of them appeared on The Tube.

[@andeez4663]

Yeah, agreed. So many great memories from The Tube, The Smiths, The Jam, Big Country, Madonna Lloyd Cole and Bananarama doing De Niro's waiting live!

[@mrmervinjminky1536]

Peak Simple minds, sublime 👉❤️👈

[@GabrielBeltranREANIMATOR]

Jim Kerr was 22 here, let that sink in

[@stevebrown1978]

They all were thereabouts keyboards bass that's what made this album unreal

[@TheKonga88]

What's to sink in? We were all 22 at one time, WTF? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🌙1⃣

[@basedglennuk]

And fookin' flyin'

[@pirireis4443]

Jim sooooo sexy sooooo cool to eat him with kisses 😍

[@syntric]

And even he has admitted he was no stranger to drugs in those days, which kinda surprised me, but the eyes give it away, he seems a little spaced out at times :-)

[@makalu69]

Huge fan - saw them 4 times in my teens during the eighties... such happy times.

[@CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

The Minds at their zenith

[@mikeormerod1086]

I agree...the 80s was the best of times...music, style,fashion,ideas.....ideas!!!!

[@roboboy9787]

Fashion?..... 😆😆😆

[@rlazo7925]

Many mention to Forbes outstanding level, but I think that the spirit of SM is Charlie Burchill, he with Jim are irreplaceables

[@jorgeno-remix679]

I completely agree with you RLazo79. Cheers!

[@CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

Disagree. The debut album was essentially Kerr and Burchill. When Forbes, McNeill and McGhee came along they were transcended to another level. Once all of those three disappeared they returned to very average.

[@neilmaclean294]

They Shooda remained as the five pals from Glasgow who made good ... truth is they were never as good ... a say that as a guy who watched them week in week oot in the iconic Mars Bar.

[@slashingblade1968]

Brillaint days! Simple minds at their best with Forbes on bass and MacNeil on keyboards. Mick MacNeil absolutely superb on keyboards, with his unqiue sound. Bring them both back Jim and Charlie and have the fab five playing how they should sound, AWESOME!

[@ArtAndTalk]

It would be good if they did at least one wee tour together again and don't forget original drummer Brian McGee. Often overlook his contributions because Mel is so good. Brilliant days indeed!

[@tommym1966]

I think this song in particular was McNeils masterpiece.

[@bluesdude1194]

As a lover of classic rock and heavy metal, I love Simple Minds. New gold dream is one of my favourites, I love how the keyboard drives the song. I saw them at Thetford on the Forest tour 2011 I think, great live band and that’s saying something from someone who has seen Iron Maiden a few times since 1983 and are one of the greatest live bands ever.

[@davidtollefson8411]

I love metal, but also synth pop. Good music is good music.

[@kevinmonahan7356]

When they were at their best imo. New gold dream..a perfect album

[@davidtollefson8411]

I agree,

[@monicamarchi7371]

Best Lp of XX⁰

[@jamesleckie2420]

Another masterclass from Glasgow Scotland.As much as I love a lot of bands from outside the UK.The UK is far better at producing from head to toe the best of the best.

[@gazfunk]

Great stuff. I couldn’t listen to them after Sparkle in the Rain. The early records are fantastic.

[@MrChippiechappie]

Really? Once upon a time, street fighting years and real life are great albums.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

New Gold Dream - my favourite album of all time!

[@barbaranelson4804]

Simply beautiful. Stunning performance.

[@jorgenwallentin383]

The 80’s. So many great great albums. The Queen is Dead, This is the Sea, Power Corruption & Lies, Disintegration, The Joshua Tree, Hats, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Life’s Hard and Then You Die, Remain in Light, Closer, Non Stop Erotic Cabaret, and many more. And the absolutely unique New Gold Dream. The sound of this music is otherwordly. And I’m so glad to see all those comments praising Derek Forbes. He was always my favourite. I saw them 1984 i Gothenburg, standing (no, dancing, jumping) a few meters from the stage right in front of this the best and coolest bass player in music history (sorry, Hook) and he was of course fantastic right through, but when he started that bass line of the then 11-minute New Gold Dream I couldn’t believe my ears. Still the most hypnotizing bass line I know. Thanks Derek! And Mick! You were the best. After you left, Simple Minds went from the best band in the world to the worst. Quite an achievement.

[@freaatsma4405]

Goosebumps! This sound makes me go back in time when i was young and thought there was magic in all! Now im 56 and yes! 💃🔥🎵🎶🥰

[@scottmanning9554]

Hunter & Hunted live outstanding Mel Gaynor Top

[@35sixer]

Never seen this.. outstanding... one of my favorite albums of all time.. Thank you for posting.. love this version! Saw them live on this tour back in 83 Phx Arizona.. will never forget what impression they made on me.. Cheers from Arizona USA!!

[@joescerri8301]

Michael plays so amazingly well in New Gold Dream. Very few play like that now.

[@Horsiesforcourses1713]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. My time. My era. My life. I do miss being 22 years old And dancing to this cracking tune.

[@jasonblitz7454]

I still think it's a great pity that Simple Minds didn't make a video to Someone Somewhere In Summertime. New Gold Dream is such a perfect album that as many videos as possible should have been made to every single!

[@SmartCookie2022]

Love early 80s Simple Minds. Saw them live roughly about the same time as this Tube gig and you could get really close to the band, same as this TV audience. Those were the days. That's before they became a stadium-filling monster band.

[@casinodelonge]

Its so odd, I listen to "new" minds when they seem to try and write "proper" songs with a story, but this early stuff, the lyrics on Empires, or SOns/Sisters when you analyse them don't "mean" anything at all but they sound utterly majestic and profound, absolute genius work.

[@seamusoflatcap]

The American is about the dropping of the nuclear bomb. The line "I caught a boy falling from the sky" - the bomb was nicknamed Little Boy. Then there's the line about "the American sun . . Eyes blind " which seems a reference to the flash of the bomb.

[@blujazz10000]

Derek Forbes is such a massive bass player. A force of one, indeed. He was a gifted bassist. Then you put them all together, and you get this magical, new wave sound. Jim's voice is the decoration on the cake. What I would give to see the same lineup now in the fall of 2024. One of the best bands out of Scotland - ever. They will be forever in my heart.

[@chrisway8232]

Always my favourite Simple Minds track,great line up, great slice of 80s nostalgia, top of their game...love this...

[@kniphofia]

I was there. Absolutely fantastic night and brings back brilliant memories. Saw them at City Hall in 82 as well. Derek so fabulous!

[@Slaneous]

It’s now 2023 but at any time in the past or future, if I was a young person out there thinking of starting a band, I would watch this to see what brilliance is. Simple Minds (especially in the early and mid eighties) were so innovative, brilliant, unmatchable and timeless. I’m in my early 50s now and the music still takes me to special places.

[@richardpalmer3475]

Great live band… privileged to see them in 1982…

[@billyjoefrancis]

Fuckin' epic live sound. Simple Minds here at the absolute peak of their powers!

[@clamupcalmdown]

I was a fan of SM up to and including SITR. After DF left it all seemed to unravel for me- Sanctify Yourself was the nail in the coffin. I saw them on the 5x5 tour the other year and it was fantastic..but it would have been even better with DF. The new guy can play the basslines fine but he *didn't write them*. The bassline to The American is mental! How did he come up with something that works so well but really shouldn't!?

[@ArtAndTalk]

+clamupcalmdown Hi there! Derek's contribution to the early Minds' cannot be underestimated. So many good bass lines! Glad you enjoyed the 5X5 tour. It did occur to me it would have been good to have the original members but it was not to be. Still one amazing tour! This tour was excellent also. All the best and thanks for leaving a comment.

[@liebherr66]

Totally agree, i was so disappointed with SITR, that i felt heartbroken and betrayed and that was that! Crushed by the wheels of industri had been a better title for that album, unfortunately that was already taken!

[@PLively]

Derek Forbes is a huge influence on me as a bass player. Brilliant.

[@biggtom1999]

I mean.. the Bass at the beginning & througout.. Derek Forbes take a bow.. Magical bass playing

[@rebels42wynn83]

AWESOME CLOSEUP OF MEL GAYNOR'S DRUMMING, ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@mary-anne7]

Big love 4-ever for Simple Minds in all their facettes.Saw them live twice, 1980 (they literally have been supporting act for Gary Numan in Munich) and 1982.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jasoncollins1702]

Marvelously supple playing; a wonderful reproduction of SM's polished studio sound. Stunning; the voice of God. This is the sound of 1982.

[@keithburgess1567]

The creativity that was about then was phenomenal each band had their own sound their own image all original material no fakes or copies the real deal it was a magical time always rushed home from work for the tube on Fridays the world appears a different place now compared to back then....happy days indeed...many thanks for posting this gem...

[@guttersnippeesmithers3905]

In my opinion from there best album new gold dream an absolute masterpiece

[@mrnosebear7406]

Fantastic version of NGD, but I also like the version of The American. I started with Sparkle in the Rain after I heard the song Waterfront in the German radio and German TV back in 1983 and 1984. Bought all their albums released before and afterwards. Still in in love with SM. Cheers from Germany

[@iliasgkalgkanopoulos8397]

Simple Minds were far too ahead of their time, and ahead of U2 as well. I think that the Banshees and SM in 1980-82, were far more pioneering bands than anyone at the time... Those two LPs Sons & Fascination, and New Gold Dream, had such songs that noone could imagine having written them....

[@ashingtoon]

The glory days with Forbes and Macneill.... so pleased I got to see them back then.... outstanding

[@vallancesmillie5734]

Best band and best line up .

[@ashingtoon]

vallance smillie definitely!!

[@AGITPROP65]

Loved Kerr’s look in those days. Could easily pass for a member of the Surrealist group in Paris, circa 1930. Good to see Charlie is enjoying himself, as usual. A band at the very top of their game. Tres magnifique!

[@jedtiawo]

The chords and sounds that they could achieve were so far ahead of others of the the time… brilliant.. inventive…. They set so many standards

[@davrosrules]

This is THE BEST live recording of the track 'New Gold Dream' EVER!!! Other versions just do not even come close...the live versions of it on the newly remastered deluxe package 'Sparkle In The Rain' can't touch it...something happened after 1983...??? Sad. I wish someone would do a remastered version of this Tube set...thanks for uploading you are star!

[@captaingish]

Simple Minds and Big Country were, by far, musically superior to U2 for bands of that genre in the earlier era. But U2 had better longevity due to better band stability and the ability to connect with and “grow up” with their fan base.

[@Round_07]

I couldn’t have put it better myself 👍

[@Samoseiland]

the difference with SM and U2 SM stayed with their feet on the ground

[@ianjones3568]

Fantastic performance! Especially The American. Love the way they have a different style for some of their live songs.

[@stevie1452]

ONE OF THE BEST EVER LIVE 22 MINS ON YOU TUBE. !!!!!!!!!!