Simple Minds - Premonition live French TV 1981.wmv

No 3 of 3 songs from this TV appearence. GREAT! Fantastic! At this time Simple Minds was the best and coolest band in history. After the album Sparkle in the Rain they transformed from Simple Minds to Jim Kerr & Co. and turned into a booooooooooring standard rock band. Early Minds can never be compared to what they become after 1984.

[@Peter135able]

Jim Kerr was just the coolest dude on the planet around this time! Great to watch.

[@Alun49]

I can't recall were this quote comes from but I think it is accurate; "Simple Minds managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of success." Such a remarkable and brilliant band up to the post New Gold Dream years. They had something dark and brooding that none of their peers matched. A perfect blend of electronics and traditional band which towered above everyone else.

[@RobinParmar]

Many peers matched their quality and dark mood... Echo and the Bunnymen come to mind. But that doesn't take anything away from SM. Unfortunately I only got to se them exactly when they turned to crap, 1984 I think. Whereas I saw Bunnymen at their peak.

[@lauralilia3462]

Where are Echo and the Bunnymen now? The long play is key and SM are still touring, ha!

[@Michael-uu9qw]

The Charlie Nicholas of the music scene

[@user-xb3oy3vk7v]

This is simple minds best line up simply fantastic

[@lylymad]

I agree: Simple Minds were so fascinating until 1984. I mean their songs were atmospheric, experimental, creative...They were probably the best in the early 80's!

[@arnaudbleu]

1984 corresponds more or less to Derek Forbes departure. Simple Minds were used to put some melodic atmospheres on Forbes basslines. When he left, the band became something else. The MIDI changed a lot of things during those times making the music clean and often boring.

[@Alun49]

@@arnaudbleu Yes! Killer bass lines. That was what Forbes brought to the band!

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

They really were the best in the late 70's/Early 80s. 1984 is when the decline began unfortunately.

[@djphineart]

Just heard this in a basement club in Manchester and it is VITAL to this day - kids asking "who the fuck is this?"

[@danielgittens7173]

And up pops that Bass Guitar, Derek Forbes, so good.

[@mrphic69]

Simple Minds at their best!!! Ever

[@gennycollazzo430]

Quella si che era musica,no la musica di ora

[@40ny]

The real Simple Minds...

[@kevinsturges6957]

How did their Bass player get such a shiny poppy sound out of a Precision Bass??

[@TheNouveauxdecadence]

Simple Minds were SO inventive and like no other band up until 1984, their final genius. What a pity :-( Happy Birthday Jim :-)

[@MrMajoreable]

The real new wave !

[@ChesterStBackpackers]

Picked up my bass again during our (NZ) lockdown & went through a bunch of Dereks classic bass lines. He was the reason I picked up the bass in the first place (along with early OMD) way back in the 80's. Still cant get it perfectly right but fun anyhow. Even tried to listen to 'Sparkle' to give it another final chance, but nup, still dont like it. Hope SM still come to NZ later this year with OMD.

[@elcunadito]

Kenny Hyslop, great !!!

[@stefanoradici7402]

Stupenda

[@chantalchantal8063]

Trop beau magnifique ce groupe sublime musique

[@chantalchantal8063]

C'était une belle année que j'aime beaucoup. Jim kerr très beau et très sexy wahou

[@pamtufnell6751]

Dark sm❤

[@soulminer]

Clearly from all the previous posts I'm not alone in feeling they were the biggest sell out in rock music EVER!

[@keithrooks9120]

The only band etched across my heart

[@gennycollazzo430]

Meravigliosi

[@ramonasubs5072]

fenomenalno za 1979!

[@gonetoheaven7478]

i za 2022

[@TheNouveauxdecadence]

I so agree, it's so tragic. They really were THE best xoxo

[@gennycollazzo430]

Che band❤️

[@goldsaj]

@StephenMaskell Good comment! It is the same Jim that fronts the band now. But he has changed so much since this video. That you would'nt be entirely convinced, it is all part of the mystery.

[@gennycollazzo430]

Io lo trovavo sexy da morire Jim,voi

[@robk181]

Easy test, if a 'fan' thinks NGD is their first album then you know you're on the wrong track. very clear description that they ended up a stadium band, yet the first five albums are genius (can rarely say that about any band)

[@theredraven]

I don't get all the vitriol for Simple Minds post NGD. While the stuff after that certainly lacks some of the genius and magic, "Sparkle" and "OUAT" are both very solid albums. Even "Good News from the Next World" is a decent guitar driven album. Only album I really felt let down by was "Real Life" and even that has some tracks on it which are quite strong.

[@suz5862]

@ultimo tiger - res ipsa loquitur

[@suz5862]

@rob k 😉

[@gwalj]

It is hard to understand where all this class and style went. Agree that after Sparkle... they just became so dull.

[@brucetindal7399]

Think Belfast Child. And weep

[@ericlebrun1640]

kenny hyslop on drums.

[@renateipe3084]

Coole Musik

[@ramankalasouski1686]

Suprisingly my favourite Simple Minds' drummer is Kenny Hyslop. His play was very crisp, though not as inventive as Gaynor's. What a shame that he was kicked out.

[@johngray0]

also the bassist :(

[@MrFunkytastic]

@@johngray0 I agree on Hyslop. His playing is funky, fitted the songs. Not just overkill with fills non stop.

[@Premonition64]

He was not kicked out, he just left. He was very suspicious about the music business and that had an effect on his functioning in the band.

[@pterafirma]

@@Premonition64 - He knew Steve Lillywhite was a-comin' to ruin 'em.

[@robyg70]

@StephenMaskell You're funny! ;) But kinda true. This is rare footage. Pre-Mel.

[@BarbieChaite]

5:17 miam

[@BarbieChaite]

Who is the drummer ? he's very good.

[@RobertAhlquist]

Kenny Hyslop is the drummer. He was in the band only for a short period.

[@BarbieChaite]

+Robert Ahlquist Thanks, so Kenny were great.

[@BarbieChaite]

@@suz5862 fo you have to answer ?

[@BarbieChaite]

@@suz5862 my question was asked 7 years ago, moron... get a life.

[@BarbieChaite]

@@suz5862 You are ridiculous because you can't think of this : I knew Kenny was in the band in a short period of time but 1/as there was no date on the video it was hard to decide if Kenny was still there 2/ the image quality is too bad to recognize a specific drummer's face 3/ you have no life to not consider there are people who don't know 100% of anything about simple minds 4/ so that it makes you a social case, quite a mormon.

[@CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

The Horrors' drummer must've been checking this out!

[@petroskwnstantakos1520]

Petros

[@djphineart]

Agree with the notes, who ruined simple minds? Ans: Steve Lillywhite and his stadium rock. So cool and credible and ruined after new gold dream

[@jean-louisfau6036]

Nobody ruined SM . When Mikael McNeil left it has never been the same in my opinion .

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

Absolutely, ruined by 1983.

[@force7773]

Who’s that on drums? doesnt look like Mel Gaynor.

[@RobertAhlquist]

It's Kenny Hyslop, he was drummer 1981-82.

[@suz5862]

Geez - do you have to ask?

[@johnnyblunder]

Agree, after 84 they become bland, but im sure its corporate that bands have to do this...