Graffiti Soul
Graffiti Soul is the fifteenth studio album by the Scottish rock group Simple Minds, released on 25 May 2009.
An e-mail announcement by Simple Minds stated that Graffiti Soul was initially written on location in Rome, Sicily, Antwerp and Glasgow. The band then returned for the first time in almost three decades to Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales, where the group originally recorded their earlier albums Real to Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance and New Gold Dream. The album was mixed in Los Angeles by Bob Clearmountain.
On 31 May 2009, the album entered the UK Album chart at #10, becoming Simple Minds' first UK top ten album in 14 years, since the release of their 1995 album Good News from the Next World.
Graffiti Soul is also available as a Vinyl LP and a 2-CD Deluxe edition, both including a second album called Searching For The Lost Boys with cover songs of Neil Young, Massive Attack, Magazine, The Stranglers, Thin Lizzy, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Call and The Beach Boys.
The video for the single 'Rockets', was made available via the bands' Official Website in early April 2009.
Track listing
Graffiti Soul
1. |
"Moscow Underground" |
5:01 |
2. |
"Rockets" |
4:36 |
3. |
"Stars Will Lead the Way" |
3:26 |
4. |
"Light Travels" |
4:12 |
5. |
"Kiss and Fly" |
5:01 |
6. |
"Graffiti Soul" |
4:48 |
7. |
"Blood Type 0" |
3:49 |
8. |
"This Is It" |
4:55 |
- Bonus tracks
Searching for the Lost Boys (Deluxe Edition Bonus CD)
Live performances
Many of the songs have been played live:[10][11]
- "Moscow Underground", "Rockets" & "Stars Will Lead the Way" during the 2009 "30 Years Live European", 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Australian", 2010 "Festival Show", 2010 "Final Shows" tours
- "Light Travels" only one time as an encore (in Rome, Italy) & another time as a soundcheck (in Ancona, Italy) during the 2009 "Graffiti Soul" tour
- "Kiss and Fly" only one time as a soundcheck (in Birmingham, UK) during the 2009 "Graffiti Soul" tour
- "Graffiti Soul" during the 2009 "Graffiti Soul" & 2010 "Festival Show" tours
- "This Is It" during the 2009 "30 Years Live European", 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Festival Show", 2010 "Final Shows" tours
- "Rockin' In The Free World" only one time as a spontaneous improvisation launched by Jim during the 2009 "30 Years Live European" tour & another time as a soundcheck (in Birmingham, UK) during the 2009 "Graffiti Soul" tour
- "Teardrop" only four times (as an encore) during the Lostboy! AKA's 2010 "Electroset Radio" tour & only one time (as an encore) during the Lostboy! AKA's 2010 "Electroset" tour
- "Whiskey In The Jar" only one time (in Cork, Ireland) during the 2009 "30 Years Live European" tour
Personnel
Charts
References
Sources
|
|
|
|
Album |
|
|
Live albums |
|
|
Compilations |
|
|
Themes series |
|
|
Related articles |
|
|