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Straight up not listening to 4 hours of this be so for real
there are some good synth sounds in here, but this is largely on the "nope, not for me" end of the 80s scale. 1.5
Boring.
With every one of these I feel worse and worse about how I rated Tears For Fears. I listened to this three times and can recall the chorus to Promised You A Miracle and that’s about it.
I wanted to like this. Hey, some early 80s stuff, long enough ago to have matured into itself. But no. I hated this. Of all the albums I've listened to, this one made me wonder what I was doing with my time. The tired drum repeating, the synth just humming along, I kept waiting for it to go somewhere and it just never did. Tedious.
These were not good
One great song.
pass
Not my jams
Nope not for me
This was not engaging me. The echoey quality of the vocals were a huge turn off, none of the music was catching my ear. TG I didn't listen to the 4 hour version
nah
Terrible and terribly boring. Why was this on this list.
I kind of like a number of Simple Minds hits, this one only had one of them though. The rest of the album was a real snorefest though. Basic 80's pop but completely devoid of the upbeat atmosphere that the rest of the 80's and their later work also had. Completely forgettable listen. They were a popular band but this doesn't feel worthy of inclusion on the list. I really don't find any merit in this listen. Promised you a miracle isn't even that good.
Simply boring
Simple Minds have a very particular sound. To my ear, it is the type of 80s music I do not enjoy. If you happen to like this style of 80s music, and like any of the most popular songs from Simple Minds, you will love this album. I do not.
2 for promised you a miracle .
10 seconds in I thought "I'm not going to like this and it's going to be a looong listen" and I was unfortunately right.
Yawn
Just meh. It was new wave pop. Nothing stood out.
No thank you! (Jesus music)
New Gold Dream - Simple Minds ⭐️ One of those albums that makes absolutely no sense as to why it's included on the 1001 list, no sense at all. I hated Trout Mask Replica a lot more but at least I get why it's on the list but New Gold Dream? No clue. None. OK, so you like synth pop then why not listen to Yazoo or Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark? At least both bands have some kind of personality, some kind of life to them. New Gold Dream is just another crappy 1980s album and hardly the only dreck on the 1001 it's just a little (OK a lot) more soul numbingly boring than most albums I have ever heard not the worst not even close, they play their instruments well enough, the singer has a decent enough voice but FUCK ME I couldn't wait for it to end. I listen to every album I generate from start to finish and if you don't why are you even reading this? I fully expect some one-star albums, but this one just confuses me- why is it on here? Who honestly thinks that anyone has to listen to New Gold Dream before you die? Sadistic much? Anyone? Seriously what a messed-up thing to wish other people's lives. If I get a few more albums like this in a row- I'm out NOT finishing this project. I have close to 1000 vinyl albums & just over 2,000 albums on CD so what am I doing hearing stuff that makes me wonder why I even like music? Downvote that, bitch.
This may be the most boring 80s album recorded. It’s a big yawn from start to finish. So bland.
This was a chore to get through, a long and unrewarding drudge, drowning in 80s synth and instantly forgettable lyrics. I'm not a fan of 1980s pop music and this isn't even a particularly good example of the genre.
😬 not my thing
Yawn. I've no nostalgia at all for this. There's brighter, wetter, sexier 80s albums out there, what is this doing on the list??
Yikes
Bad
Boring. They made one of the best pop songs ever though. Have trouble locking into this stuff though
Not into this at all skip!
One of the worst-mixed records I have ever heard. Generic and inconsistent. No thanks.
This album felt like being trapped at an empty disco on a night that never ends. No body is dancing, nobody is talking, everyone is just looking for the door. Guitar riffs were the only aspect of the sound I enjoyed.
I would hear Someone Somewhere again but the echo effects is telling me no.... Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel Feha Fekra Big Sleep starting in an interesting way but then went in a direction that I don't prefer. New Gold Dream has potential but Habada also Glittering Prize where I can actually finally hear what he is saying In most of the songs the music is louder than his voice its hard to hear what he is sayinnnggggg. Im too triggered its a 1
Ok only songs I care about are the singles I guess. Honestly I like the soundscapes a lot it’s mostly just the lyrics and repetitive nature of things that kinda bother me. Just feels like it’s on the verge of being great but just isn’t. Fav tracks: Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) Glittering Prize I fw this a lot just wish it was a tiny bit better and less repetitive: Promised You A Miracle
Too long. Couldn't get through more than six songs
decided that new wave is my least favorite genre. 1/5
Måske lidt harsh at give den 1, jeg syntes faktisk Glittering Prize var lidt en banger, men too little too late! meget kedeligt album!
Suuuuper boring... New wave is OVERrepresented on this list...
Brutal. I know that part of what I miss is not having lived through this, but I cannot fathom how this kind of music was thought to be the best we could muster at the time.
everyone else is only listening to the tracks on the original release too, right? Straight up didn't like this.
Oh, 80s synth pop… no thanks.
This felt like one long, very dull song. Nothing stood out and I was only happy when it was finished. Can’t fathom how this album would rate an entire 4 disc box set. Wouldn’t listen again.
Absolute lifeless 80s trash. Suffered as anticipated from start to finish. How can anyone think this is remotely remarkable at all
I couldn’t wait for this to end. The 80s were a hell of a time.
Damn, even my 80’s era wife can’t stand these new wave twits. All I think about when I hear this stuff is a whiny and desperate John Cryer and his gayass bouffant in Pretty in Pink. No thanks.
Just not for me.
I honestly think the 80s were the lowest decade for music and this hasn't helped sway my opinion
80s glam, not my jam
Oof I hate the song I know from this band so I'm not looking forward to this but we'll see! I am shocked to learn this is not only not a one hit wonder band (the song from The Breakfast Club), but also that song isn't even on this album. I tried to find stuff to like in here but ultimately hated it.
Was this band Duran Duran at one point? New Wave music is terrible. Each song is somehow both better and worse than the one before it. This album is awful. This is one of the worst non-experimental albums I've ever heard. I understand why this album made the list. This is the band that literally every other New Wave band of every variety sounds like. A uniquely terrible album.
pff.. typische eighties brol... synths, gezwollen zang, plastieken drums...alle nummers onderling inwisselbaar
Whole range ehhs no massive 80’s hitters for me. Quite boring throughout the album. Only redeeming song is Someone somewhere and even that’s just alright
Literally didn’t bother, nothing good came from the 80’s except for Miami vice and it’s aesthetic
Not bad but not super memorable to me. It may be this site is giving me too much 80's which is a shame as I've turned around on the decade but these guys aren't standing out from the best of that decade's new wave/pop bands as of yet.
ugh i tried i’m so sorry simple minds but this is just not it for me. everything sounds the same and why is the whole album 4 hours long, with different versions of the same like 6 songs. i couldn’t even make it through disc 1😔
So tired of this new wave bullshit. This shouldn’t be in the top 10 million albums. Stop it!!!!
Dreary stuff.
Usually when talentless bands release an album in the 80's there is at least one hit written by some some songwriter not in the band. NOT HERE! This album doesn't even have a hit...
For this phase of 1K+1AtLtBYD, I'm not wasting my time for the sake of the project. I hate this.
1. Open up 1001 albums generator 2. Check your new album of the day 3. See that it is a new wave album (ol' reliable) 4. Click the one star rating 5. Continue on with your day
Umm no
This is some UK new wave pop synth stuff from the early 80s that I just could not care less about listening to.
3/10 very subpar 80s music
I hate how hard it is to hear the lyrics. I really did not care for this album. Extremely boring. Couldn’t hear the lyrics. Unemotional.
Just a collection of nothing songs.
Didn’t enjoy this sound
Simple Minds = Simple Music? Not for me...
80er ja, dieses Album nein!
Metallisch kalt.
I liked Promised You a Miracle but it some how managed to be repetitive despite being fairly short. The rest of the album was Simply Forgettable
snoozefest
Dated and incredibly corny music.
This album cover is the worst. Oh this is not my kind of music. The bass player stands out. Promised You a Miracle and Glittering Prize are okay. Still plagues me, why do so many 80s singers sing like this? Not even this amazing bass player can save this for me. I gotta go 1.
2 Fuck it this was really fucking boring 1
not my jam
now sure who is this new wave boring shit is, but its not for me NNN
Unbelievably bland. Like unseasoned chicken left under a heat lamp for an eternity. Doesn't even have the end of the Breakfast Club song. Probably a good cure for insomnia. Definitely inspired U2s post 1997 output.
Didn’t even make it past the first song.
Not much of an 80s pop fan and this contained all of the tropes that put me off. Takes itself way too seriously, a particular crooning singing style that wears thin and overuse of wishy washy synths. Sounds more dated than a lot of the 60s/70s stuff we've had. Bass is tight though.
I expected a lot more. Very, very boring and forgettable.
This album is so 80s, I just hated it all. That sound just has not aged well.
2 80s 4 me Didn't enjoy any of this really, this kind of 80s sound just doesn't do anything for me at all...I will concede that there is some good bass at times but still no
Anyone who rates this above a 2 has a simple mind.
Nope, nothing there that I liked
Didn't listen too much cause I can tell I don't like it. Album cover is too religious too
Why?
ugh too 80’s for me!
One of the worst albums I’ve ever heard
1.5
Aika tylsä, ehkä yksi hyvä biisi ja loput solahtaa toisesta korvasta sisään, toisesta ulos.
Tutussa Miracle-biisissä on jotain potkua, mutta yleisesti ottaen levyllä on tehty melodisesti ja soinnillisesti aivan liikaa heikkoja ratkaisuja. Laulu ei myöskään kuulosta hyvältä - kyllä, se on taito myös taitamattomassa muodossaan.
Demasiado sonido ochentero para mis oídos
2016*. Key Songs: New Gold Dream