Comments on: Caledonia Dreamin’ http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:46:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: jemstone http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/comment-page-1/#comment-19 jemstone Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:24:37 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/#comment-19 Kim Jerr. I overdid that a bit. You're of course right about when simple minds turned. New gold dream (81,82,83,84) was one of my favourite albums when i was 14. And we all like "I travel" don't we. smithylad. I suppose they missed off alan mcgee and associated because creation really didn't start until alan mcgee moved to london and he set up the Living Room club (whilst working for British Rail I recall) but the big question ...where was stephen pastel ? Kim Jerr. I overdid that a bit. You’re of course right about when simple minds turned. New gold dream (81,82,83,84) was one of my favourite albums when i was 14. And we all like “I travel” don’t we.

smithylad. I suppose they missed off alan mcgee and associated because creation really didn’t start until alan mcgee moved to london and he set up the Living Room club (whilst working for British Rail I recall)
but the big question …where was stephen pastel ?

]]> By: smithylad http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/comment-page-1/#comment-17 smithylad Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:46:54 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/#comment-17 It was a thoroughly enjoyable programme, with some lovely footage and excellent interviews. I could happily have lived without Wet Wet Wet and Hue and Cry, but if the programme was about the legacy of Postcard and it's effect on Alternative pop music in Scotland then there would be a huge case for having Creation and Chemikal Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream on there. Still, the best bits easily out-weighed the rest. It's a shame the programme that followed, about Edwyn Collins and his recovery from two strokes, isn't on iPlayer. It was good to see the great man improving and looking forward to the future. It was a thoroughly enjoyable programme, with some lovely footage and excellent interviews. I could happily have lived without Wet Wet Wet and Hue and Cry, but if the programme was about the legacy of Postcard and it’s effect on Alternative pop music in Scotland then there would be a huge case for having Creation and Chemikal Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream on there. Still, the best bits easily out-weighed the rest. It’s a shame the programme that followed, about Edwyn Collins and his recovery from two strokes, isn’t on iPlayer. It was good to see the great man improving and looking forward to the future.

]]> By: Kim Jerr http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Kim Jerr Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:12:44 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/23/caledonia-dreamin/#comment-15 Sorry, but the stalinist revisionism of the existence of Simple Minds wasn't on. Sure, the minute Alive and Kicking was released, they became the most vile pomp rockers in their failed attempt to beat U2 to The World's Biggest Band but they were experimental and nobody can ignore the enduring influence of Theme From Great Cities, the rest of the John Leckie produced stuff like The American and the frankly rather wonderful New Gold Dream album. Hue and Cry could be easily dealt with in seconds, though. With a bullet to the back of the head. Sorry, but the stalinist revisionism of the existence of Simple Minds wasn’t on. Sure, the minute Alive and Kicking was released, they became the most vile pomp rockers in their failed attempt to beat U2 to The World’s Biggest Band but they were experimental and nobody can ignore the enduring influence of Theme From Great Cities, the rest of the John Leckie produced stuff like The American and the frankly rather wonderful New Gold Dream album.
Hue and Cry could be easily dealt with in seconds, though. With a bullet to the back of the head.

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