Simply Red Anyone?

[Cute Irish Bono]

I love them. Mick's voice is amazing!

Favorite songs:
So Many People, Fairground, The Spirit of Life, Holding Back the Years, So Beautiful, If You Don't Know Me By Now, and Stars.

I highly recommend Simply Red to anybody who doesn't know them that well.

Holding Back the Years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbQl14tJIWM&mode=related&search=

The Spirit of Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj78Lzm7wMI

 

[Salome]

he does have a good voice
and they did write some good songs

they also wrote a lot soul-ishh/less pap

holding back the years is a classic though

 

[JCOSTER]

I did like them alot and he has a beautiful voice. I kinda lost track of them though

 

[intedomine]

Fairground is a classic. Love it...

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Money's too Tight is about the only decent thing they did, and they didn't write it. And Mick Hucknall is a tool.

 

[Cin]

Simply Red are super daggy and middle of the road

but I love them despite all their failings

 

[Slipstream]

Love 'em!

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

Cool. What songs do you like by them?

 

[angelordevil]

I love them. Mick's voice is amazing!

He does have a great voice.

I remember when they came out. As a kid, I recall thinking how different-sounding they were. Wasn't Mick really poor at one point, and on the street? I seem to remember Casey Kasem saying something like that before announcing they had reached the "number one spot" on his countdown. I used to tape that show every week on cassette.

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

I like the remix of Fake.

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

Oh - I used to love them! Not so much anymore. I do have the following still on mp3 player - Never Never Love, We're In This Together, A New Flame, Your Mirror, Thrill Me , Stars, You've Got It Bad, Fairground, If You Don't Know Me By Now and Moneys Too Tight To Mention.

 

[FitzChivalry]

Sad Old Red!

sat at home
Sad Old Red
livin' on his own . . .

 

[FitzChivalry]

I lost track of them after "Blue", though I've always wanted to check out "Love and the Russian Winter" (even if that is one of the most pretentious album titles ever!).

I'd probably say "Picture Book", "A New Flame" and "Life" are my favorites. "Stars" and "Blue" are pretty good, but not great. And "Men and Women" is meh

I prefer the more live instrument/jazz sound of the fist few albums than the more modern/electronic beat sounds, which is the direction they were headed when I stop being interested.

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

"Love and the Russian War" is a fantastic album. It has lyrics full of meaning and the beats are hopping and his voice is soaring.