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    Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years

    01/01/1989

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    All Music Guide Review

    Their first proper new release since the commercial breakthrough of Once Upon a Time (a live album intervened) and Simple Minds makes a decidedly, noncommercial follow-up. Street Fighting Years is a moody, dark affair. The music is yearning and most of the songs are politically charged lyrically. It was a move that could (and did) bring commercial failure. However, Street Fighting Years is an artistic and elegant album that might lack immediate choruses but draws in the listener. The title track takes some dramatic turns that give the gentle melody added thrust. "Take a Step Back" pulsates and "Wall of Love" rocks with conviction. Slower tracks like the brooding "Let It All Come Down" and a spirited run through the traditional "Belfast Child" are well done. Other noteworthy tracks include a version of the Peter Gabriel classic "Biko" and the soaring "Mandela Day." It might not have satisfied the band's newly won fans, but Street Fighting Years is an interesting, enjoyable album with some truly lovely moments. ~ Tom Demalon, All Music Guide

    Street Fighting Years Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Street Fighting Years
  • 6:26
  • Sound Clip for Street Fighting Years from Street Fighting Years


  • 2
  • Soul Crying Out
  • 6:07
  • Sound Clip for Soul Crying Out from Street Fighting Years


  • 3
  • Wall of Love
  • 5:20
  • Sound Clip for Wall of Love from Street Fighting Years


  • 4
  • This Is Your Land
  • 6:22
  • Sound Clip for This Is Your Land from Street Fighting Years


  • 5
  • Take a Step Back
  • 4:22
  • Sound Clip for Take a Step Back from Street Fighting Years


  • 6
  • Kick It In
  • 6:11
  • Sound Clip for Kick It In from Street Fighting Years


  • 7
  • Let It All Come Down
  • 4:56
  • Sound Clip for Let It All Come Down from Street Fighting Years


  • 8
  • Mandela Day
  • 5:45
  • Sound Clip for Mandela Day from Street Fighting Years


  • 9
  • Belfast Child
  • 6:42
  • Sound Clip for Belfast Child from Street Fighting Years


  • 10
  • Biko
  • 7:34
  • Sound Clip for Biko from Street Fighting Years


  • 11
  • When Spirits Rise
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for When Spirits Rise from Street Fighting Years


    • Credits of Street Fighting Years

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