Simple Minds
Black & White 050505
(Sanctuary/EMI)

The shimmering synthesizers. The funky basslines. The ringing guitar arpeggios and wall-of-crunch power chords. The arena-sized hooks and choruses. And, of course, the smooth baritone of Jim Kerr.

Yep, Black & White 050505 is another Simple Minds CD, all right -- with all the U2ish pomp and grandiose anthems you'd expect from the band who brought us Don't You (Forget About Me), but without that song's indelible appeal.

Unless New Gold Dream is on your desert island list, you can forget about Simple Minds until next time.

Track Listing:

1. Stay Visible
2. Home
3. Stranger
4. Different World
5. Underneath the Ice
6. Jeweller [Part 2]
7. Black and White
8. Kiss the Ground
9. Dolphins