Best of-Night of the Proms special remastered Edition

I got this collection a while back and just started listening to it the other day. I'm relatively unfamiliar with a lot of the songs except for the bands' biggest hits like "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and "Promised You A Miracle." After listening to a few tracks I began thinking "Wow, these songs aren't very good. I wonder why people think this band is so great." Then it occurred to me that I couldn't actually make out what was being sung. The instrumental parts of the songs were very loud, but the vocals sound mumbled, like when you're listening to a speaker located in another room. You can hear that words are being sung and you can make out parts of the chorus and words at the ends of the verses, but the actual verses are very muddy unless you're concentrating very hard. Then it occurred to me that something might be wrong with the audio because I've never had this problem before. Another reviewer mentioned that distortion is present due to over compression during the remastering. I would say that this is definitely the case. I can hear the distortion! I would advise against purchasing this collection unless you already know all the words and you don't need to hear them that precisely.

Simple Minds had one respectable hit; "Don't You (forget about me)". They were one of the quintessential 80s bands I used to hear played on the radio, and in heard their famous "Don't You" song in more than one movie, and promos regarding whatever. Of course there was the MTV video, but I had never heard any of their other work.Until now.And I'm sorry I did. I can only assume that "Don't You" was written by either their producer or contracted out to another artist because they needed a hit. And that was their one hit, unlike a lot of other 80s bands that had maybe two or three, along with a collection of other decent songs.I listened through this entire collection, thinking I would get more catchy profound tunes that had a lot of angst and hope both.Nope.I rarely put down artists, but when I was coming of age in the 80s all kinds of bands had all kinds of good songs. "YES", the Cars, Cheap Trick, Human League, Thompson Twins, Berlin, and just a host of others. The 80s was really a good time to be alive. Truly it was with the explosion of artistry in action and scifi films (and drama), and the virtual explosion of good music just coming out every week. It seemed like every month there was a really good new song. Regrettably this band had only one. At least it came out in the 80s, for what it's worth.Oh well.Avoid this thing. Grab the single of "Don't You", then move onto another band.

I never really listened to this band when they were popular, but I must admit that put out a lot of good music. This double CD is full of hit songs. The first CD has some of the most popular songs, such as "Sactify yourself", "Don't you (forget about me), All the things that she said, and "Alive and kicking". The second CD has songs that I was not familiar with. They are not bad songs, but I would say that they are more muted. I guess that if you are a real Simple Minds fan then you are probably more familiar with songs like "Biko", "Belfast Child" and "War babies". I should listen to the second CD more to really give it an honest evaluation.

Having been a fan of this group for most of their career in the '80s and '90s, I would say this is the BEST compilation they have out in their career.It is 2 CDS housed in a nice 2 sleeve jewel case with fabulous liner notes. The 2 CDS are black in color.First CD is songs they had, most, if not all their hits, are on CD 1.Second CD is I would say most of their material after 1990. Both sound superb. I did not notice anything wrong with the recordings such as the CDs themselves being TOO LOUD. Sometimes, a newer version of an album can be made with it being extremely loud to the point of the song being distorted at levels.This is NOT the case with this BEST OF edition.I highly recommend getting THIS Edition, if you don't have most of their albums already. It is well worth it!

If you are looking at this, you are hopefully aware that Simple Minds is one of the finest bands responsible for ushering in the New Wave rock era. No music library containing this genre would be complete without a large dose of Simple Minds.This 2-CD set contains an excellent selection of some of the finest compositions from this band. My only complaint is that this re-mastering of the original recordings is not very good; therefore only 4 stars. The levels are too high resulting in loss of headroom, added distortion and perceived excessive compression. This is most unfortunate. Damn you Virgin Records for damaging what was so perfect at the start.However, if you are not an audio purist (snob) like me, you will love this CD set (and I do). I highly recommend it as a convenient source for the history of this band's finest works. Additionally, if you do not own their CD "Real Life", it is a must have and is not covered in this collection. So, buy both, you will not be sorry.

All I can say is this is just a fantastic display of one of the best bands that ever existed in modern music. Not necessarily in chronological order of the bands progression from their early years, it still carries their greatest work. Signature sound that is incredibly uniquely Simple Minds - NOTHING Simple about this band!!! Amazing. <3

This collection of songs is just great. From "See the Lights", "Mandela", "Biko", "Let there be Love" to the classic released in America "Don't You Forget about Me" ... so many ... well worth the price ... I daresay, better than U2.

I loved "Simple Minds" in the 80"s. The music takes me back to the best of times. CD arrived in perfect condition. I enjoy all the songs on this CD and I was happy that I chose this particular one.

In the 80s I loved there music and I still do to this day

Great

All the hits from an iconic band. Enough said. Good album.

This cd has all the best songs Simple Minds have ever done, all their classics are here. It comes highly recommended!

Good CD.

Takes me back to the days when music was made and not just by computers

great

Husband pleased with the albumn

Superb. Great addition to my collection. Play it all the time in the car.

A great selection of Simple minds music.

Excellent

Solid

A great double cd and the best hits album out there of this band as the tracks have been remastered so have abit more of a punch and a more modern sound than the originals.Cheap aswell.

Good value and quality

A fantastic compilation with every classic song you can think of that Simple Minds did.