The cover of Black & White 050505 (named for the day recording was completed, ) is deceptively captivating and somehow puts the listener into the perfect frame of mind for the contents within: It’s a black and white photo of two hands forming a heart, with their wrists bound to other’s arms. So, it is time to count Simple Minds among those veterans renewing their lease on shelf life, but cynics beware: this is not a band cashing in and checking out, or a band trying to recapture any past cultural significance it’s a band that still has something to say and a beautiful way of saying it. The New new wave is pounding the surf with bands like The Killers and Muse wearing their influences on their sleeves. Bands like Duran Duran have re-formed and are touring to the delight of thirty-something moms and their teenage daughters.
A result of nostalgia and commercialism, the musical revival is now in full swing.
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