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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Belle & Sebastian, Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Simple Minds, Glasvegas, Travis, Franz Ferdinand, Texas, Belle & Sebastian discography, Del Amitri, The Fratellis, Mogwai, Gun, Camera Obscura, How to Swim, The Blue Nile, Uncle John & Whitelock, Aztec Camera, Codeine Velvet Club, Strawberry Switchblade, The Supernaturals, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Middle of the Road, Passionate Friends, Logan, De Rosa, Errors, Findo Gask, Hip Parade, Hipsway, National Park, Sons and Daughters, Cannon, Jazzateers, Laki Mera, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Humblebums, Stroszek, The Parsonage, The Golden Dawn, Over The Wall, Superstar, Life Without Buildings, The Ocean Fracture, City of Glasgow Chorus, Heaven's Casino, The Poets, Bodega, No Way Sis, The Ronelles, Isosceles, Grahame skinner, Martin John Henry, Union of Knives, Correcto, Mungo's Hi Fi. Excerpt: Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You (Forget About Me)," from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club, #3 US hit single "Alive and Kicking" and #1 UK hit single "Belfast Child." The band has sold more than 40 million albums since 1979. The core of the band is the two remaining founder members - Jim Kerr (vocals, songwriting) and Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards, other instruments, songwriting) - and drummer Mel Gaynor (who first joined the band in 1982). The other current band members are Andy Gillespie (keyboards) and Ged Grimes (bass guitar). Significant former members include bass guitarist Derek Forbes and keyboard player Michael MacNeil (the latter credited as a significant band composer during the band's r...
