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Street Fighting Years
Rock · 1989 · 8 tracks

Street Fighting Years

Simple Minds

A cinematic, politically charged pivot toward Celtic folk and stadium-sized art rock. Deeply atmospheric, heavy with reverb, and anchored by massive, slow-burn arrangements.

May 2, 1989 · Virgin

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A heavy, cinematic sense of moral urgency wrapped in cold, atmospheric beauty.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Street Fighting Years
6:26
02
Soul Crying Out
6:08
03
Wall of Love
5:20
04
This Is Your Land
6:22
05
Take a Step Back
4:23
06
Kick It In
6:11
07
Let It All Come Down
4:56
08
When Spirits Rise
2:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the haunting traditional melody of Belfast Child into the explosive, drum-heavy finale.
Lou Reed's gravelly guest vocals providing a grounded counterpoint to the shimmering synths on This Is Your Land.
The way the title track builds from a sparse, eerie piano motif into a towering wall of sound.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Street Fighting Years sound next to the rest of Simple Minds's catalogue?

Somber+4.0σ

Somber saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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