new gold dream

this youtube thing continues to amaze and delight
you name it - there seems to be something for everything
not to mention a very clever tool that knows what you like
comes up with recommended viewings based on those watched previously
so now i get a choice of music based clips closely aligned to my tastes
though you do get punished for goofing off on some nostalgia trip
a few weeks back i locked in a simple minds track from the 80's
so now - there's an abundance of them awaiting consumption
this one just too good sonically to be ignored
visually it's a dud - a single image of cover artwork
but apparantly it features stereolink - not sure what that is
it reminds me of the good old days when vinyl came out in stereo
i don't actually remember that much but it was well embraced
it was a quantum leap in the reproduction quality of music
which certainly is now needed for internet downloads
mp3 compression, etc compromising music quality
but whatever has been done here is totally noticeable
i love this tune anyway but here it sounds quite superb
my preference - stick on the headphones and crank up the volume
simple minds were are at a creative peak when they put this out
a full 28 years ago - unbelievable - and now back into stadiums
new gold dream 81-82-83-84 - seemed so forward thinking back then
bet they had no idea they would be playing it 30 years later
it just doesn't sound like something of that era
but that's probably true of the best of music
timelessness - is good - as is this tune