Acoustic

Personnel: Jim Kerr (vocals); Gordy Goudie (guitar, harmonica); Charlie Burchill (guitar, accordion, programming); Lewis Chapman (percussion, programming); Cherisse Osei (percussion); Gavin Goldberg, Andy Wright (programming); Ged Grimes, Sarah Brown (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Gavin Goldberg.
Recording information: Gorbals Sound, Glasgow (06/2016); Southwest Studios, London (06/2016).
Photographers: Paul Cox ; Alan Wild; Paul Khera; Eric Misko.
Arrangers: Charlie Burchill; Gordy Goudie.
An unplugged retelling of many of the band's best-known songs, Simple Minds' Acoustic is an enjoyable if not particularly organic set. Employing the criteria used during the heyday of MTV Unplugged, the veteran Scots do indeed reimagine their catalog using acoustic instruments, though the amount of manipulation via effects and creative mixing makes for something a bit different. The resulting album is a sort of hybrid of stripped-down arrangements with just enough rock sweetening to reach the back seats. ~ Timothy Monger