European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Star of simply red the red haired Lead Singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall left and inset. Simply red s flame to Fame by David Tarrant stall writer ii a a of or i. Remt a cons to k to fire a to  ii of to Ritj imry tip Coul s a t i of a cliche now it 5 been a very of a " pc Csc or Pec pie to put is Mlo. Joyce says. And t think Tho people that 500 Tho show now will Sec shut to try to cover ail aspects of Tho of tip Cind our we Cai taste  -. Siisi. Simply Roj is a band with d dilemma the group s Kiles album a vow flaw. Is considered Tho. Most mature Woik of air three albums the tar Tsonas on  to the thought provoking of in a to. And she hic to co. Hoth politic songs showing life irom Tho Fang ish working class Point of View As Weil As the Lovely  tvs two. About the Joy and heartache of now love Wren and Sung by the of roup a richly talented Load Singer. Jck Huck Nad " ".-.   3.  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Joyce says 1 hat s allowed them to explore the new musical or lurid featured on a Toiv flame poem a lot More pc sure Tjo Iraq into making h c n and women than we had on tins album when to wont into making a new f Kinic we had already done 2v? years Younng and we d become a Tot More confident Joyce says. A lot of people said it s quite a Laid Ticar album but t think it r. Trying other areas. We just try thing1 " the band recorded the album Over a five week period on Tho Caribbean Island of Montserrat. And Joyce says the music i clients the Island s tropical serenity a was an inspiring place Lor us logo to it in i Tho Ifil time for run,1 of us in the Caribbean and it was Beautiful i think we cot a bit of that feeling in the Alburn when i hear the Alburn i think of Montserrat " the lir it half of Iho band a show on the current tout reflects thai Mellow Quality opening with the smash nil holding Toca the years. From the band s first album. Huc fial stands Lono on stage accompanying hims on acoustic guitar and silhouetted by a spot tight Shuning from behind Otic of songs from the new album follow including the title stack. A Vou a arc. A song about  love a orc about maturing love and of ctn Ejli Eliout the rage or on Long of a relationship the  had of the  is virtually a non Slop stand up and Boogie set via a Medley of Rock n to reggae and mucous soul numbers one of the things we be found with thin album shaven t really done any kind of Lerno dance Irani s tint we be got enough of those in our repertoire to have those in the act  to co says Tho band also showcases its musical talents Clunie j the show with several \n.".?. Interludes that feature Brilliant solos by so option a Ian Kirkham and lend guitarist Hector t p. The variety of styles Ruments the musicians own wide ranging musical tastes on the Road the band listens of reggae and jazz including music by John Cochrane Miles Davis. Charlie Wagus and Duke Ellington we also listen to a lot of re and a lot of blues i mean our inspiration is drawn basically from Black music american Black music Joyce says nowadays there s a lot of great music coming out of Africa so we re also listening to a lot of things Tike that " although some of the songs have a Strong and outspoken political Odne the band shies away from becoming More involved in political campaigns Joyce i is we be been asked to do a to of to lungs like that. And veve Kvis said no. We kind of Felt after band a a a set of to. So to Jiu d shanties wore basically design of by no cd Cor spanjo5i Lor artists that they needed to push a bit More.  what stay you to s in a position now where basically he has enough Money and enough time to do that if he was t wealth he would t be Able to do it and to Don t really feet we re in a position to do that  then Why did the band feel it necessary to record Slio h have to go a song that implies the need to defeat British prime Mistor Margaret Thatcher no. We did t really have to but we did. It was just there because that s How we fett about it Joyce says and eventually Shell have to  simply and continues us Lour Wilt performances m the Hon no locations , Stuttgart queue Hanei my 22. Manna