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Real to Real Cacophony by Simple Minds
Real to Real Cacophony is an album by Simple Minds, released in 1979. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Premonition”, on 1 list with a best position of #1165.
Real to Real Cacophony, Simple Minds' second album, came out on Zoom and Arista on 23 November 1979, the same year as their debut, Life in a Day. John Leckie produced, and the Glasgow five were Jim Kerr singing, Charlie Burchill on guitar, Mick MacNeil on keyboards, Derek Forbes on bass and Brian McGee on drums.
It's post-punk in the truest sense: jittery rhythms, bass lines that prowl, keyboards bleeding into guitar until you can't say which is which, and Kerr murmuring and yelping from somewhere inside the fog. "Changeling" and "Premonition" hit hardest, and the title track lives up to its name. The critics were impressed; the record buyers mostly weren't, and the band kept pushing on toward Empires and Dance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Real to Real Cacophony on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Premonition | 1 | #1165 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Real to Real | 1 | #1680 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | Changeling | 1 | #1948 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.