Graeme Thomson

Head and shoulders above the usual rock hagiography — Sunday Telegraph More…

[The] mission here is to "remystify" Simple Minds. It's a wholly successful endeavour . . . Thomson's enthusiasm for tracing the cultural and geographical roots of Simple Minds is infectious,... — MOJO More…

Superb.... A compelling examination of an artist in a constant state of becoming — MOJO More…

Brilliantly written... in the absence of Elvis Costello putting pen to paper himself, this is far and away the next best thing — Record Collector More…

A lively read and vivid portrait — The Observer More…

Through brilliant prose and exhaustive research, [Thomson] presents a potted cultural history which argues that songs about death reveal just as much about how we live... In addition to his... — Record Collector More…