Tears for Fears: C or D?

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has anyone heard the new album? I'm not hoping for much although the allmusic entry seems to point to it being great; I only like the first two albums (and woman in chains) and I'm sure it's not going to measure up to them.

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 18 April 2005 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Classic for The Hurting (soundtrack for my childhood during my childhood) but I'm fearful of hearing the rest.

― Ian Riese-Moraine. To Hell with you and your gradual evolution! (Eastern Mantra), Monday, 18 April 2005 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

"The Hurting" is great, "Song From The Big Chair" is nice enough, while "The Seeds Of Love" is a nice way to test the sound quality of a stereo set....

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 18 April 2005 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

can't we show more love for 'Sowing The Seeds Of Love'?
-- stevem (bluesk...), February 18th, 2003.

got that right here.

― EARLY-90S MAN (Enrique), Monday, 25 September 2006 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

five months pass...

The album Elemental from 1993 has completely lifted me into another universe. I am in awe. I had no idea they had the capability of being that good. I had no idea.

― Bimble Is More Goth Than You, Monday, 26 February 2007 05:36 (nineteen years ago)

song from the big chair is one of my favorite tapes. haven't heard the hurting.

― artdamages, Monday, 26 February 2007 05:49 (nineteen years ago)

though i've passed buying it on other formats in dollar bins. i feel the same way about ocean rain. nothing else by echo and the bunnymen has done anything for me.

― artdamages, Monday, 26 February 2007 05:51 (nineteen years ago)

You are absolutely right, my friend. Ocean Rain is the beginning and end of the Bunnymen.

― Bimble Is More Goth Than You, Monday, 26 February 2007 06:53 (nineteen years ago)

Here's some videos:

(note that this is only ONE song from an entire album which has killed me)

"Cold":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ock0h4JkNRw

And back to their early days, just for fun:

"Change" (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXkGti9dVU

another video version of "Change" (live, sortof):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Ininkieng

God they kicked arse, didn't they?

― Bimble Is More Goth Than You, Monday, 26 February 2007 07:05 (nineteen years ago)

I mentioned upthread that I liked a couple songs from Elemental, and "Cold" is one of them. "Fish Out of Water" from that album is also quite good, and I would have liked to see more songs in that direction.

― Vinnie, Monday, 26 February 2007 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

So I bought the re-mastered Big Chair this morning, mostly for the B-sides -- unfortunately that's what they remain, sounding like exercises in Linn drum programming and Fairlight work.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 7 April 2007 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Alf why you hate the modern world of the 80s. Are you a Luddite y/n/maybe plx reply thank you.

― Dimension 5ive, Saturday, 7 April 2007 21:37 (nineteen years ago)

I only have 100 songs on my seven-month-old iPod.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 7 April 2007 22:24 (nineteen years ago)

"You are absolutely right, my friend. Ocean Rain is the beginning and end of the Bunnymen. "

jesus christ, Crocodiles, people

― akm, Saturday, 7 April 2007 23:16 (nineteen years ago)

Nah, Alfred's right, those b-sides were nothing to write home about.

― Bimble, Sunday, 8 April 2007 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

And considering the rest of the album, you really felt you had a right to expect more...

― Bimble, Sunday, 8 April 2007 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

So I bought the re-mastered Big Chair this morning, mostly for the B-sides -- unfortunately that's what they remain, sounding like exercises in Linn drum programming and Fairlight work.

Sounds great!

― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 9 April 2007 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

The first Tears For Fears album was great. "The Hurting" contains lots of great synthpop timepieces from an era when pop music sounded the way pop music should. "Songs From The Big Chair" contains some nice songs, but is would have benefited lots from a less "organic" sound. "The Seeds Of Love" is a nice CD to test home stereo sets as it may be one of the best-sounding albums ever recorded. But other than "Sowing The Seeds Of Love", the songs just don't hold up, plus they have done the "organic" thing to an even greater extent, drawing them even further from what was great about the debut.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 9 April 2007 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

one time they were on a french talk show and one of the host, paid to be bitchy, asked Curt Smith (name wikipedia'd) in a oddly loud but deadpan way "ARE YOU GAY?" He answered "I'm gay enough!" . I think that owns very much.

― Sébastien, Monday, 9 April 2007 13:39 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

"Listen" is classic beyond belief.

― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 5 August 2007 19:47 (eighteen years ago)

TFF are one of those bands where I have minimal objectivity - I love it all (except Curt's solo work, arf!). _The Hurting_ and _Songs From The Big Chair_ expressed everything I felt at 17 and were one of the introductory points to a whole world of music beyond Casey Kasum.

The reunion album was genuinely fantastic - and I had pretty low expectations. Roland's solo album is a louder and more aggressive than TFF stuff, good stuff.

Annoying note about the recent deluxe Big Chair - it left off "The Conflict" found only on the 99 remaster!

― Mr. Odd, Sunday, 5 August 2007 20:40 (eighteen years ago)

Yes, "Listen" is especially good.

a whole world of music beyond Casey Kasum

I love this phrase, we really do think alike, Mr. Odd.

― Bimble, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:18 (eighteen years ago)

CLASSIC to the 1 x 10^150th degree.

― Tape Store, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:19 (eighteen years ago)

The Hurting_ and _Songs From The Big Chair_ expressed everything I felt at 17 and were one of the introductory points to a whole world of music beyond Casey Kasum.

Except: Casey counted down all those Big Chair singles.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

Except: Casey counted down all those Big Chair singles.

Oh, the irony! I was totally stunned the first time I heard "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" in a mall or someplace.

― Mr. Odd, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:35 (eighteen years ago)

Oh I know, man, I never expected any of that album to break in the States. I was pretty certain they were going to stay a British phenomenon! It's just freaky the way some things cross over and some don't.

― Bimble, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:44 (eighteen years ago)

Such an odd album too! Bedsit miserabilism sits comfortably beside arena rockism.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:48 (eighteen years ago)

The only huge album of its era to which I can compare it is So.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:49 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Playing "The Hurting" now in its entirety, and feeling weird.

― Roasted Ghost (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 20 October 2008 03:21 (seventeen years ago)

I mean I bought that LP back when but I really don't remember a damn thing about it, so this is just downright weird.

― Roasted Ghost (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 20 October 2008 03:22 (seventeen years ago)

No one's mentioned Pharoahs yet. Really surprised.

― Treblekicker, Monday, 20 October 2008 11:34 (seventeen years ago)

five months pass...

i've been fascinated by this band the last month or so.
some really compelling tracks and some fantastic lyrics.
essentially a wonderful singles band, i guess. i find it hard to connect with a number of the songs as they play out on the albums.

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 10 April 2009 14:21 (seventeen years ago)

Yeah, I really never get over these guys. Pulled out a bunch of remixes and single versions someone gave me recently. "The Way You Are" is a fun track.

― To Float Away On A Lifelong Song (Bimble), Friday, 10 April 2009 15:46 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

I just bought a ticket to see Tears For Fears at a winery just outside of Seattle in July. Am I happy and in shock? You better fucking believe it.

― Sleep Tundra (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 10:56 (seventeen years ago)

Winery?

What is that, an offlicense?

― Mark G, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 11:11 (seventeen years ago)

Hahah no, I've actually been there, they grow the freaking grapes there and everything. If you take a tour, they'll show you the oak barrels where they age their Chardonnay.

I don't think they make any pink wine, though, which in my opinion is an awful strike against them, but I do believe I had a pink champagne of theirs once.

― Born Again Atheist (Bimble), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 11:23 (seventeen years ago)

My mom's an "American Idol" addict who called me last week raving about Adam Lambert's "Mad World" ("I'm sure I've heard it before, it sounds so familiar") and even got me to d/l and email her a copy

― I wish he hadn't adapted my critique of his "ilxor" moniker (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 21:40 (seventeen years ago)

Tears For Fears at a winery

Well, they are a very whiney band.

Sorry.

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 22:28 (seventeen years ago)

*bah dum dum* **crash**

― Born Again Atheist (Bimble), Thursday, 4 June 2009 02:14 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

Anybody seen them live recently? I'll probably go see them Saturday night because it's a free show and all, but I was wondering how they're managing these days.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

just saw them last night and it was a pretty great show, did all the songs you'd expect about as well as you could hope for

― San Te Claus (some dude), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:42 (fifteen years ago)

Last week I actually heard "God's Mistake" at a CVS.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

they played my 2 favorite songs at the end of the main set and i just took out my earplugs and felt total euphoria for a few minutes

― San Te Claus (some dude), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

Good to know, thanks!

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:56 (fifteen years ago)

I have a friend whose last name is 0yarzaba1, and I always wanted her to marry Roland of this band so she could be Mrs. Orzabal-0yarzaba1.

― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 16:02 (fifteen years ago)

Saw them in Boston and they ruled! Played a surprising amount of stuff from "The Hurting" and at one point Roland said, "We're not just known for our 80s hits you know... OK, we are!".

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:47 (fifteen years ago)

haha he did that EXACT same patter at the Baltimore show

― some dude, Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:48 (fifteen years ago)

Any album tracks worth noting? I'd flip if they played "The Working Hour."

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:49 (fifteen years ago)

i love the last song on big chair i wonder if theyd ever play that one live

― diamonddave85, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:34 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

Their Robert Wyatt cover is great, sea song. Not as good as the original but what is?

― Sock Puppet Pizza Delivers To The Forest (Sock Puppet Queso Con Concentrate), Friday, 19 November 2010 06:12 (fifteen years ago)

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