Also, it’s spelled “lamé”
― castanuts (DJP), Thursday, 24 February 2022 00:59 (two years ago) link
These guys have aged rather gracefully.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 24 February 2022 05:12 (two years ago) link
Someone on the Hoffman forum criticising Roland's white hair. You can't win sometimes
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 24 February 2022 13:13 (two years ago) link
I remember Joe Strummer joking that Tears for Fears owed him five quid for the line "everybody wants to rule the world."
The punchline I saw is that Orzabel then reached into his pocket and handed over a five pound note.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 24 February 2022 13:32 (two years ago) link
They might owe Elvis Costello a bit more for Floating Down the River.
― doug watson, Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:17 (two years ago) link
That sounds almost too good to be true, but I'll go with it.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:32 (two years ago) link
Time to eat all your words.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:48 (two years ago) link
sftbc is classic and at the time i did not care for the hurting but it has since grown on me but like i said most of the appeal of the 80s groups was waning toward the 90s!
― xzanfar, Thursday, 24 February 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link
new record is dope
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:19 (two years ago) link
like
really really really dope
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:34 (two years ago) link
"rivers of mercy" sounds related to the ballads from sowing the seeds of love which is probably the highest compliment i can give a song
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:45 (two years ago) link
oh it's out tomorrow, nice
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:45 (two years ago) link
Are there any cinematic, standing on a cliff-top with the wind in your hair while the clouds pass by in sepia-toned time-lapse moments?
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:46 (two years ago) link
every song feels like it comes from a different record but it really flows? the songs are so good???
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:49 (two years ago) link
Great, I feel optimistic!
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 24 February 2022 19:50 (two years ago) link
last track is sophistitechnopop
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:50 (two years ago) link
― Maresn3st, Thursday, February 24, 2022 2:46 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
"rivers of mercy" makes me wish i had a beard as luscious as roland's
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:28 (two years ago) link
It's fine so far. I wish the songs were faster but this is my usual wish.
Smith however is in fine form.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:30 (two years ago) link
otm, was happy to hear his voice on so many of the songs
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:31 (two years ago) link
there's a few moments that almost eerily reflect the best moments on 'seeds'
for two:- the ringing guitars that come in at the end of "rivers of mercy" strongly evoke the guitar during the outro of "women in chains"- the chord that kicks off the verse in "break the man" is verry similar to the suspended chord that opens "advice for the young at heart"
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:34 (two years ago) link
https://tapeop.com/interviews/147/roland-orzabal/
I got together with Curt at the beginning of 2020, before the pandemic was announced. Curt wasn’t into it. He wasn’t into being in Tears For Fears. He didn’t need to be in Tears For Fears and didn’t need the money. Fair enough. So, for the first time in many, many decades, we sat down together at his house in L.A. with two acoustic guitars and an iPhone, recording, and came up with a song called “No Small Thing.” That was the point at which Curt became interested again. He sprang to life. Then “Rivers of Mercy,” “Master Plan,” and “Break The Man” all came afterwards.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:34 (two years ago) link
Then Smith left...and returned
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:35 (two years ago) link
Yeah, what *is* it between those two? Do they really dislike each other or something?
― Maresn3st, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:49 (two years ago) link
I think it's honestly that they've been linked together since they were 13 or so. Like, I can't think of the last time I saw a couple of my cousins, and I can't think of the next time I might see my cousins. If my cousins were in town and wanted to grab a drink I'd probably say sure. If they asked me to fly out to visit, or go on a trip together, I'd likely say no.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:52 (two years ago) link
There's probably tension between them about Curt's relative creative input, both then and now.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:55 (two years ago) link
their recent gq interview (conducted by a certain dude) is somewhat enlightening on the subject: https://www.gq.com/story/tears-for-fears-interview-the-tipping-point/amp
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:56 (two years ago) link
Orzabal said in the interview they get on fine when recording, lol
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 25 February 2022 15:56 (two years ago) link
the back half of this is a bit of a slog on first listen, hoping it'll grow on me
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 25 February 2022 16:49 (two years ago) link
"End of Night", track 9, is the album favorite for me on first listen.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Friday, 25 February 2022 17:05 (two years ago) link
First four songs and "End Of Night" are the ones I like here. Over all surprised at the slickness of the production, for good and bad. Wouldn't be surprised to hear some of this stuff in an upcoming Netflix series or something.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:24 (two years ago) link
Something very early '00s in the production with all the whooshes and chirruping synths and shiny background vocals. I kind of miss the sound of these guys recording in big actual rooms/studios - a lot sounds like it was created remotely, in the box, with an arsenal of the best plugins.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:28 (two years ago) link
Smith's voice does sound phenomenal. Orzabal's has changed a lot, I think. That great bellowy tone of his is extremely subdued now.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 25 February 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link
Good interview:
You guys grew up together, and you’ve really come back to one another in making this record. What is the biggest difference creating together now as adults with your perspective, than maybe it was back in the day?
Orzabal: I mean, it’s much easier. We’re never too worried about taking each other too seriously. But I do think that we have a more profound respect for each other. We’re not butting heads. Maybe it’s the fact that the testosterone is dropping rapidly when you get to our age, I don’t know. But if we bicker now or if we argue now, it only lasts a couple of minutes, and then one of us says: “OK, shall we have a cup of tea?”
Smith: In marriage terms, we’ve got to the “Yes, dear” stage of our relationship.
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/tears-for-fears-tipping-point-album-tour-interview-1235190302/
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 26 February 2022 14:04 (two years ago) link
“Tipping point” sounds like a Ghost song
― calstars, Saturday, 26 February 2022 14:28 (two years ago) link
I agree with Alfred that I wish they still wrote more faster/uptempo material, but this is good for what it is.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 26 February 2022 15:14 (two years ago) link
album is alright, definitely liked the singles more than the rest of it but it may grow on me. I think I like it more than the last one and Raoul, it's about on par with Elemental to me.
― akm, Saturday, 26 February 2022 15:58 (two years ago) link
"Big Chair" was as commercial as anything on the charts and they took that sound and made something that I find listenable as someone musically trained...but I am not sure the approach worked for on later recordings.
However I was surprised when I revisited "Big Chair" how good it is, so maybe I ought to give them a chance, based on what I'm reading here.
― Loud Tsu (I M Losted), Saturday, 26 February 2022 17:50 (two years ago) link
The first three are all great in their own ways: moody insular synthy debut; intense but intensely melodic arena ready second record; indulgent, ambitious, long gestating third record.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 February 2022 18:39 (two years ago) link
Why doesn’t the cover of Songs from the Big Chair have the guys sitting in a big chair? Maybe holding a mock-up of a story book with little children at their feet. Instead of that Simon and Garfunkel-ass cover.
― Johnny Mathis der Maler (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 26 February 2022 18:42 (two years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/1965c971618f53b5b79a1c0c95152ce4/tumblr_monvkfiU1l1sv68fzo1_500.gif
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 26 February 2022 18:47 (two years ago) link
anyone heard the three bonus tracks?
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 26 February 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
I think I like it more than the last one and Raoul, it's about on par with Elemental to me.
That's exactly what I was gonna write but it sounds like it's a higher compliment in my book (Raoul is the only TFF album I don't like, everything else is good or better). This new one is a smoother, more consistent album than Elemental but doesn't have the peaks that album had. But it's just nice to hear these guys' voices after so long
― Vinnie, Saturday, 26 February 2022 22:51 (two years ago) link
Casual tears fans can safely steer clear of this hodgepodge
― calstars, Saturday, 26 February 2022 23:00 (two years ago) link
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Sunday, 27 February 2022 03:15 (two years ago) link
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, February 26, 2022 1:05 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
they're good as anything on the album, albeit while listening to "secret location" i wondered when exactly i had put on a tame impala record
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 February 2022 17:16 (two years ago) link
of all three i think i would want "shame" to be on the album most, just fits the desolate world-ending sophistipop mood of the rest of the material, though it wouldn't help anyone alienated by the sleepier tempos
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 February 2022 17:28 (two years ago) link
I haven't heard this, but I did hear the two new songs they put on Rule the World: The Greatest Hits ("Stay" seems to be on this new record as well). I got the impression of a lot of highly effortful programming and manipulation of digital files, not a lot of strong songwriting.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:17 (two years ago) link
xp ah, thanks, good to know. It doesn't sound like it's worth tracking down the special edition then, especially as I'm kinda meh on most of the record so far
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:18 (two years ago) link
I wonder what cultural shift have occurred to give this album so much more attention than Everybody Loves a Happy Ending in 2004. Were we not ready for the TFF revival yet?
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:18 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I was thinking how funny it is that this is being treated as a big reunion when, in fact, it's a second reunion, and even then a reunion of the principals, since the band itself remained more or less active.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:40 (two years ago) link