― akm, Saturday, 7 April 2007 23:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bimble, Sunday, 8 April 2007 01:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 9 April 2007 02:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 9 April 2007 13:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Sébastien, Monday, 9 April 2007 13:39 (seventeen years ago) link
"Listen" is classic beyond belief.
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 5 August 2007 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
CLASSIC to the 1 x 10^150th degree.
― Tape Store, Sunday, 5 August 2007 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (sixteen years ago) link
Such an odd album too! Bedsit miserabilism sits comfortably beside arena rockism.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
The only huge album of its era to which I can compare it is So.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 5 August 2007 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
No one's mentioned Pharoahs yet. Really surprised.
― Treblekicker, Monday, 20 October 2008 11:34 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
Winery?
What is that, an offlicense?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 11:11 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
Tears For Fears at a winery
Well, they are a very whiney band.
Sorry.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
*bah dum dum* **crash**
― Born Again Atheist (Bimble), Thursday, 4 June 2009 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
Last week I actually heard "God's Mistake" at a CVS.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
Good to know, thanks!
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 15:56 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
haha he did that EXACT same patter at the Baltimore show
― some dude, Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
i love the last song on big chair i wonder if theyd ever play that one live
― diamonddave85, Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link
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 (thirteen years ago) link
i see they are playing in september (that is some planning ahead for them) around here. too bad bimble isn't around to weigh in on the show he saw ...
― akm, Thursday, 5 May 2011 07:21 (twelve years ago) link
but all the youtubes of their shows in 2010 point to it being a good time. maybe a little bit too much of a good time.
― akm, Thursday, 5 May 2011 07:22 (twelve years ago) link
Go see them! They killed last year, and who knows how long they'll keep going. No idea if a new album is in the works but I'd welcome it.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 5 May 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
i heard a couple of their classic songs like shout etc. in an early 90s film and immediately it was like the music of a long gone era, the 80s. they are about as far from 90s as the 1910s are from the 1920s.
― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 5 May 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
That's true.
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 5 May 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
total classic, i just bought their songs from the big chair dvd
too bad they're only doing a west coast tour /:
― 58 الماس ديف (diamonddave85), Thursday, 5 May 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
Dug out The Seeds Of Love for a listen this afternoon, and 'The Year Of The Knife' just blew my fucking mind all over the place. Yeah, it's totally overdone and overproduced in every possible way, but my god the track just gets me so amped up in the best way possible.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 25 November 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
"Advice For the Young at Heart" is so pretty: this reflecting pool of sound.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 November 2012 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
Is it really overproduced if it's so fucking great? Love these guys and can overlook almost everything. The reunion album is ridiculously fun.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 26 November 2012 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
Let us not forget that Jennifer Lynch scored one of Julian Sands' scenes in Boxing Helena to "Woman in Chains."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 November 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
I loved that song so much I bought the first solo album from Oleta Adams. Which I promptly sold.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 26 November 2012 04:19 (eleven years ago) link
The reunion album is ridiculously fun.― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, November 26, 2012 3:22 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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IS it?? i have to check that out cause i used to LOVE these guys.
― piscesx, Monday, 26 November 2012 04:57 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yes - it's great to hear Curt sing again and the Beatles homage are flying left and right, all with Roland's unique sense of sound. It's on Spotify so get to checking!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 26 November 2012 05:15 (eleven years ago) link