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| From | Don Stroud <info@noceanstudios.com> |
| Subject | Re: Tears for Fears |
| Date | Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:36:48 -0700 (PDT) |
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What Stewart said below is so true (except for "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"... awesome, awesome tune.)
Here's the lowdown on the other discs:
ELEMENTAL (1993) - The first post-breakup album. It's basically all
Roland Orzabal (singer of "Shout", "Sowing The Seeds"). And he's
pissed at his ex-band mate Curt Smith. It's not a particularly
cohesive or poppy album, but "Break It Down Again" was my summer
'93 anthem, and "Goodbye Song" and "Power" are notable. This
disc is probably best for super-fans.
RAOUL AND THE KINGS OF SPAIN (1996) - I'm not sure if this is a
concept album of sorts, but the titular Raoul seems to show up
in one form or another in several of the songs. "God's Mistake"
is pure pop, "Secrets" is a powerful ballad, and the title song
really kicks. But, again, if you're more familiar with "Songs
From The Big Chair"-era TFF, and you're not a huge fan, then
this is one to cherry pick the best songs from.
SATURNINE, MARTIAL, AND LUNATIC (1996) - A collection of B-sides and
remixes. Again, for the true fan, but!... there are some *great*
songs on here. "New Star", "Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams",
and my personal favorite: "Pharaohs", a haunting instrumental with
a "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" conceit of old radio broadcasts weaving
in and out of the music, with a mid-song break that harkens back
to their biggest hit. I happen to love this disc more than the
previous two, and I listen to it quite often.
EVERYBODY LOVES A HAPPY ENDING (2004) - The comeback/reunion disc.
Roland and Curt made up, and this is the result. And let me tell
you, it's GLORIOUS. Lush, layered pop/rock that finds the duo
reclaiming old ground but carving a new sound at the same time.
The title track is great, "Call Me Mellow" is infectiously catchy,
"Closest Thing To Heaven" soars, "Who You Are" boasts a huge chorus
and sound, and "Secret World" is in the vein of "Sowing The Seeds Of
Love", but more pop and less Beatles. Another kick-ass album. I
listen to this all the time.
And, if you're super-dedicated, there's a 2-disc bootleg out there chock full of other B-sides and demos and unreleased songs. Again, I'm a completist, so I've got it all!
There you go! Happy listening!
Don
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NP: "Eyedazzler" - Alison's Halo (I've been in a serious shoegazer
mood these last few days)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gabrielfuentes@fibertel.com.ar>
> > 2) What are good to great Tears for Fears albums to buy..I know
> > their hits..and I like them..but i dont have anything by them..
>
> I tuned out after the third album, but the first three are all so
> different in style that it's hard to say one is "better" than the
> others. 1983's THE HURTING is a seriously mopey synth album (singles:
> "Mad World," "Pale Shelter," "Suffer the Children," "Change" -- the
> last is probably my single favorite TFF song). 1985's SONGS FROM THE
> BIG CHAIR is their grab for the brass ring, a straight-up mid-'80s pop
> record and probably their most consistent album (singles: "Everybody
> Wants To Rule the World," "Shout," "Head Over Heels," "Mothers Talk").
> And I've personally always thought the third album, 1989's THE SEEDS
> OF LOVE, was an overblown, self-indulgent mess (singles:
> "Sowing the Seeds of Love," an attempt at '67 Beatles that I
> can't stand, and "Woman In Chains," an R&B ballad featuring
> Oleta Adams that I've always liked -- it was huge when I was
> DJing at an R&B station in
> Clovis NM). I've never bothered to pick up the later records.
>
> Basically, buy whichever one has the most songs you
> recognize and move
> on from there if you're still interested.
>
> S
>
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