Tears for Fears

[bennyhana22]

8 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Did somebody call Tears for Fears a "novelty act" on the first page?

 

Steady on now.

This! @Skip997, you're a cheeky monkey! They have always been a proper, 'musician's' band, whether you like them or not. The first two records are stone cold classics and they have managed to maintain quality throughout a career chequered by bust-ups between Roland and Curt. I saw them on the Songs From The Big Chair tour in 1985 and they were amazing. I'm the person just about the least nostalgic about bands in general, including those I loved in my youth, but I would be ALL over this. However, (1) they probably would want more money than GFL will offer and (2) I just don't think GFL would give them the sort of slot they would expect. The only way I could see it is a 'secret' Churnups-type slot. And I'd be there with bells on. 
 

Ben

Edited Sunday at 09:54 PM by bennyhana22

[NorthernSoul52]

Pale Shelter also a sensational tune. 

[charlierc]

13 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

If you've not heard Everybody Wants to Rule the World or Shout at least once, I'd be surprised.

I think I'd heard one or two before but I wasn't that au fait with them when I saw them before The Killers at BST Hyde Park in 2017. So was quite something when I heard the Everybody Wants To Rule The World intro and chorus and was like "... oh so that's who does that song"

[Nobody Interesting]

16 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Pale Shelter also a sensational tune. 

 

The Hurting is still one of the best albums of the 1980's

[devonhammer]

I can't see this happening, but if it does, I'm there pretty much regardless of who it clashes with.

 

Another banger:

 

 

[ghandi]

Judging by the comments it seems people are in agreement on a afternoon Puramid slot.  Personally I think they'd draw a very big crowd.

[km9]

16 hours ago, CanWeRest said:

I don't know who Tears for Fears are. Got to be said 😼

That'll be your age. Not criticising you for that, we can't help when we're born, but if you were born earlier you'd know. (I'm guessing you're under 30 due to the fact you ended your post with "got to be said")

[NorthernSoul52]

Is "got to be said" a young thing? I say it a lot, but assumed it was an older thing.

[CanWeRest]

2 hours ago, km9 said:

That'll be your age. Not criticising you for that, we can't help when we're born, but if you were born earlier you'd know. (I'm guessing you're under 30 due to the fact you ended your post with "got to be said")

 

That's reflective of them more than my age. I like a lot of 80s bands. I assume their music hasn't aged well.

[steviewevie]

11 minutes ago, CanWeRest said:

 

That's reflective of them more than my age. I like a lot of 80s bands. I assume their music hasn't aged well.

often hear their stuff, or covers of their stuff. some pukey versions of mad world for example.

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Think Tears for Fears has aged very well. You hear more of them on the radio still than a lot of others. 

[km9]

3 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Is "got to be said" a young thing? I say it a lot, but assumed it was an older thing.

It's a bit like 'I can't lie'. It's just something added to a sentence which serves no purpose 

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, I'm guilty of that one too.

[km9]

14 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Pale Shelter also a sensational tune. 

Tune 

[NorthernSoul52]

I have a soft spot for Break It Down Again too, while we're at it. 

[westholtschic]

Women in Chains is excellent 

[Johnnyseven]

On 12/16/2024 at 8:45 AM, NorthernSoul52 said:

Pale Shelter also a sensational tune. 

 

The whole first 2 albums are excellent. Wasn't keen on the 3rd album but the song Sowing the Seeds of Love is an absolute banger.

Edited 5 hours ago by Johnnyseven

[Dales]

Only ever seen them once and that was supporting The Killers at BST in 2017. I used to really like them back in the day but for various reasons had never seen them live. 

 

From memory, I was really disappointed by them. It might have been because at the time they were one of the few bands I like but had never seen live and so my expectation and excitment of seeing them was set to high. They just seemed like an average cover band to me even if they wereplaying their own material. In my head, I had them badged as a "synth band" so was expecting it to be more electronic but what I got was a fairly standard drums/guitar band with little to no key board action.

 

Maybe they always had a standard band live set up and sound, I just don't know. As a huge Depeche Mode fan, I was aware of their change in sound as the years went by but for some reason in my mind I still expected Tears to Fears to sound like they did on a Now album or Top of the Pops from when I was a kid 😄

 

However, there is no doubting they have a fine set of songs.