I was in a lot of pain in NYC in October, but I played some Lou Reed, and he got me through it. I felt peace because of him. I was only into the Coney Island Baby album then.
Sorry, Alex. I know you don't like Lou much.
Rock & Roll Heart is my fave album of his. But I can't even think about playing him now. I'm not even in the right mood for him.
― I was still more rock and roll than anyone needed for the album (Bimble), Saturday, 9 May 2009 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
TEARS FOR FEARS
― I was still more rock and roll than anyone needed for the album (Bimble), Saturday, 9 May 2009 12:47 (fifteen years ago) link
tears for fears are playing a winery here in No Cal next month. I'm sure the tickets are $100 a pop; is there any reason at all to go, or will it be painful?
― akm, Saturday, 9 May 2009 14:04 (fifteen years ago) link
I was about to poll Tears For Fears singles thanks to the 89/90 Modern Rock #1s poll and went "wait, didn't someone do this before...?"
the more we change, etc
also these guys are still awesome
― Tina Tina Cheneuse (DJP), Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
er 88/89, ykwim
― Tina Tina Cheneuse (DJP), Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
you kick with it, man
― e.g. delete via naivete (ledge), Thursday, 16 December 2010 16:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I still can't believe we forgot to put Tears for Fears on the Best of the 20th century poll
― Help! I'm a bug (CaptainLorax), Thursday, 16 December 2010 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
tempted to repoll all the zero vote songs
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Friday, 1 June 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
I'd only vote for "Woman in Chains" though.
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 June 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
Can't wait for Adam Levine's remake of that.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 1 June 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
"Woman in chains, because I'm a sensitive and non-sexist guy and because they asked me to"
― Mark G, Friday, 1 June 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
so taaaaaaalk to herrrrrrrr
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 June 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
Inspired by the re-emergence of this thread I played "Woman in chains" for the first time in years, and once the song kicked in around the 40 seconds mark I thought "This sounds like..." and dashed off to the link piece between "What you want" and "Soon" and they do sound kind of similar.
― Rob M Revisited, Friday, 1 June 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
man I consistently underrate how great "Woman In Chains" is
― that is a weird thing to bring up over lean cuisine (DJP), Friday, 1 June 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
MEN OF STONE
― go down on you in a thyatrr (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 June 2012 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
"Woman In Chains" is good but you know, "Goodnight Song" is a stellar album closer.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 1 June 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
I wanted to buy Seeds Of Love when I was a kid, but my mom didn't like the sound of titles like "Woman In Chains" "Badman's Song" and two numbers about knives so I had to settle for a cassingle of the title track.
― da croupier, Friday, 1 June 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
so free her so free her
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 11:28 (seven years ago) link
^ A brilliant moment in a great song.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Friday, 9 December 2016 23:54 (seven years ago) link
Would have voted for 'Advice For The Young At Heart', which has become my favourite TFF song ever.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Friday, 9 December 2016 23:55 (seven years ago) link
yeah it's amazing that one. the story of the making of that album is incredible/nuts.
there was a Guardian piece a while back that posited the notion that Seeds Of Love was at points referencing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ht5we3qzY
― piscesx, Saturday, 10 December 2016 03:40 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, it's the kind of studio perfectionism that I don't really hear about so much anymore. Which is kinda strange in a way, given that more people are able to make great recordings with home studios, but understandable in another - not everyone has access to the calibre of players on The Seeds of Love!
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Saturday, 10 December 2016 19:35 (seven years ago) link
saw TFF this year live at camp bestival.f*cking hell they are a boring live act.i mean really really boring.clearly a studio only band ..
― mark e, Saturday, 10 December 2016 20:49 (seven years ago) link
i loath predictable poll results...
― bodacious ignoramus, Saturday, 10 December 2016 23:27 (seven years ago) link
I heard Break It Down Again the other day & I seriously love it. Has a little bit of a Simple Mindsian thing goong on that I can't describe properly
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:09 (seven years ago) link
^ That song is awesome. TFF were my first ever favourite band when I was a child, and "Elemental" was the first album I seriously loved.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:12 (seven years ago) link
I'm cranking The Seeds of Love now. It's pretty much my favourite TFF LP these days and is their masterpiece in my mind.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Sunday, 11 December 2016 00:18 (seven years ago) link
Elemental is pretty underrated. There's a few excellent songs on it besides Break It Down Again, that would not be out of place on a greatest hits album
― Vinnie, Sunday, 11 December 2016 06:09 (seven years ago) link
yeah it's a good album. I prefer it to the albums that followed however more 'legitimate' they are by having Curt Smith involved
― akm, Thursday, 15 December 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link