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TEARS FOR FEARS – The Seeds Of Love

December 2, 2022 /

If you want an album to test how good your hi-fi is, then I suggest you buy this. This a superb sounding album!!! Mind you, it should do as it took nearly three years to record and cost over a million to make. I also have the surround sound version, and that is mind blowing. The separation of the instruments is incredible. This is one of those records you put on to impress yourself. They opened the paintbox when they made this and made sure they used all the colours.

Amongst the hits you all know like Woman In Chains, and the epic Sowing The Seeds Of Love, which is my favourite, there are killer extended pieces like Birdmans Song, which encompass a variety of musical styles, and Swords And Knives, which is progressive rock. Great band and they are something else live, surrounding themselves with the best.

A definite 10/10 from The Grooveman for sonic S alone. 

TEARS FOR FEARS – Songs From The Big Chair

March 25, 2021 /

This is the 2014 remix by Steven Wilson, who also did an amazing surround sound mix as well. This was the second album released by the band and would send them into mega stardom – thanks to the two tracks that were released as singles. Namely the lead off track Shout and Everybody Wants To Rule The World. I think they were still a band at this point, before it changed into the duo of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. I have the original of this album, and Steven has done a fantastic job as the clarity and tone of the music is exceptional.

They say cream always rises to the top, and that is no exception here – as a good song is a good song – and this album is full of good songs. Whether it be the songs we all know, or the tracks that are not so familiar like The Working Hour or Head Over Heels, which are much more than average pop fodder. This is a band that cared about what they were writing, and not just in it for the pose – as that’s what a lot of acts around this time were guilty of.

I really like this album and it’s definitely one of the best pop albums from this period.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

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