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Bath, England (1981 – present)

Tears for Fears, named after a phrase found in Arthur Janov’s book Prisoners of Pain, is a British / outfit formed in 1981 in Bath, England, by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, two school friends and ex-members of Graduate. Initially associated with and the movements, the duo’s earliest work (through 1983’s The Hurting) was explicitly based around the confusion and angst of adolescence. Though top forty regulars on both sides of the Atlantic, Orzabal and Smith made their major international breakthrough with Songs From the Big Chair in 1985, which included their most commercially popular material to date (scoring two Billboard Hot 100 #1s and a UK #2).

They released three albums - the synthesizer-based The Hurting (1983), Songs from the Big Chair (1985) (which broke free from the new-wave mold) and the //Beatles influenced The Seeds of Love (1989) - before Orzabal and Smith had an extremely acrimonious falling out.

The split of the duo was ultimately blamed on Orzabal’s intricate but frustrating approach to production and Smith’s distaste for the pop music world. The two spent the 1990s working separately.

Orzabal kept the band name alive by releasing the single Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down), which also appeared on Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92).
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  • vidalog32

    Estou aprendendo a gostar de "Tears for Fears" (Nunca parei para ouvir o som desses caras de verdade, Acho/). Confesso que era grande o meu "Pré-conceito" contra as músicas deles e tal. (Lição de moral) Não seja preconceituoso (...) "Me Fudi". Voltando ao ponto central, gostei da suavidade musical da banda (Por certo, bem grudentinhas também), e, enfim, meus TÍMPANOS sentiram-se bem confortáveis em receber as primeiras e duradoras dozes de toda àquela parafernália (entende-se: Sintetizadores) eletrônica. (:

    Sunday evening

  • deboralemes

    Only God knows how much I love them. ♥

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  • iwrestledabear

    2nd best band ever!

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    Check some sleaze/hard rock http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Shit+rave

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  • pkarollyne

    ♥

    14 days ago

  • killhannahowns

    Saturnine, Martial, & Lunatic is so bad-ass! [2] Flawless album!

    23 days ago

  • Ferdokki

    Loved the performance of "Shout" on the show "Psych". XD

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  • keanequeen

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World ♥

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  • Sosen

    Saturnine, Martial, & Lunatic is so bad-ass!

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  • GiovannaBlanc

    Mad World / Head Over Heels <33333333333333333333333

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  • KarlaNeves

    Head Over Heels <3

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  • nathanmorais

    Feel the pain, talk about it. If you're a worried man, shout about it.

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  • Xylvanya

    If you like ambitious and relaxing music, maybe it´s possible you like XYLVANYA: „Anxious“; „Beach II“ „SA RIERA part I“, "Imperial Crown" „Climbing“ or „Ex-Mannequin“ or „Horizont (III) or "Gewitter-Regen" or "Erinnerungen an meinen Vater" or "Trust (Piano-Version)" or "Norwegen" or "Retrospective view" and many many more.....(all in all 6 hours of music, all songs free download) . Thank you for listening, support or feedback! Peace, Xylvanya

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  • PabloRH

    No, no, no, way better than Wham :C

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  • ANDREY-VAN

    ооону прям опасно

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    :$

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  • pkarollyne

    so cool

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  • Biel_Rock21s

    ♥Did you lose your faith in God, no Does your conscience always get you down Fall to pieces Rough and tumble Does your conscience always get you down These days it's all in the mind It's elemental Don't say you're up when you're down It's elemental♥

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  • antesdascinco

    Advice for the young at heart. The soundtrack of my life.

    December 2011

  • EltonSSouza

    90's hit

    December 2011
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