Reviews (page 14 of 15)
Heard it before?: No but I have heard the two biggest songs from this album before Enjoy it?: Yes, I pretty much enjoyed it all apart from the last two tracks, very strong vocally and has aged rather well Favourite song: Track 1 - Shout
80’s to the max. This is one of the first albums I remember my parents playing as a kid. The first song “Shout” brings me right back to being a kid. Everybody Want to Rule the World is alright, but has been overplayed over the years. Head Over Heels is such a classic 80’s song. I don’t really like much from the 80’s, but this album will always have a bit of a nostalgic soft spot in my heart.
A very solid pop album from the 80s, but like so many albums of that era it contains several great singles interspersed among a lot of filler.
made me cry from fear :(
Singles=awesome, rest=yeah, ok
3.6 - I was excited for this having loved TFF's singles through the years. But aside from the big hits, I didn't connect with much of the rest. I do admire the peak-80's sound - there are interludes of mountainous soundscapes filled with striking contrasts of harp, massive synthesizer and reverb-laden saxophone. But all of this drama and atmosphere becomes too much of a good thing. Insufferably, they end the record with an extended ambient exploration and I rejoice when it's finally over.
Good Dark wave
There were more guitar solos on the album than I remembered which was fun. overall a decent listen
Like others we heard this week, it’s not bad but VERY 80s. I think the last 2 tracks were the strongest and stronger than the 2 hit songs which I already knew. There are some very Rich sonic textures here including a beautiful sax solo in “The Working Hour”. I’d give a 3.5 if possible.
Couple of anthemic songs and the rest was fine.
Two bangers and a lot of insufferable filler. Best track: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Pop
Felt like I was in American Psycho. Quintessential nineties. Was OKAY, not necessarily groundbreaking….curious what came first: Genesis or Tears For Fears. Knew three songs of their top five.
Some HUGE hits on this, and a great little trip down memory lane. Would I listen to the album again in it's entirety, possibly not.
Tears for Fears is a funny name isn't it
Shout has me off the bat interested in where this album goes. Everybody Wants To Rule The World is a perenial hit. The rest is just sort of filler.
Was ok. Basic, ya know?
A couple of gyms. The album flows pretty well. He’s a good vocalist. Instrumentals match the decade, but the sum just doesn’t equal up to the parts.
Too much sax but what singles. Head over Heels!
Leuk plaatje, geen blijvertje
Dit was heel behoorlijk goed te pruimen!
Fijne stem en best prettige muziek.
Ah it's quite cheesey isn't it?? Good job I love the cheese, grate it on pleeeezey!! Everybody wants to rule the world is a classic. I have a lot of time for this kind of 80s pop rock it puts me in such a great mood and it's just great. I think I much prefer their debut album though so I hope that's on this list too, also the album get's more boring and tails off at the end... Mothers Talk is a cool track I like the bouncy base solo hahaha, cracks me up. I really like Listen though too as a closer it's kind of relaxing
I remember when this album came out. I don't remember listening to the whole album before, but the singles from this album where everywhere. This album holds a high dose of nostalgia for me, because the singles were so popular. I think in general I like Tears for Fears, but I rarely, if ever decide to listen to them on my own. I have re-listened to them at the suggestion of others. The one exception is their track "Woman in Chains", but that's on a different album. Overall, the album is good, but I'm not sure a full album re-listen is in the future.
Definitely has that 80s feel. Synthesizers galore. Three very well known songs that carry the entire album. The rest of the album is largely forgettable. I don't think I would listen to the entire album again, but I will listen to hits again.
I do enjoy me some 80s new wave but this album just didn't click as much as the others. Still good even if the songs are a little long at points. 3.5/5
Best Song: Mother's Talk. Nice percussion that gives a worldly, dancey feel. Worst Song: I Believe. Eighties ballads might be the worst variety of ballad. Overall: Not bad for what is some painfully 80s fare. Even still, by the end I had started to grow tired of that 80s vocal affectation that makes it sound like they're singing in a big, empty warehouse.
Notable hits on this albums paired with catchy tunes. It's otherwise a bit boring. Not insulting to be less than decent though. Highlights: Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Mothers Talk
Such an 80s sound, almost a caricature of 80s music with the slow singing and the synth
It was fine. Nothing I disliked. Shout and Everybody wants to rule the world are the best songs on this album for sure.
This is the epitome of the 80s sound. Which to me means there’s a few good songs and a few really weird ones.
Too much synth, not bad, but not great.
Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World were good. The rest was fine 80's synth. Nothing too special.
2.5
I dig the energy even if this isn’t totally my taste. I always respect a sound that’s this distinct and carefully calibrated. Those big, 80’s drums! “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is one of those songs you can’t get away from but it is very good. And “Shout” is a jam! Definitely my favorite track here.
Not bad. I knew about half of the album because they are really popular songs from the '80s. Shout never really did much for me though. A lot of the non-singles are ok but nothing special. The last track is just filler. Everbody Wants To Rule The World is an all-time great. This album made me think of the tv show Psych. Not much else to say. It's probably more of an essential 80's album than am all-timer. There's so much worse though. So. Much.
This one was strange for me. Several songs that are incredible works of art, and several songs that are not the least bit memorable. Good album overall though. 3.75 stars?
More like 'Songs From the Big Hair'. Best Tracks: Shout; Everybody Wants To Rule The World; Head Over Heels/Broken.
1985. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout
Conor and Shannah like all the hits 3.5+ star. Bill hated it - 1 star (would've been 2 if Mad World was on).
Some fine tunes
Good
1st Track: 8/10, I’m a fan of music with a darker tone and the obvious 80s influence, that being since it was made in the eighties. Wish it had a few more lyrics, but the heartbreak concerned lyrics were cool, Like it and could start to love it. 2nd Track: 8/10. Liked it abs added to play. Loved the instrumentals and beats. Solid lyrics too. 3rd Track: - 4/5
J'avais jamais écouté l'album dans son ensemble mais je dois avouer que c'est vraiment bon, très années 80 mais reste que c'est agréable à écouter, mais sans plus ! 3
Lembrou Donnie Darko :)
p531. 1985. 3 stars Prime example of 80s stadium synth pop, even down to the audience whooping it up on the end of Broken. No doubt that they could knock out a good tune - some of these tracks are instantly recognisable - and the album has excellent production and musicianship. Lots of synths, sax and big guitars, and as a consequence it does sound a bit dated. Most of the tracks meander and outstay their welcome. Whilst it's well done, I always found them a bit soulless. 3 stars just because of personal preference.
3.5
Extremely 80s sound, but not bad.
Pop progresivo. Un megahit. Al final, me ha cansado por lo lento... Un 3.
Some bangers in here. Some sad numbers. Didn't pay much attention to the lyrics on this listen.
Good album with some big 80s choons. Plenty of memories here with some great sing a long songs
80s but in a way that I despise
Heerlijke 80s popmuziek. Ik vind dit soort muziek wel leuk, maar dit album is ook weer niet zo goed als ik verwacht had. Favorieten zijn het bekende "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" en het lekkere "Head Over Heels" ***
Stadium Pop, packed with yearning. Sonically VERY 1985.
3/5
Some absolute bangers on there but the Rest Kind of falls flat in comparison Also rather dated sound
gg
It's alright. Some of these were pretty neat, others forgettable.
"Man, this guy is a shining example of an 80's voice" seems to be true. A fine album, didn't hear anything specific.
Pretty solid
3.5/5
Reminds me of cassettes my mother owned and listened to on road trips.
Certainly doesn't hold up to my memory of it. It has 3 great songs. The remaining 5 I think are actively stressful to listen to. I would prefer to listen to their prior album, The Hurting.
Cool saxophone!!
7,0/10 Legal
Great 80s pop album.
OK
I'd buy this. Got some great tracks and some pretty non-memorable ones.
Some nice tracks, but no strong desire to come back to this
Felt like I was in a New York noir crime drama from the 80s during some tracks. 5/10 would track down murderers again.
Sure it was fine
A little too pop for my taste but a solid album
I love new wave. It definitely feels dated but I can’t help but still dig it. This album is one of the better ones
Album 1 Some good tracks bit dated
one of the better representations of the early 80s. I like a couple of the songs,
It's nice, but a little bit bland stylistically. Just very samey
3 classics. Vintage 80s sounds. Interesting sax work. AOR. Good experimental production (live sounds). Each song builds.
couple classics but too much of the same
This has some classics but I actually didnt enjoy the whole as much as I expected to
Overdone synths and bells make for an overly glossy and cheesy effort, though I do enjoy most tunes on Songs From the Big Chair. Don't get me wrong, the production is great, the melodies are rich and the overall sound is intense and engaging. Because of its overly sweet and sappy nature, I can't in good conscious give this more than a 3/5.
Ik vind dit wel erg algemeen klinken. misschien zelfs een beetje nostalgisch.
Not a huge fan of that he big spacey production. None of the tracks are 5 star for me but most are still enjoyable
good instruments but voice kind of annoying just like morrisey! fuck the smiths too!
didnt actualyl listen yet, but Im sure ill dig it
Solid 2nd album. Like the vocals.
New to me. The ORIGINAL SHOUT?! Awesome! :D After a couple of songs the album, especially the singing, begins to sound very samey.
Some real gems. Have always loved EWTRTW but never knew the album as a whole.
After a strong start, the working hour is way too over the top for my taste. The album is then ok, before the final song, which is pretty awesome.
Well... I liked it more than I expected to.
Amai ik haat Shout met een passie
A few good tracks and some huge hits, but the overall album was okay.
Couldn't get past the Jeremy vine-ness of it but better than I thought it was going to be
sempre achei que tias fofinhas era banda só de greatest hits, mas esse disco é quase um greatest hits. quer dizer, falta mad world. e sowing the seeds of love. e woman in chains. e pale shelter. e advice for the young at heart... eita. (acho os dois super parecidos na capa)
Dug it! Very moody 80’s vibe
Toegankelijke New Wave. De extra nummers in de Deluxe-versie zijn wel een stuk meer experimenteel (en niet zo mijn ding).
There are a few gems in there, but also a few quite forgettable background sound songs. I liked it overall, but don't know if I will put it back on spontaneously.
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I didn't much care for it when it came out, but I appreciate it more now. Not a fan of "Shout".
Excellent album. Shout - great opening track. Also, straight into the chorus. Statement of intent. Maintains quality throughout. Shows it is better to have fewer good tracks than to include filler.
Hits, ja Hits, veritable Schmuckstücke (Quote: immerhin 3 von 8). Aber 5 Mediokre ziehen heavy am Gesamteindruck. Auch blitzsaubere Arrangements überdecken nicht den Mangel an Rührung - lässt über weite Strecken kalt.
1. Shout - Great, albeit a bit long. 2. The Working Hour - Kind of blows, honestly. 3. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - A huge song for a reason. Catchy, cool production, dynamic. 4. Mothers Talk - First thoughts: this song slaps. Later thoughts: Still slaps. 5. I Believe - accidentally ignored almost all of this song. Not my thing. 6. Broken - ANOTHER SLAPPER. Also, tone. 7. Head Over Heels / Broken - I dig the continued use of the motif from the prior track. Sick bass in the opening. Got some Hall and Oates vibes here and there. I really dig all of the falsetto. The head over heels refrain part seems very familiar, but I don't think I actually know the song as a whole. 8. Listen - Slow to start, and doesn't seem to really ever get going... I kind of feel like they just had too much fun dicking around with noises/effects/chimes in the studio. The synthy organ tone while he sings reminds me of Bill Wurtz, which is funny. Overall this song is meh. This album does have some really good New Wave on it. Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Mothers Talk, Head Over Heels / Broken, and Broken are all really good tunes.
This sounds like everything that played at Live Aid rolled up. No doubt many of us were conceived to ‘Head Over Heals’, but it falls over in the last song, which is troubling when it’s 1/8th of the album. Sweet bass on ‘Broken’
Listened twice thru. Unless its on the Lethal Weapon soundtrack, I do not particularly enjoy the saxophone. Especially trill sax. And the drum machine can fuck right off. The synths were good but I also don’t like them much. However, the stadium reverb on the bigger drums actually kinda made me smile. A little bit. I never realised ‘Everybody Wants to rule the World’ had the same hook as Billie Jean until today. The standout track is definitely ‘Head Over Heels/Broken’. And not just because I pretend to understand the plot to Donnie Darko... 3 stars.
Tenía una canción bastante buena y me gustó el disco en general. No me flipó pero estaba bien
Some iconic tunes on this record, no doubt, but the other stuff left me a bit flat. Fave track on the album proper is probably "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", but I really dug an industrial sounding bonus track "Empire Building", which was a b side of "Mothers Talk". Apparently they were listening to a lot of Art of Noise when they wrote that one, so imma check them out!
2.5 | Cuando vi que tocaba Tears For Fears me dio gusto y curiosidad; conocía las dos canciones obvias Shout y EWTTRTW y son de mis canciones preferidas del género en New Wave y en general puedo decir que de todo el pop ochentero, siempre se me han hecho pegajosas, muy bien hechas, bastante distintas a la mayoría de lo que se producía en esos momentos y con cierta profundidad medio sombría que me llama bastante. Nunca había escuchado el disco completo ni ubicaba otras canciones del grupo y por un lado me agradaron un par de cosas y me decepcionaron otras tantas. Fuera de mi buen gusto por las canciones mencionadas, Mothers Talk bastante buena, con una guitarra aguda ochentera y un sintetizador a los bajos que pega fuerte, acentos de trompeta y es otra gran canción... La otra que me agradó fue Head Over Heels/Broken que fue si bien no tan interesante o distinta sí se siente como una manera interesante de llevar la secuencia entre las canciones y la forma en que se mezclan las melodías es muy interesante. Lo triste es que fuera de eso el resto del disco es tremendo relleno a mi parecer, no solo deja de proponer cosas interesantes y terminan con canciones que se sienten de plantilla ochentera genérica sino que a ratos se sienten hasta un poco engreídas en creer que están presentando más de lo que es. El cierre de Listen se siente que quiere ser mucho más épico de lo que realmente se merece y termina sintiendose como copia mediocre de Toto pero producida por Yanni (nada en contra de Yanni). Las canciones que me gustan son buena parte del disco pero el resto en realidad me desencantó mucho. Me agrada haber descubierto dos nuevas canciones pero en conjunto creo que no es un disco que me termine agradando volver a escuchar completo y eso hasta me entristece por lo que esperaba al inicio.
I actively disliked them as a teenager in the 80s. I was pleasantly surprised to hear some solid tracks backing up the hits. It will never be a favourite of mine but much better than I believed it would br
Very 80s pop. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a great song. Lots of filler. Very distinctive voices.
Shout felt good to sing along to
Multiple big hits. Aside from those the album is pretty laid back. Sounds like any 80's-movie love scene.
Este es un buen disco en verdad. No estoy seguro por qué el grupo no es más conocido (el nombre no les ayuda, creo), pero al menos "Everybody wants to rule de world" es una canción que suena mucho en el radio. Algo que me llama la atención es lo diversas que son las canciones. Por ejemplo, "Everybody..." (probablemente la más conocida) tiene un sonido pop-rock ochentero, tipo "Frankie goes to Holliwood", mientras que Shout tiene un sonido más techno estilo Depeche Mode. Debería calificar este álbum con 4 estrellas, pero no es mi estilo, y no me veo escuchando este álbum tan seguido.
Nice easy listening, but easy to forget. I literally had to refresh myself on what this was.a
Chill. Some good songs and overall nice sound, but it mostly stayed in the background.
Big anthem from the 80's!
Endel kjente sanga, decent bakgrunnsmusikk med noen høydare
Yeah these guys were alright, had some good songs.
Took me back to my youth. Still holds up
Decent enough.
not badddd
it started strong and there's a couple good songs there, but that's it
There are some great hits that are iconic of the '80s on this album, and which I enjoy. There are also sappy songs. I also hear some sillier synth used, a sign of the times. They always kind of remind me of a cornier version of the Cure. Not bad, but not my favorite!
bangers great, the rest is mash
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Muutama leiskautus
Nice 80´s representation
80-talet komprimerat till ett album.
2,4/5
I know why some folks love this record. But It’s not for me. Just not my taste.
It was solid, fun to hear the hits
The worst thing about 80s music is how 80s it sounds.
just wasn’t my taste or what i wanted to listen to at the moment. some good moments but overall just didn’t do much for me.
Even the big hits have a schlocky 80s feel, like James Spader is going to come around the corner in an unbuttoned linen blazer, no socks, ready to say something cutting about how your parents couldn't afford skiing in Vail at winter break. Maybe too of its time to truly enjoy - and the non-singles are pretty consistently terrible.
A couple good songs, but overall I didn’t enjoy it.
Shout was a hit and it is terrible. Why is there so much New Wave on this list?!? I'll hand it to them, Everybody Wants To Rule The World is a banger. These dudes look like such dorks. The album cuts are terrible. Two songs with the Head Over Heels music, double your pleasure.
Bien
Always thought they were knobheads
I'll trade you 16 tears for one of your fears. Yeah, I've got 'em right in this vial. Deal? Awesome. AHHHH SNAKES AHHH OH GOD. Pleasure doing business with you. Sit on down in this comically sized chair and be whisked away by our androgynous baddies until the chair regains the thoughts of the bird whose feathers make up it's innards. The chair writhes and squawks beneath the pressure of your body. It is attempting to reanimate, but with no recognizable anatomy, it screams into a second, interminable death spiral. So grab some popcorn, and listen to the music of the 80's! Please ignore the red fluid oozing out of the big chair. Please stop noticing things about the big chair. 2.5 GENRE: Quatre-vingt-cinq
Nah bruh, 2 bangers the rest is just too much 80s sounds gets pretty annoying
The 80's really just isn't my thing. This album is good, it is, but I just constantly felt this weird sense of how it sounded a lot like Genesis, but without any of the interesting parts from Genesis. The record didn't blow me away and I think a big part of that is that I really don't enjoy the sound of the 80's, I think it's very bland. Not a bad album, but definetely not for me.
Good album for 1980s pop did not like most of the songs though. Of course shout and Everybody wants to rule the world are very populair and are good songs in its own right, I am not sure to what to degree I like them though; Is due to how many times I've heard it on the radio or during my childhood? What I was surprised by was the most unpopular song on the track Listen. It's the first time I heard it and did enjoy it quite a bit. All in all album with some momorable songs but doesn't stand out to me as a full album.
2.3/5 Solid album bar 2 tracks (5 & 8) so it brings it down a few points.
This was meh. The only songs that were interesting were the ones they are famous for. One other was kinda catchy but other than that...
👃🏼🎹 I smell 80’s 🤢
Hearing everybody wants the rule the world growing up, I thought Curt Smith’s voice fit the sound and themes of the song perfectly. On songs from the big chair, tears for fears manage to not find anything close to that sound again for 7 songs.
It was ok. Got long for me.
Average
Old.
I enjoy a few Tears For Fears songs (Everybody Wants to Rule The World is great!) but even the good ones are a bit cheesy, and their bad songs are so bad (I Believe knocked a full star off this album ranking).
achtergrondmuziek, krijg spontaan zin om schoon te maken
Some classics on here. But honestly every song kind of sounded the same
I'm not super into 80s music but it was ok
How can the 80s be so good for movies and so apocalyptically shit for music. Death to synths
I fully understand why this album is on the list, but I cannot stand this band.
3 good songs (all made pretty famous by original MTV) and 5 absolutely banal stinkers (NOT made famous by any service of which I am aware). The only "fair" assessment: 2 "dimly lit" stars. (Really, I wanted to give it 1 star because the runny turd-songs are bad but, to be fair, the 3 good songs are pretty good and I can sing them out loudly, if incompetently.)
2+ Stars (6/15)
mmmmm
London teenage dirtbag vibes with a side of beetles
(2/7) songs feel long and arduous
As soon as and I mean AS SOON AS I saw this album I screamed because I LOVE EWTRTW and to listen to it again would be my absolute fucking pleasure!!! It’s giving Depeche Mode so far The working hour beginning is MAJESTIC !!! That little harp mmmm EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD U WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS
Boring, I just don't get it...
This album got such heavy airtime during my senior year of high school, but it never really resonated with me. A bit to pop for my tastes. I like Head Over Heels and think Everybody Wants to Rule The World is ok, but Shout is banal and the rest just seems like filler.
1 all time great song.
It has not aged well
Heard Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World before but didn’t know it was them. Just meh to me. Not a fan of their sound
Some memorable songs. About half the album was too slow for my taste, and some of the songs were a bit long. The last song was slow but a cool and unique sound.
Some memorable songs. About half the album was too slow for my taste, and some of the songs were a bit long. The last song was slow but a cool and unique sound.
This is quite odd…. Some tracks far too long and take themselves too seriously, a move into live recordings? It’s not great but I quite like some of it…
Shout ,everybody wants to rules the world and head over heals are fine songs but theyve been overplayed to death on radio and they annoy me so much now. I really dont like the singer's voice. I not a big fan of how the album sounds but theirs some cool things here and there. A lot of fillers...
Songs are too long. I remember the singles.
absolutely nothing special about this album. I only liked 3/4 songs. They are other great albums that define the 80s. I'm sure it was peak during the 80s, but now i find it blant.
It's 80s music
4.5
I once saw this cassette at a flea market and for some reason the regret of not buying it stuck in my mind (probably because it was the only actual album there, all the others were "greatest hits" that no one has interest in.) I can now proudly say, after listening to the entire album, that I don't regret not buying it. An 80s synth pop cassette is as bad as a greatest hits cassette.
Noen bangers Repetitive sanger Mangler spfaz
Mid I did enjoy the song everybody wants to rule the world
Didn't think it was anything special in 1985, still don't.
Nothing interesting
Incredibly mid.. completely unremarkable
80er Synthiepop. Ein paar bekannte (z.B. Shout). Hat mir aber damals schon nicht wirklich gefallen.
Ugh. Is my first reaction. There is no need for every song on this to be over 6 minutes long (and I am a jam band fan). I really dislike hating music, which is why I will rarely ever give an album a 1. And I would be surprised if I think there are any one's in this guys top 1001 albums of all time. 2.5
First time hearing this record. I've known the singles since they were hits and they are great examples of 80's MTV Brit Pop, but hadn't heard the album cuts. They were fine. I supposed this is a good example of 80's pop so maybe should be on the list but again, no reason to hear this before I die.
They were boring when I was a teenager in the 80s. They're still boring. The 3 singles from the album hold up, but the rest was unlistenable.
It's the sound of the 80s. An entire album of it is too much though. 2/5.
Knew the singles, never listened to the album. Now that I have, I think I'll just stick to the singles when they come on the radio. Not for me.
Hmm. Head over heels is an amazing song which bears repeated plays. The rest of this album is so pompous and lecturing though. From the annoying front cover to the patronising album title this is one to steer clear of. Apart from that one song of course.
The album notes says this 1983 release was meant to prove that Tears for Fears wasn’t another Duran Duran or Thompson Twins - 😆- but you were laddies, you were. Just like everyone else in the 1980s. This doesn’t age well.
2 hit songs and a whole lotta garbage
Ikoniskt men inte så kul att lyssna på alltså.
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Hét album om te demonstreren waarom je jeuk krijgt van jaren '80 muziek. Ik vraag me werkelijk af hoe je het voor elkaar krijgt om zulke opgeklopte muziek zo saai te krijgen. Shout is het meest enerverende nummer. Maar als je het daar nu van moet hebben...40 minuten deze muziek is al te lang. Dat wisten ze zelf ook. Dus ze breken het nog met het nog saaiere Broken en sluiten af met Enya-achtige klanken.
Humm... Pas sur de comprendre pourquoi cet album a été sélectionné. Ou je suis passé complément à coté. La production sonne dans le 80's le plus mainstream et sorti des 2 hits rien de bien passionnant à écouter.
some bangers, glad i gave it a full listen but probs wouldn’t do it again don’t love the voices
I fear i get why the songs that are popular are popular. I couldn’t get into it personally
A couple of amazing songs, but not a great album.
The album opens with "Shout", and it's great stuff. Very dark synth, reminding me of Gary Numan or Depeche Mode. "Head over Heels" is another great song. Although I wonder my judgement is clouded with nostalgia. I first heard this song in the movie Donnie Darko, so I have good associations with it. But the rest of the album, including the most famous song, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", feels quite dated and a bit "too 80s" for my taste.
80s pop throwaway booty cheeks. Never been a fan of the 80s radio stuff, and this hasn't changed my mind.
Not a fave for me. Voice isn’t my favorite, maybe 80s isn’t my favorite. I will say it has its own vibe.
The single and then not a lot more.
Good hits and then some really under done shit
This wasn't as much as I was hoping for. The hits are great without a doubt. The rest of the album.....not so much. I think it was "I Believe" that really turned me off. 2.49 stars.
got bored with it. Slow and dull.
I find all these flat-vocal 80s bands really similar and don't think any of them rank higher than the others. I always get the impression that 'you had to be there.' You can sing along with Everybody Wants to Rule the World, and Shout is not new to me. Everything else was boring and failed to keep my attention. This whole genre is a write off for me personally.
Meh.
2/5
Nah bruv, too wet behind the ears for me
Come on. Really? Tears for Fears can’t make a list of the best albums of all time. Mind you, it’s no worse than Depeche Mode. Probably better.
Mwah, not my thing.
hits were fun but the majority of the album dragged and didn't offer anything of interest
Couple of bangers on there but I just ended up irritated. Not one to have on whilst working.
I don't exactly hate new wave, my issue is that it is mostly just more of the same. Some artists managed to innovate or at least give the songs their own vibe. In contrast, all the "Songs From The Big Chair" could be played by any other 80s synth pop band and you wouldn't even realize that it is a cover version. Even the voice is always the same - or did all those bands share the same singer? Is this the definition of "Was OK at it's time but did not age very well"?
Some good songs, but the album comes off as being really dated.
The last song was super interesting to me, but mostly i just continue to realize that i am not a huge fan of this realm of music
One must draw a line somewhere in these reviews. Not everything can get the benefit of historical context. Sometimes, it is perfectly acceptable to give an honest “I don’t like this at all”. This is no disrespect to those Tears for Fears enjoyers out there. The influence of lead paint would have lingered a while after the ban
If 80s pop were a dart board, this might be the bullseye. The 80s tones and textures are an undeniable distraction. The affected singing, the reverb, the synth. It all gets in the way of me enjoying any redeeming qualities this band might have.
It's the 80's new wave fever and... Well... Does it mean the music is good? Not really. Most of it is just horrible. But there are some good songs and albums too. The thing is that this album is not an example of this. There are two nice songs (even though I am not sure if they are actually good). As for the rest, I don't care. It is insipid and uninteresting.
Meh. Everybody wants to rule the world is a banger though.
I mean, it’s fine I guess. A couple good songs, a couple of misses. Feels sparse and overproduced.
Started well but the slushy songs were annoying. Also didn't enjoy the sax. Was excited for this one but found it disappointing.
2/5 - I didn’t need to hear this. I have no nostalgia for it, and never liked Shout or Head Over Heels on the radio. I do love EWTRTW, but that’s a really easy one to like. I know this album gets a lot of love, but it’s not for me.
It wasn’t that great only really liked head over heels
Absolutely love “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” & “Head Over Heels” the rest of the album not so much.
Lite för 80-tal för mig. Everybody wants to rule the world är en banger så klart
I tried. Just not for me
Not particularly good. Drums are too dramatic, songs don't hold up.
2 - Pretty iconic 80s, but only like 1-2 songs
Even if Shout is a classical, it's not my musical preference. However I can see the appeal and why it is on the list. The sound is great.
Mothers Talk var ganske bra. Ellers er Shout og EWTRTW låter jeg har hørt tusen ganger før, som fortsatt fenger til en viss grad. Denne gjengen er så utrolig 80-talls.
Meh. IMO new wave is at its best in like a wedding dance party setting and there's not really anything on here that really goes.
I’ve written before that the 80s feels more dated and of a time than any other musical period and therefore feel old and over. Give it a miss
A couple of classics, but soft new wave is not for me.
A definite 80s vibe
lowkey ass (i usually wouldn’t listen to this type of music but maybe i need to give it another try)
Two iconic songs do not a great album make.
Did nothing for me. Not sure what else to say.
I was hoping to like this, but outside of the couple of hits. It's awful
Pretty boring. The songs were too long, with too much time for uninteresting instrumentals. Even the two famous songs from the album (Shout and Everybody wants to Rule the World) don’t have quite enough spice for me.
I'm telling you, through this list, I'm discovering how little I like the New Wave movement from the 80's. And I don't want to sound as I'm saying that this particular genre is bad, because there's undoubtedly talent in some of the groups, and Tears for Fears is a great example, as there is a lot of work put on the way they sing, play and production. Is just that, for me, this style and genre are so uninteresting, specially the ballads from this time. They sound so over-dramatic for me. I do also dislike a lot the sound of synths and over-produced drums from this period, and this album does also suffer a bit from these traits, even though everything else sounds very good. I can't say I enjoyed this, but at least I can say that I don't hate it.
Not a huge fan of this beyond the two songs I know
A while ago we reviewed The The’s messy album Infected, released a year after this album. It’s like The The guy swallowed this Tears for Fears album and its ilk and spit out a diseased version of the new wave mainstream. This Tears for Fears record must have been everywhere at the time. Actually, it’s still everywhere. I can’t go to Shoppers Drug Mart without hearing one of their songs. I wonder if I would have hated them at the time. Were they the Imagine Dragons of their time? There are some huge hits on this album. It’s certainly the sound of the 80s. But aside from a few highlights, this just isn’t it for me. They are very earnest and really reach for the rafters. It’s a lot. There are better new wave and synth pop bands. As it is, I can appreciate them for the 80s camp factor. Of note: Shout - I can, ahem, do without it. The Working Hour - It wasn’t a single, but this pops up on Lauren Laverne’s playlist from time to time. They were not shy with the sax on this one. The cheese is strong but I kind of love this moody, cinematic song. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - 80s in widescreen. I always feel like I’m in a movie when this comes on. A classic. I just watched the music video. The singer has a criminal rat tail/ponytail hybrid situation. Can’t unsee. They really were a dorky looking band. Mothers Talk - what even is this? A lot of clatter, it’s not catchy, it’s just corny and weird. Ok, I just read on Wikipedia this was their failed attempt at a Talking Heads song. That’s pretty funny and maybe explains it. Head Over Heels - YouTube Shorts keeps pushing this song on me, and I have to admit they got me. I didn’t even know this was by them until recently. It’s not as good as Everybody Wants to Rule the World, but I like it.
i dont have a boner for the 80s like everyone else seems to have so idk im not very interested on track 4 it feels like its been 40 minutes because every song is fucking 7 minutes
Capable musicians but I could not stand this.
Not what i expected, OK.
A few bops! Alright. Sample worthy, but wouldn't go through the entire thing again.
Always thought the song went “everybody wants to move along”. Moving along, Shout was very shouty. The lead has an incredible voice, but I’m not a ballad girlie.
No lo conozco, aunque al grupo sí. De momento, la portada es lo más horroroso del mundo. Parecen los Simon and Garfunkel julays. Si le meten un poco más de reverb a algo, lo pueden grabar en una catedral. No sé cómo son las canciones, supongo que tienen cosas musicalmente interesantes, pero el estilo es insoportable y nada suena de verdad. La voz tampoco ayuda.
Shout is… amazing. It’s a shame Rule the World is so awful they end up balancing each other out. Rest of the tracks are ok.
80s synth pop records are the things I can do without. I am willing to concede that Everybody Wants To Rule The World is a tune though, so I'm just about willing to award a second star.
This is the first real dud I've gotten from this list. It's very 80s and not in a good way. Really, the album is just saved by Head Over Heels. Without that track, I can't really think why anybody would consider this even a very good album, much less one of the greatest. I've always found Shout to be a really annoying pop song. The Working Hour is ok, but it really just reminds me of a worse version of the Cure. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is an ok pop song, but very cheesy. Even Head Over Heels, which I said was the saving grace of the album, is still pretty meh. Worst thing about this album is how LONG all the tracks are! Everything is at least five minutes!
Like most I know the hits. The rest is synthy gated drums cliche 80s. So many bands from this era sound the same, I just don’t get the appeal
Not really what I would usually go for , but there were a couple of songs on the album that were the right vibe for a summers day.
Ein, zwei Hits. Der Rest typisch 80er.
That's a boring way to play music.
Few good ones but overall meh
It seems to me that they’re one of the few bands from the ‘80s synth-pop wave to have had a lasting influence. Some of their tracks are brilliant, but the second half of the album is rather forgettable. Overall, they bring a semblance of soul to a decade I find pretty dull musically, but this album is a bit too inconsistent for me.
I used to have shout playing repeatedly in my head when I was in grade 2. Brings me right back there. I approached this ready to hate it but actually a bit better than I expected and such a quintessential 80s sound.
One of the more successful mergings of 80s pop and 80s underground rock. Thought a bit about whether to go up or down. I do not like 80s pop at all so don't want to listen to this again & that'll be the decider there. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
It’s good, I especially like the hits, but I feel unlikely to ever go back to it. A true 2.5, rounded down arbitrarily.
Meh, pop, peak pop. Couple of fun 80's classics, but the title track is I Believe Buzz's Girlfriend, whoof.
They have 3 good songs
Two hours later and I can’t remember a single song.
Man, I don't care for this. I get why it was popular, but I find it silly. It's very 80s, but not in the fun new wave way that I like. Too poppy/cheesy.
overrated. hate it.
Shout Everybody Wants to Rule the World Head Over Heels
Once a one hit wonder, Now an entry blunder 2 shouts you can do without out of 5
“Shout” c’est un peu trop rabâché comme chanson. Ca enchaine avec un solo de saxo comme on n’en fait plus et comme on n’aurait jamais du en faire. “Everybody wants to rule the world” fonctionne toujours, le petit air de “Listen” pourrait être sympa, mais pas répété en boucle pendant 7 minutes. Le reste est assez ringard et bof bof.
Clean, lightweight well-produced pop.
1.8 I had a tough time getting through this. On a few songs, the instrumental layering didn't really go together and it felt disjointed.
Do people need to hear an album that has some over the most average and over played singles from the '80s? Maybe. Do I? No. I heard it enough in the '80s and following decades.
Not my album. Surprised at how many songs I already knew. Favorite song is Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Lots of saxophone.
There were a couple of decent songs buy otherwise not so good. 2.5
Dwa hity, a potem smetna nuda, saksofonik w sluzbie windy. Ziew.
Not my speed at all 2/5
shout - sick beat good opener 5/10 the working hour - instrumentals go crazy 4/10 everybody wants to rule the world - good song 4/10 mothers talk - best song of the album 7/10 i believe - i really do believe 6/10 broken - alright 5/10 head over heals - ughh so good 8/10 listen - um 3/10
Everybody Wants to Rule the World is one of "those" songs, that I have always heard and never known / bothered to learn the origin of. I am sure this album was impactful, but I don't like it much. Another very 80s album.
Couple hits, most is poop
Acceptable hits. Not my scene unless I’m watching an 80s movie.
Listening to the opening track, it seems that it would be hard to record something that smells more of the 80s than that. The production, the drums sound, the eerie guitars, the clichés synth lines, the additional saxophone because why not... Some songs, with less artifice, could actually be enjoyable post-punk tracks! I get why this appears in this list, it's highly representative of a given time in history, and it's not intrinsically bad, but as dad rock from the 70s needed punk, this kind of pop from the 80s needed grunge to get some fresh air.
First of the bunch (meaning, my 1001 albums listen through). I'm familiar with the band, even like some of their tracks, such as Shout. I got an overdose of them in the 80's, when Sky Trax and Music Television we're a thing. The album is the very essence of 80's pop, to my surprise it doesn't feel too dated today, it did feel very much so in the 90's. For me it was a boring album for the most part, the artsy slow bits especially. Some of the light jazzy bits were fine as well, basically I liked the tracks with big beats and groove, disliked the soft moody songs with too much empty space in them.
They have got a couple of good songs On here ( Shout and everybody wants to rule the world). Even though Shout is a good song it does go on for a bit too long. The second side of this album drags it down massively. Also my favorite tears for fears song isn't on here which hasn't helped it.
A couple of decent songs and the rest is crappy 80s pop.
Megahitin ulkopuolella laimeaksi jäävä kasaripoppislevy. 2/5
Ik heb het geprobeerd, echt waar. En muzikaal is het her en der best goed hoor. Maar die jaren-80 kopstem zangstijl kan ik me gewoon niet overheen zetten. Dramatisch.
Not a fan.
I actually don't like Shout, never have, and that's the best track on the album. Why are the songs so long? They don't need to be! The Working Hour slightly reminds me of U2, which is a horrible band. The bass line on the start of Broken is awesome, the song is not. Well, not an album for me.
This continues to be a genre that I simply do not care for. 2.0
2,5
Oh no. OK. Fair shot........ I find this awful. Not grating, but not yo my liking.
En oikein tykännyt. Mahtipontista, mutta tylsää. Kasarisoundia pahimmillaan, peukalobassottelua, chorus-efektejä, läiskivät rummut ja ohuet syntikat.
Wow this has an unusually high rating and "Everybody wants to rule the world" is the most mid song ever. Surely their less popular songs are better, right? No
A couple of good pop singles, but a lot of the rest sounded like daytime tv themes (The Working Hour, for example). Def not their best album and the production sounds very dated.
I really do not like this. I remember back in the mid 80s when the record companies and radio stations were demanding my devotion and assimilation to it by playing it every 5 minutes. I gave it the old college try this morning and ran it in its entirety. No minds changed here.
Peak 80s and not in a good way
There were some big hits for them on this album, but I never really bought into the sound.
The singles are good but the rest is forgettable.
Couple of good tunes but otherwise meh.
Nah, not for me, too poppy
More hot garbage from British New Wave / Synth Pop bullshit. I truly despise this sound. No denying though - Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a 10/10 song. Shout is actually pretty great as well. Head Over Heels is okay. The other 5 songs? bullshit
Quite forgettable, to the point that I actually forgot I was listening to it. Most songs are quite repetitive, even if their groove is nice. No emotional impact. It's not something I've actively disliked listening to, which means it's not a 1, but I'm not giving more than a 2 to anything that has left no impact on me whatsoever.
A couple of catchy enough songs, but otherwise cheesy 80s fluff.
I just don't get this genre at all. I don't like the tones of the instruments, the overall sound, the singing...it's just not for me, I guess. 2/5