Tears For Fears
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Tears For Fears Biography
Tears for Fears were always more ambitious than the average
synth pop group. From the beginning, the duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt
Smith were tackling big subjects -- their very name derived from Arthur
Janov's primal scream therapy, and his theories were evident throughout
their debut, The Hurting. Driven by catchy, infectious synth pop, The
Hurting became a big hit in their native England, setting the stage for
international stardom with their second album, 1985's Songs From the
Big Chair. On the strength of the singles Everybody Wants to Rule the
World and Shout, the record became a major hit, establishing the duo
as one of the leading acts of the second generation of MTV stars.
Instead of quickly recording a follow-up, Tears for Fears labored over
their third album, the psychedelic and jazz-rock-tinged The Seeds of
Love. While the album was a big hit, it was the end of an era instead
of a new beginning. Smith left the group early in the '90s, and Orzabal
continued with Tears for Fears, pursuing more sophisticated and
pretentious directions to a smaller audience.
Orzabal and Smith met as children in Bath, England. Both boys came from
broken homes, and Smith was leaning toward juvenile delinquency.
Orzabal, however, turned toward books, eventually discovering Arthur
Janov's primal scream therapy, a way of confronting childhood fears
that John Lennon embraced after the Beatles disbanded. Orzabal turned
Smith on to Janov, but before the duo explored this theory further,
they formed the ska revival band Graduate in the late '70s. After
releasing a handful of singles, including Elvis Should Play Ska,
Graduate dissolved in the early '80s, and the duo went on to form Tears
for Fears, a synth pop outfit directly inspired by Janov's writings.
Riding in on the tail end of new wave and new romantic, Tears for Fears
-- which featured musical contributions from former Graduate
keyboardist Ian Stanley on early albums -- landed a record contract
with Polygram in 1982. The following year, the band released its debut,
The Hurting, which became a major hit in Britain, generating no less
than three Top Five hit singles. Two years later, the group released
Songs From the Big Chair, which demonstrated a more streamlined and
soul-influenced sound. Songs From the Big Chair became a huge hit in
America, rocketing to the top of the charts on the strength of the
singles Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Shout, which both hit
number one, and the number three Head Over Heels, which were all
supported by clever, stylish videos that received heavy MTV airplay.
Instead of quickly following Songs From the Big Chair with a new
record, Tears for Fears labored over their new record, eventually
delivering the layered, Beatlesque The Seeds of Love in 1989. Featuring
soulful vocals from Oleta Adams, who dominated the hit Woman in
Chains, the album became a hit, reaching number eight, while the
single Sowing the Seeds of Love reached number two in the U.S. Again,
Tears for Fears spent several years working on the follow-up to Seeds
of Love, during which time they released the collection Tears Roll
Down: Greatest Hits 82-92. Smith and Orzabal began to quarrel heavily,
and Smith left the group in 1992, making Tears for Fears' 1993 comeback
Elemental essentially a solo record from Orzabal. On the strength of
the adult contemporary hit Break It Down Again, Elemental became a
modest hit, reaching gold status in the U.S., yet was hardly up to the
group's previous levels. Smith, meanwhile, released a solo album in
1993, Soul on Board, which went ignored. Orzabal returned with another
Tears for Fears album, Raoul and the Kings of Spain, in 1995, which
failed to make much of an impact. In late 1996, the group released a
rarities collection. In 2004, Orzabal reunited with Smith for the
colorful and Beatlesque Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, their first
collaboration in over a decade. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
Guide
Written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine