Tears for Fears Album: “Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)”

I bought this CD three years age, long after this group's heyday and I became a fan of them instantly. This is the best hits compilation I,ve ever bought. Many people think of Shout or Everybody Wants To Rule The World when they think of TFF. While I love these songs their music spans beyond just these two songs. You'll be surprised at the changes in their sound from their Hurting Days. Pale Shelter, and Mad World are your typical but above average early 80s new wave songs. Change is a standout song from this period. Such a well produced pop song. The fuzz buzz running from 2:38 to 2:57 is amazing. The new single on here is a hard rock edged Laid So Low. This song is a rerecorded version of Tears Roll Down from the brilliant yet underrated Saturnine Martial Lunatic CD. The next surpise is the Beatles sounding Sowing The Seeds Of Love. Rolands songwriting` producing, and Curts voice and musicianship all come together to create a brilliant 6 and a half minute song. This is their most colorful song they,ve ever done with lots of horns and trumpets. The other surprise is the soulful Woman In Chains and Advice For The Young At Heart. Woman In Chains is a beautiful song with Oleta Adams singing backup and emotional well written lyrics. Her voice is breathtaking. The Final Cut on this compilation, Advice For The Young is a great closer to this album. It's very soulful with the Jazzy pianos mixed with guitars and organs it's my favorite on this album. I highly recommend that you get this CD. It will be in your CD player alot. Even if you have the parent albums this CD is still worth getting just for the new single Laid So Low(Tears Roll Down). It's worth the money.

If you're looking for a random assortment of songs from one of the best of the 1980s popular groups, this is a five-star album. Compared to much of the hackneyed lyrics and synthesized murk of that era, Tears for Fears offers memorable vocals and first-rate music -- they still sound great, and the recordings were pure digital.

But each of their albums seems to work more effectively in its original sequence, and there was not enough chaff on 'Songs from the Big Chair' to make the usual 'greatest hits' filter necessary or even desirable. 'The Hurting' also stands on its own, and the tracks from the 'Seeds of Love' album really do not complement any of earlier songs. If you enjoy Tears for Fears, buy 'Songs from the Big Chair'. It is probably a modern classic. I cannot say anything terribly negative about the 'Tears Roll Down' CD because I own it and listen to it on occasion. Still, TFF is one of the rare modern musicial teams to produce albums that are especially cohesive, making this greatest hits collection sound like a sort of random arrangement.

Tears For Fears stand out from the other skinny tie wearing,big

hair-having '80s artists obessed with synthizers.Their songs actually had some strong messages in them(i.e. self-assurness;

family;politics,etc.) and they presented a sophiscation that wasn't really prominent in their eighties peers.This greatest hits collection has been getting a lot of play in my house these

days and it STILL sounds relavent in these times.And that's saying a lot!

"Tears Roll Down" features TFF's several hits.Mainly from their

Too bad TFF split up but this set collects all their well-known,

I just got my TFF CD today. So cool! These guys were one of the the coolest during the 80s decade. Their sound was sultry, hot and smooth like silk. Good thing cds are made to last for a long time, because if they weren't, I would definitely eventually wear this one out. This one is a treasure!

What can I can say about Tears for Fears. They have been my favourite band for many many years and I can simply say that they were the best band during the eighties alongside Depeche Mode. I will never forget the first time I heard the songs: "Memories Fade", "Pale Shelter" and "Head over Heals". Original romantism with some great playing of the guitar and tremendous lyrics. Anyway, I think most of the people who listen to Tears for Fears agree that one of the main reasons for listening to them is the great lyrics.

Of course all of their songs that have become "hits" like: "Shout", "Change", "Advice for the young at heart" and "Everybody wants to rule the world" are great songs, but i would suggest to people who are ready to listen to the band for the very first time, to listen to the songs that I mentioned earlier and many more "not so heard" ones. I guarantee they will not lose.

Finally, i would like to say to all those people who are Yound at Heart and still listen to Tears for Fears, to keep the faith and never forget the golden decade of the 80's. Ok, we all know that it will never come back but in our hearts it is always there, still inspiring us in our today's lives.

Take care and never stop listening to great bands.

Hannibalos