YouMa Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) Drunk tonight and been hearing some 80s stuff.Is it just me or were these guys quite a good band.I thought Tears for fears was pop sh*te when i was 12 but now i realise they were very good and could play as well. Edited August 31, 2009 by YouMa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 TFF are amazing songwriters. Their stuff has stood the test of time very well, despite the rather cheesy 80's-style production and tacky clothes/haircuts/Roland Orzabal's weird dancing. A lot of it was also surprisingly dark. So much good music was coming out of the UK back then. That's the big difference between pop today and pop back then - today's pop stars are products of producers and songwriters. Pop stars back then, more often than not, were also the songwriters and producers. Even the bands who got classed as "boy bands" back then (Duran Duran, etc) could sing, play instruments, and wrote their own stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Midge Ure was preciously talented but never really got the critical acclaim he deserved. I really liked Black's Wonderful Life too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 I thought the same from their early stuff but saw them live during their 'Songs from the big chair' tour. Amazing. 'Everybody wants to Rule The World' won the Ivor Novello award that year, I believe. That and 'Head Over Heels' are stonking tunes. Great drummer. IMHO they went a bit up their backsides after then, mind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 is it Raoul or the King of Spain in your avatar You-Ma? Shout is poptastic stuff Status and Pick goodness IIRC that Black single was lovely CK top vocals for sure Mark E. Smith was never a fan of Tears for Fears though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Generally, I dislike 80s music immensely. Horribly plastic stuff. Having said that I thought that Tears for Fears were WAY above most others. The songs were great, the production amazing and RO's voice was really interesting - you could always tell it was him and no-one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='585557' date='Aug 31 2009, 05:50 AM']Midge Ure was preciously talented but never really got the critical acclaim he deserved.[/quote] And he was in Thin Lizzy for a while. That's all the cool any man needs. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='Alien' post='585629' date='Aug 31 2009, 09:57 AM']And he was in Thin Lizzy for a while. That's all the cool any man needs. A[/quote] I didn't know that!!!!!!! Or maybe I've forgotten (I'm old )!! Any Youtube? G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='585633' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:06 AM']I didn't know that!!!!!!! Or maybe I've forgotten (I'm old )!! Any Youtube? G.[/quote] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBWQVHRy83I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBWQVHRy83I[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bythesea Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 There's also this but it's audio only - [url="http://www.casttv.com/video/1iu34e/thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar-live-1980-video"]http://www.casttv.com/video/1iu34e/thin-li...live-1980-video[/url] and supposedly this - [url="http://sagool.tv/detail/4488792228109382143/"]http://sagool.tv/detail/4488792228109382143/[/url] - but it wouldn't run for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Curiosity Killed The Cat. Yes, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeat Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='Alien' post='585629' date='Aug 31 2009, 09:57 AM']And he was in Thin Lizzy for a while. That's all the cool any man needs. A[/quote] Slik were where it was at when i was a kid....he was pretty good in the Rich kids too and his uncle Eck delivered bread to the Tesco i once worked in, Midge now looks very like his Uncle Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, as I'm finding out elsewhere!! Today's pop is tomorrow's classic. Many people didn't like "pop" Motown in the 60's, now you can't say a bad word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Our drummer did the Seeds Of Love tour, he could tell a few stories. They were certainly the more acceptable side of 80s pop. [quote]Even the bands who got classed as "boy bands" back then (Duran Duran, etc) could sing,[/quote] Remember Wild Boys?...has to rank as one of the most excruciating vocal performances of the 80s. Only surpassed by Marc Almond and Jimmy Sommerville's I Feel Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Slik? Nothing more than a second-rate Bay City Rollers. Midge Ure has managed to ruin every band he's been in except Rich Kids and unfortunately their music hasn't dated particularly well. For interesting 80s bands try: Com-Sat Angels (but only the first 3 albums) Danse Society Freur Furniture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 More 70s than 80s but I never liked ELO at the time but have now come to think they were a rather great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='585671' date='Aug 31 2009, 11:27 AM']Many people didn't like "pop" Motown in the 60's, now you can't say a bad word.[/quote] Loved it then, love it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Tears for Fears used Pino. Case closed. Freur used Pino. Case closed. Interestingly (or not) Freur became Underworld - "Lager lager lager lager" (Born slippy) Pino - bringing bass goodness wherever he goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 TFF Superb band. I had the 12" ext remix shout. Brilliant. They COULD play. Was also into The Mission. Tower of strength production was up there with the biggest and best. All these songs still stand up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='foal30' post='585607' date='Aug 31 2009, 08:26 AM']is it Raoul or the King of Spain in your avatar You-Ma? Shout is poptastic stuff Status and Pick goodness IIRC that Black single was lovely CK top vocals for sure Mark E. Smith was never a fan of Tears for Fears though[/quote] Ha ha, like it. I've never heard the big JK called The King of Spain. Now there's a career that went downhill overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='585747' date='Aug 31 2009, 01:24 PM']More 70s than 80s but I never liked ELO at the time but have now come to think they were a rather great band.[/quote] ELO were my first 'favourite band' as a kid, and Out of the Blue was the first album I ever bought. It's full of classic songs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 [quote name='Golchen' post='586030' date='Aug 31 2009, 08:24 PM']ELO were my first 'favourite band' as a kid, and Out of the Blue was the first album I ever bought. It's full of classic songs![/quote] What made me go back and listen to them was hearing the Beautiful South version of [i]Living Thing[/i]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Golchen' post='586030' date='Aug 31 2009, 08:24 PM']ELO were my first 'favourite band' as a kid, and Out of the Blue was the first album I ever bought. It's full of classic songs![/quote] plus the one. i think i spent [i]days[/i] listening to 'out of the blue' when i was about 8 or 9...over and over again ! Edited August 31, 2009 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 +1 on TFFs.. RO was one of the best songwriters of the decade by far. 'Mad World' and 3 or 4 tunes from 'Songs from the Big Chair' are superb! I've always thought that someone should go back and re-mix all the great songs from the 80s and bring them to life without all that dreaful over-worked, synthetic production.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 i'm saying Tower of Strength is produced by JPJones Sisters of Mercy were great, really liked some of their stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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