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Tears For Fears - The Seeds Of Love
ARTIST : Tears For Fears
TITLE : The Seeds Of Love
LABEL : Fontana
GENRE : Rock
ENCODER : Lame DNR (3.97) -V 2 --vbr-new
GRABBER : EAC
QUALiTY : 44,1KHZ / Joint-Stereo
SiZE : 69,2 MB
01. Woman In Chains 06:30
02. Badman's Song 08:33
03. Sowing The Seeds Of Love 06:16
04. Advice For The Young At Heart 04:52
05. Standing On The Corner Of The Third World 05:31
06. Swords And Knives 06:15
07. Year Of The Knife 07:07
08. Famous Last Words 04:23
TOTAL TiME: 49:27 min
Along with Songs from the Big Chair, The Seeds of Love
was part of a one-two artistic punch in the late '80s
that situated Tears for Fears as one of the decade's more
ambitious pop groups. But at the time, Tears was more a
platform for Roland Orzabal than a true band -- Curt
Smith is present only on the smash "Sowing the Seeds of
Love" (his only co-writing credit), while Ian Stanley was
replaced by Nicky Holland as a keyboardist and Orzabal's
songwriting partner. Like their other albums, The Seeds
of Love continues the concept of moving from hurting to
healing to beginning anew (the hit "Sowing the Seeds of
Love") to growing apart. The songs feature expansive
melodies instead of blatant hooks, and the sound is more
grounded in soul and gospel on songs like "Woman in
Chains," the updated Philly-soul strain of "Advice for
the Young at Heart" and "Badman's Song." Orazabal's
passionate vocals are well matched by Oleta Adams'
fervent contributions. The group even dabbles in jazz on
"Standing on the Corner of the Third World," the fabulous
"Swords and Knives," and the slow-burning "Year of the
Knife." As for the title track, it manages to be insanely
intricate as well as catchy. Full of arcane references,
lovely turns of phrase, and perfectly matched suite-like
parts, it updates the orchestral grandiosity -- though
not the actual sound -- of the Beatles' psychedelic
period. It's completely different from the polished,
atmospheric soul that surrounds it, but paradoxically,
it's also the album's cornerstone. "Sowing the Seeds of
Love" is the apotheosis of Orzabal and Smith's evolution
together, and foreshadowed their impending split: the two
parted on bad terms during the album, ensuring yet
another change in the band's direction thereafter.
AMG - Stanton Swihart
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