Tears for Fears (& my forum dedicated to them)
Mar 6, 2019 9:34:32 GMT
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Post by frozenhero on Mar 6, 2019 9:34:32 GMT
Here's a vid from Berlin, a few days ago, featuring Curt, and one of Roland's priceless announcements :
What I can't help thinking is, this music might be nice to listen to - I do recognise the song - but it doesn't create an atmosphere, doesn't grab the audience the way Quo does. For me it's pleasant background noises, like in a shopping centre (although that more often than not is less than pleasant). But then, maybe fans see it differently ..
Of course the audience also plays a role. When they played in e.g. Manila, the crowds went absolutely ballistic. Here's some impressions from that tour, sorry about the dogy quality:
The dedicated TFF fans are just as dedicated as the dedicated Quo fans. But even some journalists have recognized that there's something to this band.
“Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, “Shout”, “Head Over Heels”, “Mad World”, “Pale Shelter”, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”, “Closest Thing to Heaven”, and “Break It Down Again” were all brought to life, inducing plenty of tears and screams of “OMFG, I’m so happy right now.” In fact, that might have been the best part of their hour-and-45-minute set: Everyone was in a constant state of bliss, as if they were being saved or something. Perhaps that’s what happens when your favorite act goes away for a long time, or, and this is far more likely, it could just be that Tears for Fears are a far more important band than anyone has actually given them credit for in the past.
In the festival’s official guide, Pabst’s regional marketing rep, Matthew Slessler, who also doubled as one of Project Pabst’s organizers, explained the hype surrounding this rare get: “I’ve probably gotten more reaction from the bands playing the festival — asking, ‘Hey, can we get in to see Tears for Fears?’ — than any other band playing the festival. The backroom ticket requests have been amazing.” That explains why the festival’s crowd appeared to double in size moments before they hit the stage. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone who bought a ticket stayed to watch them…
from consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/project-pabst-2014-portlands-coolest-12-pack/13/
In the festival’s official guide, Pabst’s regional marketing rep, Matthew Slessler, who also doubled as one of Project Pabst’s organizers, explained the hype surrounding this rare get: “I’ve probably gotten more reaction from the bands playing the festival — asking, ‘Hey, can we get in to see Tears for Fears?’ — than any other band playing the festival. The backroom ticket requests have been amazing.” That explains why the festival’s crowd appeared to double in size moments before they hit the stage. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone who bought a ticket stayed to watch them…
from consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/project-pabst-2014-portlands-coolest-12-pack/13/
Don't Drink the Water is just absolutely astonishing in that recording. I think they had three guitarists on stage during that era! (Roland, Alan Griffiths RIP, Jeffrey Trott)