Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair
Being a rock guy in the 80’s was hard. All these keyboards, all the pop was being done by primarily synthesizer bands. Even the guitar players in rock bands had tone that sounded like it was coming from a little girl guitarist instead of big hairy guys: Maybe it was the make-up. But still, you found you liked a Poison or a Def Leppard or a Cinderella, mostly I suspect because you can’t hate everybody. But those electronic bands, pushing out pop songs on Casio keyboards and Roland drum machines. Those guys you could hate, every one of them.
Except, occasionally one snuck through. It was songwriting mostly that did it, and Tears for Fears where one of those bands. Listening again after all these years to their big album Songs From The Big Chair,
The sound on this remastering is excellent. From the opening percussion intro of the mega-hit Shout, to the gentle sway of the sax of I Believe you hear the crystal clear quality of this remastering. This is a fun album to listen to after all these years, and a should get for any fan of 80’s music.
The Super Deluxe Edition is a 4-CD 2-DVD set that comes with a 32 page booklet and a replica tour programme. The Cd’s are loaded with bonus tracks, some of which are for the strictly hardcore fan, but a lot of other, specifically the disc full of singles versions and live recordings, are worth the listen for more casual fans. The DVD’s consist of an audio-DVD and a video DVD
Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (Super Deluxe Edition) [4CD + 2DVD]
Super Deluxe Edition
TRACKLIST:
DISC ONE
1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen
9 The Big Chair (B-Side Shout)
10 Empire Building (B-Side Mothers Talk)
11 The Marauders (B-Side The Way You Are)
12 Broken Revisited (Ltd Cassette Version)
13 The Conflict (B-Side Change)
14 The Working Hour – Piano Version ( Ltd Cassette Version)
15 Pharoahs (B-Side Everybody)
16 When In Love With A Blind Man (B-Side Head Over Heels)
17 Sea Song (B-Side I Believe)
DISC TWO: Edited Songs – 7″ Versions
1 The Way You Are (7″ Version)
2 Mothers Talk (7″ Version)
3 Shout (7″ Version)
4 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (7″ Version)
5 Head Over Heels (7″ Version)
6 I Believe (A Soulful Re- Recording)
7 Everybody Wants To Run The World (7″ Version)
8 The Way You Are (Short Version)
9 Mothers Talk (US Remix)
10 Shout (US Single Version)
11 Everybody Wants To Run The World (Running Version)
12 Head Over Heels Radio Version)
13 Mothers Talk (Video Version)
14 Shout (Short Version)
15 Listen (Clean intro)
16 Interview With Curt and Roland
DISC THREE: Remixes From The Big Chair
1 The Way You Are (Extended Version)
2 Mothers Talk (Extended Mix)
3 Shout (Extended Remix Version)
4 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended Version)
5 Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Preacher Mix)
6 Mothers Talk (Beat Of The Drum Mix)
7 Shout (US Remix)
8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)
9 Mothers Talk (US Remix Alternate)
10 Shout (Dub)
11 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Instrumental)
12 Shout (Acappella)
DISC FOUR: Unreleased Songs From The Big Chair
1 Head Over Heels (Richard Skinner Session)
2 The Working Hour (Richard Skinner Session)
3 Broken (Richard Skinner Session)
4 Mother’s Talk (Live At Massey Hall)
5 Broken/Head Over Heels (Live At Massey Hall)
6 Memories Fade (Live At Massey Hall)
7 The Working Hour (Live At Massey Hall)
8 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Live At Massey Hall)
9 Shout (Live At Massey Hall)
10 Mothers Talk (Early Mix / Instrumental)
11 The Way You Are (Early Mix)
12 Broken (Early Mix)
13 Shout (Early Mix)
14 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Alternate Single Version)
DISC 5 – 5.1 Mix and Stereo Mix
1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen
DISC 6 – DVD
1 Scenes From The Big Chair – Documentary
2 Interview with producer Chris Hughes
3 The Way You Are (Music Video)
4 Mothers Talk (Alternative UK Video)
5 Mothers Talk (Music Video)
6 Shout (Music Video)
7 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Music Video)
8 Head Over Heels (Music Video)
9 I Believe (Music Video)
10 Mothers Talk (US Mix – Music Video)
11 Everybody Wants To Run The World (Music Video)
12 The Way You Are (Top Of The Pops)
13 Mothers Talk (Top Of The Pops)
14 Mothers Talk (Top Of The Pops)
15 Shout (Top Of The Pops)
16 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Wogan)
17 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Top Of The Pops)
18 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Top Of The Pops)
19 The Working Hour (Wogan)
2CD Deluxe Edition
DISC ONE
1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen
9 The Big Chair (B-Side Shout)
10 Empire Building (B-Side Mothers Talk)
11 The Marauders (B-Side The Way You Are)
12 Broken Revisited (Ltd Cassette Version)
13 The Conflict (B-Side Change)
14 The Working Hour – Piano Version ( Ltd Cassette Version)
15 Pharoahs (B-Side Everybody)
16 When In Love With A Blind Man (B-Side Head Over Heels)
17 Sea Song (B-Side I Believe)
DISC TWO: Edited Songs – 7″ Versions
1 The Way You Are (7″ Version)
2 Mothers Talk (7″ Version)
3 Shout (7″ Version)
4 Everybody Wants To Rule The World (7″ Version)
5 Head Over Heels (7″ Version)
6 I Believe (A Soulful Re- Recording)
7 Everybody Wants To Run The World (7″ Version)
8 The Way You Are (Short Version)
9 Mothers Talk (US Remix)
10 Shout (US Single Version)
11 Everybody Wants To Run The World (Running Version)
12 Head Over Heels Radio Version)
13 Mothers Talk (Video Version)
14 Shout (Short Version)
15 Listen (Clean intro)
16 Interview With Curt and Roland
1CD, Blu Ray Audio and 1LP formats
1 Shout
2 The Working Hour
3 Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4 Mothers Talk
5 I Believe
6 Broken
7 Head Over Heels
8 Listen
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