Songs from the big chair "Full Post"

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. They were initially associated with New Wave and the burgeoning wave of synthesizer bands of the early 1980s, but branched out into mainstream chart success. The band have sold more than 22 million albums worldwide (including over 8 million in the United States alone).

Formation

Orzabal and Smith met as teenagers in their home city of Bath, England. The duo became session musicians for the band Neon, where they first met future Tears For Fears drummer Manny Elias. Neon also featured Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher who went on to become Naked Eyes. Smith and Orzabal's professional debut came with the band Graduate, a Mod Revival/New Wave act drawing on the major influences of the time, including The Jam and Elvis Costello. In 1980, Graduate released an album, Acting My Age, and a single "Elvis Should Play Ska" (referring to Elvis Costello, not Presley). The single just missed the Top 100 in the UK, though it performed well in Spain and in the Netherlands.

By 1981, Orzabal and Smith were becoming more influenced by artists such as Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno. They departed from Graduate and formed a band called History of Headaches, a moniker which was then changed to Tears for Fears. The plan was for Orzabal and Smith to form the nucleus of the group and bring in surrounding musicians to help them complete the picture.

The band's name₁ is derived from the primal scream therapy treatment of the same name developed by Arthur Janov, which was made famous after John Lennon became Janov's patient. In a 2004 interview with VH1 UK, Orzabal and Smith said that when they finally met Janov in the mid-80s, they were disillusioned to find that he had become quite "Hollywood" and wanted the band to write a musical.

Tears for Fears were signed to Phonogram Records, UK in 1981 by A&R manager Dave Bates. Their first single as Tears for Fears, "Suffer the Children" (produced by David Lord), was released on that label in November 1981, followed by the first edition of "Pale Shelter" (produced by Mike Howlett) in March 1982.

The rest of that story is on Wiki's page [here].

What I noticed first about the band was Roland Orzabal's vocal style. He could have easily made a move into classic opera and in a way some of the time he did on the album "Songs from the big chair". I'm not sure he even knew his potential because at some point it just seemed to end. Still he's a great vocalist, the band is great and enjoy...

Here is the whole album in order. I posted it that way because (I think) it should be played as a full album. You download the files and put em on a playlist and relax to it.

1. "Shout" (Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley) – 6:33
2. "The Working Hour" (Orzabal, Stanley, Manny Elias) – 6:31
3. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (Orzabal, Stanley, Chris Hughes) – 4:11
4. "Mothers Talk" (Orzabal, Stanley) – 5:06
5. "I Believe" (Orzabal) – 4:54
6. "Broken" (Orzabal) – 2:38
7. "Head over Heels/Broken (Live)" (Orzabal, Curt Smith) – 4:32
8. "Listen" (Orzabal, Stanley) – 6:54

Shout (1984)

The Working Hour
(Not live, just pasted images, sorry)

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Mother'sTalk

I Believe
(High Quality)

Broken

Head Over Heels

Listen
(Again, not a vid, just song with background images)

Sly Stone Solo

Sly Stone ~ If you want me to stay
(Kinda raw version, but very good)

Genesis concert at Shepperton .

I'm not really a fan of Genesis, Phil Collins was alright by his own measure but this group as a whole never impressed me. I think it was too "teeny-bopper" for me.

Anyway I'm posting it for those who might like it...

Genesis- live in concert! Performed in Shepperton in 1973.
(Actual name: Genesis Shepperton: The 16mm film)

Time: 1:03:26, Size:144.60MB DL

The Doors - Concert - Hollywood Bowl

More Doors?
I've waited forever to see this myself, just found it tonight.

Enjoy...

"The legendary rock group, The Doors, were at their musical peak when this concert footage was taken. Filmed live at the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 1968, Jim Morrison and the band perform an extended version of "Light My Fire," plus ten of their other most love songs, taking a standing room only audience on an aural journey of mystical worlds and psychedelic experiences."

The Doors Live at The Hollywood Bowl, 1968

Time: 1:02:21, Size: 141.98MB DL

Pink Floyd "Pulse" Concert

I went to the very last performance of this concert in mid-summer 1995, at the Foxborough Stadium in Massachusetts. It was by far the best concert I had ever gone to out of hundreds.

They played full sets of Animals, The Wall, Wish you were here, Momentary lapse of reason and Dark side of the moon. Concert went on for close close to (or about) seven hours. Some of the sound effects for The Wall were provided by U.S. Air force pilots in fighter jets from Otis A.F.B from Cape Cod and live fireworks, all timed perfectly. The stage, props and show were rumored to have cost about $5,000,000.00.. The Fire Marshall & Police eventually shut the concert down shortly after 1:30am

It was said that that concert would be the last they ever performed but I think in 2005 they did a partial mini-concert for Live-Aid on cable TV. That was the reason they went all out for this final show.

Pink Floyd "Pulse"

Time: 2:23:56, Size: 331.66MB DL