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@brokethedrawer
Hi! This is my side blog, and because of the way Tumblr works, I can't follow back from here. Follow-backs will come from my main blog (annabelle4).
Also, it's okay to ask me stuff and to interact. Beyond all my TFF enthusiasm, I'm a real person who likes to talk about my interests :).
My carrd, for those who enjoy such things: https://brokethedrawer.carrd.co
Poor Roland :DD
I'm listening to the Raoul and the Kings of Spain album all the way through for the first time in maybe two years? And I have thoughts.
Here goes:
"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" is a powerful opening song. It always grabs me; Roland's vocals are gorgeous.
"Falling Down" is maybe one of the weaker songs on the album? It's well produced, but by the time I'm a couple of minutes into it, I'm tempted to skip to the next song.
"Secrets" is kinda meh until the 2:30 mark, when the emotion in Roland's voice cranks up, leading to the "time and time againnnnn" moment starting at 2:44, which makes the whole song worth it. But as is the case with some other songs on this album, the last minute feels a little repetitive, as if the song fades into a comfortable jam, instead of ending strong.
"God's Mistake" is well-placed on the album. It brings the energy back up. It's lyrically strong, too. I can tell why this was released as a single.
"Sketches of Pain" my beloved . . . this song gets me right in the heart, every time. It feels intimate. And Roland's vocals feel intimate, too. And oughhh, the lyrics are so good.
"Los Reyes Católicos" is curious to me. It functions a bit like a punctuation mark on the album, I think. A comma in the middle of the sentence, in a way. A moment of pause.
And then "Sorry" hits, with all its indulgent prog rock glory. It's an interesting song, lyrically. Soncially, it's strong too -- though for some reason, it's not a song I listen to often. I think the hook doesn't quite catch my ear.
On the other hand, "Humdrum and Humble" hooks me from the very beginning, at least when I have headphones on, with the way the sound moves from one side to the other and back again. (I'm sure there's a technical name for this, but I don't know it.) There are some great lyrics in this song, as well.
"I Choose You" gets personal again; it feels as if Roland is singing directly to Caroline. I find the lyrics intriguing (and revealing), but I usually skip the song.
"Don't Drink the Water" brings back the prog rock energy. It's an interesting track to me. It feels as if Roland was pushing himself creatively here, soncially. I enjoy it, but again, it's not a song I often think to listen to.
And then the energy comes back down with "Me and My Big Ideas" -- an interesting contrast to ego and energy of the opening song. Here, he's admitting his vulnerability. And once again, he seems to be addressing Caroline.
And in the end, there's the reprise of "Los Reyes Católicos." For some reason, it reminds me a little of "Listen" and how that song functions on SFTBC. Like "Listen," "Los Reyes . . ." doesn't seem intended to stand alone, but it serves the album well.
Tears For Fears & Oleta Adams - Woman In Chains (Countdown, 06.09.1989)
Tears for Fears ||Pale Shelter||Live||
Tears For Fears: In My Mind's Eye (1983), dir. Mike Mansfield
Doodled some of my favorite photos of TFF
TEARS FOR FEARS. (1990.) Photos taken by FRANK HEMPEL.
raoul and the kings of spain 👑 🇪🇸 by tears for fears!
Tears for Fears - Floating Down The River
Something for the TFF fans i guess. Toodles
smithy ... 🍂🦭
HIIIIII i've never posted to tumblr before so idk what i'm doing but i've been wanting to join the fandom here for a while so!!! hi!!!
ive loved tff for almost 3 years now, so i have a lot of art id like to post !! heres a curt study from yesterday
Roland Orzabal. One of my favorite TFF fan art. By Adobe Illustarion CS5.2011.
‘Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake’ podcast (10.11.2024):
H: For both of you, what was the last piece of music that made you cry? CS: Would have been something my daughter recorded, actually. She wrote this song called 'Pillow Punching' and she's talking about being frustrated and there's a line after the chorus that says, 'It's gonna be all right, kid'. And that kind of got me. H: At the risk of being a Poundland psychologist, is that because at her age, when you were her age, no one said that to you? CS: Yeah. No one said that. And the fact that she knows it's going to be all right and she knows it's okay to feel those emotions. She's talking about being frustrated, frustrated, but she knows it's going to be okay. H: Wow. That's actually made me shiver. Roland? RO: Well, I don't really want to say because I'll just break down. H: Then don't. Then don't. RO: Okay, good. H: There's no way I would make you do that. Are either of you on Instagram? RO: I am privately. CS: Yeah. H: Okay. What Instagram reels do you regularly share? with other people on Instagram. So my wife, my wife weirdly at the moment is sending me these kind of short clips from Instagram that other people have put up of how you must always listen to your wife, and how your wife always knows. She's like hinting heavily that I'm a bit useless as a husband. CS: Mine and my family's just tend to be... the stupid, amusing things. H: Dogs running into windows and all that kind of stuff? CS: Well, that's Frances. Frances likes anyone falling over. That's my wife. She likes anyone falling over. You know, running into a wall. Those things amuse her. Diva's is just... she's just... it's just monkeys. Loves, I don't know, monkeys. Yeah, they tend to be funny things, and there was a word for it, and I'd forgotten what it was, and I read an article about it the other day, about when you're sending little things to members of your family, especially kids, to their parents, and it can be anything stupid. It's just their way of saying, 'I'm thinking of you', and it doesn't have to be anything other than that. It's their little kind of, 'I haven't forgotten you'. RO: I don't actually, I don't send reels. But my reel is... it's all boxing. H: Is it? RO: Or Muay Thai. H: Oh, really? My daughter does Muay Thai. RO: It's vicious! You know, it's all about people knocking someone else. CS: Is that say something about you, maybe? RO: I tend to watch it a lot, yes, but I don't quite know why! CS: Do you... RO: It keeps popping up! CS: Do you... When you're watching it, do you get that like...? RO: I do kind of watch what they're doing just in case you never know!
tomcats screaming outside(2001)
Eternal masterpiece.
