Tears for Fears - Hurting The (1988)

Island/Mercury / Mercury

0042281103926

30655599

1980s

2499 Sec

CD

1987

Studio Recording

Pop, Alternative, Rock, Contemporary Christian

Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Ethereal

Album

Tears for Fears

Hurting

1

Universal Music

Stereo

10

Wales

4 stars (out of 5) - "...THE HURTING remains a landmark work....dated by the real saxophone on 'Ideas As Opiates' and 'Memories Fade' as by the crashing programmed rhythms and Fairlight whistling ...it's nonetheless a highly emotional pop record...", Ranked #14 in Cmj's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1983."

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's impressive debut featured the brooding synth pop hits "Pale Shelter" and future American Idol standard "Mad World."

Studio

Stereo