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Post by Jules on Aug 20, 2021 17:22:13 GMT
www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/04/18/tears-for-fears/1fa12903-bacc-49f7-8bb8-5b50ad374d50/In case you can't access the site: By Rob Pegoraro - April 18, 1996 There was more to Tears for Fears' show Monday at the Capitol Ballroom than Reagan Decade nostalgia, but, let's face it, hearing the band parade through such '80s staples as "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Shout" was a big part of the show. But the band -- basically, founding member Roland Orzabal -- devoted more of its time to its most recent album, "Raoul and the Kings of Spain." Some of these songs, such as "Sketches of Pain," with their moodier atmosphere and quieter settings, marked a major departure from the band's previous work, but the more upbeat -- the set-opening title track, "Falling Down," and "God's Mistake" -- fit right in. Only the ridiculously bombastic sequence of "Los Reyes Catolicos" and "Sorry" didn't, collapsing under the weight of its own would-be grandeur. Orzabal, although an expressive performer, hardly spoke to the crowd until the encore. That left backing vocalist Linda Dalziel to steal a bit of the spotlight with her own energetic stage presence, joyously whooping and hollering during "Seeds of Love"; the two later joined on a high-spirited "Woman in Chains." Overshadowing the entire band was the stunning, often blinding light show -- so eye-poppingly elaborate, GE should've sponsored this tour. --
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