Interesiting pop album with some unique featured presented by Tears for Fears, also, this album is full of classics.

There are a couple of amazing tracks on this album (you know the ones). There are some other good ones too. Sadly, there are also a couple of let downs, which, although not below a certain standard of pop, don't measure up to what has become expected of the band. I'm always happy listening to this album, but I'm also always left feeling it could have been better.

This is a superb album which leans more towards prog than pop in my opinion. 'Shout' is an excellent upbeat opener but the second track may come as a surprise with the sax and synth texture intro which lays the foundation for a superb vocal not dissimilar to the vocal delivery of Silent Running's Peter Gamble. When I listen to this album I hear elements of Wham, Spandau Ballet, Silent Running and Level 42.

This is an interesting, more progressive than I was expecting from a new wave album. For a pop rock effort, it's fantastic.

Despite the classic song everybody rules the world and the high scoring head over heels and shout the album only scored a 78 for my rankings. Unfortunately this album has a number of average to below average filler type songs.

An interesting mix of the pop readiness of Michael Jackson, the melodic sensibilities of Wham!, and the experiments of The Cure. I wasn't expecting this!

Track Picks:

Shout
The Working Hour
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Head Over Heels / Broken
Listen

A well produced new wave albums that has great moments like head over heels, but a few filler tracks

So TFF’s tour Australia around the time this album is released. Being a semi fan I managed to score a ticket to see the band at The Brisbane Entertainment Centre & the year would have been 1985. At this concert TFF’s definitely played Songs From The Big Chair in fact they played songs 1 to 8 in order as appears on the album beginning to end . I’ve never forgotten that LOL . The first band to play a tribute concert to an album within the year of release.

I know this was the big album for Tears for Fears, but I consider it a bit of letdown after the brilliance of The Hurting, which I would place in the top 10 of new wave albums. This one is still quite solid, though.

A good album with three killer tracks in, shout, everybody wants to rule the world, and, head over heels. The rest is fine, and though nothing special, still help to make this an album that still sounds good today.