The Seeds of Love

Tears for Fears’ third album, the final one featuring the core duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith until 2004’s Everybody Loves A Happy Ending, is something of a ‘you had to be there’ sonic moment, a transitioning into Beatles-tinged psychedelia, cocktail bar jazz pop jams and easy-going grooves that seemed to predict the ’90s ‘adult album alternative’ format. But the duo’s singing remains top notch and for all of its growing-up-in-public vibes, it’s a well-polished and performed listen, as “Sowing The Seeds of Love” and “Woman in Chains” easily show.