Roland Orzabal

Roland Orzabal

出生 : 1961-08-22, Portsmouth, England, UK

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Roland Orzabal (born 22 August 1961) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists. In 2014, Orzabal published his first novel. Orzabal met Curt Smith while both were in their early teens in Bath, Somerset. In the late-1970s, they formed a mod music group, Graduate, along with three other members. Following the release of their debut album, Acting My Age, the group disbanded and Orzabal and Smith went on to form Tears for Fears, a new wave/synthpop outfit directly inspired by the writings of the American psychologist Arthur Janov. After a decade of major international success, Orzabal and Smith had an acrimonious split in the early 1990s. Although Orzabal continued to work as Tears for Fears after he and Smith parted ways, the subsequent TFF albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995) are effectively solo works by him in all but name. Elemental was a success being certified as Gold status in the US and Silver in the UK, while Raoul took a more artistic direction but garnered less chart success. In April 2001 he released his first proper solo album, Tomcats Screaming Outside, under his own name.Orzabal and Smith had reconciled by that point and were working on a new Tears for Fears album together (2004's Everybody Loves a Happy Ending). As a songwriter, Orzabal is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner. His first award was in 1986 for "Songwriter of the Year" following the huge success of Tears For Fears' second album Songs from the Big Chair for which Orzabal wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks. In addition to co-producing most of Tears for Fears' records, Orzabal also co-produced Oleta Adams' successful album Circle of One (1990), following on from Adams' collaboration on the 1989 Tears for Fears album The Seeds of Love. The album reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 20 in the US, and featured her transatlantic top ten hit "Get Here". Orzabal also co-wrote the lead track "Rhythm of Life" for the album, which was originally intended for The Seeds of Love. As well as playing guitar and singing backing vocals on the track, he also appeared in the song's accompanying promo video. In 1999, Orzabal co-produced the Icelandic singer-songwriter Emiliana Torrini's acclaimed album Love in the Time of Science, along with Tears for Fears associate Alan Griffiths. The pair also wrote two tracks for the album. Orzabal's talents as a songwriter were recognised again after Michael Andrews and Gary Jules recorded the song "Mad World" for the film soundtrack Donnie Darko in 2001.[5] Their version was released as a single in 2003 and became the Christmas number one single in the UK that year, ultimately becoming the year's biggest selling single. The song was originally composed by Orzabal and was Tears for Fears' first hit single in 1982. In 2004, the song won Orzabal his second Ivor Novello Award, as the songwriter of the Best Selling UK Single of 2003.

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Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal

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Classic Albums: Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
Self
A documentary that explores the creation of the seminal, second album by Tears for Fears. Songs from the Big Chair took the gothic synth-pop foundations of the band and combined them with arena-ready anthems, leading to critical acclaim and three international hit singles, Mothers Talk, Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
BBC In Concert: Tears for Fears
Tears For Fears recent In Concert appearance at the BBC Radio Theatre. Their set includes Mad World, Change, Pale Shelter, Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World and Sowing The Seeds of Love. These are just some of the songs that have made Tears For Fears one of modern music's most influential bands leaving their mark on everyone from Kanye West to The Weeknd. Their hits have also been covered by a long and diverse list of artists including Lorde, Gloria Gaynor and most famously by Gary Jules as part of the Donnie Darko soundtrack.
Tears for Fears: Rock in Rio
vocals, guitar
01 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Lorde version) 02 - Secret World 03 - Sowing the Seeds of Love 04 - Advice for the Young at Heart 05 - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending 06 - Change 07 - Mad World 08 - Memories Fade 09 - Creep (Radiohead cover) 10 - Pale Shelter 11 - Break It Down Again 12 - Head Over Heels 13 - Shout
Tears For Fears: Bonnaroo Festival
Himself
01 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World 02 - Secret World (w/snippet of Wings' 'Let 'Em In') 03 - Sowing the Seeds of Love 04 - Pale Shelter 05 - Break It Down Again 06 - Change 07 - Mad World 08 - Memories Fade 09 - Closest Thing to Heaven 10 - Creep (Radiohead cover) 11 - Badman's Song 12 - Head Over Heels 13 - Shout
Tears for Fears : KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Festival
Himself
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Sowing the Seeds of Love Mad World Creep (Radiohead cover) Pale Shelter Break It Down Again Head Over Heels Shout
Live At Knebworth 1990 - Parts 1, 2 & 3
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, Saturday June 30th, 1990. In aid of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre for providing music therapy for handicapped children and the BRIT school for performing arts and technology, 120,000 fans gather for an historic event featuring a legendary combination of British rock artists. Previously released in three volumes as Knebworth "The Event" on VHS and Laserdisc this is a new combined master with specially re-mixed 5.1 surround sound and DTS released for the first time on DVD.
Tears for Fears: Secret World
Himself
Live in Paris, 2005 1. Secret World 2. Call Me Mellow 3. Sowing The Seeds Of Love 4. Pale Shelter 5. Closest Thing To Heaven 6. Mad World 7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World 8. Head Over Heels 9. Shout
Tears For Fears - The Universal - Masters Dvd Collection
SELF
Tears for Fears: Tears Roll Down - Greatest Hits '82-'92
Himself
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" – 6:19 from The Seeds of Love "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:11 from Songs from the Big Chair "Woman in Chains" – 6:28 from The Seeds of Love "Shout" – 6:33 from Songs from the Big Chair "Head over Heels" – 4:14 from Songs from the Big Chair "Mad World" – 3:29 from The Hurting "Pale Shelter" – 4:39 from The Hurting "I Believe" – 4:50 from Songs from the Big Chair "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:44 Previously unreleased "Mothers Talk" – 4:59 from Songs from the Big Chair "Change" – 3:54 from The Hurting "Advice for the Young at Heart" – 4:54 from The Seeds of Love
Tears For Fears - Going To California
Self - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
Going To California is a concert performance video by the British pop group Tears For Fears. Released in 1990, it is a recording of the band's show at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in May 1990 during their "Seeds Of Love" World Tour.
Tears For Fears - Scenes from the Big Chair
Himself
Scenes from the Big Chair is a documentary film about the British pop band Tears For Fears. Released on home video in 1985, the 75 minute documentary was made at the height of the band's global success following the release of their multi-platinum selling album Songs from the Big Chair. It also contains the 90 minute "Going To California" concert which was recorded in Santa Barbara during the band's "Seeds Of Love" world tour in 1990.
Tears for Fears: In My Mind's Eye
In My Mind's Eye is a concert performance video released by the British group Tears For Fears. It was recorded in December 1983 at the London Hammersmith Odeon (now the Hammersmith Apollo) and released on home video in late 1984.