The Hurting

by Tears for Fears

The Hurting cover art

Tears for Fears' debut is a profoundly melancholic, highly introspective exploration of childhood trauma and primal scream therapy framed as immaculate synth-pop. The album heavily utilizes early drum machines and cold, brooding synthesizer arrangements to back Roland Orzabal's deeply passionate, anxious vocal delivery. 'The Hurting' remains an incredibly melodic, rhythmically sharp, and emotionally devastating masterpiece of the new wave era.

Genres

  • Synthpop
  • New Wave

Tracklist

  1. The Hurting
  2. Mad World
  3. Pale Shelter - 2nd Single Version
  4. Ideas As Opiates
  5. Memories Fade
  6. Suffer The Children
  7. Watch Me Bleed
  8. Change
  9. The Prisoner
  10. Start Of The Breakdown
  11. Pale Shelter - Long Version
  12. The Way You Are - Extended
  13. Mad World - World Remix
  14. Change - Extended Version