Even when they were sitting at the top of the charts with songs like "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the mainstream didn't really get Tears For Fears. Heavily influenced early on both by Arthur Janov's primal scream therapy and Brian Eno's audio experiments, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith made music that was every bit as interesting as their altera-peers like the Cure and New Order. Tears For Fears just happened to have more pop hits. Ironically, it was Gary Jules' brilliant cover of "Mad World" (used in Donnie Darko) that made everyone re-evaluate the group's talents as songwriters. - Steve Palopoli
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Even when they were sitting at the top of the charts with songs like "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the mainstream didn't really get Tears For Fears. Heavily influenced early on both by Arthur Janov's primal scream therapy and Brian Eno's audio experiments, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith made music that was every bit as interesting as their altera-peers like the Cure and New Order. Tears For Fears just happened to have more pop hits. Ironically, it was Gary Jules' brilliant cover of "Mad World" (used in Donnie Darko) that made everyone re-evaluate the group's talents as songwriters. - Steve Palopoli
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