Gold (2 Discs) | Tears For Fears

The first compilation to follow Tears for Fears from it's 1980s heyday to it's 21st-century comeback, the two-disc Gold set deftly charts the British band's career course. While the first disc focuses on Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's hit-making early years, including melancholy classics ("Mad World" and "Pale Shelter") and chart-topping anthems ("Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"), the second disc compiles Tears for Fears' oft- maligned '90s material-when the act was essentially a solo outlet for Orzabal-before touching down on the ornate pop of Orzabal and Smith's reunion album ('04's Everybody Loves a Happy Ending). Capped off with the previously unreleased "Floating Down the River (Once Again)" and a live rendition of "Mad World," this anthology is an excellent Tears for Fears overview, and is ideal for those wanting to explore beyond the single-disc Shout collection.

Tracklist:

1. Mad World
2. Pale Shelter
3. Change
4. Way You Are
5. Shout
6. Everybody Wants to Rule the World
7. Mother's Talk [U.S. Remix]
8. Head Over Heels
9. Woman in Chains
10. Sowing the Seeds of Love
11. Advice for the Young at Heart
12. Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)
13. Elemental
14. Cold
15. Break It Down Again
16. New Star
17. Raoul and the Kings of Spain
18. God's Mistake
19. Closest Thing to Heaven
20. Who Killed Tangerine?
21. Call Me Mellow
22. Secret World
23. Floating Down the River (Once Again)
24. Mad World [Live]