Lots of USA dates just been announced but no UK/Europe. Saw Hall & Oates a couple of years ago, great gig.
Would go see this double bill in a heartbeat !
Lots of USA dates just been announced but no UK/Europe. Saw Hall & Oates a couple of years ago, great gig.
Would go see this double bill in a heartbeat !
I would just about kill to see TFF again!
It seems like an odd combination but I'm sure it will be a success regardless.
Do folks here consider TFF prog?
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
Almost, and they get a pass because of their NDV history.Originally Posted by Paulrus
The tour opens in WIsconsin, but at a basketball arena with abysmal acoustics imo. Anyone else been to a music event at the Bradley Center in Milw. that disagrees?
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I don't think so but a lot of prog fans(at least on here) seem to like them. Out of all the non prog bands I see mentioned on here their name seems to pop up more than most.
Not prog but very creative and with three great albums toward the end: Sowing the Seeds of Love. Elemental and Raoul and the Kings of Spain. Damn. Orzabal said he could never top RatKoS. Yep, a metaphysical impossibility.
yip, Orzabal is a great vocalist. He wudav contributed from going more adventurous. BTW, Tomcats was great too, some killer tunes there, not as good as Raoul but still very respectable.
Proggy enough for me. The first album, "Songs From The Big Chair" and "Raoul..." are brilliant. Didn't think there would be a tour of this length ever again.
Thu 05/04/17 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Sat 05/06/17 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Mon 05/08/17 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
Thu 05/11/17 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Sat 05/13/17 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
Mon 05/15/17 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Wed 05/17/17 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Sat 05/20/17 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Mon 05/22/17 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Wed 05/24/17 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Wed 06/07/17 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
Fri 06/09/17 Orlando, FL Amway Center
Sun 06/11/17 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center
Tue 06/13/17 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Fri 06/16/17 Queens, NY Forest Hills Stadium
Sat 06/17/17 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Mon 06/19/17 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Wed 06/21/17 Quebec City, QC Centre Vidéotron
Sat 06/24/17 Boston, MA TD Garden
Mon 06/26/17 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Tue 07/11/17 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Thu 07/13/17 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Sat 07/15/17 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Mon 07/17/17 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
Wed 07/19/17 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
Fri 07/21/17 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
Sun 07/23/17 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Tue 07/25/17 San Jose, CA SAP Center At San Jose
Fri 07/28/17 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Of course they're playing the same night I have tickets to the Mets vs. Nationals game...
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Oh, I think Tomcats is great and meant to extend to that. Raoul was a pinacle, though.
Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears seems like quite a fitting pairing. 80's Pop.
And TFF were definitely influenced by progressive rock.
This pairing was set to happen in 2005. Due to certain circumstances, TFF had to cancel. I still have the routing schedule for that run that didn't happen. Tod Rundgren was then asked to tour with H&O. TFF went out on their own successful summer tour that year.
I feel he topped it with Tomcats Screaming Outside; two different beasts, but Tomcats is very special.
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Will Nick be on this tour with them? I've heard of his association with them but wasn't really clear what it all involved? Is he on some of the studio albums?Almost, and they get a pass because of their NDV history.
I like Raoul and the Kings Of Spain a lot, but I felt it had some spotty tracks. In my opinion, some of the best material was left off of the album. When the remastered re-release was made available in 2009, I made my own version that flowed with the storyline a bit better. Yes, there is a story within the album.
Here is my version (the bonus tracks are the only ones that do not go with the flow, but I included them as they transition well into Tomcats Screaming Outside)
Nick will not be on this tour. Nick left the touring group in early 2010, once he accepted his full-time gig with Cirque. Nick did fill in for a couple of private gigs and an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! back in 2014
And they're playing in Nashville, which is just a couple hours drive from where I live! I love TFF and H&A, so this seems almost too good to be true.
It is terrible, even for an arena, though I've had better luck with some shows than others.Almost, and they get a pass because of their NDV history.
The tour opens in WIsconsin, but at a basketball arena with abysmal acoustics imo. Anyone else been to a music event at the Bradley Center in Milw. that disagrees?
They kind of remind me of Bourgeois-Tagg, who were also almost Prog. Art-Rock?
Most all venues are cavernous arenas. Not my cuppa.
Sophistipop?
Yep. Not to be confused with Sophistopop, which basically consists of Stereolab and later Swing Out Sister.
Thanks for the clarification.
Yep, probably bring the whole entire family!
Sat 05/13/17 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
or
Mon 05/15/17 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
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“songs from the big chair”, one of the finest avant-pop albums of the 1980s. the entire second half (“i believe / broken / head over heels / broken reprise / listen”) has chunks of neo prog / art rock cred. “mother’s talk” is very cool in a prog sense, too – not to mention “shout”.
always loved this one from the 90s. much respect.
"Avant-Pop" LOL
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