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Shout to Change: Tears for Fears Explained Kindle Edition

by Dan Friedman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Shout. Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Sowing the Seeds of Love.
You already know that its catchy, resonant hits made Tears for Fears one of the best bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s. But you probably don't how so much of their work is based on the loopy theories of a charismatic L.A. psychologist. In Shout to Change: Tears for Fears Explained, the brilliant Dan Friedman explains the fascinating underpinnings of Tears for Fears songs. You'll look at Tears for Fears with new eyes — and listen with new ears.​
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071F7PBW6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutch Kills Press; 1st edition (May 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 239 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 37 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dan Friedman

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Dan Friedman is a writer and communications expert.

He writes about books, football (soccer) and humor for a variety of outlets.

Formerly the award-winning executive editor of the Forward and director of communications for Shalom Hartman America, he writes regularly for the L.A. Review of Books and is a contributing editor to 8by8:The Magazine the Beautiful Game Deserves. He was a staff writer for Sacha Baron Cohen and has also written for The New York Times, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Dan has a PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale and an MA in English Literature from Cambridge where he captained the university soccer team (though never to victory).

Read his latest at danfriedmanme.substack.com/

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful fan expounds
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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Friedman has gone where no writer has dared go before -- into the brief catalog of Tears for Fears's recorded output in search of meaning and context. The thing about pop music is that one often needs to be the right age and in the right milieu (or at least, tuned in to the right radio station) to take it seriously. A photo of the young Friedman at the end of the book clarifies his qualifications. Me, I was a bit older and living in New York, and my heart was closed to Tears for Fears (though i kinda liked Everybody Wants to Rule the World). And so its interesting to view TFF through the eyes of an erudite fan, to see how the band could be seen as artful, as thematically and conceptually adventurous. I look forward to giving the band another listen with fresh ears.
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St. George
5.0 out of 5 stars Eighties redeemed
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018
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I am not a fan of eighties pop despite the fact that I often find the worm of a song from that era crawling around my head on a not to rare occasion; however, Friedman’s book on Tears for Fears gave me a greater insight and appreciation of the depth of at least one of the main purveyors of eighties synth pop. The analysis is sharp and incisive and effectively supported by social and cultural context, and at times, and more humorously so by the author’s own passion and memories of the band.
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rufus15
4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017
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Methodically written, a must for TFF fans and followers. Would have loved some analysis of "Elemental" and "Raoul and the kings..."
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Helen Chernikoff
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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For me, "Shout" was formative, the song to which my rightful first kiss was bestowed on another, older girl. Thank you, Dan, for taking me back to that intense, tragic, beautiful, terrible time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Tears for Fears Fans
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017
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The ultimate "behind the lyrics" companion to Tears for Fears.
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A. Cresswell
3.0 out of 5 stars Only for the fans ....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2018
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Not really my cup of tea. Need to be a big fan to find this interesting and to keep going.
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