Tomcats Screaming Outside
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| Studio album by Roland Orzabal | ||
| Released | 26 March 2001 (Germany) 2 April 2001 (UK) 11 September 2001 (US) |
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| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 54:35 | |
| Label | Eagle | |
| Producer(s) | Roland Orzabal & Alan Griffiths | |
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| Roland Orzabal chronology | ||
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Roland Orzabal from the group Tears for Fears issued his first proper debut album Tomcats Screaming Outside on 2 April 2001. The album failed to chart, but earned some critical acclaim for its clever melding of pop songwriting and drum 'n bass, ambient techno and trip hop textures. Dan Gennoe claimed in the Amazon.com's editorial review: "Solo album or not, Tomcats Screaming Outside is the best Tears for Fears album in a decade."
In a 2000 interview Orzabal commented on his influences for the album: "I started out with an absolute concrete vision of where I wanted to go so I started with a very different rhythm approach, with drum and bass/jungle...and I ended up with something that wasn't the original plan."
The US release of the album had the unfortunate coincidence to be released on September 11, 2001, the same day the United States experienced its worst-ever terrorist attack, and drew little notice outside TFF's core fan base.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Ticket To The World" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 5:48
- "Low Life" (Orzabal) – 4:36
- "Hypnoculture" (Orzabal) – 3:13
- "Bullets For Brains" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 4:08
- "For The Love Of Cain" (Orzabal) – 4:06
- "Under Ether" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 5:51
- "Day By Day By Day By Day By Day" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 4:35
- "Dandelion" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 3:03
- "Hey Andy!" (Orzabal) – 4:25
- "Kill Love" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 5:40
- "Snowdrop" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 4:23
- "Maybe Our Days Are Numbered" (Griffiths, Orzabal) – 4:47
[edit] Singles
"Low Life" was the first single from the album. Plans to release the single in the UK were scrapped at the last minute, although it did see a commercial release in mainland Europe. "Low Life" was also played in the US on adult alternative radio. "For The Love Of Cain" was planned as the second single release from the album, but it was cancelled since the first single had no chart success in Germany. Only a limited amount of copies were sold through Orzabal's official website.
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- "Low Life" (Album Version) – 4:37
- "Low Life" (Supersub Mix) – 4:58
- "Low Life" (President Who? Mix) – 4:50
- "Low Life" (Radio Edit) – 4:07
- "For The Love Of Cain" (August 2001)
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- "For The Love Of Cain (Radio Edit) – 3:33
- "Day By Day By Day By Day By Day" (Album Version) – 4:35
- "Low Life" (Album Version) – 4:37
- "Low Life" (Video) – 4:35
[edit] Personnel
- Roland Orzabal - guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals
- Alan Griffiths - guitar, keyboards, programming
- David Sutton - bass, guitar (bass)
- Nick D'Virgilio - drums
- Mark O'Donoughue - engineer, mixing
- Curtis Evans - design
[edit] External link
- Interview with Orzabal in September 2000 published in Lexicon Magazine and Sorted Magazine
[edit] Sources
- Memoriesfade.com - "Low Life"
- Memoriesfade.com - "For The Love Of Cain"
