Wilder by The Teardrop Explodes - Uhune

ALBUM

Despite the flux they were going through, the Teardrops somehow got it together to record the heavily-hyped Wilder, which unlike its predecessor did nothing in terms of sales or smash singles, outside of the semi-successful shimmering keyboard/crunch of "Passionate Friend." This isn't for lack of talent on the band's part, and the trademark kicky arrangements and horns appear throughout. However, unlike the joyous outpourings of Kilimanjaro, Wilder sounds distanced. Cope doesn't come across as the lead singer so much as he does someone singing with the music, ironic given that he wrote everything on this album. As a subtler pleasure, though, Wilder offers up some good stuff, with more cryptic compositions and performances throughout, while Clive Langer takes over full production after only doing a few on the first album. Strangely, some performances sound like where Sting eventually took the Police on Synchronicity, musically if not vocally, like the layered attempts at tribal drumming on "Seven Views of Jerusalem." More measured, sometimes stiff songs like "Falling Down Around Me" make the overall mood more fragmented, while some of Balfe's keyboards sound like they're only there just because. When it connects, though, Wilder rocks just fine. The concluding track, "The Great Dominions," is one of Cope's all-time best, with a sweeping, epic sense of scope and sound. The angular funk of "The Culture Bunker" has both some fine guitar and a sharp lyric or two on Cope's part -- the Crucial Three he refers to was his bedroom-only act with Ian McCulloch and Pete Wylie. Other high points include the moody synth shadings on "Tiny Children," where Balfe's work comes through best of all, and Dwyer's generally sharp drumming throughout, keeping the beat well. ~ Ned Raggett

1. Bent Out Of Shape

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

2. Colours Fly Away

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

3. Seven Views Of Jerusalem

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

4. Pure Joy

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

5. Falling Down Around Me

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

6. The Culture Bunker

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

7. Passionate Friend

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Alfie Agius; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: Jeff Hammer; Performer
Performer: Troy Tate
Jeff Hammer
Gary Dwyer
Alfie Agius
Julian Cope; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer
Alan Winstanley; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

8. Tiny Children

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

9. Like Leila Khaled Said

by The Teardrop Explodes

Background Vocals: Garrish Mashindi; Performer
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: David Balfe
Troy Tate
Julian Cope
Garrish Mashindi
Gary Dwyer; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

10. .....And The Fighting Takes Over

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

11. The Great Dominions

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Julian Cope; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Keyboard: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Troy Tate; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Engineer: Colin Fairley; Production
Producer: Clive Langer; Production
Studio Personnel: Colin Fairley; Production

12. Window Shopping For A New Crown Of Thorns

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

13. East Of The Equator

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

14. Rachael Built A Steamboat

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: David Balfe; Composer
Author: Julian Cope; Production
Producer: The Teardrop Explodes; Production

15. You Disappear From View

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Ron François; Performer
Drums: Gary Dwyer; Performer
Guitar: Troy Tate; Performer
Organ: David Balfe; Performer
Performer: Julian Cope
Ted Emmet
Gary Dwyer
David Balfe
Ron François
Troy Tate
Luke Tunney; Performer
Piano: David Balfe; Performer
Synthesizer: David Balfe; Performer
Trumpet: Ted Emmet
Luke Tunney; Performer
Vocals: Julian Cope; Performer
Composer: Julian Cope; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope; Composer
Mixing: Hugh Jones
Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Chris Sheldon
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Clive Langer; Production

16. Suffocate

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Gary Andrew Dwyer
Julian Cope
David Balfe
Michael Neil Finkler; Composer
Lyricist: David Balfe
Julian Cope
Michael Neil Finkler
Gary Andrew Dwyer; Composer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Remixing: Ross Cullum
Christopher Merrick Hughes; Production
Studio Personnel: Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum; Production

17. Ouch Monkeys

by The Teardrop Explodes

Performer: David Balfe; Performer
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Hugh Jones
Clive Langer
Chris Sheldon; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Remixing: Ross Cullum
Christopher Merrick Hughes; Production
Studio Personnel: Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon; Production

18. Soft Enough For You

by The Teardrop Explodes

Performer: David Balfe; Performer
Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
David Balfe; Composer
Mixing: Hugh Jones
Clive Langer
Chris Sheldon; Production
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Balfe; Production
Remixing: Ross Cullum
Christopher Merrick Hughes; Production
Studio Personnel: Clive Langer
Christopher Merrick Hughes
Ross Cullum
Hugh Jones
Chris Sheldon; Production

19. In-Psychlopaedia

by The Teardrop Explodes

Primary Artist: The Teardrop Explodes; Main Performer
Composer: Julian Cope
Carl Anthony Dwyer
David Balfe
Gary Andrew Dwyer; Composer
Lyricist: Julian Cope
Carl Anthony Dwyer
David Balfe
Gary Andrew Dwyer; Composer
Producer: Hugh Jones; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

19 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 14 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1423x1423 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

11/19 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

4/19 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, New Wave, Neo Psychedelic, Post-Punk

Label

EMI

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 31, 1981

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

731454828420