Aeroplane

Curt Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Zerodisc Records
• ASIN: B00004T483
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Aeroplane

2. Pale Shelter

3. Where Do I Go

4. Snow Hill [Remix]

5. Reach Out [Remix]

6. Everybody Wants to Rule the World [Live/Acoustic]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good surprise, January 11, 2001

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Alessandro (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aeroplane (Audio CD)

For those ones who always loved Tears For Fears and became a little disapointed with the first Smith's Album (Soul on Board), Aeroplane is really a good surprise. It seems he found his ownn stile, more acoustic, creating great songs as Reach Out. And, furher to a total acoustic version for Evereybody Wants to Rule, there's an amazing hard version for Pale Shelter, which is really fantastic, much better than the original one. This CD makes me very excited and curious about what will be the result of a TFF return. (Smith and Roland Orzabal have been working together for months for a new TFF project)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just for completists..., October 21, 2000

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Donyo (Proctor, VT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aeroplane (Audio CD)

It took long enough to release the damn thing, but finally we have the Aeroplane EP. Overall, it's a bit inconsistent...mainly because the two remixes from the 'Mayfield' album aren't that impressive...but the other 4 tracks more than make up for it. The title track has the potential to be a strong modern rock single, and why it was never released as such is beyond me. It reminds me a lot of 'The Bends' era Radiohead...which makes sense, since Curt has covered "Fake Plastic Trees" live numerous times. The other new one, "Where Do I Go" is a dreamy, acoustic based song that would have fit right in on the Mayfield album. "Pale Shelter" is anything but embarrassing. The original is close to 20 years old now, and it was time for a refreshing update. The live acoustic of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" that closes the album is nearly perfect...Curt's voice never sounded so good. I purchased this CD for the title track alone, and it's been well worth it. Hopefully this is an indication of what the next solo effort will sound like.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite Taking Off, August 19, 2000

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WrtnWrd "Hankman" (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aeroplane (Audio CD)

The other half of Tears for Fears (as if you remember), Curt Smith follows up his first band record, the uneven Mayfield, with Aeroplane, an E.P. that consists of two new songs written with Mayfield's guitarist, two remixes of Mayfield songs, and versions of two classic Tears for Fears songs. The two new songs are okay, the remixes better the CD versions (especially the cheesy lounge version of "Snow Hill"), and the TFF songs are one for two. The rocked up remake of "Pale Shelter" is an embarrassment, which he makes up for with a lilting acoustic "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".