Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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 /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Winstanley, Producer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Luke Tunney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Hammer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Alfie Agius, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Emmet, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garrish Mashindi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - COLIN FAIRLEY, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
DISC 2
Julian Cope, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer - Gary Andrew Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Julian Cope, Author - David Balfe, Composer - The Teardrop Explodes, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Ross Cullum, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer - David Balfe, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Merrick Hughes, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Chris Sheldon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CLIVE LANGER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ross Cullum, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Balfe, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ron François, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Merrick Hughes, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Andrew Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - Paul Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Carl Anthony Dwyer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Neil Finkler, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Chris Sheldon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CLIVE LANGER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ross Cullum, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Balfe, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Merrick Hughes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Anthony Dwyer, ComposerLyricist - Gary Andrew Dwyer, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Chris Sheldon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CLIVE LANGER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ross Cullum, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Balfe, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ron François, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Merrick Hughes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Luke Tunney, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Dwyer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Emmet, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Chris Sheldon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CLIVE LANGER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ross Cullum, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Cope, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Jones, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Balfe, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Merrick Hughes, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Joss Cope, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 2007 BBC
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 2007 BBC
John Cale, ComposerLyricist - Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 BBC
Julian Cope, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist
℗ 2007 BBC
Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 BBC
Kevin Spencer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Wylie, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Smith, ComposerLyricist - Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - William Shelby, ComposerLyricist - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 BBC
Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 BBC
Julian Cope, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Balfe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Teardrop Explodes, MainArtist - Gary Dwyer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Tate, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 BBC
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 29 track(s)
- Total length: 01:53:46
- Main artists: THE TEARDROP EXPLODES
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2013 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2013 Mercury Records Limited
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.