History Music / ThePsychedelicFurs

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Leaning on the cynical side. Troubled relationships and distaste for society's ailments litter their lyrics. However, they have a sentimental side that makes them stand out from the sheering punk, post-punk, and new wave scenes of the era. In a way, The Psychedelic Furs could be considered depressive post-punk made palatable to the masses by toning down the world-weariness and adding hope.

* StrictlyFormula: Let's just say that a lot of their songs sound ''very'' similar to each other, especially the entirety of their Midnight To Midnight [=LP=].

* StrictlyFormula: Let's just say that a lot of their songs sound ''very'' similar to each other, especially the entirety of their Midnight To Midnight {=LP=}.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: In the late 80's, the band went hyper-modern 80's rock with all that implies; gated drums, heavy usage of electric guitars, and period-typical "big and bloomy" sound production. Of course Richard's voice was the same, leading to a New Wave vocal style, on a pop rock backdrop...
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Leaning on the cynical side. Troubled relationships and distaste for society's ailments litter their lyrics. However, they have a sentimental side that makes them stand out from the sheering punk, post-punk, and new wave scenes of the era. In a way, TPF could be considered depressive post-punk made palatable to the masses by toning down the world-weariness and adding hope.

[[caption-width-right:350: The lineup in 1982. From left to right: John Aston (guitarist), Tim Butler (bassist), Vince Ely (drummer), Richard Butler (singer-songwriter).]]

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' are an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]]/[[ALternativeRock Alt Rock]] band very popular in the 1980's. The group is known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a re-recording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was released in 2020.

[[caption-width-right:350: The lineup in 1982. From clockwise: Tim Butler (bassist), Vince Ely (drummer), Richard Butler (singer-songwriter), John Aston (guitarist).]]

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' are an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]]/[[ALternativeRock Alt Rock]] band very popular in the 1980's. The group is known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a re-recording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was finally released in 2020.

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' are an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]]/[[ALternativeRock Alt Rock]], later ModernRock band very popular in the 1980's. The group is known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a re-recording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was finally released in 2020.

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' are an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]]/[[ALternativeRock Alt Rock]], later band very popular in the 1980's. The group is known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a re-recording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was finally released in 2020.

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' are an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]], later PopRock band very popular in the 1980's. The group is known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a rerecording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was finally released in 2020.

'''The Psychedelic Furs''' was an English [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]]/[[PostPunk Post-Punk]] band very popular in the 1980's. The group was known for its dreamy sound coupled with stringy guitars and Richard's effective, if not technically skilled vocals. Founded in 1977 by brothers '''Tim''' & '''Richard Butler''', the band rose up in the ranks with their second album ''Talk Talk Talk'', which included the seminal anthem "Pretty In Pink". The song was inspiration for Creator/JohnHughes [[Film/PrettyInPink 1986 teen film]], and it featured a rerecording of the track, which became a hit. TPF officially became the band for non-synth New Wave addicts, disaffected teenagers, and college radio & modern rock listeners everywhere. However, the band's popularity steadily dropped as they went commercial and lost the angst and depth that made them admired to begin with. The band broke up in 1992, but reformed in 2000 as a live-only band. A new album was finally released in 2020.