4 stars (out of 5) - "...THE HURTING remains a landmark work....dated by the real saxophone on 'Ideas As Opiates' and 'Memories Fade' as by the crashing programmed rhythms and Fairlight whistling ...it's nonetheless a highly emotional pop record...", Ranked #14 in Cmj's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1983."
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Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
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Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's impressive debut featured the brooding synth pop hits "Pale Shelter" and future American Idol standard "Mad World."