Conference marvin::uk_music

    Well errmm...I've always had exclusive taste ( slopes off humming
    "Solitaire" to himself).  :-)
    
    Barry  
                                 
    
    

    Hi there,
    
    I like Crowded House as well and I'm planning to buy the CD.
    It is released in Holland for about 4 weeks ago. It's called
    "woodface" (I hope I remember that right?)
    
    I heard a few songs on radio already and they sounded very good.
    The critics in Holland only give good comments!
    
    Cheerio!
    Ilse*

Their first album wasn't bad either, but I haven't heard the new one
yet. Can someone review it when they've got it?

K.

Re: -1 

Every track is excellent pop with outstanding lyrics, with the exception 
of the silly "There Goes God" and "Italian Plastic" (what happens when
you let the drummer write one of the songs).

"The excess of fat on your American bones will cushion the impact as you sink
like a stone." - Chocolate Cake

"You can read me like a book that's fallen down between your knees." - Its Only
								       Natural

Does anyone have the dates for the current UK tour? They were in the Midlands
last week so am hoping they are somewhere south soon.

+Mark+

    'Woodface' really is a good effort; I have a version of this CD which 
    has several panels that fold out. No jewel box is used. The front cover
    is diecut stamped. 
    
    Oh, and the CD sounds great, too!
    
    I saw them live in Boston back in September, '91. Good show! They did
    three encores. 
      

    Oh dear, did I call the chaps "Aussie" in the basenote? The Finns
    are in fact Kiwis, or so my rather dippy memory suggests. Someone
    please confirm?
    
    barry.

    New Zealand, I think is right. They used to be in 'Split Enz' or
    something like that.
    
    

    
    Been hearing a lot of these guys latley and started to really get into
    them. Anybody recomend their "best" release ?
    
    Cheers,
    -Tony

    Crowded House are indeed all New Zealanders who just happen to reside
    in Oz hence they always get called "Australian". Main man of them is
    Neil Finn who did indeed use to be in Split Enz along with brother Tim
    who briefly appeared in Crowded House but has since departed.
    
    Anyone who likes Split Enz may also be interested in a band called
    "Schnell Fenster" who are a vehicle for the talent of Phil Judd,
    another ex Split Enzer. He also wrote the music for that recently
    released Australian film "Death in Brunswick", starring yet another
    famous "Australian" who is in fact a New Zealander, Sam Neill. Also in
    that film was a rare sighting of Fred Dagg (aka John Clarke).

    Any updates on Crowded house?
    Reviews of material etc.
    I like the singles, anyone know the lyrics/music to Its Only Natural?
    Watching...

    IN LATE RESPONSE TO THE PREVIOUS NOTE :
    
    
    Ice will melt, water will boil,
    You and I, can shake off this mortal coil,
    It's bigger than us. You don't have to worry about it.
    
    Ready or not, and here comes the drop,
    You feel lucky when you know where you are, you know
    It's gonna come true, there in your arms I remember.
    
    Its only natural, that I should want to be there with you,
    Its only natural, that you should feel the same way too.
    
    Its easy when you don't try, going on first impressions
    Man in a cage, he's made his confession now,
    He's seen me at my worst and it won't be the last time I'm there.
    
    I want you to know, I feel completely at ease,
    Read me like a book, that's fallen down between your knees, please
    Let met have my way with you.
    
    
    Its only natural, that I should want to be there with you,
    Its only natural that you should feel the same way to,
    Its circumstantial, its something written in the sky,
    That we don't even have to try.
    
    And we'll be shaking like mud,
    Building some glass,
    Sink in to the Bay,
    They'll be under the rocks again,
    I don't have to say, I know you're afraid,
    Its only natural, that I should want to be there with you,
    Its only natural, that you should feel the same way too,
    Its only natural,
    Its something I was born to,
    Its only natural,
    I cannot help it if I want to, ooh !
    
    
    
    Lyrics recalled after extensive listening to Woodface !!!
    
    BTW, I went to see Crowded House on there recent tour (the one minus
    Paul Hester, the drummer), and it was the best live show I have seen
    them put on. It was the fourth time of me going to see them, and I was
    a bit dubious about how they would overcome losing Paul, but I needn't
    have worried, they were fantastic !!! The highlight was the version of
    the title track from their latest album, Together Alone, which included
    a full Maori choir and Maori drummers. UNREAL !!! 
    If you've only ever listened to the singles that they've released, but
    enjoyed them, then the albums are a must. Neil Finn goes from strength
    to strength in his song-writing and they're live performances are
    blinding !!!
    
    
    Ian.
    

    Hi,
    
    I saw them last week at Sheffield Arena and despite the venue having
    all the charm of an aircraft hangar, they were excellent.
    
    I've heard that a live album of the 91 tour is available on import,
    anyone seen it ?
    
    Dave
    

Yes, according to Q, a 7-track import is available (I assume for a silly price).
Mind you, fools like me who buy their singles (despite having the tracks off 
their albums already) now have a whole pile of live tracks at their disposal.

I have seen quite a few "imports" at one of my local shops (which are obviously
boots) at about �15, featuring concerts spanning 1987 onwards.

The one I would love to hear is the promotional 2-CD "Talk of the Town" set.

Also, they have done three in-concerts on R1 (to my knowledge), when my tape 
machine accidently burst into life each time...

I read that they have every concert they have played on DAT and that a live
album is "simply" a matter of sorting out the right tracks.

What I love best about them is their unpredictability. On the R1 concert before
the last one, they started the into to Invisible Sun and somehow launched into
"Born on the Bayou"!

Dave

    Hi,
    
    	According to an article in MOJO Magazine, Neil Finn is wanting to
    release an 18 track live album for the beginning of 1995. Like -2, I
    have been buying the singles even though I have all the albums and the
    version of "Hole in the River" is just superb !!!
    
    
    Ian.

    Hi again,
    
    	Crowded House release their fourth single from the 'Together Alone'
    Album on the 5th September. The track is called 'Pineapple Head', and
    if memory serves me correct the main lyrics of the song are actually
    credited to Neil Finns' son, who was just talking gibberish, and his
    dad turned it into a song. Obviously the same inspiration behind The
    Police 'DE DOO DOO DOO DE DA DA DA'!!! I am also informed that the band
    are going back into the studio later this year to start work on a new
    album which the hope to release mid '95.
    
    Watch this space for more news on New Zealands finest !!!
    
    Cheers,
    
    
    Ian.
    

    Any news on the new cd then, (as it's now Sept and I want to buy it...)
    
    Andrea

    Eh !! What new CD ?? Where ?? When ?? I didn't know that they had
    released a new album ?? I know that the Finn brothers are releasing a
    new single, but I don't know when.
    
    
    Tell me what you know purlease !!!
    
    
    Ian.

    I was referring to your previous note.15  from ages ago, I was hoping that
    you might have some info cause they seem to have faded away...
                                  
    
    Andrea
    

    Oh, I see, I'm with you now !!
    
    No, Andrea, I've not heard anything as yet. I hope they do put
    something out soon though, 'cos I've been listening to Woodface
    recently and I've started pineing for a new song.
    
    
    Ian$no_references_to_pineing_for_the_fjords_thankyou_very_much

    Have you got Together Alone??  At first I thought it was a bit crap,
    but I've persevered and I now like the majority of them, especially
    Pineapple Head, Together ALone, NAils in my feet..well all of them
    really,
    
    I'll do some investigating...
    
    Andrea

    Their clones (Mutton dressed as Lamb or something like that) have
    released an lp recently. You could buy that to stave off your
    yearnings.
    
    Stuart

    
    I'v just been reliably informed by Vosp that Neil and Tim Finn are
    releasing an album on the 16th of October, Time Out have given it good
    reviews and the single is either due for release or out at the
    moment..the end of Crowded House as we know it or son of??  I'll let
    you know when it's released..                     
    
    Andrea
                                                                      
    

>..the end of Crowded House as we know it


Wasn't that when Paul Hester left?
(And what was the story behind that anyway?)

+Mark+

    Andrea/Mark,
    
    	Finn, (as the band will be called imaginatively !!) have released 
    their first single, Suffer Never, with the album due for release in 2 
    weeks time. There is a 2 CD pack, the first of which has demo versions 
    of two Tim Finn tracks from his album Before & After, Strangeness and 
    Charm and In Love with it All, aswell as a live version of Four 
    Seasons in one Day. Crowded House also have a new album out in 
    November sometime, so it's not the end yet !!
    
    The reason that Paul Hester left was because he wasn't seeing enough 
    of his family thru all the touring that the band were doing. He still 
    appears with the band at selected concerts, so hopefully when Crowded 
    House tour next, he might pop on stage for a couple of songs !! 
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    		Ian.	
       

    Anyone heard the new CD, I might have to buy it after payday..the Bro's
    are doing a gig in Islington on the 16th of Nov, we've written off for
    tickets today so hopefully we'll get lucky..
    
    Any reviews prior to purchase would be most welcome..
    Andrea

    Andrea,
    
    	I bought a copy early last week. It reminds me of the first Crowded
    House album. Bear in mind this is just the 2 Finn brothers performing
    on the album, and has been advertised as the new album by Finn, NOT by
    Crowded House. I'm pretty sure that there will be a new album out from
    them in the very near future though.
    
    Did you follow any of that ???
    
    Ah well, the CD's pretty good actually with the 2 singles Suffer Never
    and Angel's Heap, but the best track is towards the end of the CD. I
    can't remember for the life of me what it is called though. I'll have 
    a look tonight and post it in here tomorrow morning.
    
    
    Ian.

    End of another of my top bands, they anounced yesterday that they've done
    their last UK gig.   The Finn brothers will continue presumably but
    still quite sad..
    
    Andrea

    
    Andrea, have you checked out all of the stuff they did before thgey
    became Crowded House ? It should keep you going for a while and from
    what I remember of it most is at least as good if not better.
          
    Graham