I haven't notice a thread for the subject matter in the title but felt the forum was long overdue for a thread devoted to the genius that is Neil Finn. As a massive fan, i'm looking forward to the new Crowded House album (their second since their reformation). Any other fans?

 

I thoughta fitting way to kick the thread off is to direct you to their new song, Saturday Sun which can be downloaded at the following link for free:

 

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/intriguing-turn-in-a-crowded-career/story-e6frewt9-1225854928567

 

Just scroll right down to the bottom of the article where it gives you the option to download.

Love them. Seen them live a few times at a few different stages in their career and they've always been brilliant.

hhhey! I really like them (not as much as I used to anyway). I saw them in 2007. Awesome!

Really great live band. Saturday Sun is alright too. I like the vocoder thing in the background!

Good to see a fellow Hester appreciator there, Italian :cool:

 

I've seen Crowded House twice and also saw two Finn Brothers shows on their Everyone Is Here tour. Brilliant every time. My favourite Crowded House album would have to be Together Alone while the best Neil Finn solo album was clearly Try Whistling This for its experimental and brooding qualities. While I enjoyed One Nil, I could never quite relate to the infatuation people seemed to have with it.

 

Anyway, onto Saturday Sun.

 

Brilliant. I actually had a read reviews before downloading and listening and I honestly expected to strongly dislike it from how some of you were describing it.

 

I thought the Roundhead version was 50/50 but slightly better than Don't Stop Now (a song which I actually disliked) but loved the Enmore version. Naturally, their recordings will always be more restrained than how they sound live, so i didn't expect it to weigh up to the Enmore version. But this is just great.

 

In my ears it beats any of the singles from Time On Earth and One Nil. I love the little electronic sparkles between and around the lines (but I am also a Radiohead fan ). I really love where they have taken their sound as I always believed that the keys and strings should be kept to a minimum for CH and instead felt they should be driven by the guitars. Instead, this song is beginning to reinvent my interpretation of the band 10 years AFTER becoming obsessed with them.

 

I really really love this. Keep in mind this is someone who was luke-warm with the Roundhead Studios performance. That same person also still HATES the front cover

 

The strange thing is, a lot of these songs from the soon to be released album have alternate versions. Saturday Sun is just one example:

 

Acoustic Roundhead Studios Recording:

 

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Enmore version:

 

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Oh, yes!

 

Best band ever. Australasian legends. I have all the albums and love these guys to bits. Really excited for intriguer, should be a good album considering they're mixing up their sound a bit.

 

My favourite ever moment is this video:

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Very moving.

Oh and the 'Everyone is Here' album is pure gold. One of my favourites of the decade.

Everyone Is Here is great as is the rejected Visconti version of the album. But my personal favourite was Finn. I recommend that to anyone that hasn't heard it yet. Very eclectic and surreal.

 

Very touching tribute to Paul there, Tauiwi, I remember seeing it on the night.

My favourite album of theirs is Temple of Low Men

My favourite is Together Alone, I think...very haunting