Crowded House in general

Newest Review: ... crowd are here simply to see Neil Finn. The gigs sold out within a matter of weeks long before this new found musical ... more

... credibility and the sheer manic clapping for his arrival reaches fever pitch. Of course Johnny Marr gets a standing ovation when he joins in on the harmonica for "4 Seasons In One Day", but you're simply amazed when he stays on stage for the next hour and a half. If anything though its the versions of "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and "How Soon Is Now?" that really shine out as diamonds amongst a collection of real gems. Finn though no Morrissey is an adequate replacement an...more

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Crowded House in general: Neil Finn - Live In Manchester (May2001) (499 words)
by - written on 22/05/01 (Useful, 23 readings)
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Neil Finn - Manchester Apollo - 11.5.01 It could have been oh so dreary and yet it turned out to be one of the finest gigs this year. How much of this was down to Neil Finn is debatable, but when there is a musical marriage of two of the greatest ever bands on stage you can't help but stand in awe. Following on from the legendary New Zealand show it was Manchester's chance to see Neil Finn, Johnny Marr and Ed and Phil from Radiohead - its the sort of collective that Jools Holland would be left screaming "Please let me join in at" in that ever so smug way he does. Yet somehow you get the feeling that much of tonight's crowd are here simply ... Read the complete review

Crowded House (264 words)
by - written on 23/07/00 (Very useful, 13 readings)
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Lots of people seem to look to Oasis as being the new Beatles, but I think that Crowded House are the only band of recent years that can confidently claim that title. Although there music is distinctly unfashionable, often sounding similar to the Beautiful South, Neil Finn's ability to write songs is incredible. The music can often be quite unusual, but it is always melodic, with a sing a long quality, as well as being very beautiful and complex. This ability to write a good melody is what he is most frequently praised for, but he is also a very skilled lyricist and vocalist; he is one of the few people in pop music who is able to carry off such poetic, and often ... Read the complete review

Crowded House in general: Don't Dream It's Over . . . . (296 words)
by - written on 22/07/00 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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I remember way back in the mid to late eighties, I heard a tremendously haunting song on the radio. Unfortunately this song never really managed to rise up to the giddy heights of the top ten or even the top twenty, but was nevertheless an extremely well written and performed song. This track was none other than 'Don't Dream It's Over' by the antipodean band Crowded House. A few years later I really got into music. At the dawn of the 1990s, on December 28th 1989, I bought my first CD player. During the first six months or so I could not afford many CDs as I was still at school, but over the years I have amassed a substantial collecion, ... Read the complete review

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