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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

CROWDED HOUSE

CROWDED HOUSE
CROWDED HOUSE (1987)
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Split Enz needed to end, particularly since founding member Tim Finn found his little brother Neil's growth spurt uncomfortable, but also because Neil was no longer writing tunes that made sense within the context of a band that ran the gamut from art rock to eccentric new wave. Neil was now writing songs that were undeniably totems of popcraft, but infused with the spirit and introspection of a singer/songwriter. This formula would later become quite popular with artists from Matthew Sweet to the legions of basement auteurs in the pop underground, but this sensibility was relatively unheard of in the mid-'80s — hence the birth of Crowded House. Neil retained Paul Hester from Enz, added Nick Seymour for the trio, and recorded one abandoned attempt at an album before joining with Mitchell Froom for the band's eponymous debut. At the time, Froom's clean production seemed refreshing, almost rootsy, compared to the synth pop dominating the mainstream and college scenes at the time, but in retrospect it seems a little overreaching and fussy, particularly in its addition of echo and layers of keyboards during particularly inappropriate moments. But Finn at his best overshadowed this fairly stilted production with his expert songcraft. As it happened, the record was blessed by good timing, and the majestic ballad "Don't Dream It's Over" became an international hit, while its follow-up, the breezy "Something So Strong," also turned into a hit. Both revealed different sides of Finn's talents, with the first being lyrical and the second being effervescent, but perhaps the truest testaments to his talents are "Mean to Me," "World Where You Live," and "Now We're Getting Somewhere," songs where the lyrics meld with the melody in a way that is distinctive, affecting, and personal. If the rest of the record doesn't reach those heights, it's still good, well-constructed pop, and these aforementioned highlights point the way to Temple of Low Men, where Crowded House (and particularly Finn) came into its own.

1. The World Were You Live
2. Now We're Getting Somewhere
3. Don't Dream It's Over
4. Mean To Me
5. Love You 'Til the Day I Die
6. Something So Strong
7. Hole in the River
8. Can't Carry On
9. Tombstone
10. That's What I Call Love

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The track list you give doesn't match what's in the file. This is the actual track list:
1. Mean to Me
2. World Where You Live
3. Now We're Getting Somewhere
4. Don't Dream It's Over
5. Love You 'Til the Day I Die
6. Something So Strong
7. Hole in the River
8. Can't Carry On
9. Tombstone
10. That's What I Call Love

Mr Moodswings said...

Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Hi,
Great post (I've always been a huge Finn Bros fan).
It's exact that the track list was wrong and that the titles must be corrected. However, the original album track list is :
1. The World Were You Live
2. Now We're Getting Somewhere
3. Don't Dream It's Over
4. Mean To Me
The rest of the track list is OK
Thanks again

Mr Moodswings said...

Apparently, there are two editions of the same album on which the order of the songs varies.
The order I originally gave is the one shown on the cd.

Anonymous said...

Mine was the original vinyl order. I did'nt knew about the alternative track listings
Thanks