With a new Crowded House CD, "Intriguer" just out in Australia, and due out here next month, I thought I'd gather together an hour's worth of odds and enz, from the Split Enz/House member, singer/songwriter Neil Finn. He's been a fave since I first heard "I Got You" way back when.
I'm not about to review the new record just yet, though after a few days with it, it did make me feel like I may need a few more days with it. More on that closer to the U.S street date.
Rather than put together a collection of songs that were easily attainable elsewhere, I went the oddities route, sort of a "spring cleaning" of rarities. These tracks were pulled from live fan club CDs, videos, BBC radio broadcasts and stray compilations. Some tracks date back as far as 1986, with a couple recorded at CBGBs, while two tracks from "Intriguer" are from a BBC concert aired just last month.
Hope you dig it.
TRACK LIST
TWO OF US- NEIL & LIAM FINN
WOMAN (MAKE YOU FEEL ALRIGHT)- NEIL FINN
BILLIE JEAN- NEIL FINN
SEXUAL HEALING- NEIL FINN
MARY OF THE SOUTH SEAS- NEIL & TIM FINN
HEAVEN- NEIL FINN & DAVID BYRNE
LOLA- NEIL FINN & JIMMY BARNES
NOWHERE MAN- NEIL FINN & THE MOSUSE BROTHERS
RECURRING DREAM- CROWDED HOUSE
THIS IS MASSIVE- CROWDED HOUSE
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT - NEIL FINN
TWICE IF YOU'RE LUCKY- CROWDED HOUSE
EITHER SIDE OF THE WORLD- CROWDED HOUSE
I CAN'T GET STARTED- NEIL FINN
THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME- CROWDED HOUSE
ZIP FILE
6 comments:
Sal,
I'm diggin the mix. Many thanks.
If you watch Letterman tonight Fred Eaglesmith is the music. Fred sometimes get slotted in the Americana or Country categories but I believe he transcends classification. If it ain't past your bedtime check him out.
Have a great weekend.
Best,
Thanks! I lost my Neil boot with Billie Jean. Didn't it also have "I Can See Clearly Now"? I am pretty sure I bought it at this store on the upper west side....
Thanks, Sal. I need Neil!
nice as always thanks mr. wood
Hiya Sal,
Wow, following on from JSM's comment, Eaglesmith sure was the bee's knees on Letterman! I was proud of him for making such a strong impression in his first network TV appearance, after so many years in the trenches. Letterman showing that he liked a music act is today's equivalent to when Johnny used to call a new comedian over to sit down.
Meanwhile, I thought of you and your Todd-fan followers when I saw this post on Nathan's Rock Moat (awesome blog), in case you missed it; Todd Rundgren at the Roxy in LA in '78. Enjoy!
http://nathansclassicrockmoat.blogspot.com/2010/06/todd-rundgren-los-angeles-1978.html
Thanks for the link to Nathan, POP C.
That Todd show was in my future plans. May still do it.
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