Friday, June 18, 2010

"Spring Cleaning With Neil Finn" : THE WEEKEND MIX


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


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6 comments:

  1. 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,

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  2. 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....

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  3. 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

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  4. Thanks for the link to Nathan, POP C.

    That Todd show was in my future plans. May still do it.

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