Comments on: The Popdose Interview: Neil Finn http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bootleg City: Crowded Classrooms | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-62578 Bootleg City: Crowded Classrooms | Popdose Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:28:18 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-62578 [...] a little gin and a few darts a day keep the therapist away.This week’s featured concert is Crowded House performing at E-Werk in Köln, Germany on December 9th, 1993. Its another great find from our [...] [...] a little gin and a few darts a day keep the therapist away.This week’s featured concert is Crowded House performing at E-Werk in Köln, Germany on December 9th, 1993. Its another great find from our [...]

]]> By: Really!http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-51545 Really! Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:32:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-51545 To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation ... Please define the meaning of success. To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation … Please define the meaning of success.

]]> By: Really!http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-39698 Really! Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:32:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-39698 To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation ... Please define the meaning of success. To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation … Please define the meaning of success.

]]> By: Really!http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-38264 Really! Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:32:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-38264 To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation ... Please define the meaning of success. To say that one is gifted .. But chooses not to have anything to do with the music industry.To have one's ability trodden on and exploited.To know that one is happy .. and needs no adulation … Please define the meaning of success.

]]> By: 7 Worlds Collide once more and nearly blows my mind! | Rated Arthttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37881 7 Worlds Collide once more and nearly blows my mind! | Rated Art Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:05:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37881 [...] reports that Neil intends to release another Crowded House album by the end of the year. Needless to say, [...] [...] reports that Neil intends to release another Crowded House album by the end of the year. Needless to say, [...]

]]> By: teapothttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37572 teapot Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37572 Thanks! I think the best shows Crowded House played were pre-Woodface. It didn't help when Tim joined the band for the Woodface tours -- it skewed the band dynamics in an odd direction -- and made everything awkward. Mark Hart and Tim seemed to be doing the same job musically (not vocally) and the chemistry and humor was way off. I suspect that another factor was that they'd toured so much in the previous 4 years that the appeal of traveling the world and conquering all had worn off. That's not to say they didn't still perform well together. Crowded House until Hessie's death was the best live band I ever saw.<br><br>I saw every show they performed in my area from 1987-the present. Thanks! I think the best shows Crowded House played were pre-Woodface. It didn't help when Tim joined the band for the Woodface tours — it skewed the band dynamics in an odd direction — and made everything awkward. Mark Hart and Tim seemed to be doing the same job musically (not vocally) and the chemistry and humor was way off. I suspect that another factor was that they'd toured so much in the previous 4 years that the appeal of traveling the world and conquering all had worn off. That's not to say they didn't still perform well together. Crowded House until Hessie's death was the best live band I ever saw.

I saw every show they performed in my area from 1987-the present.

]]> By: Tavshttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37571 Tavs Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37571 Great interview! Great interview!

]]> By: Bobhttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37557 Bob Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:00:40 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37557 Another great job, Jon. Thank you, and thank you Neil! Another great job, Jon. Thank you, and thank you Neil!

]]> By: brokeastuneshttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37527 brokeastunes Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37527 I think that Crowded House invented the whole Unplugged craze. I used to work at the Canadian MTV (Muchmusic) and I remember when they first came by the station ( '86, '87?) and they played with three voices, two acoustic guitars and Paul on bongos and it was such a revelation to see that-at the time it was pretty much unprecedented. They blew everyone away and the entire station was really smitten (not to mention a good portion of the viewers of course.) After that we began to have more acts perform in that type of setting but they set the gold standard for acoustic performances. I think that Crowded House invented the whole Unplugged craze. I used to work at the Canadian MTV (Muchmusic) and I remember when they first came by the station ( '86, '87?) and they played with three voices, two acoustic guitars and Paul on bongos and it was such a revelation to see that-at the time it was pretty much unprecedented. They blew everyone away and the entire station was really smitten (not to mention a good portion of the viewers of course.) After that we began to have more acts perform in that type of setting but they set the gold standard for acoustic performances.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-neil-finn/comment-page-1/#comment-37467 JonCummings Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:03:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=29499#comment-37467 Let's not go overboard on my response to the "Together Alone" tour. It's certainly true that it bore little resemblance to the free-and-easy irreverence of their earlier tours, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a great show in many other ways. In the first place, "Together Alone" contained the richest music CH ever recorded -- "Distant Sun," "Pineapple Head," and "Private Universe" are some of the greatest music ANYBODY has ever recorded, if you ask me. <br><br>Besides that, the chemistry among the three/four/five of them (depending on the tour) never really diminished (which is why I was so pleased to find that Aussie TV snippet that I posted--their onstage banter was/is pretty much unparalleled). And I'm pretty sure I've never been to a CH show that hasn't left me weeping with joy at some point.<br><br>I scoured YouTube for a clip that would represent the early days, but couldn't find one that had Paul out from behind the drum kit.<br><br>And yes, Largo moved. I never saw the old space, so I can't compare, but the new space near the Beverly Center is very cool (though their seating policy isn't, particularly, as my fellow West Coast Popdosers can attest after we were separated for the Jon Brion show we saw). The stage is dominated by Brion's keyboards, and looks like the laboratory of a crazed musical genius--which it pretty much is. If there's anybody who's never seen Brion perform his regular Friday-night gig, don't ever come to LA without planning to go. It's truly something special. Let's not go overboard on my response to the “Together Alone” tour. It's certainly true that it bore little resemblance to the free-and-easy irreverence of their earlier tours, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a great show in many other ways. In the first place, “Together Alone” contained the richest music CH ever recorded — “Distant Sun,” “Pineapple Head,” and “Private Universe” are some of the greatest music ANYBODY has ever recorded, if you ask me.

Besides that, the chemistry among the three/four/five of them (depending on the tour) never really diminished (which is why I was so pleased to find that Aussie TV snippet that I posted–their onstage banter was/is pretty much unparalleled). And I'm pretty sure I've never been to a CH show that hasn't left me weeping with joy at some point.

I scoured YouTube for a clip that would represent the early days, but couldn't find one that had Paul out from behind the drum kit.

And yes, Largo moved. I never saw the old space, so I can't compare, but the new space near the Beverly Center is very cool (though their seating policy isn't, particularly, as my fellow West Coast Popdosers can attest after we were separated for the Jon Brion show we saw). The stage is dominated by Brion's keyboards, and looks like the laboratory of a crazed musical genius–which it pretty much is. If there's anybody who's never seen Brion perform his regular Friday-night gig, don't ever come to LA without planning to go. It's truly something special.

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