The Party Boys
Wellington, N.Z.
September 18, 1985
audience recording (quality: GD+ to VG-)
01 What's the Matter With You? (cuts in)
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| The Party Boys with Dave Dobbyn before Neil joined in '85 |
03 Mercury Blues (KC Douglas cover)
04 Love You Like I Should
05 Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller cover)
06 I Got You / Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
07 Steal Yourself
08 Can't Carry On
09 Dancing Days (Led Zeppelin cover)
10 Be Mine Tonight
11 I Walk Away
12 Petticoat Junction (TV show theme)
13 Daydream Believer (Monkees cover)
14 Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly cover)
15 Now We're Getting Somewhere
16 Fire (Jimi Hendrix cover)
17 Bliss
18 Love Me Two Times (The Doors cover)
19 One Love (+ next song intro)
20 History Never Repeats
21 Hang Onto Yourself (David Bowie cover)
ROB SEZ: Can't have a 1980s & 1990s-centric N.Z. music series without posting this one. The recording goes back to the time just after the demise of Split Enz. Neil Finn had formed The Mullanes, but not yet signed to Capitol Records or changed the band's name to Crowded House. Meanwhile, Dave Dobbyn & friends began touring in 1984 as "The Party Boys" (kind of an odd name, since Jenny Morris was a member). Neil joined for the band's tour in Sept. & Oct. of 1985. This recording's sound quality isn't up to my usual standards, but the fun of hearing these two Kiwi legends playing & singing so many classic covers — and some of their own originals — makes up for what's lacking. Please enjoy.
There was an Australian Party Boys formed in 1982. Musicians from other bands who got together to play pub rock faves. They even had Joe Walsh in the line-up for a while. I wasn't aware of the NZ version. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteThat's correct. Here's a source that can tell you more about the formation of the NZ version of the Party Boys:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/on-the-road-the-pub-circuit
(keep scrolling until you see the same photo I used in my post)
Thank you, awesome!!!! I go back to True Colours with Neil Finn & appreciate all that I can get. An amazing underrated talent & a really nice guy to boot. I even coughed up big bucks to go see Fleetwood Mac when Neil & Mike Campbell were playing with them. It was totally worth it. Now, we just need a US Crowded House tour!
ReplyDeleteI would cough up some bucks for a Crowded House show on American soil!
DeleteMinor correction - Wellington September 1985? That would be spring, not autumn ("fall"). Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteQuite so! Please pardon my Northern Hemisphere assumptions. I've corrected the post.
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