Crowded House - Winterthur 1991 (sbd) + bonus

'Stage Time'

Albani Musicclub

Winterthur, Switzerland

Oct. 28, 1991

    

soundboard recording (quality Ex-; ripped from my original silver boot CDs)

SAMPLE: "It's Only Natural" (live 1991)

01 Tall Trees

Crowded House: then there were 4 when Tim joined

02 Something So Strong

03 Weather With You

04 Into Temptation

05 There Goes God

06 World Where You Live 

07 It's Only Natural

08 All I Ask

09 Don't Dream It's Over

10 Mean to Me

11 When You Come

12 Chocolate Cake

13 Fall at Your Feet*

14 Sister Madly (with classical solo)

15 How'm I Gonna Sleep?

16 I See Red (brief)

17 The Weeping Song (brief)

18 Better Be Home Soon

19 Throw Your Arms Around Me

20 Four Seasons In One Day

*The song "The Same Language As Me" follows "Fall at Your Feet" in the original running order. However, that performance is omitted from this share because it was officially released on the recent Together Alone album reissue.

TT: 1 hr. 33 mins.

The House got a little too Crowded when Tim joined

ROB SEZ: Recorded during the brief period in the band's history when Neil's brother Tim joined Crowded House for the Woodface album and tour. Although histories of the group say it was an awkward period for band dynamics, I think it made for some pretty great music, as evidenced in this recording, with superb sound quality. Add a couple of rare songs, and you have an ROIO to treasure.

Crowded House:

Neil Finn - vocals, guitar

Tim Finn - vocals, guitar

Paul Hester (R.I.P.) - drums, 
                   backing vocals 

Nick Seymour - bass, backing vocals

Mark Hart - keyboards, backing vocals

(Mark H. became an official member of the band after the recording of the Woodface album)

MP3@320

The Mullanes

Homestead Hotel

Brisbane, Australia 

May 26, 1985

audience recording (sound quality VG-; vocals somewhat distant & there's plenty of crowd noise — but this is musical history, people!!)

01 Recurring Dream 

02 Can't Carry On 

03 Oblivion 

04 One Step Ahead 

05 Seen You Before 

06 Breaking My Back 

07 Return (The Reels cover) 

08 That's What I Call Love 

09 Left Hand 

10 Hello Sandy Allen (Split Enz cover) 

11 Galfriend 

12 Not Fade Away 

13 improv 

15 Walking On the Spot 

16 Now We're Getting Somewhere 

17 This is Massive

18 The Creek Song*

*Track 18 = bonus track, rarely-played song, live at The Tivoli, Sydney, NSW, AUS 1985-05-29 (aud)

ROB SEZ: After Split Enz and before Crowded House, there was the short-lived Mullanes (Mullane is Neil Finn's middle name). After dismissing guitarist Craig Hooper and refining the band's sound, Crowded House was born in late 1985. In this rare recording, you hear the origins of Neil Finn's most popular musical vehicle. Mega thanks to the taper, Atlasstar and simplewisdom for sharing, and the amazing Janemusic for providing so much rare Enz/Crowdies/Finns music over the years.

MP3@320

Learn more about the music of Crowded House at 
Neil Finn's official site, the Crowded House FB page 
& the amazing Frenz fan site 

   

Crowded House - M T V Spring Break 1987

M T V Spring Break
Daytona Beach, FL 
March 28, 1987

TV audio (sound quality VG+; ripped from hifi stereo source; some distortion here & there)

01 intro by M T V veejay (fades in)
02 This Is Massive
03 When You Come
04 Mean to Me
05 World Where You Live
06 That's What I Call Love
07 One Step Ahead
08 Recurring Dream
09 Something So Strong
10 Hole In the River
11 Don't Dream It's Over
12 Now We're Getting Somewhere 
13 Throw Your Arms Around Me
14 Better Be Home Soon

TT: 59:06 mins.

Crowded House:
Neil Finn - vocals, guitar
Paul Hester - drums, vocals (R.I.P.)
Nick Seymour - bass, vocals
with Eddie Rayner - keyboards

ROB SEZ: Man, were Crowded House good! I've been a fan since almost the beginning, but I forgot just how musically sharp they were until I dusted off this vintage recording. Here's what I want to know: how on earth could this have taken place 30 years ago?!? I can still remember watching this show when it was first broadcast and thinking "Yeah, they've got it." Decades later, Neil Finn & Co. recorded some strong music in the band's post-Paul-Hester incarnation. Even though Crowded House is on hiatus after last year's big shows in Sydney, we've still got the new double-disc reissues of the albums to enjoy. Look for a hidden bonus set somewhere around here, available now, and expect more rare CH goodies in a few days...

MP3@320

Learn more about Crowded House's music

at the band's official site, FB page 
and the amazing Frenz fan site