Neil and Tim Finn

chiquimonkey

MeddleDeal wrote:

oh SNAP! They took it down (damn U Microsoft :mad: ) I wanted to see "Weather With You" again :(

I managed to find an interview w/Crowded House, done by some New Zealand magazine show. Very good piece and YES, I found my answer about how the Dixie Chicks and Neil collaborated

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrUIbfVZ9_w

Part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcG_-eZUKAE

thanks for those! i'm gonna have to watch 'em after dinner

and yes the banter between neil and tim at that show was hilarious! and neil's just a funny guy altogether so yeah....always a good time!

MeddleDeal

i've been on a Crowded House/Neil Finn frenzy i'm listening to "Sinner" from Neil's solo gig at the Cold Chapel, also in this boot, is the 'reunion' of Crowded House (same gig!)

MeddleDeal

since I got nothing better else to do (and after putting my little one to bed), I stumbled upon NEW CH interviews w/Neil and Nick. Very touching and funny interview they did in Australia, after doing the Live Earth show. ENJOY!

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=938YKDnsZAE


Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwe3qx32c8

Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33rZM-ghmc

dontloseyourheat

Holy shit!

"Weather With You" from pinkpop '93. This is unreal, it seems like they put on a great show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b99vu9bH2Zc

MeddleDeal

dontloseyourheat wrote:

Holy shit!

"Weather With You" from pinkpop '93. This is unreal, it seems like they put on a great show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b99vu9bH2Zc

oh i know!! very awesome performance...EVERYONE is singing the chorus! It gives me chills whenever I see that! Thanks for posting it up

chiquimonkey

MeddleDeal wrote:

since I got nothing better else to do (and after putting my little one to bed), I stumbled upon NEW CH interviews w/Neil and Nick. Very touching and funny interview they did in Australia, after doing the Live Earth show. ENJOY!

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=938YKDnsZAE


Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwe3qx32c8

Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33rZM-ghmc

thank you so much for those links nadia! and that pinkpop clip - WOW!

Brain of J.Lo

Anyone here going to see Crowded House in Philly?

I'll be there! I can't wait. I saw Neil and Tim Finn in Chicago a couple of years ago, and it was a fantastic show!

chiquimonkey

less than a month till i get to see 'em live *cabbage patching and running away saying woooooooooooo*

MeddleDeal

chiquimonkey wrote:

less than a month till i get to see 'em live *cabbage patching and running away saying woooooooooooo*

i have the same thought B!!

oh and Brain, have a GREAT time at the show...we are going to the Oakland show @ the Paramount?! ahhh!!! *note to self: bring LOTS and LOTS of tissues!*

chiquimonkey

MeddleDeal wrote:

i have the same thought B!!

oh and Brain, have a GREAT time at the show...we are going to the Oakland show @ the Paramount?! ahhh!!! *note to self: bring LOTS and LOTS of tissues!*

oh we should just bring like a big ass box of tissue...i could envision being a hot mess hahaha

MeddleDeal

chiquimonkey wrote:

oh we should just bring like a big ass box of tissue...i could envision being a hot mess hahaha

haha. yeah i know! I think I will need a shoulder to cry on B when they play Fall At Your Feet! Damn you Neil and your DAMN beautiful lyrics!!! :mad: haha

another article I found on CH and it also contains an interview video w/Nick and Neil

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/25/crowded.house/index.html

sj.brodie

I will be seeing them in November in Scotland and looking forward to it although i was surprised to see that the whole arena is seating. Do they ever play split enz songs live these days? Is anyone else here going to the Glasgow gig?

chiquimonkey

sj.brodie wrote:

I will be seeing them in November in Scotland and looking forward to it although i was surprised to see that the whole arena is seating. Do they ever play split enz songs live these days? Is anyone else here going to the Glasgow gig?

not sure if they bust out any enz songs, i haven't seen any on the few setlists i've spied

and check it out, neil's blogging (interesting penmanship!) http://www.crowdedhouse.com/blog.php?item=/ms/imagerepository/labelnewsimagespublic/1696265-1&desc=15/08/2007%20-%20Neil%20Finn%20-%20Tales%20from%20the%20Tour%20Bus

first of 3 shows this sunday.....weeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Sonja_S

Does anyone from the board go to the gig in Vienna tomorrow (Oct 3)? I know that there will be a lot of people not living in Austria coming in for that one...

Sonja_S

Holy crap! I just came home from the very first Crowded House show in Vienna - but I hope not the last. At least Neil said they had to come back soon.

The show wasn't advertised, the band doesn't get any airplay here and the record company totally f***** up the new release and still it was sold out with people standing in front of the venue looking for tickets.

They started with There Goes God (one of my absolute faves!) and it got better and better from then on. It's really rare over here that people know all the lyrics and sing along from note one but in this case they did (with the exception of 8 Miles High where my sister and I were two of the few who knew the song). I'm sure I'm forgetting something (I think there was one more from the new album), but that's the setlist - not in the correct order:

There Goes God
Don’t Stop Now
Say That Again
People Are Like Suns
Silent House
Transit Lounge
World Where You Live
Don’t Dream It’s Over
Something So Strong
Hole in the River
Into Temptation
When You Come
Fall At Your Feet
Weather With You
Pineapple Head/8 Miles High
Locked Out
Distant Sun
Not The Girl You Think You Are
Private Universe

I was hoping for Better Be Home Soon, but I'm not complaining

The band really seemed to have fun on stage, improvising and joking around quite a bit. A guy in front of us filmed some songs with his camera phone, maybe they'll turn up on youtube tomorrow. My sister made some pics, I hope they turn out well.

MeddleDeal

OMG Sonja...that setlist is AWESOME!!

They played Hole in the River, I LOVE that song!! that breakdown makes me want to jam! I'm glad that you and your sister had a great time at the show.

Sonja_S

MeddleDeal wrote:

OMG Sonja...that setlist is AWESOME!!

They played Hole in the River, I LOVE that song!! that breakdown makes me want to jam! I'm glad that you and your sister had a great time at the show.

Thank you! We did have to wait for 22 years and obviously we weren't the only ones. The Viennese audience used to be known for standing around with their hands in their pockets and maybe nod their heads once in a while, but once someone is 'adopted' they can't do no wrong. Seems Crowded House fall in that category now There were also quite obviously a lot of people who had never been to the Arena before - we were asked not only once where the entrace was and if they were really playing here.

The Arena is a former slaughter house that was taken over by the former hippies, punks and communists in a spectacular way in the 70s (even Leonard Cohen came by and played for the occupants) and not much has changed since then. When I had artists playing there when I was still working for a record company, I always apologised for the venue first And if I was still working for said company, CH wouldn't have had to get a taxi to the show, so the cabdriver couldn't have gotten lost :mad:

When Hole in the River started, we both thought it was wishful hearing. They don't play that one very often, do they? We were also really surprised by the inclusion of 8 Mile High in Pineapple Head.

glasshouse

"and sitting there watching them playing with Eddie Vedder and seriously rocking the house....life doesn't get much better than that I guess" :cool:

close enough to spot on

MeddleDeal

BUMP!!!

Gotta love those Kiwi bros and Liam is getting praises for his new album in rolling stone.com

see_the_world

Does anyone know if Crowded House are happy with people taping their shows and if boots can be picked up anywhere? There was a company selling 'selected' dates from the UK tour officially, but for whatever reason Bournemouth was not deemed worthy. I'd like to relive it though.