Crowded House - Farewell to the World
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Artist: Crowded HouseEdition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Mean to Me
- World Where You Live
- When You Come
- Private Universe
- Four Seasons in One Day
- Fall at Your Feet
- Whispers & Moans
- Hole in the River
- Better Be Home Soon
- Pineapple Head
- Distant Sun
- Into Temptation
- Everthing Is Good for You
- Locked Out
- Something So Strong - Crowded House, Foom, Mitchell
- Sister Madly
- Italian Plastic - Crowded House, Hester, Paul [1]
- Weather with You - Crowded House, Finn, Tim
- It's Only Natural
- There Goes God
- Fingers of Love
- In My Command
- Throw Your Arms Around Me - Crowded House, Hunters & Collector
- Don't Dream It's Over
Music reviews of Farewell to the World
Music Review: Excellent live album full of energy and killer songs for Crowdies
Rating: 5 Stars
Ok true confessions first--I'm a huge Neil Finn fan and also had this when it was released 10 years ago as part of the Crowded House Fanclub live releases. This release improves on the original in one way--we get two discs instead of one. I really haven't compared this to my fanclub CD (hey, it's the only fanclub I belonged to and I did**honest**for the CDs)but this does seem a bit louder with less dynamic range. Nevertheless, I'm going with the five stars here for the performances.
I can't say I've done a head-to-head of late between this and the previous single disc edition so I don't know if any overdubbing was done. If it was, they did a masterful job of hiding it--the band sounds terrific (and yes, on a great night they sounded this good--heck even on a bad night they outclassed the competition). The only new material here is a cover of the Hunter & Collector's tune "Throw Your Arms Around Me" but it's one of the few places to also get a stunning live version of "Everything Is Good For You" (which appeared on their last release as a band the "Recurring Dream" Best of set). It's also one of the few CDs in print where you can hear live versions (many of them stunning)of the tracks for their albums "Woodface" and "Together Alone". The band DID release a live EP with some of the material here but that's long out of print and probably fetching high prices on Ebay and here as well.
Even my LEAST favorite track the humorous "Italian Plastic" by the late Paul Hester is enjoyable to listen to here. Luckily for fans, the Dream isn't over as the band has since released a new album and is touring the world. Let's hope that they get back in the studio quickly as Neil's indicated that he'd like to put together another album of new material ASAP.
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If there ever was a farewell album could make one long for a reunion, this is it. Crowed House had their own personal hegemony of the airwaves in the '80s and '90s, and their final show on the steps of Sydney's Opera Plaza in 1996 shows you exactly why. This two-CD package overachieves as a live document, capturing both the high emotion of the crowd (120,000 strong) and stoicism of the band members, except for the final two songs, which find Neil Finn with a catch in his throat, fumbling over words. The entire recording is filled with memorable moments, brimming with humanity, heart, and the group's irreverent sense of humor--from dedicating song to the full moon, to inviting former band members onstage. "A Hole in the River," the gothic tune about Finn's aunt's suicide continues to haunt, while "Something So Strong" has grown up to be a self-help anthem. Farwell to the World is engaging, smart, philosophical, and sometimes even prophetic on songs like "Weather with You," when Neil Finn cautions, "You can fight the sleep, but not the dream." --Jaan Uhelszki
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