Crowded House - Farewell to the World
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Artist: Crowded HouseEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Music Label: Capitol
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- CROWDED HOUSE FAREWELL TO THE WORLD
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 And Moans
- Hole In the River
- Better Be Home Soon
- Pineapple Head
- Distant Sun
- Into Temptation
- Everything Is Good For You
- Locked Out
- Something So Strong
- Sister Madly
- Italian Plastic
- Weather With You
- It's Only Natural
- There Goes God
- Fingers Of Love
- In My Command
- Throw Your Arms Around Me
- Don't Dream It's Over
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Music Review: (4.5 stars) Overdue live album from great, underrated band
Rating: 5 Stars
In the ten years since their final show was recorded, Crowded House have seemingly become both legendary and forgotten. Australia and New Zealand worship them as their Beatles, and give leader Neil Finn the mythic songwriter status of someone like Bob Dylan, while the US long ago discarded them as an 80's one-hit pop band.
Thankfully, over time more and more people are realizing that Crowded House had something very special going on, and like the aforementioned Beatles, to call them a "pop band" seems reductive and a little vulgar. Finn's songs have a way of sneaking up on you. What might sound crafted and catchy, if inconsequential, on the first few listens, can suddenly reveal itself to be brimming with imagery and almost frighteningly empathetic. Anyone who's sighed during the chorus of "Whispers and Moans" or "Nails In My Feet" knows what I mean.
"Farewell To The World" captures their final show in front of the Sydney Opera House. Well-known as a stellar live act in the UK and Europe, Crowded House were famous for making up songs on the spot, mixing bits of new songs in with the old ones, and generally messing around a lot while sounding effortlessly tight and solid. This show finds them reeling the antics and spontaneity in, just a bit, considering the weight of the occasion.
Neil Finn was in fine voice that night (as they all were; all provided backup vocals, chiefly drummer Paul Hester), and the band, in his words, "played as well as we ever have." Almost every notable song from their catalogue makes an appearance here, making it a decent enough place to get acquainted with them.
Aware of the poignancy of the event without succumbing to it, the boys still make room for some nice interludes and extended jams. "Hole In The River," about the suicide of Finn's aunt, ends with a tight, bluesy jam that gradually disintegrates into guitar feedback, dazzling keyboard runs, and wild drumming. "Sister Madly" stops in the middle for a Tina Turner impersonation from Paul Hester, and toward the end we're given a chorus-only singalong of "Throw Your Arms Around Me," a Hunters and Collectors favorite. Overall there's a feeling that Crowded House were still capable of anything at any moment, but chose to give us faithful renditions of their songs this last time.
"Farewell to the World" shows that the band were not only a songwriting force with four great studio albums, but could also deliver onstage in a way few other bands can. It'll probably be overlooked for the time being, but don't be surprised if in the future, this comes to be regarded as one of the better live albums around.
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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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