Category: crowdedhouse

Dave Mustaine, lead singer of Megadeth.  In a column called My List, artists share what songs mean a lot of them and Mr. Mustaine chose Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over” as his #1 pick.

“I hear this wherever I go,” says Mustaine of the melancholy love song off the Aussie’s band’s 1986 debut.  “I could be having the absolute worst time, but I hear this and it brightens my day.”

This is Crowded House all over. One listen to Neil Finn and my day gets brighter, too, Dave.

Crowded House will be releasing their first studio album since 1993’s
Together Alone this summer, which includes two tracks featuring Smiths
legend Johnny Marr.
Time On Earth will be released on July 2nd and will be preceded by the
single Don’t Stop Now on June 25th.

Source: Crowded House Album to Feature Johnny Marr

And full album track-list here:

http://www.nme.com/news/crowded-house/27923

‘Nobody Wants To’
‘Don’t Stop Now’
‘She Called Up’
‘Say That Again’
‘Pour Le Monde’
‘Even A Child’
‘Heaven That I’m Making’
‘Silent House’
‘English Trees’
‘Walked Her Way Down’
‘Transit Lounge’
‘You Are The One to Make Me Cry’
‘A Sigh’
‘People Are Like Suns’

In the middle ages of the web, Neil Finn hosted a webcast from his studio somewhere in Auckland. Avril and I watched, emailed and listened to Neil do our request and song online. This was in stark contrast to the very personal concert to the massive 1996 Farewell to the World show only 5 years earlier.

This morning, the reformed Crowded House webcast from Peter Gabriel’s UK studios (yes, that Peter Gabriel). Evidently, Peter was serving canapes and red wine outside the studio for the attendees.

Sometimes music is like sausages; you love the end result but never want to see what goes into the making. Watching Crowded House in these early stages of formation where it was a little loose could have put off an unsuspecting watcher.

Generally, people who write poetry or music when younger lose their edge when older. Life has stabilised, and there is little occuring that tugs the emotion strings of the lyricist. Neil and the band have had the tragic death of Paul Hester to deal with; and this flows through the new songs. From what I heard, the chord progressions are typically obtuse Neil but strangely the lyrics have a directness, not heard in recent Finn works.

The vibe was relaxed, the band feels like a bunch of old friends getting together. I hope this reformation is a cathartic experience for all; and the demons can be exorcised.

Matt Sherrod, drummer for Beck, is joining the reformed Crowded House as the drummer.

Knowing the quality of Beck’s percussion, this is going to lead into some interesting directions.

Time on Earth is the name of the fifth studio album from a reformed Crowded House.

Time for musicians, and capturing a zeitgeist is something that is embodied in their work. The songs represent at time in their personal lives, and the journeys they have been on.

Yes, I will buy the album and listen.