Crowded House, 1999.
This is a compilation of odds and ends, released after the band broke up (post-Tigether Alone).
It is proof that The Beatles never really split up - they reconvened at Neil Finn's house in Auckland and continued to produce powerful, melodic and at times self-deprecating songs.
If this is the odds and ends, the leftovers of a wonderful run of studio recordings, it makes you wonder 2 things - what's still lying around out there in the studio, AND what could this band do if they reunited??
And then they DID reunite, and we have Time on Earth and Intriguer to answer the 2nd question - in short, they continue to make marvellous music.
There has to be some kind of chemistry to it, because for some reason Neil's solo albums don't have quite the bite/urgency/sense-of-essentialness that the Crowded House albums do.
Faves on this include I Am In Love, Anyone Can Tell, I Love You Dawn...and I think Lester is about a dog, and a brilliant tribute to Neil's canine companion if so...oh, mustn't forget lo-fi mix of Private Universe (commercial mix on Together Alone).
Tight, catchy, melodic - an embarrassment of riches!
Thanks to Marlene for the loan of this CD - must get my own copy now!
10/10.
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