Crowded House is one of those bands from the 80’s that people seem to think are a one-hit wonder (“Hey now, hey now, don’t dream it’s over. . .”), but I’m here to tell you that couldn’t’ be further from the truth.  They released albums as the original lineup until 1996, when they split up.

Neil Finn, the group’s lead singer and main songwriter, continued on with a successful solo career throughout the Nineties and into the new millennium.  I was in the front row at the Roseland when he played there; it was definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and everyone in the audience was very appreciative of him for coming to town.

There were a couple of ‘best of’ Crowded House albums in the intervening years, and a tragedy when the drummer hanged himself a few years ago, but they’re back with a new album and a new lineup.

I was doing a bit of ‘Tubing today and somehow stumbled onto Crowded House, and this video, which captures exactly what I love about them.  Neil Finn writes perfect, intelligent, catchy pop songs, and each of the band members is a tremendous player and singer in his own right.

This video is of the song “Whispers and Moans” at the Sydney Opera House.

Love it.

OneYearAgo