Finn Brothers Finn (CD, Parlophone Records, 1995) ****
Finn Brothers Everyone Is Here (CD, Parlophone Records, 2004) ****
Neil & Liam Finn Lightsleeper (CD, Lester Records, 2018) ****
The one solo album I do have, from 2018, is excellent. Sharon, Elroy, and Tim all appear on it. The harmonies on these well-crafted songs are a real stand out.
For the moment, that just leaves his collaboration with son Liam, on Lightsleeper.
Genre: NZ music, pop
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi, Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Suffer Never (Finn Brothers)
Gear costume: Angel's Heap (Finn Brothers); Disembodied Voices (Everyone Is here)
Active compensatory factors: I am sadly lacking in Neil's solo albums. Instead, I have loads of other albums he's been a collaborator on, like 7 Worlds Collide, Crowded House, Split Enz of course, Finn Brothers with Tim, and with his son Liam.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Suffer Never (Finn Brothers)
Gear costume: Angel's Heap (Finn Brothers); Disembodied Voices (Everyone Is here)
Why is this? Not sure is the short reply. I love what he does: his singing, his songs, and his approach. Somehow, I haven't become a Neil Finn completist I guess.
The two Finn Brothers albums are terrific. Their voices together are special and their brotherly bond shines forth throughout (the photos in the CD booklet are great - big brother Tim and the precocious talent of Neil on display).
Highlights aplenty on those two albums. I particularly like the range of styles and approaches over them. Overall, Everyone Is Here is a rockier effort than the first album (albeit with the Split Enz crew's Edible Flowers providing Tim with his sombre, somewhat bitter, moment).
Obviously the father son dynamic is a crucial one, but the Finn family all appear on this album as well - Sharon and Elroy are clearly an important part of the process as well as Neil and Liam. Harper, Elliot and Devo Finn get spots and Mick Fleetwood also makes an appearance.
But it's clear that the two main drivers are Liam and Neil. I love the way songs unfold gradually on this album. It feels utterly current too. I play it a lot!
Where do they all belong? There will be more to come. He's a favourite son of Nu Zild, and an artist I greatly admire. I even sat a few rows back from him at a Paul McCartney gig, so I feel connected. More to come from Neil with Tim's solo output and the Enz.
Where do they all belong? There will be more to come. He's a favourite son of Nu Zild, and an artist I greatly admire. I even sat a few rows back from him at a Paul McCartney gig, so I feel connected. More to come from Neil with Tim's solo output and the Enz.
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