"featured Elroy Finn, Sharon Finn, and Tim's children Harper and Elliot. Dick Finn (Tim and Neil's father) watched via an internet feed. On 15 April 2018, Fleetwood Mac announced that Neil had joined the band along with Heartbreakers' lead guitarist Mike Campbell. Both will tour with Fleetwood Mac in the fall of 2018. ""This discography relates to solo releases by Neil Finn only. See Split Enz discography, Crowded House discography and The Finn Brothers' discography for other related works."" The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand. Citations Sources Bibliography Neil Finn Neil Mullane"
"into the ARIA Hall of Fame, 30 years after their formation. ""Amsterdam"" by Crowded House is featured as the title of Chapter 5 in the 2015 novel ""Dying in June,"" by Amy Magness. Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members included Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn, and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod. Originally active from 1985 to 1996, Crowded House had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia"
"Crowded House (album) Crowded House is the self-titled debut album by the band Crowded House. It was released in 1986 and produced by Mitchell Froom. The album was the first to feature band-leader Neil Finn following the break-up of his previous group Split Enz. The album includes the hit singles ""Don't Dream It's Over"", ""Something So Strong"", ""Mean to Me"", ""World Where You Live"" and ""Now We're Getting Somewhere"", the first four of which were included on the group's first greatest hits album ""Recurring Dream"". Following the breakup of Split Enz in 1984, Neil Finn and drummer Paul Hester decided"
"group, Crowded House and subsequently recorded two solo albums after Crowded House split in 1996. He reformed Crowded House in 2007 and two albums have so far followed, with another solo album due in 2014. After working on some songs with Neil, Tim joined Crowded House for the ""Woodface"" album and accompanying tour in 1991. Tim and Neil intended to start the Finn brothers project after a three-week song writing spree in 1989. However, most of the songs written during this time were deemed suitable for inclusion on a Crowded House album and they appeared on Woodface, which was released"
"as the Finn Brothers. In 2006, after the death of drummer Paul Hester, Finn reformed Crowded House (adding Beck's former drummer Matt Sherrod) and released their first studio album in over 13 years, ""Time on Earth"", and the band began a world tour. In 2010, Finn commenced another world tour with Crowded House in support of their 2010 release, ""Intriguer"". In February 2014, Finn released his third solo album, ""Dizzy Heights"". On 9 April 2018, it was announced that Finn would perform with Fleetwood Mac as part of their forthcoming tour in 2018, replacing Lindsey Buckingham. Finn was born the"
"in 1991 and led to Tim joining Crowded House. Many of the original demo recordings from these sessions were eventually released as B-sides on Finn Brothers singles. Tim left Crowded House while they were touring Europe in support of the ""Woodface"" album. Tim and Neil reconvened in 1995, and the eclectic, lo-fi album which resulted was simply called Finn. In the UK the duo changed both their name and that of the album to Finn Brothers, to avoid confusion with a band going under the moniker Fin. This title was kept for all future collaborations. However re-releases of the original"
"and several years in England. Neil Finn is the younger brother of Split Enz founding member Tim Finn, who joined Crowded House in 1990 on vocals, guitars and keyboards for the album ""Woodface"". Bassist Nick Seymour (ex-Plays with Marionettes, Bang, The Horla) is the younger brother of singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour of the now defunct Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors. Finn and Hester decided to form a new band during the first Split Enz farewell tour, ""Enz with a Bang"", in late 1984. Seymour approached Finn during the after party for the Melbourne show and asked if he"
"the band. After the breakup of Split Enz in 1984. Finn formed a new band called The Mullanes (Mullane being both his middle name and his mother's maiden name) with Split Enz drummer Paul Hester, guitarist Craig Hooper of The Reels, and bassist Nick Seymour (younger brother of Hunters & Collectors leader Mark Seymour), whom Neil had met on the final Split Enz tour. Hooper left just before they recorded their first album, at which time the band was renamed Crowded House, inspired by the rental home they shared while recording in Los Angeles. Crowded House went on to enormous"
"leg of the tour in support of their second album, ""Temple of Low Men"", band-leader Neil Finn began recording songs with his older brother and former Split Enz bandmate Tim Finn. These songs were originally intended for a Finn Brothers album. Once these sessions were complete, Neil teamed back up with Nick Seymour and Paul Hester to write and record Crowded House's third album. Capitol Records rejected most of the new Crowded House songs, so Neil asked Tim if the band could use some of the new Finn Brothers songs. Tim agreed, on condition that he would join the band,"
"the successful songs ""One Step Ahead"", ""History Never Repeats"", ""I Got You"" and ""Message to My Girl"", among others. Finn rose to international fame after Split Enz broke up in 1984. While his brother Tim left for England, Neil was the founder of Crowded House with Split Enz's last drummer Paul Hester in 1985. The group achieved international success in 1987 when they released the single ""Don't Dream It's Over"", written by Neil. He ended Crowded House in 1996 to embark on what was to become a moderately successful solo career, and has released two albums with his brother Tim"
"with warm up gigs at small venues in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney. For these shows the band were augmented by multi-instrumentalist Don McGlashan and Neil's younger son, Elroy Finn, on guitar. On 14 March 2009 the band joined Neil's older son, Liam Finn, on stage for three songs at the Sound Relief concert in Melbourne. Crowded House began recording their follow-up to ""Time on Earth"" in April 2009, at Finn's own Roundhead Studios. The album, ""Intriguer"", was produced by Jim Scott who had worked on ""The Sun Came Out"" by Neil's 7 Worlds Collide project. In August 2009, Finn travelled"
"he would return to the band. Crowded House took a break after the Canadian leg of the ""Temple of Low Men"" tour. Neil Finn and his brother Tim recorded songs they had co-written for their own album, ""Finn"". Following the recording sessions with Tim, Neil began writing and recording a third Crowded House album with Hester and Seymour, but these tracks were rejected by the record company, so Neil asked Tim if Crowded House could use the ""Finn"" songs. Tim jokingly agreed on the proviso that he become a member, which Neil apparently took literally. With Tim as an official"
"on his third solo album. Seymour agreed and the two joined up with producer and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Johns to begin recording. As the recording sessions progressed it was decided that the album would be issued under the Crowded House band name, rather than as a Neil Finn solo album. In January 2007, the group publicly announced their reformation and on 23 February, after 20 days of auditions, former Beck drummer Matt Sherrod joined Finn, Seymour and Mark Hart to complete the new line up. As Sherrod and Hart had not participated in the initial sessions, four new tracks were recorded"
"they headlined a show at Coachella in April 2007, then commenced a world tour. In March 2009, Finn joined Tim Finn on stage, with his son Liam, at Melbourne's charity Sound Relief concert at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in support of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires. Liam Finn played drums on a rendition of the Crowded House song ""Weather With You"". Finn and his wife Sharon began a side project called Pajama Club in 2011. After Finn's children, Liam and Elroy, left the family home to pursue their own musical careers, the two wondered what to do to fill the time"
"Crowded House, on the initial dates of that group's United States tour. Kelly and The Messengers then headlined their own US tour. Finn provided backing vocals on ""Hey Boys"", a duo single by Mark Seymour (of Hunters & Collectors) and Kelly, which was released in May 1992. In 1993 Finn and Kelly had started discussions about a collaborative tour over a social game of tennis – both were living in St Kilda. By 1998 Crowded House had disbanded and former members Finn, Paul Hester and Nick Seymour (Mark's brother) shared a stage, on an episode of TV series ""Hessie's Shed""."
"Year for ""Better Be Home Soon"". Crowded House and Neil Finn, as their main songwriter, were under pressure to create a second album to match their self-titled debut from June 1986; the band joked that one potential title for the new release was ""Mediocre Follow-Up"". Eventually titled ""Temple of Low Men"", their second album was released in July 1988 with strong promotion by Capitol Records. Crowded House undertook a short tour of Australia and Canada to promote the album, with Eddie Rayner (former Split Enz bandmate of Hester and Finn) as a touring member on keyboards. Multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart (ex-Supertramp)"
"Neil Finn began writing songs for their next album, provisionally titled ""Help Is Coming"". During this time he also wrote and recorded the album ""Finn"" with his brother Tim Finn. At a press conference in 1996, at which the release of ""Recurring Dream"" was announced, Neil Finn revealed that Crowded House were to split up. The June concerts in Europe and Canada would be their final shows. The collection was released in June 1996 and features four songs from each of the group's four studio albums, as well as the three new songs. Hester returned to play on these songs,"
"in an orchestral setting with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Rayner also pursued a solo career. Geoff Chunn and Mike Chunn returned to New Zealand and formed Citizen Band. In 1986, two years after Split Enz broke up, it reunited for a Greenpeace benefit concert. Three years later, Crowded House toured with Schnell Fenster, assembling an assortment of Split Enz alumni. The band reunited in 1992 for its twentieth anniversary tour and appeared on TV in 2002 to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary. In 2006, Split Enz toured with a membership consisting of the classic 1979-1981 line-up of Tim Finn, Neil"
"In early 2007, following the death of their original drummer Paul Hester, Neil Finn decided to reform rock group Crowded House. The band held auditions for drummers and Sherrod was invited to join, on the condition that it was a permanent arrangement. Sherrod accepted and joined the band. Finn has stated in interviews that he selected Sherrod based both on his musical ability, but also based on not being too familiar with the band, their history or their music, as this would bring a new angle to the band. In another interview, Finn stated ""Matt is his own man. I"
"played its last show on 4 December 1984 in Auckland. A double album recorded on the farewell tour, ""The Living Enz"", was released in December 1985. Neil Finn and drummer Paul Hester founded Crowded House. Tim Finn briefly joined Crowded House later on and also recorded two albums together as the Finn Brothers. Phil Judd released a solo album and formed the Swingers with Buster Stiggs and Bones Hillman. He also formed Schnell Fenster with Noel Crombie and Nigel Griggs. They were joined by Eddie Rayner, but Rayner left to form The Makers. His group Enzso performed Split Enz songs"
"""Rikky and Pete"" soundtrack (Tass and Parker, 1988). A re-recorded version of ""Recurring Dream"" appears on the Crowded House compilation album ""Afterglow"" (1999). Crowded House's 1996 ""Greatest Hits"" album was titled ""Recurring Dream"" but the song does not appear on that album. The Mullanes The Mullanes were a New Zealand/Australian rock group which was formed by Neil Finn after the demise of Split Enz in 1984. Mullane is Neil Finn's middle name and was his mother's maiden name. Following the departure of Craig Hooper the band became Crowded House. The original four-piece lineup included Craig Hooper, formerly of The Reels,"
"charts and reached top 50 in the US, though the following four singles were less successful. Crowded House undertook a short tour of Australia and Canada to promote the album, with Eddie Rayner on keyboards. Multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart, who would eventually become a full band member, replaced Rayner in January 1989. After the tour, Finn fired Seymour from the band. Music journalist Ed Nimmervoll claimed that Seymour's temporary departure was because Finn blamed him for causing his writer's block; however, Finn cited ""artistic differences"" as the reason. Seymour said that after a month he contacted Finn and they agreed that"
"later, his brother Neil Finn, who went on to form Crowded House. Independent music in New Zealand began in the latter half of the 1970s, with the development of a local punk rock scene. In the 1980s several independent labels like Propeller Records in Auckland and the Flying Nun record label in Christchurch were established and became influential in the development of modern New Zealand rock music. The Clean from Dunedin was the first major band to emerge from the Flying Nun roster. Most of the first wave of the musicians and bands signed to Flying Nun originated from Dunedin"
"Temple of Low Men Temple of Low Men is the second studio album by the band Crowded House, which was released in July 1988. The three band members: Paul Hester on drums and backing vocals; Neil Finn on lead vocals and lead guitar; and Nick Seymour on bass guitar and backing vocals recorded the album in both Melbourne and Los Angeles with Mitchell Froom as producer for Capitol Records. Finn had written all ten tracks during the two years since their self-titled debut. ""Temple of Low Men"" peaked at number one in Australia, number two in New Zealand, number ten"
"of Finn, bassist Nick Seymour, guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart and newcomer drummer Matt Sherrod as Crowded House. The cover art of ""Don't Stop Now"" is all in the same vein as the album ""Time on Earth"" that the song is derived from. This is prominent in that the artwork is made up of newspaper clippings that've been painted to fit the design, in this case appearing to be a green labyrinth with a car and some birds. The difference with this cover is that the song title is hand drawn, where on the album cover, the album title is in newspaper"
"House with Hart, Nick Seymour, and a new drummer, Matt Sherrod (ex-Beck). They released a new album, ""Time on Earth"", and embarked on a year-long world tour. The album was initially intended to be Finn's third solo album, but was converted to a Crowded House album late in the sessions. As a result, Hart contributed on only four songs to the new album. Both he and Sherrod fully contributed to the next album, ""Intriguer"", which was released in June 2010 and both are on the DVD supplements to that album. Mark Hart Mark Hart (born July 2, 1953 in Fort"
"time Neil Finn did, at the recommendation of the current drummer and close friend of Griggs, Malcolm Green. Griggs stayed with the Enz until their 1984 split. After the split, he joined Enz drummer Noel Crombie, Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner, Split Enz founder Phil Judd and the guitarist Michael den Elzen in the band Schnell Fenster. In 1996, when Crowded House split up and released their greatest hits album ""Recurring Dream"", frontman Neil Finn approached Griggs to put together a collection of the band's greatest live performances, to append selected copies of ""Recurring Dream"". In 2002, Griggs released a solo"
"become Split Enz's de facto frontman after his departure in 1983, went on to form Crowded House in New Zealand in 1985. In 1986 Crowded House released their hugely successful self-titled debut album, which went to number one in Australia and number three in New Zealand, as well as reaching the top ten in Canada and top twenty in the United States. It spawned the song ""Don't Dream It's Over"", which hit number one in New Zealand and Canada, number two in the United States and number eight in Australia, and has since become a pop/rock anthem in Australasia. Crowded"
"flew home to Melbourne to await the birth of his first child and indicated that he required more time with his family. Wally Ingram, drummer for support act Sheryl Crow, temporarily filled in until a replacement, Peter Jones (ex-Harem Scarem, Vince Jones, Kate Ceberano's Septet) was found. After the tour, the Finn Brothers released their album ""Finn"" in November 1995. In June 1996, at a press conference to announce the release of their greatest hits album ""Recurring Dream"", Neil revealed that Crowded House were to disband. The June 1996 concerts in Europe and Canada were to be their final performances."
"the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on 8 July at #2, just behind Michael Bublé's ""Call Me Irresponsible"", however in its second week, it rose to the #1 position, swapping with ""Call Me Irresponsible"" which then moved to #2. It entered the RIANZ albums chart in New Zealand on 9 July 2007 also at #2, though slipped to #3 in its second week, instead of rising as it did in Australia. Crowded House's place of origin is held in contention due to the band being led by Neil Finn of New Zealand, however the band has always resided in, and was"
"but despite this he is not credited as a full band member on the album sleeve, which reads, ""Performed by Crowded House (Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Mark Hart) with Paul Hester."" The new photos on the album sleeve only show Neil Finn, Seymour and Hart, although Hester and Tim Finn both appear several times in a collage of old band photos. The wording on the album implies that Hart played on all 19 tracks. In fact he only became a full band member on their fourth album ""Together Alone"", although he did receive an 'additional keyboards' credit for unspecified"
"Nick Seymour Nicholas More ""Nick"" Seymour (born 9 December 1958, Benalla, Victoria) is a musician, painter, and record producer. He is the founding bass guitarist and a mainstay of the Australasian rock group Crowded House, and is also the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitarist in the rock band, Hunters and Collectors. Nicholas More Seymour was born on 9 December 1958 in Benalla to Frank and Paula Seymour, who were both teachers. He has two older sisters, Hilary and Helen, and an older brother, Mark (born 1956). Helen was later a music teacher, and Mark became the founding lead singer-songwriter-guitarist"
"which details the band's career from forming to just after their breakup in 1996. According to Bourke, ""Something So Strong"", was the first song written by Finn specifically for Crowded House. However while in the studio, producer, Froom, and Finn reworked parts of the song and as such, Froom is credited as a co-writer. Demos of this song have been linked to Finn's earlier band Split Enz, from the 1984 ""See Ya 'Round"" period, potentially making the timeline earlier on this track. A music video was produced to promote the single. The song, though in a different version by Crowded"