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After Glow is, essentially, a collection of Crowded House's "orphan songs"--the outtakes, the demos, and, yes, the barrel-scrapings--that seeks to shed some light on the history of one of the most successful bands of the 1990s. It's easy to see why Crowded House were so popular; anthemic, but understated, Neil Finn's New Zealand acoustic minstrels marked the triumph of sentimentality over cynicism--REM without the absurdity, U2 without the pomposity. After Glow, though, sheds uncomfortable light on their work methods--the sleeve notes refer to some compositions as "producer-inspired compounds", which it basically transpires is two mediocre songs pasted together by some studio wizard to make--surprise!--one slightly less mediocre, but largely meaningless, song (see the acoustic ramble of "Sacred Cow"). Elsewhere, we're deep in B-side land--"My Telly's Gone Bung" being a song about drummer Paul Hester's television breaking down. With Crowded House's consistent, prodigious back catalogue, don't be upset if After Glow is nudged off the bottom of your must-have list. -- Louis Pattison
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CROWDED HOUSE Afterglow (1999 US AUTOGRAPHED 13-track CD album of Undiscovered Gems - tracks inc I Am In Love Sacred Cow You Can Touch Help Is Coming I Love You Dawn Recurring Dream and more complete with picture sleeve. The front of thesleeve has been signed by NEIL FINN in black marker pen - a nice autographed collectable)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great record, showcasing early Crowdies songs through to some of the last material recorded. Some tracks have featured as B-sides in some form, others are unreleased officially but have featured in live shows over the years. 95% is top-class, comprising the usual lovely melodies and slightly off-beat lyrics. Paul Hester's "My Telly's Gone Bung" is thrown in too and well illustrates the drummer's sense of humour, if not his songwriting prowess. And an added bonus is the stripped-back mix of "Private Universe" - a lot of the layers from the 'Together Alone' album version are removed, revealing the beautiful acoustic guitar work beneath.
If you're a first time buyer, get Together Alone first, then Woodface, Temple Of Low Men and finally the debut Crowded House. Or get the Best Of if you must. Then get Afterglow.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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"Afterglow" is an album of rare Crowded House tracks and was released after the band broke up. Overall the album showcases the talents of a truly unique and original band merely by the fact that the tracks they deemed were unworthy of being included on their albums are really as good as anything they had ever released. The majority of the album features tracks that were recorded during the "Woodface" sessions, so their greatness does not come as a surprise as "Woodface" was one of the bands best albums. The album is quite brilliant, with it's overall sound being typical of the laid back rock tracks that has characterised the rest of their albums, however although this slow rock is the base for the album's sound, the album does get more innovative and creative and you see the band taking a lot more risks, than they did on any of their official releases. The highlights of the album include "You Can Touch", "Anyone Can Tell", "Recurring Dream", "I Am In Love" and "Private Universe", which are tracks that would've been a welcome addition to any Crowded House album. Overall it's a great album and is a must for any fan of the band or any fan of good rock music
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great ablum to finish off anyone's Crowded House collection. This is a 2 CD set, the second CD is a Neil Finn interview, where he goes through the reasons for including the songs on CD1.
As Neil says, most of the songs would have been released on albums before, but they always seemed to have too many songs for inclusion, so inevitably some had to be dropped. Don't think of these songs as inferior, because they aren't.
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must get crowdies hidden gems
If you love crowded house or even just woodface, you MUST buy this album. The songs are great and have grown on me so much that this really is one of my favourite albums of theirs... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2009 by N. Edginton
These were B-sides?!
This was the last Crowded House album missing from my collection, and I was reluctant to splash out on it - it's a collection of B-sides and tracks cut from other albums. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by Eldon Reeves
Afterglow of brilliance.
Did you like me love Crowded House? Did you spend lonesome nights in wintery Scandinavia (or elsewhere), feeling rays of sunshine come from your speakers, as Neil Finn gave us his... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2007 by MORTEN AASTAD
Nothing short of splendid
Being a recent newcomer to all that is Crowded House, and in an effort to obtain a complete collection of CH albums, this CD is where all my Christmas money ended up. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2000
The aptly titled Afterglow doesn't disappoint
Having been a follower of Neil Finn right back to the Split Enz era, I was intrigued by the realease of these so-called B-sides and cast-offs. I needn't have been so apprehensive. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2000
Bathing in the warmth of the Afterglow.......
Traditionally, such albums as this contain little more than quirky insights into what artisits did when they were short on inspiration, merely providing some mild amusement for... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2000
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