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After a wildly successful career--first with NZ art-pop act Split Enz, then with pop classicists Crowded House--singer-songwriter Finn was understandably eager to shed many of his audience's expectations for this, his long-awaited solo debut. The album's first single, "Sinner", was presumably intended to alert fans that this was a different kind of Neil Finn album--looser, slightly funkier--and elsewhere, too, a spirit of playful experimentalism prevails. Tracks like "808 Song" and "Astro" find him incorporating discreet layers of technology and unexpected influences (house music, trance) into what remains, at heart, an essentially handmade, linear song-writing technique. Yet much like the Paul McCartney he reveres, Finn can never entirely resist the lure of a good tune, and tracks like "She Will Have Her Way" also see him at his most shamelessly Beatlesque. The album's intimate feel will satisfy established fans, but ultimately, it can't help but seem a little half-hearted, achieving neither the glorious heights of transcendence, nor the depths of heartache, of which he has previously proved himself capable. --Andrew McGuire
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NEIL FINN Try Whistling This (1998 UK 13-track solo debut album from the former Crowded House singer picture sleeve)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
refering to the previous review the guitar parts for ex crowded house song writer neil finn are actualy rather simple yet effective. One of the few artists to include thier entire family in the production of an album. neil varies his style from the traditional crowded house style acoustic number to more harder tunes such as loose tounge. I cant wait for album 2 from the better half of the Finn family
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
Neil Finn, the craftsman behind late Split Enz and then Crowded House, brings his excellent writing talents to the world in solo form with his debut album. A wonderful and wide-ranging collection of songs and stories, from the up-beat "She Will Have Her Way" to the soulful "Try Whistling This" the lyrics call to very deep, personal depths in all of us. "Those words could have been written for me" you will think at some point - I guarantee it. If you give the CD more than one listen you will be hooked - I should know, and I remain grateful to the friend who badgered me into buying it!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I may be biased, since I have been a fan of his music for a decade now, but Neil Finn's "Try Whistling This" is one of the best late-night albums you're ever likely to buy. Punters hoping for "Weather With You" no. 2 and 3 and 4 and.. could be in for a nasty surprise, as Finn has somewhat abandoned the cheerful singalong style of Crowded House circa 1991. Instead, he has moved on and delievers a gloriously understated first solo album with a multitude of goods. Most of the songs aren't immediately catchy, but with a few listens they start to worm inside your heart and soul. "King Tide" is a stand-out with its slow insistent sexy mood and its attempt to seduce the listener. "Try Whistling This" with its painful crescedo of "if I can't be near you, I would rather be adrift in space" is scary in all its romantic, desperate spirit. "Twisty Bass" pushes the limits with its computer-inspired drum loops and impenetrable lyrics ("the horse ate my trousers"?) but remains a triumph. "Astro" has a swooning organ-solo and is another shamelessly idealistic/painful love ode. "Addicted" rounds off the album and its sigh of "feels like the train may never stop" will make you ache. Buy this album, open a bottle of red wine and enjoy long, lovely summer nights with this CD playing in the background. I couldn't ask for more.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
very good
good condition quickly received great album the first solo neil finn album at a lovable price i'very glad for this album in my collection
Published 4 months ago by rkirki
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good tracks and some ok ones, but missing that sparkle
Neil Finn's first solo album since Crowded House split has plenty of good qualities, but there are elements to suggest he's still finding his feet as a solo artist. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2006 by Ben Barden
2.0 out of 5 stars
Finn's least interesting project for decades
I've been a Neil Finn fan practically my whole adult life. First I become exposed to his brilliance via I Got You, the break through song of Split Enz a quarter of a century ago. Read more
Published on 17 May 2006 by gnagfloW
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true music ARTIST
Crowded House were about rule the world. Voted the best live band ahead of U2, REM, Pearl Jam etc, a best of album that reaches number one in the UK and Australaisia; so why break... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2004 by NickH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Class
I must admit it took a few listens to get into, unlike most Crowded House material, but after that I was completely hooked. Read more
Published on 26 April 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb-By the very under rated Neil Finn
As a musical artist myself, playing all covers of the wonderful Crowded House or Neil Finn as they should have been called, I could not believe the depth of feeling this amazing... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars
Neil Finn flies solo and soars high
Neil Finn's songwriting gets better and better through the years. His deep understanding of human emotion is interpreted beautifully, both lyrically and musically. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 1999
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