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Try Whistling This

~ Neil Finn
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  • Audio CD (15 Jun 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B000024B0S
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,109 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Last One Standing 3:04£0.69
Listen  2. Souvenir 3:42£0.69
Listen  3. King Tide 4:33£0.69
Listen  4. Try Whistling This 4:13£0.69
Listen  5. She Will Have Her Way 3:56£0.69
Listen  6. Sinner 4:25£0.69
Listen  7. Twisty Bass 5:09£0.69
Listen  8. Loose Tongue 4:12£0.69
Listen  9. Truth 4:03£0.69
Listen10. Astro 3:46£0.69
Listen11. Dream Date 4:51£0.69
Listen12. Faster Than Light 4:23£0.69
Listen13. Addicted 4:22£0.69

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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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This is the first solo release from the lead singer of the seminal New Zealand pop band Crowded House has more of the thoughtful pop songs that made his former band so great. (He was, after all, its chief songwriter.) Many of the songs aresmall snippets about love, how it changes, what it provides, and what it means, such as the piano-based ballad "Try Whistling This" and the Celtic-sounding "She Will Have Her Way".
It's a varied album--some songs are quiet and reflective, others chug ahead with electric guitars and interesting feedback. Finn's signature strong melodies pervade, as does his penchant for writing in 6/8 time. The production is clean; each instrument has its place, and there's an overall otherworldly sensibility. Finn also manages to integrate more contemporary sounds without sacrificing his talent to the point where it sounds cheesy and forced. TRY WHISTLING THIS also proves what Crowded House fans knew all along: that Finn is both strong enough to stand on his own, and probably incapable of writing a bad song.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A true music ARTIST, 24 Feb 2004
By NickH (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
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 up Crowded House? Well this is one of the reasons.

Neil Finn is an artist, a music artist. That term gets thrown around a lot so it's hard to forget what it actually means sometimes. Crowded House represented a relatively mainstream era in Finn's songwriting career; sure he did it with Split Enz with 'True Colours' and 'Corroboree' but he also had 'Time and Tide' and 'Conflicting Emotions' to spread his creative wings. 'Try Whistling This' is very different from most Crowded House stuff though it's clear to see where he was heading with 'Together Alone'. There's no way he could have done these songs with the band and they are of such quality that one can understand why he would call it a day in order to release them. As a whole it's a notoriously dark album, highlighted by 'King Tide', 'Twisty bass' and 'Astro' although it does have its moments of relief in the form of 'Last one Standing' and especially 'She will have her way', of which along with 'Loose tongue' gave him the chance to rock whist touring to promote it.

'Try Whistling This' is the result of years of brewed up emotion and creativity and is thick with it's own style, a creative release if you will in which Neil Finn just had to get put out without care for mass sales but for his own fulfilment and subsequently the growing of his audience's musical tastes. The term 'grower' seems created for this album; the first dozen listens may go by with only marginal interest but in it's full appreciation this breathes quality and instills in its listeners the impression of pure genious.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finn Delievers The Goods .. Again., 3 Dec 2000
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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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars nice job neil, 13 Jul 2000
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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
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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 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

5.0 out of 5 stars Give it more than one listen and you won't stop
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. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 1999

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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