Recurring Dream is a 19-track collection which assembles most of the band's singles and adds three new studio tracks to entice fans -- "Not the Girl You Think You Are," "Instinct," and "Everything Is Good for You." As a career summary, the collection works fairly well, though the nonchronological sequencing makes for a slightly confusing listen. Nevertheless, for a band with no shortage of great material (there's not a bad album in the bunch), Recurring Dream is a good place to get acquainte...   [ read more ]

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Split Enz needed to end, particularly since founding member Tim Finn found his little brother Neil's growth spurt uncomfortable, but also because Neil was no longer writing tunes that made sense within the context of a band that ran the gamut from art rock to eccentric new wave. Neil was now writing songs that were undeniably totems of popcraft, but infused with the spirit and introspection of a singer/songwriter. This formula would later become quite popular with artists from {$Matthe...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Comes with a CD version of the album! "It's one thing for a band to get back together and expect that everyone's just going to embrace you as if you'd never left - that it's going to be a big celebratory and nostalgic exercise," says Neil Finn, leader of the newly reformed Crowded House, one of the most beloved pop-rock bands of the late '80s to mid '90s. "That's not what we have in mind. We want to get out amongst it and be a band that has to earn our respect again." Finn's high standards an...   [ read more ]

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