Journey with Chris as he explores a 240 gigabyte archive comprised entirely of live Neil Finn. Every second week a new episode of performance highlights and Finn related musings. Live Neil Finn from across the decades; we are talking Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Split Enz, solo Neil....all that good stuff!
Enz friend Si Barker dials in to talk through a killer soundboard recording of Split Enz live in Holland at Pinkpop festival November 23 1980. Featured performances include: Poor Boy, My mistake, I wouldn't dream of it, I hope I never, Nobody takes me seriously, I see red, Horse to water, Shark attack. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yo...
Buenos Aires' finest, Patricio, graces the episode to examine the second half of Neil Finn's Out Of Silence showcase at Silo Park, 10 March 2018. Performances include: Widows Peak, Second Nature, Law Is Always On Your Side, Terrorize Me, Where's My Room, Impressions, One Step Ahead, Four Seasons In One Day, Better Be Home Soon. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering th...
Patricio dials in from Buenos Aires to enhance our musical knowledge while breaking down the piano-centric performance by Neil Finn & the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Silo Park, Auckland, 10 March 2018. Out of Silence fans unite! Performances include Love is emotional, Independence day, Chameleon days, More than one of you and Alone. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the...
My old pal and like minded musical obsessive Chris Jeffs dials in from Melbourne. We attempt to sustain the afterglow of November's Pearl Jam tour by exploring a handful of recordings where the Finn family have shared the stage with Pearl Jam, or where Eddie Vedder has crashed a Crowded House/Neil Finn show. Throw Your Arms Around Me (Auckland 2024), Not Given Lightly (Auckland 2009), I Got You, Better Be Home Soon (Christchurch 2009), Habit (Auckland 2014), History never repeats (Auckland ...
A lazy, but on schedule, episode compiling three glorious promotional radio appearances. Dubbed from radio to cassette and transferred to digital after all these years! Crowded House, England, Radio 1, 18th June 1992. Performances include Don't Dream It's Over, Weather With You, Four Seasons In One Day. Crowded House,Toronto, The Edge, 1996. Performances include Instinct, I Feel Possessed, Don't Dream It's Over. Finn Brothers, San Francisco, KROG, 1996. Performances include S...
Act 2 of Finn Brothers live at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington on November 15 2004. Greg Cooper joins from Melbourne to partake in the brotherly love. Performances include Luckiest Man Alive, Disembodied Voices, A Life Between Us, I Got You, Won't Give In. Check out Greg Cooper's South Of The River EP on Spotify at the link below. https://open.spotify.com/album/6JTMQAye5wCN1ZNURoshOc?si=hezIONDlSQ6lUD1qGGdMIw Episode cover: It's Only Natural by Louis Evans, Chris Clyburn, Al...
Greg Cooper dials in from Melbourne to explore the themes of Everyone Is Here and to listen back on the highlights of the Finn Brothers live at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on November 15 2004. Performances include Anything Can Happen, Nothing Wrong With You, Edible Flowers. Check out Greg Cooper's South Of The River EP on Spotify at the link below. Greg's cover of Private Universe is included in the episode. https://open.spotify.com/album/6JTMQAye5wCN1ZNURoshOc?si=hezIONDlS...
Time for the finale. Rob D dials me one last time to help break down the best of the solo acoustic Neil Finn performances on Fang Radio in 2020 & 2021. Performances include Last To Know, Elephants, Fall At Your Feet & Gentle Hum. Bloody marvelous. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here t...
Rob D dials in from Richmond for a deep dive into a final handful of solo live performances on Fang Radio in 2020 & 2021. Conversation centres around the arrangements, lyrical interpretation, music theory and comparison to the original studio versions. Performances include World Where You Live, Hole In The River, Missing Person & Dizzy Heights. Chris is also recently back from multiple nights of Crowded House at the Sydney Opera House. He reflects on the experience with help from friends...
North Yorkshire's most loveable metalhead Rob D completes his conversion into the Crowded House initiated by attending the show at Manchester's Co-op Live. Being the top bloke that he is, he made the effort to bootleg that shit and discuss the recordings with me after. Big thanks to his brother Andy and his mates Paul & Brooke for their voices and willingness to share their words! Songs featured in some capacity: Weather with you, Recurring dream Teenage summer, Fall at your feet, ...
Jon Magidsohn is the author of the new book Crowded House On Track, every album, every song. He applies his insights to deconstruct Crowded House live at the Mermaid Theatre 20 May 2010. Performances include Saturday Sun, Twice If You're Lucky, Elephants, Amsterdam, Either Side Of The World, Falling Dove, Four Seasons In One Day. Credit to Kate Southall for the photos from Mermaid Theatre used in the episode cover art. Thank you Kate. Shout out to Miles for hooking that up! Places to buy Jo...
London based writer and musician Jon Magidsohn dials in to discuss his new book Crowded House On Track, every album, every song. He speaks to the process of writing the book, including his with Neil Finn, before deconstructing a live Crowded House recording from the Hammersmith Apollo in London, 14 November 1993. Performances include Kare Kare, It's Only Natural, Born On The Bayou, Distant Sun, Into Temptation, Fingers of Love, In My Command, Weather With You. Places to buy the book: Burnin...
Anne dials in from the Houston suburbs to share her reflections her fandom and experiences from Crowded House at Tipitina's in New Orleans 10 December 1991. Performances include: Independence Day (10 March, Auckland 2018) and from Tipitina's 1991: This is massive, I feel possessed, There goes god, Don't dream it's over, Weather with you, When you come, Chocolate cake, Whispers & Moans, Better be home soon. Listener cover: The devil you know by Tom Bishel, Mark McCrite, Ow...
Ep 57 Sickeningly Healthy (San Diego UCSD April 8 1989) Down the rabit hole we go to the Temple of Lowmen American tour. Performances from San Diego 1989 include Mean to me, Mansion in the slums, Love This Life, In the lowlands, Irish Heartbeat, I feel possessed. Episode cover: Edible Flowers by Adrian Wakeham You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank...
Chris falls hard once again for Time On Earth era live Crowded House. Enjoy the jam heavy highlights from Crowded House live at Humphrey's in San Diego 24 August 2007. Performances include Transit Lounge, Heaven That I'm Making, Pour Le Monde, Silent House, Don't Dream It's Over, Nobody Wants To, English Trees with Better Be Home Sook snippet. Listener cover: Last To Know by Pete Lashly. Check out his website and spotify pages below: https://www.petelashley.com/ https://open....
Chris recaps some interview highlights from the Gravity Stairs promotional circuit before sending you back in time to a feel good radio appearance from Crowded House on WNEW FM in New York, promoting Temple Of Lowmen. Performances include Sister Madly, Into Temptation, World Where You Live, When You Come, Better Be Home. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees...
Tori calls in from Arizona to relisten and reflect on one of her peak life experiences: Crowded House at the Paramount Theatre, Denver, March 25, 1994. Performances include Kare Kare, Whispers & Moans, Love You Till The Day I Die, Hole In Yhe River, Private Universe, Weather With You, Locked Out, When You Come. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big ...
240 listeners unite! A selection of the Finn community's finest join forces to share their initial impressions and predilections towards the new Crowded House album Gravity Stairs. What a pleasure this episode was to make with you all. Thank you x You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here to: ...
Chris and Louis give the run down on the second half of Neil Finn's marathon show at the Olympia Theare, Dublin on the 2014 Dizzy Heights tour. Performances include: Pinapple Head, It's Only Natural, Fall At Your Feet, Recluse, Driving Me Mad, Private Universe, Love Is All That Remains, Straight Old Line, Love This Life. Listener cover: nails in my feet by Louie Evans and Karl Reid Thank you to Eliot for the voice memo, check out his episode of Spin Sonic Impact where he talks with Nei...
Louis from Brighton returns to the show to breakdown the marathon length performance that was Neil Finn on the Dizzy Heights tour at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, 30 April 2014. Included performances include: black and white boy, message to my girl, dizzy heights, from a friend to a friend, don't dream it's over. Episode cover: Better Be Home Soon by Brooke Hodges. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This...
Part 2 of chatting Crowded House at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe 24 February 2008 with Luke from Welly. Performances include: when you come, twice if your lucky, either side of the world, everything is good for you, something so strong, not the girl you think you are, bound to rescue. Listener cover: You're the one to make me cry by Ben Todd You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the ...
Luke dials in from Wellington to reexamine Intriguer and explore recordings from Crowded House at the Leigh Sawmill Cafe 24 February 2008. Performances include: The only way to go is forwards, Falling dove, Beautiful life, Isolation, Turn it around. Listener cover: Better be home soon by Luke Marlow. Check out his band Search For Yetti: Video for What You Mean To Me: https://youtu.be/Rs8CVGaLHLQ?si=XyCvTjCV6IoSjNUy Listen and purchase music from Search For Yeti's bandcamp: https://searchfor...
Adam dials in from Baltimore to explore Neil Finn songs and performances associated with charitable causes. Performances include Find Your Way Back Home (Fang Radio 2020), The Rock Party - Everything To Live For (studio version), Ray Of Hope (Round Head 2011), Don't Dream It's Over (Auckland? 2014), She Belongs To Me (Dublin 2014). Crowded House, Melbourne 6 March 2024; Life's Imitation, Private Universe, Oh Hi. Listener cover: Kare Kare by Wiley. Donate to Auckland City Mission h...
En este episodio, Chris entrevista a Miles Mendoza sobre su experiencia en Greater London Radio (GLR) y la última presentación de Crowded House en el Reino Unido en 1996. Se discute el impacto del álbum Woodface, la espontaneidad de la banda y las reacciones a su nueva canción, Oh Hi. Además, se incluyen interpretaciones en vivo de la sesión final en GLR.
Liam dials in from Brisbane to talk about the atmospheric merits of the Dizzy Heights record and live band. Liam's beloved miniature anvil takes us on a detour to Neil performing 'song of the lonely mountain' from the Hobitt premiere (Wellington 26 November, 2012), before we explore our performance highlights from Neil & Dizzy Heights band on Max TV, Sydney 29 January 2014; pony ride, strangest friends, one step ahead, flying in the face of love, throw your arms around me. You...
Patricio from Buenos Aires returns for more Neil Finn at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC 23 November 1998. Performances include Burning Water, Spirit of the stairs, She will have her way, Better be home soon. Episode Cover: Pinapple Head by Carl Hedley. Check out one of his early albums 3 days without sleep or a cigarette by The Tulips over here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/3-days-without-sleep-or-a-cigarette/30615317 Check out Liam Finn's video for I want you to be so happy here: https://you...
Patricio dials in from Buenos Aires to talk solo acoustic Neil Finn at the Bowery Ballroom, New York City 23 November 1998. Performances include Mean to me, Faster than light, Pinapple head & Truth. As mentioned , you can stream or buy your humble podcast host's vinyl record! Cowboy Dan's - 'Two Eps': https://cowboydanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/two-eps-we-will-hesitate-when-we-eventually-wake-sentimental-now-that-were-leaving Episode cover: Time for a change by Simon Peel. ...
Andy dials in from Virginia to talk Lightsleeper and share highlights from the Liam & Neil Finn show from Taronga Zoo in Sydney 2018. Performances include: Better To Be, Meet Me In The Air, Private Universe, Any Other Way, Hold Her Close. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the podcast hosting fees. Big thank yous if you are in a position to help. Head over here to: http://pat...
Bridging from last episodes' Swiss magic, Si leads us through a Crowded House show just a few short weeks later at the Ritz, New York City 26 November 1991. Performances include: There goes god, Into temptation, Whispers and moans, Hole in the river, When you come, Chocolate cake, Italian plastic. Episode cover: Four Seasons In One Day by Beaux Jardins. Check out his original tunes and YouTube channel below. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4onpGmWun1f59Z2b0pHjai?si=Ar5snN2bTlu8StcJL_Rf8Q ht...
Si from Devon is back for part 2 of Crowded House live in Switzerland October 28 1991. Performances include: Don't Dream It's Over, Sister Madly, How'm I Gonna Sleep, I See Red/The Weeping Song, Better Be Home Soon. Listener cover: Message To My Girl by Mat Roberts. Check out his latest album on SoundCloud and his YouTube at the links below https://m.soundcloud.com/songsaboutyouandme1977 https://youtube.com/@matroberts676?si=xFMxNZHHElVuibeG You can significantly support the conti...
