Tim Finn - Live 1989 + 1993

Dallas, TX
April 1989

Tim Finn: best widow's peak in pop 

(venue, exact date unknown)

audience recording (sound quality: VG+) 

01 Young Mountain

02 Not Even Close

03 How’m I Gonna Sleep?

04 Parihaka

05 Tears Inside

06 Birds Swim, Fish Fly

07 I Hope I Never

08 Suicide On Downing Street

09 Show a Little Mercy

The Borderline

London, UK

June 16, 1993

soundboard recording (quality: Ex-, ripped from 

promo-only CD via 'Walk You Home' boot)

01 Hit the Ground Running

02 Persuasion

03 Protected

04 Many's the Time

05 Six Months In a Leaky Boat

06 Walk You Home

07 Charlie

08 Parihaka (incl. Weather With You)

09 Not Even Close

10 Protected

11 All I Ask*

12 Persuasion* (w. Richard Thompson, guitar)

*Tracks 11 & 12 recorded live on Later With Jools Holland in 1993, TV audio

ROB SEZ: Fancy a bit of Finn musical fun? If you're showcasing New Zealand talent (as I'm doing these days at the blog), you can't go wrong with either Finn brother. That said, Neil is more prolific, and it can be hard to find live recordings of Tim in good voice. Here are two for your listening pleasure. As always, my biggest thanks go to the tapers and sharers, whose names are unknown to me. Please enjoy.

FLAC

MP3@320

    

Finn Brothers - Mood Swinging Men (live comp)

Neil & Tim Finn
'Mood Swinging Men'
fanclub-only live comp, 1995-1996
various dates & venues: UK, USA, N.Z. & Australia

soundboard recordings (quality: Ex-)

ROB SEZ: Way back when, I purchased this directly from the Finn Brothers / Crowded House fanclub, and I just sold it to help pay some bills. It's never seen a general/commercial release, and is impossible to find at a reasonable price. I ripped it before I sold it, so of course I'm sharing it here. Please enjoy this tuneful treat. (You can find another Finn Brothers share I posted at the blog a few years ago HERE.)

FLAC

MP3@320

Crowded House - Winterthur 1991 (sbd) + bonus

'Stage Time'

Albani Musicclub

Winterthur, Switzerland

Oct. 28, 1991

    

soundboard recording (quality Ex-; ripped from my original silver boot CDs)

SAMPLE: "It's Only Natural" (live 1991)

01 Tall Trees

Crowded House: then there were 4 when Tim joined

02 Something So Strong

03 Weather With You

04 Into Temptation

05 There Goes God

06 World Where You Live 

07 It's Only Natural

08 All I Ask

09 Don't Dream It's Over

10 Mean to Me

11 When You Come

12 Chocolate Cake

13 Fall at Your Feet*

14 Sister Madly (with classical solo)

15 How'm I Gonna Sleep?

16 I See Red (brief)

17 The Weeping Song (brief)

18 Better Be Home Soon

19 Throw Your Arms Around Me

20 Four Seasons In One Day

*The song "The Same Language As Me" follows "Fall at Your Feet" in the original running order. However, that performance is omitted from this share because it was officially released on the recent Together Alone album reissue.

TT: 1 hr. 33 mins.

The House got a little too Crowded when Tim joined

ROB SEZ: Recorded during the brief period in the band's history when Neil's brother Tim joined Crowded House for the Woodface album and tour. Although histories of the group say it was an awkward period for band dynamics, I think it made for some pretty great music, as evidenced in this recording, with superb sound quality. Add a couple of rare songs, and you have an ROIO to treasure.

Crowded House:

Neil Finn - vocals, guitar

Tim Finn - vocals, guitar

Paul Hester (R.I.P.) - drums, 
                   backing vocals 

Nick Seymour - bass, backing vocals

Mark Hart - keyboards, backing vocals

(Mark H. became an official member of the band after the recording of the Woodface album)

MP3@320

The Mullanes

Homestead Hotel

Brisbane, Australia 

May 26, 1985

audience recording (sound quality VG-; vocals somewhat distant & there's plenty of crowd noise — but this is musical history, people!!)

01 Recurring Dream 

02 Can't Carry On 

03 Oblivion 

04 One Step Ahead 

05 Seen You Before 

06 Breaking My Back 

07 Return (The Reels cover) 

08 That's What I Call Love 

09 Left Hand 

10 Hello Sandy Allen (Split Enz cover) 

11 Galfriend 

12 Not Fade Away 

13 improv 

15 Walking On the Spot 

16 Now We're Getting Somewhere 

17 This is Massive

18 The Creek Song*

*Track 18 = bonus track, rarely-played song, live at The Tivoli, Sydney, NSW, AUS 1985-05-29 (aud)

ROB SEZ: After Split Enz and before Crowded House, there was the short-lived Mullanes (Mullane is Neil Finn's middle name). After dismissing guitarist Craig Hooper and refining the band's sound, Crowded House was born in late 1985. In this rare recording, you hear the origins of Neil Finn's most popular musical vehicle. Mega thanks to the taper, Atlasstar and simplewisdom for sharing, and the amazing Janemusic for providing so much rare Enz/Crowdies/Finns music over the years.

MP3@320

Learn more about the music of Crowded House at 
Neil Finn's official site, the Crowded House FB page 
& the amazing Frenz fan site 

   

Dave Dobbyn - Revolver Studio 1994 + Best Live Comp

Live TV special

Revolver Studio

Auckland, New Zealand 

November 1994

web stream, audio rip from master video source (sound quality Ex-)

Dave Dobbyn: find out why DD is a living legend in his native New Zealand

It's good to have friends like Neil & Tim Finn 
to promote your music.

01 Bell Tower

02 Don't Hold Your Breath

03 Language

04 Loyal

05 Naked Flame (with Emma Paki) 

06 Lap of the Gods

07 It Dawned On Me

08 Rain On Fire

09 Whaling

10 Protection

11 P.C.

12 I Can't Change My Name

Musicians:

Dave Dobbyn - guitar, 
                keyboard, vocals

Dave Gent - bass

Jay Foulkes - percussion

Joel Winton - drums

special guests:

Neil Finn - guitar, keyboard, vocals 

Tim Finn - vocals, guitar, shaker

Emma Paki - vocals

WANT A SAMPLE? Play this 3-song video...

ROB SEZ: I was amazed & pleased to find a master video source to snag this, my all-time favorite ROIO for New Zealander Dave Dobbyn. Don't know Dave? Suffice it to say he's a living legend in New Zealand & Australia, for good reason. The guy has a soulful voice, high-quality song writing chops, a great sense of humor ("P.C." indeed!), and knows when to get loud & when to keep it dialed back. This set comes from a live TV special featuring Tim & Neil Finn, who produced Dave's then-current album Twist. The big promotional push that accompanied the album didn't really work to get Dave known beyond Australasia. But some Crowded House & Finn Brothers fans like me were paying attention back in the 1990s, and we caught the bug. I still play Dave's 1998 album The Islander — a perennial Top 10 Album for me. Dave is making some great music this many years later, evidenced by the more recent tracks in the live radio & TV comp below...

Think of Dave Dobbyn as New Zealand's musical Yoda

Dave Dobbyn

Best Radio & TV Sessions

1999 to 2015

various locales

FM, soundboard & web stream sources (sound quality range VG+ to Ex-)

01 Blind Man's Bend (live on P.A. Radio)

02 Loyal (love songs documentary)

03 Tell the World (live on Radio NZ 2015)

04 Angelina (live on Radio NZ 2015)

05 Kingdom Come (live on 
      Radio NZ 2015)

06 Whaling (live on Radio NZ 2015)

07 Welcome Home (live on National Anthem)

08 Beside You (live on National Anthem)

Here is your clue re: the mystery bonus set

09 Mobile Home (live on NZ One)

10 Lap of the Gods (live at 
       Roundhead 2007) 

11 Waiting (live on NZ G4)

12 Pour the Wine (live 2005)

13 Whaling (live on Rockwiz)

14 Welcome Home (live on Waitangi 
       Day with Emma Paki) 

15 mystery bonus track

MP3@320

Learn more about the music of Dave Dobbyn at his official site, Wikipedia and AllMusic

   

Tim Finn - Before & After Sessions + Live '83

'Before & After' aborted album sessions
Studio Demos & Outtakes
circa 1992
location unknown

soundboard recordings (sound quality Ex-) 

01 Funny Way
02 Don't Break Down
03 He's In Love
04 Secret Heart
05 Things I Never Said
06 Try Something
07 Walk You Home
08 Hardly Here at All
09 Persuasion
10 Hit the Ground Running 
11 One Side Only


Melbourne, Australia
unknown venue
October 1983
   
FM recording (sound quality VG to VG+)

First known live recording of Tim as a solo artist

01 Through the Years
02 Below the Belt
03 Grand Adventure
04 Growing Pains
05 Not For Nothing
06 Shape I'm In (Joe Camilleri)
07 I Only Want to Know
08 Dock of the Bay
09 Fraction Too Much Friction
10 In a Minor Key
11 Ain't That New (Venetta Fields)
12 Staring at the Embers
13 Made My Day

ROB SEZ: Gotta like Tim Finn. I know the guys at the old ASH blog join me in saying he's a nice guy who makes listenable, engaging pop. (I didn't ask 'em, exactly, but they posted these sets at ASH, so I think I'm on pretty solid ground.) Thanks, Don!

MP3@320

ASH Tuesday post #32.