Crowded House–New Album– An Eipitaph
Crowded House is back–the lineup Neil Finn, Nick Seymour Mark Hart, and Matt Sherrod. Great hooks, strong drummer, melodious ballads, and deeper content.
It has been fourteen years since we last heard from them, but Time On Earth is worth the wait. The album is melancholy, understandable with the passing of Paul Hester in 2005, yet it is “Thoughtful, warm, and endlessly hummable even in its moodiest moments, Time On Earth is a sweet epitaph.” –says Liam Gowing in his review for The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nobody Wants To is imbued with senstive harmony–spots of crying guitar and nice acoustic guitar. Don’t Stop Now is pulsed by solid drumming and the song has a great building of emotion effect. Silent House rocks with fuzz guitar and harmony and musical impact.
English Trees…well, just listen to it and you’ll hear the sound of the music of a gondola ride and The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt. Peppers.
She Called Up is more like the old Crowded House in its sound.
This album is an expression of mourning for the death of Paul Hester by his good friend Neil Finn, that said, it is a great musical accomplishment and what is creativity about if the artist can’t express his feelings in the tradition of the Romantic Poets, who weren’t afraid of the sombre emotions.
References:
last.fm
Crowded House: Time on Earth
July 19, 2007
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Crowded House
Time On Earth
July 17, 2007
Liam Gowing
Latimes.com
calendarlive.com
RECORD RACK
Crowded House reunites in grief
– and joy
July 8, 2007
Randy Lewis
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