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Background information Origin Melbourne, Australia Genre(s) Pop rock, rock Years active 1985-1996, 2006-present Label(s) Capitol 1985- Associated acts Split Enz Finn Brothers Tarmac Adam Website CrowdedHouse.com Members Neil Finn Nick Seymour Mark Hart Matt Sherrod Former members Paul Hester Tim Finn Craig Hooper Mitchell Froom Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zeal- and musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn.[1] Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several in- carnations, drawing members from New Zea- land (himself, Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner), Australia (Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones and Craig Hooper) and the United States (Mark Hart, Mitchell Froom, and Matt Sherrod).[1][2] Though the band owes its original success to the Australian live music scene, references to New Zealand people and places in songs pay homage to their roots ("Kare Kare" is written about Karekare Beach, "Mean to Me" refers to Finn’s hometown of Te Awamutu). The success of the group’s third album Wood- face and the general success of Crowded House and Split Enz prompted the Queen in June 1993 to bestow the Order of the British Empire on both Tim and Neil Finn for their contribution to the music of New Zealand.[3] Originally active between 1984 and 1996, the band’s notable hits from this period in- clude "Don’t Dream It’s Over", "Something So Strong", "Better Be Home Soon", "Now We’re Getting Somewhere", "Into Tempta- tion", "Fall at Your Feet" and "Weather with You".[1] In 2007, the group reunited with a new drummer. In this period, the group has released one album, Time on Earth, which reached #1 on Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart.[4] History Formation and beginnings (1984–1986) The group had important connections in the Australian and New Zealand rock scenes. Neil Finn and Paul Hester were former mem- bers of the New Zealand rock band Split Enz; Neil is the younger brother of Split Enz founding member Tim Finn. Nick Seymour is the younger brother of singer-songwriter-gui- tarist Mark Seymour, leader of the now de- funct Australian rock group Hunters & Col- lectors.[1] Neil Finn and Paul Hester decided to form a new band during the Split Enz farewell tour Enz with a Bang. Nick Seymour approached Finn during the after party for the Melbourne show and asked if he could try out for this new band.[1] The first incarnation of the band, The Mullanes, formed in Melbourne in 1985 and also included guitarist Craig Hoop- er, formerly of The Reels. They secured a re- cord contract with Capitol Records and moved to Los Angeles, at which time Hooper left the band. At the label’s behest, the band changed its name to "Crowded House," which alluded to the cramped quarters the three members shared at an apartment in North From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 1 Sycamore Street in West Hollywood during the recording of the album. They also invited former Split Enz keyboard player Eddie Rayner to join, and he produced the track "Can’t Carry On" for the debut self-titled al- bum. He initially joined them on tour in 1988 on keyboards, but had to leave for family reasons before he could be made a full mem- ber. Crowded House was later nicknamed The Crowdies by their Australian fans.[1] Early albums (1986–1990) Crowded House in San Francisco, April 1987. From L to R: Paul Hester, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour The band had an already-established Aus- tralasian audience waiting to see what was next for the Split Enz alumni. In 1986, Crowded House participated in festival shows in Australia and New Zealand. They released their eponymous debut album, Crowded House, in June 1986. The group’s record la- bel, Capitol Records, did not see any immedi- ate promise for the band, resulting in a low- profile promotion by the label, despite the Split Enz fan base continuing to draw atten- tion to the group.[1] Faced with this difficulty, the band played small venues to seek attention. The album’s first single, "Mean to Me" failed to chart in the US, but its moderate success introduced listeners to the group’s music, and the song "Don’t Dream It’s Over" was released as the album’s second single in December 1986. It became a massive inter- national hit and remains the group’s most commercially successful and most awarded hit. The video for the single was mostly autobi- ographical, showing the houses which the band members occupied on their way to the "crowded house" that they rented in Los Angeles during their album’s production.[1] "Don’t Dream It’s Over" reached #2 in the United States, and the video earned the group the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1987, the first of many Crowded House awards.[5] The song has since been rerecorded by artists such as Paul Young (1991) and Sixpence None the Richer (2003). In 1986, the group was also awarded Best New Group at the inaugural ARIA Music Awards.[6] In June 1987, the album finally climbed to the top of the Australian charts at #1, taking the place from Whispering Jack by John Farnham after several weeks in the position. "Something So Strong" was the third single from the album, and it peaked at #7 in the US. "World Where You Live" was issued as the fourth single reaching #65 in the US Bill- board Hot 100 singles chart in the late sum- mer of 1987. The fifth and final single "Now We’re Getting Somewhere" achieved moder- ate chart success internationally.[1] "Don’t Dream It’s Over" was later used prominently in the made-for-TV movie "The Stand," based on Stephen King’s The Stand. It is also now used in the advertisement for New Zealand Tourism Board in its "100% Pure New Zealand" worldwide promotion.[7] Crowded House at the Montreux Pop Festival in Switzerland, May 1988 As primary songwriter for the group, Neil was now under pressure to create a second album that matched the success of his band’s debut (the band joked that one potential title for the new release was Mediocre Follow- Up). Temple of Low Men was released to great fanfare in 1988 along with the single "Better Be Home Soon," which reached #42 in the US. Other highlights of this album From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 2 were "Into Temptation" and "Sister Madly", the latter evolving into a fan favourite sing- along when played in concert.[1] Although critics were impressed, the album was not as well received commercially as their debut. As a contrast to the debut album, the first single "Better Be Home Soon" was an acous- tic song which performed moderately on the charts, though the following four singles from the album all failed to chart altogether,[1] and through the low single impact, album sales were not as successful as the debut. The label quickly pulled promotion for the al- bum yet again, and Crowded House per- formed a short tour of Australia and Canada. Supertramp member and multi-instrumental- ist Mark Hart then accompanied the band from January 1989 as a tour performer, tak- ing Eddie Rayner’s place. In early 1989, following a short tour by the group to support their second album, Finn removed Seymour from the lineup. In 2007, he discussed this on Andrew Denton’s Enough Rope, commenting that he had fired him because of artistic differences. After a month, Seymour initiated contact and the two agreed to have him return to the group.[2] Following this, the group decided to take a break before re-entering the studio for their third album.[1] The early nineties (1991–1994) After the Temple of Low Men Canadian tour, the group decided to take a break and Neil began writing some songs with his brother Tim Finn for an album they were considering to release under the name Finn. The sessions yielded enough songs for an album and both brothers were happy with the result, but Neil was also faced with the task of writing a third Crowded House album. After recording with Seymour and Hester, the record company re- jected most of the songs recorded for this al- bum, Neil asked his brother if they could use some of the Finn songs for the next album. Tim agreed on the proviso that he be made a member, though in some records, he has in- dicated he meant this as a joke. Neil took this literally and the group with the newly appoin- ted member Tim Finn returned to the studio to record these songs.[1] These recording sessions were combined with songs from the earlier sessions yielded Woodface. The album was released in July 1991 and featured seven songs written by Tim and Neil Finn together. Most of the songs written jointly featured the brothers performing harmonised vocals except the sombre "All I Ask". This song was performed solo by Tim and was later featured on AIDS awareness commercials in Australia.[1] The other tracks were primarily Neil composi- tions, with the exception of the exuberant Hester-written song "Italian Plastic", a com- monly performed song on live concerts. These other songs were all from the original recording sessions by the band before Tim Finn became involved. "Chocolate Cake" was released as the first single, and it sealed the fate of the band in America. The song was a humorous comment on American excesses. It was not taken well by critics or the public in the country and failed to achieve a position on the US Billboard 200 singles chart. The al- bum’s second single, "Fall at Your Feet" proved more successful in the US, but it still only reached #75.[1] The album sold well internationally, in contrast to its American success. The im- mense success of this album particularly in the UK prompted the Queen in June 1993 to bestow the OBE upon Tim and Neil for their contribution to the music of New Zealand. In this same era, Princess Diana, known for her love of music, reported that Crowded House was her favourite band.[3] The band was at the pinnacle of its creative output, and the songs "Weather with You" and "Fall at Your Feet" became signature songs for the band. During the first supporting tour for Wood- face, Tim Finn was asked to leave part of the way through the UK leg (which was projected as the final leg but the success of the album dictated more dates be added).[3] Multi-in- strumentalist Mark Hart was recalled to play keyboards for the remaining dates, after which he was inducted as a permanent mem- ber of the band. The final date of this first tour at the Town and Country Club in London was recorded and given a limited release in Australia, while excerpts were released as B- sides for the album’s singles in other coun- tries.[8] (In 2007, Jimmy Buffett covered "Weather with You", making it the semi-title track for his album Take the Weather with You.) For their next album, Together Alone, Crowded House recruited New Zealand based Martin Glover (known as "Youth") to produce. The sessions were recorded at Karekare Beach, New Zealand. The opening From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 3 song of the album is a jam session by the band that was then named "Karekare" after the beach. The album sold well internation- ally upon release in October 1993 on the strength of lead single "Distant Sun" and its followup "Private Universe". The song "Locked Out" was the album’s first single in the US, receiving a modest amount of expos- ure on MTV and VH1, partly due to its inclu- sion on the soundtrack for 1994 US film Real- ity Bites. The song was bundled with The Kn- ack’s only hit "My Sharona" as a promotional jukebox single, as both appeared on the Real- ity Bites soundtrack.[1] Saying farewell (1994–1996) Crowded House playing live in Cafe De Kroon, Amsterdam, June 1996. Left: Neil Finn, right: Mark Hart The band toured Europe and had begun a series of dates in the United States when drummer Paul Hester left the band, request- ing more time with his family. Although they finished the tour with session drummer Peter Jones, Finn decided it was time to bring the group to an end. Following the tour, he de- cided to revive work on the Finn Brothers al- bum Finn with his brother Tim. Following this, Finn set his sights on beginning a solo career. The band officially dissolved in June 1996 in a press conference held by Neil Finn. In the same press conference as announcing the dissolution of the group, Neil announced plans to release a Crowded House greatest hits album featuring four songs from each al- bum and three songs intended for the group’s cancelled fifth studio album.[1] This career-spanning collection of greatest hits and a few new songs was released in the same month as its announcement. When re- leased, it went straight to #1 on the Australian and UK record charts. By this time, their success in the UK was comparable to their success in Australia with some of the singles making it to a higher chart placing. Early copies of the album came with a second CD of live material that captured a few mo- ments of the band’s distinct live presence, with varying locations from England, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. The comedic aspect of the banter between songs and spontaneity is displayed on this of- fering. Though no longer being credited as a band member, founding member Paul Hester returned to the skins for the Crowded House greatest hits collection to record the album’s three new songs. Released as singles, these included the funky "Instinct", the Beatlesque "Not the Girl You Think You Are" and the op- timistic anthem "Everything Is Good for You", which featured backing vocals from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder.[3] Later that year, the Sydney Children’s Hospital required emergency funding and de- cided to raise the funds through a charity event. Due to the strength of sales of Recur- ring Dream and the band’s philanthropic nature, the group decided to reunite to help in the cause. The group performed a free concert to an audience on the footsteps of the Sydney Opera House on 24 November 1996, though initially the plan was to occur the day before, however was postponed due to weather issues. All the band’s members, in- cluding Hester, participated in the farewell concert. To feature elements of eras of the group’s history, the group also called upon Peter Jones and Tim Finn to make guest ap- pearances. Prior to the performance, Crowded House was supported by Custard, Powderfinger and You Am I. The concert is considered one of the biggest live perform- ances in Australian history with varying re- ports of the crowd being between 120,000 and over 200,000 people.[1][9] In 1996, this was released on VHS, but wasn’t initially re- leased in audio format on cassette or CD. This was rectified in 2007 with both a double CD and a DVD of the concert made available. Following farewell and before reunion (1996–2006) Following the initial breakup of Crowded House in 1996, the members embarked upon various different projects in an array of medi- ums. Neil Finn initiated a successful solo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 4 career, releasing two albums and a soundtrack. Having left the group in 1992, Tim Finn resumed his solo career, though he appeared with them sporadically throughout the Woodface tour as a support act. He has released four solo albums since leaving the band. Together, Neil and Tim Finn recorded two albums as the Finn Brothers, Finn in 1995, just prior to Crowded House’s initial breakup, and Everyone Is Here in 2004, which proved more successful than the first. Peter Jones and Nick Seymour joined Aus- tralian group Deadstar for their second al- bum. Nick left after the release of their third album to move to Ireland, while Peter played with the band until their end in 1999 and then moved on to become a school teacher. Nick Seymour then worked as a record pro- ducer in Dublin. Most notably, he produced Neither Am I, the debut by Irish group Bell X1. He has also worked with Gemma Hayes and Juno Falls. Seymour also became a con- tributor to The Cake Sale collective, which brought him together with artists and musi- cians from Bell X1, The Frames, Damien Rice and Snow Patrol. Having played with the group prior to joining Crowded House in late 1992, Mark Hart rejoined Supertramp in the late 1990s. He has since toured as a part of Ringo Starr’s All Starr band. In 2001, Hart released a solo album entitled Nada Sonata on the PSB Records label.[10] Initially after leaving the group in 1994, Paul Hester reunited with his friend Anthony Field who had formed a successful children’s entertainment group The Wiggles with former members of rock group The Cock- roaches. Field requested Hester to particip- ate in some performances with The Wiggles, and so he was made "Paul the Chef" for a handful of performances.[11] Following Farewell to the World, Hester became a tele- vision and radio personality in Australia with his own ABC show "Hessie’s Shed", and a stint on the short lived Mick Molloy Show. He also worked as a session drummer and formed his own band Largest Living Things, a name he’d had in reserve since 1985 when Capitol Records refused to allow a band that name.[12] In 1999, the group decided to release a collection of (formerly) rare and unreleased recordings, which was entitled Afterglow. It featured the promotional and radio single re- lease "Anyone Can Tell" and live favourite "Recurring Dream" that had previously only been available on the soundtracks of the movies Tequila Sunrise and Rikky And Pete as well as single B-sides. In the same vein of the Recurring Dream album, there was a short history published in the album’s sleeve detailing information about the collection of songs and their history. Some limited release versions of the album included a second CD of spoken-word commentary about the songs from Finn. The liner notes in this CD included a confirmation that Crowded House were, at this point, not going to reunite. In 2001, Neil Finn collaborated with sev- eral international acts, such as two members of Radiohead, session bassist Sebastian Steinberg, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder (who previously appeared on "Everything Is Good for You" on Recurring Dream), Lisa Germano and first collaborated with Johnny Marr, pre- viously of The Smiths, with whom Finn later wrote the song "Even a Child". He also in- vited brother Tim Finn and his son Liam Finn’s band Betchadupa to all join in for a New Zealand based live collaboration given the name 7 Worlds Collide, a line from the Together Alone song "Distant Sun". The live concerts sold out and were released as a double CD or DVD in November 2001. The concerts featured several songs from Crowded House, Split Enz, Tim Finn and Neil Finn’s respective solo careers, Finn Brothers, Betchadupa and some pieces written specific- ally for the performances. Hester and Seymour reunited to play and record for Melbourne group Tarmac Adam in 2003.[13] In late 2003, Hester was called upon by Australian channel Music Max to host their successful Music Max’s Sessions series. After a long battle with depression, Hester took his own life on 26 March 2005 at the age of 46, hanging himself from a tree in a park near his home.[12] In November 2006, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the farewell concert, a double CD album and a double DVD set was released. The DVD featured a newly recorded audio commentary with Finn, Seymour and Hart, all of the previously released special features (with the exception of the t-shirt re- leased with the video in 1996) and a new doc- umentary featuring the concert’s participants and promoters.[9] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 5 Reunion (2006–Current) After Hester’s death and with the ensuing ten year anniversary of Farewell to the World, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Mark Hart had all reconnected with one another as a group for the first time since Farewell to the World in 1996. Through this reconnection, Finn asked Seymour to play bass for his upcoming, third solo album. Seymour agreed and the two joined with producer and drummer Ethan Johns to begin recording Finn’s third album. However, through the recording process, the two finally decided it would be better fit as a Crowded House album than a Neil Finn solo venture and so called upon Hart to re- turn to guitar and piano. In January 2007, the group made the public announcement that they would officially reform and had recalled Mark Hart to return and would begin audi- tioning drummers. After twenty days of audi- tions, the group announced that they had de- cided to have former Beck drummer Matt Sherrod to join as the group’s drummer on 23 February 2007. The four band members then recorded four new songs for the album, including the album’s lead single "Don’t Stop Now", with producer Steve Lillywhite.[6] On 17 March, the band played a live gig from their rehearsal studio to about fifty fans, and broadcast the concert live online. The two and a half hour set included numer- ous Crowded House staples, along with a handful of new tracks, including one co-writ- ten by Natalie Maines and the members of the Dixie Chicks and Finn, "Silent House." This was followed by a "warm-up" concert at the Thekla, a moored ship in Bristol on 19 March 2007. Crowded House played at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California on 29 April 2007, perform- ing classic songs along with songs from the new album. On 7 July 2007, they performed songs in front of thousands at Live Earth in Sydney, Australia.[14] On 8 July 2007, Neil Finn and Nick Seymour appeared on "Rove Live" and the band (including new drummer Matt Sherrod) performed "Don’t Stop Now" to promote the release of their new al- bum.[15] Prior to the album’s release, the lead single "Don’t Stop Now" was released in Aus- tralia on 16 June 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2007. The album release shortly followed with it being released on 30 June 2007 in Australia, 2 July 2007 in the Un- ited Kingdom and 10 July 2007 in the United States.[16] Neil Finn announced on the commentary track of the Farewell to the World DVD in 2006 that a box set of rarities would be re- leased the next year. He specifically men- tions that his demo version of "Don’t Dream It’s Over" will be on it. This was mentioned when he and Seymour were on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton in July 2007. Finn indic- ated that the release will be postponed to about 2008 or 2009 as the group is likely to re-enter the studio to record a new studio al- bum with the new lineup before the box set is released.[2] On 19 July 2007 Crowded House per- formed at the Masonic Hall Grand Lodge of New York; the show was filmed as part of the series Live from the Artists Den.[17] Crowded House have started work on the follow-up album to "Time on Earth" at Round- head Studios in New Zealand. On 21 June 2008 Crowded House played to an audience of 5000 at Westonbirt Arbor- etum in Gloucestershire, as part of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Tour. A week later, the band performed on the main ’Pyr- amid’ stage at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. A massive crowd sang along to a string of classic Crowded House hits including an already legendary Weather with You (weath- er being a Glastonbury obsession) and Neil and the band were one of the big successes at the festival.[18] On 6 December 2008 Crowded House played the Homebake Festival in Sydney. Pri- or to this were four "warm up gigs" held in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney, to relatively small crowds in intimate venues. Finn’s younger son, Elroy, played backup guitar at these events, while Don McGlashan played a wide variety of instruments. On 14 March 2009 Crowded House made a special appearance at the Sound Relief con- cert in Melbourne, Australia they played 3 of their songs with Liam Finn. Style Song writing and musical influences As the central songwriter for the band, Neil Finn’s music has always been the driving From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 6 force for the band’s song catalogue. Finn has often cited artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and folk rock artists such as John Denver and Joan Baez. Finn has said that his mother has always been a huge mu- sical influence to him, encouraging him from a young age to listen to a variety of different musical styles, including Irish folk singers and Maori music. Maori influences can be heard particularly in Together Alone and also in the Finn Brothers release Finn. Finn often writes lyrics in sonnet form with rhymes, similes and metaphors com- bined with literal descriptions. Some songs he has written have random lines, notably "Pineapple Head" from Together Alone, based on lines murmured by his younger son Elroy when he was sick and delirious with a fever as a young child. The story is often told as though it was Finn’s elder son Liam who was sick, but in fact it was Elroy.[1] Album covers, costumes and set design Crowded House was a follow-on group from Split Enz, a group who were known for their flair, style and set design. Crowded House adopted this concept in part, especially in the group’s earlier days. Noel Crombie, Split Enz’s costume and set designer, was not a member of Crowded House, so Nick Sey- mour, a professional artist and art school graduate, was the obvious choice to fill this role. Seymour designed or co-designed all of the album covers and co-created and de- signed all interior layouts. He also designed many costumes worn by the group, notably those from the cover of the group’s debut al- bum Crowded House. Seymour also collaborated with Neil Finn and Paul Hester to design the sets for many of the groups early music videos, such as "Don’t Dream It’s Over" and "Better Be Home Soon". Since reuniting, Seymour has contin- ued to maintain the visual artistic direction, again designing the album cover and design- ing the cover for its lead single "Don’t Stop Now". His design was carried over to the mu- sic video.[2] Though all the album covers were by Sey- mour, the majority of the single covers were not. Some simply featured photographs of the band, such as "It’s Only Natural" which fea- tured a photo of the band lineup of the time with the typeset of "Crowded House" as used on the song’s album Woodface. The artwork for "Pineapple Head" was created by Mental As Anything member Chris O’Doherty (com- monly known as Reg Mombassa, creator of Mambo Graphics). At times during Crowded House’s initial era, Mombassa and Crombie assisted Seymour creating artwork and cos- tumes. Most notably, the set design from Farewell to the World was solely designed by Crombie, while Mombassa and Seymour de- signed all promotional materials and art- work.[19] Band members Current members Neil Finn Nick Seymour Mark Ha Finn in 1996 Seymour in 1989 1985-1996 1985-1996 1989, 1992-1996 2007-Current 2007-Current 2007-Curr • Bandleader • Key songwriter • Vocals • Guitars • Piano • Bass guitars • Backing vocals • Guitars • Lap ste • Keyboa • Backing vocals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 7 Past members Paul Hester Tim Finn Craig Hooper Former additional musicians Hester in 1987 Finn in 2007 1985–1994 "The Mul- lanes era" 1996 1990–1991 1985 • Drums • Backing vocals • Vocals • Vocals • Keyboards • Guitars • Guitarist • - 1986-1989 • Keyboards and co- songwriter • - 1994-1996 • Drums, percussion and backing vocals • - 1993-1996 • Keyboards and road crew Discography Albums • Crowded House (1986) • Temple of Low Men (1988) • Woodface (1991) • Together Alone (1993) • Recurring Dream (1996) • Afterglow (2000) • Farewell to the World (2006) • Time on Earth (2007) International Top 20 Singles • "Don’t Dream It’s Over" • "Something So Strong" • "Better Be Home Soon" • "Chocolate Cake" • "Fall at Your Feet" • "Weather with You" • "It’s Only Natural" • "Distant Sun" • "Locked Out" • "Everything Is Good for You" • "Instinct" • "Not the Girl You Think You Are" • "Don’t Stop Now" Awards Crowded House has won several awards in- ternationally. In Australia, the group has won eleven ARIA Awards from 26 nominations, in- cluding being the first ever winner of the Best New Talent award in 1987, the cere- mony’s first year. Notably, the majority of the awards were won in the band’s earlier years from their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men.[20] The group has also been nominated for eleven APRA Awards, including the New Zealand Silver Scroll for "Don’t Stop Now" in 2007, and the group has won eight of the eleven with "Don’t Dream It’s Over" being named the sev- enth best Australian song of all time in 2001.[21] In 1987, Crowded House won the American MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist for their song "Don’t Dream It’s Over", which was also nominated for three other awards.[5] Personnel • Neil Finn - vocals, guitar, keyboards (03/ 1985 - ?) • Paul Hester - drums, vocals, keyboards (03/1985 - 14/04/1994 & 03/1996-12/1996) • Nick Seymour - bass, vocals (03/1985 - ?) • Craig Hooper - guitar, keyboards (03/1985 - 11 / 1985) • Tim Finn - vocals, piano, guitar (24/11/ 1990 - 29/10/1991) • Mark Hart - keyboards, guitar, vocals (12/ 1992 - ?) • Matt Sherrod - Drums, vocals (02/2007 - ?) See also • Music of Australia • Music of New Zealand References [1] ^ Bourke, Chris (1997). Something So Strong. Macmillan Australia. ISBN 0732908868. [2] ^ Denton, Andrew. Refer to Enough Rope. Airdate 16 July 2007 on ABC, Australia. Interview transcript: ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton - Episode 139. Retrieved 15 August 2007. [3] ^ Moxon, Mark. BBC - h2g2 - Neil Finn and Crowded House. Released 18 January 2002. Retrieved 15 August 2007. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crowded House 8 [4] "Crowded House - Time on Earth". http://australian-charts.com/ showitem.asp?interpret=Crowded+House&titel=Time+On+Earth&cat=a. Retrieved on 2007-08-19. [5] ^ MTV, MTV Award 1987. Retrieved 8 August 2007. [6] ^ "Year in Review: 2007; Page 11" (PDF). http://www.ariaawards.com.au/ content/downloads/ Year_in_Review_Aug06-May07.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-19. [7] "100% Pure New Zealand campaign, featuring "Don’t Dream It’s Over". http://www.newzealand.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. [8] Wikipedia contributors, "Four Seasons In One Day". Retrieved 15 August 2007. [9] ^ Hepworth, David (2006). ’Farewell to the World CD liner notes. Parlophone. [10]PSB Records. Nada Sonata - Mark Hart. Retrieved 15 August 2007. [11]Amazon. Amazon.com: The Wiggles - Wiggly Safari. Retrieved 15 August 2007. [12]^ Bernard Zuel, Nassim Khadem, Patrick Donovan and James Button. Farewell to the clown prince - music - www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2007. [13]Tarmac Adam. tarmac adam. Retrieved 15 August 2007. [14] "Live Earth Venue: Aussie Stadium, Sydney". http://liveearth.msn.com/le/ photos/Australia. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. [15] "Rove Daily". http://www.rovedaily.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. [16] "Johnny Marr on Crowded House Reunion Album". Pitchfork Media. 25 April 2007. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/ news/42575-johnny-marr-on-crowded- house-reunion-album. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. [17] "Crowded House". Grey Goose Entertainment. http://www.greygoose.com/ entertainment/index.php?cid=1. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. [18]CROWDED HOUSE TO PLAY GLASTONBURY [1] [19]Crowded House, Farewell to the World End Credits. Released December 1996. Retrieved 4 August 2007. [20] "Crowded House ARIA Awards". ARIA Awards. http://ariaawards.com.au/ history-by- artist.php?letter=C&artist=Crowded%20House. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. [21]APRA Music Awards - Top Ten. Retrieved 7 August 2007. • Twomey, Chris and Doole, Kerry, Crowded House: Private Universe, Omnibus Pr, 1998, ISBN 0-7119-4816-X • Dix, John, Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock and Roll, 1955 to the Modern Era, Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-301953-8 External links • Official home page • Official MySpace • Official Fanclub Website Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowded_House" Categories: Australian rock music groups, Capitol Records artists, New Zealand rock music groups, ARIA Award winners, BRIT Award winners, ATO Records artists, Crowded House, Victoria (Australia) musical groups This page was last modified on 22 May 2009, at 01:14 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax- deductible nonprofit charity. 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