Neil & Tim Finn

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NEIL FINN "dizzy heights"  2014

Neil's third solo album under his own name
and comes out hot on the heels of a joint live album, Goin' Your Way, with Paul Kelly.
as Neil gets older he is making his albums family affairs with wife Sharon and sons Elroy and Liam
all playing their part on his recordings.
another factor affecting his latter albums is that he is getting more experimental in his music.
this album is not different, the first half, overall, is what I call arty-farty, even avant-garde for want of
a better word. the second half isn't as pop friendly as the Crowded House material but at least it could pass for
being radio friendly.
no singles released off this one but his fan base did ensure it made top10 in Australia and New Zealand.
its not really a good place to enter his career, in fact its really not a great place for fans to go neither.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

best track:  flying in the face of love
worst track: divebomber

tracks:

1....impressions *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHnV-56-UQ  live (better than the album version)
2....dizzy heights **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6rXBjM3lVc  live
3....flying in the face of love **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It2iGRLzAXI  video
4....divebomber *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks_-25Fgh5U  video
5....better than TV *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qEh4gl5YpM  live (again, better sound than the album version)
6....pony ride **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFbqFZzXqOg  audio
7....white lies and alibis **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ev_1Ce6rk  audio
8....animal vs human **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57uGDQW_MwU  audio
9....recluse *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3_NbWN8Nuk  audio
10..strangest friends *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHDEKmL4sc  live
11..in my blood **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6uzcfgWk6w  audio
12..lights of New York **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJyQTGGyKeA  audio

3s - 0
2s - 7
1s - 5

rating:  1.6