Neil & Tim Finn

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NEIL FINN "one nil" 2001.

the correct title of this one is actually "one-neil", a play on the one-nil sporting score, but someone stuffed up the plates in the print department and left out the "e",thus one-nil, by time the mistake was realised tens of thousands of the cd booklets had been printed as was the cd's and vinyl albums... but Neil Finn being the generally easygoing guy that he is expessed his dissapointment but accepted the wrong title as being a good omen!....no mistake with the US title though of "one all".
this one tends to stay to the laid back nature of the slower Crowded House moments...a lot more folky sounding in style, than his previous solo album and includes seveal guest appearances by Sheryl Crow who supplies vocals on tracks 8 and 11, and various instruments on a couple of other tracks. the Dixie Chicks co-wrote track four with Finn in what is a lovely little ballad.
this album once again shows the quality of Finn's writing skills that have earned him praise from the "who's who" of rock royalty and in almost twenty five years since first joining Split Enz has yet to be involved in the making of a bad album!!!...also this album failed in the Oz charts reaching a paltry #10 in the album charts...the lowest album placing since 1978.
again to check whether i was overrating the album i checked allmusic and they rated it slightly higher than my score when converted back to the MHRS.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. the climber**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krc1Y8OXDos live
2. rest of the day off***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiOj5m51Xxc live
3. hole in the ice**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo-KQJc9A0I live
4. wherever you are**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9ZrfQ5VlqQ audio
5. last to know***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbLMUROZ0WM live
6. dont ask why***
7. secret god**
8. turn and run**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bceT_mXlTjM live
9. elastic heart*
10.anytime***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpUcz8xhqvI live
11.driving me mad**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkIjcmEKYqw live
12.into the sunset***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46q5CzBnXdc audio with lyrics

3s=5
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.3