What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZMhCmwi7...re=related - Poor Boy ...I love this concept !!! It demonstrates the strength and beauty of the Split Enz repertoire !!!!

ENZSO "enzso" cd,1996.

a classical reworking of Split Enz songs by former Enz-man Eddie Rayner and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
rather than just being a straight classical album, this one contains vocals by Neil & Tim Finn plus Dave Dobbyn,Annie Crummer and Sam Hunt.
the tracks here have been very well chosen, ones like "message to my girl",,"stuff and nonsense" and "my mistake" slip easily into classical mode, others like "dirty creature","i see red" and "poor boy" have found a new lease of life within this genre especially "dirty creature" which when originally released the voclas seemed distant and muffled, but here they can be heard in their full glory.
but unfortunately, like most classical material, i find it all too much the same old-same old stuff!
another ENZSO album followed a couple of years after this one, not nearly as good IMO, and i didnt like it enough at the time to purchase it.
all up, not one for the casual listener by any means, more so an unneccessary companion piece to the legacy of Split Enz....
sorry, but can only find one link here...?!?

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: albert of india
best track: message to my girl

tracks:

1. poor boy **
2. message to my girl **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-6Ta_8T7QM live
3. i hope i never **
4. straight old line **
5. stuff and nonsense **
6. albert of india *
7. my mistake **
8. voices *
9. i see red **
10.under the wheel *
11.dirty creature **
12.stranger than fiction/time for a change *

3s=0
2s=8
1s=4

rating: 1.6