Squeeze or Crowded House?

[bbernardini]

[VLC]

1. Option D

Squeeze and Split Enz

[unpossibles]

5. ha!

I think you read my mind.

[VLC]

6. Then your mind must be Great ;-)

[grace0418]

2. Seeing as I am going to three Crowded House shows in three days, I'm going

to pick Crowded House. That, and they are my favorite band of all time.

Although I do love Squeeze, yes I do. Great, great band.

[Arugula Latte]

3. I've listened to Squeeze for 25 + years -- Still love 'em.

:thumbsup:

[Katina]

23. yep

on my ipod too! good fun stuff

[jpgray]

4. Shrinking in the sea, so cold!

:D

[CrownPrinceBandar]

14. Topless ladies look away.......

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jaEcUMrsBhU

[martymar64]

18. Your avatar says it all!

That was a tattoo on my right arm from 1983 to 1990.
Now a chinese dragon covers it.

[SarahB]

7. We just saw Crowded House live Aug. 3rd.

I never saw them before Paul Hester died unfortunately, but they were amazing in person. I like Squeeze too, but I'd have to go with Crowded House. I would have said the same thing 20 years ago. :hi:

[soleft]

8. I thought they were the same band

:shrug:

[MorningGlow]

9. Waah! Don't make me choose!

Picking Squeeze over Crowded House or vice versa makes the baby Jesus cry. :(

[gmoney]

10. There's not a bad song on any real Crowded House album

Squeeze was brillitant at times, but really hit-and-miss in my book, especially after the first break up.

There are a few oddballs on the "Afterglow" album and the "I'm Still Here" throwaway, and I hate the song "Chocolate Cake" but other than that, there's not a song on a CH album that's not at least excellent, if not brilliant or even genius.

[grace0418]

12. Together Alone is an absolute masterpiece IMHO. There was a six month period

where I kept that album on endless repeat. Still one of my favorite albums of all time.

Have you heard Time on Earth yet? It's a bit more hit-and-miss but it also started out as a solo Neil Finn project. There are a few brilliant songs and a few not-so-brilliant songs. I'm hoping they do a follow-up with the whole band on board from the get-go.

[gmoney]

13. Saw the "Together Alone" tour twice...

the first time may have been the most romantic night of my life, even though things with my date for the evening didn't ever pan out. But just hearing those songs live brought me almost to tears.

Got to briefly meet the band after and get the CD signed. Paul was running around in this huge fluffy "Together Alone" monogrammed bathrobe and was quite the cut up. I believe it was not long after that show that Paul left the band...

[grace0418]

16. Oh that sounds awesome! I was at a time in my life where I didn't know how

I would pay my rent so I could never afford to see that tour. It makes me sad to this day. So I never got to see Paulo live in person. And now he's gone. :(

I've since seen Neil solo and the Finn Brothers on every tour, multiple shows. He always sings a bunch of CH and Split Enz material, but this tour is going to be really special for me. I've met Neil a few times now and I'm hoping to meet Nick this time. He was my first love because he's a visual artist and his artistic sensibility is very similar to mine. It may not happen though because the Chicago shows are much bigger than any solo Neil shows I've seen. And at the Milwaukee show I'll be with my husband and we'll have to drive back to Chicago as soon as it's over. Oh well, it's enough just to see them live. And I've heard the new drummer, while not the character Paul was, is handling the job well.

I remember one tour I won tickets to a pre-concert warm-up show. There were maybe 20-25 people present, and we got to meet Neil and he took requests. I immediately asked for "Walking on the Spot" which he played with just a piano to accompany him. I think it was 15 minutes at least before the hair on the back of my neck laid flat again. I know what you mean about hearing the songs live bringing tears to your eyes. Sigh...

[MissMillie]

22. I'm a Temple of Lo Men fan

love that CD

[grace0418]

27. Oh yeah, great album.

They really don't have a bad one. Even the new one, while not perfect, is better than 99% of anything on the radio.

[Beaverhausen]

11. Love them both

I loves me some good pop songwriting!

[Wetzelbill]

15. I love Crowded House

they got my vote.

[martymar64]

17. Personally I prefer Madness

Or in a pinch, Haircut 500.

[grace0418]

19. Are they 5x better than Haircut 100?

;) Sorry, I couldn't resist. Love them, and Madness too!

[martymar64]

20. Touche

That's what I get for posting while drunk.

[grace0418]

28. No, no I liked it. It's like the deluxe version of Haircut 100.

Drunk minds can be brilliant at times! :)

[Guava Jelly]

21. I voted Crowded House

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XIY_UVmHI0Y
because of this song and this mans voice.

[grace0418]

26. Sigh...

Neil Finn could sing the contents of the telephone book to me and I'd get weak in the knees. :)

[Beaverhausen]

30. No kidding! What is it about him?

He is soooooooooo sexy but not in an obvious way. :loveya:

[grace0418]

32. He has almost every single thing I find attractive in a man.

He's intelligent, witty, passionate, creative, talented, playful, liberal (yay!)... Add the voice that could melt butter, a sexy kiwi accent, and boyish charm and... :loveya:

Even now that he's a bit older and not as boyishly cute, his eyes are amazing. I've stood a foot away talking to him and his eyes (and the sexy laugh lines around them) are all I can remember. I was having trouble forming coherent sentences. And not just because he's "on my laminated list" but because his music has meant soooooooooooo much to me for the last 20+ years.

[Beaverhausen]

31. Fall at Your Feet

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eq-kGfhg-i0

[SKKY]

24. Here's what you can do with Crowded House...

"Take it to the bridge, throw it overboard. See if it can swim, back onto the shore."

Just kidding. I love them both, but Squeeze wins hand down.

[meegbear]

25. Split Enz!

http://www.oli.tudelft.nl/jc84/The%20History%20of%20Great%20Pop%20Music!_files/SplitEnz.jpg

[grace0418]

29. The only reason I'm not incredulous at the voting right now is because Squeeze

is such a worth adversary. Man, I would loooooooooooooove to see a Crowded House/Squeeze double bill.

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