One All: Neil Finn: Amazon.ca: Music

1. The Climber

2. Driving Me Mad

3. Hole In The Ice

4. Last To Know

5. Wherever You Are

6. Secret God

7. Lullaby Requiem

8. Human Kindness

9. Turn And Run

10. Anytime

11. Rest Of The Day Off

12. Into The Sunset

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The 12 tracks on One All proffer a more organic, rougher-hewn take on Neil Finn's solid classicism. While Crowded House's populist folk-pop tugged as many purse-strings as it did hearts, Finn's solo career has been characterized by nothing more strident than the soft shuffle of gentle understatement--as if the antipodean troubadour feared his former muse would be insulted by any attempts to out-pop the relentlessly tuneful House. Not that this follow-up to 1998's patchy solo debut, Try Whistling This, is in any way underwhelming. The swirling effects and treated guitars of "Rest of the Day Off" hint more at latter-day Split Enz and even, occasionally, Oasis, than Crowded House. Unfortunately, there is also a sense that the addition of such sonic accoutrements may be little more than a ham-fisted attempt to add techno-savvy flesh to basic, traditional bones--with "Hole in the Ice" and "Secret God" imbued with dubious guitar solos and irritatingly superfluous backing vocals (courtesy, bizarrely enough, of former Prince demoiselles Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman) that merely serve to detract from the music's warm-hearted core. Nevertheless, Finn's long-running lyrical concerns--love, loyalty, and, predominantly, self-doubt--have never been expressed more adroitly. --Sarah Dempster

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection, Jan 6 2007

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D. Brocks (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One All (Audio CD)

A couple of years ago I bouth the Finn Brothers CD, which I thought was outstanding. This past Christmas I did some searching on the Amozon site and found this issue by Neil, which somehow I missed. I just got it last week as a gift from my wife. The CD cover pic is not the best, but the music is very good to excellent. There is a lot of similarily to the Finn Brothers CD. Sheryl Crow shows up on a few cuts; although Neil is not as well known as say Bono, he has a real knack for writing brilliant songs, is a great guitarist, and surrounds himself with strong musicians who know how to bring his songs to life. I highly recommend this CD. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that I thought the Finn Brothers 2004 album was even better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars just buy it, Dec 21 2003

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jeffinsd (San Diego) - See all my reviews

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This disc has been in the player for about a year. We bought it at the Neil Finn show in San Diego last February and have not stopped listening to it since. Neil Finn is a very talented artist.

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5.0 out of 5 stars he is a genius., Dec 19 2003

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Kim Shinohara (Sanbu-gun, Chiba Japan) - See all my reviews

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He did stand aloof from Beatles!

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