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The Compilation Crowded House Fans Should Own, Nov 2 2007
There are at least 3 editions available of Crowded House's Recurring Dream compilation. One is the standard one with a single CD. Another one released initially (but is no longer widely available) during the same period includes this fantastic live CD. Songs such as There Goes God and Sister Madly showcase their drive that lacked on the studio versions. Mediocre songs from their debut like Love You `til the Day I Die and Hole in the River become fresh, as if they have been released from some kind of bounds. There is humor spread all over the set with the audience participating without ruining the songs. The fun and energy associated with Crowded House shines more on this live CD than any other studio recording of theirs (even including their masterpiece Together Alone) making it worthwhile for many to buy this edition, although it is rather expensive. Recently another edition emerged with a greatest hits DVD included. The songs are still great but most of the videos have aged rather poorly. An exception is Weather with You (my son's favorite!) which is joyful and fun and Distant Sun, a dreamy video that tastefully complements one of their best songs. My son actually loves most of the songs post Weather with You but he may simply like the overuse of colors (huge Yellow Submarine fan) and simply great songs. Being a big fan myself, this is a must have for me but friends and family mostly laugh when they see most of these videos. Recurring Dream is thus a great buy for most people. Any fan should add a few extra dollars and purchase this edition including the live set and only the hard core fans should also get the DVD version (that can be actually bought separately).
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Thank you!, July 20 2004
This review is from: Recurring Dream Very Best Of (Audio CD)
Wow! Thank you gwar_rock_god!!! Crowded House are, indeed, NOT Australian but pure and simple Kiwis like myself. What a relief not to have ANOTHER of our talents stolen by the Australians - it seems to have happened with a number of our citizens. At the moment they are trying to claim Keisha Castle-Hughes, the star of "Whale Rider" who was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars this year. I can't believe the Aussies sometimes. They'd claim our rugby team if they could... But anyways, Crowded House are one of our finest exports. Almost every New Zealander owns one of their albums and for good reason! Their music is catchy but soulful and so easy to listen to. My favourites include "Into Temptation" "Fall At Your Feet" and "Four Seasons In One Day." Absolutely brilliant. Highly recommend to anyone - even an Australian!!
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They are NOT australian!, Mar 29 2004
This review is from: Recurring Dream Very Best Of (Audio CD)
First of all I wanna say this band is NOT Australian! They are from New Zealand which is as far away from Australia as London is from Moscow, Russia. They don't even sound Australian! go to there website, and you will find they're Kiwis. Why do you aussies try to claim bands that are not even australian? shortage of talent down there??? that you have to try to take another countries talent?? There is a huge diffrence between the kiwi and aussie accents so your not fooling anyone, and no im not a kiwi, im an american. Anyways on to the music. It's good crafted, well written 80's pop-rock. Neil Finn has really got some talent. Almost all of the songs on here are good! 5 stars.
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