TIM FINN Big Canoe +2 1986 UK Virgin CD Split Enz

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UK 1986 Virgin records CD of his underrated solo album with 2 cd bonus tracks (CDV 2369). AMG PROFILE: Singer/songwriter keyboardist/guitarist Tim Finn was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Influenced by not only British Invasion acts like the Beatles, the Move, and the Kinks, but also his Catholic upbringing and the communal sing-alongs of the native Maori people, Finn founded the '70s art-rock turned new wave band Split Enz, leading the band through several albums to moderate international success. The success of the between-albums solo project, Escapade, led to his leaving the band in 1983. He followed with the more ambitious second album, Big Canoe (1985) which went virtually ignored (it was unreleased in the U.S. until the success of his brother's band, Crowded House, stirred up enough interest by 1988). Finn returned in 1989 with a self-titled album for Capitol Records. Despite good reviews, this too failed to make much impact. He joined his brother Neil Finn's band, Crowded House, for their Woodface album but left mid-tour and released his fourth solo album, Before and After in 1993. In 1995, he joined with Hothouse Flowers' Liam O Maonlai and Andy White, releasing an album under the group name ALT. A long-rumored collaboration between the Finn brothers was finally released in late 1995 under the name Finn Brothers (it was released in the spring of 1996 in the U.S.). Finn returned to his solo career by the fall of 1996. In 1999, Finn completed work on his fifth solo album, Say It Is So, which was released early the following year. Together in Concert: Live, a live album documenting his highly successful tour of New Zealand with Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn, was issued early 2001. Fall the same year, Finn released another full-length, Feeding the Gods. A second Finn Brothers album was released in 2004 and in 2006, following a brief Split Enz reuinion, he returned with a solo album, Imaginary Kingdom. AMG REVIEW: Tim Finn teamed up with playwright Jeremy Brock for his second solo outing, Big Canoe. Although the collaboration is predictably ambitious -- probably Finn's most ambitious since the early days of Split Enz -- beneath all the overblown arrangements and slightly dated production lie some terrific songs. Material like "No Thunder No Fire No Rain," "Hyacinth," and "Carve You in Marble" deserves a better setting, but the album is still able to shine, and some minor flaws are forgivable, especially to diehard fans. Big Canoe also marks a welcome reunion between Finn and ex-Enz collaborator Phil Judd, who contributes sitar and rhythm guitar to a couple of tracks. SONGS: 1 Spiritual Hunger (4:36) 2 Don't Bury My Heart (4:25) 3 Timmy (3:44) 4 So Deep (3:17) 5 No Thunder - No Fire - No Rain (5:21) 6 Searching The Streets (4:11) 7 Carve You In Marble (5:40) 8 Water Into Wine (4:09) 9 Hyacinth (4:58) 10 Big Canoe (4:39) 11 Hole In My Heart (3:12) 12 Are We One Or Are We Two (3:51) CONDITION: CD & back artwork are near mint, front foldout insert is excellent with 2 minor dents on the right side edge from the old jewel case that's tabs that hold it in place dented it, new case won't dent it any further). THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY ITEM ON EBAY BUT PLEASE READ ALL INFO ABOVE & BELOW BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS, ABOUT 90% OF QUESTIONS IM GETTING FROM EBAY CUSTOMERS ARE ALREADY ANSWERED EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW OR ON MY ABOUT ME PAGE, THANK YOU. GRADING: I pretty much use the Goldmine & Record Collector magazines standards for grading, I can send you a link for details in depth about record/cover grading. My other items like CD's & books go by the same grading system as a general guide. I've been selling records & CD's professionally for over 20 years now & I try to be accurate in my grading (read my feedbacks on that, I rarely mis-grade, records are always VISUALLY graded only unless stated). DETAILED CD PACKING & RELATED INFO: Thick double sets count as 2 CD's for shipping but double CD's in slim cases count as just one CD if t is no outer box on them), box sets & multi ... read more

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