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1986 F Non-Soundtrack Music Tim Finn

Tim Finn – Big Canoe

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Order this CDTim Finn’s songs are usually easy to enjoy, though time has cost many of this album’s drum-machine-and-dance-beat-laden tracks some of their charm. Not to worry, though – some of this stuff is great for the mid-’80s synth-pop sound, and it’s a wonder they never crossed the Pacific and became bigger hits in America. “Don’t Bury My Heart”, “Big Canoe” and “No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain” are among Tim’s best, and the high-energy dance rhythm of “Spiritual Hunger” is not easily ignored. Some of the songs miss their mark 3 out of 4entirely, though – some probably due to the passage of time. The incomparable Anne Dudley arranged the orchestral passages and accompaniments, ensuring that at least that much of it is worth a listen. “Big Canoe” comes out as my favorite, a sweeping ode to the Maori heritage and history of New Zealand.

  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 (4:10)
  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)

Released by: Virgin
Release date: 1986
Total running time: 52:06

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1989 F Non-Soundtrack Music Tim Finn

Tim Finn

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Order this CDThis is one of an elite handful of items to make my DNP Album list, and with good reason – it’s bloody fantastic. The ten songs on here are all safe in the hands of Tim Finn, and the album was produced by Mitchell Froom, who also produced the first three Crowded House albums. His expertise and Tim’s performances are a perfect match, and the songs aren’t bad either. The exotic southern Pacific and Indian percussion and instrumentation are used just enough to give this album a texture unlike anything I’ve ever 4 out of 4heard before. Listen close for “Tears Inside”, “Crescendo”, “Not Even Close”, “How’m I Gonna Sleep” and “Young Mountain”. And the other half of the album isn’t bad either! Highest recommendations – one of the finest pop/rock albums I’ve ever heard.

  1. Young Mountain (4:19)
  2. Not Even Close (4:19)
  3. How’m I Gonna Sleep (3:56)
  4. Parihaka (4:20)
  5. Tears Inside (4:04)
  6. Birds Swim, Fish Fly (3:25)
  7. Suicide On Downing St. (3:32)
  8. Show A Little Mercy (4:01)
  9. Crescendo (4:18)
  10. Been There, Done That (4:07)

Released by: Capitol
Release date: 1989
Total running time: 40:21

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