Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2007 6:57:04 GMT -5
From Undercover.com.au: undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1432
The new Crowded House album will be called 'Time On Earth'.
Lead singer and founder Neil Finn announced the title this week from Melbourne, where he and Nick Seymour are auditioning drummers for the reformed band.
In an official statement, Finn says "After spending most of last year making music and hanging out with my friend Nick Seymour we are now announcing our intention to reform Crowded House with a new record entitled Time On Earth".
Crowded House broke up one year after original drummer and co-founder Paul Hester left the band in 1994. Finn says "We are conscious that Paul Hester was above all a great drummer and we are currently auditioning to find someone special to take that role."
The band will engage a world tour for most of 2007, with the first officially announced show being Coachella in California in April. About the comeback, he says "It feels right to us that the band should re-emerge at this time and together with Mark Hart we look forward to reconnecting with the audience that we established and for whom we still hold a deep respect. We aim to make the upcoming shows and the new music every bit as vital and spirited as what has come before".
Finn and Hester formed Crowded House with Nick Seymour after the demise of Split Enz. They recorded four platinum selling albums between 1986 and 1993.
Their hits included 'Mean To Me', 'Better Be Home Soon', 'World Where You Live', 'Something So Strong', 'Don't Dream It's Over', 'It's Only Natural', 'Fall At Your Feet', 'Weather With You', 'Chocolate Cake' and 'Private Universe'.
Also 'Tim Finn not part of Crowded House reunion'
The upcoming Crowded House reunion will be minus Tim Finn.
The official line-up for the Crowded House world tour will be founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour with Mark Hart. They are also auditioning drummers in Melbourne this week.
Tim Finn joined the band is 1989 for their third album 'Woodface' and remained to the end in 1996.
Peter Green from frenz.com, the official website for Split Enz and Crowded House has confirmed to Undercover that there will be a new Crowded House album and a world tour.
The first officially announced gig for Crowded House will be at Coachella in California in April.
A world tour is being planned for the new band.
Crowded House formed in Melbourne, Australia is July 1985. The original name of the band was The Mullanes, named after lead singer and songwriter Neil Mullane Finn.
The original line-up was the trio of Finn, bass player Nick Seymour and former Split Enz drummer Paul Hester.
Hester left the band midway through the US tour for 'Together Alone' in 1994. He was replaced by Mark Hart until the band broke up in 1996.
In 2005, Hester took his own life in a park in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick.
The last official gig for Crowded House was on November 24, 1996 when the band staged their "Farewell to the World" show from the steps of the Sydney Opera House. That performance is now available on DVD.
Last year, Finn was involved in a reunion with his previous band Split Enz in Australia.
The new Crowded House album will be called 'Time On Earth'.
Lead singer and founder Neil Finn announced the title this week from Melbourne, where he and Nick Seymour are auditioning drummers for the reformed band.
In an official statement, Finn says "After spending most of last year making music and hanging out with my friend Nick Seymour we are now announcing our intention to reform Crowded House with a new record entitled Time On Earth".
Crowded House broke up one year after original drummer and co-founder Paul Hester left the band in 1994. Finn says "We are conscious that Paul Hester was above all a great drummer and we are currently auditioning to find someone special to take that role."
The band will engage a world tour for most of 2007, with the first officially announced show being Coachella in California in April. About the comeback, he says "It feels right to us that the band should re-emerge at this time and together with Mark Hart we look forward to reconnecting with the audience that we established and for whom we still hold a deep respect. We aim to make the upcoming shows and the new music every bit as vital and spirited as what has come before".
Finn and Hester formed Crowded House with Nick Seymour after the demise of Split Enz. They recorded four platinum selling albums between 1986 and 1993.
Their hits included 'Mean To Me', 'Better Be Home Soon', 'World Where You Live', 'Something So Strong', 'Don't Dream It's Over', 'It's Only Natural', 'Fall At Your Feet', 'Weather With You', 'Chocolate Cake' and 'Private Universe'.
Also 'Tim Finn not part of Crowded House reunion'
The upcoming Crowded House reunion will be minus Tim Finn.
The official line-up for the Crowded House world tour will be founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour with Mark Hart. They are also auditioning drummers in Melbourne this week.
Tim Finn joined the band is 1989 for their third album 'Woodface' and remained to the end in 1996.
Peter Green from frenz.com, the official website for Split Enz and Crowded House has confirmed to Undercover that there will be a new Crowded House album and a world tour.
The first officially announced gig for Crowded House will be at Coachella in California in April.
A world tour is being planned for the new band.
Crowded House formed in Melbourne, Australia is July 1985. The original name of the band was The Mullanes, named after lead singer and songwriter Neil Mullane Finn.
The original line-up was the trio of Finn, bass player Nick Seymour and former Split Enz drummer Paul Hester.
Hester left the band midway through the US tour for 'Together Alone' in 1994. He was replaced by Mark Hart until the band broke up in 1996.
In 2005, Hester took his own life in a park in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick.
The last official gig for Crowded House was on November 24, 1996 when the band staged their "Farewell to the World" show from the steps of the Sydney Opera House. That performance is now available on DVD.
Last year, Finn was involved in a reunion with his previous band Split Enz in Australia.
