Great Australian Albums Season 1 - Crowded House

Synopsis

Crowded House are one of Australasia's most successful acts. However, when they came to record their third album in 1990, the group was on the verge of splitting apart. In desperation, singer and songwriter Neil Finn fell back on his brother Tim to help. Tim Finn had led the group Split Enz from New Zealand to the top of the Australian charts and invited Neil to join the group, only to be eclipsed by him. The dynamic between the brothers had always been volatile. With that in mind, the brothers in two weeks composed a number of classic songs, and the result was Woodface. The album was considered a masterpiece, but tensions in the group flared up to the point of mild violence and in the middle of a world tour, Tim was ousted from the band.

Duration

  1. 52

Produced by

  1. Larry Meltzer & Toby Creswell

Directed by

  1. Larry Meltzer

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