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Crowded House
Australian and New Zealand pop rock band
Crowded House are an Australian/New Zealand rock band, formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The band's founding members were Neil Finn, Paul Hester (drums), and Nick Seymour (bass).
Later band members included Mitchell Froom, Finn's brother Tim, Finn's sons Liam and Elroy, and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod. Neil Finn and Seymour are the band's sole constant members.
members: Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn, Peter Jones, Tim Finn, Paul Hester
formed in: Melbourne
labels: Capitol Records, ATO Records
genres: alternative rock, rock music
awards: MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
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alternative rockpop rocksoft rockrockrock and indie
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History
Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, piano) and drummer Paul Hester (the Cheks, Deckchairs Overboard) were both former members of New Zealand band Split Enz, which spent part of 1975–76 in Australia and several years in England. Neil Finn is the younger brother of Split Enz founding member Tim Finn, who joined Crowded House in 1990 on vocals, guitars and keyboards for the album Woodface. Bassist Nick Seymour (Plays with Marionettes, Bang, the Horla) is the younger brother of singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour of Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors.
Finn and Hester decided to form a new band during the first Split Enz farewell tour, "Enz with a Bang", in late 1984. Seymour approached Finn during the afterparty for the Melbourne show and asked if he could audition for the new band. The Mullanes formed in Melbourne in early 1985 with Finn, Hester, Seymour and guitarist Craig Hooper (the Reels) and first performed on 11 June. They secured a record contract with Capitol Records, but Hooper left the band before the remaining trio moved to Los Angeles to record their debut album.
Thanks to their Split Enz connection, the newly formed Crowded House had an established Australasian fanbase. They began by playing at festivals in Australia and New Zealand and released their debut album, Crowded House, in August 1986. Capitol Records initially failed to see the band's potential and gave them only low-key promotion, forcing the band to play at small venues to try to gain attention. The album's first single, "Mean to Me", reached the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart top 30 in June. It failed to chart in the US, but moderate American airplay introduced US listeners to the group.
Crowded House took a break after the Canadian leg of the Temple of Low Men tour. Neil Finn and his brother Tim recorded songs they had co-written for their own album, Finn. Following the recording sessions with Tim, Neil began writing and recording a third Crowded House album with Hester and Seymour, but these tracks were rejected by the record company, so Neil asked Tim if Crowded House could use the Finn songs. Tim jokingly agreed on the proviso that he become a member, which Neil apparently took literally. With Tim as an official member, the band returned to the studio.
Crowded House are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985 but based in Auckland, New Zealand, since 1988. Originally active from 1985 to 1996. The founding members were New Zealander (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians (drums) and (bass). Later band members included Neil Finn's brother , and Americans and .
Mark Hart who had toured with the group joined as a permanent member in 1993. Founding drummer Hester left the band in May 1994 citing family reasons. He briefly returned for their "Farewell to the World" concerts in Melbourne and Sydney in 1996 and also played on three new tracks recorded for the album "Recurring Dream" (1996). His replacement was Peter Jones who remained with the group until they disbanded in 1996.
On 26 March 2005, Hester died by suicide. In 2006, the group re-formed with new drummer Matt Sherrod and released two further albums in 2007 and 2010.
In November 2016 they were inducted into the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Hall of Fame.
On 9 December 2019, Neil Finn unveiled via his official web site that the band's new line-up - alongside himself and Seymour - would add , and . As a result, Mark Har
Also known as: Crowded House (ByrdHouse), クラウデッド・ハウス, 擠屋合唱團, 斗室合唱團
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Liner notes
Crowded House, the records, oldest first
Crowded House
1986 album
World Where You Live
1987 ep
Temple of Low Men
1988 album
Woodface
1991 album
Together Alone
1993 album
The Final Sessions
1996 album
Homebrew
1998 album
Time on Earth
2007 album
Intriguer
2010 album
Better Be Home Soon
2016 ep
Dreamers Are Waiting
2021 album
Gravity Stairs
2024 album
Fleadh
year unknown album
Spare Room
year unknown album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Locked Out" is a song by Australian-New Zealand rock group Crowded House from their fourth studio album, Together Alone (1993). It was written by Neil Finn, produced by Youth, and released as a single in January 1994 by Capitol Records.
The song was also included on the soundtrack to the American film Reality Bites. In the United Kingdom, it was the most successful single from Together Alone, reaching No. 12.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song a score of three out of five, writing, "The third single from their Together Alone album will disappoint those who prefer Crowded House in their more usual thoughtful mode, as they rock out with much style and little consequence. Sure to go Top 40, however, especially as the CDs yield six otherwise unavailable live recordings."
