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Neil and Tim Shine

Benjamin C. Leonard | South Bend, Indiana United States | 08/25/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was very anxious to hear this album when it first came out. But when I finally did hear it, it was not what I had expected. Repeated listenings were needed. I assumed it would be the highly polished and sometimes over produced sound of Crowded House. Instead what I heard was a basic no frills approach. The album has a sort of homemade feel to it. Neil and Tim play virtually every instrument on this. Everything is low key. But what isn't low key is the talent that these two brothers possess. The song writing is very melodic and at times the harmonies are quite extraordinary. But that should come as no surprise coming from these two. We need more output from these guys. Albums are few and far between."

It's All In The Lyrical Meaning

Jose Bay | Pour Le Monde | 02/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hidden between the depths of Neil and Tim Finn's casual charm lies a dark under belly. Deep down there songs have true all encompassing meaning. In this record you get a roller coaster of mood, emotion, meaning and message. From the atheism lyrics in Only Talking Sense ('he is religion he won't hear you when you cry for help'), Eyes Of The World ('inside a sleazy room with a bible for companion, bleeding finger nails, you never know yourself') and Where Is My Soul ('oh holy ancient, I'll smoke you up, I'll take your wisdom and I'll turn it into dust, fill my ashtray - the one I come to trust' too finally Last Day Of June ('there are people witin my walls, here this Godless order'). Then we have the semi-nihilism Eyes Of The World. The bi-polar Mood Swinging Man. The philosophically heartfelt Last Day Of June. The rock fervor sentimentality and "she will have her way" Suffer Never. The swirling religious metaphor of Angels Heap (apparently in an off-hand mass media pop culture article it's about Tim Finn's sexual forays or fantasies with a teacher at high school). The funky, upbeat, modern and innovative Niwhai. The anti-consumerism of Bullets In My Hairdo. The family attention seeking melancholy of Paradise. And the anthem emphatic Tim sung Kiss The Road Of Rarotonga. I'm sure you will find your own meaning to the often, or at times ambigious lyrics of Finn ; but above is just my honest opinion. Other things I notice about the album is Tim not really making his presence felt on the sound board vocals of the album. Neil dominates all though out. Tim does sing in some (and did importantly co-write mostly with his brother). Is it Neil possessing a more soothing commercial voice? No offence to the brilliance of Tim Finn though, who in his own right is as A-Grade top notch artist. Overall this is a great album. It was therapy for my angst - ridden, stressful high school days. Probably the easiest of Finn albums to dig into, and be gratified by instantly. One thing for sure is time flies when you listen to this album."

Nice work from the Finn Boys

Jose Bay | 10/21/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I also would rank this as 3.5 stars. While this effort from Tim and Neil does not have as many compelling songs as some of their other albums, it is still satisfying and it grows on you. The brothers have crafted an album with a much more intimate feel than (at least Neil's) other efforts. Production has been scaled back. Also - this is one album that really needs to be listened to on headphones.Let's go Amazon readers. Everyone should request "Last Day in June" every June 30!"