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Neil Finn ( vocals, guitar, piano ) and drummer Paul Hester ( ex-The Cheks, Deckchairs Overboard ) were former members of New Zealand band Split Enz, which spent part of 1975-6 in Australia and several years in England.
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Crowded House are a pop rock band formed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985 by lead-vocalist and primary songwriter, New Zealand-born Neil Finn.
Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an OBE on both Neil and Tim Finn, in June 1993, for their contribution to the music of New Zealand.
Neil Finn had decided to end the band to concentrate on his solo career and the Finn Brothers project with Tim.
Neil 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.
L to R: Paul Hester, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour. Thanks to their Split Enz connection, the newly formed Crowded House had an established Australasian fanbase.
As the band's primary songwriter, Neil Finn was under pressure to create a second album to match their debut and the band joked that one potential title for the new release was Mediocre Follow-Up.
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.
In June 1993 the New Zealand Government recommended that the Queen award an OBE to Neil and Tim Finn for their contribution to the music of New Zealand.
Neil Finn ( left ) and Mark Hart
The concert featured the line-up of Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mark Hart and Paul Hester.
Neil Finn released two solo studio albums, Try Whistling This ( 1998 ) and One Nil ( 2001 ), as well as two live albums, Sessions at West 54th ( 2000 ) and 7 Worlds Collide ( 2001 ).
Tim Finn had resumed his solo career after leaving the group in 1992 and he also worked with Neil on a second Finn Brothers album, Everyone Is Here, which was released in 2004.
Writing in 2010 Neil Finn said, " When we lost Paul it was like someone pulled the rug out from underneath everything, a terrible jolt out of the dark blue.
Matt Sherrod, Dublin, 2007. In 2006 Neil Finn asked Nick Seymour to play bass on his third solo album.
As the recording sessions progressed it was decided that the album would be issued under the Crowded House band name, rather than as a Neil Finn solo album.
As the primary songwriter for the band, Neil Finn has always set the tone for the band's sound.
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* Trouser Press commentary on Crowded House, Neil Finn and Tim Finn discography
Neil and vocals
The album features eight tracks co-written by Neil and Tim, which feature the brothers harmonising on lead vocals, except on the sombre " All I Ask " on which Tim sang lead.
* Vince Neil – lead vocals
She also sang lead vocals on the Francis-written " Into the White " and the Neil Young cover " I've Been Waiting for You ", both B-sides.
His single " No Regrets " featured Neil Tennant, and Neil Hannon on backing vocals.
* Neil Turbin – lead vocals ( 1982 – 1984 )
Though the majority of the album was recorded by Smith alone, friend and The Spinanes vocalist Rebecca Gates sang harmony vocals on " St. Ides Heaven ", and Heatmiser guitarist Neil Gust played guitar on " Single File ".
* Neil Innes: guitar, keyboards, vocals.
* Neil Innes — piano, guitar and vocals ;
The Merton Parkas were a mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London in the mid 1970s, by Danny Talbot ( vocals and guitar ), his brother, Mick Talbot ( keyboards ), Neil Hurrell ( bass ) and Simon Smith ( drums ).
This is the band's only album to feature Neil Turbin on vocals and Dan Lilker on bass.
* Neil Young – guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals ( 1966 – 1968, 2010 – 2012 )
His current band, Archie Brown and The Young Bucks, is based in Newcastle, with a catalogue of 9 albums and a line-up of Brown ( vocals, sax, guitar ), Patrick Rafferty ( vocals, accordion, guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards ), Ian Thompson ( bass ), Phil Screaton ( lead guitar ) and Neil Ramshaw ( drums ).
The band reunites Andriano with fellow former Slapstick member Brendan Kelly ( guitar and vocals ) ( currently in The Lawrence Arms ) and expands the family to Neil Hennessy on drums, ( also in The Lawrence Arms ).
The band is composed of Marti Pellow ( vocals ), Tommy Cunningham ( drums, vocals ), Graeme Clark ( bass, vocals ) and Neil Mitchell ( keyboards, vocals ).
* Neil Mitchell – ( keyboards, vocals )
* Vince Neil – lead vocals
* Vince Neil – vocals
Some of the singing was done by Mascis in his trademark nasal drawl, often compared with Neil Young, but the majority of the lead vocals were by Lou Barlow.
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* Ken Thornton — lead guitar ; ( nicknamed " Rutling " by Neil Innes )
" Here, Sharon began to play the bass guitar, while Neil sat behind the drum set, despite the fact that neither had played either instrument before.
Neil Young composed the guitar seeped soundtrack with portions he improvised while watching the movie footage.
At the time when he started learning drums, he also learned how to play guitar, but growing up with a stepfather ( Neil ) who played the drums, he took a deeper passion with the drums.
* Neil Carter – keyboards, guitar
On April 21, 2009, Booker T. released Potato Hole, a new album in collaboration with the band Drive-By Truckers and featuring Neil Young on guitar.
Neil Young, then of Buffalo Springfield, was in the room at the time, and kept his head down, playing his guitar, and saying nothing.
In January 1996, the band was joined by new member Neil Codling, a cousin of Simon Gilbert who handled keyboards and played second guitar.
* Neil Codling-keyboards, rhythm guitar
In 1985, the band expanded to a sextet, featuring new band members Graham Weir ( guitar, keyboards, trombone ) and Neil Weir ( trumpet, bass guitar ), and released Crush, produced by Stephen Hague in Paris and New York.
* Neil Weir – brass, keyboards, bass guitar
Graeme Duffin featured on guitar, while Dave Phillips ( bass ), Paul Spong ( trumpet ), Neil Sidwell ( trombone ) and Jamie Talboy ( saxophone ) also assisted.
* Neil Zaza, a guitar player
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