Recurring Dream

1. Rainshadow

2. Dream Beneath Winter Rain

3. Before Morning

4. Dreamlight

5. Recurring Dream

Recurring Dream,Sylvan Grey,Fortuna Records,Ethnic Fusion,Neo-Classical,New Age / Meditation,Pop

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Average customer rating: the return of crowded house..... Great CD Essential compilation of severely underrated band An entire CD that is very easy to listen to. beautiful, soaring, exciting pop/rock

Recurring Dream: The Very Best Of Crowded House Crowded House Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz Farewell to the World Time on Earth Crowded House Woodface ASIN: B000002U5B Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

1. Weather With You
2. World Where You Live
3. Fall At Your Feet
4. Locked Out
5. Don't Dream It's Over
6. Into Temptation
7. Pineapple Head
8. When You Come
9. Private Universe
10. Not The Girl You Think You Are
11. Instinct
12. I Feel Possessed
13. Four Seasons In One Day
14. It's Only Natural
15. Distant Sun
16. Something So Strong
17. Mean To Me
18. Better Be Home Soon
19. Everything Is Good For You

Customer Reviews:

the return of crowded house............2007-03-15

this band needs no intro....
this greatest hits shows the greatness of a band audio-wise but doesnt show their incredible live presence and on-stage banter that made them legends. Paul Hester sadly left us a few years ago but the news is out:

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Crowded House Reform - Official Statement from the Band


Crowded House founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour have confirmed that they will be putting the band back together, with plans for a new studio album and world tour.

Talking about the decision Neil said "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. 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. 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 is currently putting the finishing touches on the new album for release later in the year. Tour plans are yet to be announced but the band have confirmed they will play the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California USA along with Bjork, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Rage Against the Machine."

they are coming out with a new album this year (2007) and a new tour!!!!


GOD BLESS CROWDED HOUSE.....

Great CD.......2007-02-09

I really didn't know much about this band. I loved the song "Don't Dream It's Over"; so I bought this CD. The entire CD is great. It is filled with easy listening and mellow songs. The CD just leaves you feeling really good. I love it.

Essential compilation of severely underrated band.......2007-01-19

I agree with most of the other reviewers: Crowded House were massively underrated. The critics were fond of their albums at the time, and in the years since Neil Finn has been acknowledged of one of the master songwriters of his generation. Still, outside of their home turf of Australia and New Zealand, few people are familiar with the name Crowded House. Play them "Don't Dream It's Over," their brilliant 1987 chart-topper, and you'll probably get a vague, "Ohhh, they did *that* song." This is simply a shame.

Almost every band purported to be the Next Big Thing eventually gets compared to The Beatles, whether it's Duran Duran or The Strokes, and it's usually quite a stretch in any number of ways. Not so with Crowded House. In superficial aesthetics the two bands share a lot in common: the Rubber Soul-like harmonies that adorn their album Woodface; the driving, melodic basslines of Nick Seymour (much like Paul McCartney); Paul Hester's non-technical, but undeniably toe-tapping drumming; and Neil Finn's voice, which can break into Lennon-esque, hoarse rock shout, or have a soothing clarinet quality like McCartney.

But the songwriting is where the comparison is most apt. The Beatles' best songs seem almost inevitable and cosmic: *somebody* was bound to happen upon a melody this perfect eventually (as in "Yesterday"), and for some reason Lennon and McCartney were able to pluck such songs out of the air regularly. Neil Finn did the same, several times for each album, with Crowded House. Listen to "Four Seasons In One Day" just once, and you'll hear what I mean.

With this album, all these songs are collected in one place. I can't say how essential this disc is for anyone who appreciates outstanding pop songwriting that goes beyond catchy and crafted and into the realm of something deep and transcendent. The first 10 listens you'll be enjoying the melodies, energy and fantastic production; after that, you'll feel like you've found a new musical best friend. It's that good.

An entire CD that is very easy to listen to........2007-01-13

This CD plays like an easy listening extravaganza. Every song is mellow and classic. The band is apparently from New Zealand/Australia, which may explain the subtle brit pop undertones.. not to mention the McCartney-esque style of a few tracks. Overall this CD is a great buy, you won't be disappointed.

beautiful, soaring, exciting pop/rock.......2006-12-31

When I first listened to this disk, I could knew one Crowded House song (Don't Dream It's Over), which is a great song, but I didn't know the band. A friend recommended this disk, which I listened to the first time at work. I didn't get anything done for that hour, and if CD's could wear out, I'd long ago have needed to replace this one.

Crowded House may not be a major band - one MTV hit, a couple of radio hits, and they're real big in New Zealand (where they are from) - but they are one of greats. Reminiscent at times of (OK, I know, this gets thrown around too often, but it's true) the Beatles (in their mid-years - think Rubber Soul) and The Ocean Blue, they can mellow with the best (Not the Girl You Think You Are, Four Seasons in One Day). When they choose to rock (Locked Out), the maintain musical and lyrical integrity. Weather With You is an indescribable joy.

Perhaps not for metalheads, but anyone who likes sophisticated (but not overly complex) arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, and spotless, emotional performance will love this.

Average customer rating: Major Triumph For This Orchestra Star A great edition to any double reed player's library!!

Three Concerti Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Persichetti | Persichetti, Vincent | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer English Horn | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Corigliano: Creations And Other Works Rorem: Flute Concerto; Violin Concerto ASIN: B0000030J9 Release Date: 1995-04-25

Tracks:

1. Concerto For English Horn And Orchestra: Preamble And Amble
2. Concerto For English Horn And Orchestra: Love Letter
3. Concerto For English Horn And Orchestra: Recurring Dream
4. Concerto For English Horn And Orchestra: Perpetual Motion
5. Concerto For English Horn And Orchestra: Medley And Prayer
6. Concerto For English Horn And String Orchestra, Op.137: Con Fantasia
7. Concerto For English Horn And String Orchestra, Op.137: Amabile
8. Concerto For English Horn And String Orchestra, Op.137: Spiritoso
9. The Edge Of The Olde One

Customer Reviews:

Major Triumph For This Orchestra Star.......2004-03-27

There is so much in the symphony reportoire which depends on a great, solid EH artist. None quite like the exceptional Thomas Stacy of the NY Philharmonic.

Here he delights with three concertos written for him and his instrument. Each different and adding to the growing collection of works for this solo workhorse.

Rorem's Concerto is just outstanding, especially the 2nd Movement named Love Letter and 3rd named: Recurring Dream. Its sonorous overtones are well suited for the EH, backed by nicely balanced orchestration of lilty, floating horns, strings, flute.

Persichetti's Concerto for EH and String Orchestra is directed again for Stacy's talents and showcases them magnificently. An opener of fantasia is followed by the robust second "Amabile" which bustles and rustles with circulating lightness into the "Butterfly Song." The third move is a favorite of the CD, Spiritoso which zooms and shifts gears allowing Stacy to enter and exit from and around the strings, emanating a dancelike finish.

Hodkinson ventures into the unknown. Imagine, electrified English Horn with reverb, modulation. Perfect for a piece meant to resemble mind journey... meandering, then clear, then muddled and complexed, then darting. Tedious at points. Eruptive. Gradually moves to bursts where we can identify this is really English Horn distorted sounds. Least of the three for me.

A great edition to any double reed player's library!!.......1999-03-14

Tom Stacy is one of the foremost English Hornist of our time.He has more than 50 solo performances with the New york Philharmonic, and other major orchestras around the country.This CD shows both Tom's technical mastery of the instrument, and his sensitive musicality. The CD also demonstrates three comtemporary composers at there best.

Average customer rating: the return of crowded house..... Great CD Essential compilation of severely underrated band An entire CD that is very easy to listen to. beautiful, soaring, exciting pop/rock

Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House Crowded House Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz Farewell to the World Time on Earth Crowded House Woodface ASIN: B000024M42 Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

1. Weather With You
2. World Where You Live
3. Fall At Your Feet
4. Locked Out
5. Don't Dream It's Over
6. Into Temptation
7. Pineapple Head
8. When You Come
9. Private Universe
10. Not The Girl You Think You Are
11. Instinct (Album Version)
12. I Feel Possessed
13. Four Seasons In One Day
14. It's Only Natural
15. Distant Sun
16. Something So Strong
17. Mean To Me
18. Better Be Home Soon
19. Everything Is Good For You

Customer Reviews:

the return of crowded house............2007-03-15

this band needs no intro....
this greatest hits shows the greatness of a band audio-wise but doesnt show their incredible live presence and on-stage banter that made them legends. Paul Hester sadly left us a few years ago but the news is out:

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Crowded House Reform - Official Statement from the Band


Crowded House founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour have confirmed that they will be putting the band back together, with plans for a new studio album and world tour.

Talking about the decision Neil said "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. 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. 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 is currently putting the finishing touches on the new album for release later in the year. Tour plans are yet to be announced but the band have confirmed they will play the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California USA along with Bjork, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Rage Against the Machine."

they are coming out with a new album this year (2007) and a new tour!!!!


GOD BLESS CROWDED HOUSE.....

Great CD.......2007-02-09

I really didn't know much about this band. I loved the song "Don't Dream It's Over"; so I bought this CD. The entire CD is great. It is filled with easy listening and mellow songs. The CD just leaves you feeling really good. I love it.

Essential compilation of severely underrated band.......2007-01-19

I agree with most of the other reviewers: Crowded House were massively underrated. The critics were fond of their albums at the time, and in the years since Neil Finn has been acknowledged of one of the master songwriters of his generation. Still, outside of their home turf of Australia and New Zealand, few people are familiar with the name Crowded House. Play them "Don't Dream It's Over," their brilliant 1987 chart-topper, and you'll probably get a vague, "Ohhh, they did *that* song." This is simply a shame.

Almost every band purported to be the Next Big Thing eventually gets compared to The Beatles, whether it's Duran Duran or The Strokes, and it's usually quite a stretch in any number of ways. Not so with Crowded House. In superficial aesthetics the two bands share a lot in common: the Rubber Soul-like harmonies that adorn their album Woodface; the driving, melodic basslines of Nick Seymour (much like Paul McCartney); Paul Hester's non-technical, but undeniably toe-tapping drumming; and Neil Finn's voice, which can break into Lennon-esque, hoarse rock shout, or have a soothing clarinet quality like McCartney.

But the songwriting is where the comparison is most apt. The Beatles' best songs seem almost inevitable and cosmic: *somebody* was bound to happen upon a melody this perfect eventually (as in "Yesterday"), and for some reason Lennon and McCartney were able to pluck such songs out of the air regularly. Neil Finn did the same, several times for each album, with Crowded House. Listen to "Four Seasons In One Day" just once, and you'll hear what I mean.

With this album, all these songs are collected in one place. I can't say how essential this disc is for anyone who appreciates outstanding pop songwriting that goes beyond catchy and crafted and into the realm of something deep and transcendent. The first 10 listens you'll be enjoying the melodies, energy and fantastic production; after that, you'll feel like you've found a new musical best friend. It's that good.

An entire CD that is very easy to listen to........2007-01-13

This CD plays like an easy listening extravaganza. Every song is mellow and classic. The band is apparently from New Zealand/Australia, which may explain the subtle brit pop undertones.. not to mention the McCartney-esque style of a few tracks. Overall this CD is a great buy, you won't be disappointed.

beautiful, soaring, exciting pop/rock.......2006-12-31

When I first listened to this disk, I could knew one Crowded House song (Don't Dream It's Over), which is a great song, but I didn't know the band. A friend recommended this disk, which I listened to the first time at work. I didn't get anything done for that hour, and if CD's could wear out, I'd long ago have needed to replace this one.

Crowded House may not be a major band - one MTV hit, a couple of radio hits, and they're real big in New Zealand (where they are from) - but they are one of greats. Reminiscent at times of (OK, I know, this gets thrown around too often, but it's true) the Beatles (in their mid-years - think Rubber Soul) and The Ocean Blue, they can mellow with the best (Not the Girl You Think You Are, Four Seasons in One Day). When they choose to rock (Locked Out), the maintain musical and lyrical integrity. Weather With You is an indescribable joy.

Perhaps not for metalheads, but anyone who likes sophisticated (but not overly complex) arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, and spotless, emotional performance will love this.

Average customer rating: Evocative stringplay thats stark, seductive and shamanesque.

Recurring Dream Sylvan Grey Manufacturer: Fortuna Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ice Flowers Melting: Music For Kantele, The Finnish Folk Zither ASIN: B0000007UJ Release Date: 1991-10-16

Tracks:

1. Rainshadow
2. Dream Beneath Winter Rain
3. Before Morning
4. Dreamlight
5. Recurring Dream

Album Description

Recurring Dream is inspired by those elusive visions that fascinate us - the time just before waking, shadows in the rain, scenes that visit our sleep again and again, and the icy light accompanying these nighttime images. These original compositions by Sylvan Grey contain sensitively phrased melodies and delicious harmonies. Grey produces a lush, full sound from the kantele by skillfully adding bell-like accents, ringing harmonics, arpeggios, and delicate ostinatos. The music is both exciting and intimate. Solidly constructed, it appeals to our intellect as well as our emotions.

All the selections are unedited and were digitally recorded without the use of any electronic processing. Recurring Dream is a beautiful release and is sure to be enthusiastically favored among lovers of acoustic music. Her other recording on Fortuna Records is Ice Flowers Melting.

Customer Reviews:

Evocative stringplay thats stark, seductive and shamanesque........1999-07-23

A lovely album of deeply soulful and richly harmonic music.If you find the sound of dreamy, celtic harp(actually this instrument is a form of zither) a liitle passe, then allow yourself to be touched by the hypnotic, incandescent sound of ancient Finland.To dissect this recording into 'tracks' is to tamper with its whole beauty. This is liberating, sensual music that dives deeply into 'another' realm(of ancestoral spirits and the unconcious mindscape), managing always to take you with it! Reflective, meditative and haunting, BUT never light weight. The songs seem to maintain a delicate balance between structure and formlessness that never causes one to feel lost or unsatisfied(or bored!) There is no production 'overkill' evident here,Grey (solo) remains uncompromising in her artistic vision.I challenge anyone not to be moved by this lyrical and compelling tour de force. Please Sylvan, bring your mystical and charming Kantele to Australia.(but for the moment this exquistely executed CD will have to suffice!).So do yourself a favour and let this hidden gem become one of YOUR perrenial favourites, like it has been mine for over ten years.... For this ain't 'merely' entertainment, this is truely ART...

Average customer rating: 4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc One of the best albums in my collection A must for CH fans and a great intro for new ones. Captures the live Crowded House magic SHEER EXCELLENCE!

Recurring Dream Crowded House Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Farewell to the World One All ASIN: B000005RRN Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Weather With You
2. World Where You Live
3. Fall At Your Feet
4. Locked Out
5. Don't Dream It's Over
6. Into Temptation
7. Pineapple Head
8. When You Come
9. Private Universe
10. Not The Girl You Think You Are
11. Instinct
12. I Feel Possessed
13. Four Seasons In One Day
14. It's Only Natural
15. Distant Sun
16. Something So Strong
17. Mean To Mean
18. Better Be Home Soon
19. Everything Is Good For You

Tracks:

1. There Goes God
2. Newcastle Jam
3. Love You 'Til The Day I Die
4. Hole In The River
5. Private Universe
6. Pineapple Head
7. How Will You Go
8. Left Hand
9. Whispers And Moans
10. Kill Eye
11. Fingers Of Love
12. Don't Dream It's Over
13. When You Come
14. Sister Madly
15. In My Command

Album Description

Limited Edition Release featuring a Bonus 15 Track Live CD. EMI.

Album Details

Limited Edition Release featuring a Bonus 15 Track Live CD.

Customer Reviews:

4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc.......2005-08-22

While Neil Finn has made albums with several entities, including Split Enz, the Finn Brothers and a solo career, perhaps his best known work was written during the course of Crowded House's four studio albums. Some of the best loved songs ever produced by a New Zealander are compiled on Recurring Dream: 'Don't Dream It's Over', a timeless ballad with a memorable organ solo, the jingle-jangle of 'Weather With You', and the sensitive ballad 'Better Be Home Soon'. The selections from each album are solid, although the democratic policy of allowing exactly four songs from each albums means that great Woodface songs 'There Goes God' and 'Chocolate Cake' miss out at the expense of inferior tracks such as Crowded House's 'Mean to Me.' The three new songs recorded for Recurring Dream are a disappointment; 'Everything is Good For You' is quite possibly the worst track that Crowded House ever recorded, 'Not the Girl You Think You Are' may be Beatlesque but it isn't particularly interesting, while 'Instinct' is merely the best of a bad lot. Recurring Dream inexplicably ends with new song 'Everything is Good For You', rather than 'Better Be Home Soon' which is tailor-made for the position. Despite its faults, Recurring Dream is a good introduction to Crowded House, containing key album tracks such as 'Into Temptation' and 'Private Universe', although fans will want to dig deeper especially into Together Alone and it might be simpler just to get each of their four albums individually.

Recurring Dream Bonus Disc

I'm not usually too excited about live albums, but this record, released as a bonus disc to Recurring Dream is good enough to stand enough on its own; as a bonus it's simply superlative. There's also very little crossover with the greatest hits tracks, as only four songs appear on both discs, and it covers a bunch of excellent Crowded House songs that didn't make the cut. `There Goes God', `Whispers and Moans' `Kill Eye' and `Love You Til The Day I Die' all could have held their own on Recurring Dream, and they're all presented in excellent live versions, making the 2CD version a much more valuable Crowded House anthology than the first disc alone. There are also a couple of otherwise unreleased songs - the catchy and atmospheric `Newcastle Jam' and `Left Hand'. Most of the recordings come from the 1990s, with Mark Hart featuring as the keyboard player or second guitarist - he's almost the ideal foil for the band, either able to reproduce or improve the original arrangement. While Hester and Seymour were fine musicians their influence wasn't always that apparent on record, but they were much more integral on stage - Hester's pranks (an extreme example entailed coming on alone for an encore in a Santa suit playing metal guitar riffs, stripping naked, then making obscene noises in the mike) were an important part of the band's charm.

I'm rather indifferent to the live versions of the Together Alone material here; `In My Command' lacks the energy of the studio version and `Pineapple Head' and `Private Universe' lack a bit of atmosphere, but otherwise these songs are pretty much all at least as enjoyable as their studio counterparts. Particular highlights include `There Goes God', much punchier here than on record, while the epic ten minute take on `Hole In The River', ending with traditional Irish ballad `The Parting Glass', blows away the studio version and might be my favourite Crowded House track ever. Lots of compilations throw on a couple of otherwise unavailable songs to entice completists, but there's a whole disc of first rate material here that any Crowded House fan will want to hear; it's not too hard to find copies of the bonus disc edition in New Zealand, but overseas fans may struggle to track it down. - Fyfeopedia Music Reviews

One of the best albums in my collection.......2004-10-12

Definitely buy this album if you don't already own it!! Crowded House mastered the art of songcraft and were also a terrific live band judging from the archived concert tracks that make up disc 2 of this limited-edition 2CD set - alas I never saw them in concert. I bought this on release in 1996 and it remains a firm favourite of mine. Most of the songs here have words and music by the master songwriter and lead vocalist Neil Finn, with Tim Finn featuring on a few 1991 songs from Woodface, and guitarist Mark Hart appearing on later CH songs from Together Alone and the 1996 songs included here for the first time. Drummer Paul Hester and bass guitarist Nick Seymour are the other core mebers of CH and appear on all songs as the trusty rhythm section. Together, these fine players create musical magic and a true spirit of togetherness and harmony.

My favourites are timeless melodic classics like Weather With You (my favourite Crowded House song), Four Seasons In One Day, Better Be Home Soon, and Don't Dream It's Over (their biggest worldwide hit single), but I also like the more up-tempo stuff like the joyous Something So Strong, the perfect pop of It's Only Natural and the newer stuff from their last year together like Instinct nnd particularly Everything Is Good For You (their last chart hit).

The bonus live versions are definitely worth having, and some of the band's famous joviality comes through on the snippets of talking between songs.

I rate Crowded House as one of the best bands ever in pop/rock music and Recurring Dream is one of my 10 favourite albums of the 90's.

5 stars!!!

A must for CH fans and a great intro for new ones........2004-06-15

The only sad thing about this cd is that it reminds me that I will never be able to see this band live. The Finn Brothers tickets is the closest I can get. The live cd gives the listener a perfect representation of the band's versatility. The sound quality is wonderfull without losing the feel of a live show. This band is most underrated and Neil Finn should be a legend. A great cd to play LOUD in the car!

Captures the live Crowded House magic.......2000-09-08

Having all their albums already I wasn't interested in the greatest hits but the live compilation. It's a great mix which includes all the spontaneous banter that was a trademark at their shows.

Q magazine readers voted them live band of the year in the early nineties. This album shows why. Nick Seymour's meandering on Sister Madly is hilarious.

A sad day when this band split and denied us the chance to see them live again.

SHEER EXCELLENCE!.......2000-01-16

This album was, for me, a superb introduction to the band that would come to dominate my CD player aned my life! Quite simply this is a must for anyone - and I mean anyone. The songs are simply infectious - Neil's mastery of lyrics, harmonies and anything musical, all shine through here. Personal favourites include "Fall at Your Feet" - which gives me a lump in my throat whenever I hear it! "Don't Dream its over" and the previously unrealeased tracks "Instinct" and "Not the Girl you think you are". The songs are saturated with honesty, intelligence and emotion and can make you cry one day and smile the other. The album also has lovely up-beat pop songs: "Weather with You", "Distant Sun" and "It's only natural" spring to mind. This album is essential and I can't stress that enough. It is one of the few albums that I would pay ridiculous amounts of money for! Track it down! If you are disappointed then you are in an almost negligible minority! Happy Listening!

Average customer rating:

Recurring Dream Circle Rapoon Manufacturer: Soleil Moon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TD8Y Release Date: 1996-04-08

Tracks:

1. Terran
2. Sub-Terran
3. Circle
4. Appidah
5. Waveform
6. Shakkirah
7. Go-pel
8. Indahyi
9. Imdeepah
10. Dirra

Average customer rating: The compilation Crowded House fans should own 4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc A must for the Crowded House fan

Recurring Dream/Live Crowded House Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006E8V Release Date: 1996-11-21

Album Description

Limited two disc set coupling their 19 track 1996 hits comp with a bonus CD featuring 15 live tracks 'There Goes God', 'Newcastle Jam', 'Love You Til The Day I Die', 'Hole In The River', 'When You Come', 'How Will You Go', 'Private Universe', 'Pineapple Head', 'Whispers & Moans', 'Kill Eye', 'Fingers Of Love', 'Don't Dream It's Over', 'Left Hand', 'Sister Madly' and 'In My Command'. 34 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. 1996 Capitol release.

Customer Reviews:

The compilation Crowded House fans should own.......2006-11-10

There are at least 3 editions available of Crowded House's Recurring Dream compilation. One is the standard one with a single CD. Another one released initially (but is no longer widely available) during the same period includes this fantastic live CD. Songs such as There Goes God and Sister Madly showcase their drive that lacked on the studio versions. Mediocre songs from their debut like Love You `til the Day I Die and Hole in the River become fresh, as if they have been released from some kind of bounds. There is humor spread all over the set with the audience participating without ruining the songs. The fun and energy associated with Crowded House shines more on this live CD than any other studio recording of theirs (even including their masterpiece Together Alone) making it worthwhile for many to buy this edition, although it is rather expensive.

Recently another edition emerged with a greatest hits DVD included. The songs are still great but most of the videos have aged rather poorly. An exception is Weather with You (my son's favorite!) which is joyful and fun and Distant Sun, a dreamy video that tastefully complements one of their best songs. My son actually loves most of the songs post Weather with You but he may simply like the overuse of colors (huge Yellow Submarine fan) and simply great songs. Being a big fan myself, this is a must have for me but friends and family mostly laugh when they see most of these videos.

Recurring Dream is thus a great buy for most people. Any fan should add a few extra dollars and purchase this edition including the live set and only the hard core fans should also get the DVD version (that can be actually bought separately).

4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc.......2005-08-22

While Neil Finn has made albums with several entities, including Split Enz, the Finn Brothers and a solo career, perhaps his best known work was written during the course of Crowded House's four studio albums. Some of the best loved songs ever produced by a New Zealander are compiled on Recurring Dream: 'Don't Dream It's Over', a timeless ballad with a memorable organ solo, the jingle-jangle of 'Weather With You', and the sensitive ballad 'Better Be Home Soon'. The selections from each album are solid, although the democratic policy of allowing exactly four songs from each albums means that great Woodface songs 'There Goes God' and 'Chocolate Cake' miss out at the expense of inferior tracks such as Crowded House's 'Mean to Me.' The three new songs recorded for Recurring Dream are a disappointment; 'Everything is Good For You' is quite possibly the worst track that Crowded House ever recorded, 'Not the Girl You Think You Are' may be Beatlesque but it isn't particularly interesting, while 'Instinct' is merely the best of a bad lot. Recurring Dream inexplicably ends with new song 'Everything is Good For You', rather than 'Better Be Home Soon' which is tailor-made for the position. Despite its faults, Recurring Dream is a good introduction to Crowded House, containing key album tracks such as 'Into Temptation' and 'Private Universe', although fans will want to dig deeper especially into Together Alone and it might be simpler just to get each of their four albums individually.


Recurring Dream Bonus Disc
I'm not usually too excited about live albums, but this record, released as a bonus disc to Recurring Dream is good enough to stand enough on its own; as a bonus it's simply superlative. There's also very little crossover with the greatest hits tracks, as only four songs appear on both discs, and it covers a bunch of excellent Crowded House songs that didn't make the cut. `There Goes God', `Whispers and Moans' `Kill Eye' and `Love You Til The Day I Die' all could have held their own on Recurring Dream, and they're all presented in excellent live versions, making the 2CD version a much more valuable Crowded House anthology than the first disc alone. There are also a couple of otherwise unreleased songs - the catchy and atmospheric `Newcastle Jam' and `Left Hand'. Most of the recordings come from the 1990s, with Mark Hart featuring as the keyboard player or second guitarist - he's almost the ideal foil for the band, either able to reproduce or improve the original arrangement. While Hester and Seymour were fine musicians their influence wasn't always that apparent on record, but they were much more integral on stage - Hester's pranks (an extreme example entailed coming on alone for an encore in a Santa suit playing metal guitar riffs, stripping naked, then making obscene noises in the mike) were an important part of the band's charm.

I'm rather indifferent to the live versions of the Together Alone material here; `In My Command' lacks the energy of the studio version and `Pineapple Head' and `Private Universe' lack a bit of atmosphere, but otherwise these songs are pretty much all at least as enjoyable as their studio counterparts. Particular highlights include `There Goes God', much punchier here than on record, while the epic ten minute take on `Hole In The River', ending with traditional Irish ballad `The Parting Glass', blows away the studio version and might be my favourite Crowded House track ever. Lots of compilations throw on a couple of otherwise unavailable songs to entice completists, but there's a whole disc of first rate material here that any Crowded House fan will want to hear; it's not too hard to find copies of the bonus disc edition in New Zealand, but overseas fans may struggle to track it down. - Fyfeopedia Music Reviews

A must for the Crowded House fan.......1998-11-29

This limited edition album, comes free with recurring dream in some parts of the world and is very easy listening, it is similar to the relaxing on stage style of their live "World Were You Live" album.

Average customer rating:

Recurring Dream Circle Rapoon Manufacturer: Soleilmoon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000362M Release Date: 1997-06-16

Tracks:

1. Terran
2. Sub-Terran
3. Circle
4. Appidah
5. Waveform
6. Shakkirah
7. Go-pel
8. Indahyi
9. Imdeepah
10. Dirra

Average customer rating: 4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc One of the best albums in my collection A must for CH fans and a great intro for new ones. Captures the live Crowded House magic SHEER EXCELLENCE!

Recurring Dream Crowded House ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Farewell to the World One All ASIN: B00000DHAI

Album Description

Limited Edition Release featuring a Bonus 15 Track Live CD. EMI.

Album Details

Limited Edition Release featuring a Bonus 15 Track Live CD.

Customer Reviews:

4 1/2 Stars: Nice Live Disc.......2005-08-22

While Neil Finn has made albums with several entities, including Split Enz, the Finn Brothers and a solo career, perhaps his best known work was written during the course of Crowded House's four studio albums. Some of the best loved songs ever produced by a New Zealander are compiled on Recurring Dream: 'Don't Dream It's Over', a timeless ballad with a memorable organ solo, the jingle-jangle of 'Weather With You', and the sensitive ballad 'Better Be Home Soon'. The selections from each album are solid, although the democratic policy of allowing exactly four songs from each albums means that great Woodface songs 'There Goes God' and 'Chocolate Cake' miss out at the expense of inferior tracks such as Crowded House's 'Mean to Me.' The three new songs recorded for Recurring Dream are a disappointment; 'Everything is Good For You' is quite possibly the worst track that Crowded House ever recorded, 'Not the Girl You Think You Are' may be Beatlesque but it isn't particularly interesting, while 'Instinct' is merely the best of a bad lot. Recurring Dream inexplicably ends with new song 'Everything is Good For You', rather than 'Better Be Home Soon' which is tailor-made for the position. Despite its faults, Recurring Dream is a good introduction to Crowded House, containing key album tracks such as 'Into Temptation' and 'Private Universe', although fans will want to dig deeper especially into Together Alone and it might be simpler just to get each of their four albums individually.

Recurring Dream Bonus Disc

I'm not usually too excited about live albums, but this record, released as a bonus disc to Recurring Dream is good enough to stand enough on its own; as a bonus it's simply superlative. There's also very little crossover with the greatest hits tracks, as only four songs appear on both discs, and it covers a bunch of excellent Crowded House songs that didn't make the cut. `There Goes God', `Whispers and Moans' `Kill Eye' and `Love You Til The Day I Die' all could have held their own on Recurring Dream, and they're all presented in excellent live versions, making the 2CD version a much more valuable Crowded House anthology than the first disc alone. There are also a couple of otherwise unreleased songs - the catchy and atmospheric `Newcastle Jam' and `Left Hand'. Most of the recordings come from the 1990s, with Mark Hart featuring as the keyboard player or second guitarist - he's almost the ideal foil for the band, either able to reproduce or improve the original arrangement. While Hester and Seymour were fine musicians their influence wasn't always that apparent on record, but they were much more integral on stage - Hester's pranks (an extreme example entailed coming on alone for an encore in a Santa suit playing metal guitar riffs, stripping naked, then making obscene noises in the mike) were an important part of the band's charm.

I'm rather indifferent to the live versions of the Together Alone material here; `In My Command' lacks the energy of the studio version and `Pineapple Head' and `Private Universe' lack a bit of atmosphere, but otherwise these songs are pretty much all at least as enjoyable as their studio counterparts. Particular highlights include `There Goes God', much punchier here than on record, while the epic ten minute take on `Hole In The River', ending with traditional Irish ballad `The Parting Glass', blows away the studio version and might be my favourite Crowded House track ever. Lots of compilations throw on a couple of otherwise unavailable songs to entice completists, but there's a whole disc of first rate material here that any Crowded House fan will want to hear; it's not too hard to find copies of the bonus disc edition in New Zealand, but overseas fans may struggle to track it down. - Fyfeopedia Music Reviews

One of the best albums in my collection.......2004-10-12

Definitely buy this album if you don't already own it!! Crowded House mastered the art of songcraft and were also a terrific live band judging from the archived concert tracks that make up disc 2 of this limited-edition 2CD set - alas I never saw them in concert. I bought this on release in 1996 and it remains a firm favourite of mine. Most of the songs here have words and music by the master songwriter and lead vocalist Neil Finn, with Tim Finn featuring on a few 1991 songs from Woodface, and guitarist Mark Hart appearing on later CH songs from Together Alone and the 1996 songs included here for the first time. Drummer Paul Hester and bass guitarist Nick Seymour are the other core mebers of CH and appear on all songs as the trusty rhythm section. Together, these fine players create musical magic and a true spirit of togetherness and harmony.

My favourites are timeless melodic classics like Weather With You (my favourite Crowded House song), Four Seasons In One Day, Better Be Home Soon, and Don't Dream It's Over (their biggest worldwide hit single), but I also like the more up-tempo stuff like the joyous Something So Strong, the perfect pop of It's Only Natural and the newer stuff from their last year together like Instinct nnd particularly Everything Is Good For You (their last chart hit).

The bonus live versions are definitely worth having, and some of the band's famous joviality comes through on the snippets of talking between songs.

I rate Crowded House as one of the best bands ever in pop/rock music and Recurring Dream is one of my 10 favourite albums of the 90's.

5 stars!!!

A must for CH fans and a great intro for new ones........2004-06-15

The only sad thing about this cd is that it reminds me that I will never be able to see this band live. The Finn Brothers tickets is the closest I can get. The live cd gives the listener a perfect representation of the band's versatility. The sound quality is wonderfull without losing the feel of a live show. This band is most underrated and Neil Finn should be a legend. A great cd to play LOUD in the car!

Captures the live Crowded House magic.......2000-09-08

Having all their albums already I wasn't interested in the greatest hits but the live compilation. It's a great mix which includes all the spontaneous banter that was a trademark at their shows.

Q magazine readers voted them live band of the year in the early nineties. This album shows why. Nick Seymour's meandering on Sister Madly is hilarious.

A sad day when this band split and denied us the chance to see them live again.

SHEER EXCELLENCE!.......2000-01-16

This album was, for me, a superb introduction to the band that would come to dominate my CD player aned my life! Quite simply this is a must for anyone - and I mean anyone. The songs are simply infectious - Neil's mastery of lyrics, harmonies and anything musical, all shine through here. Personal favourites include "Fall at Your Feet" - which gives me a lump in my throat whenever I hear it! "Don't Dream its over" and the previously unrealeased tracks "Instinct" and "Not the Girl you think you are". The songs are saturated with honesty, intelligence and emotion and can make you cry one day and smile the other. The album also has lovely up-beat pop songs: "Weather with You", "Distant Sun" and "It's only natural" spring to mind. This album is essential and I can't stress that enough. It is one of the few albums that I would pay ridiculous amounts of money for! Track it down! If you are disappointed then you are in an almost negligible minority! Happy Listening!

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