I didn't really get into "One Nil" much until I'd seen Neil play much of the
material live.  "Human Kindness" in particular strikes me as one that really
comes across better in full Rock Out mode (as much as Neil ever really rocks
out).

And while I agree that "Lullaby Requiem" is absolutely beautiful, my
understanding is that it was written in memory of his mother.  Not that it's
necessarily *only* about that, of course.  That said, I believe he's said
that "Human Kindness" was inspired by 9/11, particularly how we have the
capacity to overcome adversity and evil.  That's a very loose paraphrase,
but I think it's the gist.

Christopher

-----Original Message-----
From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
Gene Good
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 5:01 AM
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: neil finn/sondre lerche

I definitely think of "One Nil"as Neil's finest work."Hole in the Ice","Rest

of the day off".and "Into the Sunset" stand out.But the classic is "Lullaby 
Requiem"-still the best post 911 song ever.It gives me chills just 
typing.Please listen to that song ,put the words together and tell me you 
are not moved.

    Gene


>From: harris <harris_mac@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: neil finn/sondre lerche
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:48:53 -0800 (PST)
>
>ooh ooh mr kotTERE.   lemmee just say this about 'one-nil' :: while its 
>certainly not a 'difficult' record~~a/k/a esoteric crap with self-conscious

>complexity that charms critics and alienates normal people~~it is kind of a

>creeper.   first several spins,  shrugged it off as vh1 reject material.   
>then one day, i just *got* it.    super-creative, nimble production where 
>you can hear something new each listen; lyrics on a par with andy partridge

>and elvis; unique phrasing and instrumentation; good melodies.     maybe 
>give it a mulligan?
>
>Rich Horton <rghwales@writeme.com> wrote:
>
>From: harris
>
>
> > anyone know whats going on with him? last i heard, he was fixing to make

>a record with tim, but that was a while >back. his solo records are among 
>the best ive ever heard in my life, but~~split enz notwithstand~~his 
> >collaborations with tim usually disappoint.
>
>I really cannot agree with this. "One-Nil" really has left me cold, 
>although I quite enjoyed "Try Whistling This." I'll admit that the first 
>Finn Brother album wasn't a super strong effort...it has something of the 
>feel of being tossed off without a lot of effort, but other post-Enz 
>efforts have been quite good. I'm thinking of "Woodface" and the couple of 
>co-written tracks on Tim's "Before & After" A Finn Brothers album that 
>spends a little more time in the studio might be quite nice indeed.
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