As great as Clem Burke is, I don't think he's quite the right fit for Crowded House's pop stuff. Also, as others have mentioned in response to Stewart's comment, as great as Split Enz was, CH is Neil's baby, and although the album with Tim on it was wonderful (Woodface), that wasn't a perfect fit. Another way to look at it - Neil's reforming the band that played to 250,000 people in front of the Sydney Opera House in their farewell show (which is soon out on CD and DVD). While there were some personality clashes within the group, I think a lot of that was brought on by their struggles to make as big a splash in the U.S. as they did around the world. This seemed to really bother Neil and was part of the band's original demise. Mike Bennett Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com Find out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ >From: "Holmes Online" >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >To: >Subject: Re: Crowded House return >Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:26:42 -0500 > >>>He and Seymour have been holding auditions in New Zealand and Australia >>>and will continue the search for a new drummer with additional tryouts in >>>Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. > >In an unrelated story, Clem Burke was spotted at the airport. > >b > _________________________________________________________________ Search for grocery stores. Find gratitude. Turn a simple search into something more. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_gratitude&FORM=WLMTAG