Name: History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz
Brand: Step Ahead
SKU: 308909
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History Never Repeats

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Album: History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Got You	More Info...
2)	Hard Act To Follow	More Info...
3)	Six Months In A Leaky Boat	More Info...
4)	What's The Matter With You	More Info...
5)	One Step Ahead	More Info...
6)	I See Red	More Info...
7)	Message To My Girl	More Info...
8)	History Never Repeats	More Info...
9)	I Hope I Never	More Info...
10)	Dirty Creature	More Info...
11)	Poor Boy	More Info...

Album: History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Got You	More Info...
2)	Hard Act To Follow	More Info...
3)	Six Months In A Leaky Boat	More Info...
4)	What's The Matter With You	More Info...
5)	One Step Ahead	More Info...
6)	I See Red	More Info...
7)	Message To My Girl	More Info...
8)	History Never Repeats	More Info...
9)	I Hope I Never	More Info...
10)	Dirty Creature	More Info...
11)	Poor Boy	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Neil Finn (vocals, guitar); Tim Finn (vocals); Eddie Rayner (keyboards); Noel Crombie (drums, percussion); Malcolm Green (drums); Nigel Griggs (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Arnie Acosta.
Liner Note Author: Tim Finn.
Recording information: 1976-1984.
This compendium of the New Zealand band's best material includes Neil Finn's "I Got You" which went to number 12 in the UK when it came out in 1980. Neil would later go on to form Crowded House, while his brother Tim would release several solo albums and join Neil on his band's album WOODFACE in 1991.
This collection is Beatles-influenced New Wave--the keyboard and all its sonic capabilities was somewhat de rigueur for many bands in the early '80s, and is heavily featured here. Besides the aforementioned "I Got You," other great tunes include "Six Months in a Leaky Boat," the simple, anger-motivated "I See Red" and the sweetly romantic "Message to My Girl." Much as with early Beatles, these songs are simple, direct, short, and uncomplicated.

Professional Reviews

Q (10/95, p.147) - 3 Stars - Good - "...when Neil Finn got drafted in to join his brother Tim in 1977...in came a far purer sense of pop..."