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Encyclopedia > Finn Brothers
The Finn Brothers

Country New Zealand
Years active 1995 - Present
Genre(s) Rock, Pop
Label(s) Parlophone, Nettwerk Records, Discovery
Members Neil Finn, Tim Finn

The Finn Brothers is the name of the musical project of New Zealand brothers Neil and Tim Finn. The Finn Brothers, live at Plymouth, UK, 2004. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Parlophone Records Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... Nettwerk is a large Vancouver, British Columbia based independent record label and music management firm. ... Neil Finn in Hamburg, June 1996 Neil Mullane Finn OBE is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealands foremost musicians. ... Brian Timothy Finn (born June 25, 1952) is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealands foremost musicians. ... Neil Finn in Hamburg, June 1996 Neil Mullane Finn OBE is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealands foremost musicians. ... Brian Timothy Finn (born June 25, 1952) is a singer and songwriter and one of New Zealands foremost musicians. ...


The brothers started off making music together from a very young age, and Neil joined his big brother Tim in Split Enz at the age of eighteen. After Split Enz finished, Neil started his own band, Crowded House, and Tim started a solo-career. Split Enz with ...costumes and hair. ... Crowded House was an New Zealand pop-rock group between 1986 and 1996; two original members were from Australia and one was from New Zealand. ...


Tim joined Neil in Crowded House for the Woodface album in 1991, after a productive writing session. Half of the album was originally conceived as a Finn Brothers project. Tim left the band while they were touring Europe in support of the Woodface album, but the seed for a brotherly project was sown, and in 1995, a lo-fi album simply called Finn was released (Finn Brothers in the US). After initial pressings of Finn, the duo changed their name to the Finn Brothers to avoid confusion with a band going under the moniker Fin. Woodface was Crowded Houses third studio album, released in 1991. ... A fin is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. ...


In 2004, a second album was released, Everyone Is Here. It was recorded twice, once in upstate New York with famed Bowie producer Tony Visconti, bassist Bones Hillman and Ross Burge on drums, then again six months later in Los Angeles with Crowded House stalwart Mitchell Froom and different session musicians. Some of the songs from the first recording session were kept as B sides and later appeared on a special edition of the album. Everyone Is Here is the second album by The Finn Brothers, a music project of New Zealand brothers Tim and Neil Finn. ... Tony Visconti in the 1970s Tony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is a record producer, and often an instrumentalist or singer, who has had a long and illustrious career working with some of the best known popular music artists from the late 1960s onwards, notably T. Rex, David Bowie... Bones Hillman is a New Zealand musician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mitchell Froom is an American musician and record producer. ...


Following the Boxing Day Tsunami, The Finn Brothers appeared at the Wave Aid fundraising concert in Sydney to help raise funds for aid organisations working in disaster affected areas. As well as their own material, they performed a cover of Hunters and Collectors' "Throw Your Arms Around Me." For related articles, including charities accepting donations, see Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. ... WaveAid was a fund raising concert held on Saturday the 25th of January, 2005 as a means for raising funds for the victims of the Boxing Day Tsunami. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... For the anthropological concept, see Hunter-gatherer. ...


Both brothers were awarded the OBE in June 1993 for their contribution to New Zealand music. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these...


The Finn Brothers song "Luckiest Man Alive" was the song used for the closing credits for 2005's Indianaplis 500.


Discography

Singles are in italics.

  • 1995 Finn, (Only Talking Sense, Eyes of the World, Mood Swinging Man, Last Day of June, Suffer Never, Angels Heap, Bullets in My Hairdo, Where Is My Soul, Niwhai, Paradise (Wherever You Are), Kiss the Road of Rarotonga).
  • 2004 Everyone Is Here, (Won't Give In; Nothing Wrong With You; Anything Can Happen; Luckiest Man Alive; Homesick; Disembodied Voices; A Life Between Us; All God's Children; Edible Flowers; All the Colours; Part of Me, Part of You; Gentle Hum).
  • 2005 Everyone Is Here Special Edition, ( Disc 1 - Won't Give In; Nothing Wrong With You; Anything Can Happen; Luckiest Man Alive; Homesick; Disembodied Voices; A Life Between Us; All God's Children; Edible Flowers; All the Colours; Part of Me, Part of You; Gentle Hum). (Disc 2 - Video - I Got You (Live From Wellington); Nothing Wrong With You (Live From Wellington); Anything Can Happen (Live From Bedford Theatre); Weather With You - Featuring Paul Hester (Live From Music Max Australia); Won't Give In (Live From Music Max Australia); Edible Flowers (Video); Audio - Sunset Swim; Way Back Down; Everyday Alright; The Land Torments The Sea; Luckiest Man Alive (Visconti version)).

1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Everyone Is Here is the second album by The Finn Brothers, a music project of New Zealand brothers Tim and Neil Finn. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Finn Brothers - Biography - AOL Music (263 words)
Brothers Tim and Neil Finn have been making music together since their childhood in Te Awamutu, New Zealand, continuing through to international success in Split Enz and Crowded House.
The album, released in the fall of 1995 (the summer of 1996 in the U.S.), showed a much more casual side of the Finns and was less pop-oriented than their previous musical collaborations -- the brothers play nearly all of the instruments themselves, ranging from the primitive to the exotic.
After initial pressings of Finn, the duo changed their name to the Finn Brothers to avoid confusion with a band going under a similar name.
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