One of New Zealands finest musical exports, Crowded House, formed when new wave pioneers Split Enz called it quits mid-way through the 1980s. Singer/guitarist Neil Finn (his brother Tim was the founding member of Split Enz) brought Split Enz drummer Paul Hestor together with bassist Nick Seymour, and guitarist Craig Hooper, as The Mullanes, after the split in 1985.
A year later, with a band name change, the loss of Hooper, a signing to Capitol Records and accompanying move to Los Angeles, Crowded House had gelled and recorded their debut, self-titled album. The disc had several strong singles including World Where You Live, Something So Strong, and the bonafide hit, Dont Dream Its Over.
Suffering from a lack of strong record label promotion, Crowded House languished for a time before a concerted effort that included a tour of small venues and record shops, along with numerous media appearances including regular gigs on music video channels such as MTV and MuchMusic. The bands hard work paid off, and in 1987 Crowded House hit the US Top 40 with Dont Dream Its Over.
The follow up came a year later in the form of Temple of Low Men, which shed the pop veneer...
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