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Like any band, Crowded House had some unfinished business after their split. Namely, they had a number of very good songs that never appeared on an official album. These weren't rejects, per se -- they were tunes that didn't have a home, so they popped up on B-sides, soundtracks and live shows, where Crowded House regularly aired unreleased and rare songs. These often became fan favorites yet they weren't readily available until the appearance of the rarities, B-sides, and "orphans" collection, Afterglow. Not every non-LP song made the cut, but everything here is quite strong and the album gels very well, sounding a bit like a lost album, even if the tracks were recorded between 1985 and 1994. Is it an essential collection? Well, for hardcore fans -- the kind that know that with the existence of Afterglow they can now piece together the running order of the original Woodface -- it certainly is. But it's not just for them, since casual fans will find several gems here. Perhaps Paul Hester's endearingly silly "My Telly's Gone Bung" will rub them the wrong way, but such gems as the pre-Crowded House tune "Recurring Dream" and the gorgeous "I Love You Dawn" rank among the group's finest, proving that Neil Finn became an exceptional songsmith during the time he led Crowded House. They, along with several other tunes, mean Afterglow isn't just appealing for Crowded House diehards, but for anyone with a taste for fine, well-crafted pop.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Neil Finn, Composer - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist - Youth, Producer
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Crowded House, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Youth, Producer
℗ 1992 Capitol Records LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Jones, Composer - Nick Seymour, Composer - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Hester, Composer - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist - Chris Corr, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist - Youth, Producer
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1989 Capitol Records LLC
Neil Finn, ComposerLyricist - Nick Seymour, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist - Peter Hester, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Hayunga, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Craig Hooper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 Capitol Records LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer - Sam Gibson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crowded House, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Neil Finn
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer - Mark Hart, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Jones, ComposerLyricist - Nick Seymour, ComposerLyricist - Mark Hart, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Paddy Free, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Jim Moginie, ComposerLyricist - Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Composer, Producer - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Crowded House, MainArtist - Tchad Blake, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Jeremy Ansell, Producer
℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
Neil Finn, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - Copyright Control, ComposerLyricist - Crowded House, MainArtist - Tchad Blake, Producer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records LLC
Album review
Like any band, Crowded House had some unfinished business after their split. Namely, they had a number of very good songs that never appeared on an official album. These weren't rejects, per se -- they were tunes that didn't have a home, so they popped up on B-sides, soundtracks and live shows, where Crowded House regularly aired unreleased and rare songs. These often became fan favorites yet they weren't readily available until the appearance of the rarities, B-sides, and "orphans" collection, Afterglow. Not every non-LP song made the cut, but everything here is quite strong and the album gels very well, sounding a bit like a lost album, even if the tracks were recorded between 1985 and 1994. Is it an essential collection? Well, for hardcore fans -- the kind that know that with the existence of Afterglow they can now piece together the running order of the original Woodface -- it certainly is. But it's not just for them, since casual fans will find several gems here. Perhaps Paul Hester's endearingly silly "My Telly's Gone Bung" will rub them the wrong way, but such gems as the pre-Crowded House tune "Recurring Dream" and the gorgeous "I Love You Dawn" rank among the group's finest, proving that Neil Finn became an exceptional songsmith during the time he led Crowded House. They, along with several other tunes, mean Afterglow isn't just appealing for Crowded House diehards, but for anyone with a taste for fine, well-crafted pop.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:34:50
- Main artists: Crowded House
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 Capitol Records LLC ℗ 2016 Capitol Records LLC
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