Woodface Vinyl by Crowded House 1Record

Rating

Album: Woodface Vinyl by Crowded House 1Record
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Chocolate Cake	More Info...	0:04
2)	It's Only Natural	More Info...	0:03
3)	Fall at Your Feet	More Info...	0:03
4)	Tall Trees	More Info...	0:02
5)	Weather With You	More Info...	0:03
6)	Whispers and Moans	More Info...	0:03
7)	Four Seasons in One Day	More Info...	0:03
8)	There Goes God	More Info...	0:04
9)	Fame Is	More Info...	0:02
10)	All I Ask	More Info...	0:04
11)	As Sure As I Am	More Info...	0:03
12)	Italian Plastic	More Info...	0:03
13)	She Goes On	More Info...	0:03
14)	How Will You Go	More Info...	0:04

Album: Woodface Vinyl by Crowded House 1Record
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Chocolate Cake	More Info...	0:04
2)	It's Only Natural	More Info...	0:03
3)	Fall at Your Feet	More Info...	0:03
4)	Tall Trees	More Info...	0:02
5)	Weather With You	More Info...	0:03
6)	Whispers and Moans	More Info...	0:03
7)	Four Seasons in One Day	More Info...	0:03
8)	There Goes God	More Info...	0:04
9)	Fame Is	More Info...	0:02
10)	All I Ask	More Info...	0:04
11)	As Sure As I Am	More Info...	0:03
12)	Italian Plastic	More Info...	0:03
13)	She Goes On	More Info...	0:03
14)	How Will You Go	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

This is Crowded House's first LP with Tim Finn.
Crowded House: Tim Finn (vocals, guitar); Neil Finn (vocals); Nick Seymour (bass); Paul Hester (drums).
This limited edition CD is packaged in a multi-paneled digipak with artwork based on a painting by bassist Nick Seymour. This release is limited to about 15,000 copies.
"Beauty" is not a word often used to describe pop music. But in the case of Neil Finn and the Australian-based trio Crowded House, it is more than appropriate. On WOODFACE, the group is joined by Finn's brother, Split Enz-meister Tim Finn, for an album that's filled with intelligence, grace, and humor, not to mention absolutely breathtaking vocal harmonies. There is a depth and texture to the songwriting and performance in the songs of Crowded House, which is just not found in most popular music.
The CD opens with "Chocolate Cake," a track that categorized Americans as fat and greedy and didn't exactly earn the band a top spot on U.S. airplay lists. The disc moves to the stunning "Its Only Natural" and "Fall at Your Feet." Just listen to "Weather With You" to find out how perfect pop music can be--it's a track that manages the difficult task of never devolving into sentimentality or inanity. The stirring surrender of "Four Seasons in One Day" further demonstrates Neil Finn's ability to transform his deepest, most disturbed emotions into great songs.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (8/91) - Highly Recommended - "...Woodface has the big melodies and bold performances you want..."

Entertainment Weekly (7/12/91) - "...Neil Finn continues to prove himself one of the canniest and most gifted melodists around..." - Rating: B+

Q (12/99, p.70) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."

New York Times (Publisher) (9/18/92, p.C24) - "...recalls Paul McCartney at his late-60's peak...the group offers dazzling harmonies, clever lyrics, crisp instrumentation and an ideal balance between sweetness, frolic and introspection..."