| The Finn Brothers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| 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. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. Nettwerk is a large Vancouver British Columbia based Record label and music management firm Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter
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. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. Both brothers have been involved in complicated music careers after Split Enz was disbanded in 1984. Neil started his own band, Crowded House and subsequently recorded two solo albums after Crowded House split in 1996. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. He reformed Crowded House in 2007 with a subsequent album and tour. Tim started a solo-career in 1983 before Split Enz disbanded and temporarily joined Crowded House for the Woodface album in 1991.
Both brothers were awarded the OBE in June 1993 for their contribution to New Zealand music. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
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History
Woodface and Finn
Tim and Neil intended to start the Finn brothers project after a three week song writing spree in 1990. However most of the songs written during this time were deemed suitable for inclusion on a Crowded House album and they appeared on Woodface which was released in 1991 and led to Tim joining Crowded House. Woodface is the critically acclaimed third studio Album from New Zealand rock band Crowded House. Many of the original demo recordings from these sessions were eventually released as b-sides on Finn Brothers singles. Tim left Crowded House while they were touring Europe in support of the Woodface album.
Tim and Neil reconvened with the Finn brothers project in 1995, and a lo-fi album simply called Finn was released. Finn is the first album by The Finn Brothers, a music project of New Zealand brothers Tim and Neil Finn. In the UK the duo changed both their name and the album name to Finn Brothers to avoid confusion with a band going under the moniker Fin. fin is a surface used to produce lift and Thrust or to steer while traveling in Water, air or other Fluid media This title was kept for all future brothers collaborations, however re-releases of the original album in Australia and New Zealand still go by the original title Finn. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Everyone is Here
Their second album, Everyone Is Here was released in 2004. Everyone Is Here is the second album by The Finn Brothers, a music project of New Zealand brothers Tim and Neil Finn. It was recorded twice, once in upstate New York with Bowie producer Tony Visconti, bassist Bones Hillman and Ross Burge on drums, then again six months later in Los Angeles with Crowded House producer Mitchell Froom and different session musicians. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. Bones Hillman (born 1958 as Wayne Stevens is a New Zealand Musician His first band was The Masochists one of the early NZ punk acts with his friends from the Ross Burge is a New Zealand Musician, who has played drums in bands such as Sharon O'Neil 's backing band Sneaky Feelings, The Stereo Bus Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Mitchell Froom (born 1954 is an American musician and record producer Some of the songs from the first recording session were kept as B sides and later appeared on a special edition of the album. The album featured the would be Split Enz song "Edible Flowers" for which a music video was filmed. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. The music video features two people in a donkey suit, however its wearers cannot be seen. In the 2005 tour, Neil and Tim Finn wore a donkey suit onto stage for many performances also.
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. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of WaveAid was a fund raising concert held on Saturday the 2005-01-29 as a means for raising funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known as the Boxing Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 As well as their own material, they performed a cover of Hunters and Collectors' "Throw Your Arms Around Me. Hunters & Collectors were an Australian Rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981 led by principal songwriter Mark Seymour. "
Television
Their song, Anything Can Happen was used in the first episode of Scrubs' fifth season, My Intern's Eyes. Scrubs is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning American Comedy-drama that premiered on October 2 2001 on NBC. The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 The following is a complete episode list for the television show Scrubs, which began being broadcast on October 2 2001 It was used when we first meet Keith Dudemeister (albeit through his eyes) as he walks into his first day at Sacred Heart
Their song "Luckiest Man Alive" was played during the closing credits of the television broadcast of the 2005 Indianapolis 500. Dr Keith Dudemeister, played by Travis Schuldt, is a fictional character in the American sitcom Scrubs. Sacred Heart Hospital is the setting of the American Comedy-drama Scrubs. The Luckiest man alive that day was Dan Wheldon as he won the race.
Discography
This discography relates to releases by The Finn Brothers. See Neil Finn's discography, Tim Finn's discography, Crowded House discography and Split Enz discography for other works by the Finn Brothers. Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter This is a discography for Crowded House, a rock band which originated in Australia, has released several albums, singles and videos
| Date of Release | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
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| 1995 | Finn | #15 | UK | ||
| 2004 | Everyone Is Here | #2 #8 |
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| 2005 | Everyone Is Here Special Edition | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Charted | Certification |
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| 1995 | "Suffer Never" | Finn | #29 (UK) | - |
| "Angels Heap" | Finn | - | - | |
| "Won't Give In" | Everyone Is Here | #26 (UK) | - | |
| "Nothing Wrong With You" | Everyone Is Here | #31 (UK) | - | |
| "Edible Flowers" | Everyone Is Here | #32 (UK) | - | |
| "Part of Me, Part of You" | Everyone Is Here | - | - |
External links
- Finn Brothers Official Home Page
- Finn Brothers Official Fan Club Notice Board
- Frenz Official Fan Forum
- Enzology - Radio NZ's Split Enz documentary site
- Seven Worlds Fanpage
- Something So Finn
- All Music guide Biography
- Finnatics - German language fan page
- MySpace fan page
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