Tagged With "Split Enz Fan Club"
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Re: Meeting your heroes...
yeah - good point. but i'd also have to agree with....i think it was jenn? when the opportunity comes up to meet a hero, or just a musician you'd like to compliment, i try to take it. case in point - neil finn's gig at the fillmore in san francisco this past july. not only did i get a chance to talk to neil, but also johnny marr, whom i've LONG admired and have wanted to shake hands with. we exchanged few words, and i kinda blushed when he remarked that i "knew all the songs." as a life-long...
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Re: Meeting your heroes...
yeah - good point. but i'd also have to agree with....i think it was jenn? when the opportunity comes up to meet a hero, or just a musician you'd like to compliment, i try to take it. case in point - neil finn's gig at the fillmore in san francisco this past july. not only did i get a chance to talk to neil, but also johnny marr, whom i've LONG admired and have wanted to shake hands with. we exchanged few words, and i kinda blushed when he remarked that i "knew all the songs." as a life-long...
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Re: Nambassa 1979 concert.
Nambasa Festival was called "Festival Music" and out on Stetson Label in NZ 2SLRP12. Frenzy/I see red/Bold as Brass... has a live Enz shot on the cover....(Tim and Nigel from memory). Released as a double LP in 1979. Same reason as most of the stuff, getting hold of master footage...that is in good (hell even average condition)....easy to say harder to do hopefully TVNZ will come up with some good stuff on Holmes!!! Peter
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Re: $30 for a single? $80 for a bootleg?
I'm an ebay addict and I've seen fan club CDs sell for over a $100 Australian. I can't provide you with proof but I swear I'm telling the truth. Proof can be found to frenz here who can find a "completed listings items page" LINK on ebay that describes/has an inventory of past ebay items sold and their final prices. The purpose of this is for you to check the VALUE of any prospective items/cds/books/video games etc et al you wanna sell.
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Re: Enz Anniversary/Holmes and more
Very interesting on what cold happen for this. Peter, get on the phone to Phil - he's gotta do this - I know it is unlikely, but that would be a big thing for all Enz fans, as he is one of the geniuses behind it all....... a classic lineup from the early days doing Sweet Dreams...... oh the thought!!!
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Re: Split Enz TV special
cool thanks i got it and found out that the listener has somthing bout the enz aswell im not sure what its about someone told me that one of them was interviewed when i named all the enz to see if he recognised the name he said its possible it was noel
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Re: Split Enz TV special
And TV1 is also playing the one hour "Enz With a Bang" special this Sunday afternoon. National Radio's long promised 7-part documentary series is still on the way after many interruptions in production...
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Re: Major Next 'coming up' CH 2003 dvd VERSUS current Dreaming The Videos dvd 2002
w.c.i.b.n. - I couldn't be too sure, but I'd say that the "Major" 2003 Crowded House DVD won't include all the video clips from Dreaming (I think PG even said that, but don't quote me on that). Anyway, you seem like a pretty big fan of everything Neil Finn / Crowded House , so sureley money isn't going to get in the way of purchacing both DVDs...! Trust me, you'll be happy with both... as long as your Christmas budget allows for that (you really do have to take these things into...
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Re: Major Next 'coming up' CH 2003 dvd VERSUS current Dreaming The Videos dvd 2002
Well,I already had all the videos on VHS and I still bought the DVD.The Catch 22 interview to me was worth the price of admission alone.Yes,I kind of wish they hadn't used the video clips during the interview..but being a US fan I guess beggars can't be choosers. Brandi
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Re: Relevance of the Finns in the music industry
Tim is finally cooler than Neil, thanks to his latest release, 'Feeding the Gods' It is just about the best thing Tim has done since Escapade and it is so FRESH. I am a big Neil fan - he was always my musical muse but now Tim has won my heart with his willingess to both EXPERIMENT and be COMPLETELY TRUE TO HIMSELF at the same time. 'Feeding the Gods' is a wonderful testament to a mature musician who has never lost his roots. As for Neil, my baby is getting just a little too self-indulgent...
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Re: Relevance of the Finns in the music industry
On a more serious note, for the last 25 YEARS it has been consistently believed in the music world that the Finn, Split Enz and Crowded House were making music OUTSIDE THEIR TIME. No-one ever called Split Enz relevant in the 70s and 80s - they were always, to quote a music journalist of the day, 'Just outside their time' and just out of the mainstream. To paraphrase Rolling Stone, 'Neil could have written anything, in any style of music and had hits coming out of his proverbial, but he chose...
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Re: Enz Anniversary/Holmes and more
Phil should be asked by other Enzers to go along. Last time (20th) it seemed that it was left to others who managed to piss him off. Someone should suggest to Tim, Neil, Eddie to pick up the phone and demand he attend. Without him it will seem somewhat lop-sided. Any honouring of the origin of the Enz has to include him. Without him we may have got the 'Nee Zees' rather than the 'Enz'.
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Re: Enz Anniversary/Holmes and more
Hi all, being stuck here in dublin (and not even being able to get to a decent connection at 6am, can't watch the webcast), Would anybody be interested in videoing (or if anyone has a dvd recorder...) it for me, along with the enz with a bang doco on sunday? I'd really really appreciate if someone could. v. frustrated! I'll cover postage and cost of video\dvd, also will trade a live cdr (have an enz show or two-and some nice rare radio stuff). Email me at ohdo_gottalovethat@hotmail.com if...
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Re: Bootlegs, Taboo????
I know Neil doesn't like people ripping off his studio work (He actually joined " Burn & be burned " - an anti-piracy orgainisation at the start of the year ), but I'm still not sure about his opinions on bootlegging. Ripping off fanclub CDs is obviously wrong (and you defenitley can't discuss that here ), but downloading unaccessible (any other way) live shows should be fine... (IMO) as long as you can justify it to yourself (I'm sure Neil wouldn't have a problem with someone obtaining...
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Re: Enz anniversary-wheres the aussie tv coverage?
I envy you... well, sorta. Sydney's never been my favorite town - guess I'm biased tho as I grew up in Melbourne and lived in Brisbane for six years... As for the tv coverage, um don't hold yer breath. As I recall, the 20th Anniversary (was it really ten years ago? WOW) sailed by with nary a whimper... Ya gotta remember that the Enz were originally a New Zealand band, after all, and Australians tend to look upon their Trans-Tazmen cuzzens more than a little bit like Americans regard...
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Re: Anyone Got It Yet?
ok well the only other 'egg' I've found is 'know your kiwi's' here's how to find it... on the main menu click on enz in pictures. whe you get into that try to click on the little pink badge thing with noel crombie on it. it'ss open automatically pretty much. there you go. I hope that helps some of you as I know how frustrating it can be to find these things. speaking of 'things' can someone please tell me where to find it!!!! I still can't find it. is it the little green badge thing on the...
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Re: Major Next 'coming up' CH 2003 dvd VERSUS current Dreaming The Videos dvd 2002
Yes, Secret:God, I happen to agree with you. Especially as an American fan.....ANYthing that's available, I'm buying it!!!! I'm SO jealous of all you fans in the bottom half of the world.....
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Re: Enz LIVE on the WWW (Holmes)
6am UK time. I somehow don't think I'll be up at that time, which is a pity because there's not enough of Split Enz here in the UK.
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Re: Anyone Got It Yet?
I finally got my very own copy of the Enz DVD yesterday. To begin with, I felt a wee bit guilty about splashing out NZ$40, especially as I don't have my own DVD player. However, since the DVD is selling like hotcakes, I decided "yeah, why not?". First impressions of my first-ever DVD? WOW!!! This thing is fantastic. It's hard to pick out one particular favourite feature, as the whole package is great. Despite having had limitations on what could be licenced for use on the DVD and also time...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
I love this DVD! My first ever DVD and what a purchase! Woo hoo for Peter Green, Frenz Of The Enz and Split Enz! Buy it now if you haven't already! Very essential!
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Yes - very sad that the ABC have thrown away large amounts of timeless history, but they'd still have the VHS versions, right? I know material from VHS isn't as good as what usually gets put onto DVD, but earlier this year I taped the i983 Countdown Awards with Tim presenting a couple of awards & I also think he won 1 or 2 awards... I can't really remember, but it was really good quality (picture & audio wise), so what would be the main reason that kind of material couldn't make the...
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Re: Peter Garrett Quits Midnight Oil.......
From The Australian. With apologies to those who don't find it funny. It made me laugh. Tim Blair: Unwanted old Oilman faces limited options December 05, 2002 WHO will ever forget where they were when they learned that Peter Garrett had left Midnight Oil to "immerse himself in those things which are of deep concern to me"? I was in McDonald's eating an excellent Salsa Burger. A fellow diner looked up from his newspaper and told a friend: "Peter Garrett's quit the Oils!" The friend's reply:...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Gawd no- they threw away about 90%, very little is ever kept on video.....they have one or two "video only" Enz copies but most of the Countdowns GTKS etc etc have all gone. I think I have more VHS stuff and we are transfering it now but you can't really use it on DVD without major work...(refer to ten million previous posts), so no they didn't convert.... plus think of the time it would take to convert everything.....probably tensof thousands of hours...'83 Countdown awards exists as an...
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Re: Bootlegs, Taboo????
Without making this any sort of official comment as I always prefer to leave stuff like that up to Neil, all of us have always been fine about fans swapping live material. The main thing has always been to keep it subtle. The times when we will get heavy (put on my Docs now) is when someone takes full advantage of fans. Example: a few years back (no names please) a club member who was one of the first Life members got a copy of "stage talk" with his kit (we included them in a lot, just as a...
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Re: Major Next 'coming up' CH 2003 dvd VERSUS current Dreaming The Videos dvd 2002
Re: "possible" 2003 DVD or DVDs..... far too early to tell. Nothing has been even discussed yet. It's not as simple as fan preference, as there are too many other issues around who owns what, what the budget is, source material etc. No never said anything about the clips, I would expect ALL of them to be on the DVD, including the 3 missing ones....still have no official idea why they were left off....strange eh but its too early....I wouldn't expect to even start on this till mid year...so...
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Re: Anyone Got It Yet?
Hey Semi/Gav you should do our PR.......what can I say glad you enjoyed it (: I'm about 7.5/10 for it......maybe 8 on a good day and knowing our limitations. I would of enjoyed a few more pieces, if only we had the money, good quality masters to work from. 1/ would of loved 2 tracks from Wellington Town hall or the whole special....I love that Frenzy period. 2/ to go back in time and film the /FinnJudd lineup and have some 75 Enz live ind ecent qty. 3/ the other tracks from Site & Sound...
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Re: Anyone Got It Yet?
Thanks, Peter. You're the man. This morning before I came to work, I just couldn't resist putting on the DVD just to watch that hilarious "GTK" feature. So funny! I love Phil's response. It's a shame that there is so little footage remaining from the pre- Dizrythmia period. I feel that the Mental Notes line-up is the quintessential, classic incarnation of the Enz. One thing more I will say about this DVD is that it only fires one's desire for more Enz footage. You can't get too much of a...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Oh, sorry, I couldn't help but laugh at that In a perfect world maybe. The BBC are even worse, the gaps in their archives are enormous. When you think of classic programmes like The Goon Show (radio), Doctor Who, Till Death Us Do Part, The Avengers, Not Only But Also, The Goodies, Dad's Army, Top Of The Pops etc.. are all very incomplete in their archives (most are missing for good) is it any surprise to learn that our own ABC isn't any better? For old material and B&W material, there...
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Re: Anyone Got It Yet?
The fan club has recommended several Internet retailers in NZ/Australia who overseas fans can order the DVD from. Where to buy...
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Re: Bootlegs, Taboo????
well said peter. as a moderator of this topic I really do try to make sure you guys are keeping within the limits when it comes to these kinds of things. Most of the time everyone knows right from wrong and there is no problem. I understand how bootlegging could be a real problem and I'm totally against anyone who makes a profit from duplicating bootlegs and fanclub material. Anyway...it is really meant for the fans who love the groups covered in FOTE and if you love SE, CH and Neil and...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
I don't wanna sound negative here but I like playing The Devil's Advocate . If you compare the SE dvd against it's Australasian Top 20 chart competitors on the DVD market place like George, Something For Kate, Kasey Chambers, Silverchair & Regurgitator it does come up a tad bit weak. The SFK DVD has about 40 separate clips of live and studio versions as seen here: http://www.hmv.com.au/v4/product/dvd.asp?sku=849776 The reason why I'm comparing these two bands is that Neil Finn is listed...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Forgetting for the sake of the argument, of course, that every band you mentioned began in the last 15 years, has the advantage of 90s/00s technolgy, and is still extant and therefore probably having money thrown at their promotion, whereas the Enz DVD was done on a tight budget, original Split Enz material is at least 20 years old and was recorded on what is now inferior quality media. Paul.
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Nah "Who can it be " you seem to not understand the actual point around budgets. It's a bit of a naive statement.... SFK and every single other band you mentioned are NEW bands. They have everything on digital, there are very little costs. The cost of getting the Spellbound doco alone would be close to the cost of the whole George DVD. The reason I know this, the George DVD was done at the same time as ours by the same company....plus their manager is our old tour manager...anyway all they...
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Re: Enz Anniversary/Holmes and more
Two questions for Gryphon. Is Paul Hester playing live with the enz? I was really bummed when he didn't play at the "Enz Of The Milleniuem" shows in late 1999. Still don't know why, but I hope he can make it this time. I was also wondering if Split Enz might play some of the songs they recorded in mid 1999. How cool would it be to hear the enz play something new(ish). I'd love to hear their versions of Edible Flowers and Sawdust And Splinters.
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Re: Shame on me
Don't be ashamed! I have the cd too, and it's a lot better than people would think it is. I forced a friend of mine to listen to it, and she really loves it even though she refuses to watch the show. I cant wait until next season when Spike get's his soul back! I think it's going to be a much better season than the last one - did anyone else get a bit sick of Buffy sleeping with him and then getting mad at him and doing it all over again?! Anyway, be proud to be a Buffy fan!
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Re: Enz on Holmes to disk?
hi mishima, i'd like to get it captured as well and these would be the options i can think of : 1 - tv out in computer going to television set. video attached to television. press record on tape ! 2 - dodgy stream grabbing program on computer. success is dependant on format of stream and how tricky things have been made. for each of the above - gotta have fast cable internet connection to have a chance of getting both audio and streaming video. 3 - highlights on the website. probably easier...
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Also, Something For Kate and george (note the lowercase " g ") probably have every single show recorded for them & wouldn't have to buy old documentries or TV appearances for their DVDs, plus it would have to be a lot easier to produce & you probably wouldn't need to do as mch research as the Split Enz one. george are probably the best band in Australia at the moment, by the way (IMO). Check them out! Go & buy all their singles, also! Ok, ok... I now understand that you can't...
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Re: Enz LIVE on the WWW (Holmes)
Here's an item on the Holmes web site about the webcast: Holmes/Split Enz 10 December special For those of you worried about sleepy time zones, "The show will also be archived, so you can relive the magic." (Unfortunately it looks as though the "Enz With A Bang" special on Sunday 8th will not be webcast.)
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Yep S.G. was many years ago, I think a few of the Countdowns survived (the ones you see occasionally on Rage) because the producer grabbed them out of the dumpster and put as much in the boot of his cara s possible!!!!! The ABC would of kept most "event" type Countdown shows- Awards, the 10th anniversary show etc but compared to the hundreds of episodes not many exist. A lot of tv stations wont hand over the performance rights, and there are always ten bands wanting that one spot on the...
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Re: Enz With A Bang
A great doco, but, with regard to the audio, 'Enz With A Muffle' would have been a more appropriate title. The audio quality was atrocious, especially at the start. You can hardly even hear those fans talking. A fabulous record of the 'Enz With A Bang' tour, though. Some fab interview clips, great performances and it gave another point of view to actually see video footage that accompanies recordings on the Living Enz album. It was also was a real treat to see the vintage Telethon '75...
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Re: Enz With A Bang
Oh, and yes, bring on Tuesday. This is gonna be like the Second Coming. I tell ya, any Enz events or re-runs at this point in time are a real epiphany for us fans and Frenz.
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Re: Enz With A Bang
Absolutely, I just hope we don't have to wait for the 40th anniversary for TVNZ to show us what they have in the archives. With regards to the Enz with a Bang doco, I got the feeling that Tim was less comfortable with the camera than the others. In the one on one shots with Tim, he rarely looks at the camera or the interviewer. That maybe just a perception thing on my part rather than actual.....
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Re: Split Enz DVD thoughts
Maybe in a perfect world (before it really is too late and the footage in question is either destroyed or damaged beyond repair), the likes of the BBC would release their own DVD collection of Enz performances from 'Sight & Sound', 'Top Of The Pops' and 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', for example, amongst other BBC music shows that featured the Enz. I feel like these TV stations are taking the "dog-in-the-manger" approach to the footage they have in their archives. In other words, they...
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Re: Enz With A Bang
well at first i didnt notice the sound cause when it came on i had it up loud but then the sound jumped and i thought whoa my tv has somthin wrong with it and happened throught out the time but i went back and watched the video and was releived it wasnt my tvs fault but i reckon it was great to see the full enz with a bang
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Re: The Instrumental
Yep, the track on Other Enz is the same Finn/Judd composition, but it's not a genuine Split Enz recording as such. It was released as the B-side of a 1980 single by Graham Brazier (ex Hello Sailor) and credited to "A Ripper Bunch of Blokes." The "blokes" who played on the recording included Mike Chunn, Eddie Rayner, Rob Gillies, and Mal Green. Part of the tune was later used in "I Wouldn't Dream of It" on True Colours .
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Re: The Instrumental
Thanks for the info. That sounds really cool... especially with those guys playing it. Must be very similar to what the real deal would have sounded like. Time to hunt down a copy of 'Other Enz'...
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Re: The Instrumental
Be warned though... the recording on "Other Enz" was taken from a cassette which itself sounds like a dub from a cassette. The original 7" record sounds fantastic. Jaffa (not really in a whingy mood tonight, but sounding like it!)
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Re: The Instrumental
That's a shame. The 7" might sound fantastic, but it will probably be harder to track down than a copy of 'Other Enz'. Ah well.