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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: Crowded House DVD debuts at #18
Hey "S. God"....like all charts the ARIA DVD chart goes by sales from certain stores...HMV etc. Targets and Woolies rarely count towards chart points BUT I prefer 5000 fans to buy it at $28 from Target then $36 at HMV if it means losing a few chart points no big deal....so in reality tthe Enz might be selling more then some of those artists but people are buying the DVD from a non chart store. That's what is happening with the Enz DVD, most sales are from cheaper stores. The Enz have sold...
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Re: Crowded House DVD debuts at #18
Good point. I'm also pretty sure 100% of record sales from SAN!TY don't count towards the Aria chart either; they have their own chart (too cool for the rest of the nation ), so it might even be worth looking on the SAN!TY chart for Dreaming , although last time I checked they only had a top 50 singles & albums chart (not a DVD chart, but I couldn't be certain). Chart Update: Aria* haven't updated their DVD chart this week .
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Re: Crowded House DVD debuts at #18
Chart Update! S P O I L E R S P A C E Last week, Dreaming dropped from #18 to #27 ... & this week, it's gone to #28. Hopefully it will rise next week now that I have rearranged a few shops so that the DVD is visible to the casual fan.
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Re: neil's astrological chart?
I'm kind of an astrology freak and have many books on the subject, but yeh it's hard to do a birth chart if you dont know what time he was born. Anyway, if you combine the sun sign (gemini) with his chinese horoscope (dog) it says 'he often lacks inner balance, as he is always edgy and on the defnsive. He adopts extreme, conflicting attitudes, as if to emphasise the duality belonging to the sign of Gemini. The more he appears fatalistic and clear-headed, going out of his way to be derisive...
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Re: neil's astrological chart?
I remember reading that both Finn brothers were born at home (rather than a hospital), Teasdale Street in Te Awamutu. While that would certainly help in figuring out the birth-chart stuff you're talking about, I think you also have to know what time of the DAY someone was born, don't you? You might get a reasonably accurate birth chart based on date and location, but when I did the ones for my kids a couple years ago, the exact time of day was a factor.
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Re: Rest of The Day Off
He did a beautiful acoustic version of rest of the day off as part of his Live @ The Chapel television gig in 2001 & he obviously played it heaps around that time (being the opening Australian single & all), but with a back catalogue like Neil's, you just HAVE to cull some of the songs to fit the new ones & make way for other old classics - pity . soctheo - What do you mean by "Internet Only Video"? The video to rest of the day off was played on Rage (Australian music video show)...
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Re: Tarot, Palmistry, Astrology etc....
Interesting that we're already having a discourse about this kind of stuff, and at a (Unitarian) church service I attended on Easter, which included a lot about how many traditional Easter things (eggs, bunnies) actually relate to a Pagan spring ritual, they were doing this thing with runes. You were to pick an egg from the basket, dye it after the service and then the rune (which had been drawn in white crayon) would show up, and you'd look it up on a nearby wall chart to see what your...
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Re: Starstruck
"Starstruck" was a Summer hit here, in the same way that "Puberty Blues" became a hit. .. but "Puberty Blues " went a bit deeper into the "troubles of youth" *grin*....."Starstruck" was more glitz. They probably both made their money back... The album did chart, and Jo Kennedy hosted Countdown (music TV show)....the cameo by The Swingers is one of the few good bits in the movie... The Swingers themselves, one hit wonders here, Mushroom tried to get "Aint what you Dance.." off the ground,...
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Re: Bic Runga London Date 10th July.
I just got an email from Bic's manager Campbell from Singapore (In transit I am assuming) and checked to see if there were going to be anymore tickets available for the London show...sadly no walk up tickets at all so I guess that means totally sold out. No other shows planned....as Bic starts demoing new songs towards the end of the month.....she's also spending some time living in Paris. Her "Beautiful Collision" album is still #1 on the NZ charts and about to spend it's first year on the...
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Re: Reception Music....
Wow...what a cool list Gen! We were less heavy on the Finn stuff during the reception since the ceremony had so much. BUT...we burned CD's based on stuff from our collection. I had Fast 1 & 2, Medium 1 & 2, Slow 1 & 2. We hand-picked every song, made a chart for the DJ's with which songs were where and how long each one was, and said, play whatever you want with these CD's. Here's what I remember WAS used (and I'm sure there were more, but you tend to forget that stuff when...
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Re: Perseid meteor shower
The Perseids are one of the most reliable meteor showers, every August, and often have fast, bright meteors that leave trails. So, yes, Kia Kaha, that's probably what you saw! I've been watching meteors since at least 1977 when I recorded tracks of the April Lyrids on a star chart for an 'O' level Astronomy project. It's warmer in August! I like this Finn connection - some (maybe all?) meteor showers are associated with comets, they are the dust spread out along the orbit by the Tail Of A...
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Re: Great British London Frenz Meet Up Poll
Well actually Ms Awamutu.....if you had read the statistical analysis bar chart information correctly you would have seen that 'Saturday' had the same amount of votes as the 'Any day is good' option therefore making it equal. I purpose a 'carry on' party til Saturday for those still standing. (maybe even Sunday as that got the most votes for any given 'date' ???I dunno how that works? Stupid person who made the poll I guess?!) You can do both eh Mona? Wahooooo party on dude! Ok.....who has a...
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Re: I Love the 80's again
For purposes such as these, a song's peak chart position is normally used because that effectively corresponds to the height of its popularity. At the very least, DDIO was released as a single at the tail end of 1986, so the vast majority of its radio spins, video plays, and sales were in 1987. Therefore, it's a song of 1987. Yeah, well, it was bigger here, so we have better taste.
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Re: DVD
Check out the Split Enz DVD Thoughts thread where someone unfavorably compared the Enz DVD to the Something for Kate DVD. The responses from Peter Green et al. apply to the Erasure comparison too. Also, Erasure had much more chart success in Britain and America than Split Enz, and therefore (whether we like it or not) many people would regard Erasure as the "bigger" band -- in commercial terms anyway.
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Re: NEWS: Nick Seymour Slams Neil Finn
It most certainly is a word, I don't like to say this as people seem to get very nasty when this is revealed (they seem to see some sort of superiority thing which is NOT the case) but I do have a Bachelor of Music majoring in composition and I am classically trained. However everyone is entitled to their own opinion of course From a personal view point, if I wrote a song (and I've written many) and someone else improvised a fantastic solo over the top of my chord progression using my melody...
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Re: Doctor Update for Those Curious
Jay and I are both FURIOUS with our OB practice right now. The appointment before last, I waited in their office for an hour and a half because they lost my chart. Then, when they called to tell me my 1st glucose test was high, I naturally had questions about what the numbers meant, and what a diagnosis could mean to me and my baby. The nurse told me to hold on, then without pushing any kind of hold button (I could hear the following exchange), proceeded to tell someone else near her that I...
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A good chart week (June 2013)
The Very Very Best Of Crowded House re-entered the ARIA Top 50 National chart today at #39. It also climbed to #7 on the Australian Artist chart and #5 on the catalogue chart. Starting to get close to Double Platinum for Australia.Thanks everyone.
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a Good week
A few bits and pieces which I'd tagged together on the one email.First, Pomona California warm up show sold out in 90 minutes, still a few tickets left for Tempe.Next, the charts in Australia for RECURRING DREAM are good. The CD has moved from #82 to...
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Re: Because of Winn Dixie
Wow -- that is a surprise. (In fact, any time the Finns surface in mainstream U.S. media it's a surprise.) If the song is prominently featured in the film, that could give it a second chance at chart success. If it's only on the soundtrack, that's not such a big deal. But maybe they'll re-name the film BECAUSE OF FINN DIXIE.
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Re: My Mistake music anyone?
Right, Camus, that's what I meant. I can't quite imagine the song entirely on guitar, that would be kind of weird.
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Re: My Mistake music anyone?
Umm, yeah, I realized that after I posted my extremely lame reply, hence the sad attempt to make fun of myself within lame reply for said lame reply. *goes off to try the chart on piano as well*
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Re: Tim Finn Couldnt Be Done & 7 track
Actually Everyone is here only made it to #2 on the National chart in Australia. However one state did get it to #1 and that was our home state Victoria (thanks guys) but yep only #2 in Oz. I think it was 3 weeks at #1 in NZ???? Gryph
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Re: Tim Finn Couldnt Be Done & 7 track
According to The Oz Music Chart it did make No.1 nationally for a single week (after release) but granted, it may have made only No.2 on the ARIA chart. Which begs the question: Which chart to believe? I think Tim and Neil would rather believe the Oz Music Chart!
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Re: Tim Finn Couldnt Be Done & 7 track
Didn't it lose out to (gasp) Bond? EIH was 3 weeks before getting knocked off by Yulia ... Can't find how Feeding the Gods did in NZ.
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Re: Tim Finn Couldnt Be Done & 7 track
LOL, I can distinctly remember Molly saying how terrible this new song by someone called Patrick Hernandez was, and how it wouldn't chart at all and no one would buy it. Only turned out to be Born To Be Alive which was a smash #1 hit.
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Re: Farewell to the World - CD & DVD
Sat 18th November If Australian fans call their CD/DVD stores today some of them will have stock already. I just did a phone around for some Melbourne stores & some are unpacking stock as I talked to them. Some stores have already sold out- straight out of the box to the customer....so it may pay to call your store first. Guess it just depends on how many copies were ordered. If the vibe continues I'm hoping Crowdies come in at #1 on the DVD chart which would be amazing. Interesting to...
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Re: Farewell to the World - CD & DVD
i have just purchased the DVD YEYNESS!!!!!. i live in the uk, both HMV and Music Zone has it. 15.97 in HMV and 14.97 in musiz zone, although it was a pound cheaper in music zone this morning. both shops only sold the special edition which was a bonus as thats the 1 i wanted amd i am not 99% happy . the only downside i have notice is its not really on show, where it is on show theres other DVD's around it which bundle it out which is a shame. A Nirvana live DVD which was released last week is...
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Re: Farewell to the World - CD & DVD
I just stumbled upon this by accident. Might be worthwhile keeping an eye on it. Crowded House isn't in there yet but it's still only early days. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1V40DVD
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Re: USA- Canada Tour dates
Hey Gryph, Thanks for the info! That helps. A little disappointing that the tour isn't longer tho.Guess I will be making the jaunt to Philly! Yea I'm moving up on the Karma Chart!
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Re: Don't Stop Now on MySpace
The version on the official site is heaps better quality. After listening to it there, Neil's voice comes through so well it's like he's singing in my own space. Just gorgeous. I totally totally unequivocally adore the keyboard in the bridge. That's something Ed would have done. Thank goodness for no more guitar riffs. That said, I don't see heaps of chart success for it - not 'poppy' or punchy enough. I'm also one who can't take One Nil off the player for long. So many great songs. You're...
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Re: Album sales info
What I got for Everyone Is Here : - 3x platinum in New Zealand (45,000) - 2xgold in Australia (70,000) - silver in the UK (60,000) Those sales & certifications need to be updated. Other Charts stats for EIH without sales : - #18 in Ireland, #27 in Belgium (Flanders) and #139 in the USA. So it's probably over 200,000 copies. For their first album, I can't find anything but small chart positions : #14 in Australia (17 weeks) and #15 in the UK.
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Re: Next single
On my copy of ToE, the sticker on the cd wrap listed Don't Stop Down and She Called Up. In the States, that usually means that these are the songs that will marketed on the singles chart. I believe that She Called Up and She Walked Her Way Down should be the next singles. In the States, the soulful, danceable sound of She Called Up would make sense. I like how CH songs grow, but the singles chart is so fickle: She Called Up has an instant effect on people. With that said, is Crowded House a...
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Re: Liam Finn Solo album in july
Liam Finn's I'll Be Lightning #7 in the NZ music Chart. Cheers
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Re: She Called Up video
Well, we need to ask ourselves what band couldn't make the effort to be in their own clip? (One who doesn't need the sales, you might say.) Not that a band needs to be in a clip for it to be successful, but THIS??!! Look at the quality of most of the stuff on the Dreaming DVD, it's stood the test of time, it's still interesting to watch today, and then watch the She Called Up video again. This clip won't get played, it'll kill the chances of 'breaking' the single or even the band overseas...
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Re: She Called Up video
Well I am not a fan of a lot of the old CH videos and I find a lot of them have not stood the test of time for me personally. Some of them make me cringe quite frankly! I disagree that the clip won't get played, any more than DSN. It won't make or break the single either IMO. For every person that thinks it is badly made/a terrible idea there seems to be another who thinks the opposite. A live montage may have been a more rewarding format for the fans. I agree with a couple of you there.
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Re: Should there be a third single from T.O.E.
Sales of the first two singles would seem to reflect that. Wonder what would have happened to their chart performance if either release had co-incided with a UK tour?
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Re: Should there be a third single from T.O.E.
I'd have to agree with the general feeling that a third single probably won't happen, especially given that: She Called Up isn't available outside the UK (excpet on itunes etc and does that count for chart performance?) I'm sure I heard somewhere that the band are going back into the studio in the new year However, just for the sake of capitalising on my $0.02, I'd say Pour Le Monde would make a great single. Hey, maybe we'll have it only released in Aus/NZ to support this leg of the tour...
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Re: Should there be a third single from T.O.E.
Not the UK chart no. As for other countries, it would depend on the chart rules in those areas.
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Re: Should there be a third single from T.O.E.
Not necessarily. Can't tell HOW many people I've managed to turn on to "Everything But The Girl" after they could go "ah, yes, that Todd Terry song , yes, lemme hear some of their other stuff". CH would not need to be stupid about this, but they simply are not perceived by the chart-buying audience.
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Re: Should there be a third single from T.O.E.
Dance music is for dancing to. Crowded House is for listening to.
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Re: Split Enz New Zealand Tour 2008.
The seating chart on the internet for all 3 Enz NZ dates are crap. I am in the UK and booked tickets but do not really know where my seats are. I know where I am when I see Crowded House at Wembely at Christmas. Why such a crap seat map on the net of the gigs? I have never see the Enz before and I do not really want to see the back of people heads or little ants on stage. I am sorry to moan I may have great seats. Can someone please tell me if for Auckland null dd 717 upper bowl and null u...
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Re: "Twice if youre lucky"- next single
Sadly, without the band here to promote it, I think releasing TIYL now will be a case of too little too late - unless they can get it tied into a TV show or some other promo opportunity. It might get on the Radio 2 C or B playlist and generate a few extra sales for the album, but it all seems a bit after the event to me. The album's been out for months now, the UK tour is long since over and the most commercial track still is only just coming out as the single. If they stuck a few decent...
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Re: "Twice if youre lucky"- next single
The House have dwindled from the top 40 Albums RIANZ Chart .. And there is nothing but s.h.i.t.e on the RIANZ top 40 singles chart. (Nothing New there) .. It'll be interesting to see the reaction they get when they parade "Twice If Your Lucky" in front of the Winery tour crowd .. I think that it will go down really rather well considering it has a beautiful "Hook" & should have been the original released first single .. IMHO.
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Re: "Twice if youre lucky"- next single
Once upon a time (when the singles chart was about how many, um, singles) a band could sell CH had a chance of sneaking into the middle reaches of the chart on hardcore fan sales alone. This was predicated on putting new material on several formats. The advent of downloads has changed all that. Firstly, sales of "singles" has gone through the roof as a result of the definition of "single" being widened to include any song you can download. Thus, CH need to sell far far more copies in order...
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Re: "Twice if youre lucky"- next single
- just like tangible product, Painaporo! (....not that I'd go for DDIO as a B-side myself having countless versions of the song, like most of us!) You're right though, it will be v. interesting to check out the Amazon.com download charts tomorrow - Susan Boyle's version won't of course be available but the original will be! As a yardstick - the effect of X-Factor on the UK Amazon chart is amazing - 50%+ of the tracks in the top 40 are related in some way to the show - whether previous...
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Re: "Twice if youre lucky"- next single
I sort of agree with you Bart and I sort of don't... I mean I never thought I would hear club mixes featuring Leo Sayer or Elvis Presley - but they exist and they were huge chart successes - so I suppose it all depends on what the DJ does to the song. Since ESOTW is my fav song off Intriguer I wait with some trepidation...