Lot's of valid points and I agree with most. I certainly agree with you there Mummakook about Tim fans generally being more receptive to Neil's music than possibly the other way round. It kinda agrees with what I said earlier and that was that the bigger Neil fans tend to be more receptive to Tim's music than those that are more casual listeners to Neil's material.
I can only talk about how I've noticed things here in Britain, and that is that Crowded House were really big, the Enz never really took off over here, although I Got You was a hit and History Never Repeats (both Neil led though) also charted.
However, the Finn Brothers did do really well and from what I've noticed Tim's latest album and tour have also done well over here, so I think that Tim's possibly gained a few more fans in the UK because of the Finn Brothers, which is great.
I got into Crowded House first, then the Finn Brothers (1st album) and Neil's solo albums, then I turned to Split Enz and Tim's solo albums along with various other offshoots and have never been disappointed, it's been like a journey of discovery, starting with the most familiar and safe path (CH), then moving warily into lesser known territory (FB & NF), then discovering some real gems (SE, TF & Phil Judd, etc.). All great stuff.
Hmmm, just thought that last little bit sounded like I'd become an explorer - Dr. Livingstone I presume (OK, I know it's a Crowdies song, but seemed apt).
