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History Never Repeats - The Best of Split Enz

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Album Review

Split Enz are probably best remembered in the U.S. for their new wave-era singles. History Never Repeats: The Best of Split Enz collects all of the major singles from the band's A&M albums in a single-disc package. For the casual fan, there is no better starting point. The Australian issue is far superior as a career overview, however, as it covers their pre-hit period beginning in the mid-'70s and adds a rare mix of "Late Last Night."

Customer Reviews

Great review of a band that only received light exposure on MTV in the 80's

For fans of Split Enz and fans of Crowded House, this is a great album to have. It gives you a feel of where Neil Finn began to develop his style and songwriting skill. Message to My Girl could just as easily been a Crowded House song. My favorite memory of Split Enz videos on MTV in the 80's: Watching Tim screw up the lip sync.

Some of the BEST music the 80's had to offer...

I can't say enough about this album - it changed my life. Twenty years ago, The BEST of SPLIT ENZ, was the album that catapulted me into a world of music exploration, way beyond the forced-fed garbage I’d been listening to until that point. Neil & Tim Finn have remained a part of my life since then (and only my family has accomplished that feat). Everything NEIL FINN touches is GOLD. The man is a SUPER GENIUS songwriter, not to mention extremely talented musician (on too many instruments to mention) - no one writes better hooks, catchy lyrics and beautiful music like this man.... NO ONE. If you ever get the opportunity to see him perform live - snap it up - as he is a phenomenal performer as well.

iTunes, put up Time & Tide!!

This has a few nice tunes in it. But I just popped in their Time & Tide cassette the other day and re-realized how wonderful this band is, I suggest you find that album somewhere, it is THEIR BEST that i've heard so far (I'm digging for more now after almost 20 years), extremely well done. No-one could possibly regret owning it. I could really identify with it being in the military at a young age, but theres just so many good songs that arent present here that you would be sorely amiss if you didnt at least give it a listen. I had no idea they were also Crowded House.

Biography

Formed: 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '70s, '80s

Best known for their early-'80s new wave pop hits, particularly "I Got You," Split Enz — after surviving a dizzying array of image and personnel changes and a full decade without any recognition outside of their homeland — became the first New Zealand band to achieve worldwide success. Although they never reached superstar status outside of Australia and New Zealand, the band developed a strong international cult following that continued to thrive over a decade after their breakup. Split...
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