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Title: Essential. Perfect.
Review: What can I possibly say about this CD that hasn't been written here already? Widely panned when it was first released (probably by those who were LOOKING for a reason to perpetuate the "sophomore curse" myth), it's considered by most Crowded House fans to be the band's finest moment.And it is. It's a brilliant musical statement. Enormously entertaining. Neil Finn is absolutely at the top of his game here, and proves once more (as if we need further evidence) that the Finn brothers are every bit the equal of any other songwriters in popular music (and yes, I'm including the Everly Brothers, Lennon/McCartney and "Bjorn and Benny).Do I exaggerate? Absolutely not. I cannot overestimate the power and beauty of this recording. Get it and see for yourself.
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