When I first caught Tim Finn at the
Continental last year, I was hugely underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, I love
what Tim does but the combination of his whole one-man-band thing (complete
with foot-pedal drumming) and a dodgy soundmix was less than impressive. This
time around Tim decided to employ a backing band: popmeisters Even. Whilst
their take on powerpop perhaps swamped Tim's more delicate moments, rock-out
takes of classic songs such as "I See Red" left the crowd hollering for more.
As someone who was too young to experience Split Enz in their heyday, I saw
glimpses of the manic fun that has since become part of the Enz legend. The
only real disappointment of the evening was their refusal to return for a
second encore when loudly demanded by the crowd.
Tim
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Ashley Naylor, Tim & Wally Kempton
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When I first caught 
