Anniversary
	Produced by Eddie Rayner and Nigel Griggs
	Released on 1994
	no chart information
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I f you’re not a big fan of Split Enz, this live recording of the band’s 20th anniversary tour won’t interest you, so feel free to move on. Really. Beat it. But if you are a fan, maybe you’ll linger with me for a little while. We’ll just wait a moment while those last few curious stragglers kick off. Good. Now it’s just us. What a wonderful world we live in where a band like Split Enz can reunite years after the fact and still draw a hometown crowd. Recorded in the spring of 1993, this New Zealand tour was simply a favor to fans. How do you thank people for sticking by you through all the strange haircuts, lineup changes and offshoot projects? You give ‘em what they want: “What’s A Matter With You,” “Message To My Girl,” “Shark Attack,” “Six Months In A Leaky Boat.” And you make the evening a relaxed and intimate affair of thumbing through the old musical scrapbook. You don’t forget your humble beginnings, you celebrate them in songs like “Charley” and “Split Ends.” Maybe even toss in a new treat, like “Best Friend.” Most of all, you enjoy the moment. You don’t worry about falling because the audience is filled with people who’ll catch you if you do. That sums up the spirit of Anniversary. The sound quality isn’t perfect (among other things, I read in AMG that the audience feedback was artificially created after the fact to compensate for poor miking), but little in Split Enz’ too-short life worked out to be perfect. Still, you maintained in the face of resistance (and, yes, even ridicule) that underneath those strange outfits beat the heart of The Beatles. And you were right. So take a bow. And sing along while the Enz take theirs.

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TRACK LISTING

1. SHARK ATTACK    (Tim Finn)
2. POOR BOY    (Tim Finn)
3. HERMIT McDERMITT    (Tim Finn)
4. YEARS GO BY    (Neil Finn/Eddie Rayner)
5. SPLIT ENDS    (Tim Finn/Phil Judd)
6. MESSAGE TO MY GIRL    (Neil Finn)
7. BEST FRIEND    (Tim Finn/Neil Finn)
8. SIX MONTHS IN A LEAKY BOAT    (Split Enz)
9. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU    (Neil Finn)
10. DIRTY CREATURE    (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn)
11. I SEE RED    (Tim Finn)
12. TIME FOR A CHANGE    (Phil Judd)
13. STRAIT OLD LINE    (Neil Finn)
14. CHARLEY    (Tim Finn)
15. HISTORY NEVER REPEATS    (Neil Finn)
16. (Hidden track) HARD ACT TO FOLLOW

CREDITS

NOEL CROMBIE -- percussion
NEIL FINN -- vocals, lead guitar
TIM FINN -- vocals, piano
NIGEL GRIGGS -- bass guitar
PAUL HESTER -- drums
EDDIE RAYNER -- keyboards
Angus Davidson -- recording engineer

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