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Perfect weather, 75 degrees with a slight breeze, and a great band that seems to be coming back: Crowded House. Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, former member Mark Hart and new drummer Matt Sherrod. Seymour was decked out in a white suit, and was back to his old self, hamming it up for the crowd. Finn's voice has changed. Like to a fine wine it has improved with age, a bit of a rasp behind it.
They opened their set with "Distant Sun" and moved on to "Don't Stop Now." I could have sworn I was just thinking, give me something to write about, and Finn sang the lyrics, "Give me something to write about." So here I am writing about it. Seems every band member gets his chance at the keyboards, but when Finn jumped on and keyed out the melody to a former hit song the crowd took up the lyrics. "Sweet," was his appropriate response to the crowd's enthusiasm.
I stuck around for a few more songs but after 45 minutes I realized my head was baking and I needed to find shelter and a hat.
Shelter found, now I'm in search of a hat.
Apparently I missed a guest appearance by Eddie Vedder, Damn hat!
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Posted by unregistered user at 9/1/07 8:46 p.m.
Crowded House rocked! and yes, you did miss Eddie - he joined the band for World Where You Live and Something So Strong. Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron was watching the show from the side of stage - I saw him there early on and so knew Eddie would be making an appearance (Eddie and Neil Finn are old friends).