Afterglow. (Carousel Corner).Crowded House, Afterglow afterglow small amounts of light emitted by a phosphor after the stimulating radiation has ceased. Seen in x-ray intensifying screens and fluoroscopic screens. (Capitol). Given that Crowded House started as a healing afterthought af·ter·thought n. An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one after an event or decision. afterthought Noun 1. to the crash and burn of Split Enz Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the late 1970s and the early 1980s featuring brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved success with the music charts in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere. , I find it remarkable that the band gelled as well as it did and that Neil Finn's songwriting rose to heights that the Enz never imagined. It seemed that, freed from the over-attentive oversight of brother Tim, Neil's songwriting blossomed, his spirit soared. The first two Crowded House CDs, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men, were well received critically, but flagged on the rack. However, their third, the critically flogged Woodface--and in my opinion their best, was injected with the brother act that fueled Split Enz and sowed the seeds of the House's demise. Afterglow is a post mortem [Latin, After death.] Pertaining to matters occurring after death. A term generally applied to an autopsy or examination of a corpse in order to ascertain the cause of death or to the inquisition for that purpose by the Coroner . collection of songs that for one reason or another didn't make it on to a session's album. Bands usually make careful, studied decisions about what is and isn't released on disc, and generally the "orphans and strays" -- to quote the liner notes liner notes pl.n. Explanatory notes about a record album, cassette, or compact disk included on the jacket or in the packaging. -- are found to have been omitted with some justification. The Springsteen box set from a couple of years back is a case in point. Afterglow is another. The songs are interesting, one from an initial incarnation of the band when Crowded House was known as The Mullanes, and one does glean glean v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain left behind by reapers. v.tr. 1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers. 2. an insight into what constituted acceptability to the band or often its producer, Mitchell Froom. However, with the exception of "I Love You Dawn" and "Recurring Dream," the balance of the tunes don't quite rise to the occasion, that is, unless you're a diehard House freak and can't do without. -KE |
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