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As reunion/comeback albums go, Time on Earth is outstanding.
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Where Hester contributed rhythmic surprise and fleetness, Sherrod brings solidity and power that anchor the whole affair with a reassuring gravity.
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Crowded House guys can confidently say their time on Earth is currently well-spent.
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Thoughtful, warm, and endlessly hummable even in its moodiest moments, Time On Earth is a sweet epitaph.
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Time on Earth a haunting yet comforting affair that is quite unique in Neil Finn's body of work, yet functions as an oddly appropriate, utterly worthy, comeback as Crowded House.
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Expect to hear a smattering of gems from Time On Earth, more than holding their own with the band's much loved and more famous moments.
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Finn's knack for a melodic ballad remains firmly in place as Time on Earth coasts on his dreamy voice and introspective, hook-laden pop choruses.
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The fact that Time On Earth takes several listens to sink in practically ensures that it will be undervalued, if not ignored, which is a shame, because this taut album possesses the immersive qualities and cumulative impact of a good novel.
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With Matt Sherrod on drums, Crowded House sounds like its old self (and like Mr. Finn’s solo efforts).
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It's a collection of 14 songs that will be instantly recognisable to those who loved them back in the Nineties.
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There's a sustained tone to Time on Earth that Finn's rarely mastered, and that alone comes closer than you might have thought possible to making the record an unqualified success.
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The economy of Ethan Johns' and Steve Lillywhite's production helps, as do the straightforward arrangements and, most important of all, Finn's most commercial and least quirky set of songs since 1991's "Woodface," or even the group's self-titled 1986 debut.
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Time on Earth is another batch of Finn’s impeccably crafted pop gems.
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Time on Earth still has enough emotional resonance and melodic moments to make it something special.
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Time on Earth is an assured, soothing collection of sweet-tempered pop tunes ("Even a Child"), and ballads ("Pour Le Monde").
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The project's 14 tracks are still filled with well-made guitar and piano pop that only missteps when Finn and company lapse into whispery quietude for too long.
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While the slower, gentler moments are not without charm, large sections of the album land on the wrong side of the drowsy-dreamy divide.
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It's actually startlingly dark, and understandably so – drummer Paul Hester took his own life only two years ago, and the tragedy definitely shades Neil Finn's songwriting on Time.
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Q MagazineIt's the same sure-footed, Beatles-inspired pop that made them so popular in the early '90s. [Sep 2007, p.100]
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Anyone hoping for another "Don’t Dream It’s Over" is going to find Time On Earth a disappointment.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 42
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Mixed: 2 out of 42
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Negative: 2 out of 42
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evokoderSep 17, 2007There's not much out there to top this at the moment. Finn is a songwriting god!
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DavidH.Sep 11, 2007
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PhilH.Sep 7, 2007