The Living Enz

The Living Enz was the first live album released by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Primarily recorded in Melbourne, Australia during the band's 1984 Enz With A Bang farewell tour, it also includes some material from the Auckland shows of that tour, plus recordings from the band's 1982 Time And Tide tour.

[edit] Tracklisting

CD 1

"I Walk Away" (Neil Finn) 4:43
"One Step Ahead" (Neil Finn) 3:34
"Bold As Brass" (Tim Finn/Rob Gillies) 5:34
"Ninnie Knees Up" (Noel Crombie) 3:39
"I See Red" (Tim Finn) 4:15
"Message To My Girl" (Neil Finn) 4:27
"I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn) 4:52
"Dirty Creature" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs/Neil Finn) 5:57
"Hard Act To Follow" (Tim Finn) 3:08
"Time For A Change" (Phil Judd) 3:57

CD 2

"Strait Old Line" (Neil Finn) 4:16
"Walking Through The Ruins" (Tim Finn) 6:41
"Pioneer" (Eddie Rayner) 2:01
"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (Tim Finn/Split Enz) 5:23
"Take A Walk" (Neil Finn) 4:20
"Small World" (Tim Finn) 4:57
"Lost For Words" (Tim Finn/Nigel Griggs) 3:42
"Years Go By" (Neil Finn/Eddie Rayner) 4:17
"Charlie" (Tim Finn) 5:47

[edit] Personnel

Tim Finn: vocals & keyboards
Neil Finn: guitar & vocals
Eddie Rayner: keyboards
Noel Crombie: percussion & drums (guitar freak out)
Nigel Griggs: bass guitar
Paul Hester: drums & vocals (on all tracks except CD 2 tracks 5, 6 & 7)

[edit] Production

Produced by Eddie Rayner & Nigel Griggs
Remix Engineers: Ross Cockle (AAV Studios) & Martin Pullan (Platinum Studios)

CD 1

Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984
Engineered by Tim Kramer

CD 2
Tracks 1, 2 & 3

Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984
Engineered by Tim Kramer

Tracks 5, 6 & 7

Recorded at Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, July 1982
Engineered by Jim Barton

Tracks 4, 8 & 9

Recorded at Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, December 1984
Engineered by Paul Streekstra

100% live - no overdubs added

v • d • e

Split Enz

Noel Crombie · Neil Finn · Tim Finn · Malcolm Green · Nigel Griggs · Eddie Rayner

Lineup chronology

October 1972 - February 1973

February 1973 - Early 1974

Early 1974 - June 1974

July 1974 - September 1974

October 1974 - November 1975

November 1975 - November 1976

November 1976 – April 1977

April 1977 - December 1977

January 1978 - February 1978

March 1978 - May 1981

May 1981 - November 1983

December 1983 - June 1984

June 1984 - December 1984

Studio albums

Mental Notes · Second Thoughts · Dizrythmia · Frenzy · True Colours · Waiata · Time and Tide · Conflicting Emotions · See Ya 'Round

Compilations

The Beginning of the Enz · Enz of an Era · The Split Enz Collection 1973 – 1984 · History Never Repeats - The Best Of Split Enz · Oddz and Enz · Rear Enz · The Best of Split Enz · The Gold Collection · Spellbound · The Collection: The Best of the Early Years · Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes

Live albums

The Living Enz · Anniversary · Extravagenza

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