This sounds great! I keep looking for Jeff Lynne to have a hand somewhere here because so often he does with this type of amazing songwriting/production - Hats off to Crowded House! 😊
Gravity Stairs is the eighth studio album by New Zealand rock band Crowded House, released in May 2024 through Lester Records. The band produced the album with Steven Schram, with Kiwi frontman Neil Finn stating that the band wanted to maintain a "dreamy quality" on the record yet be more "lyrically direct". The recording sessions for Gravity Stairs took place in New Zealand, Australia and California. The multi-national lineup for the band on the album is Neil Finn (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), Nick Seymour (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), Mitchell Froom (keyboards), with his Neil's son Liam Finn (guitars, drums, backing vocals) and Elroy Finn (drums, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards). The title Gravity Stairs was inspired by a heavy stone staircase near where Neil vacations. The stairs are symbolic of the struggle to climb up, to keep going, which grows in difficulty as one ages and is a metaphor for Finn’s creative process, the building-up process that ends with the completed song. Highlights include “The Howl” written by Liam which is a gorgeous song and one of the highlights of the album. It’s got a great lead vocal by Liam too with excellent backing by the band, tight work by the rhythm section and great guitar. “Thirsty,” another highlight, is a softer song with acoustic guitar and brushes on the drums. Finn’s perfectly measured lead vocal is at its centre. A dreamlike song with good backing vocals, it has a countrified feel to it. “Magic Piano” is the first song that the band worked on for the album. It’s a mellow song with an echo-laden lead vocal by Neil. It gets a bit Psychedelic trip with great backing vocals at about the three-minute mark. Despite being listed as separate songs on the album’s tracklist, “Teenage Summer” and “Life’s Imitation” are really two parts of the same song. While there is a pop sound to “Teenage Summer” and Life’s Imitation,” the theme is of longing for connection during a time of isolation. The upbeat, bright “Oh Hi” was inspired by Finn’s involvement with the international nonprofit So They Can, which builds schools in remote parts of Kenya and Tanzania. Most of Gravity Stairs revels in a certain slowness, a soft touch that often barely registers. However, amid the lightness, there are plenty of revelatory moments to be found, perhaps the most impactful being “Some Greater Plan (for Claire),” a song inspired by Neil and Tim's Finn’s father’s war diary and a wistful, emotion filled melody with gentle harmony vocals, a song of sweet romance. Most of Gravity Stairs revels in a certain slowness, a soft touch that often barely registers. However, amid the lightness, there are plenty of revelatory moments to be found and yea while the material on this album is quite different from that of Crowded House’s 1980's heyday. Crowded house pay an obscure homage to "Revolver" and is very much evolution for the band with a few Finn family members and feel of it still resonates quite powerfully with the listener. Enjoy Jim
Chords Verse Em, B7/F#, B, A, D (3x) Little bridge A/E, E sus4-E Am//E (and an F if you can lol), E sus4-E Chorus E Major7, F#m7, A Major7, E Major7 (2x) Bridge E Major7, F#m7, F#7, B7
Wow I love it. It is Lennon X the Beatles X McCartney and it is equal to this Crowded House incredible song, playing so divinely with Major and minor transitions and rythms cut.
i just got my signed copy today , as a life long fan, it was such a nice thing to do , but you have always been such nice down to earth guys , for far I'm in love with magic Piano , ;ike a fine vintage wine , Neil you keep getting better
This album entered the uk chart at number 8 ...the following week it totally disappeared out of the top 100 ... what ??? Yeah... why ? How ? Nobody buying it? They're buying everyone else. Ive found it to be a totally boring album.. forgettable barr 1 tune with Tim.. imo 😮
The charts haven’t really been about sales for decades, and streaming plays are a very commercial marker for success. I don’t really mind your opinion on the song (even if I thoroughly disagree), but your proof is… questionable.
Not a bad band to "copy" (The Beatles). A far cry better than any other band from their era at the time (60s - 70s). No really, sounds like Neil Finn AND his sons plus Nick and Mitchell playing as a "group". Solid.
@@Xheller8 Crowded House has always been inspired by the Beatles like all bands are inspired by someone too. There's a lot of Crowded House songs they did in the past that sounds more Beatles than this one like Pinneaple head, Kill eye or Not the girl you think you are. They never copied a particular Beatles song however. Personally i think that song sounds more like Elton John in the 70s.
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Fabulous.
I think that they are underrated. A great band, i love them
My all time favourite band 💯
I have and never will underestimate them
I find it had to imagine that they are under rated , but that's ok , we love them and that;'s what;'s important , what do you think of the new album ?
I just saw this band on Jimmy Kimmel. What a wonderful group. I do remember them very well. Will be buying their new music
Best song on a great new album
WOW NEW CROWDED HOUSE!!!! YIPEEE❤❤❤❤
I know it's not a particularly shocking hot-take, but, hot-take: Neil Finn is the greatest songwriter of all time!
he is one of the best
Der Beste und heißeste; schmilzt das Eis gefrorener Herzen ewiglich .
How absolutely ridiculous!!!!!
@@toothbrush5190 Lächerlich
@@toothbrush5190 absolut
Neil Finn can write music like no other and he is in his mid 60s now.
Love it saw them at Eden Project. What a magical night
Brilliant
Beautiful! 😍
Masterpiece
Limitless well of talent... aka Neil Finn...
Beautiful! Has a mellow 70s vibe I love.
Reminded me of a Moody Blues 70s track.
This sounds great! I keep looking for Jeff Lynne to have a hand somewhere here because so often he does with this type of amazing songwriting/production - Hats off to Crowded House! 😊
Gravity Stairs is the eighth studio album by New Zealand rock band Crowded House, released in May 2024 through Lester Records.
The band produced the album with Steven Schram, with Kiwi frontman Neil Finn stating that the band wanted to maintain a "dreamy quality" on the record yet be more "lyrically direct".
The recording sessions for Gravity Stairs took place in New Zealand, Australia and California.
The multi-national lineup for the band on the album is Neil Finn (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), Nick Seymour (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), Mitchell Froom (keyboards), with his Neil's son Liam Finn (guitars, drums, backing vocals) and Elroy Finn (drums, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards).
The title Gravity Stairs was inspired by a heavy stone staircase near where Neil vacations.
The stairs are symbolic of the struggle to climb up, to keep going, which grows in difficulty as one ages and is a metaphor for Finn’s creative process, the building-up process that ends with the completed song.
Highlights include “The Howl” written by Liam which is a gorgeous song and one of the highlights of the album.
It’s got a great lead vocal by Liam too with excellent backing by the band, tight work by the rhythm section and great guitar.
“Thirsty,” another highlight, is a softer song with acoustic guitar and brushes on the drums.
Finn’s perfectly measured lead vocal is at its centre.
A dreamlike song with good backing vocals, it has a countrified feel to it.
“Magic Piano” is the first song that the band worked on for the album.
It’s a mellow song with an echo-laden lead vocal by Neil.
It gets a bit Psychedelic trip with great backing vocals at about the three-minute mark.
Despite being listed as separate songs on the album’s tracklist, “Teenage Summer” and “Life’s Imitation” are really two parts of the same song.
While there is a pop sound to “Teenage Summer” and Life’s Imitation,” the theme is of longing for connection during a time of isolation.
The upbeat, bright “Oh Hi” was inspired by Finn’s involvement with the international nonprofit So They Can, which builds schools in remote parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
Most of Gravity Stairs revels in a certain slowness, a soft touch that often barely registers.
However, amid the lightness, there are plenty of revelatory moments to be found, perhaps the most impactful being “Some Greater Plan (for Claire),” a song inspired by Neil and Tim's Finn’s father’s war diary and a wistful, emotion filled melody with gentle harmony vocals, a song of sweet romance.
Most of Gravity Stairs revels in a certain slowness, a soft touch that often barely registers.
However, amid the lightness, there are plenty of revelatory moments to be found and yea while the material on this album is quite different from that of Crowded House’s 1980's heyday.
Crowded house pay an obscure homage to "Revolver" and is very much evolution for the band with a few Finn family members and feel of it still resonates quite powerfully with the listener.
Enjoy
Jim
Thanks for the info
Im breathing in some magic piano air myself listening to this...😊
It's so smoothie, this sound. (Yes, i mixed, smooth and groovy together) 😎
I believe
Sehr gute Arbeit goldene Susan💝🌈
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Gracias Neil!!! 🌻🌻🌻🌈💜🎶
New album is great, just like all their earlier albums. But Intriguer is the most important to me.
Just picked up a copy of Niel an Liam...wrapped in it like a blanket. Love to you and all around you! ~PB
"the more we sing the lest we have to say" ~ truer words never.
Chords
Verse
Em, B7/F#, B, A, D
(3x)
Little bridge
A/E, E sus4-E
Am//E (and an F if you can lol), E sus4-E
Chorus
E Major7, F#m7, A Major7, E Major7
(2x)
Bridge
E Major7, F#m7, F#7, B7
Álbum novo,amei❤🇧🇷
So endlos wunderschön
I get it. it is all fine. Good song, thanks, crowded house.
Wow I love it. It is Lennon X the Beatles X McCartney and it is equal to this Crowded House incredible song, playing so divinely with Major and minor transitions and rythms cut.
Yes, the structure is very good. Chords and rhythm.
i just got my signed copy today , as a life long fan, it was such a nice thing to do , but you have always been such nice down to earth guys , for far I'm in love with magic Piano , ;ike a fine vintage wine , Neil you keep getting better
Thank you boys. You're a treasure. One of my few top tier inspirational melodic song weavers. I play flute and dream of jamming with you,!
💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
no hard feelings.
Awesome group
@tammy8028 I like them
I mean, c'mon. This is lush.
Serge!
Sarica liebt dich ewiglich!
sanfter Wind
flüsterte mir dichterisch.
I've heard 4 songs so far and nary a one has any guitar riffs or lead guitar in them. What gives, Neil?
Good point. Maybe that’s passé now?
My fav Finn riff is in Whispers and Moans.
Not that type of album. Maybe next album will be "Revolution" with some guitar "Helter Skelter"?
This album entered the uk chart at number 8 ...the following week it totally disappeared out of the top 100 ... what ??? Yeah... why ? How ? Nobody buying it? They're buying everyone else. Ive found it to be a totally boring album.. forgettable barr 1 tune with Tim.. imo 😮
The charts haven’t really been about sales for decades, and streaming plays are a very commercial marker for success. I don’t really mind your opinion on the song (even if I thoroughly disagree), but your proof is… questionable.
What's the go here?? Not only Copying the Revolver Album cover of the Beatles. Also trying to copy there sound 60 years later. Pfff
Must be a bit of a homage to the Beatles - nothing wrong with that. The Beatles deserve all the homage they can get.
Not a bad band to "copy" (The Beatles). A far cry better than any other band from their era at the time (60s - 70s). No really, sounds like Neil Finn AND his sons plus Nick and Mitchell playing as a "group". Solid.
@lorenneufeld4306 Beatles are my favourite band of all time. Just not a fan of these guys going out of there way to mimic them.
@@Xheller8 Crowded House has always been inspired by the Beatles like all bands are inspired by someone too. There's a lot of Crowded House songs they did in the past that sounds more Beatles than this one like Pinneaple head, Kill eye or Not the girl you think you are. They never copied a particular Beatles song however. Personally i think that song sounds more like Elton John in the 70s.
I dont compare Neil Finn with Lennon and McCartney, he has his own style and sound. An absolute genius!