ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST : NEIL FINN : Acoustic Radio Sessions Vol III : 2002 -2014 (*with Richard Thompson)

Neil Finn - Acoustic Radio Sessions, Volume 3: 2002-2014

Paul says :This is the third and final album I'm posting of Neil Finn's acoustic radio sessions. The title says 2002 to 2014, but note that all but the last song is from the 2002 to 2004 time frame.

Unfortunately, when I posted Volume 2 in this series, it got taken down to due a copyright issue. I have since restored that post without the download link... but you may find a useful link in the comments section there. We'll see if this lasts. I was surprised that one was taken down, because all but two of the performances were unreleased. For this one, all but three of the performances are unreleased. But I guess one never knows, so grab it while you can.

This comes from the same source of the kind person who sent me a bunch of Crowded House related music a few years ago. I'm sure Finn has continued to perform more for the radio, but this is all I have from that source. If I come across more, perhaps there could be a Volume 4 someday. If anyone has the material to help with that, please send it along.

As I mentioned above, only three songs here have been officially released. Those are tracks 1, 11, and 12. Track 11 ("Won't Give In (Acoustic Version)") was a B-side, while the other two are from various artists compilations. Most of the rest come from appearances on the radio shows "Morning Becomes Eclectic" and "World Cafe."

The vast majority of the songs are originals. But the last two are interesting cover versions of classic songs by Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley. "Persuasion" is actually sung by Richard Thompson, with Neil Finn and Tim Finn only playing guitar. The song was originally written by Thompson as an instrumental and included in a movie soundtrack in 1991. But Neil Finn liked the song, added lyrics to it, and included it in his 1993 album "Before and After." Since then, Thompson has performed the song a lot, and always sings the Finn lyrics, like he does here.

This album is 48 minutes long. 

01 Private Universe 
02 Faster than Light
03 Weather with You
04 Whaling
05 Secret God 
06 The Climber
07 It's Only Natural (Finn Brothers)
08 Persuasion (Finn Brothers & Richard Thompson)*
09 Love Is All That Remains 
10 Pineapple Head
11 Won't Give In (Finn Brothers)
12 Sexual Healing 
13 Waiting in Vain 

Oh this is lovely if you are a Crowded House or Neil Finn fan (who isn’t?) you should really give this a listen . . .definitely my Saturday playlist from Paul at ATSE!