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Split Enz’ Mental Notes

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Split Enz’ Mental Notes

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Description

Mental Notes, the 1975 debut album by Split Enz, has mesmerized generations of music lovers and can rightfully claim the epithet 'timeless cult classic.'

Starting out as a folk-art duo in the early '70s, the group would become one of Aotearoa's most successful cultural exports - and spawn a musical dynasty that continues to this day.

Mental Notes, a symphonic, inventive prog rock/art rock creation, marks a high-water point for the early line-up of the band, led by lead songwriter Phil Judd. Yet, by the time the album was released the cracks in the band were already starting to show, with the brooding, recalcitrant genius of Judd set against the home-spun optimism of live-wire lead singer and front man Tim Finn.

This book unravels the intriguing true story of Mental Notes and how early Enz rose to become a significant force in the growth of New Zealand music, and took what they were doing to a wider audience around the world. Along the way they created an ambitious, odd, yet enduring recording that remains one of the most significant albums in Australasian musical history.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Early Ends
2. The Life and Times of Mental Notes
3. The Narrative of Mental Notes
4. Shades and Echoes
Bibliography
Selected Discography
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Apr 01 2027
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 128
ISBN 9798765136041
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 8 x 5 inches
Series 33 1/3 Oceania
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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