Escapade [Import]

Tim Finn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Mushroom Records
• ASIN: B000007U2F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Finn recorded and released this first solo album in 1983 while still a member of the pioneering pop band from New Zealand that he co-founded. Thanks to the success of the album at the time, he decided to leave the group permanently and strike out on his own.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finn At His Finest, September 20, 2000

By 

Greg Hughes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escapade (Audio CD)

Tim Finn's first solo outing is a triumph. Made 10 years after he was told to get off the stage at a music festival in New Zealand (when the acoustic Split Ends were struggling for recognition) Tim had come a long way since then.

The best track on the album is the catchy "Fraction Too Much Friction", which was actually written in the late 1970s. (It didn't fit in with the Split Enz repertoire at the time.)Little did Tim realize he had written a huge hit.

The irony of this great album was that Tim felt so guilty about its success. Tim felt like he had deserted Split Enz when they were on their last legs. He picked up a heap of accolades at the Australian Music Awards while Split Enz got nothing.

This album epitomizes 80s music. I think this would be the best of Tim's solo ventures, although "Before and After" comes a close second.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tim Finn is the best without a doubt !!, October 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Escapade (Audio CD)

The album was as clean and vibrent as all the rest of his works and I for one love it all. If I only had one artists' music on an island it would have to be Tim Finn.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, June 28, 2001

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Carl Mack (Palm Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escapade (Audio CD)

Smooth, crafty, pop music here. As half of the very talented Finn brothers, Tim has made soem memorable music. Thia first solo outing is a great, feel good pop record that is a classic.