Sound of Trees

Schnell Fenster | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (March 26, 1990)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00000EBT5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Miracle!, May 21, 2003

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Doctor Wylkynson (Somewhere in the North of England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Trees (Audio CD)

It's amazing that several copies of this album have surfaced for sale. For those who don't know, when Split Enz broke up some members went on to form Crowded House, and the remainder teamed up with former Enz songwriter Philip Judd. It's a great album, broadly in the New Wave/New Romantic style, but with all the eccentric flourishes that one would expect from having Noel Crombie and Philip Judd back in the same band. The title track is the best. If you like this, seek out the album by Judd's other band The Swingers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Treasure., November 17, 2010

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OLD GUY. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sound of Trees (Audio CD)

Quirky pop. Probably out of style Everywhere, but I love it. These are crazy Split Enz guys having a go. No Finn brothers. Phil Judd and crew are a treasure for sure. Well arranged and period sounding--too Arty for its own good! Great lines, funky bass, articulate guitar, reverse drums, big synthesizers--every effect available--the whole deal. Even though I put former decades in the Archive Boxes this one I always keep out. This is Happy Smile Territory for me. All these tunes are driving little pop pieces. Every now and then they have that Tubes frantic edge--matches my nervous system's pulse! This record goes in the Special Pile. Please, Master of the Ones and Zeros, make this more available.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Catchy, underappreciated little album, August 16, 2005

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S. C. Watson (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sound of Trees (Audio CD)

I actually found this cd in a bin of discounts several years ago, the cover reminded me of a recently purchased Toad The Wet Sprocket album (yeah, that long ago...) and the price was right. So I was pleased to discover that it was actually a decent little album with some consistently entertaining songs. Love Hate Relationship is great, very catchy, I'm surprised it didn't get a lot of airplay. And Sound of Trees, the title track is good. Wistful.

Comparisons are hard. Schnell Fenster uses a lot of electronica and the voices are high. It's not as smooth as Erasure, but I guess I could see some similarities, maybe a dab of Older Elvis Costello, and a good helping of Sqeeze (or at least the song Hourglass: "Take it to the bridge; Throw it overboard; See if it can swim; Back up to the shore..."). It's a very late eighties sounding album.

I guess this was their first album and they only released one other. Kind of sad. I haven't listened to their other recording, but if this is any indication, they were a good little band that just missed an appropriate opening in the market. For the prices I'm seeing for used copies, it's worth the shipping! Give it a go!