Neil Finn - One All

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Hit: 5 Stars

One All is a return to more typical Neil fare with folk-rock fare with memorable, jangly melodies and intelligent lyrics. The reworking of One Nil to One All allowed Neil to recruit Sheryl Crow, whom he opened for as part of his Whistling tour, to sing harmonies on two tracks, "Driving Me Mad" and "Turn And Run," and contribute accordion to another, "Into The Sunset." "Turn And Run" is one of the album's most haunting tracks detailing a failed relationship: "I won't give you up / Till silverware's covered in dust / And my shoes fall apart / And the tumbleweed runs / Over my desert heart." Produced by Finn and Tchad Blake, he was able to recruit some of pop's most revered to help him - Crow, Lisa and Wendy (of Prince fame, yes, that Prince), the ever-haunting Lisa Germano, Sebastian Steinberg of the recently disbanded Soul Coughing, Los Angeles's Shon Sullivan (aka Goldenboy), session-drummer Jim Keltner, and producer-extraordinare Mitchell Froom - and brought along his wife, Sharon, and son, Liam, to contribute vocals. On first listen, it's the ballads that stand out, "Turn and Run," "Wherever You Are," and "Lullaby Requiem," but repeated listens prove the catchiness of the more upbeat pop tracks, "Driving Me Mad," "Human Kindness," and "Anytime." Briefly put, One All is an understated masterpiece that works its way into your heart with its beauty and simplicity.

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