The Living Enz Explained

The Living Enz was the first live album released by New Zealand rock band Split Enz. Primarily recorded in Melbourne, Australia during the band's 1984 Enz with a Bang farewell tour, it also includes some material from the Auckland shows of that tour, plus recordings from the band's 1982 Time and Tide tour.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "I Walk Away" (Neil Finn) – 4:43
2. "One Step Ahead" (N. Finn) – 3:34
3. "Bold as Brass" (Tim Finn, Robert Gillies) – 5:34
4. "Ninnie Knees Up" (Noel Crombie) – 3:39
5. "I See Red" (T. Finn) – 4:15
6. "Message to My Girl" (N. Finn) – 4:27
7. "I Hope I Never" (T. Finn) – 4:52
8. "Dirty Creature" (T. Finn, Nigel Griggs, N. Finn) – 5:57
9. "Hard Act to Follow" (T. Finn) – 3:08
10. "Time for a Change" (Phil Judd) – 3:57

Disc 2

1. "Strait Old Line" (N. Finn) – 4:16
2. "Walking Through the Ruins" (T. Finn) – 6:41
3. "Pioneer" (Eddie Rayner) – 2:01
4. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (T. Finn, Split Enz) – 5:23
5. "Take a Walk" (N. Finn) – 4:20
6. "Small World" (T. Finn) – 4:57
7. "Lost for Words" (T. Finn, Griggs) – 3:42
8. "Years Go By" (N. Finn, Rayner) – 4:17
9. "Charlie" (T. Finn) – 5:47

Personnel

• Tim Finn

vocals & keyboards

• Neil Finn

guitar & vocals

• Eddie Rayner

keyboards

• Noel Crombie

percussion & drums (Lead vocals on "Ninnie Knees Up") (guitar freak out)

• Nigel Griggs

bass guitar

• Paul Hester

drums & vocals (on all tracks except CD 2 tracks 5, 6 & 7)

Production

• Produced by Eddie Rayner & Nigel Griggs

CD 1

• Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984

CD 2
Tracks 1, 2 & 3

• Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984

Tracks 5, 6 & 7

• Recorded at Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, July 1982

Tracks 4, 8 & 9

• Recorded at Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, December 1984

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 288. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.