The Living Enz

The Living Enz
Live album by Split Enz
Released	December 1985
Recorded	1982, 1984
Genre	rock music
Label	Mushroom Records
Producer	Eddie Rayner & Nigel Griggs
Split Enz chronology
See Ya Round (1984) The Living Enz (1985) The Split Enz Collection 1973-1984 (1986)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

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
• Remix Engineers: Ross Cockle (AAV Studios) & Martin Pullan (Platinum Studios)

CD 1

• Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984
• Engineered by Tim Kramer

CD 2
Tracks 1, 2 & 3

• Recorded at Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, November 1984
• Engineered by Tim Kramer

Tracks 5, 6 & 7

• Recorded at Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, July 1982
• Engineered by Jim Barton

Tracks 4, 8 & 9

• Recorded at Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, December 1984
• Engineered by Paul Streekstra

100% live – no overdubs added

Chart Positions

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia[2]	#88
New Zealand[3]	#9

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "New Zealand Charts". Retrieved 11 November 2010.