Is this the best instrumental that Split Enz have ever recorded or what? I just got the Split Enz DVD this afternoon, and I find myself playing this song over and over. It's so catchy. It just has the funkiest groove and is really catchy.

Me thinks the enz could teach Moby, The Prodigy and a few others a thing or too about how to write a truly great instrumental.

I know that it will probably never happen, but I think that Split Enz still have that great chemistry and should reunite for at least another album or two.

When the three remaining Beatles reunited a while ago it sounded forced and lame. The Rolling Stones just refuse to retire and stop inflicting their music on the rock world.

Split Enz, unlike the above two groups and many others, still have great chemistry and really could make great music together if they decided they wanted to. Lord Nord proved this.

What does everyone else think?

Anyway, at least if SE never reunite we still have the DVD to remind us how great they were, are and always will be.

Hi Jeremy, I'm having real trouble accessing these easter eggs. I can't "mouse over" anything but the video track names. Any advice? Thanks, Daz.

Hmm, interesting song alright. Sounds like a whole lot of electronic burping noises.

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Originally posted by Jeremy Loder:
[qb]Is this the best instrumental that Split Enz have ever recorded or what? [/qb]

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It's certainly no "Choral Sea"...

Sorry, JL, but I think you might be on your own with this one. I like the bass sounds on 'Lord Nord', but that's about it. I'd gun for 'Double Happy', especially the live version from the 1980 'True Colours' concert. But each to their own.

Don't wanna sound like a Donavan here but I think this instrumental is crap especially in light of comparison to previous SE instrumentals which are extraordinary.

And Jeremy Loder no offence mate but comparing it to it as being better than Moby is an insult. I am a big Moby fan. 2 date name 1 other pop artist that succesfully combines two opposing musical genres <1>dance/techno/instrumenatl and/against <2>grunge/rock 2 such competence.

Maybe Lord Nord needs further than my two listens to appreciate but so far I hate it!

It certainly wasn't what I expected. I presume that it isn't finished. Can I detect some Tim 'vocals' way back in the mix?? Sounds more Neil than anything else.

My vote for best instrumental goes to the demo version of Albert of India. Right on the button.

Favourite instrumental has to be the lost cat.
BUT, i didn't really appreciate albert of india till i heard the enzso version with the 'epic' sound instead of cheap drum machine.
choral sea, wail and frenzy are pretty good too.

'Overdrive' is quite funky...nice bit of electric guitar in there, too...

'Albert Of India' is hauntingly beautiful...very evocative...

'The Instrumental' is the great Enz instrumental that never quite made it...

'The Choral Sea'...very cool...anyone else noticed that there are vocals hidden in the mix?

'Pioneer'...a classic piece...

'Wail' doesn't really count as instrumental, does it? by the way, who does the "vocals" on that? I heard it was Eddie...his first (and only) Enz lead vocal?

i like it too - bollocks to you all !!!!!

Yeah Lord Nord is something that's far from finished from the aborted Enz sessions. The plan was to come back and work on songs and music for songs. It was just a piece of Enz music lying about that found it's way onto the DVD as a bonus-we all expected it to have the LOVE/HATE reactions....Eggs are good homes for oddities (:
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I dig Lord Nord too.Although I think I need to listen to it in my car... windows down,speeding along the highway to really appreciate it's groove.A cool and funky tune indeed.

Brandi

{searching for comp ideas...}

when i first heard "lord nord" i thought it was one of the weirdest things i'd ~ever~ heard.

but then it stuck in my head for a bit after the dvd viewing... and in my friend's head, too, who's not a fan definitely a strong song!

Choral Sea rules
Instrumental Abu Dhabi does as well, sounds like someone's got stoned
Albert Of India's pretty cool
Lost Cat is weird...