Split Enz

On the band's third studio release "Looking On", The Move found themselves moving forward past their hybrid Beatles/Byrds/Who psychedelic influences and more towards the harder Power Pop that both Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood would perfect on this album.
"Looking On" containing seven songs averaging six plus minutes was more in tune with the Progressive Rock movement of the early 70's with tracks like "What?" forming as a precursor to the band's development into the symphonic Art-rock band Electric Light Orchestra. Also on the album are the proto Heavy Metal tracks "When Alice Goes Back To The Farm" and "Brontosaurus" and Progressive Rockers in the title track and the prophetically influential "Open Up Said The World To The Door" which predates the innovative zaniness of bands like Split Enz, 10cc, Roxy Music and Queen.

The notion of family is key to this debut album from Crowded House/Split Enz singer Neil Finn and his son Liam: Neil’s wife Sharon plays bass on two tracks and his son Elroy plays drums on seven, and the songs are steeped in intimate memories. (While more of a friend from work than kin, Mick Fleetwood from Neil's new gig in Fleetwood Mac guests as well.). “We Know What It Means” is a remembrance of the times Liam accompanied his father on Crowded House tours as a child while “Hold Her Close” reflects on the birth of Liam’s son and presumable future bandmate, Buddy. Together the Finns produce sonically adventurous pop full of left turns and lo-fi nuances bubbling in the background that keep this from being more than a sentimental spin through vacation slideshows.