Mental Notes

by Split Enz

Mental Notes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 July 1975
  • Label: White Cloud
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 44:07
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Tim Finn, Noel Crombie, Wally Wilkinson, Mike Chunn, Phil Judd, David Russell, Eddie Rayner, Paul Crowther

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as their debut LP, 'Mental Notes' introduces Split Enz's highly theatrical, avant-garde approach to pop and rock arrangements. The deeply quirky and anxious song structures established the foundation for the eccentric New Zealand ensemble, spearheaded by the distinct songwriting dynamics of Tim Finn and Phil Judd.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, uncommon-time-signatures, theatrical, experimental, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Walking Down a Road (5:22)
  2. Under the Wheel (7:47)
  3. Amy (Darling) (5:15)
  4. So Long for Now (3:18)
  5. Stranger Than Fiction (6:57)
  6. Time for a Change (3:45)
  7. Maybe (2:56)
  8. Titus (3:02)
  9. Spellbound (4:59)
  10. Mental Notes (0:42)

Credits

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