caption current_members associated_acts years_active alias label article_title landscape past_members background alt genre image origin name
crowded -rrb- liam finn , matt sherrod , mark hart , house neil finn , nick seymour , august 2007 -lrb- l -- r neil finn nick seymour mark hart matt sherrod split enz , finn brothers , tarmac adam 1985 -- 1996 , 2006 -- present the mullanes -lrb- 1985 -rrb- capitol , ato crowded house
 yes paul -lrb- deceased -rrb- hester -lrb- deceased -rrb- tim finn peter jones group_or_band five and and the background contains considerable english text . smiling . first male at left is bearded and men has right arm raised to shoulder height . second male are has arms around shoulders of his neighbours and is partly standing obscured by a microphone stand . third male has left close hand raised overhead . fourth male has arms at side together and is looking to his left . fifth male has on right arm over his neighbour and left arm overhead . a last two are partly obscured by a keyboard and its stage stand . behind the five men is more band equipment rock rock , alternative rock , new wave -lrb- early work , -rrb- pop rock , jangle pop , indie crowded house.jpg melbourne , victoria , australia crowded house
crowded house

crowded house are a rock band formed in melbourne , australia , in 1985 .
the founding members were new zealander neil finn -lrb- vocalist , guitarist , primary songwriter -rrb- and australians paul hester -lrb- drums -rrb- and nick seymour -lrb- bass -rrb- .
later band members included neil finn 's brother , tim finn , and americans mark hart and matt sherrod .
originally active from 1985 to 1996 , the band has had consistent commercial and critical success in australia and new zealand and international chart success in two phases , beginning with their self-titled debut album , which reached number twelve on the us album chart in 1987 and provided the top ten hits `` do n't dream it 's over '' and `` something so strong '' .
further international success came in the uk and europe with their third and fourth albums , `` woodface '' and `` together alone '' and the compilation album `` recurring dream '' , which included the hits `` fall at your feet '' , `` weather with you '' , `` distant sun '' , `` locked out '' , `` instinct '' and `` not the girl you think you are '' .
queen elizabeth ii bestowed an obe on both neil and tim finn , in june 1993 , for their contribution to the music of new zealand .
founding drummer hester left in may 1994 citing family reasons , but briefly returned for their `` farewell to the world '' concerts in melbourne and sydney in 1996 .
neil finn had decided to end the band to concentrate on his solo career and the finn brothers project with tim .
on 26 march 2005 hester committed suicide , aged 46 .
in 2006 the group re-formed with new drummer matt sherrod and have since released two further albums , both of which reached number one on australia 's album chart .
