Full House perform songs by Crowded House and Split Enz.
Camera IconFull House perform songs by Crowded House and Split Enz. Credit: Supplied/Supplied

Means to an enz

Jill BurgessMandurah Coastal Times

Full House was founded in 2012 by vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Ben "Murph" Davies and Col "Colonel" Chapman.

Davies attended the Crowded House live concert Farewell to The World in 1996 at Sydney Opera House and was just metres from the band.

"It was the most intense, heartfelt connection between band and audience I've ever experienced," he said.

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"Everyone knew all the words, everyone sang. Nobody wanted to go home."

Inspired by the unique sound, Davies and Chapman extensively researched and created a show to capture the essence of the original musical experience.

It was a natural to include a strong component of the music of Split Enz.

After learning and reproducing the songs of Neil and Tim Finn, Chapman said the songs were full of texture, strange timings and amazing lyrics "yet they are so catchy".

"It's really interesting that such complexity can be so accessible," he said.

"Wherever we play, we find that there's an intensely deep respect for these songs among the fans."