Elegantly Wasted [Extra tracks]
Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Japanese Release of their Forthcoming New Album, featuring an Exclusive Bonus Track.
Average customer rating:
- Elegant Indeed
- A True Masterpiece
- Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!
- their worst you must be joking
- A disappointing album from a great band
|
Elegantly Wasted
INXS
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Similar Items:
- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
- Welcome to Wherever You Are
- The Swing
- Shabooh Shoobah
- Listen Like Thieves
ASIN: B000001ERU
Release Date: 1997-04-15 |
Tracks:
- Show Me (Cherry Baby)
- Elegantly Wasted
- Everything
- Don't Lose Your Head
- Searching
- I'm Just A Man
- Girl On Fire
- We Are Thrown Together
- Shake The Tree
- She Is Rising
- Building Bridges
Album Details
Japanese Release of their Forthcoming New Album, featuring an Exclusive Bonus Track.
Customer Reviews:
Elegant Indeed.......2007-04-16
Ten years ago today was the release of INXS's last studio recording with the late Michael Hutchence. The band had come full circle as they spent years and years making great albums and all leading up to what can be defined as their ultimate masterpiece. INXS always became more refined with every album, while their passion for playing upbeat rock music with a relentless drive is even more founded on Elegantly Wasted. Also not missing are songs filled with just as much passion and poignancy as the music. And Micheal Hutchence continues to sing with vocals that sounded more sharp and emotional than ever. When you listen to these songs now, you can detect how he sang with an unmarked intensity as if there was no tomorrow.
A True Masterpiece.......2006-07-28
This cd, Elegantly Wasted, along with Michael Hutchence's posthumously released solo cd, are my all-time favorite albums. I own back-up copies of each because I am truly addicted to the sounds and lyrics of both. Each is haunting, sophisticated, funky, heartfelt, and intensely soulful. It is not an exaggeration to say that both the Elegantly Wasted (EW) cd and Michael's solo cd have had a deeply profound effect on me. This is not fluff! This is the culmination, the pinnacle of matured talent and creativity. Each track of both cd's is amazing and so full of meaning. Of particular note on the EW cd are the tracks: "I'm Just a Man," "Don't Lose Your Head," "She Is Rising," and "Building Bridges." Michael Hutchence was such an exceptional artist - definitely one of the best frontmen ever. He was an incredible poet with a beautifully strong and soulful voice, as well as, an incomparably thrilling performer. I am so grateful to have all of Michael's cd's (with INXS and solo), and EW and his solo cd's are the best. It is more than a tragedy that Hutch's last two masterpieces have not been lauded to the heights that they deserve. As much as I love his other albums with INXS (e.g., Kick, X, Listen Like Thieves, The Swing, and Shabooh Shoobah), I think EW surpasses them. Like some of the previous reviewers, I agree that EW is among the most underrated and it and Michael's solo cd deserve recognition for their brilliance.
Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!.......2005-12-10
Inxs are back in the spotlight with RockStar: Inxs. Yada yada yada...
However, the most talented member of the band (IMO) is no longer with us.
This release captures some of the best Inxs songs ever recorded.
"Don't Lose Your Head" is such a catchy and poppy song. However, it has very deep lyrics that someone could spend days thinking about. I know I have. Imagine the music of John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" meets the lyrics of Hutch. Then you have about a 80% idea of how awesome this track is. Nothing I could say could do it justice.
"Searching" is a song that isn't very catchy the first time you hear it. However, it will grow on you quickly. It is a VERY amazing song. The lyrics make you wonder what state of mind, Michael was in during this time.
"Elegantly Wasted" is the title track and it has a different style to it. It doesn't really sound like anything Inxs have done before (IMO.) This isn't a bad thing though. The song has a great hook and once again, Michael's lyrics and voice shine.
Also I would say check out "Girl On Fire" because is catchy if you give it a chance.
Michael Hutchence may be gone. To some Inxs are gone with him. However, this album hopefully will remind people how talented Michael Hutchence was, and how great Inxs were back in 1997.
their worst you must be joking .......2005-12-05
i know people have free speech and i don't condem them people for saying that this is inxs worst album but you must be joking this is not their worst album this is a fantastic heavier sounding inxs in my opipion inxs grew up when they recorded this album it still has the dance beats but it's got heavier riffs and fantastic lyrics and songs that you remember weeks after i cannot fault this album it's my favorite
in second place kick and third listen like thieves
a great last album from the real inxs not the phoney tribute band they are now...god bless hutchence
A disappointing album from a great band.......2005-11-08
To preface: I am a longtime fan of INXS and own everything from Listen Like Thieves to Elegantly Wasted. Elegantly Wasted is, in my opinion, almost worse than Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Actually, I will definitively say it IS worse. There are the gems Show Me (Cherry Baby) and Elegantly Wasted, the title track, but the album quickly runs out of gas, runs together, and seems uniformly tepid, like lukewarm water. It doesn't rock the way INXS usually rocks. It attempts to experiment like some of the earlier projects successfully did, only unsuccessfully. There aren't the hooks or the tunes to redeem it. This is disappointing because I am a fan and I want to give the band an open ear and not condemn their work. But this album, unfortunately, stinks.
If you've ever seen INXS' Live Baby Live concert or listened to any album from 1985's Listen Like Thieves to 1992's Welcome to Wherever You Are, you probably concur that INXS was (and is, thanks to their newfound popularity with the Rockstar INXS TV show) a band capable of a great sound and a load of great songs. For instance, the entire playlist around 1991 was one great song after another. It was the pinnacle of the band's career. Michael's stage performance oozed with charisma and sexiness, Andrew's (and Michael's) songwriting was top notch, the band's arrangements were tight and good. And then something happened.
Fan reaction to X was much more tepid than to Kick, although X still sold fairly well. The band embarked on a successful tour. Around this time, grunge became huge in the global musical consciousness, and by the time of Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992, the INXS sound was out-of-style. But ironically, that album contains some of the band's most diverse, greatest work.
INXS is releasing a new album soon with their new lead singer, J.D. I hope, and am confident, that it will be a return to greatness for the band. I believe that they can still crank out bitchin' tunes once again.
Average customer rating:
- Elegant Indeed
- A True Masterpiece
- Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!
- their worst you must be joking
- A disappointing album from a great band
|
Elegantly Wasted
INXS
Manufacturer: Msi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
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| New Wave & Post-Punk
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Similar Items:
- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
- Welcome to Wherever You Are
- The Swing
- Shabooh Shoobah
- Listen Like Thieves
ASIN: B000005RH2
Release Date: 1997-04-22 |
Tracks:
- Show Me (Cherry Baby)
- Elegantly Wasted
- Everything
- Don't Lose Your Head
- Searching
- I'm Just A Man
- Girl On Fire
- We Are Thrown Together
- Shake The Tree
- She Is Rising
- Building Bridges
- Shine
- Let It Ride
Album Details
Japanese Release of their Forthcoming New Album, featuring an Exclusive Bonus Track.
Customer Reviews:
Elegant Indeed.......2007-04-16
Ten years ago today was the release of INXS's last studio recording with the late Michael Hutchence. The band had come full circle as they spent years and years making great albums and all leading up to what can be defined as their ultimate masterpiece. INXS always became more refined with every album, while their passion for playing upbeat rock music with a relentless drive is even more founded on Elegantly Wasted. Also not missing are songs filled with just as much passion and poignancy as the music. And Micheal Hutchence continues to sing with vocals that sounded more sharp and emotional than ever. When you listen to these songs now, you can detect how he sang with an unmarked intensity as if there was no tomorrow.
A True Masterpiece.......2006-07-28
This cd, Elegantly Wasted, along with Michael Hutchence's posthumously released solo cd, are my all-time favorite albums. I own back-up copies of each because I am truly addicted to the sounds and lyrics of both. Each is haunting, sophisticated, funky, heartfelt, and intensely soulful. It is not an exaggeration to say that both the Elegantly Wasted (EW) cd and Michael's solo cd have had a deeply profound effect on me. This is not fluff! This is the culmination, the pinnacle of matured talent and creativity. Each track of both cd's is amazing and so full of meaning. Of particular note on the EW cd are the tracks: "I'm Just a Man," "Don't Lose Your Head," "She Is Rising," and "Building Bridges." Michael Hutchence was such an exceptional artist - definitely one of the best frontmen ever. He was an incredible poet with a beautifully strong and soulful voice, as well as, an incomparably thrilling performer. I am so grateful to have all of Michael's cd's (with INXS and solo), and EW and his solo cd's are the best. It is more than a tragedy that Hutch's last two masterpieces have not been lauded to the heights that they deserve. As much as I love his other albums with INXS (e.g., Kick, X, Listen Like Thieves, The Swing, and Shabooh Shoobah), I think EW surpasses them. Like some of the previous reviewers, I agree that EW is among the most underrated and it and Michael's solo cd deserve recognition for their brilliance.
Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!.......2005-12-10
Inxs are back in the spotlight with RockStar: Inxs. Yada yada yada...
However, the most talented member of the band (IMO) is no longer with us.
This release captures some of the best Inxs songs ever recorded.
"Don't Lose Your Head" is such a catchy and poppy song. However, it has very deep lyrics that someone could spend days thinking about. I know I have. Imagine the music of John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" meets the lyrics of Hutch. Then you have about a 80% idea of how awesome this track is. Nothing I could say could do it justice.
"Searching" is a song that isn't very catchy the first time you hear it. However, it will grow on you quickly. It is a VERY amazing song. The lyrics make you wonder what state of mind, Michael was in during this time.
"Elegantly Wasted" is the title track and it has a different style to it. It doesn't really sound like anything Inxs have done before (IMO.) This isn't a bad thing though. The song has a great hook and once again, Michael's lyrics and voice shine.
Also I would say check out "Girl On Fire" because is catchy if you give it a chance.
Michael Hutchence may be gone. To some Inxs are gone with him. However, this album hopefully will remind people how talented Michael Hutchence was, and how great Inxs were back in 1997.
their worst you must be joking .......2005-12-05
i know people have free speech and i don't condem them people for saying that this is inxs worst album but you must be joking this is not their worst album this is a fantastic heavier sounding inxs in my opipion inxs grew up when they recorded this album it still has the dance beats but it's got heavier riffs and fantastic lyrics and songs that you remember weeks after i cannot fault this album it's my favorite
in second place kick and third listen like thieves
a great last album from the real inxs not the phoney tribute band they are now...god bless hutchence
A disappointing album from a great band.......2005-11-08
To preface: I am a longtime fan of INXS and own everything from Listen Like Thieves to Elegantly Wasted. Elegantly Wasted is, in my opinion, almost worse than Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Actually, I will definitively say it IS worse. There are the gems Show Me (Cherry Baby) and Elegantly Wasted, the title track, but the album quickly runs out of gas, runs together, and seems uniformly tepid, like lukewarm water. It doesn't rock the way INXS usually rocks. It attempts to experiment like some of the earlier projects successfully did, only unsuccessfully. There aren't the hooks or the tunes to redeem it. This is disappointing because I am a fan and I want to give the band an open ear and not condemn their work. But this album, unfortunately, stinks.
If you've ever seen INXS' Live Baby Live concert or listened to any album from 1985's Listen Like Thieves to 1992's Welcome to Wherever You Are, you probably concur that INXS was (and is, thanks to their newfound popularity with the Rockstar INXS TV show) a band capable of a great sound and a load of great songs. For instance, the entire playlist around 1991 was one great song after another. It was the pinnacle of the band's career. Michael's stage performance oozed with charisma and sexiness, Andrew's (and Michael's) songwriting was top notch, the band's arrangements were tight and good. And then something happened.
Fan reaction to X was much more tepid than to Kick, although X still sold fairly well. The band embarked on a successful tour. Around this time, grunge became huge in the global musical consciousness, and by the time of Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992, the INXS sound was out-of-style. But ironically, that album contains some of the band's most diverse, greatest work.
INXS is releasing a new album soon with their new lead singer, J.D. I hope, and am confident, that it will be a return to greatness for the band. I believe that they can still crank out bitchin' tunes once again.
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Greetings from a Strange Place
Elegantly Wasted
Manufacturer: flaco music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00070DW0I
Release Date: 2003-10-28 |
Tracks:
- Circles
- Better off Dead
- Quicksand
- Speak Your Mind
- 20th Century Boy
- Paid My Ticket
- Running Low
- Lost in Time
- If I Only Could
- Believe in Dreams
- End of the Day
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Desolation Row
Elegantly Wasted
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000RC89IQ |
Product Description
1 Sickhead
2 Fly
3 Hollywood
4 Burn Right Through
5 So Wrong
6 You
7 Let It Rain
8 Do What You Want
9 Bittermouth (Sickhead Pt2)
10 When the Time Is Right
11 Everytime I Run
12 Too Much Too Soon
Average customer rating:
- Elegant Indeed
- A True Masterpiece
- Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!
- their worst you must be joking
- A disappointing album from a great band
|
Elegantly Wasted
INXS
Manufacturer: Alex
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Similar Items:
- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
- Welcome to Wherever You Are
- The Swing
- Shabooh Shoobah
- Listen Like Thieves
ASIN: B000005RXT
Release Date: 1997-06-17 |
Tracks:
- Show Me (Cherry Baby)
- Elegantly Wasted
- Everything
- Don't Lose Your Head
- Searching
- I'm Just a Man
- Girl on Fire
- We Are Thrown Together
- Shake the Tree
- She Is Rising
- Building Bridges
Album Details
Japanese Release of their Forthcoming New Album, featuring an Exclusive Bonus Track.
Customer Reviews:
Elegant Indeed.......2007-04-16
Ten years ago today was the release of INXS's last studio recording with the late Michael Hutchence. The band had come full circle as they spent years and years making great albums and all leading up to what can be defined as their ultimate masterpiece. INXS always became more refined with every album, while their passion for playing upbeat rock music with a relentless drive is even more founded on Elegantly Wasted. Also not missing are songs filled with just as much passion and poignancy as the music. And Micheal Hutchence continues to sing with vocals that sounded more sharp and emotional than ever. When you listen to these songs now, you can detect how he sang with an unmarked intensity as if there was no tomorrow.
A True Masterpiece.......2006-07-28
This cd, Elegantly Wasted, along with Michael Hutchence's posthumously released solo cd, are my all-time favorite albums. I own back-up copies of each because I am truly addicted to the sounds and lyrics of both. Each is haunting, sophisticated, funky, heartfelt, and intensely soulful. It is not an exaggeration to say that both the Elegantly Wasted (EW) cd and Michael's solo cd have had a deeply profound effect on me. This is not fluff! This is the culmination, the pinnacle of matured talent and creativity. Each track of both cd's is amazing and so full of meaning. Of particular note on the EW cd are the tracks: "I'm Just a Man," "Don't Lose Your Head," "She Is Rising," and "Building Bridges." Michael Hutchence was such an exceptional artist - definitely one of the best frontmen ever. He was an incredible poet with a beautifully strong and soulful voice, as well as, an incomparably thrilling performer. I am so grateful to have all of Michael's cd's (with INXS and solo), and EW and his solo cd's are the best. It is more than a tragedy that Hutch's last two masterpieces have not been lauded to the heights that they deserve. As much as I love his other albums with INXS (e.g., Kick, X, Listen Like Thieves, The Swing, and Shabooh Shoobah), I think EW surpasses them. Like some of the previous reviewers, I agree that EW is among the most underrated and it and Michael's solo cd deserve recognition for their brilliance.
Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!.......2005-12-10
Inxs are back in the spotlight with RockStar: Inxs. Yada yada yada...
However, the most talented member of the band (IMO) is no longer with us.
This release captures some of the best Inxs songs ever recorded.
"Don't Lose Your Head" is such a catchy and poppy song. However, it has very deep lyrics that someone could spend days thinking about. I know I have. Imagine the music of John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" meets the lyrics of Hutch. Then you have about a 80% idea of how awesome this track is. Nothing I could say could do it justice.
"Searching" is a song that isn't very catchy the first time you hear it. However, it will grow on you quickly. It is a VERY amazing song. The lyrics make you wonder what state of mind, Michael was in during this time.
"Elegantly Wasted" is the title track and it has a different style to it. It doesn't really sound like anything Inxs have done before (IMO.) This isn't a bad thing though. The song has a great hook and once again, Michael's lyrics and voice shine.
Also I would say check out "Girl On Fire" because is catchy if you give it a chance.
Michael Hutchence may be gone. To some Inxs are gone with him. However, this album hopefully will remind people how talented Michael Hutchence was, and how great Inxs were back in 1997.
their worst you must be joking .......2005-12-05
i know people have free speech and i don't condem them people for saying that this is inxs worst album but you must be joking this is not their worst album this is a fantastic heavier sounding inxs in my opipion inxs grew up when they recorded this album it still has the dance beats but it's got heavier riffs and fantastic lyrics and songs that you remember weeks after i cannot fault this album it's my favorite
in second place kick and third listen like thieves
a great last album from the real inxs not the phoney tribute band they are now...god bless hutchence
A disappointing album from a great band.......2005-11-08
To preface: I am a longtime fan of INXS and own everything from Listen Like Thieves to Elegantly Wasted. Elegantly Wasted is, in my opinion, almost worse than Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Actually, I will definitively say it IS worse. There are the gems Show Me (Cherry Baby) and Elegantly Wasted, the title track, but the album quickly runs out of gas, runs together, and seems uniformly tepid, like lukewarm water. It doesn't rock the way INXS usually rocks. It attempts to experiment like some of the earlier projects successfully did, only unsuccessfully. There aren't the hooks or the tunes to redeem it. This is disappointing because I am a fan and I want to give the band an open ear and not condemn their work. But this album, unfortunately, stinks.
If you've ever seen INXS' Live Baby Live concert or listened to any album from 1985's Listen Like Thieves to 1992's Welcome to Wherever You Are, you probably concur that INXS was (and is, thanks to their newfound popularity with the Rockstar INXS TV show) a band capable of a great sound and a load of great songs. For instance, the entire playlist around 1991 was one great song after another. It was the pinnacle of the band's career. Michael's stage performance oozed with charisma and sexiness, Andrew's (and Michael's) songwriting was top notch, the band's arrangements were tight and good. And then something happened.
Fan reaction to X was much more tepid than to Kick, although X still sold fairly well. The band embarked on a successful tour. Around this time, grunge became huge in the global musical consciousness, and by the time of Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992, the INXS sound was out-of-style. But ironically, that album contains some of the band's most diverse, greatest work.
INXS is releasing a new album soon with their new lead singer, J.D. I hope, and am confident, that it will be a return to greatness for the band. I believe that they can still crank out bitchin' tunes once again.
Average customer rating:
- Elegant Indeed
- A True Masterpiece
- Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!
- their worst you must be joking
- A disappointing album from a great band
|
Elegantly Wasted
INXS
Manufacturer: Msi/Pgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
New Wave
| New Wave & Post-Punk
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Alternative Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Similar Items:
- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
- Welcome to Wherever You Are
- The Swing
- Shabooh Shoobah
- Listen Like Thieves
ASIN: B000005RXU
Release Date: 1997-04-22 |
Album Details
Japanese Release of their Forthcoming New Album, featuring an Exclusive Bonus Track.
Customer Reviews:
Elegant Indeed.......2007-04-16
Ten years ago today was the release of INXS's last studio recording with the late Michael Hutchence. The band had come full circle as they spent years and years making great albums and all leading up to what can be defined as their ultimate masterpiece. INXS always became more refined with every album, while their passion for playing upbeat rock music with a relentless drive is even more founded on Elegantly Wasted. Also not missing are songs filled with just as much passion and poignancy as the music. And Micheal Hutchence continues to sing with vocals that sounded more sharp and emotional than ever. When you listen to these songs now, you can detect how he sang with an unmarked intensity as if there was no tomorrow.
A True Masterpiece.......2006-07-28
This cd, Elegantly Wasted, along with Michael Hutchence's posthumously released solo cd, are my all-time favorite albums. I own back-up copies of each because I am truly addicted to the sounds and lyrics of both. Each is haunting, sophisticated, funky, heartfelt, and intensely soulful. It is not an exaggeration to say that both the Elegantly Wasted (EW) cd and Michael's solo cd have had a deeply profound effect on me. This is not fluff! This is the culmination, the pinnacle of matured talent and creativity. Each track of both cd's is amazing and so full of meaning. Of particular note on the EW cd are the tracks: "I'm Just a Man," "Don't Lose Your Head," "She Is Rising," and "Building Bridges." Michael Hutchence was such an exceptional artist - definitely one of the best frontmen ever. He was an incredible poet with a beautifully strong and soulful voice, as well as, an incomparably thrilling performer. I am so grateful to have all of Michael's cd's (with INXS and solo), and EW and his solo cd's are the best. It is more than a tragedy that Hutch's last two masterpieces have not been lauded to the heights that they deserve. As much as I love his other albums with INXS (e.g., Kick, X, Listen Like Thieves, The Swing, and Shabooh Shoobah), I think EW surpasses them. Like some of the previous reviewers, I agree that EW is among the most underrated and it and Michael's solo cd deserve recognition for their brilliance.
Michael Hutchence is gone but this album lives on!.......2005-12-10
Inxs are back in the spotlight with RockStar: Inxs. Yada yada yada...
However, the most talented member of the band (IMO) is no longer with us.
This release captures some of the best Inxs songs ever recorded.
"Don't Lose Your Head" is such a catchy and poppy song. However, it has very deep lyrics that someone could spend days thinking about. I know I have. Imagine the music of John Mellencamp's "Jack and Diane" meets the lyrics of Hutch. Then you have about a 80% idea of how awesome this track is. Nothing I could say could do it justice.
"Searching" is a song that isn't very catchy the first time you hear it. However, it will grow on you quickly. It is a VERY amazing song. The lyrics make you wonder what state of mind, Michael was in during this time.
"Elegantly Wasted" is the title track and it has a different style to it. It doesn't really sound like anything Inxs have done before (IMO.) This isn't a bad thing though. The song has a great hook and once again, Michael's lyrics and voice shine.
Also I would say check out "Girl On Fire" because is catchy if you give it a chance.
Michael Hutchence may be gone. To some Inxs are gone with him. However, this album hopefully will remind people how talented Michael Hutchence was, and how great Inxs were back in 1997.
their worst you must be joking .......2005-12-05
i know people have free speech and i don't condem them people for saying that this is inxs worst album but you must be joking this is not their worst album this is a fantastic heavier sounding inxs in my opipion inxs grew up when they recorded this album it still has the dance beats but it's got heavier riffs and fantastic lyrics and songs that you remember weeks after i cannot fault this album it's my favorite
in second place kick and third listen like thieves
a great last album from the real inxs not the phoney tribute band they are now...god bless hutchence
A disappointing album from a great band.......2005-11-08
To preface: I am a longtime fan of INXS and own everything from Listen Like Thieves to Elegantly Wasted. Elegantly Wasted is, in my opinion, almost worse than Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Actually, I will definitively say it IS worse. There are the gems Show Me (Cherry Baby) and Elegantly Wasted, the title track, but the album quickly runs out of gas, runs together, and seems uniformly tepid, like lukewarm water. It doesn't rock the way INXS usually rocks. It attempts to experiment like some of the earlier projects successfully did, only unsuccessfully. There aren't the hooks or the tunes to redeem it. This is disappointing because I am a fan and I want to give the band an open ear and not condemn their work. But this album, unfortunately, stinks.
If you've ever seen INXS' Live Baby Live concert or listened to any album from 1985's Listen Like Thieves to 1992's Welcome to Wherever You Are, you probably concur that INXS was (and is, thanks to their newfound popularity with the Rockstar INXS TV show) a band capable of a great sound and a load of great songs. For instance, the entire playlist around 1991 was one great song after another. It was the pinnacle of the band's career. Michael's stage performance oozed with charisma and sexiness, Andrew's (and Michael's) songwriting was top notch, the band's arrangements were tight and good. And then something happened.
Fan reaction to X was much more tepid than to Kick, although X still sold fairly well. The band embarked on a successful tour. Around this time, grunge became huge in the global musical consciousness, and by the time of Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992, the INXS sound was out-of-style. But ironically, that album contains some of the band's most diverse, greatest work.
INXS is releasing a new album soon with their new lead singer, J.D. I hope, and am confident, that it will be a return to greatness for the band. I believe that they can still crank out bitchin' tunes once again.
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- Hexametaphosfate
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Bach J.S: Sonatas Bwv 1027-1029, Largo Bwv 1056, Air Bwv 1068
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Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962 Film Soundtrack) [Soundtrack]
Beethoven: The Pianos Sonatas, Vol. 8
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Basse Contre Basse
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Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen
Both/And