Advantages: Brilliant start to album, J.D. Fortune's vocals, great riffs Disadvantages: Quality trails off a bit towards end
...INXS formed in Sydney, Australia 1977. Their music has always been a great mix of rock and pop music, with many of their songs being simple yet catchy.
In 1997, Michael Hutchence, (the lead singer and main co-writer with Andrew Farriss) tragically committed suicide. After his death the group continued to tour with guest vocalists, Terence Trent D'arby and Jimmy Barnes, yet the group's future remained uncertain.
In 2004, the band launched a contest to find a new singer, via the hit reality television show; Rock Star: INXS.
In 2005, the contest was won by Canadian singer J.D. Fortune and later that year INXS recorded Switch, the group's 12th album, 8 years after their last. Switch was produced by Guy Chambers (famous for his collaborations with Robbie Williams) and Chambers also co-wrote a couple of the songs. The main song...
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...Coming from the land of down-down under, having this album in my collection was a necessity of my national heritage!
Inxs were great in thier time, and it's very very sad about Micheal Hutchence.
Unforgettable songs like 'Mystify', 'Suicide Blonde', 'Disappear', 'Never Tear us Apart', 'Devil Inside' and 'Beautiful Girl' can all be found on this album.
Not forgetting the great single 'Baby don't cry'.
Inxs were huge down under and the thought of seeing the announcement of his death on the television over there, would be very traumatic for most INXS fans.
Still, he wrote and produced some wonderful songs that will last forever....
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Advantages: Great mixture of songs Disadvantages: None
...This album is the last with Michael Hutchence at the vocals, with this in mind I would say that this album is one of the best that INXS have made. From the soundtrack to 'Face-Off' in 'Don't Lose Your Head' to the brilliant 'Searching'. The album is cram-packed full of brilliant tracks that all INXS fans new and old will love.
'Show Me (Cherry Baby), opens the album with a nice into before it delves into the great single 'Elegantly Wasted'. 'Show Me' is a great into the album, similar to the 'Welcome to Whever you are' album.
Of the tracks on the album 'I'm Just a Man' captures depth of Michael Hutchence before his untimely death.
This album is a great memory to keep of the late great Michael Hutchence...
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