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you think they would have called it quits when Michael Hutchence died in the late 90s!
he was not only the face but the voice!
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INXS calls it quits
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INXS calls it quits
by oldnewwaver » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:46 am
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by SallyLightfoot » Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:13 am
After a few very good albums, they became Australia's latter-decade version of Duran Duran.
I read the autobiography 'Story to Story' earlier this year, and I can't recall much of any lasting substance to the band's career. They all seemed very bitter about the public backlash that set in once the glow of their blockbuster albums faded-- as though they had earned a level of unparalleled fame that should have lasted far longer. I was hoping to learn something redeeming about Michael Hutchence, but the descriptions provided by his bandmates painted him as the self-indulgent asshole I feared he'd be.
Compare the Nile Rodgers wanna-be riffs of the following songs:
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I read the autobiography 'Story to Story' earlier this year, and I can't recall much of any lasting substance to the band's career. They all seemed very bitter about the public backlash that set in once the glow of their blockbuster albums faded-- as though they had earned a level of unparalleled fame that should have lasted far longer. I was hoping to learn something redeeming about Michael Hutchence, but the descriptions provided by his bandmates painted him as the self-indulgent asshole I feared he'd be.
Compare the Nile Rodgers wanna-be riffs of the following songs:
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pZii3l4dV58" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Swdbv5I6qzc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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by TragicMagic » Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:57 am
I agree - should have stopped inxs (as 'inxs' at least) after Michaels death.
Individual projects, re-invention as another band - sure - talented Musicians should stay in the industry.. but in many peoples eyes, inc mine, MH _WAS_ inxs. I really did stop actively listening to them, following them / buyign albums post MH.
In any case - thank you for the music INXS - much appreciated!
Individual projects, re-invention as another band - sure - talented Musicians should stay in the industry.. but in many peoples eyes, inc mine, MH _WAS_ inxs. I really did stop actively listening to them, following them / buyign albums post MH.
In any case - thank you for the music INXS - much appreciated!
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by empyrean » Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:47 am
Love their few songs.
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by chris74 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:16 am
Oh Sh*t. Another great band that disappears! I know that INXS without Hutchence is like Queen without Freddie Mercury. Nevertheless their last album "Switch" was a good one, especially the single "Afterglow".
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