INXS
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Biography
[Edit]INXS hailed from the pubs of Australia, which is part of the reason the band never comfortably fit in with new wave. Even when they branched out into synth pop on their early recordings, they were underpinned by a hard, Stonesy beat and lead singer Michael Hutchence's Jagger-esque strut. Ultimately, these were the very things that made INXS into international superstars in the late '80s. By that time, the group had harnessed its hard rock, dance, and new wave influences into a sleek, stylish groove that made its 1987 album, Kick, a multi-million-selling hit. While that sound was their key to stardom, it also proved to be their undoing; INXS became boxed in by their Stonesy pop-funk in the early '90s, when their audience became entranced by harder-edged alternative rock. In spite of declining sales, they soldiered on, continuing to tour and record for a dedicated fan base until Hutchence's 1997 death brought the band's heyday to a close.
Appropriately for a band that featured three brothers, INXS had their roots in a family act, the Farriss Brothers. The group came together while keyboardist Andrew Farriss, the middle brother, was attending high school with vocalist Michael Hutchence. The two formed a band with bassist Gary Beers. Simultaneously, guitarist Tim Farriss was playing in various groups with his friend, guitarist/saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. Eventually, the two groups merged in 1977, with Jon Farriss joining the unified lineup as drummer. Two years later, when Jon graduated from high school, the band renamed itself INXS, moved from Perth to Sydney, and began to play the pub circuit. Within a year, the group landed an Australian record contract and released an eponymous debut on Deluxe in 1980.
INXS and Underneath the Colours (1981) became Australian hits, leading the band to an American contract with Atco Records. In 1983, they released their U.S. debut, Shabooh Shoobah, and embarked on an extensive tour which, thanks to the hit single "Don't Change," made them minor new wave stars. For their next album, INXS recorded a few sessions with producer Nile Rodgers, which resulted in the sleek, funky "Original Sin," the first inclination that the band was making a move toward a fusion of Stonesy rock and dance music. "Original Sin" made 1984's The Swing a minor hit, yet the group didn't have a genuine mainstream breakthrough until 1985's Listen Like Thieves, which climbed to number 11 in the U.S. on the strength of the single "What You Need."
Listen Like Thieves laid the groundwork for Kick, the album that made INXS international superstars. Released late in 1987, Kick worked its way to multi-platinum status over the course of 1988, as four singles — the number one "Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation," and "Never Tear Us Apart" — climbed into the U.S. Top Ten. In the wake of the album's success, Hutchence was hailed in some quarters as the heir to Jagger's throne, and the group was considered to rival U2 in terms of international popularity. However, such success went to the group's head. Hutchence released the "experimental" side project Max Q in early 1990, and the record tanked. X, INXS' follow-up to Kick, appeared in the fall of 1990 to mostly negative reviews. While the album generated several hits, including "Disappear" and "Bitter Tears," only its first single, "Suicide Blonde," reached the Top Ten in the U.S., and the sales of X were disappointing when compared to Kick.
X hurt INXS' momentum considerably. Although the group was still quite popular on its accompanying tour — the 1991 live album Live Baby Live was recorded at Wembley Stadium, the second largest stadium in Europe — the group could no longer be considered in the same league as U2 or R.E.M. Hutchence continued to live a jet-setting lifestyle, dating Kylie Minogue and various supermodels, which did not wear well in the wake of alternative rock's commercial breakthrough in 1992. By the time INXS released Welcome to Wherever You Are, their most adventurous record, they were out of date in 1992, and even a rash of reviews that favorably compared the record to U2's Achtung Baby couldn't make it a hit. Full Moon, Dirty Hearts followed in 1993 and was generally ignored. Following its release, INXS left Atlantic's roster, releasing Greatest Hits as their last album for the label.
INXS signed with PolyGram in 1994, yet it took them three years to release a new album. During that time, Hutchence was involved in several tabloid scandals, most notably his love affair with British TV personality Paula Yates (which brought an end to her marriage to Bob Geldof), and he hinted that he was recording a solo album. That record didn't materialize, but INXS returned in the spring of 1997 with Elegantly Wasted. While the album was greeted with poor reviews, its hedonistic dance-rock was better suited to the late '90s than the early '90s, which made the record the group's biggest hit since X. On November 22 of that year, however, Hutchence was found dead in his Sydney hotel room, the victim of an apparent hanging. His long-in-the-works solo debut was posthumously issued in late 1999.
Terence Trent D'Arby took the frontman role for an abbreviated set at the opening of Sydney's Stadium Australia in 1999, and Jon Stevens filled the spot for occasional gigs that took place through the end of 2003. The latter singer eventually left to pursue a solo career. INXS remained quiet throughout the following year, but in 2005 they teamed up with reality show maverick Mark Burnett to launch Rock Star: INXS, a global TV show that aimed to find a permanent replacement for Hutchence. The winner was J.D. Fortune, a former Elvis impersonator from Canada. Fortune joined INXS, sang on their 2005 album Switch, and participated in the accompanying world tour. Switch only charted well in Fortune's native Canada, though, and his cocaine habit drove a wedge between Fortune and his bandmates as the tour wound down. Another period of inactivity followed. When INXS returned in 2010, they did so with a long list of guest vocalists, retaining Fortune as the official frontman but enlisting stars like Rob Thomas and Ben Harper to appear on their next album, Original Sin, which featured reworked versions of the band's past hits. Released in November of 2010, it charted just outside the Top 40 in Australia. The band played often during the subsequent two years, but announced at the end of 2012 that they weren't going to tour anymore.
Title: Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
Artist: INXS
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: The Swing
Artist: INXS
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: Elegantly Wasted (Remastered)
Artist: INXS
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: New Sensation (Single)
Artist: INXS
Genre: Electronica, House, Progressive House, Rock, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: Remixing The 90s: Remixes Collection
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 4 (CD4)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: As 50 Melhores Musicas Do Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Old School Collection (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Mix Future Heavy Work (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Funk
Title: 100% 90s (Big Dance Edition) (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Euro House, Techno, Synth Pop
Title: Best Disco Vol. 2 (CD2)
Title: 30 Years Of Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Wind Of Change 2014 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Wind Of Change 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Music Of The Millennium, Vol. 3 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Super Disco 90's (CD1)
Title: Disco LOCO 1
Genre: Rock, Salsa, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Bar Coyote (Banda Sonora Original)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Metal-Hard Rock Covers 260
Genre: Gothic Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Title: NOW Thats What I Call 80s Hits (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Top 100 Of Rock Ballads (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Children (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: 12 " / 80s / 2 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: '80s Gold (CD2)
Title: Future Trance, Volume 27
Genre: Trance
Title: KFOG: Live From The Archives 4
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Title: Coca-Cola Music Legend Collection - Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Hits - 2000s Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Garage, Post Grunge, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call Halloween!
Genre: Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1987 (CD03)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: My Favourite Hits Of 1987 (CD07)
Genre: New Age, Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Heavy Metal, Flamenco, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1987 (CD16)
Title: Rock Collection 1987 (CD10)
Title: Rock Collection 1987 (CD7)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Death Metal, Funk Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop Rock
Title: Rock Collection 1987 (CD5)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Pop Rock, Progressive
Title: Future Trance Vol. 27
Genre: Trance
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats 37 December 2015
Genre: Downtempo, Deep House, Reggae, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: Shine On The 80's Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Disco
Title: Around 80s Side Time (CD1)
Genre: New Wave, Italo Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Change 90s Expression (CD2)
Genre: Industrial Metal, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk, Funk
Title: The Best World Ballads Vol. 8 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Blues, Rock, Pop
Title: 90s Essentials Flowers Apart (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Techno, Post Grunge, Alternative
Title: Best Of 90s (Revisited) (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Eurodance, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: KuschelRock 30 (CD3)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, New Wave, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: KuschelRock Vol. 30 (CD3)
Title: Massive Future Rush Night (CD1)
Genre: Electro, Club/Dance, Nu Disco, Funk
Title: Massive Future Rush Night (CD2)
Genre: Electro, Club/Dance, Nu Disco, Funk
Title: 90s Pop Hits Culture (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Grunge, Dancefloor, World Music, Country, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: Celebrate 80s Traditions (CD2)
Genre: Dancehall, Disco, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Pop Rock Disco 80s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Retro
Title: 80s Make Original Frame (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, New Romantic, Synth Pop
Title: 80s Pop Beyond The Hits
Genre: New Wave, Punk, World Music, Noise Pop, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Select Mix The Edge Vol. 37
Genre: New Wave, Punk, Rockabilly, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Featuring albums
Title: Hot Tub Time Machine [Music From The Motion Picture]
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: This Is Where I Leave You (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: In The Land Of Women
Artist: Soundtrack
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie
Title: Pretty In Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The D Train (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: THE STRENGTH OF WHISPERS 2 CD
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Genre: Electronica
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s (CD3)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Electronica, Club/Dance, Disco, Nu Disco, Pop
Title: Adventureland (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack