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The seventh album from Australia's INXS basically sticks to the formula set up on Kick, mixing solid remixable dancefloor beats with slightly quirky production tricks, Michael Hutchence's rough-edged, bluesy vocals, and some good solid song hooks. The most immediate numbers are, of course, the two singles, "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear," but other tracks stand out as potential hit material as well, including the anthemic "The Stairs." The biggest problems with the album are a tendency to play it safe, sticking to the tried and true -- echoing a line in the thumping "Who Pays the Price," when Hutchence sings "it's all been felt before" -- and the fact that there's very little in the way of subtlety on the entire album. All of the songs are designed for immediate radio contact -- they don't really give you a chance to grow into them, they just grab you by the throat and start shaking. "Know the Difference," as an example, threatens to be sneaky but immediately switches to an obvious assault instead. In the finish, the overwhelming lack of subtlety and sense of sameness overcomes the album as a whole. It's not that's it's a bad album. It's just nowhere near as good as it could -- and should -- have been.
© Steven McDonald /TiVo
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Garry Beers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Farriss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Pengilly, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Farriss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Farris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jon Farriss, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - David Nicholas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kirk Pengilly, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - INXS, MainArtist - Michael Hutchence, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Farris, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1990 Petrol Records Pty Ltd, under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The seventh album from Australia's INXS basically sticks to the formula set up on Kick, mixing solid remixable dancefloor beats with slightly quirky production tricks, Michael Hutchence's rough-edged, bluesy vocals, and some good solid song hooks. The most immediate numbers are, of course, the two singles, "Suicide Blonde" and "Disappear," but other tracks stand out as potential hit material as well, including the anthemic "The Stairs." The biggest problems with the album are a tendency to play it safe, sticking to the tried and true -- echoing a line in the thumping "Who Pays the Price," when Hutchence sings "it's all been felt before" -- and the fact that there's very little in the way of subtlety on the entire album. All of the songs are designed for immediate radio contact -- they don't really give you a chance to grow into them, they just grab you by the throat and start shaking. "Know the Difference," as an example, threatens to be sneaky but immediately switches to an obvious assault instead. In the finish, the overwhelming lack of subtlety and sense of sameness overcomes the album as a whole. It's not that's it's a bad album. It's just nowhere near as good as it could -- and should -- have been.
© Steven McDonald /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:31
- Main artists: INXS
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Petrol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Petrolelectric Pty Ltd under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V. ℗ 2011 Petrolelectric Pty Ltd under exclusive licence to Universal International Music B.V.
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