my favourite band in the world

now with new lead singer Jon Stevens from Aussie rock band Noiseworks,who called it quits as a band in 1992...Stevens has been doing gigs with INXS since late 2000.
he is now the official 7th member & permanent lead singer.

INXS r currently working on new material,writing & recording for their forthcoming album.
2 of the newbies, "Sugar/Funkster" & "Hungry" (already one of my favourite INXS songs) i have heard live on mp3 & video from a gig in Argentina last year...& Andrew Farris wrote "Hungry",i know that much...
they have not lost their touch as great songwriters at all & Jon's voice fits like a glove.Even on the old stuff.
The fire in their per4mance is that of the old live clips u would see from the days of "Listen Like thieves" or "shabooh shoobah".
they arent back as a cover band of old INXS songs... they wanna make great music once again... & at the same time,take Michael's work 2 the masses again.

i saw them live in person 4 the 1st time at the lemans afterrace concert on newyearsEve 2000/01 ... at the front of the pit,& it was brilliant.
NOW...that they have been on the road for a year or so with Stevens...i CANT WAIT 2 c them again in a 3 weeks or so.
& hopefully "Hungry" will be played.

i had some photos taken of myself next 2 the memorial in sydney for MichaelHutchence...but i cant find the originals...only the blown up version that is on my wall.

Michael's voice & his words ...4 me,its hard 2 put in2 words...but hearing a song like ,in mu opinion one of the most beautiful ballads ever,"By My Side"...or a rocker like 'New Sensation' or 'Time',just gives me a great feeling.
Seeing the Wembley 1991 gig on video made me want 2 one day sing in a rock band.
His energy on stage,the feeling he puts in2 every song, & just how he could get a crowd or 72,000 people going...
it is a shame he is gone...as he is the main reason i 1stly got in2 INXS & bought up all their albums.
But i believe INXS will be successful with their new album.
the big fans like us r still around...they sold out their last tour pretty much in the US...also South America...& in Chile they have just played a festival this past weekend & the whole nation gave them much love.


my favourite INXS albums:

ElegantlyWasted
X
Kick
WelcomeToWhereverYouAre
ListenLikeThieves
Full Moon Dirty Hearts

& the Stay Young 2cd set of early recordings,live stuff & b*sides is a wonderful package 2 c where they started in the pubs of Australia & the early sound.

songs:

By My Side
SuicideBlonde
Taste It
Shine
ElegantlyWasted
Hungry
The Loved One
Never Tear us Apart
Just A Man
The Stairs
This Time
Don't Change
Stay Young
NewSensation


show some love 4 INXS


peace
love,
Joshy

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I love the song "Don't Change",that's from 1981 or '82,right?

Shabooh Shoobah is the album...
yeah '82/'83



oh also,TheGift from 1993's FullMoonDirtyHearts album
is killer.
awesome video & the message in the song is pretty cool.
not2 mention the guitars.

Yes INXs r a truly cool band.
My fave albums of theirs:

welcome 2 wherever you are : INXS goes experimental
Full moon dirty hearts : INXS goes rock hard

Gotta love INXS!!!

Michael and Paula are so missed.

You know i saw concert footage of John Stevens as vocalist and before i thought it would be impossible for them to carry on successfully without Michael, but damn he does a darn fine job. I've never been a massive fan of the band but i got a lot of respect for them. I just wish they would experiment a little more. I thought their last album Elegantly Wasted was pretty good though, the title track was the worst thing on there.

I LOOOVVVEE INXS! I saw then in 1988 on the KICK tour. So glad I got to see Hutch. He is truly missed.

much thanx 2 everyone who posted

wildheartxxx: Welcome 2Wherever U Are had some experimentatal sounds on there...just something much different from the sound of "X".
but i do agree with u tho.....the talents that especially Kirk pengilly & Andrew farriss have as musicians.....something far out could have been done.
& we know that Hutch liked 2 go way out,ie; MaxQ. (which is a solo project he did with ollie olsen & some other musicians in 1988....check it out if u can)

as 4 "EW"...i love the groove & is just funky 2 me.
but im a die hard fan so u can understand that


I will post a review of the march 23rd gig here in Adelaide when i come down from cloud 9


peace
love,
Joshy

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[This message was edited Thu Feb 27 20:13:20 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

I love their first 2 records, which have now been rereleased on the "Stay Young: The Deluxe Years" comp. They were so full of energy and ideas. I rate those with their other great ones like "Kick" and "...Thieves".

i love INXS. I think Welcome to Wherever You Are is a CRIMINALLY overlooked album. It's fantastic..

it's a shame that album wasn't more successful - same with Full Moon Dirty Hearts, which really does have some great material.

Anybody else love the Max Q cd??

JonSnow said:

well MaxQ is excellent & different.
i thought Monday Nite By Sattelite was written by Hutch...about Kylie...because of the line "..most people think we're brats...but i think we're,pretty smart"
but then i read it is written fully by Ollie Olsen.

Yeah Welcome 2 Wherever U R is brilliant.

Full Moon is pretty deep.

Elegantly Wasted rocks 4 mine tho.