This is so funky! How come it didn't hit me back then when it was released?!?

great song and video, love the album too.

"IIIII'mmmm bettter than OASIS...."

xperience319 said:

It passed a LOT of people by. I loved it then & now. I remember thinking at the time "Aw shit! The "comeback" is gonna happen...."

Sadly........

Still tho..great track.

Doesn't the bassline and the drums remind of you Batdance?

dag said:

Doesn't the bassline and the drums remind of you Batdance?

A little bit....Great song and a superb album also, probably my favourite INXS album, one of the most underrated out there...

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Toofunkyinhere said:

dag said:

Doesn't the bassline and the drums remind of you Batdance?

A little bit....Great song and a superb album also, probably my favourite INXS album, one of the most underrated out there...

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Is that album THAT funky?

dag said:

Toofunkyinhere said:

A little bit....Great song and a superb album also, probably my favourite INXS album, one of the most underrated out there...

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Is that album THAT funky?

It's pretty good, check out "i'm just a man", my favourite song

Toofunkyinhere said:

dag said:

Is that album THAT funky?

It's pretty good, check out "i'm just a man", my favourite song

this was one of their best albums of their career. Writing was top notch, though very personal in alot of respect for Michael obviously, its a great rock album, funky in places but one of their heaviest, band was in top form. I feel it was past over because it was still the 90's INXS though on their 20th anniversary tour it was not getting any form of push, they were viewed as 80's has beens, in some respects called one hit wonders, though i dont know how america came up with that analogy considering the band sold close to 20 million here alone, and had numerous top 10's, and other hits not just from KICK. They were on a slide and Atlantic did them wrong, it was not really a good exit from the label for them, when "Welcome to Wherever You are" didnt have the impact it should have and based on the reviews REALLY should have, Michael took it personal and took the blame, more or less that he was fading and the cause, where it was just really GRUNGE was moving in and no one wanted a band that had UP songs, everyone wanted to be in misery. Thats why they shot right back in the studio and in 2 weeks did "Full Moon Dirty Hearts" which was a get me out of this contract record but honestly was really a good little album, though not really thought out, it had some really good songs too. Then the usual BEST OF came and then INXS were gone for 3 years but in the USA eyes INXS was really over after X, so even though they had a new deal with Universal, which was alot of cash, Universal was more interested in the back catalog and nothing more, It was a bad deal for them though good $$$ Universal did nothing for them that reeally they couldnt do for themselves, and the album Barely sold and charted, and even after Michaels death the album did nothing. 15 years later i still play it like it was new

I was waiting for lastdecember to post here and so glad they did. Now all I have to do is nod my head in agreement.

If you enjoy this album, be sure to get the Mystify DVD. (It was filmed when the band was promoting this album and has lots of the album's tracks performed live and sounding great.) Here are some great clips of songs from the album live from different TV specials.

Personally, this is my favorite album by INXS, and my favorite era of their career. Fascinating and tragic that Michael's life ended after this album.

Also the remixed version of "Don't Lose Your Head" is amazing. Truly beautiful!

Should have been on the anthology "Shine Like It Does" - but worth finding a single

for!

Also for those interested in this album, here is pro shot footage of Michael's final rehearsal, the morning before he died.

Lastly, if you dig Michael's lyrics, and overall presence on this album, be sure to check out the iTunes EP "Bang The Drum" as it features some amazing B-Sides from Elegantly Wasted, and some live tracks. Also be sure to check out Michael Hutchence's solo album that came out in 99 after he died. It is truly amazing and does feel like the next step from Elegantly Wasted.

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Vanilli said:

I was waiting for lastdecember to post here and so glad they did. Now all I have to do is nod my head in agreement.

If you enjoy this album, be sure to get the Mystify DVD. (It was filmed when the band was promoting this album and has lots of the album's tracks performed live and sounding great.) Here are some great clips of songs from the album live from different TV specials.

Personally, this is my favorite album by INXS, and my favorite era of their career. Fascinating and tragic that Michael's life ended after this album.

Also the remixed version of "Don't Lose Your Head" is amazing. Truly beautiful!

Should have been on the anthology "Shine Like It Does" - but worth finding a single

for!

Also for those interested in this album, here is pro shot footage of Michael's final rehearsal, the morning before he died.

Lastly, if you dig Michael's lyrics, and overall presence on this album, be sure to check out the iTunes EP "Bang The Drum" as it features some amazing B-Sides from Elegantly Wasted, and some live tracks. Also be sure to check out Michael Hutchence's solo album that came out in 99 after he died. It is truly amazing and does feel like the next step from Elegantly Wasted.

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AMAZING dvd, loved it bought it day one, always loved this concert and was glad it was put onto dvd. Their other DVD (2dvd set) is amazing with all its extras and clips, there is TONS of early stuff that was on VHS that has never made it too dvd! INXS was very much like Duran in that they filmed videos for most of their songs back then. The Bang the Drum EP is excellent also the Itunes INXS live is pretty cool though its a bit deceiving cause it combines some already released stuff but the LIVE versions they have on their of "Searching" and "Im Just a Man" AAAAMMMMAAAAZZZINNGGG. Always watching Michael in the last shows and that last day at rehearsal always shows me that his death was never a planned thing, that something sadly accidentally happend, reckless yes, but sad still.

And SEARCHING to me, is amazing live, Michael at his best, so effortless in his vocals and emotions....A TRUE SOUL SINGER

I really loved the video version of "Everything":

so much so that i ripped the audio from the DVD and have it on my playlist, love the audience participation, really changes the song's vibe from the album version imo.

Vanilli said:

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I looove this one. Thanks for posting.

2 more random things to share along this vibe

1) I always thought that the B-side song for "Switch" (the album with JD), "Easy Easy" had a strong vibe as though it might have been from Elegantly Wasted, at least the music. In the back of my mind, I always wondered if it was written then, and used as the music for the first official song. Keep in mind, this was the first song INXS performed with JD - The night he won. (IE - They might not have had that long to make this song a reality. Hence why I always wondered) - Listen and decide for yourself.

2) Here is a newly discovered Michael Hutchence solo track from his solo sessions. Simply beautiful!

Vanilli said:

2 more random things to share along this vibe

1) I always thought that the B-side song for "Switch" (the album with JD), "Easy Easy" had a strong vibe as though it might have been from Elegantly Wasted, at least the music. In the back of my mind, I always wondered if it was written then, and used as the music for the first official song. Keep in mind, this was the first song INXS performed with JD - The night he won. (IE - They might not have had that long to make this song a reality. Hence why I always wondered) - Listen and decide for yourself.

2) Here is a newly discovered Michael Hutchence solo track from his solo sessions. Simply beautiful!

Yeah i agree on that, the stuff on SWITCH i feel alot was recorded and written earlier, possibly from those sessions maybe things being tossed around even earlier, JD when he came in really didnt have time to write, he is very good actually i have had the good "fortune" to see and meet him, and i take back the "anger" i had in 2005 when SWITCH happend and the whole ROCK STAR thing, i got over that when i read the book INXS wrote was pretty much the best bio ever and truthful. Hearing the bands responses to learning of Michaels death and what it meant to them everyone who has opinions of INXS quitting and never working together again needs to read the book cover to cover. TO be honest things were not going well in the band, had Michael lived though we will never know, i dont know if they would have recorded together alot more, i think they might have been heading for a break possibly, but as rock bands often do...reunite, but we will never know, but i can say, that things werent going well in that band at the time of his death, that 20 year hits tour was almost like a closing the book almost.

But as for the JD track i agree and on alot of that record, mainly because he really only wrote the Single Pretty Vegas

That "Easy Easy" track reminds me of "Falling Down The Mountain" quite a bit, similar guitar rhythm. I've read that Michael Hutchence solo album that came out after he died is meant to be quite similar to Elegantly Wasted, what do you guys think of it?

Toofunkyinhere said:

That "Easy Easy" track reminds me of "Falling Down The Mountain" quite a bit, similar guitar rhythm. I've read that Michael Hutchence solo album that came out after he died is meant to be quite similar to Elegantly Wasted, what do you guys think of it?

you can hear his pain in allot of the songs, its not an upbeat affair by any means...you really have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

saying that it is on regular rotation and i enjoy most of the songs. Slide Away should have been the lead single imo.

Toofunkyinhere said:

That "Easy Easy" track reminds me of "Falling Down The Mountain" quite a bit, similar guitar rhythm. I've read that Michael Hutchence solo album that came out after he died is meant to be quite similar to Elegantly Wasted, what do you guys think of it?

Hmmm i would say that its obviously on that personal feel that "elegantly" had but sound wise its quite different, i do like the album but its very moody and i know some dont like it, but had it been properly finished and Michael been able to promote it and tour etc....i think the public would have dug it. The "Slide Away" track i agree is def a single and should have been, however BONO was originally not supposed to be on it obviously, he was added after his death, as BONO said "it was our cyberspace duet"

lastdecember said:

Toofunkyinhere said:

That "Easy Easy" track reminds me of "Falling Down The Mountain" quite a bit, similar guitar rhythm. I've read that Michael Hutchence solo album that came out after he died is meant to be quite similar to Elegantly Wasted, what do you guys think of it?

Hmmm i would say that its obviously on that personal feel that "elegantly" had but sound wise its quite different, i do like the album but its very moody and i know some dont like it, but had it been properly finished and Michael been able to promote it and tour etc....i think the public would have dug it. The "Slide Away" track i agree is def a single and should have been, however BONO was originally not supposed to be on it obviously, he was added after his death, as BONO said "it was our cyberspace duet"

My little org inxs family are all here now. xperience and lastdemcember!

Okay but here is something interesting. To those who think Michael took his own life out of desperation or sadness, I'd bet against that after watching this. I honestly think his family

just didn't want the sexual act stuff to tarnish his legacy, or make a joke out of the circumstances at which he died. He was heavy into drugs, both medications and illegial drugs, mixed with a strong sexual appetite so to speak..the writing is kind of on the wall IMO. This was filmed before the passing of Paula and Michael's father - who are both no longer alive. Fascinating to watch though if you have the time. It is in parts on YouTube and here are all the parts. Here is part 1 and the other parts are easy to find on there from here.

What say you guys?

That along with the good mood he was in the day before he died, it just doesn't add up. Even if Paula couldn't come home for X-mas, I just have a hard time believing that was reason enough to kill himself knowingly. Michael seemed to have so much for going for himself, and seemed to be excited about a lot of the stuff he was working on. I really hope one day his daughter can join Inxs as the new lead singer. She looks so much like her dad. It is spooky.

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regarding his death, i never accepted suicide, to me Michael partying with drugs and having experimental sex sounds like something he would be more likely to die from, i agree his family try to down play it for the sake of his legacy, but hes a rock star, so i dont know how that would really affect his legacy. Its not like hes a cardinal.

Sure he had allot of stuff going on both good and bad personally and professionally but no reason to off yourself.

I would have loved to see him in more acting roles and just releasing eccentric solo projects every so often for his recording side.

Loved Max Q and the self titled album, he really hd something outside of inxs talent wise.

Enough of the morbid stuff, lets get on with praising the music.

Strange Desire anyone??

xperience319 said:

YES! I love this. I think Ray was actually suppose to sing on a different track, but ended up singing on this one instead. So glad he did. He fit in perfectly.

Under-rated but awesome INXS albums go:

Elegantly Wasted

Full Moon Dirty Hearts

Who agrees with me? These 2 are just incredible and yet the public in general either treated them like total sleepers, didn't know they existed, or wrote them off as crap. Yet whenever I play either album with friends, or people who aren't familiar, they get into both of them. And honestly, they are probably my 2 favorite INXS albums...there I said it.

Special notice goes to "I Get Up" - Sure it isn't nearly as good as anything with Hutch, but I think it is a nice track.

"Please (You Got That ...)" is the second single from the 1993 album Full Moon, Dirty Hearts, by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and featured guest vocals from legendary American R&B Artist Ray Charles. According to the official INXS Biography Story to Story, Charles had originally been due to sing on "Make Your Peace"; another track on the album, but felt that "Please (You Got That ...)" suited his vocal range much better.

Correct, it was supposed to be for "Make Your Peace".

I love Full Moon personally, its different but thats a good thing. loved some of the videos for that album too.

i mean look at how campy this clip is, so not your usual slick INXS production:

and then the same album has a song/video like this:

( that strip club in the video is still open here in Melbourne, i grin for a different reason then most people when i see it lol)

whats not to like about this album??

4 great tracks that are often over-looked:

The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)

Keep The Peace

Tight

Deliver Me

Where the hell was "Keep The Peace" hiding all these years???!

I really dont think ive heard it!

Thanks for posting.

Yeah and i LOOOVE "tight"

too funky

Vanilli said:

4 great tracks that are often over-looked:

The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)

Keep The Peace

Tight

Deliver Me

All amazing tracks that i have always loved, there are lots of things that still arent released that INXS have done many early and some later on too, but there are alot of gems later in their work that people just forgot about or really never got to hear because INXS were not really mainstream anymore for the most part after X. But to me from "Welcome" on to "Elegantly" those 3 albums are an amazing 3 album run, though far from successful chart wise, they are all outstanding records that i will listen to just as much now as then. Another great B side bonus track on the import of "elegantly" also on the "Shine" anthology is "Let it Ride".

xperience319 said:

Where the hell was "Keep The Peace" hiding all these years???!

I really dont think ive heard it!

Thanks for posting.

Yeah and i LOOOVE "tight"

too funky

Yeah, cool tracks and Tight is tight as hell. And I also love the video. The concert footage.. Michael was hot as hell.

Vanilli said:

lastdecember said:

Hmmm i would say that its obviously on that personal feel that "elegantly" had but sound wise its quite different, i do like the album but its very moody and i know some dont like it, but had it been properly finished and Michael been able to promote it and tour etc....i think the public would have dug it. The "Slide Away" track i agree is def a single and should have been, however BONO was originally not supposed to be on it obviously, he was added after his death, as BONO said "it was our cyberspace duet"

My little org inxs family are all here now. xperience and lastdemcember!

Okay but here is something interesting. To those who think Michael took his own life out of desperation or sadness, I'd bet against that after watching this. I honestly think his family

just didn't want the sexual act stuff to tarnish his legacy, or make a joke out of the circumstances at which he died. He was heavy into drugs, both medications and illegial drugs, mixed with a strong sexual appetite so to speak..the writing is kind of on the wall IMO. This was filmed before the passing of Paula and Michael's father - who are both no longer alive. Fascinating to watch though if you have the time. It is in parts on YouTube and here are all the parts. Here is part 1 and the other parts are easy to find on there from here.

What say you guys?

That along with the good mood he was in the day before he died, it just doesn't add up. Even if Paula couldn't come home for X-mas, I just have a hard time believing that was reason enough to kill himself knowingly. Michael seemed to have so much for going for himself, and seemed to be excited about a lot of the stuff he was working on. I really hope one day his daughter can join Inxs as the new lead singer. She looks so much like her dad. It is spooky.

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Considering she's daughter she doesn't much like him. I think it'd be quite spooky if she were to follow in his footsteps, deny her own identity n' all that. I think your line of thinking is a bit Spooky. as you were.

Vanilli said:

lastdecember said:

Hmmm i would say that its obviously on that personal feel that "elegantly" had but sound wise its quite different, i do like the album but its very moody and i know some dont like it, but had it been properly finished and Michael been able to promote it and tour etc....i think the public would have dug it. The "Slide Away" track i agree is def a single and should have been, however BONO was originally not supposed to be on it obviously, he was added after his death, as BONO said "it was our cyberspace duet"

My little org inxs family are all here now. xperience and lastdemcember!

Okay but here is something interesting. To those who think Michael took his own life out of desperation or sadness, I'd bet against that after watching this. I honestly think his family

just didn't want the sexual act stuff to tarnish his legacy, or make a joke out of the circumstances at which he died. He was heavy into drugs, both medications and illegial drugs, mixed with a strong sexual appetite so to speak..the writing is kind of on the wall IMO. This was filmed before the passing of Paula and Michael's father - who are both no longer alive. Fascinating to watch though if you have the time. It is in parts on YouTube and here are all the parts. Here is part 1 and the other parts are easy to find on there from here.

What say you guys?

That along with the good mood he was in the day before he died, it just doesn't add up. Even if Paula couldn't come home for X-mas, I just have a hard time believing that was reason enough to kill himself knowingly. Michael seemed to have so much for going for himself, and seemed to be excited about a lot of the stuff he was working on. I really hope one day his daughter can join Inxs as the new lead singer. She looks so much like her dad. It is spooky.

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I've read that people who suffer with deep depressions to the point where they are suicidal usually commit suicide when they APPEAR the most happy. My cousin's cousin jumped under the train when she was going to get married. She appeared happy with her boyfriend. She seemed to really like him. Her life seemed wonderful at that point. After her death, we've learned that she suffered from depressions all her life and tried to commit suicide several times before, so her family kept on "checking" her, phoning her several times a day etc. She knew if she wants to really do it, she has to make them believe she is fine. So when the family felt she was OK, she did it. She seemed happy the day before. They thought she has gotten over her depressions. I actually know nothing about Michael and his death, so I am not sure if he suffered from depressions or not, but the fact that someone is happy before commiting suicide is actually quite normal.

You know thinking about it, it's not that illogical. Imagine you suffer from depressions, everything in your life seems to be going fine and you are STILL depressed. I can imagine them thinking "OK, if I can't be happy even at this time in my life, how can I expect it to get any better?"

I've even read the highest number of suicides in the world is in the states where generally people are the happiest because when you are depressed and everyone around you is happy, it makes you even more depressed. If people around you are depressed as well, the depression is easier to handle.

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