Oh great reaction! Yes INXS were always brilliant live, as you mentioned, they cut their teeth in the Aussie pubs, playing 4 or 5 nights a week! Michael was one of the best frontmen ever. Great voice and charisma and presence. The whole band tight as a fish's.... Anything from this concert is fire, but personal favourite is What You Need!
These guys took 10 years to become an overnight sensation, and they cut their chops live in the pub scene night after night. Like most Australians my age their earlier stuff to this album is what I love from INXS - more rock and edgy than the funk of Kick. 'Don't Change', 'Kiss the dirt' , 'Johnson's Aeroplane' - didn't find the charts overseas but are a few of some of the many great tracks.
The swagger of Jagger and the sex appeal of Morrison, with a better voice to boot. I met and hung out with Michael a couple of times in the 90s, and as audacious as he was onstage, he was just as sweet and shy offstage. His range was deceptive. On the final “love baby love”, that’s an A, and you could never tell he’s singing that high, because it’s so rich and thick that it sounds like he’s still in his lower register.
I was a 26yo Aussie living in the UK from 90-93 & was at this gig....it fkn Rocked!!! So very good! Try 'suicide blonde' or 'mystify' or any from this concert! 👍👍👍 ✌️❤️ 🇦🇺
I think most of us get wider music tastes as we get older. Let me tell you I HATED Country music just as much as I hated ABBA as a teenager. Strangely enough it was discovering the sheer musical talent of ABBA in my twenties (no matter how sickly sweet their pop/dance music is, that band is a revelation) that opened my mind to at least listening to songs from other genres rather than immediately switching off or switching over. Dolly Parton’s Little Sparrow is the first time I liked a Country Song. Nine Inch Nails got me into Johnny Cash when he did his cover of their song Hurt and made it into one of the best songs of all time. Immediately liking Led Zepplin and the Stones when I was a teen later interested me in blues and other early African American music styles when I learned that that's where the roots of Rock n Roll were. It’s a pleasure to watch you discover that bands you previously disliked or had no interest in actually had fantastic musical talent, and they’re not a bad listen either.
Even before finding Jimmy Barnes, I loved INXS. RIP Michael Hutchence 🕊️ 22 November 1997. He was their lead singer. He was so charismatic, and had brilliant stage presence. Oh and that voice was divine. The Farriss brothers were brilliant musicians. Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Andrew Farriss on keys with Gary Gary Beers on bass guitar. Kirk Pingelly on sax. Brings back my childhood listening to Shabooh Shoobah, Listen like Thieves, The Swing and Kick albums. You might like the collaboration between Jimmy Barnes and INXS, with the song Good Times. There is a live version. It is a cover of the Easybeats song that was on the soundtrack to the movie Lost Boys. Jimmy has spoken about his pain on not seeing Michael before he died, although he was in the same area…. That moment when you think you have time to catch up with someone another time, and then it being too late. Jon Stevens from the band Noiseworks stepped into the role of lead vocalist.
Yeah, I understand you not taking much notice of them in mid 80's. I had similar lack of interest in their poppy rock sound of that time. I was always drawn to harder raw rock than their radio friendly ways. But I did warm to their live album Live Baby Live which this song was on. Mind you, I was not a big fan of studio version of this song. I think being around other Aussie bands taught them to become a good live band too.
Ah but Paula went to Court, in her bizare wedding dress, to get the coroner's verdict changed to auto eroticism not suicide. She didn't want Tiger Lily to grow up thinking her father killed himself. So much better to have to explain auto eroticism to a preschooler 🤣 Thank god for Bob Geldorf or that kid wouldn't have had a chance. Although that was Paula Yates & how did she go ? Not much better having a mother OD on heroin. If Tiger Lily isn't totally screwed up, Sir Bob deserves all the credit.
It’s really funny that you didn’t really care for their music. I was the exact same way at the time. I would listen if they came on the radio but never intentionally played their music. I watched a reaction to a live performance maybe two years ago. I listened to every live performance I could find after that. I have actually watched whole concerts more than a couple times since then. They are a great band especially live 😊
I never got into them. I saw The Farris Brothers occasionally in Perth when friends were going to pubs they were playing at. Didn't go specifically to see them. Boring. Then they brought over an egotistical curly-haired git & we couldn't be bothered anymore. I couldn't believe it when they became big. Why ? Just why ?
Oh great reaction! Yes INXS were always brilliant live, as you mentioned, they cut their teeth in the Aussie pubs, playing 4 or 5 nights a week! Michael was one of the best frontmen ever. Great voice and charisma and presence. The whole band tight as a fish's....
Anything from this concert is fire, but personal favourite is What You Need!
These guys took 10 years to become an overnight sensation, and they cut their chops live in the pub scene night after night.
Like most Australians my age their earlier stuff to this album is what I love from INXS - more rock and edgy than the funk of Kick.
'Don't Change', 'Kiss the dirt' , 'Johnson's Aeroplane' - didn't find the charts overseas but are a few of some of the many great tracks.
You can not go wrong with any INXS song. Pick "what You Need" from the same concert!
Michael Hutchence was so much more than a pretty boy. The best frontman ever! Best live band of the decade.
They were amazing
The swagger of Jagger and the sex appeal of Morrison, with a better voice to boot. I met and hung out with Michael a couple of times in the 90s, and as audacious as he was onstage, he was just as sweet and shy offstage. His range was deceptive. On the final “love baby love”, that’s an A, and you could never tell he’s singing that high, because it’s so rich and thick that it sounds like he’s still in his lower register.
I was a 26yo Aussie living in the UK from 90-93 & was at this gig....it fkn Rocked!!!
So very good!
Try 'suicide blonde' or 'mystify' or any from this concert! 👍👍👍
✌️❤️
🇦🇺
Oh you were there!!! You lucky thing!!
I feel bad for you missing out on the magic that was michael hutchence. god, I miss him, every single day. I loved him.
All the clips from that concert are really good 🤙
Such a brilliant, talented band.
Hell yeah Dude ❤
I think most of us get wider music tastes as we get older. Let me tell you I HATED Country music just as much as I hated ABBA as a teenager. Strangely enough it was discovering the sheer musical talent of ABBA in my twenties (no matter how sickly sweet their pop/dance music is, that band is a revelation) that opened my mind to at least listening to songs from other genres rather than immediately switching off or switching over. Dolly Parton’s Little Sparrow is the first time I liked a Country Song. Nine Inch Nails got me into Johnny Cash when he did his cover of their song Hurt and made it into one of the best songs of all time. Immediately liking Led Zepplin and the Stones when I was a teen later interested me in blues and other early African American music styles when I learned that that's where the roots of Rock n Roll were.
It’s a pleasure to watch you discover that bands you previously disliked or had no interest in actually had fantastic musical talent, and they’re not a bad listen either.
Even before finding Jimmy Barnes, I loved INXS. RIP Michael Hutchence 🕊️ 22 November 1997. He was their lead singer.
He was so charismatic, and had brilliant stage presence. Oh and that voice was divine.
The Farriss brothers were brilliant musicians. Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Andrew Farriss on keys with Gary Gary Beers on bass guitar. Kirk Pingelly on sax.
Brings back my childhood listening to Shabooh Shoobah, Listen like Thieves, The Swing and Kick albums.
You might like the collaboration between Jimmy Barnes and INXS, with the song Good Times. There is a live version. It is a cover of the Easybeats song that was on the soundtrack to the movie Lost Boys.
Jimmy has spoken about his pain on not seeing Michael before he died, although he was in the same area…. That moment when you think you have time to catch up with someone another time, and then it being too late.
Jon Stevens from the band Noiseworks stepped into the role of lead vocalist.
Yeah, I understand you not taking much notice of them in mid 80's. I had similar lack of interest in their poppy rock sound of that time. I was always drawn to harder raw rock than their radio friendly ways. But I did warm to their live album Live Baby Live which this song was on. Mind you, I was not a big fan of studio version of this song. I think being around other Aussie bands taught them to become a good live band too.
‘ What You Need’ from the same concert. Watch Michael at his very best working the crowd.
Just brilliant!
I was a big INXS fan. It was very sad when Michael Hutchence committed suicide.
Ah but Paula went to Court, in her bizare wedding dress, to get the coroner's verdict changed to auto eroticism not suicide.
She didn't want Tiger Lily to grow up thinking her father killed himself. So much better to have to explain auto eroticism to a preschooler 🤣
Thank god for Bob Geldorf or that kid wouldn't have had a chance.
Although that was Paula Yates & how did she go ? Not much better having a mother OD on heroin. If Tiger Lily isn't totally screwed up, Sir Bob deserves all the credit.
Aahh. But sir Bob was responsible for a lot of the mess in Michael’s life.
It’s really funny that you didn’t really care for their music. I was the exact same way at the time. I would listen if they came on the radio but never intentionally played their music.
I watched a reaction to a live performance maybe two years ago. I listened to every live performance I could find after that. I have actually watched whole concerts more than a couple times since then. They are a great band especially live 😊
Never too late to find great music!
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Aussie bands are always better live.
I never got into them.
I saw The Farris Brothers occasionally in Perth when friends were going to pubs they were playing at. Didn't go specifically to see them. Boring.
Then they brought over an egotistical curly-haired git & we couldn't be bothered anymore.
I couldn't believe it when they became big.
Why ?
Just why ?
It is weird they made it internationally when so many Aussie bands were a lot better.