One of my favorite bands ever- I have owned their entire catalogue since the 80s! "Don't Change" is one of my favorite songs of all time, and "Beautiful Girl" one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever made.
One of my all time favourite bands and my favourite song of theirs. This song was played as Michael Hutchence's brother and bandmates carried his casket out of the church at his 1997 funeral.
Shon, I love that you arrived at INXS (pronounced "in excess") and that you love them -- or at least this song. However, I'm 100% sure that you will enjoy diving into their rabbit hole of this former Australian band. Some suggestions have already been given below, but there will be many more. This also is a place to finally tell you that I always -- A L W A Y S ! -- greatly enjoy your reactions. All best from Germany
I love this song too. ❤ The line "We all have wings, but some of us don't know why." Is simultaneously hopeful, and sad. They have so many good songs...and it didn't hurt that MH was great looking. Sheeesh .
Need You Tonight by INXS should be next! Such a switch up from this and you'll love it! INXS is an Aussie band and one of the best from here. They became huge in the US having multiple top 5 charting songs and one #1. Michael Hutchence was seen as one of the coolest frontmen of his time. Another great rock song with an amazing saxophone solo is "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen. His sax player was Clarence Clemons an African American man and one of the best sax players
New Sensation by INXS (in excess pronunciation) next, please!! They were literally one of a handful of bands on top of the world in the late 80s. Hit after hit after hit, on MTV 24/7, incredible live performers, just the full package. It really is a masterpiece. One of only a few ballads they have, most of their stuff is very upbeat, dance, fun stuff with all the great instruments, energy, vocal, lyrics etc.
INXS were the biggest band in the world in the late 80s but had been popular in Australia all throughout the 80s. Michael Hutchence was the man every man wanted to be, and the man every woman wanted to be with. In the late 80s and early 90s, he was THE rock God...no one else was close. One of my favourites from this group is Johnson's Aeroplane, or The One Thing for an alternative.
Hi Mitchell. Johnson's Aeroplane is a bona fide gem. It's also my favourite from The Swing, which was a tremendous album crammed with INXS goodness. I never understood why Johnson's Aeroplane didn't get much of a run on the radio. The first few bars of it are almost like a reverie. It deserves a lot more recognition than it gets so it was really nice to see you giving it a shoutout.
A front man in the ranks of the best. What charisma and voice. Their music is varied, still in the pop rock mode, but creative, fun, sultry, danceable, anthemable. They were immense. Sold out Wembley Stadium I believe. Epic. Ty for reaction!
stupendous lyric, and the way, his voice soars on it is just angelic. Love the sax in it too, and just totally loved Michael Hutchence’s voice and everything. He died way too soon, and sadly got involved with a woman who couldn’t get away from her demon Ex Husband, and drove him crazy… Leading to his suicide. what a loss, not just for music but for the world, because I think he was a very good Person to begin with in this world and we’re the less without him
I caught mononucleosis when I was 11… I spent two weeks in bed listening to nothing but their greatest hits. Michael Hutchence passed two weeks later… even though his death is questionable I will forever think of him as one of the greatest frontmen of all time.
Shon is by far the absolute smartest reactor I have seen yet. His ability to pick up on SUBTLE lyrics is unmatched. And I have watched a LOT of reactors.
Michael shares a birthday with Steve Perry (Journey) and me! I remember when they announced that Michael had passed away by his own hand. I cried. RIP MICHAEL!!!!
This song at first had more tempo.. then they slowed it down and voila! A TIMELESS classic. Wait there are more surprises. Ha we're all waiting for the sax! The musicians in this band are fire.
Welcome to INXS! This would have to be one of the best ballads ever written and the arrangement is on point for every part of it. Yes its a simple song but is deceptively hard to perform well. Many have tried to cover if but few can put in the texture and feeling this simple song needs to make it awesome. INXS is best LIVE! Check out anything from their Wembley stadium concert in 1991 to see how good they are. What You Need is a personal favourite from that show but any song will have you dancing!
I love INXS !!......please do 2 favs of mine.......first is "I Need You Tonight" and then sometime please do the live version of "What You Need" from Wembley Stadium 1991....it's funny and awesome, plus great !!!.....most females (and prob some males too) were in LOVE with Michael Hutchence (RIP).....miss him.
This was such a major hit, such a beautiful romantic song. Michael's tragic early demise, broke Paula Yates' heart. She never recovered from the loss, and of course she left this planet too soon as well. So bloody sad.
Yeah that drop was EVERYTHING! ♥ Probably their best song. My fave song is actually *Don't Change* which I heavily suggest! Agree with everything you said! Classic song! ♥
INXS great Aussie band! 🇦🇺 Michael Hutchence was so talented, Australia lost an icon, I remember the day I heard of his passing, I was devastated RIP Michael 🙏
Suicide Blonde.. My personal favorite, but all of their songs are so frickin AWESOME! THIER NAME SOUNDS LIKE N..X...SEX..❤ Sleep in Heavenly Peace Michael 😢
You started with the BEST song!! And the replays and Masterpiece …yes! You feel it and it never goes away.. chills every time!! Your reaction on point as always… now listen to more! “Need you tonight”, “what you need”, “new sensation”, “devil inside”, “Disappear”, “Don’t change”, “suicide blonde”, “one thing”…. Can’t go wrong with any of them. The best vocals and energy! ❤
As a teenager in the 80s, I was lucky enough to see them several times in Melbourne. They remain in my top 3 live bands I’ve seen, with Michael in the top few frontmen - so charismatic and talented, not to mention how gorgeous he was…
Oh Michael. Read about him and Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof. Those worlds collided. Read about the death that surrounded them. In Excess didn’t do good after Michael passed. They had a Reality TV Show as a way to find a new singer. I saw them in the summer 1983 at a swimming quarry in Ohio.
Saw them at Six Flags in Georgia. Love them. The guitar player and drummer were escorted right in front of me to ride Free Fall. Wish I had a camera. Michael Hutcheson reminded me of Jim Morrison. So much charisma
This will be a fun rabbit hole yo go down. So many great songs. I saw them live 5 times and they sound stellar live and put on a rambunctious show. Have fun!
Their an iconic Australian band.This is a departure from their usual stuff. Michael Hutchinson was a musical genius and he wanted to write something that used a full orchestra and this is the result. It was played at his funeral .
Got to see INXS in concert during the Kick tour (this album 1987). Then got to see them in 1997 just months before Michael Hutchence passed away. They were great in concert, and Kick was HUGE in the late 80s.
INXS is amazing, they have so many different styles and energies and vibes. I saw them in concert four times, always a blast. If you want to hit up an INXS banger next, check out New Sensation.
INXS (in excess) had even better songs with WHAT YOU NEED, NEED YOU TONIGHT, DISAPPEAR, SUICIDE BLONDE, NEW SENSATION, DEVIL INSIDE ...all those won awards. They were never the same after lead singer Michael Hutchence died of an o.d.
Great reaction to a fabulous song! I really liked your description of the "make wine from your tears" line. I was counting down to the saxophone solo, knew you'd be blown away ❤! If I ever get around to getting some music themed tattoos, the we all have wings line is definitely going on first 🦋
Yeah, it's getting out of hand. Too good. But I think their rockers are their best work. (Need You Tonight, New Sensation, Mystify, Devil Inside, What You Need... all worth checking out)
SO many to choose from! Love Is (what I say) To Look At You The One Thing I Send A Message Kiss The Dirt By My Side Don't Change Original Sin I could keep listing for pages! Pick one (or 6!) and just go for it!
Check out some of the videos from the live 1991 Wembley show. 80,000 people. He owned the crowd. Hutchence was one of the greatest front men of all time. A shame they aren't in the HoF. It's hard to pick a favorite, but The Stairs may qualify
Shon, welcome to the part of your life where you know INXS (pronounced "in excess"). Michael Hutchence was one of the greatest band lead men of all time! Massive entertainer! Please react to their song "What You Need" but make sure it's the live performance from Wembley Stadium in 1991. It's pure 🔥
Thanks for a great reaction. Normally I'm a bit of a purist and prefer studio versions, but this band is so good live I would highly recommend other tracks from their performance at Wembley Stadium (UK) back in the early 90's. A good place to start would be "New Sensation" and "What You Need".
