Yes! They were literally one of the top 3 bands in the world at that time. It can't be understated how popular they were & how many consecutive hits they had, and great MTV videos they had one after the other.
Don't Change, The One Thing, Devil Inside, Kick, Mediate, Mystify, Suicide Blonde, What You Need, Listen Like Thieves ... you've just barely scratched the surface of INXS bangers!
Ya I think there are some bands like INXS where it makes sense to just do deep dives and go directly to listening entire albums, instead of trying to figure out which of 50 great songs should be next on the list.
Michael Hutchence was a frontman for the ages. Every cell in his body radiated otherworldly charisma. At some point, y’all definitely need to watch a video of him to get a real glimpse of his greatness. And please, please, please make “Don’t Change” your next INXS reaction. It is perfection.
The video enhances the experience of the song! Especially 80’s with the popularity of MTV. There are some amazing music videos that are very creative and fun to watch.
Longtime INXS fan here! Y'all gotta listen to Don't Change. Kick was their huge breakthrough monster smash of an album, but Don't Change off their 1982 album Shoobah Shabooh is the bee's knees, as the kids are wont to say these days. Give it a spin. You won't be sorry.
I don’t think I could say it better than Raggett said in his review of the album Shabooh Shoobah: But if "The One Thing" is grand, "Don't Change" is just flat out fantastic, one of the best album closers ever dreamed up. Soaring in on a just dreamy enough synth line from Andrew Farriss and then a quick guitar burst, the rest of the band then explodes into action -- it's some of the best rock-without-apology-or-quotes sound anyone could ever hear, crisp, fierce, and clean. Hutchence takes charge of that action like the vaunted frontman he was, delivering one of the more cryptic but still just right romance lyrics from that time with aplomb and fire. The chorus is simply killer, while the concluding, extended calls of the title phrase over the song's last notes make up the icing on the cake.
I agree. Watching the 1982 film "Reckless" with Daryl Hannah and Aiden Quinn made me an INXS fan. "Shabooh Shabbah" was featured throughout. "The One Thing" was the first song of INXS I heard. I also saw them at the US Festival as they broke here in America.
I appreciate how the two of you let a song play and then react to it. Lots of other channels interrupt in the most intense part of a song. INXS rocks! Nothing else needs to be said about them.
All I am saying is... Just like people got used to We will rock you/ We are the Champions... MTV and many radio stations connected Need you Tonight/ Mediate, to the point where we got used to it that way.
Back in da Eighties, we got together to dance all the time. It was a dance floor smash. Steady groove, call and response, DJs were spinning it everywhere. Plus, M TV. INXS fit the times like a glove.
It's hard for young people today to really grasp how much time we spent on the dancefloor when we were coming of age in the 80s and 90s. Music to make you dance was a huge part of our lives then.
I met Michael at a recording studio in Sydney in the late 80's. I was a teenybopper and a girl at my school had a neighbour who was 'in the biz' and told us where to show up to meet the band. Michael was one of those celebs who was even more godlike in person - not many are. He was very sweet and kind to my friends and I, and even randomly started speaking significant amounts of Japanese with our Japanese exchange student friend. Good memories.
"One of these things is not like the others...". Billy Idol....or Bon Jovi for that matter...no.... I'd say for the 80's Prince maybe....or Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)...maybe Steve Perry. Not a lady, so I can't speak to that. But I was looking at charisma in addition to talent...No homo. 😂
I saw INXS at a tiny little club in Fort Worth Texas. I had to use my fake ID to get in. I was 13 I went by myself. None of my friends wanted to go. They were all wearing orange jumpsuits. And they were awesome. I think it was in 81 or 82. It’s not even on their gig roster. It was a club at a mall not even joking they were awesome. They were a real band not just electronic music. To understand how huge this song was you have to watch the video. Because everything was about the video at this point in time video really did kill the radio star. It is an excellent video, but the hotness of Michael Hutchins cannot be downplayed . One of the most requested videos ever. MTV completely changed the way we listen to music.
You would’ve recognized me as A girl with pink blonde hair. Black tube job. (I wish I was kidding) black, parachute pants And a spiked dog collar! It’s a small freaking world
@@vincentjoyce5100 no I was a navy brat. My mom was from Aledo She grew up there. She still lives there. So I lived there for a little bit then I lived in Haltom city I lived in Arlington so we moved around a lot. you mean Arlington Heights HS in FW right? Nope I stopped going to school in the 6th grade.
INXS was a tremendously versatile band -- so many of their songs are different/unique: The One Thing Burn For You This Time Don't Change What You Need Original Sin The Swing Never Tear Us Apart I Send a Message ( ... to name but a few )
I remember my sister buying the album in vinyl and every track being fire! In my opinion, had Michael not died, they would've been bigger than U2 just because of all the elements they applied in their music, including hip hop (Mediate). Can't wait to see the full reaction!
"Dont Change" is your next listen for sure. But my go to INXS tune was one of their later tracks, "Elegantly Wasted". Even use the guitar riff for my ring tone. Love this band
Always loved this song. Was already too old to be dancing to it, but that guitar riff is just so freaking catchy. Also, Alex, the Blurred Lines comparison was spot on.
If they would have heard this at the time they would have loved it, they're spoiled by being young and having so many highly produced songs that they don't realize what a gift this was at the time
As soon as I heard this again I thought yeah - INXS blows away so much modern music. Just classic and awesome forever. Still sounds fresh to me after all these years.
Have you hit New Sensation yet??? The dance floor filled UP every time that hit the rotation at Jimmy Zs !! Devil Inside ? INXS is always a serious nostalgia hit! I always think of my 74 Bug and backroads at night after my shift at the restaurant!!!😂😂😂😂 ❤❤❤
I have to agree with all that suggest Don’t Change. It’s INXS on their rise to superstardom- however, I would also suggest Original Sin, their first #1 in Australia and first charting hit in the US. Nile Rogers produced and left his funky fingerprints on it including the use of Daryl Hall’s vocals.
For most Americans not listening to college radio at the time, this was their first introduction to INXS. And it just blew up. Definitely not the first song I'd reach for in their catalog. But if you want to make a good first impression.............
I loved their Kick era, but I've recently gone back and found that the albums The Swing and Shabooh Shoobah are also incredible. Don't Change, Johnson's Aeroplane, The One Thing, Old World New World, Love Is (What I Say), Burn for You are all great from those two albums, though there aren't any songs I don't like. I haven't listened to X much, but Suicide Blonde and Disappear are amazing from that album. And Listen Like Thieves is gold start to finish. More please!
Love your channel. You both need to start doing the video versions of some of these songs to feel the full experience. This song is a prime example -- Michael's sexy charisma is definitely evident in his voice, but incomplete without watching him.
INXS was and still is one of my favorite bands. I'm so sad we lost MIchael Huthence. He was soooo incredibly sexy and had a great voice. My friends and I were all in love with him back in the day. I'd recommend these songs next: "Don't Change" "This Time" "Not Enough Time" "Mystify" "Beautiful Girl" I always love when they come up on my playlist.
When INXS played live on The Tube (an old music TV show) in the UK, many people rang to complain that they were miming - something that was forbidden on the show. The presenter had to make an announcement next week to re-assure people that they were playing live - he said 'they're just that good!'
The riff is magic, the voice whispers in your head long after the song is done, the theme is universal - you’re lonely, you know it, you see that someone and it might be love, but at very least it’s true lust at first sight. This song makes me feel reckless and alive. ❤😁👍
Mediate needs to be played along with Need You Tonight. It just goes together...Another favorite is What You Need. Don't Change is a good one, and one of their early ones that is very enjoyable.
You guys won't 'get' Michael, you're the wrong sex! 😀 I'm currently watching the concert dvd from saturday 13th July 1991 at Wembley stadium in London where they played & slayed a crowd of 72,000 fans! ♥️
Interesting. I’m solidly Gen X (class of ‘88), and this is one of the few top 40 80s songs I will listen to and enjoy if it comes on. I feel like INXS has held up really well, compared to most other 80s top 40 offerings.
They put a lot of thought into the order of the songs on this album, and many of the songs are meant to lead right into the next song. So part of the reason this song ends the way it does is because it leads into the song Mediate.
In the mid-90’s, I sat at a table at an Italian restaurant in London adjacent to Michael Hutchence’s table. I was always a big fan of INXS. I could tell the respect was mutual because he didn’t bother me, and I didn’t bother him.
You guys have to see them live or at least the video to see the missing element from this listen which is Michael’s insane level of frontman ship. He was electric.
You should check out what I think is INXS' best song. But since it came out before the group became popular in the states, a lot of people don't know the song. But those that have heard it also think it's their best song as well. The name of the song is Don't Change.
The record label tried to KILL this album and were willing to pay 1 million to bury it and make a new album in place of this one. The band self-funded the rollout of it and it eventually was multi-platinum. The lack of vision at the label was stunning and fortunately the band manager knew what they had and made the gutsy call to plow on otherwise none of us would have heard any of these songs.
INXS always hits. Very unique sound, you can always tell it's them, always loved them. Any chance of us seeing that video version of ZZ Top's Legs? I was very excited when that notification popped up but it was gone by the time I clicked.
Must remember that this was from the "album" era, meaning the song definitely hits harder as part of the album listening experience as opposed to hearing it on its own... especially this song. Keep listening to INXS!
This album was basically new wave's farewell as the music scene transitioned back to more conventional guitar rock, glam metal, alternative rock, and eventually, shortly thereafter, grunge. Quintessentially 80s and yet transcending the 80s all at once.
Spot on with regards to this song. Can’t remember if it was 89 or90 but I saw them at the Phoenix club in Toronto, had a great night went home and put on Bruce Cockburn. That song is made for two things dancing and…❤️🇨🇦
