Recollection Collection......musical memories recalled with affection!
INXS - Don't Change (1982)Firstly, while Flycasual is away....I get to post a track that I love....
"Don't Change" is an absolute classic that sounds as good today as it did then (it featured originally on the album 'Shabooh Shoobah'). It wasn't the first track I ever heard by INXS, but it was one of their earliest songs that really cemented their place as my favourite band as a teenager. It had a synth intro, punky edge, 80's 4/4 beat and a singer so charismatic you wanted to grow your hair long and get a perm (I did 50% of that).
In school, INXS were MY band, I played the albums "Original Sin", "Kick" & "X" to death. They were rock stars, their songs featured in "The Lost Boys" and not to forget the Kick album cover featured a Skateboard (it's a Vision Psycho stick) all of which was important to a 13yr old teenager. As I got older their appeal started to wane, but I always bought their albums and followed any news about the band. (before the 'net!) So when I heard in 1997 that Michael Hutchence died...I was gutted. My first rock star gone....
Last year I heard this by Beck - it should help you remember the greatness of the band! Here are two tracks from that session that you need to hear - "Calling All Nations" & "New Sensation"
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INXS - Don't Change
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Tulis comments....and continuing on with our Aussie theme. I remember all this growing up, Lost Boys 'Laying Down the Law' with Jimmy Barnes, it was great pop rock and you used to want to be Micheal Hutchence. I think the only reason I bought Kick in the first place was because of the skateboard on the sleeve. Great covers by Beck and friends, certainly 'New Sensation'.
ReplyNever a great lover of INXS (did they copy the idea from XTC)but I did like there 'biggies' there was also a grudging admiration when 'he' went with Kylie, great covers by Beck
ReplyNot familiar with this one, but still good. INXS are always favourites from the 80's. Good times, bad hair!
ReplyThanks...gotta love the Hutch
ReplyLondon Scouser here -
ReplyI was a BIG INXS fan, Kick was the first CD I ever owned. I played it so much that if it were vinyl I would have literally worn it out.
Old Pa - check out the video for Mediate (remind you of anything ??)
SFW - Have you got Michael Hutchence's solo album ?? It's got some great tracks on it. My fave is the duet with Bono.
Oh and I admit I don't remember this song, but I like the 80's-ness of it. Good choice.
Feltham Scouser - don't follow leaders, but watch your parking meters
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