I went through my twenties into my thirties during the 1980's. INXS was at the height of their fame. I lost touch with the band as time went on. Then I heard of Michael Hutchence's passing in 1997. I was as shocked as the rest of the world! I knew how talented a person he was ( still is).
I picked up some cassetts of INXS in the 90's, specifically “ Full Moon / Dirty Hearts”, and “ Elegantly Wasted”. I was blown away with these two releases by the band! I think ( contrary to critics and many fans alike), that these are by far INXS at the height of their musical maturity and creativity. Am I the only one who thinks Full Moon... is a fantastic record?
Yeah, Rock Star got me looking into the band again. I have picked up almost all of their releases from INXS in 1980, to E. Wasted in 1997. The DVD , Best of INXS - I'm only looking shows some absolutely fabulous performances by Michael Hutchence. He has the most powerful and moving voices in R & R history.
His live performance of Searching at the Australian ARIA awards is a spirited, powerful, and emotional display of a sensitive and struggling persona. Music has lost a great talent in the passing of Michael Hutchence. INXS lost the ultimate frontman and the their major lyricist to their band. They can move on , that is great for them. But Switch shows that without the writing talent of M.H., they can never be what they were, I suppose they are not trying to be.
What I can relate to, is the tortured complexity of the man. How he conveyed that truth at times through his music. and performance. He didn 't just sing about Sex. Drugs. and R&R. He sang about love , hope, despaire, and the myriad coplexities of the human spirit. What an awesome talent, what a gentle man.
Michael Hutchence has definately moved and inspired me. He has touched my life. Thank you Michael. God Bless You.
I picked up some cassetts of INXS in the 90's, specifically “ Full Moon / Dirty Hearts”, and “ Elegantly Wasted”. I was blown away with these two releases by the band! I think ( contrary to critics and many fans alike), that these are by far INXS at the height of their musical maturity and creativity. Am I the only one who thinks Full Moon... is a fantastic record?
Yeah, Rock Star got me looking into the band again. I have picked up almost all of their releases from INXS in 1980, to E. Wasted in 1997. The DVD , Best of INXS - I'm only looking shows some absolutely fabulous performances by Michael Hutchence. He has the most powerful and moving voices in R & R history.
His live performance of Searching at the Australian ARIA awards is a spirited, powerful, and emotional display of a sensitive and struggling persona. Music has lost a great talent in the passing of Michael Hutchence. INXS lost the ultimate frontman and the their major lyricist to their band. They can move on , that is great for them. But Switch shows that without the writing talent of M.H., they can never be what they were, I suppose they are not trying to be.
What I can relate to, is the tortured complexity of the man. How he conveyed that truth at times through his music. and performance. He didn 't just sing about Sex. Drugs. and R&R. He sang about love , hope, despaire, and the myriad coplexities of the human spirit. What an awesome talent, what a gentle man.
Michael Hutchence has definately moved and inspired me. He has touched my life. Thank you Michael. God Bless You.