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INXS (pronounced "IN EXcess") are an Australian rock and new wave group.INXS, which featured "Just Keep Walking," their first Australian hit single.The album itself entered the U.INXS played alongside many of their contemporaries on New Wave Day at the 1983 US Festival.Yet "Original Sin" was largely ignored in the UK, where INXS didn't have any success in the charts until 1986 with the album Listen Like Thieves.By 1985's breakthrough album Listen Like Thieves the band had perfected a matured sound influenced by the Rolling Stones and Chic but true to the band's original roots in the Aussie pubs.Five Billboard hit, bringing INXS their first breakout U.INXS played for Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales at a concert in Australia.An edited version of the concert was played on MTV (USA) in 1986 on their Saturday night concert series.Mental as Anything, Divinyls, Models, The Saints, I'm Talking and The Triffids.The shows began in Launceston, Tasmania on 26 December and concluded in Sydney on Australia Day, 26 January 1987."Good Times" peaked at No.Australian chart and several months later was featured in the Joel Schumacher film The Lost Boys, allowing it to chart Top 40 in the US.The video for the 1987 INXS track "Mediate" (which played after the video for "Need You Tonight") duplicated the format of Bob Dylan's video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues," even in its use of apparently deliberate errors.In 1989 Hutchence made an album with Max Q, which received decent reviews, but at best attained a cult status.In 1990, INXS released X.INXS performed at Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1991, during their "Summer XS" tour stop in London to a sold out audience of 72,000 fans.During this show, INXS organized a film crew to shoot their show onto video to come out simultaneously as their live album Live Baby Live (the video was also called Live Baby Live).Note: Name is said Live (as in "to live your life") Baby Live (as in a live performance).Sweden and number two in Switzerland, but had difficulty finding an audience in the U.Full Moon, Dirty Hearts received mixed reviews and included a track called "Please (You Got That)" which featured the legendary Ray Charles and title track with The Pretenders Chrissie Hynde.The band made a full video album for the record using unknown Australian students to direct with help by Richard Lowenstein.Full Moon, Dirty Hearts was the last record under INXS' contract with Atlantic.The band took time off to rest and be with their families.Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, INXS was a major force in Australian popular music, leading the way into worldwide popularity for several Australian bands.The band worked closely with several other Australian artists, such as The Models and Jenny Morris, helping to establish their careers.It fared respectably in Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain (where INXS had ironically more success in the 90s than in the 80s), Sweden and Switzerland.The coroner who performed his autopsy ruled his death a suicide.Some speculate his death was actually an accident, the result of autoerotic asphyxiation.Transitional years
Since Hutchence's death, INXS continued, using Terence Trent D'Arby, Russell Hitchcock and Jimmy Barnes as temporary lead singers.New Zealander, Celebrity Treasure Island host and former lead singer of Australian band Noiseworks, Jon Stevens began singing with INXS in 2000.INXS played as one of the headline acts at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.Stevens was officially named a member of the band in 2002.Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart) in the same year.The song was also used in the Rugby Union World Cup 2003 and the EA Sports Rugby 2004 video game.In 2001, INXS was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame.Rock Star: INXS
INXS returned to the news in 2004 when it was announced that a new reality television program titled Rock Star: INXS would feature a contest to find a new lead vocalist for the band.On 20 September 2005, J.Rolling Stones's "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and INXS' "What You Need" in the finale of the show to become the new lead singer of INXS.He has recorded the new album with producer Guy Chambers and went on a world tour with INXS in 2006.During the Rock Star: INXS competition, the contestants were challenged to write the lyrics and melody to music written by Andrew Farriss.Originally this challenge was divided up into two teams.On 29 November 2005, the band's first album in eight years was released, entitled Switch.It was released in the United States via Epic Records.In September of 2006, INXS would part ways with Epic Records.Fortune has stated that he is writing new material on the road.One such song is called "Angel Skin" which talks about a man descending to Hell.Other demos of songs that have been written include "Death of an Elephant", "Lullaby", "Everybody Says Goodbye" and "Product of the System".INXS toured Australia and New Zealand in March 2007, with Simple Minds and support band Arrested Development.Although several rumours have spread about of the possibility of the band changing its name back to "The Farriss Brothers," due to many fans believing that the band is not truly INXS without Michael Hutchence, JD Fortune and Kirk Pengilly of INXS have reportedly stated that this is simply a rumour and the band's name will remain the same.Death of a Motivational Speaker.In August, 2007, INXS has reported what is termed as a "medical issue" on Garry Beers' hand."Due to ongoing medical issues with Garry Beers' hand, the band's doctor has urged the band to not play more than three shows in a row or risk permanent damage to Garry's hand."Discography
For a complete discography, see INXS discography.BBC News (August 10, 1999).Official sites
Official site
Michael Hutchence Official Site
Official forum for Spanish speaking Fans
Official INXS Photo site: inxs.INXS
An Excess of INXS
INXS.Polish INXS website
INXS French page
ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM: INXS Lounge
Michael Hutchence Fan Forum
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