justin4kick
(The Netherlands) | | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 07:57 | |
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: Mar 17, 2013 - 20:52 | |
INDEED! Such a presence, and now gone for long enough to dearly miss and recall with fondness...
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socalhol wrote:You know, I believe this song has improved with age! I did not care for it back in '92 — and today find it nice. Maybe I'm just missing Michael.... |
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | | Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 11:55 | |
This band did an admirable job balancing popular melodies with interesting lyrics.. They recorded several knockout rock tunes which rank high on my personal favorite list. Not that it matters, really ....
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coachc
(Madison, WI) | | Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 11:53 | |
Kind of sweet and less bombast than a lot of their other stuff. Holds up better.
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 19:12 | |
You know, I believe this song has improved with age! I did not care for it back in '92 — and today find it nice. Maybe I'm just missing Michael....
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juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 11:58 | |
such a nice song, great album!... make me miss my days @ OZ  |
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Netto
(Khimki, Russia) | | Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 23:00 | |
So Beautiful and Sad! |
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fast_eddie
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Fits where I am at today... Unfortunately
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peacockangel
(Phoenix) | | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 11:48 | |
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robco1
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 10:14 | |
SmackDaddy wrote:
If they are such great artists, then why not just create a new band, new singer, new songs? What they are doing, along with Queen, is trying to take the easy way out and capitalize on their past. David Grohl did it (not that I like the results), New Order did it, and countless other bands broke apart due to death, drugs, irreconciable differences, egos, etc. Very few pull off getting a new singer and continuing as is: Little Feat, Journey, Skynyrd (although some would argue they've done alright). AC/DC is the only coming to mind right now that did well.
Pink Floyd? Personally I don't care if they keep the name and musical style with a new vocalist just so long as they produce some interesting music. Hopefully they will be able to continue to push their art as musicians. If not, well like you point out it is a pretty familiar story in music. |
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WayUpNorth
(Edge of Nowhere) | | Posted: May 21, 2009 - 07:15 | |
nevar23 wrote:Oh, damn do I miss Michael.  Me, too, so sad. Loved to watch him perform. He was so dynamic. |
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ciprian
(Ro) | | Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 03:14 | |
 ,....great song,..   ...." stay with me..." |
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 14:32 | |
snakechaser wrote:Such a pleasant treat to hear a little INXS on Radio Paradise. I never would have expected it but then again I should know better than to know what to expect from RP!  Well put. |
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rdo
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 14:31 | |
Don't Change is their best song, let's hear it.
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SmackDaddy
(San Diego) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 18:00 | |
BigPete wrote:These guys were and are a great rock band. You 'fans' of the band that just want them to shut up and retire quietly have no idea that true artists love to create, explore and continue doing what they love to do despite their age and loss of their lead singer. My hat's off to them. The new singer sounds pretty good to me and I don't care how they found him. It's not INXS's fault that the music industry nowadays is really only interested in 'Idol' etc. I find it depressing that older artists can release great music and get virtually no attention from the industry as it exists today. I'm thinking of Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton etc. I live in Canada where radio HAS to play lots of Canadian content and I still don't ever hear the new Neil Young record (I'd love to hear Neil bash Bush!) INXS knew that their best chance for some success was to pick up a young singer and get on TV. Thank God for RP!
If they are such great artists, then why not just create a new band, new singer, new songs? What they are doing, along with Queen, is trying to take the easy way out and capitalize on their past. David Grohl did it (not that I like the results), New Order did it, and countless other bands broke apart due to death, drugs, irreconciable differences, egos, etc. Very few pull off getting a new singer and continuing as is: Little Feat, Journey, Skynyrd (although some would argue they've done alright). AC/DC is the only coming to mind right now that did well. |
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nevar23
(Georgia) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 17:47 | |
Oh, damn do I miss Michael. |
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stewliscious
(northGA) | | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 12:43 | |
treatment_bound wrote:The guy in the center on the album sleeve looks a bit too much like Pee-Wee Herman for my tastes...
Decent song, though.
It does indeed look like Pee-Wee Jr. Pervert. |
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justin4kick
(The Netherlands) | | Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 07:37 | |
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EssexTex
(Austin TX) | | Posted: May 07, 2008 - 09:50 | |
Boy could he..belt out a song!
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Austin2Florida
(Hollywood, FL) | | Posted: May 07, 2008 - 09:00 | |
Reminds me of college. Bitter sweet memories.
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snakechaser
(Boringtown, Bible Belt) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2008 - 20:57 | |
Such a pleasant treat to hear a little INXS on Radio Paradise. I never would have expected it but then again I should know better than to know what to expect from RP!
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garthwb
(Emerald Isle) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:29 | |
"Elegantly Wasted" is a great album, by the way. Really.
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garthwb
(Emerald Isle) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:25 | |
Saw them live in Cape Town shortly before............. Michael came on after the encore, we thought he was gonna do an acoustic encore or something. Just brought a chair out, sat onstage, lit a cigarette, watched as we all left the auditorium... Just someone sitting, having a smoke after work, watching his people... After blowing us all away with his magnetic personality and talent throughout the previous two hours! Strange cat... R.I.P.
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treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:21 | |
The guy in the center on the album sleeve looks a bit too much like Pee-Wee Herman for my tastes...
Decent song, though.
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Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:18 | |
lmic wrote:
I was hearing the Lou, too!
I reed you.
Velvet to my ears. |
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: Feb 02, 2008 - 22:22 | |
And Kylie certainly is.
Personally I can't hear 'Sweet Jane'......
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birdland
(Right about ....here.) | | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 20:30 | |
SCprof wrote:Love this song and the CD. Miss Michael terribly.
Ditto. What a great voice. Talent. Artist.
I frequently think of how much is missing because of his departure. |
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BigPete
(Halifax, Nova Scotia) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 08:13 | |
These guys were and are a great rock band. You 'fans' of the band that just want them to shut up and retire quietly have no idea that true artists love to create, explore and continue doing what they love to do despite their age and loss of their lead singer. My hat's off to them. The new singer sounds pretty good to me and I don't care how they found him. It's not INXS's fault that the music industry nowadays is really only interested in 'Idol' etc. I find it depressing that older artists can release great music and get virtually no attention from the industry as it exists today. I'm thinking of Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton etc. I live in Canada where radio HAS to play lots of Canadian content and I still don't ever hear the new Neil Young record (I'd love to hear Neil bash Bush!) INXS knew that their best chance for some success was to pick up a young singer and get on TV. Thank God for RP!
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celadonstone
(Southeast of the USA) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 07:58 | |
meydele wrote:
I never watched the show, and having no preconceptions about the new singer worked in my favor as I heard (here on RP) a song with the new guy and I quite liked it. Wasn't INXS, but if you think of them as a different band it's not half bad. The song was "Afterglow".
The new guy isnt Hutchence, but as a diehard band fan himself, I think he would admit that. That being said, he is pretty good. IMHO, RS:INXS so much better than the few episodes of Idol I caught. The singers had to sing all rock of course, from INXS' work to other classic rock songs. One guy had a pretty successful band already, and they opened for the new INXS on tour.
The new Queen, with the former lead singer of Bad Company isnt the same as Freddie Mercury, either, but he is good. It does help to think of it as a new band, because outside of a name and the bandmates, it is.
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SCprof
(South Carolina) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 07:54 | |
Love this song and the CD. Miss Michael terribly.
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