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INXS — Beautiful Girl
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justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 07:57
 
A beautiful love song. 

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... 
——-
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....


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 ....

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.

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....

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{#Dancingbanana}


Netto
(Khimki, Russia)
Posted: Feb 12, 2011 - 23:00
 

So Beautiful and Sad!



fast_eddie
Posted: Nov 10, 2010 - 10:02
 
Fits where I am at today... Unfortunately

peacockangel
(Phoenix)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 11:48
 
sigh

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.


WayUpNorth
(Edge of Nowhere)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 07:15
 
 nevar23 wrote:
Oh, damn do I miss Michael. {#Frown}
 
Me, too, so sad.  Loved to watch him perform.  He was so dynamic.


ciprian
(Ro)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 03:14
 
{#Notworthy},....great song,..{#Clap}
{#Tongue}...." stay with me..."

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.


rdo
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Feb 15, 2009 - 14:31
 
Don't Change is their best song, let's hear it.

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.

nevar23
(Georgia)
Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 17:47
 
Oh, damn do I miss Michael. {#Frown}

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.


justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Jul 09, 2008 - 07:37
 
Their best song.
EssexTex
(Austin TX)
Posted: May 07, 2008 - 09:50
 
Boy could he..belt out a song!
Austin2Florida
(Hollywood, FL)
Posted: May 07, 2008 - 09:00
 
Reminds me of college. Bitter sweet memories.
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!

garthwb
(Emerald Isle)
Posted: Mar 05, 2008 - 08:29
 
"Elegantly Wasted" is a great album, by the way. Really.
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.
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.
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.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Feb 02, 2008 - 22:22
 
And Kylie certainly is.
Personally I can't hear 'Sweet Jane'......
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.
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!
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.


SCprof
(South Carolina)
Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 07:54
 
Love this song and the CD. Miss Michael terribly.
lmic
(Uniondale, NY)
Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 07:52
 
MCKY wrote:
late velevets/ early lou solo?

I was hearing the Lou, too!
musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: Feb 22, 2007 - 07:51
 
Dave_B wrote:
This is such a VU steal. Sweet Jane, anyone?



meydele
(By the sea)
Posted: Jan 23, 2007 - 05:44
 
winter wrote:
I can NOT believe this whole "Rock Star: INXS" thing. OK, actually I can believe it - I just can't get past the audacity of it.

Michael Hutchence was a fantastic singer. And they're going to try to replace him with someone they get from this bizarre reality-TV audition show...


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".
MCKY
(PEI, Great White North)
Posted: Jan 08, 2007 - 15:06
 
late velevets/ early lou solo?

exciter76
(venice - la bella italia / I am two people: one you know, but don't like, the other one you don't know but you don't want to...)
Posted: Oct 13, 2006 - 06:12
 
I used to respect INXS music when I was a young teen, I like many songs of them even if I've never been a proper fan of them.... the death of Michael shoked me at the time... but the SAD commercial operation around the choice of the new singer really disgust me!
window
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Sep 28, 2006 - 11:17
 
phineas wrote:
Pretty, mellow, likeable. The AMG entry on the album is interesting.


I agree with AMG's review. I bought this album not long after it came out and have been surprised and impressed at how well it has aged. It's very consistent, without any filler.
My only complaint is the last song, which is nearly unlistenable.
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Sep 28, 2006 - 10:49
 
HAIYO!

One of my favorite albums. That whole album is just .. rad. That's right, I said it. RAD.
Dave_B
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Sep 28, 2006 - 10:49
 
This is such a VU steal. Sweet Jane, anyone?
slartibart_O
(nw corner in austin)
Posted: Aug 15, 2006 - 14:14
 
Gregorama wrote:
Don't ever do what he did.


It's called autoerotic asphyxiation. And it's a really dumb and embarassing way to meet your maker.
stratrjb
(oven mit)
Posted: Aug 15, 2006 - 14:00
 
I miss them!
Synth80s
(*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk))
Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 22:38
 
I'm a huge INXS fan and I think this was the last innovative album they made before Michael's death. You can definitely tell that the band was trying to branch out and embrace some new ideas. For that alone, it's a great listen, but it also has some classic tracks like "Not Enough Time" (excellent performance and production) and "Men and Women" (darker than you expect from INXS).

-Synth80s
Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!)
Posted: Jul 31, 2006 - 22:20
 
INXS in their Rolling Stones phase? Decent anyway.
KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: Jul 02, 2006 - 14:13
 
ChicoCyclist wrote:

Despite the very negative response in the comments below, the rating shows that they are clearly in the minority. 130 votes and a 7.2 rating. I give it a 7.
Most of the negative comments are not about this song, though.
ChicoCyclist
(Chico, CA)
Posted: Apr 20, 2006 - 15:05
 

Despite the very negative response in the comments below, the rating shows that they are clearly in the minority. 130 votes and a 7.2 rating. I give it a 7.
orpheus
(east coast)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:56
 
Mari wrote:

"... an elaborate, globally-televised audition that resulted in J.D. Fortune — a former Elvis impersonator from Canada — becoming the band's new lead singer." Allmusic.
... mmm I see you don't like him much, It'll just take a min. for 'im to warm up, you'll see? ... Anyway, Letterman, who watches Letterman? ... Oops!, duck Mari ... ...



actually the new singer isn't horrible, it's just the song they did (i will agree, the whole way of finding him wasn't what I would have expected from the band)
Jacksonstat
(Columbus OH)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:51
 
Yes, the INXS reality show was a bit of a joke. But I will admit to watching it and I'm glad I did. I was never a huge fan of INXS back in the day, not sure why not. But watching that show reintroduced me to the band and I realized how many great songs they had. I went out and bought a couple of their CDs immediately, as I'm sure a lot of other watchers did as well. However, I have no interest in the "new" version of the band. In my opinion, it's just not INXS without Michael... RIP.
Mari
(Goolarabooloo)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:48
 
orpheus wrote:
I don't know if anyone else saw them on Letterman just recently with the new singer, but boy howdy did it blow chunks

"... an elaborate, globally-televised audition that resulted in J.D. Fortune — a former Elvis impersonator from Canada — becoming the band's new lead singer." Allmusic.
... mmm I see you don't like him much, It'll just take a min. for 'im to warm up, you'll see? ... Anyway, Letterman, who watches Letterman? ... Oops!, duck Mari ... ...


iMacomania
(Bavaria - Germany)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:45
 
I never understood, what people love on this band!
Danny_G
(Lima)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:43
 
Boosiewolf wrote:
I LOVE this INXS song...very simple and sweet.

Correcto. 7 Quite likeable
Death_to_Clear_Channel
(Chicago)
Posted: Mar 22, 2006 - 07:42
 
orpheus wrote:
I don't know if anyone else saw them on Letterman just recently with the new singer, but boy howdy did it blow chunks :puke:


I can't imagine it was fun to watch. This whole charade must have Hutchence's naked body spinning in the ground. I can't think of a worse way to tarnish the legacy of the band. What a shame.