Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 07:11:32 -0600 X-Sender: abarber@agronomy.org To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "Andrea K.L. Barber" Subject: Re: Everything I do? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >> *********************************************************************** >> Um....Actually the song was origionaly done by Siouxie and the Banshees... >> Came out in the late eighties...Mildly big club hit... > >Don't forget the original person who performed it: IGGY POP. > >Jay > Ya know...I got home last night and realized that the origional was not Sioxsie...chalk it up to one hell of a long bad day...THANKS! Andrea K.L. Barber (also books@agronomy.org) Books and Publications American Society of Agronomy 677 South Segoe Road Madison WI 53711 USA phone :608.273.8090 x 309 fax :608.273.2021 http://www.agronomy.org/ From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: EW on MTV Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:38:22 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey all, I just wanted to post that I saw EW on "normal" MTV last night. It was late, about 1:30 am CST (I keep late hours), but it was definetly "normal" MTV, as opposed to M2. Brian Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 13:34:49 -0500 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: EW on MTV Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 11:38 AM 4/1/97 -0600, BPRice said: >I just wanted to post that I saw EW on "normal" MTV last night. It was >late, about 1:30 am CST (I keep late hours), but it was definetly "normal" >MTV, as opposed to M2. I got a bonus day off from work today because of what is now being called the "April Fools Blizzard" that we had here in Massachusetts (actually not much of a day off, I still had to shovel out my car). While I was having lunch I decided to watch the show 120 minutes that's shown on MTV and that I had taped from the previous Sunday. Although there was no INXS video, they did do a Michael quote during their "blah blah" section. It was a quote taken from the NME interview. I only mention this in that I like seeing INXS being brought back to memory to the general public, especially on a show like 120 minutes that often features somewhat obscure bands on the show. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: LisaRidley@aol.com Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 14:34:42 -0500 (EST) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: M2 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hello, Isn't it great how MTV played M2 all weekend. It is so much better than real world marathons and that stupid dating game. Lisa Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 15:26:23 -0500 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS List Subject: Misc Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey all, I just got back from a fantastic 5 day trip to New Orleans, and have returned to more (e)mail than I know what to do with... :) 1) Dana -- I'm so very very sorry to hear about what happened. Truly shocking... Mercury has no idea what they've let go -- their loss. I'm sure you'll rebound with an even better position. I can safely speak for everyone when I say we're *all* pulling for you. I'll see ya on April 17 for sure. 2) From alter-sleaze. This is crass, but somewhat amusing: Sex-mad PAULA YATES gave rock star lover MICHAEL HUTCHENCE a cigarette lighter engraved with the message, "You're perfect. Please Fuck Me." The passion of the wayward ex-wife of LIVE AID HERO BOB GELDOF's was exposed when Hutchence lent his Zippo lighter to a female pal. The friend reveals, "I was shocked when I read the motto on it. I thought it was Michael coming on to me. But he just laughed and explained it had been a gift from Paula. She gave it to him soon after they met - and who could refuse a red-hot offer like that? I guess she knew from the start they were going to set the sheets on fire. Paula reckons it's better than a wedding ring to show she is spoken for." Meanwhile, Yates tells British television series THE GIRLIE SHOW how the INXS frontman Hutchence had helped her sort her life out after her split from Geldof. She says that her bedroom antics with well-endowed Hutchence is "like wrestling with a giant snake." "It has shut me up and sorted out my life. Imagine one of those programmes where DAVID ATTENBOROUGH wrestles with a giant anaconda. That is my home life." Yates also admits that she took pictures of Italian actress GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA to the doctors when she had her breast implants done. 3) From InMusic&Media: After discussing how the opium charges have been dropped, a little snippet on Michael continues by saying... "While one JJJ presenter yanked the new INXS single off air after 30 seconds and 'Rolling Stone' described a preview copy of the album as "intolerably boring", Hutchence says "Over the years, we've made albums that have been before their time." Next week he flies to L.A. to talk about re-sparking his movie career (he had to turn down the role Hugo Weaving had in the internationally acclaimed 'Priscilla Queen Of The Desert' because of INXS commitments). He advises that his solo album won't be out until the end of the year, when the INXS world tour winds up." -neil -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 19:57:17 -0500 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS List Subject: Thanks Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey all, I just wanted to thank everyone for voting this past week -- as James has already written, both of our sites did extremely well in the Top 20 Aussie sites chart. BUT, let us all not rest on our laurels --- A NEW WEEK HAS BEGUN! I'm sure silverchair fans will try everything they can this week to regain the top spot -- we can't let that happen! So vote one, vote all! In other news, I've added some new articles to the site, including a lengthy interview/article with Michael from NME Magazine. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 23:35:22 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: INXS at Mercury Web Site Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all!!!! Today, I went to mercury web page and on the 'New Releases' page there are a INXS photo and a highlighted link to a page about INXS. The New Logo is there, over this quote: > "I've read our old biographies. They're exhausting. I feel like I have > to lie down afterward." There is also this Biography: > That having been said by Andrew Farriss, here is the > abbreviated history: 1979: INXS' live debut in its native > Sydney, Australia, 1980: the first record: INXS. 1981: Beneath > The Colours. 1983: The first US album: Shabooh Shoobah > ("The One Thing", "Don't Change"). The US Festival. 1984: > The Swing ("Original Sin"). 1985: Listen Like Thieves ("What > You Need," "Shine Like It Does," the title track). Live-Aid: > beamed from Australia to Wembley to the world. 1987: Kick > ("New Sensation," "Need You Tonight," "Never Tear Us > Apart," "Devil Inside"). 1990: X ("Suicide Blonde," > "Disappear," "The Stairs"). The year-long X Factor tour. > 74,000 attend a headlining stand at the site of the > band's introduction to the world: Wembley Stadium. > 1991: Live Baby Live. Documents the X Factor tour. 1992: > Welcome To Wherever You Are ("Beautiful Girl," "Heaven Sent," "Baby Don't Cry"). > Hailed as INXS' most adventurous, possibly best LP to date. > 1993: Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. Capri. 1980-1996 (overview): Over 20 > million records sold, literally thousands of shows played, numerous hit singles, > MTV Video awards, Brit Awards, Grammy nominations...all in 17 years, all by the > same six men. > > The present: INXS' tenth studio album, Elegantly Wasted, is due out April 1997. > It is as good, if not better, as familiar yet as different, than anything the > band has done before. > > "There's a lot that's different about the new record." Farriss says. "And the > way we approached the making of it. > We used to do a record every year, year and a half. We felt we were prolific, > but maybe we weren't, even though we were putting out more 'product'. So prior > to the making of this record, we found it difficult to place > ourselves. We had to ask 'Who is INXS?' because, in the past, we had been > too busy being INXS to really know. Or to enjoy it. And making a record, > first and foremost, should be enjoyable. Exciting. That's when our > music is most exciting: When it's exciting to us." > > > > That excitement is obvious and contagious throughout Elegantly Wasted's twelve > songs. In order to capture the > thrill and spontaneity of creating this material, Farriss and his fellow > principal songwriter, vocalist Michael Hutchence, treated every demo, every > moment of music as a potential final take. > > "We made a conscious decision to use proper tape and mics from day one," > Hutchence explains. "In the past, we'd used 4-tracks, TASCAMs, portable and home > equipment. This time we used proper studio equipment to > demo everything. A good deal of the material contains first takes, I'd say > 60 to 80 percent. That way you catch a > bit of magic. I don't think we've ever done a record quite this way before. No > producer, no one looking over > your shoulder, saying 'We've been here all day! What's happening?'" > > "A lot of people try to design excitement in the studio," Farriss adds. "But if > you don't have it before you even > walk into the studio, you are not going to be able to create it once you start > > recording. For the first time in our entire career, we were not just capturing the > best but often the first take of each song. Some of the vocals on the > record are the first time those words have ever come out of Michael's mouth! A lot > of my instrumental parts are > first takes as well. We just assumed that everything would be important from day > one." > > ust as every note recorded for Elegantly Wasted was crucial to its completion, > so was every moment of INXS' illustrious, unpredictable--and occasionally > erratic--career. For every bit of familiar cocky swagger ["Show Me (Cherry > Baby)" ("One day of work," Michael recalls. "Ha! Goes to prove that you never > know how these things'll go."), "Shake The Tree," "Girl On Fire"], there is a bit of > bittersweet desperation and longing ("Searching") or poignant introspection > ("Building Bridges") or hell-and-back reaffirmation ("Don't Lose Your Head"). > Add moments of pure pop bliss ("Everything"), the intoxicating groove of the title > track, and a beautiful autobiographical centerpiece ("I'm Just A Man"), and you've got a time capsule of INXS > past, present and future (One that caused one prominent critic type--who will remain nameless--to comment: "I > put in the advance and just felt the years fall away..."Interpret as you will.) > > "We drew on many aspects of a sound we created." Says Farriss. "Some of it could be us 12, 13 years ago! > Now fashion-wise, trend-wise, that might be an insane thing to say. On the other hand, to keep changing just > because you think you have to is not necessarily a good thing. Keep changing for the sake of changing and you'll > lose sense of your own identity. You can start to doubt your worth, to second guess yourself, to start > overthinking every trivial little thing. When I look back on everything INXS has done, there are some things I > hate and some things I love. But getting some distance from everyone, from the band, in order to realize this, was > wonderful." > > Penultimately, notes on the abbreviated "Getting some distance" period (It was hardly downtime): Between 1994 and 1996, Michael Hutchence > teamed up with the London Symphony Orchestra: ("Under My Thumb," > Symphonic Music Of The Rolling Stones) and NRBQ ("Baby Let's Play > House," It's Now Or Never: The Tribute To Elvis), and contributed tracks > the original motion picture soundtracks of Batman Forever and Barb > Wire, One Voice: The Songs of Chage & Aska, and most recently, Talking > Heads' No Talking, Just Head. Over the same few years, Andrew Farriss > has amassed production and co-writing credits including Gun, Yothu Yindi > and Teddy Richards, and Tim Farriss has produced a CD-ROM entitled Deep Inside Tim Farriss: XSamples. > Meanwhile, Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Garry Gary Beers have all produced (co-produced?) children in the last six months... > > Finally, having taken some time off, having taken stock of past accomplishments, having allied with a new label, > agency and management team, having recorded possibly the best album of a 17-year-plus career...where does > INXS see its place in a musical landscape radically different from the one it last visited some three or four years back? > > "I don't know where we'll fit in now," Michael laughs. "I've always had a horror of that. Ever since the success of > Kick, I've had a terror of being lumped in with bands that were popular then, but are now extinct. We come > from a generation of which there aren't many survivors left. A generation wedged somewhere between punk and > disco. There's U2, the Cure, REM, Depeche Mode, maybe... It's a strange place to be: to not quite be a punk > band starting out when we did, then over the years, to start to hear the influence of the mixture of R&B, funk and > so on creep into our music... Bands are doing more of it now, cross-pollinating. It's an interesting time. The > horizons are widening." > > "Come to think of it," he concludes. "I don't think we've ever fit in. Maybe it's a generational thing. Or maybe it's > because there's always been the six of us, pulling in six different directions." > > INXS is : Garry Gary Beers (Bass), Andrew Farriss (Keyboards & Guitar), Jon Farriss (Drums), Tim Farriss > (Guitar), Michael Hutchence (Singing, Guitar on "She Is Rising"), Kirk Pengilly (Guitar & Saxophone). They said Beneath the colours? Wasn't UNDERNEATH the Colours? :) On the album page, there is the official track names > 1. Show Me (Cherry Baby) > 2. Elegantly Wasted > 3. Everything > 4. Don't Lose Your Head > 5. Searching > 6. I'm Just A Man > 7. Girl On Fire > 8. We Are Thrown Together > 9. Shake The Tree > 10. She Is Rising > 11. Building Bridges -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 21:11:34 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: INXS in Atlanta? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, My friend in Atlanta just emailed me that he just heard on 99X radio that INXS is coming to Atlanta April 21. Anyone else hear this? The original dates said Atlanta and I understood it got cancelled. Anyone? Cheers, M Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 01:30:09 -0800 X-Sender: ez075825@peseta.ucdavis.edu (Unverified) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mike Chen Subject: full vh1 show? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Wasn't the show the guys did for VH1 a full two hour set including, if memory serves me right, stuff off wtwya like Not Enough Time and Heaven Sent? Does anyone know if this footage will see the light of day? Maybe if the album sells relatively well, it can be released on home video... Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 09:09:17 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Nikolaidis To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: INXS at Mercury Web Site Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu The URL is http://www.mercuryrecords.com/mercury/artists/inxs/inxs_homepage.html for those of you who are interested. :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter C. Nikolaidis petern@sover.net "No other object has been misidentified as a flying saucer http://www.sover.net/~petern more often than the planet Venus." On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Danilo Meira wrote: > Hi all!!!! > > Today, I went to mercury web page and on the 'New Releases' page there > are a INXS photo and a highlighted link to a page about INXS. X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 11:57:23 -0500 (EST) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: countdown! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey gang-- less than TWO WEEKS till we can get our paws on EW!! :) -josh Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 12:23:16 -0500 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS List Subject: Speaking of pre-orders Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey gang, Just wanted to let you know that if you're thinking of pre-ordering EW, your best bet is to order from Music Blvd, and not from CDNow! CDNow is listing it at 13.99, and Music Blvd has it for 12.99. Not only that, Music Blvd is currently doing a special thing where they're not charging for shipping and handling... So they really come out having the better deal. Their URL is http://www.musicblvd.com/ -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 17:11:11 -0500 (EST) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: thank you! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - Thank you very much for the kind words of support you've all sent this week. It means a lot to me. I'll let you know where I wind up and when. For the time being, I'm relaxing and preparing myself for the job search. Thanks again and don't forget, the album release and live shows are just around the corner! Dana From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: Hot 100 Airplay Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 17:40:57 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just checked this weeks Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart and EW placed at No. 33, up from No. 52 last week. This is a separate list from the Hot 100 Singles Chart. No Doubt's "Don't Speak" was STILL No. 1 on the Airplay chart even though they have a new single out. Brian X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 10:29:36 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: full vh1 show? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 01:30 AM 2/04/97 -0800, you wrote: >Wasn't the show the guys did for VH1 a full two hour set including, if >memory serves me right, stuff off wtwya like Not Enough Time and Heaven >Sent? Does anyone know if this footage will see the light of day? Maybe if >the album sells relatively well, it can be released on home video... > Although no one seems to know the full set list of 22 songs, "The Loved One" was performed, if your watching during 'Elegantly Wasted' you can see 'the Loved One' listed on their electronic song auto cue - (you always find this next to Kirk). Did I read the message about the info on the Mercury site sent properly ? It said Michael plays guitar on Give it up (She is Rising)! Is this right ? Imagine how cool that would be if Michael guitar during a concert (properly, not like at the end of the X shows!). For you collectors out there, there is a 9-track UK promo p/s CD for Elegantly Wasted - it features old songs like Need You Tonight, Baby Don't Cry, etc. but each track is interspread with Elegantly Wasted. (INXSCJ1) Also if anyone's interested I have a spare Japanese 7" The One Thing/Space Shuttle (their first Japanese single), also a couple of spare Elegantly Wasted singles, if any ones interested please email me personally and make an offer or organise a trade. MATTHEW. Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 20:13:55 -0500 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: INXS at Mercury Web Site Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >On the album page, there is the official track names > 3. Everything So is this the final title of the song? Wasn't there some debate earlier that the title of the song was "Everything I Do?" -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 20:38:21 -0500 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: For the AOLers Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu For the people who are on AOL, the Mercury web site has INXS having an a chat on MTV Online (AOL) on 4/16 at 8:00 PM EST. Make sure someone gets a copy of the transcript. Hopefully that one won't be edited like the sonic net chat. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 19:02:21 -0800 Subject: vote! From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Don't forget to vote tonight for "Welcome to INXS" and "An Excess of INXS"! Just go to each site and look for the Aussie top20 and put in your email address. Tonight is the last night to vote for this week.. Thanks Welcome to INXS http://www.sb.net/jschutch/inxs/inxs.html From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 19:04:18 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Atlanta no, Africa yes Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, I found out they're not doing Atlanta on this itinerary (April 21), sorry for the earlier post. They will be in Capetown, South Africa from May 25 until at least May 28 though! And it looks like there will be a break from April 25 until around May 17, when they are suppose to be back in UK before going to Africa, unless they decide to fill in that time with more touring/promo/whatever. Cheers, Mary Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Peter C. Nikolaidis" Organization: Paradigm Consulting To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 23:08:18 -0400 Subject: INXS on CNN/I X-Confirm-Reading-To: petern@sover.net X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just as I was turning in (about 8 minutes ago) I flipped the channel through CNN International and heard the announcer say "When you think of rock bands that achieved big success during the 80's and are still going strong, U2 and REM come to mind and that's about it." (at this point I immediately threw the nearest tape into the VCR and caught a mini-interview of Michael, Tim, and Kirk, along with some clips from the EW video) She continued to say "but now Australia's contribution..." (I'm fumbling around with the VCR trying to find "RECORD") is about to release a new album..." The interview was positive. They mentioned the new deal with Mercury, the new manager, and how FMDH was a flop (didn't seem to bother them that much). Here's hoping!! Peter PS: Hi all of you that I used to chat with and have been too darned busy to talk to for the past several months!!!). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nikolaidis | The Heaven's Gate Cult used the Internet... http://www.sover.net/~petern| OOOoo.... I'll bet they used telephones too. X-Authentic-Sender: p0vinogr@rusty.teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 14:03:07 +0930 (CST) From: Thrust To: "'INXS_LIST'" Subject: Australian TOUR Dates? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Anyone have ANY (remote, small idea) when OZ is going to be toured & what kinda gigs (pub/entertainment centres) that INXS will do? VINO! ///////////////////////////////////////////////// /// /// \\ \\ ||||| // // \\\\\ ||||||| /// \\ \\ || || // // \ || /// \\\\\\\ ||||| // // \\\\ || /// \\ \\ || || // // \\ || /// \\ \\ || || /////// \\\\\ || HOME PAGE : http://www.student.adelaide.edu.au/~thrust EMAIL : p0vinogr@teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au X-Sender: jlbraddy@pop-3.iastate.edu Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 01:10:37 -0600 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, ishmael-list@iastate.edu From: Jason Braddy Subject: ADMIN: damn, sorry... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, I've done it again...my attempt to block out spammers has apparently also resulted in some members not being able to post successfully either. In my defense, I do have the option activated that is -supposed- to be able to figure out minor differences in peoples' addresses (bob@machine1.blah.com is the same person as bob@machine2.blah.com), but it doesn't appear to be working, or more people post from various different addresses than I thought. Either way, I'm switching it back immediately, and we'll just have to deal with any wandering meat products that find their way into our mailboxes... Humblest apologies to anyone who was inconvenienced... -j Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 10:34:26 -0600 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Poll Time - Final Reminder, I Promise Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu We are down to the last couple of days of the poll. Remember that Saturday, April 5, is the last day to vote. The questions, one last time are: 1. What are your five favourite bands after INXS. 2. What makes INXS your favourite band? This is it, I promise, I will quit nagging now. Sherrianne To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 09:10:49 PST Subject: EW blitz X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,3-4,10-11,21-22,24-26 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi, I'm new to the list, but have been reading the archived strings from Neil's page and feel like I know (and like) all of you already. While I've been a serious INXS fan since Shaboo Shabah, I'd stopped obsessing about references to release dates for albums that never materialized. When I recently caught up with technology, bought a current PC, and searched INXS I was pleasantly surprised at all the listings. Later when I heard EW on KFOG's "New Releases Thursday" I came back to find out a release date, and I was hooked. Has anyone had a similar side-effect to an overload of INXS interview immersion? Yesterday I was racking my brain trying to compose the perfect , pertinent, unusual question to submit to the Brussels interview. This morning I woke up with two sketchy memories of interviews that can only have been dreams. The first was Tim & Michael on a sunny balcony being asked their feelings about God (I wish I could accurately transcribe their responses--they were pretty good for my sub-conscious); the second was a radio interview with Michael posing audience-submitted questions to Bob Geldof. The poise and restraint here was amazing! Clearly I either need to get a life, or quit struggling and be assimilated into the great INXS conglomerate! SueK From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: INXS on CNN/I Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 14:40:20 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Just as I was turning in (about 8 minutes ago) I flipped the > channel through CNN International and heard the announcer say "When > you think of rock bands that achieved big success during the 80's and > are still going strong, U2 and REM come to mind and that's about it." > > NOTE: All administrative requests go to inxs-list-request@iastate.edu > The body of your mail message should consist ONLY of the command word > UNSUBSCRIBE to leave, SUBSCRIBE to rejoin, or INFO for detailed help. > Problems, questions, and comments go to: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu > ================================================================ I saw it--and recorded it--too. CNN Headline News aired it during their entertainment segment at 5 minutes til the top of the hour and repeated it two hours later. Usually CNN airs the segment repeatedly for a couple of days, so if you want to see it, try to tune in at five minutes til the top or bottom of the hour and maybe you'll catch it. Brian Ps. As far as what Michael, Tim, and Kirk talked about, it was basically the same as one of the already posted interviews, where Michael remarks, concerning the failure of FMDH, that "sometimes the stars line up and everything clicks. Other times nobody gets it but you". Tim was in the same outfit as he was in for the VH-1 show, with the cowboy hat, by the way. X-Sender: kmd11@cvip.csufresno.edu Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 20:19:00 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "K.Martin" Subject: Re: EW blitz Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu the second was a radio interview with Michael posing >audience-submitted questions to Bob Geldof. The poise and restraint >here was amazing! > >Clearly I either need to get a life, or quit struggling and be >assimilated into the great INXS conglomerate! > >SueK LOL!! That' too funny Sue! I have been wondering how that relationship between Michael and Bob is myself. Maybe he'll tell us. He has that great way of being totally non-chalant and flippant but being brutally honest at the same time. Kell Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 22:42:56 -0800 Subject: vote for INXS From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Good and bad news on this weeks Aussie top20 vote. An Excess of INXS dropped to 2nd place. but Welcome to INXS moved up two places to 4'th place! Keep those votes a comin'! From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: Comment in an old issue of Rolling Stone Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 00:56:12 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I remember skimming through an issue of Rolling Stone back in 1993, and there was this column that featured an artist's comments about various subjects each issue and for that issue it was Terrance Trent D'arby and he remarked about WtWYA that it was a great album that nobody noticed, and how it was interesting that for INXS' greatest experiment, the public was just not interested. Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 02:16:21 -0500 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu CC: alt.music.inxs@worldnet.att.net Subject: No longer #1... Oh well. Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey guys, Well, we couldn't hold on to the top spot in the Top 20 Aussie sites chart. Here's the numbers: 1 the silverchair home page 2 25 25 66 2 An Excess of INXS 1 9 9 54 3 Every Finn Is Good For You 3 3 4 40 4 Welcome to INXS 6 2 5 19 The new week starts now, so PLEASE vote one, vote all! INXS deserves to be over Silverchair, that's for sure. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net (Unverified) Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 01:40:03 -0600 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: EW on MTV Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I knew my late nights would pay off one day - while the Box comes in very poorly (so I haven't been too tempted to pay the 1.99 for EW), MTV comes in just fine and they just now (1:30 am central) played the vid.This is the first time I've seen it - and they shrunk the screen to list "previews" of what they were going to be playing next PUH-leeze! - but it's really very interesting - lots of stuff going on in there that almost looks meaningful. Is it me or do you have nightmares about people that resemble some of the frankensteins they showed too? Anyway - at first glance, I think they've got a hit vid on their hands too - And now that I've proclaimed it, the world shall know it. It was on regular MTV - 1 Am is almost prime time on the west coast isn't it? (snicker) ;) Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- Drop in and see me sometime http://web.wt.net/~stazya/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 09:29:42 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: Re: No longer #1... Oh well. Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 02:16 AM 4/4/97 -0500, Neil wrote: >Hey guys, >Well, we couldn't hold on to the top spot in the Top 20 >Aussie sites chart. Hey Neil (and James), It's not "Oh well." It's OH HELL! 8^) Let's vote folks! Kelly, who's fingers are tired from typing in her 3 eMail addresses. . . ------------------------ Blueprint for Life Etch out your own lines; don't follow the tracings of others. Abstract art, a picture of one's own murky future; jumbled, shimmering or clear. It's not here 'til it's here. -------KMA ........................................................................... Don't count the days, make the days count. ........................................................................... Apathy Error: Don't bother striking any key. From: Jackie_Fuhrmann@Sonymusic.Com X-Lotus-FromDomain: SONY_MUSIC @ WORLDCOM To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 09:52:20 -0500 Subject: Re: No longer #1... Oh well. Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu God bless VH-1! Saw the EW video last night around 11:00 CST. Very interesting, great song, band looking cool as usual! Can't wait to see them in Chicago on April 14th . . . Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:45:36 -0500 (EST) From: "Sudhamsu D. Rao" To: inxs list Subject: inxs first yet again Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey guys! guess what I song I heard on the radio at around 9am this morning when I was driving to school....The one Thing!!! I was so psyched. And WFNX (101.7) is a totally alternative station that does play 80s stuff so that was cool. I'd never heard it b4 on the radio so that rocked. thught i'd let ya guys know. have a good one. Amsu Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:40:48 -0600 (CST) From: mekare@postoffice.ptd.net X-Sender: mekare@postoffice.ptd.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: EW: The Vid Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey Guys... Just thought I'd tell a funny little story to ya'll. =) Well, I awoke this morning to my fianca calling...one of the first things he said to me was "I saw that new INXS video earlier." That sure woke me up! One of the first things I asked was if he liked it. Mind you, now...he's mostly a fan of Alice in Chains, Megadeth, Type O Negative, etc etc etc, and loves to razz me about being so in to INXS. What'd he say? "It is a GREAT video. you have to see it." He then preceeded to fill me in on the video (hadn't seen it yet) and tell me how cool the song was. Needless to say I was a bit shocked and razzed him for digging EW so much. ;) Well, as soon as I got off the phone with him, I went downstairs and flipped on VH1. Within 10 minutes, what did they happen to show? Yep, EW. I was...entranced. That's the only word for it. The band looks incredible, and the video just fits the mood of the song SO well. *drool* Yep, I'm hooked, psyched, and absolutely CANNOT WAIT!! Don't worry, all...I'll make a huge INXS fan out of him yet! (btw...he can already tell them apart on sight. ;) Kissing the Dirt (And Elegantly Wasted at that), Alysha ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alysha*Kat*Zekintha*Mystify Visit Beyond the Veil of Shadows! (koala.scott.net 9000) "Wild child, full of grace, saviour of the human race" -- Jim Morrison, "Wild Child" "Eternally wild with a power to make every moment come alive...all those stars shine upon you, will kiss you every night" -- INXS, "Mystify" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: RV: News from Chile. Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 20:50:31 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id RAA30118 ---------- > De: Enrique Donoso > A: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Asunto: News from Chile. > Fecha: Lunes 31 de Marzo de 1997 10:28 PM > > Hi Gang, > > Some news from the bottom of the world. > > EW it hits number 13 on the last week top 20 MTV, and it is having regular > airplay > at MTV all the week. > > Here in Chile all the Radios are playing the song and debuted at number 30 > in the top 30 Chilean Video program. The VJ says that" INXS are back in > town with a great album > and it seem that they are gonna blow up the music industry again like in > 88. > > In Argentina EW it is at number 1 in most of radios out there. I´ve just > went back from Buenos Aires and they are defenitly hiting the city. Also > There is a radio program in which are promotioning and giving some tix to > the secret gig in Belgium. > > Bye ,Love and Peace From Chile to the World. > > P.S: Dana the only thing I can say it is "GO AHEAD" you are a great person > and you will be a top again so soon don´t hesitate. > > P.S2:Congratulations to Neils site and of course to James site.You guys > defenitly deserve much more than you´ve got.Keep thne faith. > Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 19:00:52 -0500 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: cybersleaze Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Found this at cybersleaze. >Rocker MICHAEL HUTCHENCE has sparked fears that he's quitting rock supergroup >INXS - after holing up in a recording studio to work on a solo album. >Hutchence has revealed he has almost completed the record, which takes "a >completely different direction" from the music he has made with INXS. He has >told friends, "I've been fairly busy with my solo record recently. I'm trying >to take my music into a different direction and explore new styles." INXS are >set to release their own new album ELEGANTLY WASTED next week. But record >industry experts predict Hutchence could be an even bigger success if he goes >it alone. One source tells British tabloid the DAILY STAR, "He's a very >talented singer and would have a bright future ahead of him whatever direction >he chose to take." Can I beg to differ? -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 19:16:00 -0500 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Goodbye KTS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sad news for folks who like to get cds from KTS. I noticed this evening they are shutting down at the end of April and having a going out of business sale. They do have 3 INXS live shows so get them before they are gone. I'm going to miss KTS, I've got some incredible live shows from them. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: INXS AT MTV TOP 20 Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 23:03:09 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id TAA32340 Hi you all out there, I´ve just finish to see the MTV top 20 program and guess what, INXS are at number 5 this week up from number 13th past week. Vj says that EW was the GUNSHOT of the week and that is fairly a song that will probably hit number one. The other 4 number are : #4 David Bowie with HIs new song #3 Los Piojos that is an Argentinian band #2 Cafe Tacuba a Mexican one #1 Aerosmith with they´re new single..... Well lets hope INXS hits number one nest week.} Regards, Enrique From Chile. To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 18:00:40 PST Subject: Poll response X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,6-9,12-13,20,22-27,30 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sherrianne - 1) With a hip mom and older siblings, I've been into R-n-R since I was about 6 (a long time). So my tastes are pretty wide ranging. I'm not even sure that these are my 5 faves after INXS, but if I exclude KISS (kept for sentimental reasons and a goog laugh) these artists take up the most room in my LP & CD collections. Bowie, REM, The Stones, Midnight Oil, The Alarm It would seem that a band has to be 15-20 yrs old to qualify for my list...I actually enjoy a lot of modern/alt rock--they just don't win over my heart until they've been around awhile. 2) As for why I like INXS..it's the combination of great musical skill and their collective personalities. The rhythm section speaks directly to my physical side--matching my heart beat and beckoning me to move (my idea of hell: loud INXS in a bodycast!). The melodies and lyrics engage my brain with their complexity , beauty and humor. In total, listening to INXS (esp. in concert) is like having hot sex with a really nice, funny, smart gentleman. How on earth could a girl not like that? (sexual preferences aside, of course...) Hope this helps, SueK ps. I just looked at the Brussels Q&A . Did anyone actually listen and/or have an idea of which band member said what? Hutch is attributed to once, but other questions didn't sound like him at all. Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 22:09:30 -0800 Subject: INXS.... From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was at work where we have only satalite radio (DMX), and they actually played INXS Elegantly Wasted! I couldn't believe it! I've heard it twice now, and I hear it all the time on the radio now. I've heard but not seen that Rolling Stone gave EW a 4 star rating, is this true? X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 10:57:57 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: EW on Belgian national television Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi folks! On the night of their secret gig in Belgium, the EW video was played on the second Belgian national television station (TV2). I saw only the last 90 seconds, and it was the last clip of the show. So I didn't hear what the VJ said about it. Probably something about the Brussels gig. I'll check out today's newspapers to see if there's anything about the gig. And my brother just told me, if the new album releases next monday in Belgium IT WILL BE IN STORES TODAY (saturday)!! He had this several times. So I'll check out our local music store and hope... Later, Stefan Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 20:49:16 -0800 From: Madeline To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Earliest of Road Crew T-Shirts References: <3.0.1.32.19970405105757.006cd67c@mailhost.innet.be> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi folks. I live in Sydney and am fortunate to have seen INXS many dozens of times in their early years. Along the way I collected T Shirts, most interesting is what I am led to believe is an original road crew t-shirt with only a dozen made. Its the most basic of Tshirts with a Black print on it with INXS titling the pattern. It is very much authentic because Members of the band recognised it and made very cheerful gestures to my friend (the wearer of it this day) up front at a concert in 1981 (which was a at least a fews successful years after it was printed. I was wondering if anyone knows anything of the origin of such Tshirts, and any idea how I could authenticate it and I guess also its value (though I dont imagine parting with it) Regards Madeline Date: Sat, 5 Apr 97 15:23:42 -0600 From: "Nanci Lamb Roider" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: INXS go to the movies Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, Last night my husband and I went ot see "The Saint," (very cool go see it) and during the previews they showed a trailer for the new David Duchovney movie "Playing God." It looks interesting, but more importantly, about 1/3 throug the trailers, you hear the sax intro to "Suicide Blonde" start up, and then as the action in the trailer gets more fast paced, the song becomes more loud and is (at least to me) the focal point of the whole thing by the end. Does anyone know anything about the band's involvement with the soundtrack, or if they're only in the trailer? It was so nice to hear them blaring in the theatre; and it was especially nice to hear something not from "Kick." Perhaps this, along with the new album, will win a few more fans. Nanci ............................................................................... We thought we had all the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. --Bono Buy POP now! Resistance is futile. See PopMart 97! I will, from section 10 row 9 in Dallas and section A row 14 in San Antonio! X-Sender: bak165@email.psu.edu Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 17:14:06 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Beth Subject: Re: INXS go to the movies Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > See PopMart 97! I will, from section 10 row 9 in Dallas and section A row 14 > in San Antonio! > > I will be seeing the boys on May 22 in Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa section 123 on the floor, row 3. Bono's sweat is the holy water of rock and roll. Beth Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 23:48:02 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: It will be clear tomorrow!!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all I was watching to MTV Brazil and about 5 minutes ago, I saw on the screen the announcement to "Point Zero" (the principal video clip debut program on MTV) and that four magical letters flashed on the screen: INXS with about 10 second part of EW. With INXS will debut two other bands, one I never heard about, other is "Paralamas do Sucesso". Listening to that little part of the song, I think that it sounds more quicker and with more drums than that .wav in Neil's site. I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!!!! Counting the seconds, Danilo Meira -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 19:42:58 -0800 X-Sender: ez075825@peseta.ucdavis.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mike Chen Subject: ew postponed? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was at my local indie store and saw the new release board and INXS was moved from April 15 to future. I asked the guy and he said it's been postponed probably not to go head to head with the new DM album. Can anyone else confirm this? X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 11:42:50 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: Definitely BACK !! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi lists, 1. One of the leading newspapers in Belgium, "Het Nieuwsblad" wrote the following review of EW. INXS Back To Success Formula ---------------------------- "We tried 3 CD's long experimenting and new visions to deepen our sound and not to fall into routine. Now, we are ready with that. On the new album we do again what we do best: exciting, powerfull rocksongs. Just like on our most successful album Kick from '87." This is to promo talk whereby the Australian band INXS tries to sell their new CD EW. We have to be honest: for once it isn't some bullshit. INXS returns to the success formula from which it became a super band. Gone are searched song constructions, the blinks to world music and orchestal arrangements from their last 2 albums Welcome to wherever you are and Full moon, dirty hearts. Of course not because they are tired of experimenting, but primarely those records sold less than expected. But we do not whine, on EW Michael Hutchence and Co. do indeed again where they are masters in: write rocksongs with a head and a tail, funky gituars, good hooks and for the festival public begging refrains. A balad on its time is of course possible. In the meanwhile they prove it is still possible in the 90's: a swinging danceable CD whithout jumping on the jungle or techno train. INXS makes your legs tremble with grooves that also did shake the music of James Brown, The Stones and Phil Spector. The last 5 years INXS has been passed fast by fellow superstars like R.E.M. and U2. Thanks to EW these Aussies could finally count again. INXS "EW" (Polygram): 8/10 Author: Geert Desmet, "Het Nieuwsblad" saturday, the 5th of april. 2. Last night I was watching the U2 Zooropa live from Sidney program on MTV Europe (damn good show...), and my father yelled something about INXS on TV downstairs. I switched to the first national television station of Belgium (TV1) and there it was... The press conference of the Brussels gig. There was the cowboy with his mates again! After the conference there were shots of the "Meet and Greet" happening. Fans socializing with the band members, signing CD's, books, ... The winner of the MTV contest to meet the band and also the winner of the Belgian music show "De Muziekdoos" (= The Music Box) to meet the band. Then they played the live version of EW, the same version of Canal+. Damn good! 3. I've voted with 8 e-mail adressess for Neil and James, they will be at the top next week, because of me! :-) 4. I've checked 4 (Bilbo, Free Record Shop, Flemish Record Store and HVH Megastore) music stores in Bruges yesterday, EW wasn't there but they were expecting it on monday. Oh well, It was worth a try. Greetz from Belgium, Stefan Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 07:51:56 -0600 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Poll Results Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, the results are in and the big winner is.... (drum roll, please) U2!!!! 32 people responded and U2 received 14 votes. The number 2 favourite was Crowded House, with R.E.M., Rolling Stones, and The Beatles, all tied for the number 3 spot with 4 votes each. Alanis Morrissette, Hoodoo Gurus, Aerosmith, Midnight Oil and Depeche Mode all brought in equal votes with 3 votes each. Bands which received two votes apiece were: Collective Soul, Police, Garbage, Pink Floyd, Suede, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, Icehouse, Catherine Wheel, The Smiths, Simple Minds, Prince, David Bowie, and Billy Joel. The rest of the artists recieved one vote each and I will be sending that information to Neil instead of writing them all here, so hopefully, he'll have them on his page for all to see. So, in answer to the question, what are our five favourite bands, it would be: U2 Crowded House The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and R.E.M. I haven't put together all the answers for why we love them so much. I will be doing that shortly, but there were a lot of great answers. I can tell you that the general concensus seems to be that the reason people love INXS so much is because they are not afraid to do what they want, and they combine so many different styles of music and make it their own. People also liked the fact that the guys just seem like a great bunch of guys. It was nice to see, actually, because it shows that INXS fans are not only fans of the music, they really care about the band members themselves. We are a loyal bunch, anyways. Anyway, thanx so much to all of you who participated in this poll. Thank you for your time, and your thoughts. This poll also showed that this list has a lot of thoughtful, intelligent, and just plain nice people on it. Thank you all. Sherrianne From: Jewelfaris@aol.com Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 14:28:45 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: ew postponed? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Michael Chen wrote : >>>>I was at my local indie store and saw the new release board and INXS was moved from April 15 to future. I asked the guy and he said it's been postponed probably not to go head to head with the new DM album. Can anyone else confirm this?<<<<<< NO way???? This can't possibly be true ?! I mean certainly not now ! If it is true I certainly will not be a happy person ! Jewels Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 14:32:03 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Ad in Spin Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu May's issue of Spin magazine has a half page ad for the new album. Has the photo we've been seeing of the overturned red car, model with t-shirt & guys in the background. Under the INXS logo & album title is has the following: TRUE. FAMILIAR. BETTER THAN EVER. It also has the usual stuff about who the producers & mixer are & mentions the vh1 show. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 14:53:23 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Welcome Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - I just wanted to welcome Jackie to the list. She was a partner in crime of mine in many INXS adventures - we have shared some great times. Welcome!! Dana Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 16:11:22 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: Enter to win FREE concert tickets Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey all, I just wanted to let everyone know that Irving Plaza is holding a contest to give away a pair of tickets to the April 17 sold out show in NYC. A link is present at the top of "An Excess of INXS" to where you can enter. Good luck everyone! Secondly, on a more sober note, my grandmother, whom I was very close to, suddenly and unexpectantly passed away last night. As I'm sure you'll all understand, I won't be updating the site again for at least a week as I deal with personal family matters... Thanks, -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 16:45:35 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: SOTW#31 - On A Bus Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In responding to the INXS Song of Week you can give your opinions on the lyrics and music of the song, its strong or weak points, and/or any special meaning the song has had at one time, or still holds for you. INXS SONG OF THE WEEK #31 - On A Bus Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 09:51:31 +2910 From: Bruno Andrighetto To: INXS List Subject: News from Australia Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Some news from Australia... EW (single) - #4 in the Planet Rock National Countdown (the chart is based on airplay, I think) EW (album) will be released on April 14, not April 7. Michael H and Tim F took part in a 1-hour radio interview. The guys were talking from London. The interviewer talked to them about the new CD, and fans had a chance to ask questions. As well as new songs, listeners got to hear live versions of 'What You Need' and 'Kick' from the Aspen concert. Adelaide's Triple M had an 'Elegantly Wasted' weekend. Each hour from 9am to 5pm they featured an INXS double-play - a classic song plus a track from the new album. Also, a copy of the CD was given away each hour. I didn't win, but I did hear all the new songs. Most of the new songs impressed me on the first listen. The DJs seemed to all agree that EW is a very good album, with no filler tracks. Cheers, Bruno A. Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 23:20:58 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: I REALLY saw it!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all Finally - After a too long wait - the day arrived... I saw it... IT IS A GREAT VIDEO. That scenario is very cool. To me it is an Airport (It reminds me (a little) of The Strangest Party. The band looks cool and happy. It REALLY can take the first place. Elegantly Happy...after that three magical minutes... Danilo Meira (The video is Elegantly Great) -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 13:50:26 +1100 To: From: Matthew Marsland Subject: 575th on UK rich list Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu According to Britain's annual rich list, Hutch is in 575th position and is worth $60 million. He is said to be considerably richer than Diana, Princess of Wales, who appears at 916 with $34 million. Anyone know how they calculate these figures ? Matthew. From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: 575th on UK rich list Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 22:25:52 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > According to Britain's annual rich list, Hutch is in 575th position and is > worth $60 million. He is said to be considerably richer than Diana, > Princess of Wales, who appears at 916 with $34 million. Anyone know how > they calculate these figures ? > > Matthew. > I believe they add in such things like the houses someone owns, and their cars, planes, money in the bank, real estate, etc. Must be nice having that kind of money. Brian From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: ew postponed? Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 22:30:45 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > I was at my local indie store and saw the new release board and INXS was > moved from April 15 to future. I asked the guy and he said it's been > postponed probably not to go head to head with the new DM album. Can anyone > else confirm this? > It would make sense. I was aware Depeche Mode was coming out with their new album the same day (4/15), and I was concerned about INXS having to go head to head with it, as well (remember, DM's last album debuted at No.1). (In fact, the same issue of Billboard with the INXS article featured a DM article on the same page.) And if you consider EW has been put back a week in Australia, this might be true, but there's nothing definite. But if so, disappointing as it is, it might be for the best. Brian From: Archie Medrano Subject: Condolences To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 01:14:45 -0700 (PDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil, My condolences... -- Archie Medrano (amedrano@euclid.ucsd.edu) (http://euclid.ucsd.edu/~amedrano/) "A deal is a deal... until a better one comes along." -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #16 From: Jewelfaris@aol.com Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 08:42:58 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: Condolences Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil-- I am sorry to hear of your loss. In the last 10 years I have lost several relatives that I was close to. My thoughts are with you....it gets better and easier with time. Jewels To: inxs-list From: John Mayland Date: 7 Apr 97 13:51:16 EDT Subject: THE Album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well here are the details, opinions on the music once I've had a couple of listens. Mercury 534 613 - 2 1. Show Me (Cherry Baby) 2. Elegantly Wasted 3. Everything 4. Don't Lose Your Head 5. Searching 6. I'm Just a Man 7. Girl On Fire 8. We are Thrown Together 9. Shake the Tree 10. She is Rising 11. Building Bridges 12. Shine Box has clear hinge bit to left of sleeve revealing 'Elegantly Wasted' written on the back of the back sleeve. (You know the sort of thing I mean) Sleeve includes approx 18 pics from the EW shoot. All very colourful and many quite amusing. There's an INXS Special Thanks to section which lists Mary Woods and Neil Kothari in it. (And probably others on the list that I haven't spotted or recognized the surname of !!!) Includes card for mailing list (INXS, 3 Alveston Place, Leamington Spa, CV32 4SN - Did anyone get one of the 100 free T-Shirts by the way?) and at the bottom of the card has... "For INXS fan club information send first class stamp (US) or IRC (international) to: IN2XS; PO Box 460207; San Francisco; CA; 94146; USA email: in2xs@inxs.com" Fan club details are repeated in the booklet (listed as INXS Fan Club : IN2XS International Information Service) along with the web address. 2 Stickers on the front - one with UK June tour dates listing CC hotline as 0115 912900 the other is a record company "Shit the band name is only on the T-Shirt of the girl so we'd better put a sticker on to make it obvious" sticker with the new band logo and again listing the singles as EW, Searching and Girl on Fire. Cheers, Jon. P.S. The Lyrics for EW contain 'Why don't we make it rain like we used to". Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 09:34:36 EDT From: "Lenny" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Welcome back lads!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu How is everybody! I saw the new video-clip "Elegantly Wasted" on the MTV Brazil last night. The V.J. announced it as her new fave video. Wow, what can I say!? The lads are back!! Cannot wait to the official album release next week... Any INXSaries from Brazil or So. Am. out there? I would love to hear from you! Also overseas members are welcome to Email. Keep the peace, Lenny Lenny Elias Sao Paulo, Brazil PH NBR: 011 241 5340 - E-MAIL: gbrcfaqr@ibmmail.com From: Jackie_Fuhrmann@Sonymusic.Com X-Lotus-FromDomain: SONY_MUSIC @ WORLDCOM To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 08:57:59 -0500 Subject: Re: Welcome Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Thanks for the welcome, Dana! It's good to be back in touch. Looking forward to gettting to know everyone :-) Jackie Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 11:38:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Nikolaidis To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Local Reaction to EW Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was at a local Coconuts and a Strawberries this weekend (what's the deal with these fruit stores selling records??). I inquired about EW. The Coconuts employees were clueless (In who?) but the guy at Strawberries said that "a lot of people have been asking about it." I was (pleasantly) shocked. On a related note, we had a little discussion about it on IRC last night. I mentioned it, and an REM fan who had dropped in said he was hoping that it would be better than the "last one which sucked". He also commented on how the album is supposedly on an entire heroin theme (which didn't exactly appeal to me). I haven't been keeping up with the list lately (trying to catch up now). Can anyone comment on the "theme?" Thanks, peter X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 12:22:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: INXS.Com Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey gang--- INXS.COM is up and running!! go check it out! they have updated the "coming soon" bit, and it says the full page is due to start up today! als--at mercury records website, EW is still listed as APRIL 15th, here in the U.S. let's hope they stick to their guns! and DON'T forget to vote for neil's page....show those "frogstomping" kids a thing or two! :) -josh X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 14:22:09 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: World Charts Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey guess what?!?! INXS is moving up the Internet Singles Top 100 charts with a bullet! Last week, the single Elegantly Wasted entered the charts at position 74. In one short week, this driving single has rocketed 27 spots to the palindromic spot of 47! Let's keep voting (and buying) and propel the band into the number one slot virtually and in real life. To visit the World Charts website http://www.worldcharts.com To vote http://www.worldcharts.com/svote.html Suggestions: To use all 20 points on INXS, check the list (INXS was not on it yet when I voted today), choose 4 singles (look under the list box) then type: INXS - Elegantly Wasted in the Title boxes and Mercury [1683] in the Info boxes. Don't forget to designate 5 votes for each choice. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't once you get the hang of it. (HINT: Just cut and paste the info I've provided.) Below is a brief synopsis of the current chart. I've copied the entire top-ten and select positions because they are held by INXS' main "competitors" and/or bands of interest to the list. ============================================================================== Internet Singles Top 100 Edition 54 - Week 15 - April 7, 1997 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Artist - Title Label/Publisher HI ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 24 No Doubt - Don't Speak Interscope/MCA 1 [1410] 2 2 6 Aerosmith - Falling in Love: Is Hard on theColumbia/Sony 2 [1635] 3 6^ 5 Collective Soul - Precious Declaration Atlantic/Warner 3 [1654] 4 12* 3 Bee Gees - Alone Polydor 4 [1651] 5 3 16 Madonna - Don't Cry for Me Argentina Maverick/WEA 1 [1539] 6 7^ 13 REM - Electrolite Warner 6 [1535] 7 9^ 10 Babyface - Everytime I Close My Eyes Epic/Sony 7 [1587] 8 5 11 U2 - Discotheque Island/ 4 [1565] 9 10^ 16 Celine Dion - All By Myself Columbia/Sony 9 [1534] 10 4 18 3T - I Need You Epic/Sony 3 [1500] ------------ 20 13 10 Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun Warner/WEA 9 [1594] ------------ 30 45* 2 U2 - Staring at the Sun Island/ 30 [1677] ------------ 33 32 10 Bush - Greedy Fly Interscope/ 22 [1569] =============================================== 47 74* 2 INXS - Elegantly Wasted Mercury 47 [1683] =============================================== 100 80 33 Alanis Morissette - Head over Feet Maverick/Warner 4 [1318] ============================================================================== | TW : This Week | The Internet Singles Charts are compiled using | | LW : Last Week | votes sent by people from all over the world. | | NW : Number of Weeks | The latest charts are published every Monday on | | HI : Highest Position | Usenet in the rec.music.misc newsgroup. | | ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------| | * : Bullet | If you send your votes, do it like this: | | | > 5 Invisible Man The Trousers [1034] | | | > 4 I love you Bam-Bam [] | | | > 4 All night long Paulo Manziati [1087] | | | > 3 Moonshine U42 [1049] | | | > 4 Get Ready Take Five [] | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | (c) 1997 all rights reserved World Charts | | Distribution of these charts Balderikstraat 16 | | is granted only by written 3032 HC Rotterdam | | permission. The Netherlands | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | daweber@csd.uwm.edu (comments) singles@worldcharts.nl (votes) | | On the WorldWideWeb: http://www.worldcharts.com | | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider | ============================================================================== Phwew! Thanks for reading this far. 8^D Kelly ------------------------ Blueprint for Life Etch out your own lines; don't follow the tracings of others. Abstract art, a picture of one's own murky future; jumbled, shimmering or clear. It's not here 'til it's here. -------KMA ................................................................. \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / | /\ ___\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ ................................................................. Don't count the days, make the days count. ................................................................. Apathy Error: Don't bother striking any key. Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 17:18:35 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: I REALLY Saw It Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Danilo Meira wrote: > > Hi all > > Finally - After a too long wait - the day arrived... I saw it... > IT IS A GREAT VIDEO. That scenario is very cool. To me it is an > Airport (It reminds me (a little) of The Strangest Party. The > band looks cool and happy. It REALLY can take the first place. Hi all, Just wanted to say that the EW video also reminded me of the Strangest Party video. Glad I'm not the only one. BTW, EW is blasting on the radio right now. YES!! Amy Lynne Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 18:57:13 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: THE Album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 01:51 PM 4/7/97 EDT, John Mayland said: >There's an INXS Special Thanks to section which lists Mary Woods and Neil >Kothari in it. Gee does this mean that Mary & Neil will be signing autographs at the concerts too? I can see the fun we can have with trading cds now - hey I got an extra Mary Woods signed cd, does someone one to trade for an autographed Neil Kothari. :) -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: resdog@earthlink.net Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 20:07:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: resdog@earthlink.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: For Neil Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Dear Neil, I am sorry for your loss and want to let U know that even though we don't know each other, my thoughts are with you! I, myself, am very close to my grandparents and can only offer my sympathy to your time of grief! Sincerely, Vida xox X-Sender: jlbraddy@pop-3.iastate.edu Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 01:51:45 -0500 To: ishmael-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Jason Braddy Subject: [INXS] ADMIN: subject headers Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just a quick note...at the request of a person one of my lists, I have put a short tag at the front of the Subject: line to indicate the list that messages come from. This should help people sort out which messages come from where, especially if they get a lot of mail. cheers, Jason "Remember that you're not the one calling tune That's making those diamonds dance Or you'll be clean as a widow-woman's washboard, son And those are the facts." -Cowboy Junkies From: Archie Medrano Subject: Re: [INXS] ADMIN: subject headers To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 00:40:44 -0700 (PDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu $ Just a quick note...at the request of a person one of my lists, I have $ put a short tag at the front of the Subject: line to indicate the list $ that messages come from. This should help people sort out which messages $ come from where, especially if they get a lot of mail. Thanks, Jason!!! -- Archie Medrano (amedrano@euclid.ucsd.edu) (http://euclid.ucsd.edu/~amedrano/) "Small print leads to large risk." -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #8 Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 01:48:55 -0400 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Re: kirk and andrew live! References: <1.5.4.32.19970408053003.0068261c@pop.z95.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu cyberbuzz wrote: > I will be interviewing Kirk and Andrew on Wednesday April 9, 1997 at 2p > Pacific Daylight Savings Time. I work at radio station Z95.3 in Vancouver, > Canada. Our station simulcasts in realaudio at http://ww.z95.com > > Just thought you might want to catch it! > > catch the buzz... pass it on. > buzz. > > CYBERBUZZ MEDIA... the buzz of the web! > http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/4454/ Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 01:58:13 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: Contest on Much Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey gang! For all you Canadian residents on the list, MuchMusic is throwing a MASSIVE INXS contest, with a funky stylin' commercial. To see it again, it will be on between 8:05 and 8:15 AM AST, 7:05 and 7:15 EST, 4:05 and 4:15 AM British Columbia time, April 8th. I missed most of it because I was in the other room when it was on, but I downloaded this basic information from the MuchMusic webpage. I'll keep you posted for more details. Entries can be mailed to: MuchMusic 299 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 2Z5. Contact contests@muchmusic.com for complete rules and regulations CONTESTS ARE NOT OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC OR THE U.S. To be eligible to win, your entry must be received by mail no later than midnight on the contest closing date. MuchMusic does not accept entries by fax, e-mail or dropped off in person! You may enter as many times as you wish but each entry must be mailed separately bearing sufficient postage. Envelopes containing more than one entry will be automatically disqualified. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN DIRECT THEM TO CONTESTS@MUCHMUSIC.COM Jay P.S. INXS has moved from 29 to 25 on MuchMusic's charts this week. This commercial will almost certainly propel the song much further. Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 12:31:50 -0400 From: royal To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: INXS in Toronto... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi everyone... I have the opportunity to go to INXS' Radio Interview at 102.1 THE EDGE this Friday. Is anyone else from the list going? I'll be also going to the album release party as well on Saturday. Does anybody know if they will be doing an "unscheduled" club date while they are in Toronto? See Ya... Jackie Date: Tue, 08 Apr 1997 11:08:40 -0400 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] SAfrica Tour Dates / VH-1 Show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Africa Tour Dates May 29 - Cape Town, South Africa June 1 - Durban, South Africa June 3 - Johannesburg, South Africa June 4 - Johannesburg, South Africa June 5 - Johannesburg, South Africa Also, a reminder that INXS will once again Rock the Rockies tonight at 11pm EST on VH-1. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 11:21:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Sheryl Amanda Lee To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: INXS concert in SF... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu can someone please email me the info on the san fransisco concert. where, when and how much? and are tickets sold out or not? i have a friend who was interested in going but didn't have any info. oh, and if someone has info on the LA concert as well that would be great. i haven't checked to see if there are tickets left for that one either. to neil--i'm sorry. i lost my mom a couple of years ago so i know how rough a time this is for you. it's really rough for the first year and then it gets easier. mandy shlee@hertz.calpoly.edu To: INXS Mailing List From: John Mayland Date: 8 Apr 97 19:36:10 EDT Subject: [INXS] www.inxs.com Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu It's there!!!!! A day later than billed but can't complain too much! It's got a biography, track details for EW (including lyrics - the EW being the incorrect but amusing version), a little red car animation, all the EW photo shoot pics from the album sleeve and lots of Tim's personal photos of the recording of EW. There's some background music but my box at work doesn't have audio capability. It's a promising start. It'll be interesting to see how it develops as more content is added. Cheers, Jon. X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:39:21 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] charts! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey gang-- EW is up to #19 on the modern rock top 40 in billboard...up from the #32 spot last week!!!! way to go guys! also--on the hot 100 list, it's up to #23, one spot behind u2! the chart climbing continues! :) -josh X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 18:05:48 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] great pix, Tim! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey everyone-- the official INXS site is KILLER!! Tim, your behind the scenes stuff is the best part of the site--they are hilarious, and nice pix too! (especially the one of you checking your email) :) BTW--i saw EW on vh1 this afternoon @ about 3:00....which always pumps me up...especially since the irving plaza gig is coming up NEXT WEEK!! i can't wait! it's gonna be the most fun i ever had skipping all my classes! :) -josh Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 18:15:16 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] www.inxs.com Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 07:36 PM 4/8/97 EDT, John Mayland said: > >It's a promising start. It'll be interesting to see how it develops as more >content is added. Maybe it's just the day I'm having but with the exception of the behind the scenes photos I was very unimpressed with the site. It looked like one big ad for Elegantly Wasted (nothing wrong with that, that's the idea, to sell alot of cds). If it's fan information and resources you need, stick with Neil's, James', Suzi's or any other fan homepages. Much more interesting stuff on the fan pages than the official site. Flame away. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: 8 Apr 97 16:02:18 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] great pix, Tim! From: "John A. Vink" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Tue, Apr 8, 1997 3:05 PM, Joshua R. Fisher wrote: >Tim, your behind the scenes stuff is >the best part of the site--they are hilarious, and nice pix too! >(especially the one of you checking your email) :) I want everyone to note that Tim's using an Apple Macintosh PowerBook! The Power to Read your Mail (or some other nifty Apple slogan) JAV ---- John A. Vink Software Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc. vink@apple.com http://cyberdog.apple.com/people/jav/ From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:48:54 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Re: INXS concert in SF... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >can someone please email me the info on the san fransisco concert. where, >when and how much? and are tickets sold out or not? i have a friend who The SF show has been cancelled. Sorry. Mary Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Peter C. Nikolaidis" Organization: Paradigm Consulting To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 21:13:29 -0400 Subject: [INXS] Re: www.inxs.com X-Confirm-Reading-To: petern@sover.net X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > It's there!!!!! > > A day later than billed but can't complain too much! > > It's got a biography, track details for EW (including lyrics - the EW being the > incorrect but amusing version), a little red car animation, all the EW photo > shoot pics from the album sleeve and lots of Tim's personal photos of the > recording of EW. Err. My first reaction (as a site designer) was "Hmm... a click to enter page... okaaayyy..." (is it really necessary?) I click to enter... then notice that I have exited the inxs.com domain name. Furthermore, I am in yet another click to enter page... and I ask myself: "Why?" Are we on another server now or does the host just have a hard time tracking their allocation of domain names? Those were my thoughts this afternoon when I looked. At present, I am unable to connect to http://www.perfect-world.co.uk, so I can't make more comments about the content of the site. *sigh* Appearance-wise, I think it was okay. Content-wise, I didn't have much time to browse. Site design, it needs a bit of work. -- peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nikolaidis | The Heaven's Gate Cult used the Internet... http://www.sover.net/~petern| OOOoo.... I'll bet they used telephones too. From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 20:12:22 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] website Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All, I've gotten a fair amount of email about www.inxs.com, so...... Hopefully this will clear up any confusion. Jungle and the bands management have been putting the finishing touches on a contract for Jungle to develop and create the site. Perfect World is the company in the UK who designed their CD-ROM (sorry, I don't know the specifics about it's availability) and they offered to put up a page with graphics to launch the album. The materials used are from the CD-ROM and apparently easy enough to put up on a site. This is a temporary situation. At this time, Jungle is the only company given authorization to have access to the actual domain name. They built a link to Perfect Worlds server. So, the logo you have to hit on, which then links to Perfect World, is actually at Jungle's server and they're the gatekeepers, so to speak. I'm anxious to see what Perfect Worlds site looks like, yet everytime I try to log on it just goes nowhere. But I hear it looks great! The next question on everybodys mind......... what about the fanclub? Well, dunno yet. Cheers, Mary From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 21:08:58 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Andrew's side project Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All, This side project of Andrew's is coming soon: He co-wrote and produced the Scottish band Gunn's (sp?) new album titled "014163263626" which is scheduled to release in UK on May 5. The first single, titled "Crazy You" releases on April 14. According to Nathan who's heard the tracks, it's "trademark Andrew Farriss". Cheers, Mary Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 01:53:43 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: jqs@mail.globalserve.net To: INXS-L List Server From: "James Q. Stansfield" Subject: [INXS] INXS in Toronto... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Hi everyone... > >I have the opportunity to go to INXS' Radio Interview at 102.1 THE EDGE >this Friday. Is anyone else from the list going? I'll be also going >to the album release party as well on Saturday. Does anybody know if >they will be doing an "unscheduled" club date while they are in Toronto? I was going to go... But I'll be in Minnesota instead as my grandfather passed away this morning. Oh well. A little road trip will be nice instead... /*** * James Q. Stansfield * Quixotic Web Development, Hamilton, ON [http://www.quixnet.com] * * Gadzooks He's baaack! * ***/ Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 03:03:10 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: Re: [INXS] INXS in Toronto... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu INXS will also be at Much Music on Saturday afternoon... ALL OF THEM are scheduled to be there...... being interviewed together, and doing a song or two perhaps??... I'll keep you updated...Cheers, Suz At 01:53 AM 4/9/97 -0400, James Q. Stansfield wrote: >>Hi everyone... >> >>I have the opportunity to go to INXS' Radio Interview at 102.1 THE EDGE >>this Friday. Is anyone else from the list going? I'll be also going >>to the album release party as well on Saturday. Does anybody know if >>they will be doing an "unscheduled" club date while they are in Toronto? > > I was going to go... But I'll be in Minnesota instead as my >grandfather passed away this morning. Oh well. A little road trip will be >nice instead... > >/*** > * James Q. Stansfield > * Quixotic Web Development, Hamilton, ON [http://www.quixnet.com] > * > * Gadzooks He's baaack! > * > ***/ > > > To: inxs-list From: John Mayland Date: 9 Apr 97 11:17:05 EDT Subject: [INXS] Searching (but not for a single) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Haven't had too much chance to listed to EW the album. So far my one comment would be *in* *my* *opinion* Searching should not be released as a single. Hey it's a personal thing and it may well grow on me but on first 2 or 3 listens it doesn't do anything for me. Personally I'd like to see Girl on Fire released as the next single in the UK a week (or two) before the tour starts with INXS blitzing the UK TV and radio with live and 'live' performances. Don't Loose Your Head and We Are Thrown Together are my other faves on the new album so far. I also really like Everything and think this should be the 'slower' single off the Album instead of Searching. (I think this discussion may already have taken place on the list but my list archive is up the spout as my PC hard drive crashed the other day.) Also Shine is a good track so it's a shame if it's not on the album in all countries - which I saw something to the effect of at Neils web site. >From what I've seen publicity for the album has been quite good in the UK - back cover advert on this months Q (which also has a fairly large INXS article in it) for example. (Although Q only gave EW ** out of 5 in the reviews section) Also full page inside cover of this weeks Time Out London. (This is actually a Tower Records advert of the album) Interested to hear about Gun as I've got all their previous albums and think their a great band. I look forward to hearing the new stuff. Was at a gig last night and got handed a flyer - Gun are playing a London concert towards the end of May. (21st I think) Haven't heard anything about this INXS CD-ROM. Has anyone seen the enhanced CD of the My Life Story album (this may not be available other than in the UK.) or any other enhanced CD albums? The MLS one was the first one I'd seen and I was quite impressed. The album has the usual 12 album tracks plus an extra track for PC CD-ROM drives. The PC bit was a couple of simplistic games based around the album, a couple of viedos from the album in Quicktime format, the lyrics for all the songs (which you can view while the song plays in the background.) Nice little extra and the album was still only 9.99 in the first week of release. Cheers, Jon. X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 22:07:19 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] Searching (but not for a single) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 11:17 AM 9/04/97 EDT, you wrote: >Haven't had too much chance to listed to EW the album. So far my one comment >would be *in* *my* *opinion* Searching should not be released as a single. >Don't Loose Your Head and We Are Thrown Together are my other faves on the new Last year I didn't like 'Searching' at all, but the last couple of months since hearing the album version it has really grown on me, you have to be in the right mood to really get into it, but I guess this is the case with a lot of songs. As for your other 2 faves - you have picked my favorite song on the album and my worst song on the album. 'Don't Lose Your Head' is the only song on the album I can't get into (yet). I would *hate* this to be a single. It lyrics remind me too much of the Michael/Paula scandel, "Don't Lose your head, you can't do the time, don't lose your head can you pay the price". So I interpret this as Michael don't lose your head and punch British photographers or you will pay the price by ending up in jail. Anyway I don't want to say too much about favourite songs because not everyones heard the album yet, so I don't want to influence anyone by my comments. To the Australian's on the list (not many of us I know) but part 2 of E.W. with the postcards is now available. This time the CD is made in Australia unlike part 1. BTW I think the Shagsonic mixes are cool, the other remix isn't that hot, but it's an improvement on other recent remixes. Also Aussies you can also vote for the E.W. video clip on 'video hits' interactive top 10 this week, as it's been included as one of the ten songs you can vote for. Watch on Saturday and see if it makes no.1! MATTHEW. From: marlene.casias@wcom.com (Marlene Casias) Subject: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 08:59:18 -0500 (CDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I don't know if any of you have had a chance to see the Rolling Stone review for EW..but it was awful...they gave it two ** out of four...and the last line was as hurtful as a kick in the stomach...it read.... '....at least Men At Work knew when to quit.' or something to that effect. Proves not all people have good taste Peace Marlene Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 11:42:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Nikolaidis To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Typo on INXS website? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu http://www.perfect-world.co.uk/inxs/biog.html The INXS Bio at the above address lists their 1981 album as 1981: "Beneath The Colours". Isn't it "Underneath the Colours?" Peter Date: 9 Apr 1997 14:24:56 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: RE: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review To: "INXS LIST" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >I don't know if any of you have had a chance to see the Rolling Stone >review for EW..but it was awful...they gave it two ** out of four...and >the last line was as hurtful as a kick in the stomach...it read.... >'....at least Men At Work knew when to quit.' >or something to that effect. Proves not all people have good taste I also read this review and it wasn't very pleasant. Now, I'm going to say something controversial: Although I'm sure I'm going to like the new album (I definitely love what I've heard so far), I can kind of understand why Rolling Stone would react the way they do (except for that "Men At Work" comparison, which was an unjustified low blow). Sure, the album has great catchy hooks and sure they are one of the premiere live bands around, but is there really anything fresh about this album? Yes, the songs are fresh because they're new. But let's face it, based on the melody, lyrics (I've read all of them), video and overall tone of this album, it's nothing more than a 90's version of "Kick". Of course, "Kick" was a great album but it was released 10 years ago. I guess I'm disappointed only because I know they are capable of such creative albums as WTWYA and Listen Like Thieves...With songs like "The Gift", "All Around", "Communication", "Biting Bullets" and "Red, Red, Sun" under their belts, I'm sure they have the creativity to craft a masterpiece. I have a feeling that they were scared away from doing anything risky or artistically adventurous because of the relative lack of commercial success they've had with the last two albums. That's unfortunate for one of the world's most versatile bands. Sorry, folks, I'm not trying to insult the band. It's just my opinion, but I have a feeling that I'm going to like this new album more because it's new material from my favorite band than because of it's artistic quality. Of course, I haven't heard the whole thing, so I could be wrong....I'll check back next Tuesday. Basil Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 16:32:04 EDT From: "LEONARDO ELIAS (COMLASA)" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] ANY PLANS FOR A SO. AM. TOUR??? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In Mar. 1994, South America witnessed an one-month long tour called "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts - Back to School", their first extensive tour of the region, which was the highlight of the whole "Dirty Honeymoon" world tour. I was wondering whether a tour will support "Elegantly Wasted" here in So. Am. INXSing always, Lenny Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 14:35:53 -0700 Subject: [INXS] funny message From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Occassionally I get a message from someone who thinks that I'm Michael Hutchence or that my site is directly run by the band. SO I get some funny and very interesting mail sometimes.. I think that my email address may confuse some who are eager to contact the guys (jscHUTCH) Here is one of most recent... (Remember this is a message sent to my site): --- completely wet as i tap into your energy...need you tonight but you are...unavailable. i really dig your sexy ass and your music...please do us all a favor and keep making it. peace love, sarah anne demarcus --- She even left her phone number.. I thought I should leave that one out of this message though. Ciao! James Welcome to INXS http://www.sb.net/jschutch/inxs/inxs.html From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: [INXS] EW released Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:37:54 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id SAA08631 Hi Gang, What happens to the list. There´s no info about the EW released in London or any other country. No ones talk about the number in wich debut the album or something like that...May be I´m wrong and the album has been delayed once again.... Please to all of you who have heard the album make some comments to the list. Waintin for EW so much, Enrique From Chile. Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 16:55:21 -0700 Subject: [INXS] Welcome to INXS From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu HEY ALL... Please stop by my INXS site to check out the new changes.. and PLEASE email me and tell me what you think... suggestion are welcome! Welcome to INXS http://www.sb.net/jschutch/inxs/inxs.html To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 16:05:02 PST Subject: Re: [INXS] funny message References: <199704092135.OAA20698@mail.sb.net> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-5,11-12,15-16,18-21 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On 9 Apr '97 James Hutchins wrote: >Occassionally I get a message from someone who thinks that I'm Michael Hutchence ... some funny and very interesting mail sometimes.. < Both this message and the previous one (with the girl with a cast) were hilarious..and a bit scary. It must be great, especially on a day spent traveling or answering the same uninspired questions, for the INXS guys to remember that they have admiring (maybe even adoring) fans, but when fans get too personal or lose touch with reality it's got to be a bit weird and/or terrifying. Still after 20 years I guess it's just a day in the life of Michael and gang. Considering, it's amazing they haven't lost all respect for women. It was also very thoughtful of you to omit this gals phone number...the question is what are you going to do with it ? (Just teasing..) SueK Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:15:28 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] funny message Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 04:05 PM 4/9/97 PST, S. Trigg said: >Still after 20 years I guess it's just a day in the life of Michael and >gang. Considering, it's amazing they haven't lost all respect for >women. Oh I can't help but think the exact same thing. What do these poor deluded girls think, that their email will be the one to make the guys leave their wives/girlfriends just for them. > >It was also very thoughtful of you to omit this gals phone number...the >question is what are you going to do with it ? (Just teasing..) I was wondering the exact same thing ;] -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:15:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: jxerri@julian.uwo.ca To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Jeff Xerri Subject: Re: [INXS] EW released Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > >Please to all of you who have heard the album make some comments to the >list. > ---->Ah, I see Enrique is "Calling all nations" for information....so I will happily reply to what I've heard in my part of this lovely country that we call Canada....I'm currently in London Ontario, and there has been a LOT of Inxs hype from a local radio station here. You can hear EW at least a half a dozen times throughout the day. This past weekend for example, this same radio station promoted an "Elegantly Wasted Weekend" in which listeners could win advance copies of the album (of which I wasn't able to get) and enter in to a draw to go down to the EW listening party in Toronto and maybe meet the band....that's this weekend. As other members on the list have mentioned, the band will be on CFNY, a Toronto Radio station, this friday...this is a great place to see the band up close and get some autographs....go early though....and as I recall, they will also be on MuchMusic "The nation's music station". I however, will probably go to a local club here in London that will be giving away INXS promo tapes to the first 103 people through the door. Other INXS prizes are to be given away as well throughout the night....alright! As for the album, I've heard it will be next Tuesday, April 15th..... later jff Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 18:09:01 -0700 Subject: [INXS] Aussie Release From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I havn't been paying attention.... to who may know: Has the Aussie INXS/CD release BEEN released? And is it true that the aussie version have an extra track that isn't available anywhere else? Thanks From: Stephanie.Robinson@mailhost.dpie.gov.au X-Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Energy X-Url: http://www.dpie.gov.au/ X-Notice: Views expressed by this message are not necessarily those of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy or of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 12:08:17 +1000 Subject: RE>[INXS] Aussie Release To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu RE>[INXS] Aussie Release 10/4/97 Here in Oz they are having a huge promo through the largest radio network, Austereo. They're playing oldies as well as new stuff from the album. First caller through goes into draw for a trip to Sth Africa to see the guys live. Cheers Steph from Canberra. -------------------------------------- Date: 10/4/97 11:38 AM To: Stephanie Robinson From: inxs-list@iastate.edu - SMTPGA I havn't been paying attention.... to who may know: Has the Aussie INXS/CD release BEEN released? And is it true that the aussie version have an extra track that isn't available anywhere else? Thanks From: ANGELADANZ@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 22:40:10 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] funny message Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In a message dated 97-04-09 19:31:43 EDT, you write: << completely wet as i tap into your energy...need you tonight but you are...unavailable. i really dig your sexy ass and your music...please do us all a favor and keep making it. peace love, sarah anne demarcus >> ROTFL!!!!!!!! Man oh man am I glad people like this aren't on the list....and if they are, I am ever grateful that they do not post!!!! I would be laughing hysterically FOR DAYS!!! I would never get any work done! :D Angela:) It's times like these when I'm glad I'm not famous...;) everyone wants to be your friend...errr....or whatever ya wanna call it...hehehe From: "Hams, Colin (AS01)" To: "'INXS_LIST'" Subject: RE: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review / 100% Behind INXS Date: Thu, 10 Apr 97 12:06:00 EST Encoding: 121 TEXT Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Controversial - Thats for sure. I can see where you are coming from but here is what really annoys me about this argument. 1) Reviewers/public complain that INXS hasn't been themselves for the past few albums. They point to Kick and say that INXS lost its way since then. If only they wrote songs as "good" as then. So what happens when a few of the songs off the new album are similar to Kick. INXS get bagged for being un-original, not fresh and should give it all away (I'm not saying that you are doing this Basil). I think people are being hypocritical. On one hand they say how great INXS was and if only they were like that again and then on the other hand they dis INXS for having a few songs which return to that genre. 2) "Its just a nineties version of kick" : Maybe some songs are similar to kick but what really gets me is this. Imagine if a new, unheard-of band produced those songs. I bet they would receive so much acclaim. They would be thought of as the ninties version of INXS capturing the peak of INXS succeess and bringing it to the nintees. What happens when INXS do this? They get bagged for being un-original. I often think that it is highly regarded of any band to have INXS as an influence and sound like INXS unless of course you are INXS. 3) People are dissapointed when the band isn't as experimental as they were in some previous albums. I haven't heard all of the new album but Searching is one example of something very new for INXS. Wasn't everyone "shocked" when they heard INXS had done a "gospel sounding" song. My impression of this new album is that it is a watershed for INXS. It is looking at their past present and future. There are songs that reminisce with the past. Songs that are indicative of INXS at present and songs that look at INXS future! It is a pitty that the single release, which does have a Kick sound, is branding the new album and the band as living in the past. 4) Finally what does music all boil down to. Is it a message about saving the rainforests. A statement about the socio-economic climate of the nintees. About sex. About having a fun and a great time. Or is it about a band being themselves, making the sort of music that they would like to hear and hoping that it hits a chord with other people. I think INXS has always been a "party" band. They developed in the pubs. They are here to entertain us. They want us to have fun and enjoy their music and I'm damned if its a coincidence but it seems that some of the best parties I have been to have been accompanied by INXS music. Its the sort of music that fires you up for a great night. And this new album seems to be true to that. Why should the boys be blamed for that. GO_INXS_GO!!!!!! Colin PS : Basil, this is not intended as an attack on you in any way. I respect your opinion and can understand it. ---------- From: Diab-ABD015 Basil[SMTP:Diab-ABD015_Basil@macmail1.cig.mot.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 1997 2:25 PM To: INXS LIST Subject: RE: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review >I don't know if any of you have had a chance to see the Rolling Stone >review for EW..but it was awful...they gave it two ** out of four...and >the last line was as hurtful as a kick in the stomach...it read.... >'....at least Men At Work knew when to quit.' >or something to that effect. Proves not all people have good taste I also read this review and it wasn't very pleasant. Now, I'm going to say something controversial: Although I'm sure I'm going to like the new album (I definitely love what I've heard so far), I can kind of understand why Rolling Stone would react the way they do (except for that "Men At Work" comparison, which was an unjustified low blow). Sure, the album has great catchy hooks and sure they are one of the premiere live bands around, but is there really anything fresh about this album? Yes, the songs are fresh because they're new. But let's face it, based on the melody, lyrics (I've read all of them), video and overall tone of this album, it's nothing more than a 90's version of "Kick". Of course, "Kick" was a great album but it was released 10 years ago. I guess I'm disappointed only because I know they are capable of such creative albums as WTWYA and Listen Like Thieves...With songs like "The Gift", "All Around", "Communication", "Biting Bullets" and "Red, Red, Sun" under their belts, I'm sure they have the creativity to craft a masterpiece. I have a feeling that they were scared away from doing anything risky or artistically adventurous because of the relative lack of commercial success they've had with the last two albums. That's unfortunate for one of the world's most versatile bands. Sorry, folks, I'm not trying to insult the band. It's just my opinion, but I have a feeling that I'm going to like this new album more because it's new material from my favorite band than because of it's artistic quality. Of course, I haven't heard the whole thing, so I could be wrong....I'll check back next Tuesday. Basil From: Jewelfaris@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 23:32:23 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] The Strangest Party Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Chat Thursday night at 11pm E/10pmC/8pm P Private room : The Strangest Party (on AOL !!!) C-ya there !!!! Jewels X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:04:44 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] Aussie Release Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 06:09 PM 9/04/97 -0700, you wrote: > >I havn't been paying attention.... to who may know: Has the Aussie INXS/CD >release BEEN released? And is it true that the aussie version have an extra >track that isn't available anywhere else? > The album hasn't been released in Australia yet (Next Monday 14th). It has the bonus track 'Shine', I think this is on the UK & European CD's too. Matthew. From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 21:37:45 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, they also gave WtWYA two stars out of five, so what does that tell you? > I don't know if any of you have had a chance to see the Rolling Stone > review for EW..but it was awful...they gave it two ** out of four...and > the last line was as hurtful as a kick in the stomach...it read.... > > '....at least Men At Work knew when to quit.' > > or something to that effect. Proves not all people have good taste > > Peace > Marlene From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review / 100% Behind INXS Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 21:58:50 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I agree 100% completely that if any other band were to put out this music, it would receive non-stop acclaim--and I've also said this about WtWYA and FMDH, too. But I also agree with Basil that the music from EW isn't "groundbreaking" or "new" in the sense that it's a complete break from their earlier work. But is that the point? It depends on what you expect out of the music and what your "image" of what the band should be like is. Out of all of the reviews I've read about EW so far they ALL agree on it's merits--catchy songs, driving bass, funky guitars--but depending on whether the reviewer is an asshole or not they split off in their interpretation of the quality of the music. GQ stated that it was unselfconcious about it's niche and was very positive, while Rolling Stone (all three of the ones we've seen so far) says they're stuck in the past, or some bullshit like that, and is very negative. It just depends on what angle you look at it. It is very disappointing to read the negative reviews, especially when the reviewers get personal. Anybody know if Rolling Stone has an email address? I'd like to give them a piece of my mind. Brian To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 23:49:04 PST Subject: [INXS] rolling stone e-mail X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 3-4,10-12 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I stopped my RS subscription about a year ago, because I came away from most issues either bored or annoyed with their reviews, snide comments, etc. That being said, I've found their e-mail address, but it may have changed. As of 4/96 it was rolling-stone@echonyc.com None of us wants to see bad reviews of EW, but where INXS is concerned RS would probably rather put Wayne Newton on the cover than admit that INXS really does know their *%&#@! (please don't anyone take this as a valid comparison of Newton & INXS...) BTW didn't I hear that Men At Work had/will have a new release...if so I guess this disproves the RS theory in yet another direction. SueK Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 02:54:56 -0400 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] INXS Items For Sale References: Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > TOUR BOOK "Listen Like Thieves" Tour Perth, 5 September 1985 > TICKET STUB "Listen Like Thieves" Tour Perth, 4 Septemebr 1985 > TICKET STUB "Listen Like Thieves" Tour Perth, 5 September 1985 > TICKET STUB "Kick" Tour Perth, 6 Novemeber 1988 > 7" SINGLE "Good Times" / "Laying Down The Law" Limited Edition #K 202 > ALBUMS All from "INXS" to "Kick" (including "INXSive") > AD FROM NEWSPAPER (very worn) from the "Summer Tour" 1984 > > All items are open to reasonable offers. Please send enquiries to: > allstars@amitar.com.au > > Thanks, > Adrian -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Martijn Balink" Organization: Initiative Media To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:27:15 +0000 Subject: Re: [INXS] Aussie Release Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > The album hasn't been released in Australia yet (Next Monday 14th). It has > the bonus track 'Shine', I think this is on the UK & European CD's too. Is the European release set for April 14th as well? Can't wait to buy the album! Martijn +-----------------+-------------+ | Martijn Balink | What You /N | | MBalink@IMT.NL | Need... XS | +-----------------+-------------+ From: Andre Henriksson Subject: [INXS] EW reviews To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 11:17:06 +0200 (MDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, it seems that the reviews all over the world are quite negative, just saying that EW sounds like a ninties Kick and comparisons to U2 are made. Here in Sweden I've seen three reviews so far and all are negative, the to biggest newspapers rated it 1 and 2 out of 5(interpreted as awful and not worth buying). I mailed the reviewer of one of the papers and asked how the h... U2 could get 4 out of 5 compared to INXS 1 out of 5. His answer was, ..... U2 is a phenomenon, INXS just isn't. For me this seems like they are reviewing the band and not the album. Anyone else noticed the incredible piece of work :;-( /Andre' Ps EW has heavy rotation on all radiostations, though. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Andre' Henriksson | URL: http://www.cs.umu.se/~dpahn | | Dept. of Computer Science | Mail: dpahn@cs.umu.se | | Umea University | Tel.: +46 90-774743 / 70-5418866 | | | Beeper: 740-11 37 64 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- From: Andre Henriksson Subject: [INXS] EW, my review. To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 11:49:43 +0200 (MDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, again, here is my review after about 20 repeated listening hours. 1. Show Me - Powerful guitarrif, great verse, the chorus increases with listening, perfect opening on a concert. 2. Elegantly Wasted - Everybody heard this one, the only funky song. 3. Everything - Great ballad, good singlerelease, great hook. 4. Don't lose your head - Starts as popsong, gets more power, kicks of in chorus, (I wan't to learn how to play these drums), for the barbeque and beerdrinking, next single release. 5. Searching - Everybody heard this one, seems that all girls like this one (so do I :-) ) 6. I'm just a man - I start to think about Tom Cochrane on this one, great song, westcoast rock. 7. Girl on fire - Damn right about Kick(the song) in the ninties, but it's awsome, my favorite, reminds me of when I played trumpet ten years ago, another single. 8. We are thrown together - some kind of mystique in the beginning, midtempo, great song, possible single, heard them playing this one on radio already. 9. Shake the tree - I like this one, midtempo rock, heavy drums, reminds me of the Cult. 10. She is rising - Tom Cochrane again, cool riff, midtempo rock, good b-side song. 11. Bulding bridges - starts slow, cool bass, suddenly it all explodes, great song, play it loud. 12. Shine - OK, this one's quite funky, not my type of song, not bad though, there are people around here who likes it. So after my opinion, it's a great album, isn't at all a copy from the past. The reviewers are wrong, but it takes some listening, just like WTWYA and FMDH. But, I'm a little bit sad though, no Time or Heaven sent on this album. /Andre' ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Andre' Henriksson | URL: http://www.cs.umu.se/~dpahn | | Dept. of Computer Science | Mail: dpahn@cs.umu.se | | Umea University | Tel.: +46 90-774743 / 70-5418866 | | | Beeper: 740-11 37 64 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- X400-Received: by /PRMD=Iris/ADMD=Mensatex/C=Es/; Relayed; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:03:56 UTC+0200 X400-Received: by /PRMD=es/ADMD=Mensatex/C=es/; Relayed; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:04:07 UTC+0100 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:04:07 UTC+0100 X400-Originator: bjimenez@etseccpb.upc.es X400-Recipients: non-disclosure:; X400-Content-Type: P2-1984 (2) X400-MTS-Identifier: [/PRMD=es/ADMD=/C=/;970410140407] Content-Identifier: 90 From: Susana Jimenez To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Michael and Tim in Spain!!!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all!! This is Susana, your favourite musical correspondent in Spain, and I have latest news about INXS. Michael and Tim are in Spain since last Sunday doing a lot of promotion with the new album. On Monday they did the official presentation for Spain in Madrid --I cannot understand why didn't they choose Barcelona!!...without any doubt Barcelona is much better than Madrid!! :) --. Since this same day the album is available on stores. Oh! I think that Monday was the "INXS day" because one of the most important radio stations: "Cadena 100" transmited the concert that INXS played the 4/7/97 on "Le Botanic" - Bruselas - Belgium. This showcase was the official european presentation of the new album EW. I have no words to explain it; I'm sure we all agree that there's nothing better in this world that INXS in concert. Well, They (INXS) prove it again: the new songs among their always classics...and all dressed with some chorus girls that gave a touch of gospel and rithm & blues. The songs they played were (in order): New sensation Elegantly wasted Original sin I'm just a man Show me (cherry baby) Time Listen like thieves Searching Never tear us apart Everything YOU do Need you tonight Girl on fire What you need Wow! in a few words... ....GOOD!, FABOLOUS!, GREAT!, TERRIFIC!, WONDERFUL!, FANTASTIC!.............. Oh my God!!! They're back stronger than ever!! INXS FOR EVER Susana. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:12:10 EDT From: "LEONARDO ELIAS (COMLASA)" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] EW released Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu G'day people! A source in PolyGram, the Brazilian branch, says the "EW" CD's are ready to go to the record shops (Brazilian wide, of course) which means next week we will have it available here. As for the European areas, I would ask the members from Europe in this list to keep us posted. INXSing always, Lennny *** Forwarding note from I7135229--IBMMAIL 10/04/97 01:05 *** From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: [INXS] EW released Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:37:54 -0000 Hi Gang, What happens to the list. There?s no info about the EW released in London or any other country. No ones talk about the number in wich debut the album or something like that...May be I?m wrong and the album has been delayed once again.... Please to all of you who have heard the album make some comments to the list. Waintin for EW so much, Enrique From Chile. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:20:01 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: [INXS] Mayan ticket... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, Does anyone out there still need a ticket for the Mayan on April 24th?? KTYCARYALL@aol.com has ONE SPARE TICKET and would like to sell it to an INXS fan. So if you are interested, please contact KTYCATALL@aol.com, and not me... INXS are still scheduled to be at MuchMusic on Saturday around 3pm EST, though there are now conflicting rumours as to who will all be there. Cheers, Suz.... Email: Paradigm@clo.com Suz INXS WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/ WHAT YOU NEED P.O. Box 243, Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 5S1 Fanzine Info WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/crave.htm Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:52:09 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: 100% behind INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Colin, I AGREE with every thing you said!!! -Amy Lynne From: "simon dew" To: "INXS List" Subject: [INXS] Radio Interview Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:21:13 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This morning I luckily heard the DJ of my local radio station say INXS were going to on the radio for an interview at 9:30 tonight. Only problem for lot, is that its a British local radio station and you won't hear it if you live further than about 60 miles or so.... I'll be taping it! Its Fox FM (102.6 FM) And the album is F**KING EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HMV had a big stand in the doorway which was a nice sight!!!!!!! Seeya!! Simon + Simon Dew + + Contact - sdew@acute.force9.net or Fido 2:2500/702.17 + Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 11:59:05 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Mayan ticket... From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday (should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: 10 Apr 1997 11:44:03 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] REUTERS/VARIETY ARTICLE To: "INXS LIST" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Here is the transcript from Reuters/Variety Magazine Online(the premiere Hollywood entertainment magazine) of an interview with Michael about the new album. It's very upbeat about the band and their music. Neil, I included this in case you'd like to post it to your website. Basil -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEATURE: INXS Return From Wilderness With New Album By Dean Goodman LOS ANGELES (Reuter) - After helping to create today's modern rock sound with such hits as "What You Need" and "New Sensation," the Australian band INXS found itself sidelined in recent years while younger groups seized the initiative. Its last two albums, including 1992's acclaimed "Welcome To Wherever You Are," went missing in action, a letdown for a band used to selling millions of records and filling stadiums around the world. The group's "gang mentality," fostered through steady touring and recording since it started out on the raucous Australian pub circuit in 1977, was losing its fun factor, and the six members decided to take a break from each other. "You get older, and you find your own little horizons you want to reach, whether it be family or ending up in the gutters of Calcutta," vocalist Michael Hutchence, 37, said in a recent interview with Reuters. "And you go and do that, and that pulls you apart from that 'gang thing' a bit, for a good reason -- you've got to do it. Every band has its wilderness periods, and you've gotta go through it. If you didn't, you'd be like the Monkees, wouldn't you?" The British tabloids more than made up for INXS' absence as they kept track of London-based Hutchence's personal life. He dumped his supermodel girlfriend, Helena Christensen; ran off with Bob Geldof's wife, Paula Yates; had a baby with her, named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily; was fined for beating up a photographer; and was questioned by British police after on opium find at Yates' home (charges were not pressed). "I could have done without some attention recently," he said with characteristic understatement. "But it's OK, you get through." Hutchence said people in Britain tend to regard him as a bit of a cad, but he's fine with that. "Errol Flynn, me, all the best," he laughs." In the midst of the turmoil, Hutchence found time to get together with his main INXS collaborator, Andrew Farriss (keyboards, guitar) about 18 months ago to start work in a very casual fashion on a new album. But there were more issues to deal with: first, the group parted ways with Atlantic Records in the United States and signed to Mercury Records, which means the band is now represented by the PolyGram conglomerate around the world. The band also split by mutual consent with longtime manager Chris Murphy. The lineup has remained intact though, and the band is now preparing to release its 10th studio album, "Elegantly Wasted," the first since 1993's "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts." INXS is rounded out by Andrew Farriss' brothers, Jon (drums) and Tim (guitar), bass player Garry Gary Beers (bass) and Kirk Pengilly (guitar, saxophone). The album boasts what Hutchence considers a "fresh" sound, since many of the songs are virtually unchanged from how they were demo-ed during his sessions with Andrew Farriss. He agreed that it does marginalize the rest of the band, "but they can't fight the fact. There's nothing they like better than a complete and arranged song. It makes their life wonderful: we recorded the album (as a band) in eight days essentially." Hutchence considers himself the most musically adventurous in the band, while the others possibly lean a little the other way. The balance of power has worked well, resulting in a mix of pop, dance and rock elements to create gems that worked well either in a discotheque or mosh pit. "Elegantly Wasted" boasts a familiar mix of upbeat "power-pop" songs, such as "Girl On Fire" and "Everywhere," (Basil's note: it's "EveryTHING" you morons!!!) as well as some personal songs, like "Just A Man" and "Searching." Hutchence's favorites are "the more sort of out-there stuff" like "Shake the Tree" and "Building Bridges." Still, much has happened in the intervening years - grunge came and went, the insulated English music scene is going through a renaissance and now everyone's jumping on the techno bandwagon. Where does INXS fit in? "Whenever these music revolutions come along, it becomes a nationalistic fervor. There's no such thing as 'anybody else's music' for a few years. That's healthy, but it's very difficult to put records out when that's happening. It's probably why our records haven't done as well of late," Hutchence says. "The end result of these moments, the grunge and all that, is that people refresh and their vistas are wider at the end of it. And that's where we are now, and I think INXS can put a record out now, and it'll be accepted and it will be listened to, hopefully." The band is about to begin a tour of U.S. theaters before coming back for a bigger tour in the summer. Reuters/Variety rom: LisaRidley@aol.com Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 13:56:16 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] REVIEWS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey Everyone, I don't understand why INXS is getting bad reviews because their music sounds the same as in the 80's. I mean why would INXS want to spoil a good thing by changing!! Lisa Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 13:17:28 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] EW album on Chicago radio From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was channel surfing at lunch, and got to hear EW on 100.3 (WPNT) in Chicago again - they've been playing it several times per day. Today, the DJ even plugged their concert (even though it's sponsored by WXRT) and said "they're playing at the Riv - too bad; tickets sold out in like five seconds". Then I flipped over to WXRT (93.1), and heard their DJ talking about how they just played "I'm Just a Man", and that they're playing the rest of the songs from the album throughout the day today! Gotta find a radio here at work - I want to hear those songs before the concert! Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 From: Teresa@dunnsys.com Date: Thu, 10 Apr 97 14:41:41 CST Encoding: 6 Text To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS article on the web Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Check this out: http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/970410/entertainment/stories/music_inxs _1.html teresa@dunnsys.com Date: 10 Apr 1997 15:05:33 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday >(should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. >Jeff I also have an extra ticket for the Chicago show. I believe Stephanie said she needed two, so maybe Jeff and I could sell them to her. Stephanie, are you there? Basil From: Teresa@dunnsys.com Date: Thu, 10 Apr 97 15:57:59 CST Encoding: 29 Text To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I think I have 2 extra tix to the Chicago show as well. If anyone is interested, let me know. Teresa@dunnsys.com ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Author: inxs-list@iastate.edu at Internet Date: 4/10/97 3:50 PM >Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday >(should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. >Jeff I also have an extra ticket for the Chicago show. I believe Stephanie said she needed two, so maybe Jeff and I could sell them to her. Stephanie, are you there? Basil Date: 10 Apr 1997 15:29:53 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] MODERN ROCK LIVE SHOW To: "INXS LIST" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu UPDATE: The Modern Rock Live show on April 13th is NOT in New York (as stated on Neil's website), it's in Chicago! (Which makes sense since they are playing here the next night). Anyway, Q101 (101.1 FM) is giving away tickets to the show if your the 20th caller (or something like that) whenever they play 2 INXS songs in a row. Actually, I was surprised to even hear a promo for INXS on Q101 since it is the MTV-type alternative rock station for Chicago. (Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, and Bush are played about 100 times a day). All I can say is this makes me far more optimistic about the new album. They are definitely getting MAJOR airplay in Chicago on about 5 different stations (all of which are in the top 20 in the city) and the DJ's are all making very positive comments about the album. It also doesn't hurt that they are being heavily promoted by the top two rock stations in Chicago right before the release date. Keep your fingers crossed. Basil From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: [INXS] INXS radio play Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 15:48:17 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu EW has been getting a lot of radio play here in Manhattan, Kansas, as well. Q103.5 plays it a lot. Yesterday after I heard it (which I usually do within an hour or so of turning on the radio) the DJ came on and said how much he loved the song. -Authentication-Warning: coke.imsa.edu: isabelle owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 16:58:10 -0500 (CDT) From: stephanie X-Sender: isabelle@coke To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] CHICAGO TICKETS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu HEY!!! i just called ticketmaster (cause i didn't read these messages soon enough)...but looking for the new inxs tour dates, i found that there are still tickets left for the chicago show. yes STILL. when i called, at about 4pm, there were about 20 tickets left. so i don't know how long they'll last, because i think most people think it's sold out... but it's not! they lied! stephanie =) k Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 17:36:02 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Fw: Internet Virus (fwd) From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu }I received this IMPORTANT message regarding a virus from a friend of mine }and I thought I'd pass it on to all of you. Please read. These ridiculous messages themselves are the virii. Don't send them to ANYONE, especially to a band's mailing list, no matter how "IMPORTANT" you think they are. All they accomplish is wasting people's time and effort to delete them, plus the bandwidth and disk space required to keep sending them all over the world over and over and over again. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 15:43:36 PST Subject: [INXS] Vancouver radio show X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 4-5,7-9 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Did anyone catch the Vancouver show yesterday with Andrew & Kirk? I tried to connect about 5 past 2 (I'm also PST) and was locked out of the site. I had a message like "server capacity full for that URL", or some such thing. I was disappointed, but at least the publicity must be working. Did anyone else have this experience? If someone out there taped the Q/A could you please post highlights? Thanks. SueK Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 17:39:10 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] CHICAGO TICKETS From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Stephanie writes: }i just called ticketmaster (cause i didn't read these messages soon }enough)...but looking for the new inxs tour dates, i found that there are }still tickets left for the chicago show. yes STILL. when i called, at }about 4pm, there were about 20 tickets left. [...] Weird. They were (temporarily?) sold out twenty minutes after they went on sale. The Loop (WLUP, 97.9FM) is starting a contest at 3pm tomorrow to qualify people to win a trip to some taping of an INXS event in NYC that's being taped for VH-1. Is that the NYC show that everyone already knew about, or is this some special gig? Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:18:47 -0400 From: The Igloo To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] no subject Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi everyone Im new in here so bare with me! I have loved Inxs god since back in the 80's... wow a long time ago. They are a great talented group... I cant wait for next week to get my cd.... EW or any songs do not get meuch airplay here whereI live and its a bummer. I live in Pennsylvannia and wish they were coming here.... I didnt get an tics for the NY show so im hoping that they play in Philadelphia sometime!!!! I saw the VH1 rock the rockies concert and its great!.... does anyone have any concert videos or interviews they would be willing to trade or tape for me(E MAIL ME privately please) Jenn Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Peter C. Nikolaidis" Organization: Paradigm Consulting To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:44:44 -0400 Subject: [INXS] Reuters Article X-Confirm-Reading-To: petern@sover.net X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/970410/entertainment/stories/music_inx s_1.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nikolaidis | The Heaven's Gate Cult used the Internet... http://www.sover.net/~petern| OOOoo.... I'll bet they used telephones too. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:18:26 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Casey's Top 40 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All Surfing on the web today, I Found one Chart page called "Casey's Top 40" I don't know exactly what is that (looks like a daily radio program),but INXS is there: > >25 35 ELEGANTLY WASTED INXS 02 25 05 Apr/97 Where the numbers means: This Week, Last Week, Title, band, Weeks on the chart, top position and date of the top position. The first are the Cardigans with Lovefool. And the number 26 is U2 (Staring at The Sun). For those of you that wants to see it, the address is: > http://www.magi.com/~menardd/kclatest.htm < Elegantly Happy Danilo Meira -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: RE: [INXS] Michael and Tim in Spain!!!!! Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:39:00 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id TAA32465 Hola Susana, Como estas yo soy un fanatico de INXS desde hace ya 13 ańos. Que suerte que INXS este por esos lados promocionando EW. Susana necesito solicitarte si puedes grabar para mi el concierto de bruselas. Por supuesto yo pagaria todos los gastos de envio, cassete y otros que pudiesen ocasionarse. Por favor si puedes mandame un mail con tu direccion y cuanto dinero debo mandar a yasna@cmet.net. Te lo agradesco de ante mano, ya no aguanto mas para escuchar el nuevo album. Saludos, Enrique From Chile. ---------- > De: Susana Jimenez > A: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Asunto: [INXS] Michael and Tim in Spain!!!!! > Fecha: Jueves 10 de Abril de 1997 2:04 PM > > Hi all!! > > This is Susana, your favourite musical correspondent in Spain, and > I have latest news about INXS. Michael and Tim are in Spain since last > Sunday doing a lot of promotion with the new album. > > On Monday they did the official presentation for Spain in Madrid --I > cannot understand why didn't they choose Barcelona!!...without any doubt > Barcelona is much better than Madrid!! :) --. Since this same day the album > is available on stores. > > Oh! I think that Monday was the "INXS day" because one of the most > important radio stations: "Cadena 100" transmited the concert that INXS > played the 4/7/97 on "Le Botanic" - Bruselas - Belgium. This showcase was > the official european presentation of the new album EW. > I have no words to explain it; I'm sure we all agree that there's nothing > better in this world that INXS in concert. Well, They (INXS) prove it again: > the new songs among their always classics...and all dressed with some chorus > girls that gave a touch of gospel and rithm & blues. The songs they played > were (in order): > > New sensation > Elegantly wasted > Original sin > I'm just a man > Show me (cherry baby) > Time > Listen like thieves > Searching > Never tear us apart > Everything YOU do > Need you tonight > Girl on fire > What you need > > Wow! in a few words... > > ....GOOD!, FABOLOUS!, GREAT!, TERRIFIC!, WONDERFUL!, FANTASTIC!.............. > > Oh my God!!! They're back stronger than ever!! > > > INXS FOR EVER > > Susana. X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:00:43 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 03:05 PM 10/04/97 -0500, you wrote: >>Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday >>(should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. > Just on the subject of tickets. I'm looking to buy ticket stubs/unused tickets for any INXS concerts. Ofcoarse, I'm sure every INXS fan will want to keep their ticket stub to remind them of the great show, but if your going with say a bunch of friends who are not the biggest INXS fans, and they don't want their ticket stub, or you happen to see one lying on the ground after the show, I'd be interested in them. Just letting anyone know, before you throw your used tickets in the bin that someone can use them. Matthew. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:45:24 -0500 (CDT) From: mekare@postoffice.ptd.net X-Sender: mekare@postoffice.ptd.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] VH1 Concerts Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Heya Guys =) I'm a total yahoo (and a yahoo who's been busy as of late, but not too bust to see www.inxs.com and the GREAT pic's therein) and forgot to watch the VH1 concert on Monday night...I remember seeing that they were going to re-show it several times...anyone happen to know off-hand when they're showing it again? I'll love you forever. =) Btw...my fiance now thinks Kirk is the coolest thing in the world and has even styled his mustache/goatee the same way. We have ANOTHER convert to INXS! (Like it's that hard to convert ;) Elegantly Yours, Alysha ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alysha*Kat*Mekare*Mystify "Wild child, full of grace, saviour of the human race" -- Jim Morrison, "Wild Child" "Eternally wild with a power to make every moment come alive...all those stars shine upon you, will kiss you every night" -- INXS, "Mystify" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 00:07:18 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: [INXS] More good news Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu It may not be much, but when you're stuck in Atlantic Canada, promotion is few and far between. A few local newspapers have a full page ad for "Elegantly Wasted"'s release on Tuesday. The back page! I couldn't believe it. There's also a contest for the first 25 people to buy it at the local record store to win an INXS license plate. Guess who's not going to classes on Tuesday? ALSO, here in the Maritimes, they are at #7 on the phone-in radio charts. More people here are requesting INXS to be played AND charted than U2 and the Cardigans. EVERYONE is anticipating the new album. Great job on promoting the album here, guys! I was beginning to have my doubts, but not any longer. Here in Canada, "Elegantly Wasted" has DEFINITELY arrived. Anxiously awaiting Tuesday Jay X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 13:25:10 +1100 To: From: Matthew Marsland Subject: [INXS] bonus 6-track live disc Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, Just got a message from South Australia, that told me Brashs music stores are offering a bonus 6 track live CD with pre-orders of the E.W. album. The tracks I'm told are from the Aspen gig. Alright! Plus MMM on Sunday night over in South Australia have a 90 minute commercial free INXS night - playing songs from Bussels gig & interviews. Will have someone recording it, so I'll let you know what takes place. MATTHEW. Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:40:09 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] EW, my review. From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Thanks for your comments on the album... I'm actually glad to hear that there are no "Time" or "Heaven Sent" type songs on the album.. I actaully think those were the least favorite of mine on those albums. >But, I'm a little bit sad though, no Time or Heaven sent on this album. > >/Andre' Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 22:32:00 -0700 Subject: RE: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review / 100% Behind INXS From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu You are so correct! I feel the same as you. Personally I like it when groups experiment, though I also like it when they stick to the same sound that they are so good at. I hate to bring up U2, but I like BOTH types of music they have made, new and old. Some part of me loves the "full" feelings or warmth,etc that albums like Joshua Tree give me, but then I love to dance and groove to Zooropa and Pop. Now with INXS, I love the ballad and rock songs that are straight forward type songs like those off of Kick and X.. but the INCREDIBLE way in which INXS put together the new sounds on WTWYA is just amazing and the playability of that album for me is endless! I think that it really doesn't matter what reviews say.. A lot of them have a certain rule book that they seem to check off when they listen to new albums. If the album doesn't meet their criteria, then it's garbage. I'm not quite such what they rule book entails, but... it doesn't really matter, eh? I think if someone was to review an album, any album, and they just listened to the music with an open mind, things would be much better in this industry. One last thing I thought of.. When reviewers say things like "INXS sounds the same as in the 80's" (as if it was a bad thing)... what about bands like Aerosmith or the Rolling Stones.. Don't they pretty much sound the same as they did in the 70's?????? Shit! Sure they have changed and things don't sound exactly the same, but then INXS has changed as well. I don't get it. >1) Reviewers/public complain that INXS hasn't been themselves for the >past few albums. They point to Kick and say that INXS lost its way since >then. If only they wrote songs as "good" as then. X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:20:08 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] I have it! + INXS attacks Belgium Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi folks, While writing this, the new EW cd boosts through the speakers of my notebook. I have it since last tuesday the 8th of April. It's even better than my wildest dreams could ever have expected! It's the 12 track version. Last night (wednesday evening) INXS was again on Belgian television, now on a commercial station called 'VTM'. The program: 'Medialaan 1', a program where Belgian and foreign entertainers, showbiz people, ... do their thing. Normally, I don't watch this show, but with the last friday's press conference in mind, I thought... And I got lucky, they showed fragments from the press conference and fragments from the EW live version. AND... Belgium goes through an INXS hysteria! I have here before me articles from several newspapers who are all very, very positive about the new CD. Maybe, I'll translate and post them this weekend (looks like a lot of work, I don't know if I'll have the time). More news... Michel Schueremans, organisator of the famous Belgian rock festival 'Rock Torhout - Werchter', said 'They stay good, and you might expect them on a summer festival' after the gig. He saidn't which festival, maybe he ment his own?! That would be the second time that INXS plays on his festival (I thought the previous one was in '87). And more... Damn... The friday press conference and gig was live on the Belgian 'Radio Donna' and on BBC television, I missed this, because I didn't knew it! :( But the national television will repeat the gig in the summer, the date hasn't been set at present. P.S. Did you notice the EW version on the full CD is different from the single. The end of the song is slightly different. Stefan From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] Any news for/from europe ? Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 15:22:38 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu For some days now, I joined this INXS service, but almost all news is related to these subjects: 1. How great INXS is/are 2. Reviews on the new album 3. Concert tickets in the states As a resident of The Netherlands, I would like to read more about the releases and tourdates in Europe and The Netherlands. The only dates I have seen are Uk dates and one date in Germany. What the above subjects are concerned: 1: I think almost everybody on the list will be a fan of INXS (me too), so WHY should this be a subject ? 2: Everybody is entitled to his own opinion, isn't he/she ? 3: Good idea to sell your tickets to a real fan through the net. My point is: I expected a higher 'NEWS'-level, more tourdates releases etc. If 90% of all news of this group is about opinions, this will not be the newsgroup for me. I don't have the time to spend 20 mintues a day on INXS fanmail ! But I am NOT condemning this newsgroup, it is great to see how many mail I am getting concerning INXS, that alone should say something !!! Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl For the record: I am a big fan, I haven't had the chance to hear anything but EW, so I AM looking forward to find EW in the shops. And: I am not of a complaining nature, I'm just a very busy person ! X-Authentication-Warning: piglet.pd.tgi.plexus.com: kevinp owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:04:22 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Pionke X-Sender: kevinp@piglet.pd.tgi.plexus.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] CHICAGO TICKETS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just called ticketmaster and they told me they were sold out. When I first read your message I was a little upset because I called ticketmaster as soon as I knew they went on sale and was told they had sold out. Then I called some of the local ticket places (scalpers) and ended up paying a ton for some tickets. But atleast I got some. (I would say I payed too much, but how much would be too much to see the guys.) Long and short of it; ticketmaster told me the show has been and still is sold out. Merrie On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, stephanie wrote: > > HEY!!! > i just called ticketmaster (cause i didn't read these messages soon > enough)...but looking for the new inxs tour dates, i found that there are > still tickets left for the chicago show. yes STILL. when i called, at > about 4pm, there were about 20 tickets left. so i don't know how long > they'll last, because i think most people think it's sold out... > but it's not! they lied! > > stephanie =) > k > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:22:31 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: [INXS] SEARCHING for passes... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does anyone have any extra passes to the listening party at Joker tomorrow night (sat.12th)?? If so, could you email me at PARADIGM@CLO.COM thanks, Suz Email: Paradigm@clo.com Suz INXS WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/ WHAT YOU NEED P.O. Box 243, Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 5S1 Fanzine Info WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/crave.htm X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:43:28 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: Re: [INXS] CHICAGO TICKETS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 05:39 PM 4/10/97 -0500, Jeffrey S. Curtis wrote: >Stephanie writes: >}i just called ticketmaster (cause i didn't read these messages soon >}enough)...but looking for the new inxs tour dates, i found that there are >}still tickets left for the chicago show. yes STILL. when i called, at >}about 4pm, there were about 20 tickets left. [...] > >Weird. They were (temporarily?) sold out twenty minutes after they >went on sale. Hey Jeff, This happens all the time. People get excited, buy the tix, then realize that their credit card is "maxed out", or whatever. This opens up "sold out" shows. Also, sometimes the stages are reconfigured to provide a better/more complete audience point of view. This allows previously designated "obstructed view" seats to be sold as real seats after the fact. Kelly ------------------------ Blueprint for Life Etch out your own lines; don't follow the tracings of others. Abstract art, a picture of one's own murky future; jumbled, shimmering or clear. It's not here 'til it's here. -------KMA ................................................................. \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / | /\ ___\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ ................................................................. Don't count the days, make the days count. ................................................................. Apathy Error: Don't bother striking any key. Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:20:09 -0400 From: The Igloo To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] VH1 Concerts References: <199704110145.UAA12894@pop-3.iastate.edu> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu mekare@postoffice.ptd.net wrote: > > Heya Guys =) > I'm a total yahoo (and a yahoo who's been busy as of late, but not > too bust to see www.inxs.com and the GREAT pic's therein) and forgot to > watch the VH1 concert on Monday night...I remember seeing that they were > going to re-show it several times...anyone happen to know off-hand when > they're showing it again? I'll love you forever. =) > Btw...my fiance now thinks Kirk is the coolest thing in the world > and has even styled his mustache/goatee the same way. We have ANOTHER > convert to INXS! (Like it's that hard to convert ;) > Elegantly Yours, > Alysha > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Alysha*Kat*Mekare*Mystify > > "Wild child, full of grace, saviour of the human race" -- Jim Morrison, "Wild > Child" > > "Eternally wild with a power to make every moment come alive...all those stars > shine upon you, will kiss you every night" -- INXS, "Mystify" > > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* it is suppose to be on APRIL 13 at 12 am..... I have it taped but I missed the 1st song so Im gonna tape it again! Jenn X-Authentication-Warning: pepsi.imsa.edu: isabelle owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:34:07 -0500 (CDT) From: stephanie X-Sender: isabelle@pepsi To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] ANOTHER CHICAGO TICKET Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu jeff, i dont' have your email address, but do you still have that extra ticket for the chicago show? thanks, much... stephanie =) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:57:02 -0400 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS #11 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just checked the charts for 92 citi fm in Winnipeg, and INXS are listed at #11 for the week. Way to go guys!!! Sherrianne X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 12:12:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] VH1 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey everyone-- i was surfing around the tube last night, and INXS rocks the rockies was on at 11pm! i don't know if it was scheduled or not, but it sure was a nice surprise! :) -josh From: gbrcfaqr@ibmmail.com Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:42:54 EDT To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-Sender-Info: Lenny loves INXS Marcel de Natris Subject: [INXS] Any news for/from europe ? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu *** Resending note of 11/04/97 15:00 You're pretty right Marcel... the topics in this list have always seemed to be the same. As for me, I am from the city of Sao Paulo, in the south-east of Brazil and I barely hear something regarding INXS in South America. Sometimes I assume their fans are not aware how much big this band is in this region of the planet (or they simply ignore the fact, which is distressing, I tell you). If "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts" was a turkey in the rest of the world, here it is a different story. It sold approximately 500,000.00 copies only in Argentina (a country where the sextet has SUPERSTAR reputation). I have always been keen to share my knowledge about their popularity here but no one seems to be interested (I've been a loyal fan since the release of "Never Tear Us Apart" here, which is 9 years now. As you can tell, I really know INXS well, don't you agree?). Also, I have never hear a word from an INXSary in Japan (up to know).I wonder I would suggest having a larger diversification of information in this list. I wonder how popular the band is out there. Keep the peace, Lenny Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:01:18 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] ANOTHER CHICAGO TICKET From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu }jeff, i dont' have your email address, but do you still have that extra }ticket for the chicago show? Yes, I do. I expected it to arrive in the mail yesterday (TicketMaster tells me it was mailed from Ohio on Monday), but it didn't. I should have it in hand this afternoon. If it got lost in the mail, I'm not sure what I'll have to do - they say you can call their customer service people, but with general admission tickets, how do they know if you're lying? Ah well. Email me at the address listed in my signature if you're interested; I can give you my home phone number if you want to talk about it, or call me at my work number (also listed below) before about 5pm today if you want. Thanks, Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 X-Authentication-Warning: pepsi.imsa.edu: isabelle owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:32:44 -0500 (CDT) From: stephanie X-Sender: isabelle@pepsi To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu do you still have an extra ticket? i'd like one if you still have one! thanks, stephanie On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 Teresa@dunnsys.com wrote: > I think I have 2 extra tix to the Chicago show as well. If anyone is > interested, let me know. > > Teresa@dunnsys.com > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET > Author: inxs-list@iastate.edu at Internet > Date: 4/10/97 3:50 PM > > > >Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday > >(should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. > > >Jeff > > I also have an extra ticket for the Chicago show. I believe Stephanie said > she needed two, so maybe Jeff and I could sell them to her. Stephanie, are > you there? > > Basil X-Authentication-Warning: coke.imsa.edu: isabelle owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:50:49 -0500 (CDT) From: stephanie X-Sender: isabelle@coke To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Mayan ticket... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu aha! i found your address! is there any possibility that you still have this ticket? thanks, stephanie On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Jeffrey S. Curtis wrote: > Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday > (should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. > > Jeff > -- > Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager > Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov > 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 > Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 > From: Teresa@dunnsys.com Date: Fri, 11 Apr 97 16:12:57 CST Encoding: 79 Text To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re[2]: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Stephanie, It's available. E-mail me privately and we can discuss the details. Either: teresa@dunnsys.com or tv77@sprintmail.com Teresa ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET Author: inxs-list@iastate.edu at Internet Date: 4/11/97 1:34 PM do you still have an extra ticket? i'd like one if you still have one! thanks, stephanie On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 Teresa@dunnsys.com wrote: > I think I have 2 extra tix to the Chicago show as well. If anyone is > interested, let me know. > > Teresa@dunnsys.com > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ > Subject: [INXS] EXTRA CHICAGO TICKET > Author: inxs-list@iastate.edu at Internet > Date: 4/10/97 3:50 PM > > > >Ditto for me - I have one extra ticket for the Chicago concert on Monday > >(should be arriving in the mail today), if anyone's interested. > > >Jeff > > I also have an extra ticket for the Chicago show. I believe Stephanie said > she needed two, so maybe Jeff and I could sell them to her. Stephanie, are > you there? > > Basil Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:58:02 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] An Excess of INXS currently down Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, Yes, I do know that the site is currently off-line! There appears to have been a general systems failure at UMDNJ, and they're currently in the process of fixing everything. When all will be well is a good question -- I was told 2pm today (um... 4 hours ago), but obviously not. Stay tuned, and sorry for the interruption... -neil -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 17:55:10 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Search for tickets and what-not Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, Whereas I fully support the search for tickets, etc., it is important to not let the List get taken over by this. Once one message has been posted re: tickets, the person should be notified *privately*, not over the List. Two examples: (I write this only because I've been receiving private complaints... so please don't flame me as I won't respond.) Stephanie, It's available. E-mail me privately and we can discuss the details. Either: teresa@dunnsys.com or tv77@sprintmail.com --- This could have been sent directly to Stephanie -- why the extra step? aha! i found your address! is there any possibility that you still have this ticket? thanks, stephanie --- If you found his address, why not email him privately first? -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 19:57:50 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Any news for/from europe ? References: <01BC468C.45475600@haarlem32.pop.tip.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, First off, the site is back up and running... Thanks everyone for your patience! Second, another big thank you to everyone who has been so diligently voting for An Excess of INXS on the Aussie Top 20 web sites chart. The site returned to #1 this week by a large margin! It's a new week, so vote away! The site received over 80 votes this past week, so let's see if we can top it! Third, I would like to thank everyone on the List (yeah yeah, I'm in a giving thanks type of mood!) for their warm words and well wishes this past week. It's been a struggle to make sense of everything, but all of you are right -- things do slowly get better. I really appreciate it guys! And finally (sigh), re: Marcel de Natris wrote: > For some days now, I joined this INXS service, but almost all > news is related to these subjects: > 1. How great INXS is/are > 2. Reviews on the new album > 3. Concert tickets in the states > As a resident of The Netherlands, I would like to read more > about the releases and tourdates in Europe and The Netherlands. > The only dates I have seen are Uk dates and one date in Germany. > My point is: I expected a higher 'NEWS'-level, more tourdates > releases etc. Marcel, this is *NOT* an INXS news service - this is an email discussion forum for fans of the band. We do not have some secret link to the band's manager that accords us information before everyone else (well, ok, most of the time we don't.) Rather than criticize the discussions on the List, why not do something about it? As a European, if there are specific issues you feel are not being discussed, then by all means start up a conversation! It's not our "job" to supply you with information, and no one is being paid to transcribe articles, etc. We are here because we love the music, plain and simple. All of the news and other info filtering on this List are what people have heard, what people have seen, and what people have read. And that's all she wrote. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 19:47:10 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Search for tickets and what-not From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil writes: } [...] }--- If you found his address, why not email him privately first? Part of the confusion here probably revolves around the fact that the mode of operation of this list seems to have changed recently. To wit, an explicit "Reply-To:" header is inserted into all messages, forcing all replies to go back to the list rather than the sender. It used to be the other way around until very recently (unless I'm going senile). I don't recall reading any warning that this change was happening. Maybe there was, though - I was gone for a week and a half and had to trudge through 2,300 messages upon my return, so I may have missed such a notice quite easily. Since most people probably just use whatever their mailer's reply function is and then don't bother to check the address to which they're mailing, this could account for the recent rash of such messages being sent to this list. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 21:32:36 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS-What Do I Need Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu A ticket to The Mayan show in LA :- ) What Do ya Think? Don't tell me you can't think at all Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 22:35:30 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: jxerri@julian.uwo.ca To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Jeff Xerri Subject: [INXS] interview w/gary Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Here's an article from yesterday's Calgary Sun with "the Beers"...to tell you the truth, its really nice to hear from other members of the band. As for the article, wasn't it Murphy's decision to leave ? .....good to have you back neil. jff Thursday, April 10, 1997 INXS files By TYLER McLEOD Calgary Sun Pushing 20 years as a group and pushing its first new album in four years, INXS songs, old or new, mix easily and always go down smooth. "I'm surprised, too," marvels INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers, who was in town yesterday promoting Elegantly Wasted, which hits stores Tuesday. "I see Hits From the '80s albums and we're never on them. It doesn't sound dated." INXS is a constant radio staple, tossed in among the Silverchairs and Stone Temple Pilots as though New Sensation was still just that. "You're right. It still sounds fresh." The band's followup to the back-to-back success of Kick (1987) and X (1990) failed to fill stadiums or ring the registers. "I guess because in '91 we came out with Welcome To Wherever You Are and it was our most critically acclaimed album," contemplates Beers, "but the fact it didn't sell anything might have made us alternative again." Or maybe it was part of what Beers calls "the tall puppy syndrome" where acts are built up to be knocked down. The fever even died down in its native Australia. Now, as goes the music biz script, INXS is gearing up for another round. "Whatever has led us here, has worked really well," Beers says. "We're proud to sound like INXS. We don't feel the need to go jumping on any other bandwagons." The sound is as funky as it always has been. Only the background story has changed. During the break, the members of INXS changed record labels, fired their manager of 16 years, moved back and forth across the globe and brought the number of kids in the INXS family up to nine. Beers says the slow down in INXS-mania couldn't have come at better time. "The break was more than necessary for us. We've had our moments. During the recording of Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (in 1993) was a particularly hard time." That was when management problems arose and its old record company, Atlantic, was considering not even releasing Full Moon in North America. "Which was a bit of a blow," Beers admits. Beers says recording the new tracks with Bruce Fairbairn in Vancouver was like having the old gang back together again. "It's going to sound corny, but it's like when we first got together back in school," he insists. "It was a really good feeling when we were walking around Vancouver, just the six of us. No tour managers, no photographers. It hasn't been that way for years." Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:14:26 -0400 From: royal To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Tour of Toronto References: <199704100403.XAA08076@konza.flinthills.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi everyone... Here is a quick recap of what the boys were doing in Toronto (that I know of)... On Thursday, the boys did a private "meet the media" at the Sutton Place Hotel. From what I've heard, they were all dressed in Armani, Gaultier, etc. suits and were very nice to the media. I just came back from 102.1 The Edge where Andrew, Michael, and Garry did about an hour of talk and selections were played (from the CD). There were about 30-40 people in a part of the radio studio. Paula and baby Tiger were also present in the room. They signed anything and everything and smiled for pictures. If anyone wants to know more, please email....don't want to bore everyone w/ petty details. At about 9pm, Michael did an interview w/ the CBC. They will be playing a few selections from their new CD at Much Music on Saturday. I believe that will be about 3pm. Then on Saturday night, there will be a album release party at a club called The Phoneix. I asked Garry if they will be doing a concert at the club, and he said no since they didn't bring their equipment and apparently the club won't allow them. But he said they will show up for a few drinks. Apparently they will be in the Toronto region in September and be prepared for "bigger" venues instead of those small clubs. Enjoy! Jackie Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 20:27:15 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] Any news for/from europe ? From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I had a friend from Ecuador S.A. and he had said that INXS was very big there as well.... I think that if you want the LIST to be less "north-american centric", you just need to give input on your views from a south american or european perspective. After-all, the list is in the U.S. so there probably is a tendancy to have more US list members. Also the U.S. has a very high internet-connectivity ratio compared to that of the rest of the world (except for Finland!)... Maybe after the release of EW, things will pick up on the LIST as a result... and maybe there will be in increase of people from all over the world. Ciao ---------- >From: gbrcfaqr@ibmmail.com >To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Subject: [INXS] Any news for/from europe ? >Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:42:54 EDT > >*** Resending note of 11/04/97 15:00 > >You're pretty right Marcel... the topics in this list have always seemed >to be the same. >As for me, I am from the city of Sao Paulo, in the south-east of Brazil and >I barely hear something regarding INXS in South America. Sometimes I assume >their fans are not aware how much big this band is in this region of the planet >(or they simply ignore the fact, which is distressing, I tell you). >If "Full Moon, Dirty Hearts" was a turkey in the rest of the world, here it is >a different story. It sold approximately 500,000.00 copies only in Argentina >(a country where the sextet has SUPERSTAR reputation). I have always been keen >to >share my knowledge about their popularity here but no one seems to be >interested (I've been a loyal fan since the release of "Never Tear Us Apart" >here, which is 9 years now. As you can tell, I really know INXS well, don't >you agree?). > >Also, I have never hear a word from an INXSary in Japan (up to know).I wonder > >I would suggest having a larger diversification of information in this list. >I wonder how popular the band is out there. > >Keep the peace, Lenny To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 23:01:15 PST Subject: [INXS] the purpose of inxs list X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1-2,13-14,19-20,26-31 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu As I've only joined the list of late maybe I'm the wrong person to respond, but what the heck... In your message Marcel, you seemed disappointed that we weren't discussing news, only our opinions of the group and new CD. I would guess that if anyone on the list had REAL news about INXS, be it European, South American or Asian dates they would surely post them. There have been numerous posts lately about radio promotions, etc. (All of this info. and any other news is usually included in "Latest News" on Neil's page if that's all you really want.) However, in lieu of real news this list discusses INXS in whatever aspect we collectively see fit. In fact, I wouldn't categorize this list as a "newsgroup". It is simply a mailing list of people from around the world who enjoy discussing and sharing information about INXS. I agree with Lenny about postings from Japan. We would all probably enjoy hearing from any subscribers in Asia or Africa (there's bound to be some, as there are INXS fans everywhere). One of the things that is most enlightening about the list is hearing a perspective from around the world. On the subject of opinions: yes, we are all entitled to have one, and every one of them is valid. Still, if your opinion is that you don't want to hear our opinions, then you're probably right about this not being the list for you. Of course, that's just my opinion--and you're certainly welcome to stay if you decide this the right place for you. Keeping the Faith SueK X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:36:06 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: Re: [INXS] Aussie Release Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 09:27 10/04/97 +0000, Martijn wrote: >Is the European release set for April 14th as well? Can't wait to buy >the album! Nope, In Belgium it was in the shops on monday the 7th. Try the Free Record Shop in The Netherlands. Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:27:55 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] INXS on RTL-TVI Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi folks, For the European viewers who can receive the Belgian (French spoken) commercial television station RTL-TVI. Tonight at 17u45 Stars Magazine: INXS in Brussels. And my brother just told me MTV Europe showed the EW Brussels live video on friday afternoon. He didn't record it, so... I had to punish him :) Greetz from Belgium, Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 12:20:44 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu The official announced names for the Belgian Rock Torhout Werchter festival are on: http://www.humo.be/basta/tw-index.htm INXS is not yet on the list, but the site gets an update every tuesday. So, maybe next tuesday they will be on the list. Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 11:46:31 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] Neil, is this true??? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil, Where did you get this information? I hope you didn't misunderstand my previous posting? Michel Schueremans of 'Rock Torhout - Werchter' didn't say which festival. 'INXS is scheduled to headline the Belgian rock festival "Rock Torhout - Werchter" this summer. The date and ticket information have not yet been announced.' Stefan from Belgium. From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] [INXS - ALL] Suggestions Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 12:57:25 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I would like to thank everybody for their response (all the positive ones and the one (!) negative one) and I would like to give three suggestions. -------------------------------------------------------- The first suggestion: maybe it would be an idea to narrow the 'subject' field of the messages down, to include an area and short description (like "tickets" or "review"). Like this: [INXS - ALL] for all people [INXS - US] for all people in the US [INXS - UK] for all people in the UK [INXS - EUR] for all people in Europe (mainland) etc. I was pleased to see that all messages include the [INXS] tag, we could extend this, if it isn't too much bother. It makes selecting al lot easier for those who WANT to recieve mail about INXS (which I DO !) but do not want to read about tickets in the US or radio gigs in Australia. Of course launching several groups would be an alternative, but I can see that others in europe would like to recieve all info, so they will then have to subscribe to two newsgroups, wich would involve recieving duplicate mail. -------------------------------------------------------- The second suggestion: (not mine) Let's keep the "Re" stuff to a minumum and try to respond to persons directly WHEN WE CAN (I agree, sometimes adresses are not known). -------------------------------------------------------- The third suggestion: (to Neil) I would think that the management of INXS would consider keeping close touch to someone who has put such a great looking (!) and informative (!) site on the net. I assume you have tried to get in touch and that they weren't interested. If you haven't tried, let's try ! If you have tried, maybe emails or letters from a few hunderd fans (of this group) could have some effect ? There is nothing wrong with chatting, but it would be great if the management or the members of INXS would take part and give the latest info and tourdates directly in the group, wouln't it ??!?!?!? I hope that my suggestions will be noticed. I would like to tribute to this group and give more info about INXS in Europe/The Netherlands, but I can't give you any reviews or stuff, since the album has not been released here (yet). Marcel de Natris The Netherlands marcel.de.natris@tip.nl Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 13:11:11 -0400 From: jeff xerri To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] article w/andrew and kirk Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu check out http://www.canoe.ca/Jam/canoejam.html, there's an article with andrew and Kirk in Toronto....pretty cool picture of both of them as well! jff X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:47:21 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] Elegant resurrection on the new CD of INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Elegant resurrection on the new CD of INXS With small picture of the CD front EW is the name of the new INXS. The group goes further with the already tried and very succesful formula from r&b, pop, Chick-disco, rock and funk. The 11-th studio element may not sound very revolutionary, but stil contains -again- a collection of fine songs. The first single and title track, you whistle it, without any problems. But with "Don't lose your head", "Searching" (with a deep undercooled Hutchence), "I'm just a man" (with magnificent blazers) and "Girl on fire" (lovely beat), the band has certainly a few bangs in petto. With the well known ingredients as funk and synthesizerrock, INXS has delivered an extremely swinging and fresh album. They deserve also credit for the nice and beautiful artwork of the CD booklet. LAB. INXS, EW, Polygram Source: "Het Laatste Nieuws", monday the 7th of April. Personal thought: Is it just me, or is it only the Belgian press who writes great reviews of the CD? Is this the reason why INXS chose Belgium to launch the CD worldwide?! Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 16:46:04 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] Superstars talk with fans Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Another article from a Belgian newspaper... Monday, the 7th of April - "Het Nieuwsblad" "Superstars talk with fans" Brussels - For the fans, there was no place for the club concert INXS gave. But that didn't ment they were totally forgotten on friday. In the afternoon, the band organized a little party in a small room of the Botanique, "The Rotonde": 20 loyal fans, selected using the Internet and some newspapers, launched their questions to Hutchence an co. They got a rock 'n' roll-circus in full action: the band was 3 quarters of an hour late, busy talking record label boys on the phone and security guys on the exits. When the band members eventually appeared and sat together in 1 row on a long table, all the fans were so shocked it stayed silent for a long 2 minutes. Gitar player Tim Farris broke the ice: "Thank you, this was fun, good bye!" When he stood up and wanted to walk away as a joke, the questions flew through the place. "What do you think of the nuclear tests close to Australia", was a strong starter. "We hate'em", answered Michael Hutchence dead serious. "They always say: 'this is the last one'. But eventually they seem to need just another one." "Do you look at Paula Yates' children as if they were your own one's", was a good second question. Hutchence: "Yes, ofcourse. I was the only one of the band who wasn't a father. Now, i've joined the club." When, some time later someone asked who the biggest of the band was, the 6 band members stood up on their chairs. Who had the right equipment could follow it all on the Internet. After the question round, the band stayed a while chatting. Especially Michael Hutchence showed his best side. He talked open and frankly with the fans, autographed, and let himself being photographed. What do you meen, superstar? GDL Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 17:31:36 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] INXS in premiere in Brussels Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu And, ... another article. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR AGAIN FROM THE DUTCH MEMBERS OF THE LIST THERE's NO EUROPEAN NEWS !!! ;-) Author: Geert Desmet, monday the 7th of April - "Het Nieuwblad" 400 international VIP's on CD anouncement Big picture of Michael performing on stage in the Botanique Brussels - "It's located in the centre of Europe, the beer is good, and it doesn't always has to be London." That were the 3 reasons the members of INXS gave when they anounced -a little mont ago- the world premiere of their new CD, Elegantly Wasted, would be in Brussels. Friday, 400 journalists, TV crews, record business people and VIP's from all over the world landed in the Botanique for a unique club concert of the Australian rockers. "We've been away some time", said singer Michael Hutchence, "but I have good news for our fans and bad news for the INXS-haters: the next 2 years, you won't get away from us." Brussels was for one day the centre of rock 'n' roll. At least, that was the impression we had when we were welcomed by 4 hostesses in the newest INXS-T-shirt. And when we, a little while later, heard someone order his beer in Japanese. On the pass of the man beside us in the toilet we read: national radio Sweden. Also, the Belgian radio and TV was present massively for once on a rock-event. The BRTN (That's the Belgian national radio and television for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium) taped the concert for an INXS special programmed later this summer. And Radio Donna (FYI: for the Dutch speaking part of Belgium) and Radio 21 (FYI: for the French speaking part of Belgium) broadcasted live flashes of the whole event. BATTLE So, you've maybe heard in your living room what we heard and saw live: a concert that left a good impression that INXS confirmed on its new CD. Opener "New Sensation" boosted right from the start and was played with the hunger of a football player who, after a year of inactivity, smells the green grass again. What follewed was a smashing party of a band who after 20 years stil plays its old songs as they should be played: very hard, straight and like if it was the first time. Another strong point: the new material didn't lose the battle against the classics. The new single "Elegantly Wasted" was live a little fragmentation bomb that lighten'd up the concert half way even more. We've picked 3 more cold-shivering moments: the beautiful ballad "Never tear us apart", the as always unresistable funky "Need you tonight" and a re-hammered and blood-thrilling "What You Need". PUB "I like to play in small venues. I can smell you, and you me. I love it!", said Michael Hutchence before he sprankled his 5th bottle of Spa (FYI: Spa is a brand of Belgian water, like Evian, ...) on the compacted first rows. Soon, you'll need a very good nose to smell the band again, because INXS leaves again in a couple of months for a tour in big places. Michael Hutchence earlier that day: "Until now, we've kept it always easy. If we played at Wembley or a pub in Australia. It didn't made a difference. INXS on stage was always there: 6 boys and their songs. That isn't possible anno '97 for a band of our caliber. This tour we'll take it differently. With more special effects and multi-media-situations. We already have lots of ideas, only we do not know if we can pay them. (smiles)". Goes INXS Zooropa? We'll know it in the near future. Their world tour starts in South-Africa and travels to Japan and the US. In this scheme there's also place for some European summer festivals. Be Continued... Stefan. X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:46:19 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] INXS hysteria in Brussels Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Source: "Het Laatste Nieuws", monday the 7th of April. "INXS hysteria in Brussels" Brussels: Last friday, the Australian superband INXS announced their new album "EW" for the world press, with an exclusive concert in the Brussels Botanique. The stars where very friendly for their fans, and on top of that in top shape. Read more on page 14... Page 14 - big headline with picture of Michael performing in the Botanique "INXS keeps Brussels in extacy, a whole weekend long" "Hello world. Welcome to Brussels", in that way, the INXS singer and sexsymbol Michael Hutchence greets the public in the Brussels Botanique. The Australian superband chose Brussels for the launch of their new album "EW", an exclusive private-concert with the whole world press. The concert was live on Radio Donna and the BBC television spread the images to the entire world. A weekend long INXS crazyness in our country. The Botanique under siege, a whole weekend long. Camera crews, security agents, hundreds of journalists and overacting managers who phoned every now and then -using their cellular phones- half of the world and walked on and off cursing. The media circus around the arrival of INXS turned at full speed. The record company spared nothing, and the foreign journalists could strenghten their inner beings with several advance-receptions, press conferences and after-parties. We turned with them a whole day. Friday afternoon, fans could talk live with the band, and using the Internet questions from all over the world came in. "We've gone back to our roots on the new album" and "No, it doesn't matter if we play for 1.000 or 100.000 people. We give the best we can, every time" or "We do love Belgium, Brussels is the center of Europe, so why not launch our new CD here?", these are the most remarkable statements. Chatting with the fans Then, it goes to one of the many receptions. Only for the press and contest winners, that was the word. Hysteria and consternation if after 5 minutes the band drinks and socializes with the fans. They make with patience dozens of fans happy by taking pictures with them, autographing pictures on a tempo where "Get Ready!" would get very jaleous of. [FYI, Get Ready! is at this moment a very popular boys band in Belgium. But their success stays local - The rest of the world can only be happy with this ;-)]. Hutchence asks us a to light his cigarette. "Journalist, aye?! Now, you must know that between me and Paula Yates (Hutchence and Yates, an English top modem, and ex of Bob Geldhof, have just got their first child together) everything goes fine. And no, I don't use drugs. Bono from U2? Fine chap and a good friend of mine, but that new U2 album... Did you know that it was I that introduced Bono to dance-fellows as Goldie and Howie B? Renewing dance influences, oh boy. We did that ten years ago on our albums. I find that all a bit over shouted. Let us drink something". Right, again a myth out of the way. Michael Huthence may seem like a walking sexsymbol, he doesn't have star allures, until he walks on stage ofcourse. If he, together with his mates at 9 o'clock sharp, starts a kind of juke box-concert. A metamorphise takes place. He dances like a crowly cat, jumps elegantly in the public, throws away hands an kisses to the first rows and the born entertainer inside him comes out. Superband With a for granted taken routine, INXS plays hit after hit. "The Original Sin", "New Sensation", "Suicide Blonde", "Heaven Sent" they all are perfect switched with new ones like "Elegantly Wasted", "Just A Man", "Searching" and "Girl On Fire". Rock Torhout/Werchter boss Herman Schueremans shakes his head laughing he summarizes the concert: "They are good, aye? You can expect them again on stage somewhere in June". The fans, the press and the band itself all agree: "INXS is back and keeps deserving the superband label". After the concert it goes to the 'Ultimate Hallucination', in a 'secret', discotheque room of this Brussels historical tavern, the band enjoys together with some 'choosen ones'. When deep in the night, Michael Hutchence stand beside us in the toilets, he greets in our direction. "What did you think of us?", if we load him with compliments, he says smiling: "Wait on, if we start serious touring. Man, we are in the mood. The sparks will jump out of us". Author: Alain Layaha Stefan X-Sender: ralf0074@mailhost.innet.be Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 18:17:55 +0200 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stefan Steenkiste Subject: [INXS] INXS on RTL/TVI Stars Magazine sat 12/04/97 at 17u45 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just saw this show. It was a 5 minute report of the Botanique gig. Interviews with the band, flashes of the gig, interview in the hotel, ... They showed long fragments of EW and Suicide Blonde (a slightly higher tempo than the normal version). So, this was my last message for today. Stefan signing of... Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 13:40:55 +0000 From: voetsch@bc.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] MODERN ROCK LIVE SHOW To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does anyone know what stations carry the Modern Rock Live program for April 13? Thanks! Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:06:55 -0400 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS on Muchmusic Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just saw INXS and they were on Muchmusic for an hour!!! They played a few live tunes and showed a few videos. It was great and I would have missed it except my son flipped a channel and said "Mom, INXS is coming on!!!" What a great kid. Anyway, it was on here at 2:00 p.m. Central time, and it wasn't anywhere in the listings for Muchmusic. It was just in the middle of one of their Videoflows. They performed live: Need You Tonight, I'm Just a Man, Everything and Never Tear us Apart. I must say that I'm Just a Man is going to require a few listens to get used to. But, they all looked great. Tim has still got the hat. Love it, Tim!!! They talked a bit about the internet and www.inxs.com. Tim also said there were a few unofficial web pages worth checking out. Apparently, someone was there who has a page so we should be receiving a live report from someone soon, cause I think they are on the list. Hint, hint. Anyway, it was an incredible hour and now I have to get back to regular life although I shall be walking on air for the rest of the day. What a fantastic surprise!!! Sherrianne Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 16:41:43 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] INXS on Muchmusic Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 03:06 PM 4/12/97 -0400, Kozak said: >Just saw INXS and they were on Muchmusic for an hour!!! Yup I saw it too. A whole hour of INXS. They also played a couple of videos. > I must say that I'm Just a Man is going to require >a few listens to get used to. I was pleasantly surprised by this song. It had a completely different sound to it. >Apparently, someone was there who has a page so we should be receiving a >live report from someone soon, cause I think they are on the list. >Hint, hint. I'm guessing it's going to be Suzi. Isn't she from Canada? -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: [INXS] INXS on MTV Latino This week. Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 18:00:48 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id PAA15119 Hi Gang, I have the plasure to tell all of you that INXS has moved up this week from number 5 to number 2 on TOP 20 MTV latino with they´re first video EW for the forthcoming album.The song has been at the chart for about 4 weeks and has increased upstairs, debuting at number 18 then number 13 then number 5 and this week number 2. Don´t you all think that is pretty rapid the promotion. I think this is really important since INXS hasn´t figure in it at that level since 1991 with X and dissapear. Maybe most of you think that MTV is rubbish, but we can´t forget that may help a lot to EW climb at the Charts. So I hope next week EW reach number ONE from where U2 stay for a long 6 weeks (this week it is at number 13 moved down from number 10). Well, in relation to the EW released in Chile there is no news, but I called to Polygram Chile and they told me that may hit stores 16-17th odf April....Well I will have to elegantly wait for the album, but all I can say is that I´m desperate to hear it soon....lucky all of you who have heard it. Well, thats all folks and I will be updating the info as soon as possible. Your South American Report, Enrique From Chile. P.S: Neil, maybe you can add this to the lastest news OK.Go inxs Go. From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: [INXS] Rolling Stone Review Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 18:52:42 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just read the (American) Rolling Stone review on EW, and, except for the snide Men-At-Work remark at the end, it wasn't THAT bad. Again, tribute is made to INXS' ability to make "sexy streamlined funk-rock confections", just as nearly EVERY reviewer acknowledges about the album. But Rolling Stone (all three countries' versions) takes a negative view toward it, chastising the band for not sounding "fresh". It's unfortunate that the reviewers who dislike the album must do this, but I don't find it discouraging at all; nobody has really said it's BAD music--quite the opposite--just not in line with their expectations of what INXS should be. Too bad they just don't GET IT. Brian From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 21:54:44 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Ent. Weekly article/Billboard chart Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - EW is now at #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart! In the new Entertainment Weekly, there is a small article on Michael and his current musical favorites. The issue is dated April 18 and has Jim Carrey on the cover. The article is a regular feature called "What I'm Listening To" and appears on page 68 (in the music section. MICHAEL HUTCHENCE'S NEW SENSATIONS As a teen in Australia, INXS singer Michael Hutchence was part of a scene in which punks, soul boys, and disco types happily hung together in the same clubs, a state of affairs taht allowed INXS to forge their trademark rock-funk-pop hybrid (which can be heard on Elegantly Wasted, the band's new album). A man of wealth with catholic tastes, Hutchence says he's still "carnivorous" about music, and here he shares his newest sonic morsels. - Tom Sinclair -Prodigy, Music for a Jilted Generation (Mute): They're my current favorites. They take the excitement of a rave and turn it into something tangible on record. In a way their energy reminds me of the Stones when they first started. -Lewis Taylor, Bittersweet (Island UK): He's English. I don't know if you've heard of him over here yet, but he's got this great kind of Curtis Mayfield or Marvin Gaye vibe. When I first heard him, I thought, "Is this Philly soul, or what?" Then I saw his video and went, "Whoa - he's a white boy." -Serge Gainsbourg, Du Jazz dans le Ravin, Comic Strip, Couleur Cafe (Mercury): He's fantastic. I used to live in Paris and his house was right around the corner from me. He's from the old sort of Burt Bacharach school. Really funny lyrics, too, like this one song, "Harley David, Son of a Bitch." The accompanying photo is a bleary eyed black and white of Michael and the caption says INXS BAGGAGE: The singer cites his faves. Dana PS - Before I was laid off, I was the product manager for those Serge Gainsbourg albums... From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: [INXS] I wish you have some comments... Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 23:40:21 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, I hope this Number 2 position of EW at MTV Latino, give reason to make some comments about it...As far as I know it is the hihgest position of the song and video around the world... I hope. Enrique From Chile Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 23:49:08 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu CC: nkoth@worldnet.att.net Subject: [INXS] News from where the wind turns Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All Here come some INXS news : INXS moved to #23 up from #25 last week in Casey's top 40. the Address is: >http://www.magi.com/~menardd/kclatest.htm< Today a little INXS note was broadcasted in the biggest brazilian Rock radio station: 89FM. I translated it from portuguese. Sorry for any mistakes. These news are also in his web page: >http://www.rockwave.com/89/notas0.htm< ----- INXS turns into "Big People"(it means mature) According to the vocalist Michael Hutchence, this is the principal difference in their new album, that will arrive in Brazil this month. The album, called "Elegantly Wasted", brings some musics in the style of the big INXS' 80's sucess, and also mature sounds, Michael says. The lyrics also leaves that adolescent themes to turn more serious, according to his words. The album was released last week, with a little gig, where they showed that, in spite of being a litlle fatter, they have the same determination. ---- It is nothing more than we know, but it made me happy to know that the management is FINALLY working here. But do they think that the guys are fat? I think the jornalist need some glasses. ;)) Elegantly Happy, Danilo Meira -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 01:55:44 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS chat Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All On Mercury's Web page there is a ad that says: INXS - Chat on MTV On line (AOL) on 4/16 at 8PM EST But in 4/16 won't they at Rosie O'Donnell Show? Danilo Meira -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 13:32:53 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: [INXS] Message from Tim... Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu G'Day all, Tim wanted me to pass you all on a message...he's sorry for not writing to the list lately, he's been pretty busy with all the promotions, just in the past THREE days in Toronto, INXS have been doing so many interviews, etc, that even during INXS' rehearsal at Much yesterday, he was on the phone with a radio station, doing an interview. So, please forgive his absence for a while... He loves ya... Suz Email: Paradigm@clo.com Suz INXS WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/ WHAT YOU NEED P.O. Box 243, Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 5S1 Fanzine Info WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/crave.htm Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:06:08 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: re: [INXS] [INXS - ALL] Suggestions Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All > maybe it would be an idea to narrow the 'subject' field of the messages down, > to include an area and short description (like "tickets" or "review"). Like > this: > [INXS - ALL] for all people > [INXS - US] for all people in the US > [INXS - UK] for all people in the UK > [INXS - EUR] for all people in Europe (mainland) IMHO, I don't think it is a good idea. INXS is not a local band, it is a world band. Wherever you go, you will find INXS fans. And as a fan from Brazil, I think it is interesting to know what are happening to INXS popularity everywhere. It just my opinion, don't be bored with me, ok? -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 15:28:01 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: jqs@mail.globalserve.net To: INXS-L List Server From: "James Q. Stansfield" Subject: [INXS] INXS CD Release Party In Toronto! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Last week I said I couldn't go to the EDGE's Interview with INXS because my grandfather had died. Well, I couldn't get out to Minnesota for the funeral :( but I was able instead to attend Toronto's INXS CD Release Party last Saturday night! It was great. My fiancee & best friend and I were within the first 50 people in the bar. Upon entering we were given a Sampler Tape with: ELEGANTLY WASTED (SHAGSONIC REMIX), SHOW ME (CHERRY BABY) & DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD. We then waited while consuming alcoholic beverages. The upper balcony of the club was carded off but we went up anyways as many were seanking up. Apparently a 'birthday party' was going on later. Uh huh. We waited up there as we figured INXS would soon show. Later as a crowd gathered the stage was opened and a painter was painting th album cover on a huge canvas. Soon someone was on stage handing our CDs! We ran down the stairs and found out that they were the EG single. We hung around. About 20min later the guy was back giving the girls a white INXS shirt ala album cover. Lisa, my fiancee got one. We waited another 20min and I was happy to be handed a pre-release of the full CD! At this point the DJ (Live to Air on 102.1 The EDGE.) Said congrats and thanx to all members of INXS who were up on the balcony. We went back upstairs and there was a bouncer right in the corner where the band was talking up a storm with industry people and friends. The bouncer still maintained that a birthday party was in progress. I scuttled around the other way and walked right into Kirk Pengilly! ME: "Hey man... Howzit going?" KP: "Ugh!" ME: "Really eh?" KP: "Ugh! Its took crowded over there!" (Points to the other band members.) Now stupidly I came unprepared WITHOUT a pen! I quickly offer anyone cash for a pen. The bar wench says she'll lend me her pen IF I use it only at the bar! I return to Kirk who is talking wiht other fans. I wait and then explain what a silly idiot I am for not bringing a pen! He understands and comes back to the bar with me to wait for the bartender and her pen! What a great guy! In the course of our ensuing three minute conversation, Kirk confirmed that INXS will be playing Toronto next September in a large venue(!), wondered where I got an advanced copy of the CD and kindly declined my buying him a drink (He had a Corona in his hand...) as he and 'is mates are leaving soon to go to another pub. After that I said my thanx and wished him and the band another great twenty years. It was insane to attempt to get the rest of the band individually or as a whole to the bar so we soon left. (We couldn't get thru the throng of people crowding them anyway.) In my mind it was quite the productive and enjoyable evening. Not only did I get a copy of the CD (Which rocks BTW) I met and got a signature of my favorite band member. What a great guy to honor such an unusual request from a fan! I must now leave and listen to the CD at least ten more times! Jaymz "I'm looking at around 45k and upwards to start..." JQS 3-20-97 -- /*** * James Q. Stansfield * Quixotic Web Development, Hamilton, ON [http://www.quixnet.com] * * Gadzooks He's baaack! * ***/ Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:26:47 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: INXS-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In responding to the INXS Song of Week you can give your opinions on the lyrics and music of the song, its strong or weak points, and/or any special meaning the song has had at one time, or still holds for you. INXS SONG OF THE WEEK #32 - Deepest Red Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 05:25:19 -0400 From: royal To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS at the "phoneix" References: <199704100403.XAA08076@konza.flinthills.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hi everyone... I returned from a night of excess partying w/ the real nice and down to earth guys of INXS at the album release party at the Phoenix in Toronto. It's nice to see that all of them will actually take the time to talk w/ their fans and spend some quality time w/ us. I happened to be at the right place at the right time when INXS came to the back part of the club. We actually got blocked inside the enclosed area where they were all hanging out. (Of course we weren't complaining!!) It was 13 years ago when I initally met them through a contest and I guess the older I get, the more I respect them as individuals rather than just as "inapproachable" entertainers. jackie Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 17:21:10 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >INXS SONG OF THE WEEK #32 - Deepest Red Now _this_ is what I call a great bside. The song doesn't seem to fit in with the sound of WTWYA album but fits perfectly as a bside. I'd like to hear more songs such as this as bsides instead of remixes of older songs. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 19:10:02 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red References: <199704132121.RAA17617@netway1.mdc.net> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sue wrote: > Now _this_ is what I call a great bside. The song doesn't seem to fit in > with the sound of WTWYA album but fits perfectly as a bside. I'd like to > hear more songs such as this as bsides instead of remixes of older songs. I couldn't agree more -- fantastic song! Trivia note: It was actually supposed to appear on X (along with Salvation Jane, which Jenny Morris later recorded), but was bumped off the album... -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 19:21:01 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 07:10 PM 4/13/97 -0400, Neil Kothari said: >I couldn't agree more -- fantastic song! Trivia note: It was actually >supposed to appear on X (along with Salvation Jane, which Jenny Morris >later recorded), but was bumped off the album... That's interesting. I thought it sounded more like a song that belonged on X than WYWYA but since I was a bside to Not Enough Time I assumed (wrongly) it was written around the time of WYWYA. Thanks for the trivia note. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 21:09:03 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie O'Donnell Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, I was just wondering, will INXS definately be on Rosie this Wed? They aren't listed in the tv guide, although I'm not sure they ever list the musical guests. It's just that I switched my hours at work so I could be home to watch, and record, it. Don't want to be disappointed. Peace, Amy Lynne From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] INXS chat Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 20:47:11 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > Hi All > > On Mercury's Web page there is a ad that says: > INXS - Chat on MTV On line (AOL) > on 4/16 at 8PM EST > But in 4/16 won't they at Rosie O'Donnell Show? Yeah, but the Rosie O'Donnell Show is on at 4pm EST, so they'd have plenty of time to make it to the Chat. Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 22:01:54 -0400 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS on Rosie Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just checked the TV Guide and INXS are scheduled to appear on the Rosie O'Donnel Show on Thursday, April 15. I saw no mention, whatsoever, of them on David Letterman for this week. Sherrianne Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 22:53:12 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: j.aumon@mail.cimtegration.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: royal@cimtegration.com (royal) Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie O'Donnell Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I asked Garry yesterday about Rosie, and he said that it is a go. As well, they are scheduled to do Letterman, but I'm not sure of the date. >Hi all, I was just wondering, will INXS definately be on Rosie this Wed? >They aren't listed in the tv guide, although I'm not sure they ever list >the musical guests. It's just that I switched my hours at work so I >could be home to watch, and record, it. Don't want to be disappointed. >Peace, Amy Lynne > From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 20:56:09 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This has got to be one of THE greatest songs INXS have ever recorded. I'd easily put it in my Top 5 favorites. I always felt it belonged right on WtWYA; I guess because it's on Not Enough Time's b-side. It definetly belonged on one of those albums (X or WtWYA). Very classy. Has a...romantic...timeless...quality to it. This is EXACTLY the kind of b-side song they should be putting on their singles, as opposed to re-mixes. Brian X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:17:14 +1100 To: From: Matthew Marsland Subject: [INXS] E.W. numbered cd's Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just found out that a independent music store in Adelaide (that's in Australia) is releasing E.W. today with an exclusive limited edition numbered outer slip-case, I don't even know the name of the store yet until my INXS friend over there contacts me at lunchtime today. Hopefully they managed to get one for me. Also, the bonus 6-track live cd you get with pre-ordering E.W. from a Brashs music store, contains the following tracks live from the Aspen concert: New Sensation, E.W., Searching, NYT, WYN and Kick. However I've been told by my friend that they won't have these bonus cd's in until Thursday. (the nearest Brashs store to me is 300km's away!) The Triple M radio special last night was the Brussels gig. I haven't heard of any CD release parties in Australia. The last couple of albums they had a party, for Full Moon.. each member of INXS attended a different party in every state of Australia. For Welcome, there was a video link up at a party where the band sent messages on a screen and they played all the Welcome video's for the first time. The party in Canada sounded really great, wish I was there! Just another thing, the Australian Part 1 of E.W. single was late a couple of days, because there was a stuff-up. Instead of getting the 4-track CD, they had put a one track promo cd in by mistake. I guess these will be a collectors item, one of my friend's said they have already seen one, wonder how many escaped before they realised the mistake ? There will also be an INXS article appearing in the next 'IT' Australian Record Collectors Magazine BTW. MATTHEW. Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 23:36:48 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] INXS on Rosie References: <33519012.3CF3@swanvalley.freenet.mb.ca> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Kozak wrote: > > I just checked the TV Guide and INXS are scheduled to appear on the > Rosie O'Donnel Show on Thursday, April 15. I saw no mention, > whatsoever, of them on David Letterman for this week. My information is that they will be on the show April 16, which is a Wednesday. As for David Letterman, they are confirmed for April 22. Also, don't forget --- INXS Rocks the Rockies tonight at midnight EST! -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:44:16 +1100 To: From: Matthew Marsland Subject: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Regarding my last post, the Elegantly Wasted numbered cd's are an exclusive to an independent music store in South Australia called "The Muses" (I'm told they only have 2 outlets). The cd's hadn't arrived yet when my friend went there during his lunch break, so when I find any more info out I'll let you know. I guess it's a bit of a bummer hearing about all these bonus cd's if your not in Australia, but you U.S. guys get the concerts first, so I guess this makes things even. I've just been handed another short review of E.W. - The boys are back with a hot collection of songs, ranging from the funky - "E.W." to the soulful - "Searching", not to mention the brooding - "Building Bridges". If you thought INXS had become really bland, you may well change your mind after hearing this. Also there's a competition to win an INXS t-shirt - Can't you see yourself in this piccie ? Well, now you can be cos we're giving away sexy INXS T-shirts. Wear one and you'll soon find yourself surrounded by studly members of INXS (well, maybe not, but you'll look totally cool anyway!). We have 10 to give away. - They are the t-shirt Lara is wearing on the album cover (perhaps they will be on sale at the U.S. gigs this week ? MATTHEW. From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 23:56:09 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie & Dave Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - If I remember correctly, the TV appearances are: Rosie O'Donnell - Wednesday, April 16th David Letterman - Tuesday, April 22nd FYI - Rosie tapes in the mornings, Letterman tapes at about 5:30pm. If you're thinking of hanging out to try to meet the band, best bet is Letterman - only one real entrance - on 53rd Street, between Braodway and 8th Aves. They'll show up sometime in the afternoon and will probably soundcheck right before the taping (5ish?). Sometimes the band is still soundchecking when they let the audience in. Rosie would be tougher, because she's in the GE Building, which has a lot of entrances, including one in a garage, and there's more security. Dana X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 14:13:00 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This is my favourite INXS b-side, it's too good to be called a b-side though. Neil posted that it was to appear on X, it was also meant to appear on Live Baby Live, but after they scrapped almost all of LBL and replaced what they had with Wembley songs and Shining Star, I guess it got discarded. LBL would have been so much better if it included what they already had done. The thing I don't like about it been a b-side is that they don't get played at concerts, if it had made one of the albums it probably would of. But I love this song and it's probably in my top 10-15 alltime INXS songs! MATTHEW. From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 00:33:21 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - Rosie O'Donnell is on Thursday, April 17th. Other guests are Shannen Doherty and Howie Mandell. Dana From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 00:39:14 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie, part 2 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi again - Rosie O'Donnell tapes her shows from 2 - 3 in the afternoon, so INXS will probably be taping on Wednesday afternoon. Dana From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 00:30:11 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Letterman Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - According to the Late Show web site, INXS is scheduled for April 22nd. Other guests are Katie Couric and Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel). Dana From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] SOTW#32 - Deepest Red Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 22:26:10 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > it was also meant to > appear on Live Baby Live, but after they scrapped almost all of LBL and > replaced what they had with Wembley songs and Shining Star, I guess it got > discarded. LBL would have been so much better if it included what they > already had done. What do you mean by this? Did they plan on doing something completely different with Live Baby Live? I'm really interested in hearing about this. Brian To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 21:51:14 PST Subject: [INXS] SOW Deepest Red X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 4-5,13-14,16-18 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This is the class of song that, when you get it home from the store, makes you glad you've just spent the extra$$ on the extended CD single. True to INXS it looks hurt & betrayal in the eyes and says "I will not let it break me," which is just the kind of song to play when life is screwing you around. There are two things about this song that I really love. The first is the odd syncopation that demands attention (I think I have a pretty good sense of timing, but after trying to finger-drum with Jon for about a third of this song I just start laughing at my inadequacy and let the master finish the rest of the song by himself.). The second thing that really stands out for me in this song is the searing guitar. This style of playing seems unusual for Tim (maybe because it's Kirk or Andrew!) and it fits perfectly for this song. Side-bar: Does anyone else just think the cover on the CD single is the perfect illustration of "not enough time"? SueK Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 22:22:57 -0700 (PDT) From: "V. Iya" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] MTV Top 20? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I understand Elegantly Wasted is currently on MTV's weekly Top 20 countdown. Can someone tell me when that program is aired (in the U.S.)? It used to be on Friday evenings, but apparently not any more. Thanks, Vik X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 23:57:15 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: [INXS] Modern Rock Live Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu O.K. - So how many people caught it?? Included tidbits -- Whomever it was that mentioned Kirk being pushed off the stage into the parting crowd -- Aparently he'd broken some ribs skiing earlier and hadn't told the rest of the guys. Plus, when he fell, there was broken glass on the floor. I'da been pissed too. They played a whole bunch of song a la carte - 'cuze me - accoustically. They interviewer apparently forgot poor Garry & Jon were in the studio. They'll be back touring the states in Aug. They've got it in for Ohio (I'd personally like to know why). Kirk's into Fuzzy Bugs :) Tim is a closet Thesbian. And they say that our Top 100 songs has influenced their set choices -- So we should all expect to be seeing Kiss the Dirt RIGHT?? I've got the whole thing on tape if anyone missed it....... Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 16:27:15 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] LBL (version 1) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 10:26 PM 13/04/97 -0600, you wrote: >What do you mean by this? Did they plan on doing something completely >different with Live Baby Live? I'm really interested in hearing about >this. I think this discussion as taken place before, but for those new to the list, The band had almost completed recording 'live baby live' and had takes, from all around the world which MarkO had been recording on tour with them. But after they heard the Wembley show because the band thought it sounded so great, they decided to use songs from that concert. Basically LBL is only 2 concerts - Wembley plus 4 songs from Rocking the Royals in Melbourne 1985, and Suicide Blonde track says "Hey Rio" at the start but the actual song sounds very much like Wembley, plus when they played S.B. at Rio Michael's microphone didn't work for the first verse, so unless the recorder picked up the microphone and the sound system didn't, I don't know ? But the CD cover lists all these heaps of countries that the recordings came from, which are not even what appears on the CD, these are the countries Mark Opitz recorded songs in, which probably would have appeared on LBL (version 1). What LBL turned out to be was a collection of songs from what were memorable INXS concerts (Wembley & performing for the Royals are probably some of the most important performances INXS has done) but this doesn't mean they are the best versions they have played of a certain song just because the "event" was good. I had also been told by people at MMA that the album would include really old live stuff even as far back as 'The Farriss Bros Band'. LBL was a real disappointment for me anyway, where was Don't Change, Original Sin, Listen Like Thieves, Devil Inside, etc, tell me One X One deserves it's place over some of these, especially when had been watching that exact version for 6 years already on the 'Living' video. I just think they should have used what they had originally, each song should have come from a different concert. Perhaps they will release another live album one day, what I expected of a live album was for example, they could have say 'To Look At You' from U.S.'83, then Original Sin from Japan in 1984, Melting in the Sun from Australian made in 87 etc. Different years and different places, not just the same. Also would have worked better as a double CD this way they could have had their Wembley stuff, but at the same time included older stuff which is what the fans want, am I right ? As well as more bonus tracks like Deepest Red. MATTHEW. X-Authentic-Sender: p0vinogr@rusty.teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:19:38 +0930 (CST) From: Thrust To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Matthew Marsland wrote: > > Regarding my last post, the Elegantly Wasted numbered cd's are an exclusive > to an independent music store in South Australia called "The Muses" (I'm > told they only have 2 outlets). The cd's hadn't arrived yet when my friend > went there during his lunch break, so when I find any more info out I'll > let you know. I guess it's a bit of a bummer hearing about all these bonus > cd's if your not in Australia, but you U.S. guys get the concerts first, so > I guess this makes things even. I just came from the Muses Adelaide city store. Yes, they have the limited release INXS Elegantly Wasted covers. From what I see the covers come from a company/group called Leading Edge Music, however it still has a Mercury badge on it. Just call me limited release no 2283. Oh yeah it is on offer for $24.95 yah. (no bonus live CD with it) VINO! ///////////////////////////////////////////////// /// /// \\ \\ ||||| // // \\\\\ ||||||| /// \\ \\ || || // // \ || /// \\\\\\\ ||||| // // \\\\ || /// \\ \\ || || // // \\ || /// \\ \\ || || /////// \\\\\ || HOME PAGE : http://www.student.adelaide.edu.au/~thrust EMAIL : p0vinogr@teaching.cs.adelaide.edu.au From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] SOW Deepest Red Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 10:48:06 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sue wrote: "There are two things about this song that I really love. The first is the odd syncopation that demands attention (I think I have a pretty good sense of timing, but after trying to finger-drum with Jon for about a third of this song I just start laughing at my inadequacy and let the master finish the rest of the song by himself.)." I am a drummer myself, I will write the beat down for you. Make sure that you use a proportional font (characters with equal width) while printing (or reading for that matter): Basic rhythm: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x (hi-hat, RH) o o o o (snare, LH) o o o o o o (bass, RF) With "ghost notes" (light hits on the snare): 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x (hi-hat) o o o o o o (snare) o o o o o o (bass) Bridge (sax piece): 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 x x x x x o x x x x x x x x x x (hi-hat) / / / / / / / / (rim) o o o o o o (bass) Two remarks: 1. Of course Jon gives accents to parts and changes them, he opens the hi-hat slightly on different beats, he (like all drummers) adds fills etc. 2. I disregard the tambourine, but you may want to include it also. (on same beats as the hi-hat - every 1/8) In practise, use a lower tempo, then speed it up to the tempo of the song. Bye ! Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl X-Authentication-Warning: gamera.syr.edu: jrfisher owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 12:07:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Joshua R. Fisher" X-Sender: jrfisher@gamera.syr.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] modern rock! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey everyone!! well, tomorrow is the BIG day, at long last! :) i got lucky and caught the modern rock live show last night...it was terrific! i always like hearing the guys screwing around, they are 6 of the funniest guys you could ever wanna hear! :) especially kirk. :) they played some album cuts, including give it up, don't lose your head, and girl on fire. then they did a live acoustic set, w/ i'm just a man, everything, and never tear us apart. i spent the whole hour hitting redial trying to get thru, but no luck. oh well! :) btw--on the SOTW, deepest red is absolutely one of the BEST songs they have done....it instantly blew me away. i always thought it should have been an album track, but i'm just glad we got to hear it one way or another! -josh Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 10:15:08 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: Rosie Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu DaGro1@aol.com wrote: > > Hi All - > > Rosie O'Donnell is on Thursday, April 17th. Other guests are Shannen Doherty > and Howie Mandell. Hi again. I'm confused. Will INXS be on Wed April 16, as scheduled, or Thur April 17? Ooh, EW just came on!!! Anyway, Neils site still has them listed to be on the 16th. What's going on? Why the change? Please, I need to know for sure, so I can adjust my hours at work. BTW, I've never heard Deepest Red. Where I live we have only one record store, besides places like Target, WalMart, etc, so my selection of music is limited. I had to search in other cities just to find some of INXS' major CDs. Finding singles with these great Bsides is impossible. Any help on Rosie would be appreciated. Peace, Amy Lynne Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 10:05:11 EDT From: "LENNY" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] As for Argentina...? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hello again - It is me...! Any Argentine members to report how "EW" does in the country? Keep in communication, Lenny Elias "Same Direction" - An INXS Newsletter From South America Editor - Publisher Sao Paulo, Brazil X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 23:26:09 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 05:19 PM 14/04/97 +0930, you wrote: >I just came from the Muses Adelaide city store. Yes, they have the limited >release INXS Elegantly Wasted covers. From what I see the covers come >from a company/group called Leading Edge Music, however it still has a >Mercury badge on it. Just call me limited release no 2283. Oh yeah it is >on offer for $24.95 yah. (no bonus live CD with it) > >VINO! The bonus live cd wasn't meant to be with this, the live cd is another exclusive offer only to Brashs, so if you want the live cd you have to buy Elegantly Wasted again from a Brashs store. I was told you only get it if you placed a pre-order of the album so you might not be able to get it now, but they would have spare ones I'm sure if you asked. As for the Muses exclusive offer I've been told they do this often, they gave away an exclusive U2 12" single with Zooropa for example. MATTHEW. Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:38:06 -0400 (EDT) From: John_Henderson X-Sender: jhenders@grits To: INXS list Subject: [INXS] wall of sound Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu there is an interview with michael and tim at the www.wallofsound.com site Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:33:18 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Re: Rosie References: <335249FC.5511@ic.mankato.mn.us> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi there, Sorry for all the confusion about the Rosie appearance. Here is the final word: INXS will tape the show with Rosie on the 16th, but it will be aired on TV on the 17th. So, set your VCRs for Thursday's show, not Wednesday. As for David Letterman, that's still on for April 22. amy thompson wrote: > > DaGro1@aol.com wrote: > > > > Hi All - > > > > Rosie O'Donnell is on Thursday, April 17th. Other guests are Shannen Doherty > > and Howie Mandell. > > Hi again. I'm confused. Will INXS be on Wed April 16, as scheduled, or > Thur April 17? Ooh, EW just came on!!! Anyway, Neils site still has them > listed to be on the 16th. What's going on? -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: RE: [INXS] As for Argentina...? Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:48:49 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id SAA04407 Hi leo, It been to much time we don´t talk friend. Have you seen my post of EW Video at MTV top 20 at number 2 last week. It´s terific see the guys again at top of tops. My friens as far as I know INXS is blowing Argentina, Alfredo told me that INXS it´s at number 1 in most of the local radios, even they gave 2 concert tikets for the belgium gig. INXS is doing well in south america so lets hope they visit us again Leo. P.S:I haven´t receive the envelope yet. Try and check it out. ---------- > De: LENNY > A: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Asunto: [INXS] As for Argentina...? > Fecha: Lunes 14 de Abril de 1997 2:05 PM > > > Hello again - It is me...! > Any Argentine members to report how "EW" does in the country? > Keep in communication, > > Lenny Elias > "Same Direction" - An INXS Newsletter From South America > Editor - Publisher > Sao Paulo, Brazil Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:57:02 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Mr. Reliable Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, If anyone has the soundtrack for the movie Mr. Reliable, could you please email me the matrix number for the CD? It's not in the discography... For those of you who are new-comers, "The Loved One" appears on the soundtrack to this movie, released this year. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: SNP3@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:01:10 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS on Rosie Thursday Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi gang, I just looked up the Rosie show for wednesday and thursday in the tv guide, and they are listed to air on Thursday, April 17th. They are probably just taping the show on wednesday, as Dana said. Hope that clears things up! Stephanie From: "Craig Pinkerton" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's + Words to EW songs Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:39:39 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Regarding my last post, the Elegantly Wasted numbered cd's are an exclusive > to an independent music store in South Australia called "The Muses" (I'm > told they only have 2 outlets). The cd's hadn't arrived yet when my friend > went there during his lunch break, so when I find any more info out I'll > let you know. I guess it's a bit of a bummer hearing about all these bonus > cd's if your not in Australia, but you U.S. guys get the concerts first, so > I guess this makes things even. Well, got news for you. I purchased EW yesterday in the exclusive numbered pack from a record store in Castle Hill in Sydney. Me thinks its not so exclusive. The music store owner asked me if I had a preference for a number. I didn't, but he did point out that he carried the number 666 and it had already gone. Just a question to you other people out there. In the inner sleeve booklet that comes with EW I only have the words for 3 songs. Have I been dudded, or is this some sort of stupid decision made by some idiot from some ridiculous marketing arm of Mercury? Craig. Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 23:33:50 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Michael's MTV article Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id VAA11941 Hi INXSaries, There is an Mike article on MTV on line about his troubles in England: > > > INXS Singer Hutchence a Reluctant Soap Star > > April 11 [12:00 EST] -- While most rock stars don't look forward to the media crush surrounding a new album release, >the diversion is likely a goddsend for INXS singer Michael Hutchence. > Hutchence, his mate British TV VJ Paula Yates and her estranged > husband, Boomtown Rat-turned-famine fighter Sir Bob Geldof, have > been rivaling Michael Jackson and Oasis when it comes to coverage > from England's Fleet Street tabs. > > Case in point, this past weekend while on a Canadian press tour, > Australia-based INXS were politely queried on writing and recording > their new album, "Elegantly Wasted," set for release this week. But > across the Atlantic, yesterday's Sunday Mirror carried yet another > report on the status of last fall's drug allegations against Hutchence > and Yates leveled by a former employee. > > The past two years have been a soap opera rivaling anything on the > English telly: drugs, sex and rock n' roll combined with varying > doses of family values, mystery threats and accusations of > manipulation. > > In 1994, Yates and Geldof, together 18 years and the parents of three > daughters -- were the media's perfect couple. That ended when Yates, > the star of a popular TV show that included a segment that saw > celebrities interviewed in bed, hosted Hutchence in that setting, > sparks flew and in short order she was photographed checking out of a > hotel with the Australian singer. It became bigger news when Hutchence > punched the photographer. Yates left Geldof, Hutchence walked out of a > five-year relationship with model Helena Christensen. Just a few short > months later, Yates announced she was having Hutchence's baby. > > The tabs had a field day. Yates was the villainess who deserted her > family for sex icon Hutchence. They printed allegations she had taken > fertility drugs to trap the singer, reported on her financial problems > and accused her of being more interested in her breast implants > than her children. > > Yates dropping a bag of groceries was already front page fodder, but > the Fleet Street frenzy escalated considerably last October as an > anonymous tip saw the police dispatched to the couple's estate while > Yates and Hutchence were away in Australia with their two month-old > daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily. The authorities seized a > substance reported to be opium and eventually arrested the couple, who > were further vilified when it was revealed that Yates' 13 year old > daughter had seen explicit pictures of Yates and Hutchence in action > stashed in the same place as the opium. > > Meanwhile activist Geldof, dubbed "Saint Bob" by the papers, > campaigned to much sympathy advocating fathersš rights fueled by > Yates's talk of moving the children to Australia. The British press > ignored Hutchencešs efforts to spotlight human rights violations > in Indonesia but were again front and center last month when Yates > threw a brick through Geldof's window. > > At the time of the drugs seizure, incriminating statements were given > by the children's nanny and Yates' press agent to the police. The > latter told the Daily Mirror she had first-hand evidence of Paula > buying the drug from pop star-turned nightclub-owner Steve Strange. > > Yesterday the Sunday Mirror reported that the statements were being > withdrawn. The paper also said the Crown Prosecution Service is "set > to announce" that Yates and Hutchence won't be formally charged. > > Hutchence can only hope this chapter's closure will signal a tapering > off of his starring role in the continuing saga dubbed "The Bob and > Paula Show" and shine the light on their 10th studio album, their > first since 1994, this one recorded last Spring in Vancouver with > producer Bruce Fairbairn. > > Meanwhile, INXS played three songs live on on the Canadian MuchMusic > network in Toronto on the weekend. Yates and Heavenly Hirani were in > the front row but the band managed to keep the focus on the music. The > band will make a few select television appearances in the near future, > including MTV, David Letterman and Rosie O'Donnell. > They'll also perform a handful of concerts including April 17 at > Irving Plaza in New York and stops in Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, > Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles San Francisco. > Get the grist from Hutchence firsthand when Inxs chats live on AOL in > MTV's Arena Wednesday, April 16 at7 p.m. AOL users type keyword: > MTVArena. This is not the kind of an article to be placed near an album release, but... See you later Danilo -- Realize what we're doing here The time is right to kill your fears... Push away those Bitter Tears (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) --- Peace and Love INXS for all, --- Danilo Meira X-Sender: pwyatt@dca.net Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:52:27 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Patricia Wyatt Subject: [INXS] Rosie O'Donnell - 16th or 17th? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I just checked my tv guide and it lists INXS for the 17th (Rosie O'Donnell). Anyone else? I want to record the right day and Amy needs to stay home from work on the right day! It would make sense if they changed it to the 17th since they are in NY that night. Does that mean that those of us going to the show should hang out at Rosie's in the afternoon? (Thanks Dana for the info on the studio - Dana may not be at Mercury but she stills has tons of helpful info!) Tomorrow the CD and Thursday the show - the long wait comes to an end. Stepan - The reports on the Belgium show and encircling pandemonium were wonderful. Thanks so much for all the translations. And the South America reports are great too. See Marcel - we are now very international. Keep up the good work - And Matthew from homebase as well. Patty Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:05:30 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Man! Where do I start? This show was AWESOME. INCREDIBLE. The best I've ever been to! (And it was the third time I saw them.) Even the friend I took along, who isn't really a big INXS fan, said it was almost the best show he's even seen (second to Rush in his book). On the way to the Riviera, I was flipping channels in the car and heard Michael and Kirk being interviewed live on 100.3. They said they were going to be back in Chicago in August for "a proper tour". We got there about 5:30pm and were about 60th in line to get in. Doors opened about 6:15pm, and the opening act ("Radish") was still doing sound checks, so we didn't get in until a while later. Everyone ran toward the stage amidst the bouncers' pleas of "WALK! NO RUNNING!" and I managed to squeeze into the absolute front-and-center spot. My friend ended up about three rows of people behind me. Radish was lame, but not terrible. The lead singer looked about 15. I screamed, "Where are you from?" - they're from Texas, and at least acted like they were big INXS fans (they may well have been), so it was alright. Perhaps ten minutes before INXS came out, the girl immediately to my right (who, with her friend, was bitching at the girl behind them, and telling the bouncers to "tell her to stop elbowing me!") feinted and fell right into me. She lowered gently to the ground and just lied there, motionless. Her friend totally freaked out and started screaming about how she was having a seizure (which she wasn't); the medic came over and hauled her out, and they missed a great show. The thing that made this show so perfect was that the guys were truly excited to be performing. You could tell they were all having a great time (other than when Tim tripped over his distortion pedal and spent the next few minutes trying to repair it in the middle of the song). Michael repeatedly said, "We're BAAAAACK!" and kept talking about how great it felt to be back performing in the U.S. with such an awesome album coming out tomorrow. The audience was great, and the guys seemed *so* happy to be there! I'll try not to babble too much more, but just give some of the highlights: - They added "Kiss the Dirt" to the playlist as predicted. As it was starting up, Michael looked quizzically into the audience and asked, "Do you know this one?" and everybody screamed and sang along the rest of the way. - After the second or third song, Michael was taking a breather at the microphone, and I yelled out, "Twenty more years, Michael!" He looked at me and laughed and said, "Yeah, really!" then turned to the rest of the audience and said, "It's 20 years for us in August, you know?" - Michael came out into the audience several times (as usual!), most of which was right into where I was standing. At one point he was almost entirely into the crowd, being grabbed by everyone (er.. myself included). Someone wouldn't let go of his arm as he tried to get back onto the stage. He also reached down a few other times and grabbed my hand, and slapped my hand a few other times. - Devil Inside - this was just insane. As the song started, this *gorgeous* blonde got passed up toward the stage over my shoulder. The bouncers, of course, yelled for her to get down. Michael was already front and center, and reached out and said, "Come up here!" The bouncers said, "Oh, you want her on stage?" and so up she went, where she proceeded to dance with Michael, Tim and Garry throughout the song - and I mean *dance*. Holy cow! Even Michael couldn't believe the way this girl was moving and the things she was doing to him - he looked over and shot this, "Do you believe this?" look to Kirk who just laughed. She danced all over the stage, even with the gorgeous blonde backup singers for a while, and eventually chased after Kirk, who acted scared and backed off the stage away from her. Then Andrew tossed a tambourine at her, and she played along with the band for the rest of the song! - Several times, Michael and I (or Tim, and even Kirk once) would lock eyes, and sing the next line or two "together" - really makes you feel like part of the show! - Michael also mentioned the "proper tour" this summer during the show. Sounds like a *big* tour is planned. - The couple to my left told me they recently got married and "Never Tear Us Apart" was the song of their wedding. They were thrilled when they played it. - Concert ended with "Don't Change", of course. Gosh - there's so much more I could say, but I'll shut up now. This was just a *phenomenal* concert. Those of you who will be seeing them across the country have a lot to look forward to! (By the way, in case anyone else was in my area of the floor, I was the tall one, front and center, blond hair, glasses, wearing the black t-shirt from the X tour, with "INXS" on the front and big, red "X" on the back with the tour cities.) Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 01:17:44 -0600 (CST) From: Sumit Shah Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi, I was at the show tonight in Chicago as well, and this truly was awesome as Jeff pointed out. I've only seen INXS once in an arena, but this was so much better. Just the stage presence of the guys was incredible. The new songs sounded great live. I wasn't exactly too thrilled about Elegantly Wasted, but it sounded so much better live, it had so much more energy than the studio version. They _better_ release a live CD at the end of the tour. The amount of energy in this show makes it really difficult to believe these guys are approaching 40. Sumit X-Authentication-Warning: coke.imsa.edu: isabelle owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 01:51:53 -0500 (CDT) From: stephanie X-Sender: isabelle@coke To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu for my first inxs show, i was totally amazed! my jaw's still on the floor. the energy the band had for being there and performing for us was so incredible!! i loved the way the other band members sang along... and micheal definitely has one hell of a stage presence. but about that "gorgeous blond"...i thought she was rather tacky. wasted on inxs, stephanie From: "Hams, Colin (AS01)" To: "'INXS_LIST'" Subject: [INXS] LIVE version of new songs!!! Date: Tue, 15 Apr 97 17:38:00 EST Encoding: 39 TEXT Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu To all those that have the new album, Does anyone find that they prefer the live versions of some of the new songs. For example everything and Searching because there seems to be so much more energy in the songs?? Colin ---------- From: Sumit Shah[SMTP:shahsum@harpo.cns.iit.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 1997 1:18 AM To: inxs-list Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! Hi, I was at the show tonight in Chicago as well, and this truly was awesome as Jeff pointed out. I've only seen INXS once in an arena, but this was so much better. Just the stage presence of the guys was incredible. The new songs sounded great live. I wasn't exactly too thrilled about Elegantly Wasted, but it sounded so much better live, it had so much more energy than the studio version. They _better_ release a live CD at the end of the tour. The amount of energy in this show makes it really difficult to believe these guys are approaching 40. Sumit Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 18:10:48 +1000 (EST) From: Jadzia Dax Fan To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Aussie Release Organization: Deep Space Nine Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, James Hutchins wrote: > > I havn't been paying attention.... to who may know: Has the Aussie INXS/CD > release BEEN released? And is it true that the aussie version have an extra > track that isn't available anywhere else? > Last I heard it was supposed to be Thursday 10 April, but either that has been delayed, or was the company release. I've since heard that it will be "in store" Monday 14th April. Also, On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Matthew Marsland wrote: > To the Australian's on the list (not many of us I know) but part 2 of E.W. > with the postcards is now available. This time the CD is made in Australia > unlike part 1. BTW I think the Shagsonic mixes are cool, the other remix > isn't that hot, but it's an improvement on other recent remixes. Does this mean that there are two separate CD's labeled "Elegantly Wasted", one the album proper, and the second a bunch of remixes from E.W.? Or am I missing something? Dax, the Trill (Simon Edwards) TFIAB----------TFIAB----------TFIAB----------TFIAB---------TFIAB-------- dax@ozemail.com.au | Never tell the same lie twice. Simon.Edwards@qed.qld.gov.au | -- Garek (Improbable Cause) ======================================================================== Love sickness is kind of like sea sickness; you think you're going to die, but everybody else thinks it's hilarious. - Orson Wells X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:19:39 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's + concert Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 10:39 AM 15/04/97 +1000, you wrote: >Well, got news for you. I purchased EW yesterday in the exclusive numbered >pack from a record store in Castle Hill in Sydney. Me thinks its not so >exclusive. The music store owner asked me if I had a preference for a >number. I didn't, but he did point out that he carried the number 666 and >it had already gone. It now seems that exclusive rights were given for this numbered release to one store in EACH STATE of Australia. The concert in Chicago sounded great, anyone able to remember the full set list ? Also was there any INXS merchandise to buy at the show ? Matthew. X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:00:17 +1100 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Matthew Marsland Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's + Words to EW songs Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 10:39 AM 15/04/97 +1000, you wrote: >Well, got news for you. I purchased EW yesterday in the exclusive numbered >pack from a record store in Castle Hill in Sydney. Me thinks its not so >exclusive. The music store owner asked me if I had a preference for a >number. I didn't, but he did point out that he carried the number 666 and >it had already gone. What was the name of this store in Castle Hill please ? Matthew. Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Martijn Balink" Organization: Initiative Media To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 14:50:40 +0000 Subject: [INXS] Bought the album! Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Last friday-night, I walked in to our local record store, and I bought the album. I didn't have any time to listen very carefully to it yet (except for a global (and far away) listen while fixing our coffe-machine), but what I heard sounded great! I think I should copy it to tape, and listen to it in my car for a week our so. I'll get back to you with my results. Martijn P.S. I answered my question "when will the album be released in Europe?" myself I guess... ;-) +-----------------+-------------+ | Martijn Balink | What You /N | | MBalink@IMT.NL | Need... XS | +-----------------+-------------+ Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:11:26 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Chicago Tribune review From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Scoured my Tribune this morning - found a blurb that said that the concert review won't be published until tomorrow. However, it looks like they'll have it online first, but only on AOL (as opposed to their Web version of their paper, grrr!). Anyone with AOL want to go look at it and bring back a report? Keyword is "TRIBUNE". As for the set list - I wasn't sure if people would want that posted or not - I always want to be surprised. In fact, before they came on, I looked over at this message board on the side of the stage just as they cycled through the entire set list to test the board, so I knew what every song was going to be and was a little disappointed! (Only a very little bit, though.) Since someone asked, though, I'll post it when I get out of my meetings this morning (which will be quite fun considering how deaf and hoarse I am!). I'll attach spoiler warnings so that anyone who wants to be surprised at the upcoming concerts can skip the message. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:50:36 -0500 From: shahsum@harpo.cns.iit.edu Subject: [INXS] chicago tribune reveiw To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Got this from a friends AOL account: Rock review, INXS By Steve Knopper Special to the Tribune Scientists couldn't concoct a rock 'n' roll band in a laboratory more perfectly shaped than INXS. The Australian sextet mastered the basics years ago: skinny, good-looking singer with tight black pants; catchy tunes, propelled by a terrific drummer; and guitar power chords for the right touch of noisiness. So even if singer Michael Hutchence and his less-distinguishable bandmates no longer headline at stadiums--and even if their new album, due in stores Tuesday, is pretty mediocre--they know exactly how to build a rock concert. Wedged between memorable hits like ``Taste It'' and ``Original Sin,'' the newer songs Monday at the Riviera fed off the band's snappy momentum and Hutchence's rock-star charisma. Hutchence, a strutting descendent of the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, gyrated relentlessly to hold the crowd's interest in ``Just a Man,'' ``Show Me'' and the title track from the unfamiliar new ``Elegantly Wasted.'' On old standards--the opening ``New Sensation,'' ``Listen Like Thieves,'' ``Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain),'' even the 14-year-old ``Don't Change''-- he slowed down slightly and let the sold-out crowd wear itself out. The 17-year-old INXS is one of the few '80s new-wave bands that has managed to sustain a career. Unlike its experimental contempoaries U2 and R.E.M., though, INXS has barely strayed from its bottom-line rock punch. (A few bland ballads, the new ``Searching'' and the old ``Never Tear Us Apart,'' were the exceptions.) The band's secret weapon is its rhythm section: Drummer Jon Farriss always stays ahead of the beat and tugs guitarists Kirk Pengilly and Tim Farriss into high speeds. The only time Hutchence seemed to lose his composure came after he called a true Suicide Blonde up from the audience to dance during ``The Devil's Inside.'' She rubbed against the band members, who seemed pleased, and outshone Hutchence by generally dancing better and looking prettier than him. How has the band perservered? Partly because 1990's ``X'' and 1992's ``Welcome to Wherever You Are'' contained such great material--in concert, the smash hit ``Suicide Blonde'' was even faster and more explosive than it sounds on the radio. But it's also because Hutchence also shares Jagger's agelessness-- some rockers start to look tired and out of place as they grow old, but the 37-year-old Hutchence's star power hasn't even begun to fade. At the end of ``Original Sin,'' after a few well-timed grunts and groans, he mugged like an all-in-black imitation of John Travolta in ``Saturday Night Fever.'' Somehow it didn't seem campy or forced; the pose just fit. Copyright Chicago Tribune (c) 1997 Document ID: t1aflgo6 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:00:03 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Chicago set list From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu WARNING! This message contains the set list from the Chicago show last night. If you're going to see them at one of the upcoming shows and don't want to know what songs are going to be played, or in what order, don't read the rest of this message. (Or do they change the songs and/or order? Who knows.) This is from memory, so it might be slightly off. I'll list them by album, and the numbers in parentheses, where appropriate, indicate what number it was during the show. An "E" in front of the number means it was that number during the three-song encore. INXS: None Underneath the Colours: None Shabooh Shoobah: Don't Change (E3) The Swing: Original Sin Listen Like Thieves: What You Need, Listen Like Thieves, Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain) Kick: New Sensation (1), Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, Kick (E1) X: Suicide Blonde (17) Welcome to Wherever You Are: Heaven Sent, Taste It (2) Full Moon, Dirty Hearts: Time Elegantly Wasted: Show Me, Elegantly Wasted (3), Everything I Do, Searching, Just a Man, Girl on Fire So there you have it. Boy, I thought I'd remember more of the ordering of the songs, but it's all a blur this morning! I don't even remember which song was the middle of the encore! I'm pretty sure that Suicide Blonde was the last song of the regular set, and Devil Inside wasn't too far before that, because I remember wondering if Michael was going to bring the girl back onto the stage or motion to her or anything. I'm glad to see that Tribune review; I think it was very fair and - other than the misnamed "The Devil's Inside" - quite accurate. I wouldn't say that Michael "lost his composure" during the infamous on-stage affair, either - he seemed really amused by the whole thing (unlike the girl's boyfriend, who didn't seem to thrilled with Michael kissing his girlfriend, heh!). The descriptions of the interaction between the crowd and the band were right on; Michael knows how to play the room, and he even seemed worn out a couple of times with how much energy there was in the crowd! Back to work, Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: 15 Apr 1997 11:27:48 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SHOW!!! To: "INXS LIST" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, my ears are still ringing, but last night's show in Chicago would have to be the best out of the 5 times I've seen INXS. First of all, the crowd's energy was incredible, which only helped fuel the immeasurable energy coming from the band. Every song packed such a strong punch, I was sure they were going to take the roof off of the building. It didn't hurt that the Riviera had great acoustics, which is more than I can say for their last show in '93 at the Aragon. Michael's voice has never sounded better and Jon's drumming was incredibly powerful. And did the band look great or what? When I saw the EW video, I thought Michael looked rather old, but in person, he still looks like a young rock star (and his hair is very, VERY long). He spent a great deal of time interacting with the crowd both during and in between the songs. As suggested by Jeff, I won't reveal the set list either, but if anyone wants it, send me your e-mail address and I'll send it to you directly. I will give you a clue, though: They certainly paid attention to our top 10 lists. Basil From: Jackie_Fuhrmann@Sonymusic.Com X-Lotus-FromDomain: SONY_MUSIC @ WORLDCOM To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:45:44 -0500 Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, this was my 21st INXS show since 1983 (!) and I must say it was fabulous! I was able to enjoy the show from the first row of the balcony, and got a great view of everybody. The band seemed so thrilled to be back - so much energy! They sounded great and looked wonderful. However, I'm not sure about Jon's blond "do"!!! Love him anyway ;-) Show seemed to fly by - everyone definitely wanted more! A good mix of old and new stuff. I agree with Stephanie on the tacky blond...for a minute it looked like Heather Locklear was getting up there! Can't wait to see the boys again this summer! Jackie Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:27:13 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Jackie writes: } [...] I agree with Stephanie on the tacky blond... [...] Hm. Perhaps one needed to be of the male gender to truly appreciate that particular situation. :-) Listening to the CD for the first time right now... the girl at the Blockbuster Music who sold me the CD was just a few feet from me at the concert! Small world. Man, the more I listen to "Elegantly Wasted", the more it grows on me. This is a *great* single. It deserves all of the airplay it's continuing to receive (at least here in Chicago). What was the final verdict on "make it in the rain" versus "make it rain"? I couldn't tell at the concert, and the album liner lists "make it rain". I also couldn't tell whether he was singing "I'm elegantly.." versus "Ah, elegantly..". Doesn't really matter - I'm just curious. I submitted the Disc/Track info to the central XMCD archive a few minutes ago, in case anybody else out there uses XMCD and was thinking of typing it up for themselves. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:44:57 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] LIVE version of new songs!!! From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Yes.... I agree.. I just got the album a few minutes ago, so I'm not going to say much about the whole thing.. but yes, I think the live versions of Everything and Searching have a much fuller sound. ---------- >From: "Hams, Colin (AS01)" >To: "'INXS_LIST'" >Subject: [INXS] LIVE version of new songs!!! >Date: Tue, 15 Apr 97 17:38:00 EST > > >To all those that have the new album, > >Does anyone find that they prefer the live versions of some of the new >songs. For example everything and Searching because there seems to be so >much more energy in the songs?? > >Colin > > ---------- >From: Sumit Shah[SMTP:shahsum@harpo.cns.iit.edu] >Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 1997 1:18 AM >To: inxs-list >Subject: Re: [INXS] WHAT A SHOW!!! > >Hi, > >I was at the show tonight in Chicago as well, and this truly was awesome >as Jeff pointed out. I've only seen INXS once in an arena, but this was >so much better. Just the stage presence of the guys was incredible. The >new songs sounded great live. I wasn't exactly too thrilled about >Elegantly Wasted, but it sounded so much better live, it had so much more >energy than the studio version. They _better_ release a live CD at the >end of the tour. The amount of energy in this show makes it really >difficult to believe these guys are approaching 40. > > >Sumit > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:56:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "L. Smith" To: Danilo Meira cc: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Michael's MTV article Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu You know this band really sucks and I think you all need to get a life and let me off of this stupid mailing list because you all suck too!!!!! Thanks Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 16:41:27 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] NYC Ticket For Sale (fwd) References: Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, This guy (not their ex-manager!) is selling an extra ticket he has for the NYC show on the 17th. If interested, please contact him directly at the email address below or at his pager number -- not to me. Thanks, > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:59:05 -0400 (EDT) > Reply-To: cmurphy@tesent.com > > I have an extra ticket to the NYC show this thursday and wanted to offer > it to real fans first. It cost me $80 with S&H and that's what I would > sell it for. If anyone is interested they can page me at 1-800-PAGE-MCI > pin # 1676342. Thanks, > > Chris Murphy -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html X-Sender: bak165@email.psu.edu Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 17:31:09 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Beth Subject: Re: [INXS] Michael's MTV article Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sorry but it is you who needs to get a life. If you weren't a real fan who supports the band and enjoys hearing about what is going on with the new release of their album why in hell did you get on the mailing list in the first place? Inxs rocks and you can just take your bad attitude and go to hell. we certainly won't miss you. beth At 11:56 AM 4/15/97 -0700, you wrote: > > > >You know this band really sucks and I think you all need to get a life and >let me off of this stupid mailing list because you all suck too!!!!! > > >Thanks > X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 17:58:04 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: [INXS] World Charts 4/14 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu INXS is still going strong! INXS continues moving up the Internet Singles Top 100 charts with a bullet! (That's what the little asterisk means. 8^D ) Last week, the single Elegantly Wasted broke the top 50 and hovered at position 47. In one short week, the band's smash hit swaggered up 14 spots to supplant Bush (yikes!) at position 33! They're officially Top 40 now. So let's keep voting (and buying) and propel the band into the number one slot virtually and in real life. (I just bought the album on my lunch hour today, and I'm listening to it RIGHT NOW! Wheee!!!) To visit the World Charts website http://www.worldcharts.com To vote http://www.worldcharts.com/svote.html Suggestions: To use all 20 points on INXS, check the list (INXS was not on it yet when I voted today), choose 4 singles (look under the list box) then type: INXS - Elegantly Wasted in the Title boxes and Mercury [1683] in the Info boxes. Don't forget to designate 5 votes for each choice. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't once you get the hang of it. (HINT: Just cut and paste the info I've provided.) Below is a brief synopsis of the current chart. I've copied the entire top-ten and select positions because they are held by INXS' main "competitors" and/or bands of interest to the list. ================================================================ Internet Singles Top 100 Edition 55 - Week 16 - April 14, 1997 ================================================================TW LW NW Artist - Title Label/Publisher HI ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 4^ 4 Bee Gees - Alone Polydor 1 [1651] 2 3^ 6 Collective Soul - Precious Declaration Atlantic/Warner 2 [1654] 3 2 7 Aerosmith - Falling in Love: Is Hard on theColumbia/Sony 2 [1635] 4 1 25 No Doubt - Don't Speak Interscope/MCA 1 [1410] 5 5 17 Madonna - Don't Cry for Me Argentina Maverick/WEA 1 [1539] 6 6 14 REM - Electrolite Warner 6 [1535] 7 15* 6 Def Leppard - Breathe a Sigh Polygram 7 [1646] 8 9^ 17 Celine Dion - All By Myself Columbia/Sony 8 [1534] 9 23* 5 3T - Gotta Be You Epic/Sony 9 [1662] 10 13^ 16 Jewel - You Were Meant for Me Atlantic/WEA 10 [1527] ------------ 13 30* 3 U2 - Staring at the Sun Island/ 13 [1677] ------------ 30 26 9 Live - Lakini's Juice Uni/MCA 26 [1595] =============================================== 33 47* 3 INXS - Elegantly Wasted Mercury 33 [1683] =============================================== 38 33 11 Bush - Greedy Fly Interscope/ 22 [1569] ------------ 100 -^ 1 The Charlatans - North Country Boy Beggar's Banquet/100 [1710] ================================================================ | TW : This Week | The Internet Singles Charts are compiled using | | LW : Last Week | votes sent by people from all over the world. | | NW : Number of Weeks | The latest charts are published every Monday on | | HI : Highest Position | Usenet in the rec.music.misc newsgroup. | | ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------| | * : Bullet | If you send your votes, do it like this: | | | > 5 Invisible Man The Trousers [1034] | | | > 4 I love you Bam-Bam [] | | | > 4 All night long Paulo Manziati [1087] | | | > 3 Moonshine U42 [1049] | | | > 4 Get Ready Take Five [] | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | (c) 1997 all rights reserved World Charts | | Distribution of these charts Balderikstraat 16 | | is granted only by written 3032 HC Rotterdam | | permission. The Netherlands | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | daweber@csd.uwm.edu (comments) singles@worldcharts.nl (votes) | | On the WorldWideWeb: http://www.worldcharts.com | | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider | ================================================================ Well! Alrighty then! Thanks for reading this far. 8^D Kelly ------------------------ Blueprint for Life Etch out your own lines; don't follow the tracings of others. Abstract art, a picture of one's own murky future; jumbled, shimmering or clear. It's not here 'til it's here. -------KMA ................................................................. \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / | /\ ___\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ ................................................................. Don't count the days, make the days count. ................................................................. Apathy Error: Don't bother striking any key. X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:03:23 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: [INXS] OFF: sheesh! (was Re: Michael's MTV article) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 11:56 AM 4/15/97 -0700, From: "L. Smith" wrote: > > > >You know this band really sucks and I think you all need to get a life and >let me off of this stupid mailing list because you all suck too!!!!! > > >Thanks No. Thank *YOU*. Buh-bye. Kelly, who is amazed that someone (who can't seem to spell his/her own name: lesliie) would actually write this to the list. ----------------- Don't go away angry. Just go away. X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 17:39:47 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: Re: [INXS] Michael's MTV article Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This person's just flame bait Beth (and everyone else) -- let it go. I personally don't want 500 "you're a bad person" messages in my box... At 05:31 PM 4/15/97 -0400, you wrote: >Sorry but it is you who needs to get a life. If you weren't a real fan who >supports the band and enjoys hearing about what is going on with the new >release of their album why in hell did you get on the mailing list in the >first place? Inxs rocks and you can just take your bad attitude and go to >hell. we certainly won't miss you. >beth > > > > > > >At 11:56 AM 4/15/97 -0700, you wrote: >> >> >> >>You know this band really sucks and I think you all need to get a life and >>let me off of this stupid mailing list because you all suck too!!!!! >> >> >>Thanks From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 18:54:57 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Regarding my last post, the Elegantly Wasted numbered cd's are an exclusive >to an independent music store in South Australia called "The Muses" (I'm >told they only have 2 outlets). The cd's hadn't arrived yet when my friend >went there during his lunch break, so when I find any more info out I'll >let you know. I guess it's a bit of a bummer hearing about all these bonus >cd's if your not in Australia, but you U.S. guys get the concerts first, so >I guess this makes things even. Matthew, GET ME TWO, PLEASE, that is if you can. I'll send you stuff or money, let me know. Thanks, m From: FITZGERALD_PAUL@Tandem.COM Date: 15 Apr 97 19:07:00 +1700 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Number 1 on radio request show !!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was listening to the local radio station here in Melbourne Australia last night and they have whats called the top eight at eight (the station was MMM). This is voted on nightly by the listening public and the most requested song was elegantly wasted. This would be one of if not the most popular radio station in Melbourne. TripleM also has stations in all major cities around Australia. Anyways besides being number 1 they are also giving away the CD. If you are lucky enough to win the CD you get to go into a draw to win a trip to AFRICA to see INXS play live. So you can probably guess what Im doing at around 8 at night when this show is on Paul Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 23:13:11 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's References: Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Not to pick on Mary (I would never do that)... but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, (and this is to everyone now) ----- CHECK THE ADDRESS THAT YOU'RE SENDING YOUR EMAIL TO! This message is obviously meant for Matthew on personal mail, no? mckenzy@sirius.com wrote: > > >Regarding my last post, the Elegantly Wasted numbered cd's are an exclusive > >to an independent music store in South Australia called "The Muses" (I'm > >told they only have 2 outlets). The cd's hadn't arrived yet when my friend > >went there during his lunch break, so when I find any more info out I'll > >let you know. I guess it's a bit of a bummer hearing about all these bonus > >cd's if your not in Australia, but you U.S. guys get the concerts first, so > >I guess this makes things even. > > Matthew, GET ME TWO, PLEASE, that is if you can. I'll send you stuff or > money, let me know. > Thanks, m -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 23:44:37 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Alter-Sleaze Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu INXS frontman MICHAEL HUTCHENCE is picking up parental tips from his bandmates so he can cope when his new baby becomes an awkward teenager. The Australian singer claims fatherhood is like second nature to him, but he's worried about the future for his eight-month-old daughter HEAVENLY HARAANI TIGER LILY. And guitarist ANDREW FARRISS's tales from home about his rebellious 15-year-old son have convinced Hutchence there could be rocky times ahead for himself and his partner PAULA YATES. Farriss says, "My kid comes home from school, comes in the door, opens the refrigerator and whines, 'There's never anything to fucking eat in this house.' There's always something to eat. He slams the door to his bedroom and turns on OFFSPRING at full blast. I mean what do you say, 'Don't be like me.'" But Hutchence is convinced he has what it takes to be a cool dad for the duration. He says, "If a kid needs advice we're the right people to come to. I think the stuff that my little Tiger's done in seven months most people don't do in their whole lives. She does everything with us. If we can keep her feet on the ground and keep her wise she'll have an exciting and rich life because of it." -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 21:18:15 -0700 Subject: [INXS] MAC USERS UNITE! From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Attention ALL mac users (who just also happen to be INXS fans)..! If you own a mac, or at least have access to one, please email me directly and let me know. The reason being that I'm setting up a server that allows for real-time CHAT and messaging as well as file transfer. So my plan is for a bunch of us to get online at the same time at a predetermined time and chat about, well, INXS and other things... The only catch is that the program you need is only out for the MAC! It's very cool (too bad PC users). Basically you connect to the internet like you usually do with macppp or OT/ppp (or whatever) but don't load your browser (i.e NETSCAPE), instead you load a program called HOTLINE. Anyways.. PLEASE all you mac INXS fans, email me! I'm expecting a a bunch of email, so come on! hehhe jschutch@sb.net From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:29:28 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Radish Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - FYI - Radish is a new band on Mercury, from Texas, and yes, the singer is 15 years old. Dana Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 22:12:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Sheryl Amanda Lee To: INXS Mailing List Subject: Re: [INXS] Alter-Sleaze Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Neil Kothari wrote: > about the future for his eight-month-old daughter HEAVENLY > HARAANI TIGER LILY. And guitarist ANDREW FARRISS's tales > from home about his rebellious 15-year-old son have convinced > Hutchence there could be rocky times ahead for himself and > his partner PAULA YATES. Farriss says, "My kid comes home > from school, comes in the door, opens the refrigerator and > whines, 'There's never anything to fucking eat in this house.' > There's always something to eat. He slams the door to his > bedroom and turns on OFFSPRING at full blast. I mean what > do you say, 'Don't be like me.'" But Hutchence is convinced > isn't it tim who has the 15-year-old son? i thought that andrew's son was just born last year. mandy Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 00:15:41 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] RE: E.W. numbered cd's + concert From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Matthew writes: } [...] Also was there any INXS }merchandise to buy at the show ? Catching up on email - I forgot to answer this part earlier. From what I saw, there was no merchandise available, other than a street vendor selling t-shirts outside both before and after. I really wanted to buy a t-shirt, and they were only $9, but they looked really cheezy (IMO). I was harassing the vendor while we were waiting to get into the show (needed something to pass the time!) - I asked her where her official license was, etc. She swore that the products were authorized. Uh huh. At $9. Right. :-) Jeff (who's looking into flying down to Dallas this weekend for the EdgeFest show since his friend threatened to *give away* her tickets she won from the radio station! Anyone know what time it starts, or at least what time INXS will appear?) -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 01:24:36 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Radish (and Lara) From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Dana writes: }FYI - Radish is a new band on Mercury, from Texas, and yes, the singer is 15 }years old. Hey, wow, lucky guess on my behalf (much better than the time a pudgy, grey-haired saleswoman asked me to guess her age, and I decided to be nice and say 35 when I figured she was probably closer to 40, and she was actually 21 - YIKES!). After their first song, a few of the teenage girls around me started screaming, "How old are you?!", but he ignored them. I was jokingly going to yell out, "Can you even *drive*?", and now I'm glad I didn't! ObINXS: I think this was discussed on here recently, but I don't remember for sure (are archives online anywhere? if so, someone let me know privately, please!). A friend of mine was asking about the girl in all of the pictures in the CD liner - that's Lara, right? Who is she? Is she just a model, or does she know the band, or what? How did she get the gig? Thanks, Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 23:55:19 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Chicago, Chicago.. That's Their Kind Of Town Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi everyone and all, I just got back from Chicago about an hour ago (facing 188 messages, too!). Neil, sorry I posted a personal message to the list. The new system takes some getting used to. Anyway... A quick recap of the show and happenings. Thanks to Jeff Curtis for your excellent review. I had to leave for a few minutes during the middle of the show and missed some of the songs. It looks like you remembered them all! It was really great to hear Kiss The Dirt, as they haven't showcased that one in a long time. It seemed strange to not hear Mediate after Need You Tonight, since those 2 songs were always played together live. Girl On Fire really cooked! Janessa was the striking blonde who jumped on stage and did her thing. I met her after the show. She was sweet and her boyfriend was very proud. Hopefully the photos we took of them backstage with the band come out ok! I had a photographer, Lucy, in tow and she not only took lots of pictures during the soundcheck - we were the ONLY people there except their dedicated crew (..... hi - Motley, Bernie and Davo!!) - but during the first three songs of the show as well. They should be suitable for reproduction and will show up on the website and/or fanclub magazine when it comes out. Turns out Lucy's husband Gus is a huge fan of the Riviera Theater and has portfolios full of memorabilia from it's history, so we surprised him with dozens of interior photos along with band shots. There were t-shirts for sale in the lobby along with a baseball cap embroidered with the new logo. I think there were 3 shirts (maybe 2?), but none of them were the women's shirt showcased on the album (I didn't buy any of them, sorry, no cash with me! ha ha). All the merchandise was $23 each. PERHAPS these items will be for sale through the fanclub one day in the future. We met up with all the band at the aftershow party backstage along with Martha Troup, their US publicist, JD and Shirley the backup singers (sorry if I have your names wrong!), Frankie Enfield the tour manager and then with Jon, Tim and Garry at the hotel later. I presented the fan club materials to the guys who seemed to be thrilled with it all. They've been so busy, there's been no time to really address the issue, but soon it should be a reality - the fanclub that is. Tim really loves you guys on this list and has asked me to tell you so! Also, "Keep the faith and there's a light at the end of the tunnel". That means the fanclub is happening, just be patient. There is a tour being planned for the fall in the US, no dates confirmed yet. And they are excited about their first tour of South Africa. I'm so grateful to everyone who made my trip possible, there's been a lot of love and incredible support for my efforts. You all know who you are, so Thanks Very Much! Mary PS. They kicked ass!!! Just a fabulous show, I was so happy to see them again and by the indication of the cheers of 2300 people who were there....... INXS are definitely back and ready to rock your world!! Stay Tuned, it's about to get very interesting! Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Peter C. Nikolaidis" Organization: Paradigm Consulting To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 06:59:37 -0400 Subject: Re: [INXS] MAC USERS UNITE! X-Confirm-Reading-To: petern@sover.net X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > The reason being that I'm setting up a server that allows for real-time CHAT > and messaging as well as file transfer. So my plan is for a bunch of us to > get online at the same time at a predetermined time and chat about, well, > INXS and other things... This sounds deceptively like IRC, which is available on all platforms, including PC and Mac. -- peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Nikolaidis | The Heaven's Gate Cult used the Internet... http://www.sover.net/~petern| OOOoo.... I'll bet they used telephones too. Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:35:36 GMT From: John Thompson Subject: Re: [INXS] ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SHOW!!! To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I would lovethe set list if you have it. Is it in order or was that too difficult to remember ?? ************************************************************************ John Thompson Academic Registry Coventry University CV1 5FB 01203 838396 E-mail reg088@coventry.ac.uk From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] She is rising - MAX Q Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 15:15:06 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I bought the album yesterday. I haven't bought the maxi single yet. To everybody who has both: are those remixes of EG an addittion to the album version ? Here in the NL the mixes are: one "radio", two "sonic"'s and one "Super G" mix (I did not remember the exact names). Is this single the same as in the states ? Do these mixes sound like the "disappear" and "suicide blonde" ones or are these more "rocky" ? (I didn't have the time to listen to them in the shop) Of course I think the album is great, my fave so far is the opening song (Show me). But the others are great also. I was just listening to song #10, (She is rising) and it made me think back to the MAX Q album, of 1989. Fot those who are not familiar with MAX Q: it was a side project of Michael. To those who know MAX Q: are there other releases besides the album ? Ik really like MAX Q, it is INXSive but slightly more electronic/modern. Any comment/additional info on/about MAX Q is welcome. Bye ! Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:19:18 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Chicago, Chicago.. That's Their Kind Of Town From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Mary writes: } [...] There }were t-shirts for sale in the lobby along with a baseball cap embroidered }with the new logo. [...] Arrggh! That was *exactly* what I was hoping to buy (a hat)! I can't believe I missed it! Oh well - I'll find a way to buy one elsewhere. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:31:57 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: jqs@mail.globalserve.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "James Q. Stansfield" Subject: Re: [INXS] MAC USERS UNITE! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Attention ALL mac users (who just also happen to be INXS fans)..! > >If you own a mac, or at least have access to one, please email me directly >and let me know. > >The reason being that I'm setting up a server that allows for real-time CHAT >and messaging as well as file transfer. So my plan is for a bunch of us to >get online at the same time at a predetermined time and chat about, well, >INXS and other things... > >The only catch is that the program you need is only out for the MAC! It's >very cool (too bad PC users). Basically you connect to the internet like you >usually do with macppp or OT/ppp (or whatever) but don't load your browser >(i.e NETSCAPE), instead you load a program called HOTLINE. > >Anyways.. PLEASE all you mac INXS fans, email me! >I'm expecting a a bunch of email, so come on! hehhe Cool. I looove Hotline... Specially some of the site out there... /*** * James Q. Stansfield * Quixotic Web Development, Hamilton, ON [http://www.quixnet.com] * * Gadzooks He's baaack! * ***/ Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:57:21 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Chicago Tribune printed review From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu For what it's worth: the printed version of the Chicago Tribune review came out this morning; it was identical to the AOL version except that they included a nice shot of Michael, Tim, and the backup singers (and Garry might have been in the background), and they corrected their misspelling of "persevered". Also, I found the mailing list archive on Neil's site, so everyone can safely ignore my previous question about that. I looked through it, though, and didn't find any information about Lara other than what I already knew (which was very little), so that question still stands - does anyone know anything about her? Who she is, how she got that job, etc. Thanks, Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:42:45 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] new album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu When i first heard the new album, i thought it was crap but now that i've heard it a lot of times i love best tracks are : 2,3,5,6,12 JUN From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:13:38 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] new album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Title song Elegantly Wasted is going all the way. That song is sooo catchy there's no other place for it. Love to all you INXSers, Jack Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:29:22 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] new album From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu jack writes: }Title song Elegantly Wasted is going all the way. That song is sooo catchy }there's no other place for it. Ditto for "Girl on Fire" - that song seriously *rocks*. The guitars during the second verse remind me a lot of the guitars during the second verse of "Taste It". Parts of the album remind me of Collective Soul (especially the beginning of "Show Me") while others remind me of Beck's "Where It's At". There's also a lot of the eastern influence reminiscent of "Questions" from WTWYA. Like they said, this album is all over the place, but all if it's great! Every single song sounds crisp. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:37:05 -0700 X-Sender: sgomez@pop.ben2.ucla.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Steph Gomez Subject: [INXS] Tour Question Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does anybody know why INXS doesn't tour much in the LA area? On their last tour I believed they skipped LA, going from Las Vegas to San Diego. And now on this tour they are only in LA for one night. From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:57:36 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Tour Question Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu my personal opinion is there are not much INXSers here. Which does suck. The general population here are mainlty into wants "trendy". NO BALLS. But regarding touring here last time. I think they did have 1 show in Santa Monica in some airplane hanger. From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:43:39 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS]Lyrics? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does anybody out there know why they only published the lyrics for only 3 songs off of the EW album. Is this just a US release decision. I don't like it much. I would really be pissed if the internet didn't exist yet, cause now at least have a chance to find it pretty easily. Hope it's out there. I'll be back...going surfing An INXSer Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:00:57 -0500 From: Jeff Wilcox Organization: Ken Wilcox Associates, Inc. To: INXS-list Subject: [INXS] real audio Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I've put the whole album into real audio format for my own use on my PC. I'm assuming it wouldn't be allowable for me to post these for downloads but if anyone knows the legality to be otherwise please respond. Cheers to everyone and ain't it great to have new music from INXS!!!! Jeff From: "paul" To: "inxs" Subject: [INXS] We Are Thrown Together Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:26:02 -0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu After listening to the album I think that my personal favorite song is We Are Thrown Together. I love how many transitions there are as the song progresses. It's an INXS song that sounds like INXS. Actually the whole album does. I'm glad they answered the question of "Who is INXS?" by sounding like themselves again. Is Michael's guitar playing on She Is Rising the first time he has played on an album? When I saw that listed on the INXS web site I really really wanted to hear it because that I know of I have never heard him play. Well aside from making guitar noise at the end of the X-factor concerts. Any way I like it. paul ___________________________________________________________________ It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. --Maude Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:56:30 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Michael Hutchence References: <970416141241_-1436019410@emout15.mail.aol.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does any body know anything about the passenger, it was supposed to get released but never was, why not? and what happened to his solo album? JUN, UK Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 21:11:10 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] dissapointed fan References: <970416141241_-1436019410@emout15.mail.aol.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id PAA01846 i live in birmingham uk, when i found out they were gonna tour uk and play NEC on June17 was over the moon, for only Ł17 i could watch one of my favoutie bands of all time. When i checked my diary i saw exams! There is no way i can watch em this year...I hope they come back soon 'cause they're not getting any younger! JUN, UK Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:29:01 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: Re: [INXS] Michael Hutchence Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu The Passenger is on the BatMan Forever Soundtrack....One mighty good version of that song too!! Cheers, Suz At 08:56 PM 4/16/97 +0100, Junaid Rashid wrote: >Does any body know anything about the passenger, it was supposed to get >released but never was, why not? and what happened to his solo album? > >JUN, UK > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 15:31:03 EDT From: "Chris Muldoon" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS]Lyrics? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I wasn't too pleased with that (lack of lyrics), either. But, Dana had sent us the lyrics earlier. About ten years, I bought The Who's It's Hard CD and not all of the lyrics were contained in the CD booklet. I later found out that I had a faulty booklet, though. Two comments about EW--the song. 1) Michael's "You could be right..." sounds a whole heck of a lot like Jesus Christ's Superstar's call-and-response "Don't you get me wrong." 2) I still think of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" song whenever I hear EW come on the radio. But, now that I have the album, I will lose that FAST! Chris M. ______________________________ Reply Separator___________________________ Subject: [INXS]Lyrics? Author: inxs-list@iastate.edu at UNIXPO Date: 4/16/97 3:18 PM Does anybody out there know why they only published the lyrics for only 3 songs off of the EW album. Is this just a US release decision. I don't like it much. I would really be pissed if the internet didn't exist yet, cause now at least have a chance to find it pretty easily. Hope it's out there. I'll be back...going surfing An INXSer Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:21:33 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] She is rising - MAX Q References: <01BC4A79.0B6B2240@haarlem28.pop.tip.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Marcel de Natris wrote: > > I bought the album yesterday. I haven't bought the maxi single yet. > To everybody who has both: are those remixes of EG an addittion > to the album version ? > Fot those who are not familiar with MAX Q: it was a side project of Michael. > To those who know MAX Q: are there other releases besides the album ? Marcel, For these type of questions, the best source is the INXS Discography (who me? plug my own work?) --- available in all its glory at An Excess of INXS. > Ik really like MAX Q, it is INXSive but slightly more electronic/modern. > Any comment/additional info on/about MAX Q is welcome. I love the Max Q album with a passion. It's one of my favorite all-time albums, and ranks up there with The Swing and WTWYA with respect to INXS-related works. Just a brilliant, brilliant work. I really hope that Michael and Ollie Olsen will get together one day for another project, because they really put out one damn fine album. BTW, the album is now out of print, but I know a website company that is selling one used company, so if anyone is interested, send me mail and I'll give you the URL (can't remember it off the top of my head...) -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:17:16 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] new album References: <199704161829.NAA26626@achilles.ctd.anl.gov> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Jeffrey S. Curtis wrote: > Ditto for "Girl on Fire" - that song seriously *rocks*. The guitars > during the second verse remind me a lot of the guitars during the second > verse of "Taste It". Alright, I've been holding back my own personal comments, but I guess I can begin... with "Girl On Fire." I really just don't like it at all. "Been there, done that." I understand the whole argument that critics are putting forth in reviews that the band is just doing the same thing they've always been doing, and though I really like the new album, I tend to agree with them. There's a real lack of progression on the album, which is what keeps it from being a "great" album IMO. But I'm sure I'll expound on this view later on... As for Girl On Fire, huge mistake in my opinion to release it as the second single. They've got to do something different! Shake things up a little bit! Get the press and the general public to turn their heads at the band! "Elegantly Wasted" has done a fantastic job as the first single, and I'm so proud/pleased to see the INXS renaissance in action. I just hope they now demonstrate the ability to stay around on the scene, rather than get swallowed up into a short-lived Duran Duran-esque comeback. So, my suggestion: "Shake the Tree" as second single (I can envision tons of extremely cool videos for this one), and "Searching" *must* be the third single. (Although "Everything" is ok, I'd chuck it from single contention in favor of the more plaintive, honest, and emotional "Searching.") Flame away! -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:04:16 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Michael Hutchence References: <199704162029.QAA14296@cyberlink.clo.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I think he meant, "What happened to it being released as a single off Batman Forever?" Well, the answer is, who knows! It should have been, because it is simply amazing. I've been listening to a lot of his solo stuff of late while making an all-Hutchence mix, and it is really superb. Even throwaway tracks like "Spill The Wine" from "Barb Wire" are really quite ingenious and clever. (BTW, here's a funny trivia note: Sheila E is credited with drums on that song... How did Hutch hook up with her?) Also, "Baby Let's Play House" on the Elvis Tribute is very very good as well, in a country-rocking sorta way. ;) Suz wrote: > > The Passenger is on the BatMan Forever Soundtrack....One mighty good version > of that song too!! Cheers, Suz > > At 08:56 PM 4/16/97 +0100, Junaid Rashid wrote: > >Does any body know anything about the passenger, it was supposed to get > >released but never was, why not? and what happened to his solo album? -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 13:25:49 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] She is rising - MAX Q From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu She is Rising is SO much like a MAX Q song! It's michael's voice! Shake the Tree is also similar to a MAX Q song... interesting... SO far I think SHOW ME has got to be their next single! It has the most power of any of the songs.. I actually think it would be a mistake to release Everything or Searching as a single.. I think they are kinda weak.. I think I think this way because bands seem to release the slow ballad to get high on the billboard charts. (i.e. No Doubt). It's kinda a sell-out tactic. ---------- >From: Marcel de Natris >To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" >Subject: [INXS] She is rising - MAX Q >Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 15:15:06 +-200 > >I bought the album yesterday. I haven't bought the maxi single yet. >To everybody who has both: are those remixes of EG an addittion >to the album version ? Here in the NL the mixes are: one "radio", two >"sonic"'s and one "Super G" mix (I did not remember the exact names). >Is this single the same as in the states ? Do these mixes sound like >the "disappear" and "suicide blonde" ones or are these more "rocky" ? >(I didn't have the time to listen to them in the shop) > >Of course I think the album is great, my fave so far is the opening song >(Show me). But the others are great also. I was just listening to song #10, >(She is rising) and it made me think back to the MAX Q album, of 1989. > >Fot those who are not familiar with MAX Q: it was a side project of Michael. >To those who know MAX Q: are there other releases besides the album ? > >Ik really like MAX Q, it is INXSive but slightly more electronic/modern. >Any comment/additional info on/about MAX Q is welcome. > > > >Bye ! > >Marcel de Natris >marcel.de.natris@tip.nl > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 16:08:17 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] new album From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil writes: }Alright, I've been holding back my own personal comments, but I guess }I can begin... with "Girl On Fire." I really just don't like it at all. }"Been there, done that." I understand the whole argument that critics }are putting forth in reviews that the band is just doing the same thing }they've always been doing } [...] As for Girl On Fire, huge mistake }in my opinion to release it as the second single. They've got to do }something different! Shake things up a little bit! Get the press and }the general public to turn their heads at the band! But Neil - don't you think that's exactly what they did with WTWYA (and, to a lesser degree, FMDH)? And I think the reaction from the press and the general public was, to quote Beavis and Butt-head, "What the hell is *this* crap?" Sure, *we* all love both albums (FMDH is among my all-time favorites!), but if we're talking about what plays in Peoria, it's singles like Elegantly Wasted, and, I predict, Girl on Fire. So - isn't a decent compromise to put the outlandish tracks on the CD, and get people to buy the CD by marketing strong, popular singles? (What are the other intended singles again? "Everything", and what else, if any?) }So, my suggestion: "Shake the Tree" as second single (I can envision }tons of extremely cool videos for this one), and "Searching" *must* }be the third single. (Although "Everything" is ok, I'd chuck it from }single contention in favor of the more plaintive, honest, and }emotional "Searching.") Hmm. You know, the one song I've been totally unable to get out of my head since the concert (and since listening to the CD) is "Just a Man". Talk about emotional - the way the music rises and falls during the chorus (on the "Iiiiiiii'm") reaches into my soul and grabs me the same way Andrew's keyboard in the live version of "Mediate" does as it rises and falls during the sax solo. Whenever I listened to that part of "Mediate", I always made this weird motion with my hands like I was lifting something up with my palms toward the sky, and then setting it back down - and *man* was it cool to see Michael make the *exact* same motion as he "conducted" the crowd during the chorus of "Just a Man"! Speaking of emotion, the way Michael sings the word "want" during the second chorus of "Elegantly Wasted" (in "We wait, and we want") really speaks to me, too. There's so much yearning in his voice... }Flame away! Flipping my Bic, Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:27:03 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] SET LIST Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Thanks Jeff for your set list. If anyone out there has a more detailed one It's What I Need. Thanks. INXSers start your engines We are going to concert PS. Don't forget to send it to my personal e mail. Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:21:47 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Lyrics References: <199704162029.QAA14296@cyberlink.clo.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu If any body wants the lyrics for any INXS song just let me know JUN, UK From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] new album Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 15:16:06 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > So, my suggestion: "Shake the Tree" as second single (I can envision > tons of extremely cool videos for this one), and "Searching" *must* > be the third single. (Although "Everything" is ok, I'd chuck it from > single contention in favor of the more plaintive, honest, and > emotional "Searching.") > Hmmmm...Shake The Tree just might be my favorite song off the album, but I don't think it's very "radio friendly", which is EXACTLY what Girl On Fire is. And that is the point of singles: to get heavy airplay and pique the average listener's interest and get them to buy the album. And the songs most capable of doing that on this album are EW, Girl On Fire, Everything, and maybe Searching. If the album is spectacularly successful and can sustain several singles, then maybe Show Me or Shake the Tree. Addressing your opinion of the new album, the more I listen to it, the more I like it (which sounds like everybody else's reaction). All of the "poppy" songs are towards the beginning of the album, and the last four or five songs are really "out there". The first time I heard it I didn't like them at all, but they are REALLY growing on me. Except the very last song, which I'm not really crazy about. I'd say those last few songs, and the first, Show Me, would fit perfectly on WtWYA. But as for this being just like Kick, or whatever the critics are saying, I just don't agree with them. Maybe EW, Everything, and Girl On Fire, but the rest of the album, no. I still need to listen to the album several more times before giving it my final rating. Brian Date: 16 Apr 1997 16:56:05 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: RE: [INXS] new album To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >There's also a lot of the eastern influence reminiscent of "Questions" from >WTWYA. Like they said, this album is all over the place, but all if it's >great! Every single song sounds crisp. I completely agree. In fact the beginning sounds on "Shake The Tree" seem to contain a direct sample from "Questions". Basil Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:11:28 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] new album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 03:16 PM 4/16/97 -0600, BPRice said: > But as for this being just like Kick, or whatever the critics >are saying, I just don't agree with them. I was thinking the same thing as I was driving home from work & listening to it. I just don't hear Kick in it at all. I too want to give it a good listen before commenting too much but right off the bat I do love Shake The Tree & I'm Just A Man. And is just me or does the very beginning of Show Me sound a little like the bad boys from Boston, Aerosmith. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:08:41 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: Re: [INXS] new album Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Alright, I've been holding back my own personal comments, but I guess > I can begin... with "Girl On Fire." I really just don't like it at all. > "Been there, done that." I understand the whole argument that critics > are putting forth in reviews that the band is just doing the same thing > they've always been doing, and though I really like the new album, I > tend to agree with them. There's a real lack of progression on the > album, which is what keeps it from being a "great" album IMO. > Flame away! Hey everyone! Neil, I can't resist this one. The "Girl On Fire" debate begins here, I believe. Having FINALLY heard the album, I'm happy to say I've listened to this album MANY times and enjoyed it quite thoroughly. I think it's safe to say it's quite a departure for the guys, moreso than any of their albums so far in my opinion. Although my favourite song so far without any doubt is "I'm Just A Man", I can see the rationale for releasing "Girl On Fire". The instrumental part in the middle with all the horns and big brass is so "in-your-face-sucka" that it could go equally as far (if not more so) as "Elegantly Wasted". And it's a very catchy tune. But then again, that may be the real problem with releasing singles from the album in my opinion: they all have serious airplay potential because they're so catchy. Only one of the songs has a risky word in it (by the way, what IS a "starfuck"?) and deciding on their next releases could prove to be very difficult. Take our list for example, I didn't even remotely think "Show Me" could be a single, but the voices have spoken I guess. I agree with one thing though, I think "Everything" should be saved for a B-side sometime. It's the one track I find pretty good on the album, whereas the rest are over-the-top. Jay Date: 16 Apr 97 15:34:17 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] We Are Thrown Together From: "John A. Vink" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Wed, Apr 16, 1997 12:26 PM, paul wrote: >Is Michael's guitar playing on She Is Rising the first time he has played >on an album? When I saw that listed on the INXS web site I really really >wanted to hear it because that I know of I have never heard him play. Didn't he do guitar on Max Q as well? JAV ---- John A. Vink Software Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc. vink@apple.com http://cyberdog.apple.com/people/jav/ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 00:29:35 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] i'm only 19 References: <199704162212.SAA17552@po_box.cig.mot.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id SAA09383 i only heard of INXS after my brother bought the greatest hits album, about a year after that i knew all the songs on it off my heart and INXS made me forget about Queen my previous favourite band Then i had a long anxious two year wait for new material for the first time as an INXS fan. In the mean time i collected all the the albums at amazingly low prices ..FMDH has got to be the best Ł3 i ever spent and WTWYA the best fiver i ever spent EW did not dissapoint Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:45:28 +2910 From: Bruno Andrighetto To: INXS List Subject: [INXS] EW review - Adelaide newspaper Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu The Advertiser's Guide (Thursday April 17) contains the following review of EW: --------------------------------------------------------------------- INXS Elegantly Wasted (Mercury/Polygram) It's great to hear INXS return to form with an album of strong songs, rather than the aimless grooves of its recent efforts. This is like hearing a fresh batch of the band's greatest hits, sampling styles from its diverse career. Those trademark, jagged guitar chords again feature prominently in the mix and Michael Hutchence stretches his vocal chords, from seductive crooning to rumbling growls and piercing cries. The thunderous 'Show Me (Cherry Baby)' harks back to a Kick-era crunch, while the funky pulse of the title track recalls the slinky moves of 'Need You Tonight', capturing the band at its most black, loose and funky best. That gets stripped back even further for the sneaking, sultry 'Building Bridges'. Pinging keyboards on 'Everything' pick out the best of the X-album style, like a white soul workout. The snappy rhythm of 'Don't Lose Your Head' makes a rough-edged return to the Listen Like Thieves era. The Rolling Stones wish they could still write a song like the longing, bluesy ballad 'Searching', which lends contemporary sounds to a classic tune. 'Just a Man' rings with renewed vigor and muscle, drawing on the best INXS pop structures of the mid-1980s, as does the delicious rocker 'Girl on Fire'. The only out-of-place nod is the Eastern sitar-style ring in 'We are Thrown Together'. Otherwise, the prodigal sons have returned to where they belong. Patrick McDonald --------------------------------------------------------------------- There's also an article, which I hope to type up soon. Due to its length, I may send it to Neil. An interesting snippet for now: AF: "With an album like Welcome to Wherever You Are, for example, I know that Larry Mullen jnr, from U2, played it the whole time they were on their Zoo TV tour." BTW, The Advertiser is Adelaide's branch of the global Murdoch media empire. Bruno A. Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:06:00 +2910 From: Bruno Andrighetto To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] SET LIST References: <970416172627_608697084@emout02.mail.aol.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Looking at Jeff's post, it seems that the Chicago set list is the same as for the Brussels gig which I heard on the radio: 1. New Sensation 2. Taste It 3. Elegantly Wasted 4. Original Sin 5. Time 6. I'm Just A Man 7. Kiss The Dirt 8. Show Me 9. Listen Like Thieves 10. Searching 11. Never Tear Us Apart 12. Everything 13. Need You Tonight 14. Girl On Fire 15. Devil Inside 16. What You Need 17. Suicide Blonde Encore: 1. Kick 2. Heaven Sent 3. Don't Change It was a great concert. I particularly liked the reworked versions of WYN and Devil Inside. As James and others have said, some of the new songs sound even better live. If only they played Communication, Beautiful Girl, ....... BTW, in a radio interview Tim said that the set list is likely to change as the tour proceeds. Cheers, Bruno A. X-Sender: morro@lisp.com.au Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:43:00 +1000 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mark Morris Subject: [INXS] Don't Lose Your Heads Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu GREAT ALBUM HEY But let's say if any other band released this and we were given one listen and given the choice to buy or not to buy. My personal choice would be NOT but I did and am now very happy I did. Most of us have agreed on the fact that on first listen we are not that enthused about the album but after ten or so listens and we can hear the INXS come out of it WE LOVE IT. My personal favourites are: Don't Lose Your Head, Show Me, Everything,and I'm Just a Man. Of course I also love EW and Searching cos I know the words and can sing along. Why doesn't Don't Lose Your Head stand out for anyone else? Like Neil I didn't go much on Girl on Fire but I'll love in about a week or so. Next single should be Everything not because its my favourite but because IT WILL SELL especially in the US. INXS FOREVER MARK From: ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 21:08:06 -0400 () To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] inxs' web page??? X-X-Sender: ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu i trid to go to it via the address but the only thing that comes up is the new logo? anyone know what is going on?...kris Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 20:51:16 -0400 () From: k with a kris To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] ROSIE!!!!!!!!!! X-X-Sender: ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu YES!!! we were there...Kris, Lynda and Joan...only INXS fans we could see...First and foremost....THEY KICKED ASS!!!!!!! ok...now the story: Arrived in NYC 11:30pm Tuesday night....delivered flowers (a little late, but oh well), a case of Corona beer, home-made mint choclate chip cookies they have become familiar with, and Vodka to their hotel...didn't have anywhere to stay, so we slept in Lynda's mini van on the streets on NYC (FUN...let me tell you!!!) :P In the morning, we went to Rosie at 5:30 am...we were 12th in line. All tourists ahead of us (BORING)...8am comes, we get the stand by tix...go to breakfast, buy the guys some donuts for breakfast and had them delivered to Jon's room. As we are doing this...Garry walks by...we were speechless so we said nothing, just stood there (duh)...Next...Andrew...By this time, we said hello (better than the last one)... He greeted us and went to eat. Then, Kirk came out and was VERY gracious and chatted, but had to eat also...(and he needs to because he has become frail!!! ok...so i am exagerrating, but he does need a little more meat)...Jon, oh Jon (sorry i show favoratism :)...) I LOVE the blonde...said so too...He had to have coffee with Leslie, and take care of some business so he couldn't socialize...Then we waited because Lynda and Joan had to see Tim and Michael (respectively)...So soon after, Tim came down doning his cowboy hat (yippie kio kiay!!!!)...Very friendly, as always, and thanked us for the roses (they just know who they are from now)...Then he excused himself to see his "sister-in-law"...soon they all congregated, and left for Rosie, except Michael who was fasionably late as always!!!! :) He did soon show his face and thanked us also for the rosesand the other special "treats"...Then the entourage left as we did (them in limo, us on foot) we arrived at the same time (thanx to NYC traffic!)... Now time to wait in line and wondewr if we are getting in...well we DID!!! WOOPIE :) :) :) Skip the whole show to get to INXS shall we???? ok...When they come on, Michael looks around the audience, sees us and waves :) They perform Elegantly Wasted and Need you Tonight (personally requested by Rosie)...She was so enthusiastic about them...even singing thier songs to us during the break...Then the interview with Micahel...I won't tell you what they speak about, you can find out for yourself (i don't want to spoil it)...BUT....When Rosie asks him about fans...notice where he looks, and the laughter from the audience...he looks at us, and that is our laughter :)...After the show, we take the elevator and get out on the main florr when the elevator across from us opens the same time, and it is the guys!!!! Garry asks if we got in, and Joan says "of course, didn't you hear us"? and he replies "oh, so you were the fans" :) Then I told Jon it was a fabulous performance and he said "Where were you?" I guess expecting to see us in the audience but didn't... Everyone left in the limos, and we went on our way...tommorow night, the concert...don't know if we will be able to post soon about it, but I'm sure others will...I am suprised more fans didn't come to Rosie, it would have been nice to show the support...but there is always Letterman, and like it was last time, I expect it to be INXS filled crazyness!!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the show tomorrow... INXSively yours...KRIS (and Lynda - Joan is at the MOTEL with the bugs...we are going to capture a few to give to Kirk - hope they are of the fuzzy nature!!!) PS - sorry about my typing...i know i have typos-oh well!!! PPS_ MOST IMPORTANTLY: Joan wants to send a special thanx to Mary...you know why ;) From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:13:28 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Don't Lose Your Heads Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >and can sing along. Why doesn't Don't Lose Your Head stand out for anyone >else? Well it's my favorite :-). Love those soul sisters. Mary From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:11:35 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Modern Rock Live Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Does anyone know if the radio gig they did while in Chicago on Sunday night (Modern Rock Live) was played live on the radio (Q101?) in Chicago that night? The band and their management swear that yes it was because it was live in NY and LA, but we were listening to Q101 all night and never heard it or any mention of it. Thanks, Mary From: ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 21:07:01 -0400 () To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] NYC radio X-X-Sender: ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu well...INXS' Elegantly Wasted has now been played on 4 stations in NYC (the buzz, 105.1 , 95.5 WPLJ, 100.3 Z100) and now 92.3 Krock...which was suprising...BUT the Dj afterward said this: "INXS' new song from their 10th album, Elegantly Wasted is the title track. If you haven't heard the other 9 albums, (loudly) THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T INTERESTING EITHER!!!! Well ok, The Swing was alright" All I have to say is, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!!!! ...kris Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:56:20 -0400 From: Elegantly Wasted To: Inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] EW Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Im new to the list and have been quite for a bit but I have seen all the talk about songs on the new album. I have been a fan for years and have always loved the slower songs, by my side, never tear us apart, beautiful girl... and so on. Elegantly wasted is great I love it, but as for the 2nd single being released I'm gonna have to say We are Thrown Together... because its a damn good song. But I have to agree with the person whom said that Everything and Searching should be held off for a single release maybe the 3rd on can be a slower one... being to slow might put them on the top but over the years INXS has changed and with this album they are rocking more than doing the ballads and I think a song that rocks should be the next one Jenn Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:43:20 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: Re: [INXS] inxs' web page??? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Click on the logo and it'll take you to the new web page...patience though, takes a while to load in....Cheers, Suz At 09:08 PM 4/16/97 -0400, ktsafos@frontier.wilpaterson.edu wrote: >i trid to go to it via the address but the only thing that comes up is the >new logo? anyone know what is going on?...kris > Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:39:20 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] new album References: <199704162108.QAA07526@achilles.ctd.anl.gov> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Jeffrey S. Curtis wrote: > But Neil - don't you think that's exactly what they did with WTWYA > (and, to a lesser degree, FMDH)? And I think the reaction from the > press and the general public was, to quote Beavis and Butt-head, > "What the hell is *this* crap?" Sure, *we* all love both albums (FMDH > is among my all-time favorites!), but if we're talking about what > plays in Peoria, it's singles like Elegantly Wasted, and, I predict, > Girl on Fire. So - isn't a decent compromise to put the outlandish > tracks on the CD, and get people to buy the CD by marketing strong, > popular singles? (What are the other intended singles again? > "Everything", and what else, if any?) I guess I see what you're saying, but think about it -- how much more do you respect the band for saying on its last 2 efforts "to hell with whatever the public or critics want us to do -- we're gonna do what *we* want to do." We love WTYWA (and um... you love FMDH) because the band was not afraid to be different. To me, that's ultimately more important than anything else. But to address your main point, Elegantly Wasted can now be safely considered a minor hit at the least. Therefore, whatever single they come out with next *will* be played on radio. That's just the way it works. They've grabbed some attention -- now that people are watching again, now it is the right time to show the world what they can do (ala Shake The Tree). But I do see where you're coming from... -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 01:25:04 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: [INXS] Article 1 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu An article in the Canadian Press yesterday: INXS leader plots paparazzi revenge by Betsy Powell The Canadian Press TORONTO - INXS frontman Michael Hutchence appears in British tabloids as frequently as philandering royals, sexy U.K. soap starlets and burned-out soccer players. But after two years of paparazzi glare, including 24-hour surveillance and a bugged phone, the Australian singer is plotting revenge. "They just brought in laws about harrassment so they're all a bit jumpy now, these photographers," says Hutchence, 37, shifting into serious mode during a trip to promote INXS's new album, ELEGANTLY WASTED. "We're going to try to testcase it, because certainly there's people who have seriously harassed us." The "us" refers to Paula Yates, Hutchence's companion, ex-wife of Bob Geldof and mother of his daughter, Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily, half sister to Yates-Geldof progeny Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie. The Hutchence-Yates match-up two years ago triggered a media _blitzkrieg_ that continues today. At the time, Yates was still married to Geldof, dubbed Saint Bob by the U.K. press for his Ethiopian famine relief fundraising efforts. There was no sign of Yates on this day, though she was in the city with the couple's multinamed newborn. Hutchence says the couple knew the firestorm that awaited them once word got out about their relationship. But they fell in love, he says, a fact the press overlooks in their relentless campaign of "bigoted, ignorant opinion." Despite the ongoing swirl, Hutchence says the band -- all six original members -- is in a good place 20 years after forming in Sydney. "At the moment actually, everything's kind of pure and simple. We feel like a gang again," says Hutchence, his hair dyed jet black, and wearing tinted oval glasses. Beside him sits guitarist Tim Farriss, a friendly Sydney ranch owner and one of three brothers in the band. He's dressed in outback attire, save for the incongruous appearance of a purple-beaded necklace, but says little and even gets up and leaves at one point when it's clear Hutchence is in a mood to talk. Anyone familiar with INXS will immediately recognize the band's hybrid of funk and rock grooves on ELEGANTLY WASTED, the group's 10th studio album in stores today. But Hutchence and Farriss are nothing if not realistic about selling music in the fickle '90s, a decade that has seen new CDs by some of the world's biggest act fizzle. It has been 10 years since INXS released its biggest-selling CD, KICK, an album that turned the group into a stadium act though performing in mega-seat venues is certainly not assumed today. The band has been on a punishing promotional schedule since January and will support the album with a world tour starting in South Africa later this spring. Canadian dates are planned for September. "We'd love to do some big shows, but we'll see how the record goes," says Hutchence, whose photogenic looks and sexy swagger used to attract screaming female fans who hurled panties on stage. Still, Hutchence says he has tempered his expectations with a realization that last decade was the music business's heyday. "Nobody has sold that many records ever again," says Hutchence, referring to other '80s superstar acts. "Michael Jackson hasn't. You can't -- it's all different. Nobody will again for a while. That was a bit of a golden age, the '80s, and there was lots of money around. That's the way it was." --------- THE JOURNEY How INXS singer Michael Hutchence went from rock god to paparazzi prey: * In 1995, Hutchence dumps his model girlfriend after falling hard for Paula Yates, Bob Geldof's wife and a television personality known for interviewing celebrities while lying on a double bed. * News of the Yates-Geldof breakup comes, the U.K. press deliriously notes, on the anniversary of the Live Aid concert. * Discovered with Yates at an intimate getaway, Hutchence attacks a tabloid photographer. The moment is preserved in a memorable snapshop. Looking like another celebrity pugilist, actor Mickey Rourke, Hutchence is seen gnashing his teeth and waving his bloodied hand in a defiant gesture. The headline calls Hutchence a "rabid dingo." * In a bizarre house-swapping divorce settlement, Hutchence moves into Geldof's marital home while Geldof moves into Hutchence's. The tabloids rejoice. * Yates gives birth to Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily, a half-sister for Geldof progeny Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie. Seriously. * While Hutchence and Yates vacation in his native Australia, police raid the couple's Chelsea flat and discover what is believed to be opium, allegedly in a Smarties tube. Geldof launches court action to obtain custody. The matter is still pending. From: Stephanie.Robinson@mailhost.dpie.gov.au X-Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Energy X-Url: http://www.dpie.gov.au/ X-Notice: Views expressed by this message are not necessarily those of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy or of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:34:40 +1000 Subject: RE>[INXS] NYC radio To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu RE>[INXS] NYC radio 17/4/97 You guys don't know how frustrating this whole thing is for guys like me who live in OZ, the home country of this band. You guys are VERY lucky to have them touring etc so soon. I, like other fans are hoping with fingers crossed that we get them soon. Cheers Steph -------------------------------------- Date: 17/4/97 1:14 PM To: Stephanie Robinson From: inxs-list@iastate.edu - SMTPGA well...INXS' Elegantly Wasted has now been played on 4 stations in NYC (the buzz, 105.1 , 95.5 WPLJ, 100.3 Z100) and now 92.3 Krock...which was suprising...BUT the Dj afterward said this: "INXS' new song from their 10th album, Elegantly Wasted is the title track. If you haven't heard the other 9 albums, (loudly) THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T INTERESTING EITHER!!!! Well ok, The Swing was alright" All I have to say is, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all!!!! ...kris Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 02:57:44 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: [INXS] Article 2 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu SOME NEAT QUOTES IN THE FOLLOWING: Here's an article from Canada's GLOBE AND MAIL: There's success INXS IN PERSON / Lead singer Michael Hutchence, bored with sitting on the beach, feels ELEGANTLY WASTED will land the Aussie band at the top of the charts again. BY ALAN NIESTER Special to the Globe and Mail Toronto It's a weekday night in a classy hotel suite high above the city. The bar is well-stocked, large trays of finger foods are appearing and disappearing with pleasant regularity, and the room full of guests tingles with anticipation. The Mercury/Polydor record comapany is throwing a meet-and-greet for its new clients, the Australian rock sextet INXS that was wildly successful not so long ago, and it has opened up the corporate wallet as if it were the eighties all over again. When the guests of honour arrive, there is a palpable electricity in the air. Like a bunch of guileless Crocodile Dundees, each of the six band members immediately inserts himself into a knot of partygoers. Cries of "Awright then, mate?" reverberate through the room, while those not yet pressing the flesh huddle together to figure out who's who. Does the cowboy hat belong to Garry Gary Beers? Probably. Who's the one with the demonic goatee? Kirk Pengilly? Definitely. No one, however, needs help with the lithe, cat-like figure with the slicked-back black hair and sunglasses who is preening for the blond with the videocam. For most, Michael Hutchence and INXS are synonymous. The jet-setter, womanizer and archetypal front man is one of the wealthiest performers in rock. A larger-than-life figure, Hutchence is chatting up reporters in the hotel room in hopes that the new album, ELEGANTLY WASTED, will bring the band back to the top of the charts, where it resided so often in the late eighties. The media hustle is understandable. While INXS has released a couple of albums in the early nineties, it hasn't had chart-topping success in years, not since 1987's KICK and 1990's X gave the world a string of top 10 hits. On the other hand, the band's success was so massive at that time that Hutchence and company have long since made their nest eggs. This is a band of multimillionaires, so why are they doing it all over again? "Frankly, I've done that sitting-on-the-beach thing," Hutchence said during an interview the next day. "It's booaahh-ring. It's really dull. The whole desert-island thing really sucks," he laughed. Despite his fame, wealth and reputation, Hutchence is remarkably down-to-earth, a prototypical Aussie who proudly wears his egalitarianism on his sleeve. "To be honest, every time we've made an album, we've just gone in there and, I suppose, had to make that decision each time. Is this it? Is the party over? On this one, for instance, if the songwriting hadn't gone as well as it did, we probably would've called it a day. Shook hands, good-on-ya mate! and goodbye. You know, it's been wonderful. But it just turned out that I just think we had something fresh to offer, so... you continue." Early indications are that Hutchence's hunch is correct. The debut single release and title song from the album have exploded on radio. And judging by industry harbingers such as The Record and Billboard magazine, ELEGANTLY WASTED is receiving a good reception across North America. INXS, it would seem, is back. "It's amazing," Hutchence said. "But I think it's a good song, and I can understand why it's on the radio. I mean, it's great, but what's difficult about it is if you haven't been on the radio for a while, people get a little bit scared of putting you back on." There is a general perception that INXS is an eighties band, but Hutchence described them "a seventies band that's hung in." In fact, this year marks the 20th anniversary of INXS, and, amazingly enough, with the same six members. "I think the reason is simple enough," Hutchence said. "We really do like getting in a room together and seeing what kind of noise we make. We're friends. We really are. And you know what friendships can be. I mean, it's not the Partridge Family. But being Australian, you're pretty direct and honest with everyone you know, you know where everyone stands. We have our arguments. We're all very different people, but we give each other a lot of slack. Over the years, if someone has wanted to do something different, we gave them a chance to do it, whatever it might be." Before ELEGANTLY WASTED, most of the band members had been pursuing private interests. The last INXS studio album was 1993's FULL MOON, DIRTY HEARTS, a back-to-the-basics project that had little impact in North America apart from the semi-successful single THE GIFT. Since then, Keyboardist and guitarist Andrew Farriss has been producing artists such as Gun and the aboriginal-roots band Yothu Yindi, guitarist Tim Farriss released his own solo CD-ROM, and Hutchence has played guest vocalist on tribute albums to the Rolling Stones and Elvis, and contributed a vocal track to Talking Heads' new album NO TALKING JUST HEAD. He also had a child with his new wife, Paula Yates (Bob Geldof's ex), for whom he had left his long-time inamorata, supermodel Helena Christiansen, last year. Both wife and infant daughter, Heavenly Hiraami Tigerlily, accompanied Hutchence on the North American promotional gambit. Hutchence said it wasn't difficult getting back together for ELEGANTLY WASTED. "It was actually the easiest album we've ever made," he said. "The studio part of it was pared down to essentially two weeks. Not many bands in the world make an album in two weeks. That's usually what it takes just to get the bass drum down. "But one of the main reasons we could make it so quickly is because we spent a lot of time writing: Nine months of Andrew [Farriss] and I getting together casually on weekends and writing. And while we wrote, we recorded everything we did. It was literally being recorded in hotel rooms, so when we finally got into the studio, most of the groundwork was done." To create a sense of excitement and spontaneity, Hutchence and Farriss recorded every demo on "proper equipment," studio-quality hardware rather than the portable four-track tape recorder they might have used for demos in the past. The result is that "about 60 to 80 per cent" of the finished album actually incorporates the first takes that Farriss and Hutchence created. "A lot of the songs were recorded within an hour of writing in order to catch a little bit of the magic," Hutchence said. "This and KICK are perhaps our two favourite albums," Hutchence said. "But so is [1992's] WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE. When we finished WELCOME, we really believed in that album, but we knew that it would be the end of us in the United States for awhile. But you gotta do what you believe in. You gotta roll with the punches, you know? I think a lot of the stuff just worked out. We parted with our old manager. We got a new record company, and now we feel like like a gang again. It's all simple again, you know? And the album turned out good." Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:05:32 GMT From: John Thompson Subject: Re: [INXS] Don't Lose Your Heads To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > >and can sing along. Why doesn't Don't Lose Your Head stand out for anyone > >else? > > Well it's my favorite :-). Love those soul sisters. > Mary my fave too! If people were critisising EW(single) as being too INXS'ish, and not being anything really new or advanced then this would be an ideal single to prove them wrong. ************************************************************************ John Thompson Academic Registry Coventry University CV1 5FB 01203 838396 E-mail reg088@coventry.ac.uk ************************************************************************ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:03:14 GMT From: John Thompson Subject: [INXS] Albums on sale. To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id DAA31318 > In the mean time i collected all the the albums at >amazingly low prices ..FMDH has got to be the best Ł3 i ever spent and >WTWYA the best fiver i ever spent what a bummer - i see all these albums in sales now, and all i can think is that I paid Ł14 when they first came out!! I would have saved a fortune if I bought them now!! PS Jun, forget your exams, just go to the concert, you won't regret it! They are without doubt the best group live, around today. ************************************************************************ John Thompson Academic Registry Coventry University CV1 5FB 01203 838396 E-mail reg088@coventry.ac.uk ************************************************************************ From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] Next Single Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:44:54 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu What do the singles-stickers on the albums say in the different parts of the world ? In the NL/EUROPE it says: ---------------------------------------- ELEGANTLY WASTED Includes the singles: ELEGANTLY WASTED SEARCHING GIRL ON FIRE ---------------------------------------- I can understand that things can change due to response to the album, but - hey - they don't put these titles on a sticker for nothing ! Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl BTW: I don't like to put people in boxes, but I DO like the words: "hybrid of funk and rock grooves" i think it is a rather accurate description of what INXS is all about. Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Martijn Balink" Organization: Initiative Media To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:55:18 +0000 Subject: Re: [INXS] Tour Question Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu JMussry@aol.com wrote: > my personal opinion is there are not much INXSers here. Which does suck. > The general population here are mainlty into wants "trendy". NO BALLS. Oops! I think you made a little mistake here... I've been a fan since Never tear us apart (quite a long time I guess), and was on the list for a couple of months a few years ago (I can't remember exactly, but I'd say three, four years). I'm now back on the list for about four months. I found out a lot of people who were on the list back then, are still on the list today. I 'd say that if you take the time and effort to receive 20 (sometimes much more!) E-mails a day, for over three years, only about INXS, then you _are_ a real INXSer to me... I'm not sure wether I'm an INXS-er or not (can you define that?), but I do know that I love the music. btw, EW is blasting through the office right now! To bad I can't yell out loud with it.... Martijn +-----------------+-------------+ | Martijn Balink | What You /N | | MBalink@IMT.NL | Need... XS | +-----------------+-------------+ Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Martijn Balink" Organization: Initiative Media To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:08:23 +0000 Subject: [INXS] Mediate-video Priority: normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Just a little question, I hope anyone is able to help: I'm playing in a band, and we were jamming a little bit last week. Suddenly our guitarist started playing a Bob Dylan song, and we started discussing Dylan songs. He told about a great hit for Bob Dylan, but he couldn't remember teh name of the song. He did know the video: Dylan with a pack of large pieces of papers, with the lyrics of the song on it. As the song proceeds, he throws away the pieces of paper (sounds familiar?). I remembered INXS had made the video of Mediate as some sort of a copy of the Dylan video (a tribute?). Can anyone tell me the name of the Dylan-song? You can reply to my personal adress, instead of replying via the list. Thanks a lot (I promised the guitarist I'd know the answer next week!) Martijn +-----------------+-------------+ | Martijn Balink | What You /N | | MBalink@IMT.NL | Need... XS | +-----------------+-------------+ ]X400-Received: by /PRMD=Iris/ADMD=Mensatex/C=Es/; Relayed; Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:15:05 UTC+0200 X400-Received: by /PRMD=es/ADMD=Mensatex/C=es/; Relayed; Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:15:36 UTC+0100 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:15:36 UTC+0100 X400-Originator: bjimenez@etseccpb.upc.es X400-Recipients: non-disclosure:; X400-Content-Type: P2-1984 (2) X400-MTS-Identifier: [/PRMD=es/ADMD=/C=/;970417141536] Content-Identifier: 95 From: Susana Jimenez To: (confirm) Subject: [INXS] EW CD OF THE WEEK Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all. I just wanna add more european info to the list... Here in Spain EW is CD of the week in the one of the most important radio stations: Cadena 40 principales (similar as a TOP 40). Hasta luego, Susana. From: Chris Smallhorne To: "'inxs'" Subject: [INXS] Thoughts on EW Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:28:37 +1000 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by majordomo.iastate.edu id HAA16759 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all. My two cents: First listen - not impressed at all. I was fairly pissed with the sleeve only having 3 songs printed on it and I think this blurred my initial judgement. Did I just hear a sample from Questions? Second Listen (a few hours later) - Maybe I was a bit harsh. But this is definitely no Kick (not that it's a bad thing). Four days later - I am impressed with all songs on the album except for Searching (I preferred the live version from the ARIA's - I think listening to it for so long had me expecting the studio version to be similar) and Shine (for no particular reason). I love Michael's voice on I'm Just a Man - he sings it with such passion. IMHO, other single releases from the album should be Show Me and I'm Just a Man. Overall I think it is a better album than Welcome. Score = 8/10 (almost). (And Neil, just because you liked Welcome doesn't mean we all did) Chris. Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:20:10 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Mediate-video References: <199704171204.OAA23711@imt.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Martijn Balink wrote: > Suddenly our guitarist started playing a Bob Dylan song, and we > started discussing Dylan songs. He told about a great hit for Bob > Dylan, but he couldn't remember teh name of the song. He did know the > video: Dylan with a pack of large pieces of papers, with the lyrics > of the song on it. As the song proceeds, he throws away the pieces of > paper (sounds familiar?). I remembered INXS had made the video of > Mediate as some sort of a copy of the Dylan video (a tribute?). Can > anyone tell me the name of the Dylan-song? I'm CCing this to the List, as this might be of interest to some others out there. The Dylan documentary you're referring to is "Don't Look Back." I believe it was made in 1967? and was directed by D.A. Pennebaker. It's actually been in the news recently here in the US because of the passing of Allen Ginsberg (who I had the good fortune of meeting on several occasions), who actually appears in the background of the famous Dylan clip. Hope this helps, -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:26:11 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Tour Question From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Martijn Balink writes: }JMussry@aol.com wrote: }> my personal opinion is there are not much INXSers here. Which does suck. }> The general population here are mainlty into wants "trendy". NO BALLS. } }Oops! I think you made a little mistake here... } [...] I 'd say that if you take the time and effort to }receive 20 (sometimes much more!) E-mails a day, for over three }years, only about INXS, then you _are_ a real INXSer to me... [...] The original poster was referring to the Los Angeles area - not people on this mailing list! Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 23:55:32 +1100 From: Buono Organization: University of Sydney To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Mediate-video References: <199704171204.OAA23711@imt.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Martijn Balink wrote: > paper (sounds familiar?). I remembered INXS had made the video of > Mediate as some sort of a copy of the Dylan video (a tribute?). Can > anyone tell me the name of the Dylan-song? > Subterranean Homesick Blues, a great song. :) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 06:12:01 -0500 (CDT) From: Phil McClean To: inxs-list@iastate.edu cc: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Mediate-video Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu The song is "Subterranean Homesick Blues". As Neil mentioned it was featured in the film "Don't Look Back", but can be seen as a stand alone video. A historical note: in 1969, a radical splinter group of the left wing student organization Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) formed and took the name Weatherman. The choose the name from the following line in the song "Subterranean Homesick Blues": You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows This group was responsible for several bombings at this time. I am glad to see Neil mention Allan Ginsberg because he has had an immense influence on the lyric writing style of many rock lyricists. Pick up an anthology and you should see how Dylan and others used his style. He truly was a major cultural influence in the 1960s, along with other Beat writers such as Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Burroughs, Snyder et al., that can still be see in todays lyrical world. Phil McClean In our fight against the end Making love we are immortal "Not Enough Time" - INXS (A.Farriss/M.Hutchence) mcclean@plains.nodak.edu On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Martijn Balink wrote: > Just a little question, I hope anyone is able to help: > > I'm playing in a band, and we were jamming a little bit last week. > Suddenly our guitarist started playing a Bob Dylan song, and we > started discussing Dylan songs. He told about a great hit for Bob > Dylan, but he couldn't remember teh name of the song. He did know the > video: Dylan with a pack of large pieces of papers, with the lyrics > of the song on it. As the song proceeds, he throws away the pieces of > paper (sounds familiar?). I remembered INXS had made the video of > Mediate as some sort of a copy of the Dylan video (a tribute?). Can > anyone tell me the name of the Dylan-song? > > You can reply to my personal adress, instead of replying via the list. > > Thanks a lot (I promised the guitarist I'd know the answer next > week!) > > > Martijn > > +-----------------+-------------+ > | Martijn Balink | What You /N | > | MBalink@IMT.NL | Need... XS | > +-----------------+-------------+ > Date: 17 Apr 1997 09:23:00 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: RE: [INXS] Modern Rock Live To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Does anyone know if the radio gig they did while in Chicago on Sunday night >(Modern Rock Live) was played live on the radio (Q101?) in Chicago that >night? The band and their management swear that yes it was because it was >live in NY and LA, but we were listening to Q101 all night and never heard >it or any mention of it. >Thanks, Mary Mary, I didn't hear it either, and I listened for it all night as well. (And why didn't you tell us you were in Chicago? We would have loved to meet you!) Basil Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:31:12 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Early 90's References: <199704162212.SAA17552@po_box.cig.mot.com> <335560DF.4633@virgin.net> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu can you imagine where INXS would be now if they had taken their time to record WTWYA..? Imagine an album including the best songs from WTWYA and FMDH aswell as the hit single The Strangest Party It would have been a mighty album that would have KICKED KICKS ASS with a track line up something like this:- 1- Questions 2- The Gift 3- Heaven Sent 4- The Strangest Party 5- Beautiful Girl 6- Taste It 7- The Messenger 8- Strange Desire 9- Baby Don't Cry 10- Communication 11- Freedom Deep INXS would be the biggest band in the world as we speak ..but the reviews on EW would have been even worse after an album like that! JUN, UK From: marlene.casias@wcom.com (Marlene Casias) Subject: Re: [INXS] Jun's finals To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:42:06 -0500 (CDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > PS Jun, forget your exams, just go to the concert, you won't regret it! > They are without doubt the best group live, around today. Jun, I have to agree....FIND a way to get to the concert!!!! You won't regret it. Marlene Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:52:15 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Albums on sale. References: Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > PS Jun, forget your exams, just go to the concert, you won't regret it! > They are without doubt the best group live, around today. hey, if only it was that simple, i don't want to elegantly waste my last two years in life, know what i mean? i know they're the best live! that's what makes the situation worse! JUN, UK From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:27:32 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] "INXS - They rock!" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - As I am unemployed, I was home this morning to watch Rosie. It was a great show! INXS did two songs - EW and Need You Tonight. Rosie also spent time talking to Michael, who told an interesting story about a female fan in Stockholm. Here's a funny coincidence - Rosie and I saw INXS for the first time at the same concert, when they opened for Adam Ant at St. John's University in Queens, NY. She had a cousin on the staff so she was backstage... She closed the show by saying "INXS - they rock!" Dana From: INXSBABE@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:44:42 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu For those of you who want to tape INXS off Rosie, you need only to tape the last half hour (including commercial breaks). They perform Need You Tonight and EW. Michael chats with Rosie--it's funny. You'll know why when you see it. Karen From: Alan Benoit To: "'INXS'" Subject: [INXS] Second Single Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:03:53 -0500 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I must agree with the comments that the second single needs to be one that instantly grabs attention and not neccessarily the best song on the album. It should also be up tempo. Case in point: my favorite song, after several listenings is "She is Rising", but I wouldn't release that as the second single because it starts slowly and builds. I would reject "Searching", "I'm Just a Man" and "Everything" because they are not up tempo enough for the second single. "Show Me" is certainly up tempo enough but is not a strong enough song for a single. My choice is "Girl On Fire" (really going out on a limb here ; ) ) because it instantly grabs the radio listener and doesn't let go. I think that it would receive heavy airplay(especially if EW continues its way up the charts) I say this even though it's probably # 3 or 4 on my list of favorites list from this album While I'm on the subject I would like to quell any great expectations for EW (the album) on the Billboard charts. Think for a moment about the kind of music and artists that dominate these charts today- gangsta rap, Celine Dion and the Spice Girls-PURE CRAP. Name the last "rock" album that dominated the charts. I remember in the late 80's when "rock" albums like Def Leppard's Hysteria stayed at number one or close to it for MONTHS. That just doesn't happen anymore. Maybe it's because the system for determining ranking on the charts has changed or perhaps tastes have changed. A classic example of this is occuring right now. Aerosmith (a so-called "in" group) has a new single that is dominating the airwaves in HEAVY rotation on radio and MTV(Falling in Love is So Hard on the Knees) and they just released a new album (Nine Lives) that has received great reviews. Well, look at who is number one on the charts: The Notorious B.I.G.!-excuse me? Nine Lives is barely top ten! I would venture that EW enters the charts next week in the top 30, maybe even the top 20. The best we can hope for is an eventual top 10 spot if all of the singles receive heavy rotation (like Bush did last year). I venture that even if Kick were released today it would meet a similar fate. This is a testament to the lack of musical taste from the majority of today's record buyers-not an indictment of INXS- or maybe I'm just getting old (I'm 27). My hope is that the singles released continue to receive heavy airplay, INXS becomes "hot" again, their concerts sell out and we get more great albums. -Alan From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Starf**k (Was Re: [INXS] new album) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:39:20 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > (by the way, what IS a "starfuck"?) I believe the term refers to a woman who sleeps with a celebrity ONLY because he's famous. Think also of the term "gold digger", and you'll get a better idea. Of course, MEN could also be starfucks and gold diggers, too (no flames from the women, please!). From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] Thoughts on EW Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:32:10 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >I am impressed with all songs on the album except for Searching (I preferred the >live version from the ARIA's - I think listening to it for so I agree completely. I think he sung it a lot better at the ARIA's, and Kirk's guitar was louder as well. I didn't really like the way it ended on the studio track, either. From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] Don't Lose Your Heads Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 09:17:15 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Most of us have agreed on the fact > that on first listen we are not that enthused about the album but after ten > or so listens and we can hear the INXS come out of it WE LOVE IT. I think part of the reason we are not enthused by it is that maybe, as fans, we are too analytical of the music; looking for sounds from previous records, etc. I've done that with just about EVERY album since X, but after several listens I really like it. From: Alan Benoit To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: RE: [INXS] Early 90's Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:46:08 -0500 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >---------- >From: Junaid Rashid[SMTP:junaid.rashid@virgin.net] >Sent: Thursday, April 17, 1997 9:31 AM >To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Subject: [INXS] Early 90's > >can you imagine where INXS would be now if they had taken their time to >record WTWYA..? Imagine an album including the best songs from WTWYA and >FMDH aswell as the hit single The Strangest Party >It would have been a mighty album that would have KICKED KICKS ASS >with a track line up something like this:- > >1- Questions >2- The Gift >3- Heaven Sent >4- The Strangest Party >5- Beautiful Girl >6- Taste It >7- The Messenger >8- Strange Desire >9- Baby Don't Cry >10- Communication >11- Freedom Deep Great list, but how could you not include "Not Enough Time"-my pick as the best song off of these two albums and certainly the group's biggest radio hit of the two albums. INXS would be the biggest band in the world as we speak-sorry, but the Spice Girls would still be the biggest band. ; ) -Alan Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:40:37 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: Re: Starf**k (Was Re: [INXS] new album) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > I believe the term refers to a woman who sleeps with a celebrity ONLY > because he's famous. Think also of the term "gold digger", and you'll get > a better idea. Yeah... didn't someone post at one point that some of the lyrics to "Don't Lose Your Head" were actually about the price of fame from Michael's perspective. It WOULD make a lot of sense... Also: I laughed VERY hard at Michael's Stockholm story on Rosie O'Donnell today. Great performances of EW and NYT. Did Michael forget a verse, or was it just me? I wasn't expecting an instrumental bit in the middle.. Jay Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:16:20 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Politically Incorrect Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, Michael Hutchence will appear as a guest on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect on Wednesday, April 23rd. It promises to be quite amusing! -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:43:59 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Tour Question Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In a message dated 4/17/97 6:32:18 AM, you wrote: < my personal opinion is there are not much INXSers here. Which does suck. }> The general population here are mainlty into wants "trendy". NO BALLS. } }Oops! I think you made a little mistake here... } [...] I 'd say that if you take the time and effort to }receive 20 (sometimes much more!) E-mails a day, for over three }years, only about INXS, then you _are_ a real INXSer to me... [...] The original poster was referring to the Los Angeles area - not people on this mailing list! Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Jeff thanks for making that clear. I couldn't have said better it myself. And (Martijn) an INXSer is everybody hear and that definately includes you. Forever an INXSer, Jack Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 18:41:32 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] a hah hah, a hah hah References: <199704171151.NAA23696@imt.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NELEGENTLY HWASTED A HA HA, A HAH I LOVE YOU ALL JUN, UK Date: 17 Apr 97 10:49:17 -0700 Subject: [INXS] No Rosie in San Jose From: "John A. Vink" To: "INXS mailing list" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Could you believe my frustration when I scanned my TV guide this morning to tape Rosie and the 2 stations that had Rosie I didn't recieve? Man, TCI sucks. JAV ---- John A. Vink Software Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc. vink@apple.com http://cyberdog.apple.com/people/jav/ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:08:36 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] The magnificent seven References: Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Is that it from INXS or are they planning any more material? i hope the magnificent SEVEN return in year or two with another album Before i get loads of responses telling me there's only six members YOUR WRONG i'm sure you've all seen the new member plastered all over the album booklet who is she anyway? she's kinda cute Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:35:00 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] NYC Show Tonight Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey, For those attending tonight's show, I'm meeting up with Dana, Josh, and his fiancee Steph at the show (I'm actually meeting with Josh and Steph in an hour...) It would be great to meet any other INXS-Listers as well! I'm an Indian guy, so I don't think I'll be hard to find... Looking forward to the show and to meeting some Listers! -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: 17 Apr 1997 13:08:19 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] ANALYZING EW To: "INXS LIST" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Now that I have listened to the CD about 100 times, I will join the bandwagon of people who said they didn't like it at first but then grew to love it. I was very disappointed the first time I played this album, but now I find it to be quite original and far more artistically adventurous than I thought it would be. I must completely agree with Neil on the suggestion for the next single. I think "Shake The Tree" would not only lend them some artistic credibility, but it is also very radio friendly. "Girl On Fire" is a great song, but it is definitely more nostalgic than anything. It would fit in quite well on Kick...in 1987, that is!!!! "Shake The Tree" will give new listeners another crack at the WTWYA sound they missed 5 years ago. "We Are Thrown Together" would also be a good choice. I noticed many people didn't mention much about "Building Bridges". I, for one, think this is one of the strongest tracks on the album. The lyrics and music combine for a song that tugs at your emotions. Maybe it's just me... Basil To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 12:32:56 PST Subject: [INXS] the great singles debate X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 13-14,19-20,24-25,27-28,31-35 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I started to post mail yesterday saying GOF would be a rotten choice for a 2nd single (I'd give reasons, but it all sounds so-o-o negative..). Before I did I thought I'd play the CD again to remember which songs would be better IMO. Then it happened...I got sucked into the EW abyss. I'm now unable to distinguish a marketable song, from my own appreciation of the whole thing. Instead I went to bed with samples of songs flying around my brain. From the last 50+ messages (wow traffic has picked up with the EW release) it sounds like many on the list are in the same position. I agree with Brian about listening to the last 3-4 INXS CDs critically at first. I was searching for songs that would appeal to the masses, while knowing that I'd quickly love it unconditionally. WTWYA & FMDH never did sound like they would be commercial successes, maybe because many of the songs were a stretch for people who hadn't heard INXS's album cuts (before Kick). For this CD I'd release Don't Lose Your Head (reminds me of Guns in the Sky) as the 2nd single. Searching (I couldn't download the live cut, so my ears aren't tainted by a better version) or Everything as the 3rd single (sounds a little like Smashing Pumpkins without all the gothic strings--so maybe it would appeal to the youngsters). As for the sticker on the CD wrapping (mine - in US - had EW, Searching, Everything), things can change--I've bought plenty of CDs where something's listed on the front that never made it to the radio, for various reasons no doubt. Maybe we're worrying too much about it . After all isn't Mercury paying someone big bucks to make these decisions? Oh yeah--speaking of Merc. they must be paying the right people-- Virgin Megastore in SF had the CD prominently displayed in front of the main door and stacked to the ceiling! Old girl on fire, SueK From: finchi@sky2.bskyb.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 21:01:03 +0000 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] EW in the UK X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by majordomo.iastate.edu id PAA24625 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Why did the single ELEGANTLY WASTED fail to kick the UK charts into touch? It's a top tune, but only entered at No.20, then dropped like a stone out of the charts. How come a great single by a great band doesn't rate highly on the charts when the last two singles by a shitty band like Depeche Mode smash their way into our Top Ten. It pisses me off! Ian - part of Stuart Pearce's Red-White Army! From: Alan Benoit To: "'INXS'" Subject: [INXS] Edgefest '97 Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:03:58 -0500 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Lineup and scheduled times for Edgefest '97 this Sunday (April 20) at the Starplex Amphitheater in Dallas Fair Park: Cowboy Mouth: 12:30 P.M. Matchbox 20: 1:15 P.M. Ben Folds 5: 2:00 P.M. Kay's Choice: 2:50 P.M. Moby: 3:50 P.M. Beck: 5:10 P.M. Cake: 6:55 P.M. INXS: 8:15 P.M. Note no listing for The Prodigy-I think they have dropped out. The forecast for Sunday is for sunny skies and temperatures in the 80's. Should be a great concert! -Alan To: inxs-list From: John Mayland Date: 17 Apr 97 20:34:26 EDT Subject: [INXS] Solo Hutchence & EW Vote Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu One of my personal faves on the Hutchence solo front is "Rooms for the Memory" off the Dogs in Space soundtrack. (Probably got the title horribly wrong as my copy is back at my parents so I haven't listened to it for a while.) I think this is a fairly difficult album to get hold of (certainly in the UK) as I've been looking out for the CD version for a while. I picked up the vinyl version a few years ago in a sale. I think it was released as a single in Australia and charted quite higly. (I'm sure Neil's comprehensive archive holds the details for anyone interested.) As the number of people on the list who have heard the album is now quite high does anyone fancy organising a vote on prefered 2,3 and 4th *singles* off the album. And also a separate vote on favourite 4/5 *tracks* on the album. (I would offer but I only have my email at work and am very busy at the moment.) Cheers, Jon. From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:08:16 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] why Elegantly Wasted? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Cause INXS will never be casually wasted. :- ) From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:06:56 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu what time is the show in LA. Ok so I'm a little lazy :-) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 13:58:49 -0700 X-Sender: sgomez@pop.ben2.ucla.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Steph Gomez Subject: [INXS] The Mayan Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I'm interested to know who else will be attending the Mayan on the 24th? Any one familiar with the lay out, parking, etc. for that venue? Any info would be greatly appreciated. :) Steph LA From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:04:41 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Albums on sale. Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In a message dated 4/17/97 8:17:53 AM, you wrote: <<> PS Jun, forget your exams, just go to the concert, you won't regret it! > They are without doubt the best group live, around today. hey, if only it was that simple, i don't want to elegantly waste my last two years in life, know what i mean? i know they're the best live! that's what makes the situation worse! JUN, UK What's all this crap I'm reading. Plan ahead and what the hell is 3-4 hours going to kill. JUST GO!!! and your past 2 years will never be wasted Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 23:04:00 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS videos References: <33559154.4F5A@itw.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu As some of you know now i've only been an INXS fan for two years Elegantly Wasted is the first video i have seen by the band My brother who has MTV tells me that they make brilliant videos especially THE GIFT, he hasn't got a video recorder at the moment so he can't tape them. I've read in several places that thier videos are unmatchable by anyone else I've tried to find a shop that sells INXS videos, but there's none in Sutton Coldfield... i'm gonna have to wait they'll probally be out again now that the band is back.. describe some of the videos to me if you've seen them X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:25:35 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: [INXS] Rosie, Jon and Garry Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu O.k. - for any of those that may remember my review of the Aspen concert, I said that Garry looked thin and Jon looked strung out. I also said that it was possible that it was just the lighting on my tape making them look like that. I now have a wonderful tape of the Rosie show and can pronounce that it was indeed the lighting. Just thought I'd pass that along. :) Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:23:55 -0700 X-Sender: ez075825@pop.ucdavis.edu (Unverified) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mike Chen Subject: [INXS] EW: am I missing something here? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, I've given EW quite a many good listens to and I must say that it is a good album, not their best by far though. Everyone seems to be saying about how it is a new sound for them. Am I missing something? DOn't get me wrong, I really love the title track, Girl on fire, just a man and everything. But didn't anyone else notice that this album sounds like a cross between the grunged up guitars of FMDH and the slick rock of X or a lot like This Time? Maybe because I was hoping for a new album that blew me away like WTWYA did since everyone was talking about how good it was. I have no doubt that it will be at least a minor commercial hit, sales and radio, because there is a lot of radio friendly stuff on here. And I do like it, but I just don't think it was as experimental as WTWYA or FMDH was. If it that was their intentions, then more power to them, but I don't think that this was a huge departure from their LLT-kick-X sound. Opinions, objections, anyone? X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:19:22 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: Re: [INXS] ANALYZING EW Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 01:08 PM 4/17/97 -0500, you wrote: >Now that I have listened to the CD about 100 times, I will join the bandwagon >of people who said they didn't like it at first but then grew to love it. I just pulled the CD out of my mailbox and have already listened to it twice. I can honestly say, I liked it from the first listen. I also don't think it's a re-hashed Kick either. Anyone that says so hasn't heard WTWYA or FMDH. There are far too many elements from all three (four if you want to include X) albums. >noticed many people didn't mention much about "Building Bridges". I, for one, >think this is one of the strongest tracks on the album. Thank you for mentioning it. On first listen, I put it in my pile of favorites imediately, right along with Everything. I think it would have a hard time on radio though. Plus, I agree with whomever said the live version of Everything is better. It's not that it's better, just stronger. If they want to put out Everything as a single (oh please oh please) best to get a good live version. I'm not going to say much more on this -- there are already 5 bazillion opinions on the list right now anyway. Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:00:42 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 11:44 AM 4/17/97 -0400, INXSBABE@aol.com said: > They perform Need You Tonight >and EW. Michael chats with Rosie--it's funny. You'll know why when you see >it. That fan story was a riot. What I got a chuckle out of is that she claims "Need You Tonight" is one of her very favorite songs but did you notice she called it "I Need You Tonight" She should have had her researchers do a little better homework. -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: Stephanie.Robinson@mailhost.dpie.gov.au X-Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Energy X-Url: http://www.dpie.gov.au/ X-Notice: Views expressed by this message are not necessarily those of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy or of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 9:14:17 +1000 Subject: RE>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and Ga To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu RE>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and Garry 18/4/97 Is it possible if I ask very nicely and offer to send you the money/tape whatever, I could E-X-T-E-N-D the friendship and ask you to do me a copy ??? Yours in begdom, Steph. -------------------------------------- Date: 18/4/97 8:50 AM To: Stephanie Robinson From: inxs-list@iastate.edu - SMTPGA O.k. - for any of those that may remember my review of the Aspen concert, I said that Garry looked thin and Jon looked strung out. I also said that it was possible that it was just the lighting on my tape making them look like that. I now have a wonderful tape of the Rosie show and can pronounce that it was indeed the lighting. Just thought I'd pass that along. :) Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 18:32:02 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show From: "Jeffrey S. Curtis" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sue writes: }That fan story was a riot. No doubt! I imagine everyone on this list recognized the "song" before he told us what it was... } What I got a chuckle out of is that she claims }"Need You Tonight" is one of her very favorite songs but did you notice she }called it }"I Need You Tonight" She should have had her researchers do a little better }homework. Yeah, I thought the same thing. I just got done watching the tape a few times, and yes, Michael did screw up, as someone suggested. He didn't just miss a verse, though; he started to sing the wrong verse ("How do you feel" instead of "So slide over here"), and rather than pick up halfway through the verse, he improvised with his "oooh, mmmm, ungh!" stuff - decent cover. To those of you who were there - was the crowd into it *at all*? It seemed awfully quiet, and not even remotely as energetic as a "real" performance. I guess it sort of has to be that way for a TV performance, though - I noticed they were playing really toned-down versions of both songs. Jeff -- Jeffrey S. Curtis | Internetwork Manager Argonne National Laboratory | Email: curtis@anl.gov 9700 South Cass Avenue, ECT-221 | Voice: 630/252-1789 Argonne, IL 60439 | Fax: 630/252-9689 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 00:54:20 GMT X-Sender: kmd11@cvip.csufresno.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "K. Martin" Subject: Re: [INXS] The Mayan Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 01:58 PM 4/17/97 -0700, you wrote: >I'm interested to know who else will be attending the Mayan on the 24th? >Any one familiar with the lay out, parking, etc. for that venue? > >Any info would be greatly appreciated. :) > >Steph >LA Hi Steph, I don't know all the details on it since I live in Fresno and will be driving down but if you call their phone number they give you directions on how to get there, etc. Kris From: Stephanie.Robinson@mailhost.dpie.gov.au X-Organisation: Department of Primary Industries and Energy X-Url: http://www.dpie.gov.au/ X-Notice: Views expressed by this message are not necessarily those of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy or of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:07:13 +1000 Subject: RE>>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and G To: inxs-list@iastate.edu, inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu RE>>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and Ga 18/4/97 I AM VERY SORRY IF EVERYONE GOT A COPY OF THIS...A LITTLE TRIGGER HAPPY THIS MORNING.... -------------------------------------- Date: 18/4/97 9:53 AM To: Stephanie Robinson From: inxs-list@iastate.edu - SMTPGA RE>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and Garry 18/4/97 Is it possible if I ask very nicely and offer to send you the money/tape whatever, I could E-X-T-E-N-D the friendship and ask you to do me a copy ??? Yours in begdom, Steph. -------------------------------------- Date: 18/4/97 8:50 AM To: Stephanie Robinson From: inxs-list@iastate.edu - SMTPGA O.k. - for any of those that may remember my review of the Aspen concert, I said that Garry looked thin and Jon looked strung out. I also said that it was possible that it was just the lighting on my tape making them look like that. I now have a wonderful tape of the Rosie show and can pronounce that it was indeed the lighting. Just thought I'd pass that along. :) Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "Enrique Donoso" To: Subject: [INXS] Shine song Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 21:32:16 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by majordomo.iastate.edu id TAA13355 Hi you all, I´m happy and unhappy at the same time. Yesterday I´ve got EW CD and it´s really rocks it´s agreat album from a great band I couldn´t expect less from them. But so deseption, my Cd don´t feature Shine and I´m pretty unhappy with that, so I pray for some one who can put the song in .wav format so thw rest of the fans who don´t have the song can do it. Please try to help me. Enrique from Chile Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:30:35 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: RE>>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and G Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 10:07 AM 4/18/97 +1000, Stephanie.Robinson@mailhost.dpie.gov.au said: > RE>>[INXS] Rosie, Jon and Ga 18/4/97 >I AM VERY SORRY IF EVERYONE GOT A COPY OF THIS...A LITTLE TRIGGER HAPPY THIS MORNING.... That's ok Stephanie, we all get excited when there is so much INXS around :) Was anyone else surprised as I was that INXS even performed on Rosie? I though the band would have done just late night (Letterman, Conan, Leno) instead of daytime which traditionally isn't youth oriented (where the money is in music). -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue From: "Craig Pinkerton" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] ANALYZING EW Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:43:08 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > "Shake The Tree" will give new listeners another crack at the WTWYA sound they > missed 5 years ago. "We Are Thrown Together" would also be a good choice. I > noticed many people didn't mention much about "Building Bridges". I, for one, > think this is one of the strongest tracks on the album. The lyrics and music > combine for a song that tugs at your emotions. Maybe it's just me... I'd have to agree. At the moment its my favourite track off the album. I just love the way it takes off in the middle. This is one to be listened to at great volume. I'd have to say that on the other hand "Girl on fire" doesn't do much for me. Craig. From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:56:36 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] OK Guys Here It Is Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu All these mailings of why not number 1, why dropping on the charts here, oh look they are climbing on the charts there, why do they say that, why do they think this, they are much better than that band, that song, what the hells going on here, I don't understand these songs are great?..etc..etc.ect. INXSers!!!!! Their albums were all great...awesome even, yes even, maybe even especially, WTWYA and FMDH The problem is KICK (and a bit of X). It's over for them since then. A big catch 22. They were HUGE!!!!! GLOBAL!!!! MASSIVE!!! albums of Titanic proportions What do ya think pretty hard to maintain those words and anything else after "SUCKS". In a way I wish they didn't come out with KICK and all there other albums would be top of the chart stuff. It's in our nature to compare and here it is the big word EXPECT and if it doesn't it becomes worse than it really is. That's why we are reading a lot of 'I like much better now that I've listened to the album a bit more' Why? Cause we are die hard fans it's bound to happen and think about it that's what happened to us with all there albums after KICK. They took a couple of listenings before we "really like it" Sorry to say it but it even happened (very little though) during X. Most teenagers today who aren't die hard fans have KICK and probably X but nothing else cause they, that's right, "Expected" the same or better and if it didn't happen INXS is out, has beens, over the hill. To be honest I got caught up in that shit the past two years (not to that extent of course), but boy let me tell you this INXSer is here and here to stay. Pull out there older albums (WTWYA and FMDH for example). Something you haven't heard in a while. Watch it sound better or the same as EW. But EW is the one that made everyone say INXS is "BACK". Cause of all the years between KICK and now. That could be why there has been a 4 year "wait" since FMDH. They realized they needed to make the world wait and miss them sooooo much that so it would lower their "expectations" a bit. When one misses a lot more is tolerated. Take your girlfriend for example (joke ((kind of))..hehe..haha) Which could have been the reason why this album is "back" and not the ones before. Well that's all the analyzing my brain can handle for now and probably all you can handle from me. Bye for now and be gentle with me :-) INXSers Start Your Engines.......We Are All Back!!! :-) From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 21:13:44 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In a message dated 4/17/97 6:06:46 PM, you wrote: < To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie and EW Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, Well I managed to redo my work schedule so I could watch Rosie. And like Rosie said, INXS ROCKS. They were great. And even tho Michael missed a verse, he did cover it well. I figured they'd play one song, two if we were lucky, but the interview with Michael was an added bonus. BTW, I got a kick out of the fan story too. And I loved the fact that Rosie was so into the band. Of course I taped it too, so I'll have to watch it again. And again. Amy Lynne Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 23:05:09 -0300 (ADT) From: John M Pang X-Sender: pangjm@newton.ccs.tuns.ca To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] new one Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey people. I've been following this news group for a while now and its taken this long for me to put in my two cents. I just wanna say that I'm going to love this new one just liket he others. Hey it's already getting alot of air time here! yeah! John :) pangjm@tuns.ca http://www.tuns.ca:80/~pangjm/ From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:22:35 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: RE: [INXS] Modern Rock Live Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >>Does anyone know if the radio gig they did while in Chicago on Sunday night >>(Modern Rock Live) was played live on the radio (Q101?) in Chicago that >>night? The band and their management swear that yes it was because it was >>live in NY and LA, but we were listening to Q101 all night and never heard >>it or any mention of it. >>Thanks, Mary > >Mary, > >I didn't hear it either, and I listened for it all night as well. (And why >didn't you tell us you were in Chicago? We would have loved to meet you!) > >Basil Ah ya know, it was a big secret! No really, I was so busy while there that I had no time. I stayed in Buffalo Grove and only went into the city the night of the show. Next time we'll all meet up! Mary From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:40:03 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie a no-go Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu UNBELIEVABLE!!! I left for work this morning, setting my VCR for the Rosie show at 3 pm. I just got home and hurriedly switched it on only to see they preempted her show for some "After School Special" here in San Francisco!! (I guess I'd be ok with that if I had kids, but I don't!). Urghhhh...... Did this happen to anyone else in the states? They did have a scrolled title saying it would be shown in it's entirety later tonight at 1:11 am (huh???) so I guess I can tape it then, but What A Hassle!!! Mary Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:23:03 -0700 From: M-Dogg To: inxs-list@iastate.edu CC: M-Dogg Subject: [INXS] Next single/tour Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi I personally think that INXS should make "everything" their next single... to me it and "Don't lose your head" stand out as the best songs on the new album, which I like very much so far. Does anyone know when they will anounce a full American tour? I hope they can hold off touring Arizona until the fall so that i can see them when I'm here at school and back home in San Jose (Or San Jose). What size venues are they looking to play? My dream scenario would be if they decided to tour with U2 for the POPmart tour... that would be unbelievable... probably the greatest rock show in its history... hey if Oasis is willing to do it...? Regards, Mike McAllister mcallist@u.arizona.edu X-Sender: marsland@mail-g.deakin.edu.au Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 13:03:02 +1100 To: From: Matthew Marsland Subject: [INXS] Another OZ review Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Here's another Australian CD review of E.W. from the 'Melbourne Age' Newspaper (17/4/97): After years of success that made all six members globetrotting millionaires, INXS has regrouped. New album, new label. New sound? Sort of. Elegantly Wasted presents a pared back, straight-ahead, often restrained instrumental approach that continues the band's general drift away from the choppy funk that underpinned virtually all of their numerous 80's and early '90's hits. There seems little doubt that any INXS album will do reasonably well, and it's certainly true the band earned its success. But it also has to be said that the band was always better at writing powerful hits than recording memorable albums. Appropriately for their time, Messrs Hutchence, Farriss et al could be relied on to work the grooves and the riffs to their potential, but rarely stretched the compositions. Lyrically, they've said little. That has not changed. Essentially - and perhaps surprisingly - the band plays out all its usual moves. But there are some strong moments. 'Don't Lose Your Head' seems to be an unabashed tribute to the Rolling Stones, with a rollicking beat, gospel-style chorus and a growling Hutchence. 'I'm Just A Man' sweeps along satisfyingly in the style of 'Shine Like It Does', and 'Shake The Tree' uses Eastern melodic forms to powerful effect. With bands such as Live having appropriated the INXS aesthetic and injected it with an alternative rock sensibility, it will be interesting to see how this workmanlike new effort by the originators will fare. MATTHEW. X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:25:44 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: Re: [INXS] Another OZ review Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 01:03 PM 4/18/97 +1100, you wrote: >compositions. Lyrically, they've said little. That has not changed. I'm sorry but this pisses me off everytime I hear it. I noticed that they didn't say anything about Everything. Probably because they don't have a clue as to what it means at all. Hmm, I'm curious. What does everyone else thing that Everything's lyrics mean? I know what I think -- you can reply to me personally if you don't want to clutter the list. But I'd like to know if there are others out there getting the same thing from it. As for the rest of the songs, well - one song at a time shall we? Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1980 22:37:51 -0500 From: David Dresser To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Next Single References: <01BC4B1C.69957020@haarlem47.pop.tip.nl> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Marcel de Natris wrote: > > What do the singles-stickers on the albums say in the different parts > of the world ? In the NL/EUROPE it says: > > ---------------------------------------- > ELEGANTLY WASTED > > Includes the singles: > > ELEGANTLY WASTED > SEARCHING > GIRL ON FIRE > > ---------------------------------------- > > I can understand that things can change due to response to the album, > but - hey - they don't put these titles on a sticker for nothing ! > > Marcel de Natris > marcel.de.natris@tip.nl > > BTW: I don't like to put people in boxes, but I DO like the words: > "hybrid of funk and rock grooves" i think it is a rather accurate description > of what INXS is all about. > Sticker same here in Canada. INXS, undoubtably the best thing to happen to music! If you get it, you got it! Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1980 23:00:49 -0500 From: David Dresser To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Dogs in Space Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I've been a fan of INXS since inception and STILL have not seen "DOGS IN SPACE" Help me! Is it good? Anyone have a copy? David To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 21:31:52 PST Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie a no-go References: X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,2,4-12,24-25,27-29 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Thu, 17 Apr, Mary writes: UNBELIEVABLE!!! I left for work this morning, setting my VCR for the Rosie show at 3 pm. I just got home and hurriedly switched it on only to see they preempted her show for some "After School Special" here in San Francisco!! Did this happen to anyone else in the states? ----------------------- Well we're obviously in the same area (I'm in the East Bay), so we were both let down by Channel 7. Yes they will run it again tonight, and I'll be taping it. What annoyed me most was that after finding it wasn't on that station I waited for it on the Sacramento station. I was pleased when it started, but as I needed to leave I hit record on the VCR--only to record the stupid After School Special and Oprah anyway (I hadn't changed the channel on my antiquated machine). Calling the station to see if they were running it later is the only thing that's keeping me from feeling like an idiot. So if anyone else's affiliate decided a show on teen pregnancy and fathers that abandon children was more important than INXS (I guess a case could be made...) call and see if they'll be showing it later. If I don't catch it I'll be wanting someone to post this "fan story", because the build up is killing me. SueK Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:58:37 -0700 From: M-Dogg To: inxs-list@iastate.edu CC: M-Dogg Subject: Re: [INXS] Another OZ review References: <1.5.4.32.19970418032544.00691fb0@pop3.wt.net> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu INXS has always suffered from the same problem that REM has... lyrically, the albums are never quite complete bodies of work. Don't get me wrong, obviously I am a huge fan of the band, but if they (or REM, or Pearl Jam, etc) want to get into the same league as U2 they need to make more lyrically complete albums. I think Michael Hutchence is the most charismatic singer on the planet, but the article is right... most of the songs seem to lack, at least on the surface, the type of lyrics of Lennon, Dylan, or even Bono. I would love to see Hutchence get a little more reflective in his writing... he has certainly shown that he is capable of it, which is the really frustrating part. The songs seem to just scratch the surface of their potential. Mike McAllister mcallist@u.arizona.edu X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:20:15 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: Re: [INXS] Another OZ review Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 10:58 PM 4/17/97 -0700, you wrote: >the most charismatic singer on the planet, but the article is right... >most of the songs seem to lack, at least on the surface, the type of >lyrics of Lennon, Dylan, or even Bono. If we were strictly talking about the first 2 albums and perhaps FMDH (which I did think lyrically challanged - no offense guys), I'd agree. Perhaps it's just because I'm a writer and could even find meaning between bank lines (as my hubby likes to say), but I've always felt the rest of their albums to be very strong in the lyrics department. Some of the songs may not be globally uplifting - but really, do they have to be? I personally get pretty tired of all the claptrap and angst. Perhaps I shouldn't even get into this. I've always defended INXS lyrics. And most likely always will. Michael just has a way of saying so much with so little - he's a minimalist. That's why people always say there's nothing being said. Yet, they'll look at a big black dot on a white canvasse and see the meaning of life. That I don't get. Give me words any day. O.K. - I'm out. And I'm supposed to be working, not sloughing. Sheesh! Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: "BPRice" To: Subject: AAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!! (Was Re: [INXS] Rosie show) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:23:41 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I was going to record Rosie, as I was going out of town Thursday, but when I got back I discovered that I didn't set the timer right!!!! AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!!! I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT!!!! GOD DAMN VCR'S!!!!! F**CKING TIMERS NEVER WORK!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Okay, I'm fine, now. Deep breathes. Count to ten. One, two, three... Brian ---------- > From: INXSBABE@aol.com > To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > Subject: [INXS] Rosie show > Date: Thursday, April 17, 1997 9:44 AM > > For those of you who want to tape INXS off Rosie, you need only to tape the > last half hour (including commercial breaks). They perform Need You Tonight > and EW. Michael chats with Rosie--it's funny. You'll know why when you see > it. > > Karen From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Spice Girls (Was Re: [INXS] Early 90's) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:28:29 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > INXS would be the biggest band in the world as we speak-sorry, but the > Spice Girls would still be the biggest band. ; ) > Spice Girls aren't a band; they're a group. I kind of like they're second single, but I saw them "perform" at MTV Spring Break, and they LIP SINKED!!! (sp???) I think that is SOOOO lame! Anyway, back to INXS news! Brian From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Liking the album (Was Re: [INXS] Don't Lose Your Heads) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:36:15 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > I think part of the reason we are not enthused by it is that maybe, as > fans, we are too analytical of the music; looking for sounds from previous > records, etc. I've done that with just about EVERY album since X, but > after several listens I really like it. > I'd like to amend my earlier comment on this with a (humorous) anecdote. I think not liking the album the first time we hear it but then really liking it the more we listen to it is like when you have sex for the first time: after it's over you're like, "THAT'S IT???", but eventually you come around it's more like, "WOW!! That was REALLY gooood!" From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] the great singles debate Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:45:35 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > As for the sticker on the CD wrapping (mine - in US - had EW, Searching, > Everything), things can change--I've bought plenty of CDs where > something's listed on the front that never made it to the radio, for > various reasons no doubt. > As I remember, when I bought FMDH, the sticker on it said, "The Gift", "Please (You Got That...)" (with Ray Charles)---sticker said his name---and "FMDH" (with Chrissy Hinde)---again sticker said her name. We all know The Gift was released, as was Please..., but FMDH wasn't (but maybe that was because the album was [COMMERCIALLY] a failure and they didn't bother to release it after "Time"--which I heard on the radio--ONCE). From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: [INXS] The verdict is in Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 02:34:07 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Okay, Like just about everybody on the list, I've listened to EW non-stop since Tuesday. In fact, I drove to Kansas City Thursday (a two hour drive from Manhattan, Kansas), so I played it over and over and over...(okay, I listed to Listen Like Thieves once)... Anyway, I realized that I've reached a verdict on the new album. It is...I'm trying to be objective here...a great accomplishment. Really. The best INXS album? I've struggled with this notion for years and all I can say now is, would you love one of your children more than the others? Or one brother or sister more than your other siblings? Your goofy, lovable golden retriever more than your fiesty shelty? You get the picture. I can't say any one INXS album is "better" than the others, because I love them all (well, all since LLT). So let's forsake the "Is it the best" question and judge the album in it's own right. There seems to be a division among the list on what the album should be about. Neil, for one, prefers the more experimental songs that are really out there, like Shake the Tree, and I've noticed he tends to dislike the more "pop" sounding songs, like Girl On Fire. Others are really wild for those "pop" sounding songs. Myself, I like BOTH types of songs, so I'm completely happy with the album. It is a relatively diverse album that has something for everyone's taste. I feel the best song on the album is "She is Rising", narrowly over "Shake the Tree". These two, along with "Show Me", are some of the BEST songs the band has ever done, IMO. I LOVE these songs. I guess my favorite is the one I'm listening to, and that goes a long way toward telling me just how good this album is. And like I said, I also like the pop songs, like EW, Girl on Fire, Everything, and I'm Just a Man. Searching gets better the more I listen to it, but my opinion is tainted by hearing it live first. My least favorite is "Building Bridges", but I don't dislike it. It does pick up in the middle and is a good song, but it's the one song I'm most likely to skip. I'm not crazy over "Don't Lose Your Head", either--but it IS catchy. "We Are Thrown Together" is a terrific song, but, except for the Eastern guitar, the melody is too similar to "I'm Just a Man". I often find myself humming the other song by mistake while I'm listening to "Thrown..." (I get the feeling I'd think "I'm Just..." would be too similar to "Thrown..." if they were switched in order, though.) But overall, my final verdict is that this is a formidable album, one that has great potential to be a success commercially. And (this is as far as I'll go) it is one of their BEST albums, without a doubt. <> Brian From: "BPRice" To: "INXS Mailing List" Subject: [INXS] The next single? A line up of the suspects. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 03:42:49 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu This will be my last post this morning I promise! But I wanted to give my own track by track review and didn't want my "the verdict is in" post to be too long, so I split them. But I warn you: it is still loooooong. But don't let that frighten you! I feel I have a lot of good points! 1. Show Me (Cherry Baby): Perfect first song. Great melody. One of the best off the album. I don't think, however (as I've stated before), that it has heavy airplay potential, at least not at this point. 2. Elegantly Wasted: The first single, as we all know. Great funky beat. Gets me pumped up for work. Has "attitude", and I LIKE attitude. Can you say "heavy rotation"? Radio DJ's can! 3. Everything: Pleasant ballad. Just gets down on it's knees and begs and pleads, "Let me be a single! Let me be a single! Please please please!" After EW and Girl on Fire, this song has the best airplay potential. 4. Don't Lose Your Head: Might be disqualified for consideration because Michael says the F-word. Good sing along chorus, and using the backup singers was a good choice. Good pop song. 5. Searching: According to the sticker on the album, it looks like this will be one of the singles--although the sticker DOES NOT call them singles'; merely says "Includes". As I've said, I like the ARIA's version better, and I believe I still would if I didn't hear it first. But it is a very good song that is deep and introspective. Who says INXS can't write meaningful lyrics? 6. I'm Just a Man: I like this song. It has potential as a single, but not as much as some others. As the Melbourne paper said, it harkens back to "Shine Like It Does". Great great melody. 7. Girl On Fire: This is the one we either love or HATE HATE HATE. It's just one of those types of songs. Cookie-cutter quality. Upbeat tempo, soaring chorus that grabs you and has you singing along. Sounds a little too routine to some list members, but sounds fresh and exciting to others. But there's no denying it's airplay potential; it might even do better than EW. 8. We Are Thrown Together: Another great song. That Eastern guitar adds a whole new dimension to the music. However, the melody is too similar to I'm Just a Man and suffers as a result. I get the two songs confused all the time, except for the Eastern guitar. 9. Shake the Tree: Okay, this is where the album REALLY changes direction. The Eastern guitar of Thrown Together only hints at the change about to take place. Very in your face song. Fucking AWESOME drumbeat! And that verse where Michael sings, "I see her walking, In perfect time...", with that keyboard sound...OHHHHHHHHHHH...I'm in musical nirvanna. But can it be a potent single? Maybe if Live did it. 10. She is Rising: All hail the BEST song of the album. Ironically it's also the one that sounds most like U2. It took me a while to figure it out, but it resembles "Mysterious Ways". Maybe it's the verses, "She moves in mysterious ways", and "She is rising above this world". Just picture Bono singing it and you'll know what I mean. That said, this song is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. Just gives me chills. Very spooky. Very sexy. Very cool. If the band didn't mind risking low album sales; didn't care if radio might ignore them as a result; just wanted to freak everyone out, THIS would be the song they would release as single number two. And maybe, JUST maybe...it would be a smash hit on a par with that U2 single and would dwarf the success of EW and that hated, despised Girl On Fire (which WILL be released). 11. Building Bridges: My least favorite song. Don't confuse me with saying it's not a good song; just my LEAST favorite. The way Michael sings is EXACTLY the same as on Wishing Well--Kirk's backup vocals are, too. Somehow I picture this as being perfect for a movie soundtrack; especially after the middle when the guitars kick in. Whew! Now that we've rounded them all up and scrutinized them, I will now state (again, as it were) my choice for the second single: Girl On Fire (I can see all the rotten vegatables flying toward me now). To me, it's obvious. I've heard all the arguments for and against, and arguments for other songs, and I understand them and can relate, but the bottom line is airplay: DJ's look for something "catchy", and Girl On Fire is nothing if not catchy. It has "hit single" written all over it. I suppose this is why so many people here dislike it. But I feel the whole point of releasing singles is to promote the album. Not necessarily by representing the rest of the music on the album, but to get heavy airplay so more people will be aware of the band and be prompted to buy the album, where they'll get to hear all of those other great songs. As great as She is Rising and Shake the Tree are, would those two really get heavy airplay? And if not, the average listener wouldn't be aware of the album and not buy it, and then where are we? Back where we were in 1993, after FMDH failed when it released "The Gift". Good song; bad single. Low sales. Did you really read the whole post? Thanks! (IT ONLY TOOK ME NEARLY AN HOUR TO WRITE IT!!!!!!!) Brian X-Authentication-Warning: cloda.indigo.ie: Cust29 set sender to cust29linux1!conor.whelan using -f Date: 18 Apr 97 12:48:41 +0000 From: Conor Whelan Subject: RE>[INXS] The next single? A line up of the suspects. To: INXS e-mail X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by majordomo.iastate.edu id GAA05771 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu RE>[INXS] The next single? A line up of_ 18/4/97 Hello there, This is my first posting so here it goes Brian wrote a song by song review and only got to song 11. My version of EW has the extra song Shine. Why so? It's a pretty cool album though!! Shake the Tree is my fav. Cheers Conor _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ Conor Whelan, email : conor.whelan@playprint.com _/ _/ Playprint, Tel : (+353 1) (8300433) (w) _/ _/ 80 St. Ignatius Rd., Fax: (+353 1) (8309524) (w) _/ _/ Dublin 7. Tel: (+353 1) (8322870) (h) _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 13:14:07 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] The next single? A line up of the suspects. References: <199704180947.EAA23672@konza.flinthills.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu what happened to shine? (track 12) i think the next single should be a double a-side of Everything and searching(live) although i haven't heard it live, i get the impression its better, although the album version sounds pretty hard to beat btw U2 are my joint favourite band along with REM and Queen not forgetting INXS of course From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] Building bridges & UK concerts Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:36:03 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu After about 20-25 listens I would like to add to those Building-bridges-fans that this song is my absolute #1. Especially the break & guitar blast at 1:52. That part really KICKS, I can't wait to hear that song LIVE !!! For all those fans in the UK: when you have extra tickets for concerts in June, please get in touch with me. Are they sold out ? June 17th is my birthday, so if I can get tickets I would like to party in Brirmingham or London. Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl From: Marcel de Natris To: "'inxs-list@iastate.edu'" Subject: [INXS] Two questions Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:35:33 +-200 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu First: the booklet says that Kirk plays saxophone (like he usually does). But no song comes to mind with any sax solo, when I think of it. Does he only do beeps and intro's or is he playing guitar more and more...? In my opinion, more guitar means less innovative - I can understand critics in the sense that I hoped for more sax and new instruments, within the unique INXS-sound. I still like/love INXS very much (including the new songs) but I can't help wondering: Will in a few years time all members play guitar ? (that remark could start an interesting discussion I think...) So, my first question (to Kirk fans, who prabably listend more to this than I): on which songs does Kirk play sax ? My second question (to all who where fortunated to visit a concert recently): how does the stage look like ? the booklet and logo show a new style, I wonder how the lighting and the stage will look like. You can mail me personally, if you don't want to spoil it for others. Thanks for your time !!! Marcel de Natris marcel.de.natris@tip.nl Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:03:40 -0400 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Small town blues!!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I would just like to thank everyone for their great descriptions on the album. I'm living through this list right now as the music store in my LITTLE town forgot to order EW for me. The soonest I might get it is next week. A funny side story is... I called the other music store to see if they had it (stupid me) and she had never heard of INXS, mind you, she also sounds like she's in her fifties. So anyway, keep up the great singles debate and the opinions. I love to hear them and I am going to be living on this list until I can actually form an opinion of my own. Sherrianne, feeling very sorry for herself To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie a no-go References: X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1-5 From: nic3777@juno.com (Nicole A Labrecque) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:41:00 EDT Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu i had the same problem....stupid after school special. i was very upset!! Love and Peace, Nicole To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] New album X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 9-13 From: nic3777@juno.com (Nicole A Labrecque) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:41:01 EDT Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I have been a fan of INXS for 8 years. I used to be in the fan club when it was in Arizona. I must say that it took me awhile before I really liked the new ablum. It grew on me though. I think the next single should be "We are Thrown Together". Great song. Anyone know about any upcoming tour? I almost went to see them on Full Moon, Dirty Hearts tour but couldn't. Didn't get to see them on the Rosie show....after school special was on! They are performing on Letterman though, right? April 22? Oh ya! Who is that girl on the cover?? I must say that the guys are looking at their very best. Not too bad for a bunch of old guys! Just joking. Love and Peace, Nicole From: Alan Benoit To: "'BRPRICE'" , "'INXS'" Subject: RE: [INXS] The next single? A line up of the suspects. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:31:09 -0500 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >From: BPRice[SMTP:br010973@flinthills.com] >Sent: Friday, April 18, 1997 4:42 AM >To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] The next single? A line up of the suspects. >10. She is Rising: All hail the BEST song of the album. Ironically it's >also the one that sounds most like U2. It took me a while to figure it >out, but it resembles "Mysterious Ways". Maybe it's the verses, "She moves >in mysterious ways", and "She is rising above this world". Just picture >Bono singing it and you'll know what I mean. That said, this song is one >of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard. Just gives me >chills. Very spooky. Very sexy. Very cool. If the band didn't mind >risking low album sales; didn't care if radio might ignore them as a >result; just wanted to freak everyone out, THIS would be the song they >would release as single number two. And maybe, JUST maybe...it would be a >smash hit on a par with that U2 single and would dwarf the success of EW and that hated, despised Girl On Fire (which WILL be released). I completely agree with your comments on She Is Rising. As I said in my earlier post to the list, I think this is clearly the best song on the album. I also think it is the best example of an INXS song for the 90's. I'm surprised more people haven't echoed this opinion. I don't think their record company will have enough guts to release it as the second single, though. Perhaps it could be released as a 3rd or 4th single. My favorite song from X was The Stairs. I thought it would be a killer single because it sounded like nothing from Kick and it would quench the thirst of those who wanted something that sounded innovative, but it was never released(except in Australia). >7. Girl On Fire: This is the one we either love or HATE HATE HATE. It's >just one of those types of songs. Cookie-cutter quality. Upbeat tempo, >soaring chorus that grabs you and has you singing along. Sounds a little >too routine to some list members, but sounds fresh and exciting to others. >But there's no denying it's airplay potential; it might even do better than EW. I also agree with you about Girl On Fire. It is only my 3rd or 4th favorite song, but I can definitely see heavy airplay/hit potential. "Need You Tonight" is not one of my all time favorites either (is that blasphemy?) but I knew the first time I heard it that it was going to be a BIG hit. I feel the same way about Girl on Fire. >Now that we've rounded them all up and scrutinized them, I will now >state (again, as it were) my choice for the second single: Girl On Fire (I >can see all the rotten vegatables flying toward me now). To me, it's >obvious. I've heard all the arguments for and against, and arguments for >other songs, and I understand them and can relate, but the bottom line is >airplay: DJ's look for something "catchy", and Girl On Fire is nothing if >not catchy. It has "hit single" written all over it. I suppose this is >why so many people here dislike it. > >But I feel the whole point of releasing singles is to promote the album. >Not necessarily by representing the rest of the music on the album, but to >get heavy airplay so more people will be aware of the band and be prompted >to buy the album, where they'll get to hear all of those other great songs. > As great as She is Rising and Shake the Tree are, would those two really >get heavy airplay? And if not, the average listener wouldn't be aware of >the album and not buy it, and then where are we? Back where we were in >1993, after FMDH failed when it released "The Gift". Good song; bad >single. Low sales. > Very well stated. This is exactly the point I was trying to make in my earlier post. The second single should be song second most likely to be a hit-not neccessarily the one that we like the best-we are not the mainstream. The goal is to sell albums so they can and will make more albums. Let's face it: INXS is at the crossroads right now. The success or failure of this album may mean the difference between INXS going the road of the greatest bands like the Stones who still record and tour well into later years or being classified by the mainstream as one of the "lost groups of the 80's". Another FMDH may mean the latter. >-Alan > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:54:33 GMT X-Sender: kmd11@cvip.csufresno.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "K. Martin" Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie a no-go Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 09:41 AM 4/18/97 EDT, you wrote: >i had the same problem....stupid after school special. i was very >upset!! I have never cursed an after school special but yesterday I sure did! Anybody know if they will broadcast that Rosie show today? Kell Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:18:17 -0500 (CDT) From: Darren Lilie To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu It was good to see the band because I havent seen them since they played Strangest Party on the Letterman show. I was watching and singing along to Need You Tonight when Michael didnt sing the "so slide over here" verse. It really surprised me but the band played it off pretty good as if nothing happened. Then at the end he repeated "I've got to let you know" instead of "You're one of my kind" which was out of place and it seemed to surprise a few of the band members, too. What about Michaels outfit. When my wife first saw it she said "Is he wearing a skirt?". It sure looked like it when I first saw it. Also what did the drummer (I'm sorry, I dont have all the names and faces put together) do with his hair? I thought he looked better before. Anyway it was great to see them and cant wait until I can catch them live again. Darren Date: 18 Apr 1997 11:46:03 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: RE: [INXS] Modern Rock Live To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Ah ya know, it was a big secret! No really, I was so busy while there that >I had no time. I stayed in Buffalo Grove and only went into the city the >night of the show. Next time we'll all meet up! Mary Mary, I'm sorry we missed you. Actually, I live in Schaumburg, which was right on your path to downtown. I left for downtown around 2:30 PM. Maybe next time... Basil Date: 18 Apr 1997 11:56:44 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: RE: [INXS] Another OZ review To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Messrs Hutchence, Farriss et al could be relied on to work the >grooves and the riffs to their potential, but rarely stretched the >compositions. Lyrically, they've said little. That has not changed. I'm sorry if this pisses everyone off, but I have a hard time disagreeing with this statement. Although some of their lyrics are more than thought provoking and insightful, many of them really do seem to be relatively shallow. There's nothing wrong with that except that it doesn't do much for a band's credibility. Remeber, INXS is sometimes credited with being one of the founders of the modern/alternative rock scene with "Shabooh Shoobah" and "The Swing". But since "Kick", if you were to compare the lyrics on an INXS album with that of a U2 or REM album, you would notice the difference in depth. As a matter of fact, I made my brother listen to EW last night. (He is a musician and is usually VERY critical of INXS). He said he loved their music, and "their problem isn't their music, it's their lack of substance. If I wanted to constantly hear ballads and songs about girls and sex and baby baby baby, I would buy a Motley Crue album..." Ok, bad comparison, but good point. At one point, I played "Show Me" for him and said that it had to be the best INXS song he's heard in a long time, but the "Oh Cherry Baby" part made the song sound adolescent. Let the flames begin!!! Basil To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:58:45 PST Subject: [INXS] crazy dream lady X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1-2,5-6,18-19,25-28 From: interrobang@juno.com (S. Trigg) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I'm aware that if I post another dream, I'll probably get labeled the "crazy dream lady", but I just have to share this: I want to stress that this was a DREAM. I believe it's safe to say, it bears no resemblance to reality, and I would hate it if someone got hurt by this becoming a rumor. In the DREAM I'm reading a UPI-type news brief about Jon Fariss asking some drummer friends from other bands (they had names in the dream but I can't recall them now) to fill in for him at a few shows so that he and wife Leslie could go on a retreat to repair or resolve their marriage. According to unnamed sources she had been having an affair with someone she met on the Internet. There was more blah, blah history of the band at the end that I didn't read. I get up and sign on the computer to check my INXS-list mail (thinking I'd find the real story) and get a message from Mary. She says, "I feel rotten because I've known about this, but I couldn't say anything. Now I'm sure you'll all hear it anyway, so I just want to let you know that Leslie's been have an affair with our very own Neil Kothari.." That being the climax , was where the dream ended. I woke up moments later laughing about it and wondering what could possibly prompt these things in my sub-conscience. Maybe my brain thought it would be fun to toy with the idea that someone inside the INXS circle could be as obsessed with one of us, as we sometimes seem about them. I don't know...am I the ONLY one who has dreams about the band like this? Dreaming IN-XS SueK Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:11:29 -0400 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] Aussie Web Sites Chart References: <199704180759.RAA17037@iccu6.ipswich.gil.com.au> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Oh well... once again, we couldn't maintain the top spot -- dropping to #3, and losing over 30 votes from last week. Well, it's a new week folks! To vote, simply go to the site and enter your email address. Then hit send and that's it! > Pos Site LW TI TV Votes > === ===================================== == == == ===== > 1 the silverchair home page 2 27 27 67 > 2 Unofficial Savage Garden Homepage 3 2 10 65 > 3 An Excess of INXS 1 11 11 51 > 4 Every Finn Is Good For You 6 5 6 26 > 5 Another Unofficial Savage Garden Homep 9 6 6 18 > 6 The Official Frenzal Rhomb Page 12 11 11 15 > 7 The I h8 silverchair Pages - Special E 5 3 3 11 > 8 The All Australian Guitar Tab Page 16 20 20 10 > 9 Welcome to INXS 4 4 7 9 -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:28:55 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] crazy dream lady References: <19970418.105848.6446.0.interrobang@juno.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu S. Trigg wrote: > I get up and sign on the computer to > check my INXS-list mail (thinking I'd find the real story) and get a > message from Mary. She says, "I feel rotten because I've known about > this, but I couldn't say anything. Now I'm sure you'll all hear it > anyway, so I just want to let you know that Leslie's been have an > affair with our very own Neil Kothari.." LOL! You can't even imagine how hard I'm laughing right now... Concert review from last night on the way! -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:42:11 -0700 X-Sender: sgomez@pop.ben2.ucla.edu To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Steph Gomez Subject: Re: [INXS] crazy dream lady Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 10:58 AM 4/18/97 PST, you wrote: >I don't >know...am I the ONLY one who has dreams about the band like this? Yep. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:38:36 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie, Jon and G References: <199704180030.UAA07379@netway1.mdc.net> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sue wrote: > Was anyone else surprised as I was that INXS even performed on Rosie? I > though the band would have done just late night (Letterman, Conan, Leno) > instead of daytime which traditionally isn't youth oriented (where the money > is in music). I, for one, wasn't at all. Let's face it, the band isn't courting high school kids or youths anymore -- they're after mid20's and up people. Rosie caters to a slightly higher age bracket, and many of those that watch her were/are fans of the band from well over a decade ago. Who better then to attract them back into the fold? -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:34:50 -0400 From: Neil Kothari To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] The verdict is in References: <199704180839.DAA22518@konza.flinthills.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu BPRice wrote: > There seems to be a division among the list on what the album should be > about. Neil, for one, prefers the more experimental songs that are really > out there, like Shake the Tree, and I've noticed he tends to dislike the > more "pop" sounding songs, like Girl On Fire. I guess that's a pretty fair reading of my music tastes these days. Don't get me wrong -- I love the first single, and it's as pop-oriented as they get, but in general, my music tastes seem to be tend towards artists that aren't afraid to take chances and experiment (Blur, PJ Harvey, The Prodigy are three that come to mind). That's not to say that I don't love a good pop album (Suede's brilliant "Coming Up" for example), and I am certainly enjoying the new record... I would just like the band to maintain their artistic integrity and release songs they want to, and not just release a song like "Girl on Fire" because it has mainstream written all over it. If I was in a band, I wouldn't mind selling a few thousand copies less if I meant having to sacrifice my artistic vision... I do understand the countering argument, and am pretty much resigned to "Girl on Fire" being the next release, though. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: finchi@sky2.bskyb.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:08:39 +0000 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by majordomo.iastate.edu id OAA23228 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu For those of us in the UK - who is Rosie? I assume it's some TV show similiar to Oprah and Geraldo. From: marlene.casias@wcom.com (Marlene Casias) Subject: Re: [INXS] crazy dream lady To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:07:37 -0500 (CDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > >know...am I the ONLY one who has dreams about the band like this? God I hope so!! *grin*...couldn't be any funnier if you tried..hahahaha Marlene From: marlene.casias@wcom.com (Marlene Casias) Subject: [INXS] Re: Rosie To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:47:45 -0500 (CDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > > For those of us in the UK - who is Rosie? > I assume it's some TV show similiar to Oprah and Geraldo. You assume correctly...not as controversial as Geraldo.. Marlene Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:02:19 -0300 (ADT) From: The Jaybird! To: INXS newsgroup Subject: [INXS] New web page Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu To anyone interested, I've set up a semi-finished INXS web page. It's pretty basic, but there's three INXS quizzes and a scanned version of the Entertainment Weekly interview with Michael. The address is: http://www.ukings.ns.ca/j-school/resumes/jay/INXS.html Jay X-Sender: mistress_k@pop3.friend.ly.net Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:50:58 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Mistress Kelly Subject: [INXS] Re: Rosie O'Donnell Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 08:08 PM 4/18/97 +0000, finchi@sky2.bskyb.com wrote: >For those of us in the UK - who is Rosie? >I assume it's some TV show similiar to Oprah and Geraldo. Yep, only she's nicer/more mainstream than Geraldo. Her show is not as tabloid-y as some of the others. Rosie O'Donnell started out as a stand-up comedienne and moved on to TV and movies. One really funny role of hers was in Exit to Eden with Dan Ackroyd (sp?). Kelly ------------------------ Blueprint for Life Etch out your own lines; don't follow the tracings of others. Abstract art, a picture of one's own murky future; jumbled, shimmering or clear. It's not here 'til it's here. -------KMA ................................................................. \ o / _ o __| \ / |__ o _ \ o / | /\ ___\o \o | o/ o/__ /\ | / \ | \ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ ........................................................................... Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching? ................................................................. Apathy Error: Don't bother striking any key. Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:17:33 -0400 From: Neil Kothari Newsgroups: alt.music.inxs To: INXS Mailing List Subject: [INXS] NYC Concert Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu "Simply amazing as always" is my short summation of the show. The energy level was brimming, with the line waiting to enter the club stretching a block long by 7:30 (and the band didn't even come on until 9:30ish.) I was genuinely surprised and happily impressed by the crowd -- an older, college-and-up crowd, with not one teeny bopper in sight. All in all, it was a pretty hip bunch of people. Radish opened the show, and I have to agree with everyone else, they are terrible. Just because you thrash your guitars ala Slayer doesn't make you good. There's this notion in the US that the harder you play, the better you are. Wrong. One plus factor for them is that all 3 band members appear to worship INXS. Onto INXS --- brilliant, tight performance. Jon's drumming was as breath-taking as always, and as odd as it sounds, the band seemed to be playing harder than any time I've ever heard them. Songs like "Listen Like Thieves" (which had the whole club jumping and singing along) were played with heavier guitar sounds than on the actual album, which was an interesting change. Oh, and honest to God, I have never heard Michael's voice sound so crisp, powerful, and emotive. He was a sight to behold alright. He was just at the top of his game, as he captivated the audience, and continually had amusing banters with the crowd between songs. Highlights/notes of the show: The set-list was the same as Chicago, except they added "Mediate" after "Need You Tonight." HA! Our show was longer than yours! HA! :) Oh, he even mentioned having played in Chicago a few days ago; when the crowd naturally booed, he said, "Yeah, it was only a one night thing, it didn't mean anything to me. I didn't even learn her name" or something to that effect. He basically had us all laughing the whole night. They have funky new interpretations of "Original Sin" and "What You Need" which were excellent, and the addition of "Kiss the Dirt" was wonderful. "Elegantly Wasted" was one of the highlights of the evening, with the crowd singing along as if the single was one of the biggest INXS hits ever. (It was nice to see, believe me.) Interestingly enough, my personal issues with the song aside, I thought "Girl on Fire" came off really flat, and though the band was *really* into their playing of it, the crowd just didn't really respond. Oh, and how can I not mention "Heaven Sent," where Michael gave the microphone to our very own Josh and Steph to sing for the first few lines! Pretty cool all in all.... Following the show, we went to the after-party at Chaos, which was a mad-house of people. Luckily, Dana snagged some passes from Mercury acquaintances, and we briefly went in. She (having met the band before) introduced me to Kirk, Garry, and Tim. (We couldn't get past the papparazzi to meet Michael, I didn't see Jon at all though he was there, and though Andrew was standing near me at one point, he seemed rather quiet and to himself, so I decided not to introduce myself.) Tim (heh, hard to write about someone when you know they're on the List) is honestly one of the nicest people I've ever met. Very appreciative of all of the web efforts. At one point in our conversation, when I thanked him for the mention on the album, he goes, "Oh, you noticed that, did you?" I look at him, "What the heck! You didn't think I would notice that!" He sheepishly replies, "Hmm, yes, I guess that was a rather silly thing for me to have said!" He sends his love to everyone on the List, btw. I also met the notorious Paul Craig, who when he heard who I was, did a rather amusing Wayne's World-esque "We're Not Worthy! We're Not Worthy!" Well, so it was a great evening all in all. I finally can say I've met the band, which is I guess something that I've always wanted to do... I've said my "hello" and I'm happy at that. -- NKoth@worldnet.att.net -- kotharne@umdnj.edu -- nkoth@iname.com NJ Med '00 -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/ An Excess of INXS -- http://www.umdnj.edu/~kotharne/inxs.html From: "paul" To: Subject: Re: [INXS] New web page Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 13:28:23 -0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I like you page, especially the quizzes. I missed three on the expert, will I ever be able to show my face again? paul > > To anyone interested, I've set up a semi-finished INXS web page. It's > pretty basic, but there's three INXS quizzes and a scanned version of the > Entertainment Weekly interview with Michael. The address is: > > http://www.ukings.ns.ca/j-school/resumes/jay/INXS.html > > > Jay Date: 18 Apr 1997 15:19:43 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] RE: To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >For those of us in the UK - who is Rosie? >I assume it's some TV show similiar to Oprah and Geraldo. Her name is Rosie O'Donnell and she's VERY famous in the States. She used to be a stand-up comic and feature host on VH-1. She has also starred in a few movies, her biggest was with Madonna and Geena Davis in "A League of Their Own". Her show is a celebrity talk show with musical acts performing, a similar format to David Letterman and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Unlike those shows, it is broadcast in the daytime, usually competing with shows such as "Oprah", "Geraldo" or various soap operas. She is currently the 2nd highest rated daytime talk show in the U.S., (2nd only to Oprah, who is unbeatable). Her show has been getting a great deal of publicity because it is only a few months old and is already giving Oprah a run for her money. Basil Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:45:34 -0400 X-Sender: sue@mail.mdc.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Sue Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie, Jon and G Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu at 02:38 PM 4/18/97 -0400, Neil Kothari said: >I, for one, wasn't at all. Let's face it, the band isn't courting >high school kids or youths anymore -- they're after mid20's and up >people. Rosie caters to a slightly higher age bracket, and many of >those that watch her were/are fans of the band from well over a >decade ago. Who better then to attract them back into the fold? That's true but I've noticed, at least among my friends and people who I work with, as they get older they tend to stop listening and buying music. They just listen to the same old albums they had in their college days. This may be a nice romp down memory lane for the Rosie fan, but it's probably going to be the late teens/college kids that probably will be buying the cd. I suspect alot of Rosie's audience is stay at home parents, people whose income have to go towards taking care of their kids and not the latest releases from bands. Oh & btw Neil, is it because of Leslie how you seem to have all this information on the band :) -Sue sue@mdc.net http://www.mdc.net/~sue Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:42:46 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] BIG INXS NEWS! References: <970418.124841@playprint.com> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I JUST READ THE SUTTON COLDFIELD OBSERVER AND DISCOVERED AN AMAZING BIT OF NEWS CONCERENING THE NEW ALBUM! Virgin Superstore publish a top five list of their best selling albums and songs every week in this local area paper i just scanned the album chart and i was shocked. i'll print it out for you, BE PREPARED ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Chart rundown courtesy of Virgin, Sutton Coldfield this weeks top five selling albums 1. Dig Your Own Holes - Chemical Brothers 2. Elegantly Wasted - INXS 3. Spice - Spice Girls 4. Now 35 - Various Artists 5. Dance Nation 3 - Various Artists ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: My oh my! I don't believe it either! I didn't realise i lived an area with so many INXS fans, i would love to meet them! I seriously thought i was the only person to have bought it from that shop! i'm off to dig up the old papers to see how the single did here in Sutton Coldfield now dubbed INXS TOWN! PS who said spice girls were bigger than INXS?! yours INXSevly JUN, UK From: "BPRice" To: Subject: Lyrically challenged? (Was Re: [INXS] Another OZ review) Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:53:34 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > I'm sorry if this pisses everyone off, but I have a hard time disagreeing with > this statement. Although some of their lyrics are more than thought provoking > and insightful, many of them really do seem to be relatively shallow. There's > nothing wrong with that except that it doesn't do much for a band's > credibility. Remeber, INXS is sometimes credited with being one of the > founders of the modern/alternative rock scene with "Shabooh Shoobah" and "The > Swing". But since "Kick", if you were to compare the lyrics on an INXS album > with that of a U2 or REM album, you would notice the difference in depth. > > As a matter of fact, I made my brother listen to EW last night. (He is a > musician and is usually VERY critical of INXS). He said he loved their music, > and "their problem isn't their music, it's their lack of substance. If I > wanted to constantly hear ballads and songs about girls and sex and baby baby > baby, I would buy a Motley Crue album..." Ok, bad comparison, but good point. > At one point, I played "Show Me" for him and said that it had to be the best > INXS song he's heard in a long time, but the "Oh Cherry Baby" part made the > song sound adolescent. I see where you're coming from. But I don't think the "point" of the music is in the lyrics; it's always been about the "sound", the atmosphere that's created by the music. The lyrics in these instances seem to be props for the music itself and the mood that is created. Brian Date: 18 Apr 1997 16:53:58 -0500 From: "Diab-ABD015 Basil" Subject: [INXS] NY vs. Chicago (was NYC Concert) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Radish opened the show, and I have to agree with everyone else, >they are terrible. Just because you thrash your guitars ala Slayer >doesn't make you good. I totally agree. The crowd in Chicago was kind of tauntingly cheering them on. But we thought they were Nirvana wannabees except with really bad lyrics and singing. >Highlights/notes of the show: The set-list was the same as >Chicago, except they added "Mediate" after "Need You Tonight." >HA! Our show was longer than yours! HA! :) Oh, he even >mentioned having played in Chicago a few days ago; when the >crowd naturally booed, he said, "Yeah, it was only a one night >thing, it didn't mean anything to me. I didn't even learn her name" or >something to that effect. >From all of us in Chicago to New York, one big collective "BITE ME"! Hey, at our show, we sacrificed a blonde to the INXS Gods.... >Interestingly enough, my personal issues with the song aside, I thought "Girl >on Fire" came off really flat, and though the band was *really* into >their playing of it, the crowd just didn't really respond. Different story in Chicago. The crowd loved it and danced along. Then again, we were raised with manners in Chicago. Just kidding, sounds like a great show. Glad you had fun! Basil Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:28:29 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] TIM? References: <3357C8CD.476F@worldnet.att.net> Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Neil Kothari wrote: > Tim (heh, hard to write about someone when you know > they're on the List) is honestly one of the nicest people I've > ever met. I don't believe my ears(?) are you talking about TIM FARRIS?!!! is TIM FARRIS really on this mailing list? honestly? no joke? are you totally sure? hey TIM, send me your autograph! JUN, UK From: SNP3@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 18:25:58 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] NYC gig ROCKED!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hey hey gang!!! well well well.....i think last night was the most fun i have damn near ever had! neil already gave you all the full scoop, so i'll just add a few comments about being in the front row. steph and i were directly in front of tim, which was terrific! he kept laughing when he saw us singing along to the older stuff, and we got a few smiles from garry as well. i caught one of tim's picks, but it bounced outta my hand never to be seen again! :( hutch came over and sat in front of us several times...and let me tell ya..it pays to learn the lyrics...when he did heaven sent, he held the mike out for steph and i to belt out a few lines!!! it was so weird to hear ourselves thru that big ass wall of speakers!!! :) we also slapped hands w/ him quite a bit. i think one of the highlights was show me.....absolutely incredible and raw! during LLT, kirk came in late on his sax solo, and never quite caught up which was hilarious...at one point hutch also pushed kirk on to andrew which had the whole place laughing! also, about halfway thru, hutch took off his shoes and finished the show barefoot. when they did mediate it was funny--hutch had to read the words from a sheet of paper, which he then threw to the crowd. all in all, it was AMAZING!!!! the music was intense, and the band was having a blast! after the show, we picked up some killer inxs gear...t-shirts and hats. then a bunch of us went to the aftershow party in soho. we were standing in line to get in the club, when i saw this blond head (jon!)walking away from the club across the street. we followed him to their van, and were lucky enough to talk w/ jon and hutch for a few minutes. they were extremely friendly... :) then, we spied the infamous cowboy hat back across the street, so we headed for it, and got to chat with tim for awhile! it was soooo cool!! he is one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet! i went up to him and explained that i was on the list, and he actually recognized my name, and also remembered us from being in the front row at the gig. as soon as he knew who i was he grabbed me and gave me a big hug....it was a kodak moment(i got pix!)...and he said that loves you all, and that he will catch up with us as soon as he can! so we chatted about the show for a bit, and he was very pleased with it, saying he had a great time. it was so funny--he asked me where neil was, and no sooner had he asked than neil came walking up....tim was so thrilled to meet ya neil!! :) so, all in all, it's safe to say this was a KILLER night that we will never forget! -josh and steph Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 00:03:11 +0100 From: Junaid Rashid To: u2-list@inslab.uky.edu CC: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] U2 and INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu i was just browsing some INXS sites and i read that the title Eelegantly wasted came from a party at which both bands (U2 and INXS) were attending it said at the end of the Party Michael Hutchence found a bit of paper with "Elegantly Wasted" written on it Does this sound like something Bono would come up with when he's drunk? I am on both INXS and U2 mail lists, is there anyone else out there using both? JUN From: marlene.casias@wcom.com (Marlene Casias) Subject: Re: [INXS] TIM? To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:54:09 -0500 (CDT) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > I don't believe my ears(?) are you talking about TIM FARRIS?!!! > > is TIM FARRIS really on this mailing list? > honestly? > no joke? > are you totally sure? > > hey TIM, send me your autograph! Hey Jun...you've missed alot....Tim is always reading what we write.. he's even posted a couple of times...yes..we have been visited by a God...*grin* Marlene From: nic3777@juno.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 19:53:50 -0400 Subject: Re: [INXS] NYC gig ROCKED!! References: <970418182550_1455029606@emout05.mail.aol.com> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-3 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I am so jealous!!!! Love and Peace, Nicole Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 19:57:23 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: Re: [INXS] TIM? Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Actually last Saturday, I had a nice chat with Tim, and he asked me to send a message on to you all, (which I did, but noone seemed to notice) appologizing for not being on the list as much as he usually is. He's just quite busy, but he will be back soon...and he loves ya all...Cheers, Suz At 11:28 PM 4/18/97 +0100, Junaid Rashid wrote: >Neil Kothari wrote: > >> Tim (heh, hard to write about someone when you know >> they're on the List) is honestly one of the nicest people I've >> ever met. > >I don't believe my ears(?) are you talking about TIM FARRIS?!!! > >is TIM FARRIS really on this mailing list? >honestly? >no joke? >are you totally sure? > >hey TIM, send me your autograph! > >JUN, UK Date: Fri, 18 Apr 97 18:50:15 -0500 From: "Nanci Lamb Roider" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: Dogs in Space Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all, I have a few Dogs in Space comments to make... David wrote: > I've been a fan of INXS since inception and STILL have not seen "DOGS IN > SPACE" > Help me! > Is it good? > Anyone have a copy? Dogs In Space is a FABULOUS movie! It's a little quirky (ok, VERY quirky), and great fun. I can't recommend it highly enough. I first saw it on Bravo during a late Saturday evening thing they did called "Cult Classics" hosted by Andre Gregory. I've also seen it at Blockbuster in the foreign section. Then Jon Mayland wrote about the Dogs soundtrack: > As the number of people on the list who have heard the album is now quite > high does anyone fancy organising a vote on prefered 2,3 and 4th *singles* off > the album. And also a separate vote on favourite 4/5 *tracks* on the album. (I > would offer but I only have my email at work and am very busy at the moment.) I'd have to say my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th "singles" (in that order) would have to be #2 True Love, by the Marching Girls (does anyone know if they have an entire album?????) #3 Win/Lose, by Ollie Olsen #4 The Endless Sea, by Iggy Pop If anypone is interested in doing the vote Jon suggested, I'd be happy to collect them all, just post to the list or email me personally. Nanci ............................................................................... We thought we had all the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. --Bono Buy POP now! Resistance is futile. See PopMart 97! I will, from section 10 row 9 in Dallas and section A row 14 in San Antonio! Date: Fri, 18 Apr 97 19:08:42 -0500 From: "Nanci Lamb Roider" To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In message <199704181518.KAA23296@eagle.natinst.com> writes: > What about Michaels outfit. When my wife first saw it she said "Is he > wearing a skirt?". It sure looked like it when I first saw it. I thought the outfit was pretty cool. I do wonder though if that was perhaps Paula's sweater he had on. It appeared to be chenille, and those 2 front pockets aren't exactly the norm for menswear. I liked it though, I would wear that sweater. The pants were a bit odd, but showed him off nicely :-) I have another observation, about the boots. This is really an immature thing to be mentioning, but perhaps others will remeber this as well; I seem to recall an interview with Michael during the Kink days when eh mentioned that he loves to wear boots, and when he wears them, he doesn't wear underwear. He didn't give a reason for this, he just said it. For some reason this little tidbit has always stuck with me and I wonder about it every time I see him in boots. Nanci ............................................................................... We thought we had all the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. --Bono Buy POP now! Resistance is futile. See PopMart 97! I will, from section 10 row 9 in Dallas and section A row 14 in San Antonio! X-Sender: stazya@pop3.wt.net Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 19:43:16 -0500 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Stazya Ambler Subject: [INXS] Rosie show & Michael's pants Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 07:08 PM 4/18/97 -0500, you wrote: >that sweater. The pants were a bit odd, but showed him off nicely :-) I have Ah, I didn't go back to check (I suppose I should) but is Hutch wearing the pants that match Jon's shirt? Like they split the outfit or something. Not that it bothered me, I just wondered if I was seeing things.... Stazya ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Crease - Professional Hockey Journal "Written by hockey fans for hockey fans" http://www.inthecrease.com/ -- "Sir, would you get out of the way? I'm on television here." - Rob Dopson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: mckenzy@sirius.com X-Sender: mckenzy@pop.sirius.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 19:31:41 -0800 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: RE: [INXS] Modern Rock Live Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >>Ah ya know, it was a big secret! No really, I was so busy while there that >>I had no time. I stayed in Buffalo Grove and only went into the city the >>night of the show. Next time we'll all meet up! Mary > >Mary, > >I'm sorry we missed you. Actually, I live in Schaumburg, which was right on >your path to downtown. I left for downtown around 2:30 PM. Maybe next >time... > > >Basil When I got to the Riv there was about 20 people waiting, around 3:30. One of them you or anyone else on the list? M From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:05:01 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] The Mayan Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well you guys I was thinking of this to being a little surprise for "OUR" band, but here goes. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) INXSers Start Your Engines the Time Is Near :-) :-) :-) :-) I already know of a few of us (very lucky and fortunate people) going to the INXS show at The Mayan in LA. I'm thinking if we could get together somehow (not sure how yet) and get cigarette lighters together and spell INXS with them or just an "X" considering I don't think there will be that many of us. We could do it during a slow song like Searching (sorry to let you know it's on the Set List) I think it would look pretty cool and the "BOYS" would love it What do ya think should we give it a shot? None the less it would be nice to meet fellow die hard INXSers that I've spent the last couple of months with on the "LIST" Time is ticking :-) So if we are going to do it lets Get on with :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) INXSers Start Your Engines the Time Is Near :-) :-) :-) :-) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 20:23:19 PST Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show References: <9704190008.AA00399@digitalcastle.com> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-2,7,11-14,16-17,24-25,31-32,38-40 From: interrobang@juno.com (-SueK -) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Fri, 18 Apr 97 Nanci writes: I thought the outfit (Mike was wearing on Rosie) was pretty cool. I do wonder though if that was perhaps Paula's sweater he had on. It appeared to be chenille, and those 2 front pockets aren't exactly the norm for menswear.... I seem to recall an interview with Michael during the Kink (Freudian typo?) days when eh mentioned that he loves to wear boots, and when he wears them, he doesn't wear underwear. He didn't give a reason for this, he just said it. For some reason this little tidbit has always stuck with me and I wonder about it every time I see him in boots. _________ Nanci, I suspect the reason he said it was so people would wonder about it every time they see him in boots... When I saw the sweater, I thought for a second that he had on a green food service type apron. As this made no sense, I looked closer, and noticed that not only did it have front pockets, but the sleeves were way too long (even for Hutch's rather long arms). It made me wonder, did one of the fans on the list knit it for him? More likely, it's some $7,000 designer thing. Of course he wears it well, where ever it came from. Regarding Stazya's comment about Mike's pants matching Jon's shirt-- I looked at the tape and though they aren't identical (the pants have a darker stripe) they definitely look like a set. Maybe Jon looked in his closet and didn't have a thing to wear!!! Doesn't seem like they could swap clothes too easily though, as Mike is clearly a smaller guy (in every easily discernable way). My guess is that the gal that does their clothes (Susan something--she was in the VH1 piece on fashion with them in Aspen), picked out pieces that compliment or loosely coordinate with something someone else in the band is wearing. I know she mentioned picking out Tim's white leather suit--said he was the only one she knew would wear it. So maybe she found the glistening pants and shirt, too. What a job... SueK From: SNP3@aol.com Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:53:57 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Rosie show & Michael's pants Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu speaking of the sweater...it's what he was wearing when we met him after the show! :) -josh X-Sender: bak165@email.psu.edu Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 00:05:48 -0400 To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Beth Subject: [INXS] Tim Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey Tim, how 'bout you guys come and have a gig here at Penn State University in the fall? I know a bunch of people here would love it if you did. Help us put our one and a half year old new basketbal stadium to use since we sort of suck at basketball. Beth To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 21:24:21 PST Subject: Re: [INXS] BIG INXS NEWS! References: <970418.124841@playprint.com> <3357EAD6.6FA8@virgin.net> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-3,5-7,11-13 From: interrobang@juno.com (-SueK -) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Fri, 18 Apr Junaid Rashid writes: I JUST READ THE SUTTON COLDFIELD OBSERVER Virgin Superstore publish a top five list of their best selling albums and songs every week in this local area paper ________ Does anyone stateside know if the Virgin Superstores here publish similar lists? Of course the UK/European stores would be a week ahead in promotion/release time, but it would be interesting to compare sales here and there. SueK To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 21:10:23 PST Subject: Re: [INXS] TIM? References: <199704182357.TAA05783@cyberlink.clo.com> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-1,3-6,12-13,18-19,21-25 From: interrobang@juno.com (-SueK -) Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu On Fri, 18 Apr Suz writes: Actually last Saturday, I had a nice chat with Tim, and he asked me to send a message on to you all, (which I did, but noone seemed to notice) -------------------- I noticed Suz. I've also noticed that lately Tim wants to pass this message on every time he meets up with someone from the list. It's very touching that he's concerned about not writing us. I think, given his schedule and other commitments (like a wife & teenage sons), it's amazing he writes us at all. But then he always has seemed like a genuinely nice guy (all of them do really). After I noticed the dedication inside EW to their recently departed mother, Jill Farriss, I kept thinking how proud she must have been of her sons (and her daughter, no doubt), not because her sons became rock stars, but because they grew up to be nice men with big hearts. Well done, Mrs. Farriss. Yes Tim, I think we've all noticed, and eagerly await your (and/or any of those other guys' you work with) return to the list. Call us Elegantly Waiting, SueK Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:42:15 -0400 From: Kozak To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] crazy dream lady Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu > I don't > know...am I the ONLY one who has dreams about the band like this? > > Dreaming IN-XS > SueK No Sue, you aren't the only one. I once dreamt that the band was trying to avoid publicity so my husband set them up to stay in our basement. Every night they would start rehearsing and my neighbours were getting really pissed off and I couldn't sleep either. Then Michael and I were arguing about my candles. He didn't like the scents I used, he wanted something more manly or something like that. It was a bizarre dream. The other ones were even more so, but I'll stop here. Sherrianne From: DaGro1@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 01:19:50 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] EW review in EW! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi All - In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, dated april 25, this a review of EW appears: Finally, a reason to cheer the '80s revival! INXS' latest recalls the kick of tehir pre-alterna-rock prime. The Jaggeresque vocal yowl of Michael Hutchence, matched to the spiky James Bworn funk of the Farriss brothers, gives their new melodies swing and tone. The band indulges in more ballads than usual, not to mention some forced world-beat twists. But the end result should still give early fans what they need. A -Jim Farber Bear in mind that the magazine does not give out all that many A reviews. Dana PS - My take on the NY show coming soon. From: MEJIMENEZ@POMONA.EDU Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:24:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [INXS] Waiting in line To: inxs-list@iastate.edu X-VMS-To: IN%"inxs-list@iastate.edu" Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hi all! I wanted to thank all of you who have shared your wonderful experiences at the Chicago and New York shows!! I am cannot wait for the Los Angeles show coming up this Thursday! I was wondering if people could tell me when you started lining up in order to be one of the first people in line. I remember that for the Santa Monica airport hanger concert my friends and I were in line at 10am (yes we got front and center!) I just wanted to get a general idea of how early to get to the Mayan Theatre considering that I have my Senior Thesis due the next day and need to buy some more time. I am still going to the show, regardless! Thanks! Elena mejimenez@pomona.edu Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 23:34:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [INXS] Waiting in line From: James Hutchins To: INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu hi.. I'm not sure if we have "typed" to one-another before, but.. I'm going to the LA show also.. with about 5-6 others so far, some from the LIST.. So if ya want to meet up, stay in touch.. I'll hav details soon! ---------- >From: MEJIMENEZ@POMONA.EDU >To: inxs-list@iastate.edu >Subject: [INXS] Waiting in line >Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 22:24:20 -0700 (PDT) > >Hi all! > >I wanted to thank all of you who have shared your wonderful experiences >at the Chicago and New York shows!! I am cannot wait for the Los Angeles >show coming up this Thursday! I was wondering if people could tell me >when you started lining up in order to be one of the first people in line. >I remember that for the Santa Monica airport hanger concert my friends >and I were in line at 10am (yes we got front and center!) I just wanted >to get a general idea of how early to get to the Mayan Theatre considering >that I have my Senior Thesis due the next day and need to buy some more >time. I am still going to the show, regardless! > >Thanks! > >Elena > >mejimenez@pomona.edu From: "simon dew" To: "INXS List" Subject: [INXS] Stuff...... Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 00:05:00 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hiya there I've got loads of questions for all of you, plus a few answers for others so read on! I thought I'd let you all into which songs I prefer to others My fav songs... including EW itself of course Show Me: What an amazing intro!! and I love the ending where Michael is screaming and you hear a "whoah" Don't Lose your Head: I love this song too, especially when the drums go into a differnet beat and the solo starts! amazing!! I'm Just a man: Love this song too, really meaningfull in the lyrics department. Plus the lead guitar is really cool aswell! Girl on Fire: The singing is really cool and the rythm guitar really rocks! We are Thrown Together: I love the lyrics, and the foreign guitar is cool. Shake the Tree: The Chorus is really cool! The guitars aren't like anything I've heard INXS do before which isn't a bad thing! Building Bridges: Amazing song, I love the line "Are you comfortable in your skin" cool! Shine: A bit weird this one, reminds me of Deliver me, also got those "gimme gimme gimme" as in Deliver me, still a good song. I love all the songs, just got things to mention about these ones. On my CD it had a small sticker saying that they are playing at a few stadiums but what worried me was that they printed the wembley date on the 19th when I booked it on the 18th with Wembley bookings. Was that just a silly mistake or has the date been moved? Is there anyone who plays the Guitar (or whatever) in here thats made some tab for the album. I've worked out the chords for EW C, D#, F and the solo and other stuff is in Cminor pentatonic, and I believe the Don't Lose you Head solo is in Cminor pent as well. I'm working on the others. Does anyone know which guitar bit Michael plays on She is Rising? I can't actually here that many guitars in that song... For the person enquiring about Kirks sax bits... Sax on: We are Thrown Together (Around 3:00) (It has been through an effects unit so sounds abit funny) Possibly on Girl on Fire (Around 3:40) not too sure though And one of the best surprises about the album is the new style of guitar - Slide guitar! its really good, plus Kirk does it soooo well, and his solos! And have you noticed the "oahhs" from WTWYA on Questions on the track Shake the Tree, they sound very familiar! Seeya + Simon Dew + + Contact - sdew@acute.force9.net or Fido 2:2500/702.17 + P.S I know I've mentioned "guitar" loads in this message and heard someone mention that more guitars can be bad, but as a guitarist myself I can say that there aren't too many guitars on the album at all! and the guitars are AMAZING! From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 05:20:56 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Hey Guys Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Not straying to far cause it does seem like we go hand in hand, but POP is a great album....a must From: JMussry@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 05:17:34 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] U2 and INXS Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Jun, I thought I was on there mailing list which I subscribed to a couple of weeks ago but I'm not sure what's going on cause I'm only receiving past e mails from listers, which I have to download and open with another processor program. Can you tell me which list and where you are on? Thanks Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:05:23 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: NYG Rocked!! Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu nic3777@juno.com wrote: > > I am so jealous!!!! > > Love and Peace, > Nicole You're jealous?? I've never even seen them live and I've been a fan since 1983. I'M JEALOUS!!!! This is my year tho. I will see them this summer, one way or another. BTW, both the Chicago and NY shows sounded great. Thanks for all the details. I'm more excited than ever now to experience INXS live. Peace, Amy Lynne Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:10:59 -0500 From: amy thompson To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Re: Rosie Show Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Nanci Lamb Roider wrote: > > In message <199704181518.KAA23296@eagle.natinst.com> writes: > > > What about Michaels outfit. When my wife first saw it she said "Is he > > wearing a skirt?". It sure looked like it when I first saw it. > > I thought the outfit was pretty cool. I do wonder though if that was perhaps > Paula's sweater he had on. It appeared to be chenille, and those 2 front > pockets aren't exactly the norm for menswear. I liked it though, I would wear > that sweater. The pants were a bit odd, but showed him off nicely :-) I have > another observation, about the boots. This is really an immature thing to be > mentioning, but perhaps others will remeber this as well; I seem to recall an > interview with Michael during the Kink days when eh mentioned that he loves to > wear boots, and when he wears them, he doesn't wear underwear. He didn't give a > reason for this, he just said it. For some reason this little tidbit has always > stuck with me and I wonder about it every time I see him in boots. > > Nanci I do remember that comment also and I hate to admit it, but I do think about it every time I see Michael in boots. Peace, Amy Lynne From: INXSBABE@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:44:04 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] Brussels Concert Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Someone posted that the Brussels concert would be broadcasted on Triple M in Australia. Does anyone know if it will be broadcast on the net? I tried to see if Triple M broadcasts on the net but I couldn't find anything. Karen From: ANGELADANZ@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:59:01 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] crazy dream lady Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu In a message dated 97-04-19 01:07:32 EDT, you write: >> I don't >> know...am I the ONLY one who has dreams about the band like this? >> >> Dreaming IN-XS > >SueK >No Sue, you aren't the only one. I've had some bizarre dreams as well!!!! LOL I actually had a dream where I was suddenly on a stage and I recognized the music playing. Being a dancer I thought I was dreaming about performing well...a dance! Then I realized that it was "Mediate" playing. I looked around and saw none other than the members of INXS! Then I kept looking around and noticed I didn't see Michael! Then I realized I'm the one who had the microphone! I started to panic, but being a "seasoned performer" ;) I decided I should start singing or just do anything even though I didn't know why I was up there! I then proceeded to go completely went blank and forgot the words to "Mediate" and Andrew kept staring at me and raising his eyebrows and nodding like he was saying "What's wrong? Go ahead...sing the lyrics...what's going on???" Angela:) (crazy dream lady # 3) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: "StrawberryFields" Subject: **{[INXS] I have a question...}** Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 12:17:08 X-Tick-Nemesis: The Idea Men Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey does ANYONE know if INXS will play the Winsconsin EDGEFEST in May? Hey i've got tickets for that sucker! (=0) *..since they didn't play First Avenue...I was just wondering. Peace&Love Waukisha "Tsst, tsst, tsst TSSSSSSST. Tsst, tsst, tsst TSSSSSSST! -don't you know what that is? I was peeing Need You Tonight!" *still laughing* From: SNP3@aol.com Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:29:11 -0400 (EDT) To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] Waiting in line Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Well, for the NYC gig, we arrived just after 3:00 and the doors were opening at 7:30. There were only about five other people there at that time...the first people in line had been there since 9am, and the rest between noon and 2. There really wasn't much of a line though, we were all just hanging around the entrance talking and waiting for the guys to show up for the sound check...which they did around 5:30 or so. The line started forming quickly after that. As long as you're one of the first twenty or so in line you should get to the front row with no problem...all of us did, and it was well worth the wait!!! So, if you get there at least a couple hours early, you should be set. Hope this helps and good luck! Stephanie From: nic3777@juno.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:45:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [INXS] Hey Guys References: <970419052055_-1569270737@emout18.mail.aol.com> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 1-18 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I must admit the same....POP is a great album. Miami is a great song. Not being a trader though! Love and Peace, Nicole On Sat, 19 Apr 1997 05:20:56 -0400 (EDT) JMussry@aol.com writes: >Not straying to far cause it does seem like we go hand in hand, but >POP is a >great album....a must From: nic3777@juno.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:48:01 -0400 Subject: [INXS] Re: NYG Rocked!! References: <3358DF33.146E@ic.mankato.mn.us> X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 3-8,10-32 Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu I'm only 20 and have been a fan for 8 years. your saying i don't deserve to see them too?? just kidding. I'm from the boston area and they aren't even coming up this way. hope i can see them if they are planning a us tour Love and Peace, Nicole On Sat, 19 Apr 1997 10:05:23 -0500 amy thompson writes: >nic3777@juno.com wrote: >> >> I am so jealous!!!! >> >> Love and Peace, >> Nicole > >You're jealous?? I've never even seen them live and I've been a fan >since 1983. I'M JEALOUS!!!! This is my year tho. I will see them this >summer, one way or another. BTW, both the Chicago and NY shows sounded >great. Thanks for all the details. I'm more excited than ever now to >experience INXS live. > >Peace, Amy Lynne Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 13:57:02 -0400 X-Sender: paradigm@clo.com To: inxs-list@iastate.edu From: Suz Subject: Re: [INXS] Waiting in line Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu At 01:29 PM 4/19/97 -0400, SNP3@aol.com wrote: > >Well, for the NYC gig, we arrived just after 3:00 and the doors were opening >at 7:30. There were only about five other people there at that time...the >first people in line had been there since 9am, and the rest between noon and >2. There really wasn't much of a line though, we were all just hanging around >the entrance talking and waiting for the guys to show up for the sound >check...which they did around 5:30 or so. The line started forming quickly >after that. As long as you're one of the first twenty or so in line you >should get to the front row with no problem...all of us did, and it was well >worth the wait!!! So, if you get there at least a couple hours early, you >should be set. Hope this helps and good luck! > >Stephanie > Sometimes it doesn't work that way, there was a concert here in Toronto, that Lisa and I stood out front all afternoon to get front row, and it was so unorganized, we were the sixth and seventh in line, and yet, the way they had us lining up before letting us all in, the people who arrives later on, ended up lined right up along side the people who had stood all day. Sure, us early ones got to see INXS arriving, but... Infuriating, all in all, we still managed to get up front, but it was an awful show, not for the music, but the venue. Lights falling off the ceiling, people pushing you from behind, to the point you thought you were going to black out any second, wasn't all fun...Cheers, Suz Email: Paradigm@clo.com Suz INXS WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/ WHAT YOU NEED P.O. Box 243, Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 5S1 Fanzine Info WebPage: http://www.clo.com/~paradigm/crave.htm From: resdog@earthlink.net Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 11:20:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: resdog@earthlink.net To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: Re: [INXS] The Mayan Sender: owner-inxs-list@iastate.edu Reply-To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Hey Steph and those of you going to the Mayan this Thursday... The Mayan is one of the prettiest club in downtown LA, it's on Hill street (BAD area), the parking is right next to it, don't think of parking anywhere else please! The club is quite small, the stage is quite low, the accoustic is INCREDIBLE!!! See U all there! Vida xox Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 15:13:00 -0300 From: Danilo Meira To: inxs-list@iastate.edu Subject: [INXS] INXS Chat at MTV online Sender: owner-inxs-list@ia