- Audio CD (27 Mar 2006)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Universal
- ASIN: B000AS1HD6
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 152,821 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
definitive my xxxx. Too many good songs are missing from this collection. while i welcome the cover of born to be wild, which
micheal hutchence certainly was! there are many classics tracks that are missing. This cd should have been called 'a popular collection of the most well known' not 'definitive' as such songs as 'don't change' and 'the one thing' to name but a few are missing. As an introduction to inxs or for a less ardent fan than i suppose it is ok. Come on record companies give the fans of Inxs a proper 'definitive collection'!
micheal hutchence certainly was! there are many classics tracks that are missing. This cd should have been called 'a popular collection of the most well known' not 'definitive' as such songs as 'don't change' and 'the one thing' to name but a few are missing. As an introduction to inxs or for a less ardent fan than i suppose it is ok. Come on record companies give the fans of Inxs a proper 'definitive collection'!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Simply, the "Definitive INXS" album includes some of the most vibrant and influential songs of their career.
Although not much is heard of this band at the present time their career spanning over 25 years has become a great mixture of all the music industry has to offer.
This album including the great key tracks: "Need You Tonight", "New Sensation" and "Disappear" - which truely show their style, flare and individuality - is a collection of all the truely miraculous compositions and representive of the INXS rollercoaster.
Since their formation in 1979 and from their hits in Australia, America, the UK and around the world - their music has taken on a different and completely magical critical element. How does a band become truely great? No-one can quite answer this question, but platinum selling albums such as "Kick" and sell-out world tours has to be an indication that this is perhaps a major step towards this.
All I have to say about this album is that it introduced me into the world of INXS and other greats - such as Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones - and for this I will be forever indebted.
Buy this album if you like the greats, or if perhaps like me you seek a truly rewarding musical experience!! Enjoy!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fickle human beings as we are, when my workplace didn't have radio I cursed the bosses for their small-mindeness; yet when my workplace did I cursed the stations for playing some tracks to the brink of death, whilst others would rarely be heard. Playlist? Heavy Rotation? Pay-ola more likely!
But I have to say I took little notice of INXS until the radio stations convinced me they were well worth listening to. No, INXS' records were not played to death, quite the reverse, they were nuggets of gold on a seashore full of sand, so when they were played they were a joy to hear rather then a hated dirge.
And the best thing about this band was, the more I heard their songs on the airwaves, the better they became, and the delight led to the purchase of this CD to enable constant enjoyment rather then as-and-when the radio station decided we would hear them.
No one can deny Michael Hutchence was one of rock's all-time best front men, but he had one heck of a band there to give him the confidence to get out there and strut his stuff, and truckloads of classic tracks without anything lacklustre or inferior to be embarrassed about.
Yes, the title of this CD is misleading, it is a great selection of their best, but never Definitive. But hang on, I had to review this one as there is no space for the 'Limited Edition' copy I have here. This is a 2 CD set, and the second has, as the sticker on the box says, a 9 track 'Limited Edition disc which includes live hits, classic videos and bonus features.'
Yes, a pretty good package, aimed not only to dip the newcomer's toe into INXS' waters, but also a crafty one for the long-time fans to buy for the Limited Edition disc, too. Tracks on this 2nd disc are: Mystify live, Suicide Blonde live, New Sensation, Tight, Precious Heart, I'm So Crazy, Suicide Blonde video, Need You Tonight and Mystify video. But if you need these tracks make sure the seller has the double CD version rather then just the one disc.
But I have to say I took little notice of INXS until the radio stations convinced me they were well worth listening to. No, INXS' records were not played to death, quite the reverse, they were nuggets of gold on a seashore full of sand, so when they were played they were a joy to hear rather then a hated dirge.
And the best thing about this band was, the more I heard their songs on the airwaves, the better they became, and the delight led to the purchase of this CD to enable constant enjoyment rather then as-and-when the radio station decided we would hear them.
No one can deny Michael Hutchence was one of rock's all-time best front men, but he had one heck of a band there to give him the confidence to get out there and strut his stuff, and truckloads of classic tracks without anything lacklustre or inferior to be embarrassed about.
Yes, the title of this CD is misleading, it is a great selection of their best, but never Definitive. But hang on, I had to review this one as there is no space for the 'Limited Edition' copy I have here. This is a 2 CD set, and the second has, as the sticker on the box says, a 9 track 'Limited Edition disc which includes live hits, classic videos and bonus features.'
Yes, a pretty good package, aimed not only to dip the newcomer's toe into INXS' waters, but also a crafty one for the long-time fans to buy for the Limited Edition disc, too. Tracks on this 2nd disc are: Mystify live, Suicide Blonde live, New Sensation, Tight, Precious Heart, I'm So Crazy, Suicide Blonde video, Need You Tonight and Mystify video. But if you need these tracks make sure the seller has the double CD version rather then just the one disc.
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very good shape
The CD was in very good shape, no scratches, the box was a little "used". Good in general
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by Antonio Raposo
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