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| 1. Original Sin |
| 2. Melting In The Sun |
| 3. I Send A Message |
| 4. Dancing On The Jetty |
| 5. The Swing |
| 6. Johnson's Aeroplane |
| 7. Love Is (What I Say) |
| 8. Face The Change |
| 9. Burn For You |
| 10. All The Voices |
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
the human memory is so fantastic, yesterday i clean up my house, that's make me found the huge paper box. i open it with my curiousity, after a while my heart goes boom. that's the things from 80's. there are plenty of cassett tapes which i have bought since i was pre teenage. after couple hours go by, i found myself surrounded by the good old day. and one of my stuff that i'm very glad to
see it, that's INXS--the swing
it's just like long lost friends and finally you're find them.
if you turn back the clock into age of 80's, that's the golden age of syn-sound (which we used to call it NEW MUSIC ) and it seems like every band look at the success role model and follow. some are good some are so-so and some are cliche.
INXS is the exceptional. The Swing is the completely Excellent album which combine the hardest of Rock music and the softest of electronic. Original Sin, is the one good example.
The style of modern rock, the voice, the main theme of lyrics ... they have already told the world who they are.
see it, that's INXS--the swing
it's just like long lost friends and finally you're find them.
if you turn back the clock into age of 80's, that's the golden age of syn-sound (which we used to call it NEW MUSIC ) and it seems like every band look at the success role model and follow. some are good some are so-so and some are cliche.
INXS is the exceptional. The Swing is the completely Excellent album which combine the hardest of Rock music and the softest of electronic. Original Sin, is the one good example.
The style of modern rock, the voice, the main theme of lyrics ... they have already told the world who they are.
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
OK, let me start by saying that I like INXS. I loved Kick when it came out, and I explored their back catalogue then. Having read the band's biography recently I've been encouraged to revisit their music, and to my (partial) surprise I find that I rate Underneath The Colours & Shabooh Shoobah higher than The Swing. Why? The Swing is VERY eighties, and not in a good way - it's over produced, sounding like the construct it is rather than the organic creation of a band, consequently it sounds dated, and rather like Duran Duran or a lite version of Japan. 'To Look At You' (an album track off their previous recording) I find has more integrity and sounds like a band I'd like to listen to. Much of The Swing I find almost unlistenable, which is a shame. The one exception is Original Sin, the only track on the album produced by Nile Rodgers, and it has aged MUCH better than the rest of the music on offer here; this is a well produced track with a lovely final couple of minutes.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
The best INXS album... hands down.
13 Dec 1999
Format:Audio CD
Like the "music fan" from UK, I had this on cassette first and wore it out. I agree also that "Shabooh Shoobah" comes a close second to this. The followup to this, "Listen Like Thieves," was (I believe) INXS's first big introduction into the US (other than the big fans underground and through ear-of-mouth); I think that "The Swing," if it had instead been the band's big breakthrough release in the US, they'd have soared to higher levels than they did (not that they didn't too less than alright for 'emselves...). "The Swing" is a great romp; everything is danceable, hummable, playable over and over.... end to end. On occasion, "Original Sin" does get some airplay on LA stations, still... I hope people hear it thinking, "what's that from? I love that! I want more! " I love the transition before the beginning of "Burn For You." By the way, the video for "Burn For You" shows a plane taking off from Mackay, north Queensland... my ol' stomping grounds. I can see my old apartment building... and I choke up every time. Yes, I miss Michael. I still cannot believe he's not with us anymore. I am upset about the circumstances leading up to his death... I was never a fan of Geldof, and less so since Michael died. He is missed. For the curious, buy this album. You will not be disappointed. Especially "All The Voices." Turn that sucker all the way up at the end... the guitar fades off infinitely....
Vince
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
An INXS fanatic's favorite INXS album
18 Jan 2004
Format:Audio CD
I've had this album for several years, and after much deliberation (as I love INXS so dearly and all of their albums) I've decided that this particular album is my favorite. In fact, it is my number one favorite album ever, but hey, I'm still young, so what do I know?
One cannot possibly be a true INXS fan without owning this album. It is so much fun and just rejuvenating to listen to, especially on those boring hot summer days (for some reason, it just reminds me of summer). The album is poppy, funky, and classical at times. It includes a wide palette of musical influences and diversity, so regardless of your genre preference (funk, new wave, alternative, rock, etc.), you are sure to enjoy this album. Michael Hutchence's vocals are soothing ("Johnson's Aeroplane"), powerful ("All the Voices"), and trademarkingly sultry and seductive ("Original Sin," "Burn for You") as most of his vocals are.
This album is brilliant from start to finish -- I have no other way to describe it. I wish I could write a better review for it as my review pales in comparison to most and does the album little justice, but I will leave you with this: any music fan should own this album over any other INXS album, though they are all great, really. Michael Hutchence's legacy lives on in all of INXS's masterpieces, most of which have gone regretfully unnoticed over the years. Do not pass this album by...
One cannot possibly be a true INXS fan without owning this album. It is so much fun and just rejuvenating to listen to, especially on those boring hot summer days (for some reason, it just reminds me of summer). The album is poppy, funky, and classical at times. It includes a wide palette of musical influences and diversity, so regardless of your genre preference (funk, new wave, alternative, rock, etc.), you are sure to enjoy this album. Michael Hutchence's vocals are soothing ("Johnson's Aeroplane"), powerful ("All the Voices"), and trademarkingly sultry and seductive ("Original Sin," "Burn for You") as most of his vocals are.
This album is brilliant from start to finish -- I have no other way to describe it. I wish I could write a better review for it as my review pales in comparison to most and does the album little justice, but I will leave you with this: any music fan should own this album over any other INXS album, though they are all great, really. Michael Hutchence's legacy lives on in all of INXS's masterpieces, most of which have gone regretfully unnoticed over the years. Do not pass this album by...
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A Great Album
31 May 2000
Format:Audio CD
"The Swing" is, by far, my favorite INXS album. It was the first INXS album that I owned. I too wore out the tape from playing it too much.
In 1985 I attended an INXS concert at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. This concert was performed just months prior to the release of Listen Like Theives. Many of the songs that INXS performed in concert were from The Swing. I remember when INXS performed "Burn For You", you could have heard a pin drop when it was over and then there was applause. I was in awe. This was by far the most spiritual experience I've ever had at a rock 'n' roll concert. I've been to many since and nobody has matched the experience of INXS. While this album captures some of the energy that INXS had in concert, it's a close second to the real thing. It's regretable that Michael was taken from us too soon.
This is a great album, period. Buy it, you will not be disapointed.
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