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~ INXS
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  • Audio CD (19 Mar 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Spectrum
  • ASIN: B000007UWB
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,846 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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

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Since their first album in 1980, INXS' sound has been consistent--a hook-laden melange of rock-based music that borrowsfreely from soul and dance. On ELEGANTLY WASTED, the Farriss brothers continue their studio tinkering, from the faux-techno rumbling bass and chicken-scratch guitar of the title track's homage to decadence to the East-meets-West "Shake TheTree"'s Japanese-flavoured strings and twangy guitar. Like Mick Jagger before him, singer Michael Hutchence can lay down a quick rap in a sea of funk, as in "Don't Lose Your Head", or croon seductively ("We Are Thrown Together".) As has been the case throughout their long career, INXS remains on a distinctive path, producing music that continues to defy simple classification.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most under-rated album of all time., 8 Jan 2000
By hairyfeatures@hotmail.com (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews
This is THE VERY BEST INXS album ever. Lyrically profound, Michael tells us of his troubles but emphasizes the hope he was feeling at the time.

The two UK singles, the title track and Everything do not advertise the album at all, great as they are.

I kid you not - EVERY song is fantastic - dark, haunting lyrics and a move well away from the old 1980s sound of INXS.

This album is pure rock and demonstrates Michael as a Rock God as he shows his voice off to its fullest extent here. Listen to when feeling discontent and angry with the world and you'll be uplifted by the thought that his troubles were far worse than yours may ever be! Truly remarkable, but not for the casual INXS fan - you've got to be prepared to read into the songs, and you'll be rewarded with a unique insight into Hutchence.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly top notch, 17 Aug 2004
By Mark Thomas "physics_mark" (Midlands, UK) - See all my reviews
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I came to know of INXS through a strange route - having heard Don't Lose Your Head in the soundtrack to the film Face/Off, I grabbed a copy of this album from a bargain bucket and was instantly hooked. There is so much slick, refined creativity in the 12 tracks that appear on this CD that it's hard to know where to start. Smooth, heartfelt ballads are mixed in with raw, upbeat rock of a more conventional kind, and even the odd bit of funk is thrown in for good measure. The influences are clear (sometimes I have to remind myself that this ISN'T actually U2), but it's all pulled off with such panache, that the individuality of the work really does stand out.

INXS have been around a long time (almost 30 years), always maturing and changing with the times. This album, the last before Michael Hutchence's death, is the culmination of that development and refinement.

1997 was a great year for rock albums, and this is right up there with the best of them. Terrific.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A totally awesome album,easily as good as KICK., 22 Jun 2001
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A very underated album,which i believe holds inxs greatest work.Songs such as SEARCHING and IM JUST A MAN,leave you thinking what troubles Michael was going through,yet you cant help think those troubles created these fantastic lyrics.A much maturer album than ever before,but hey,we all grow up.If you thought inxs were past it when they released this masterpiece,buy it because you really are missing out on some superb music.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Masterpiece!!!
This cd, Elegantly Wasted, along with Michael Hutchence's posthumously released solo cd, are my all-time favorite albums. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2006 by Jane C. Alpert

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best INXS albums, that was under rated..
If you like INXS, or have heard some of their songs either before Michael Hutchence's death of after, this is an album to own. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2006 by Hollywood

5.0 out of 5 stars just a man..
inxs 1997 a year after this fantastic album was released michael hutchence comitted suicide what a waste for such a man with such a powerful voice and such charisma... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2005 by .Richard

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