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You need to do a review of Live forever by Oasis the famous UK band that have just reformed after 15 years and sold out concerts all over uk straight away, the singer Liam Gallagher has a unique voice
@@TheCharismaticVoice PS: I think that any kind of singing can either damage your vocal cords or not, depending on how you do it. That said, I don't like the death core sounds. To me, that's not singing, it's not musical. We live in a day where people are auto tuning everything. They're even going back into classic music that wasn't auto tuned and auto tuning it. We're signing way too much of the art of the past and we're bringing in some thing that before long you won't even need people to do. Personal choice but I miss the days when metal singers tried to incorporate as much of what opera singers learn as they could. That said, I respect what you're trying to do here and why you're trying to do it.
I know some girls who met him and they said when he spoke to them they felt like they were the most important person in the world to him. It was his magic - his charisma.
And yet he was incredibly self conscious & actually very shy because of his acne scars from his teen years which he had been teased about mercilessly by other kids growing up & because of his lisp .. & still he was just a sexy dude .. as you say charisma off the scale , long hair , good looks , an amazing voice & stage presence . ROCK STAR !! yeah my man crush !! 😃 😂
When I was 19 (a looong time ago, in the 80s) I saw INXS in a pub in Perth, Australia and Michael Hutchence fell off the stage directly into my arms, I didn't want to let go, that gorgeous face was touching mine. Yes I helped him back up onto the stage. A moment I'll never foget 🥰
INXS were part of that strange brew of Pop bands that were actually quite popular amongst Rock Fans. They had the swagger, the boldness. Michael Hutchence was a role model for coolness back then. He had many lookalike Fans... I was one of them... The Hair... the leather jacket... New Sensation, disappear, mistify, suicide blonde... Enjoy !
This is why INXS was the biggest Band in the world for a while. Micheals stage presence and oozing sexuallity in his voice mesmerised audiences across the globe.
Michael Hutchence has to have been a lab experiment where they fused Mick Jagger's and Jim Morrison's DNA. He was a very unique performer. May he rest in peace. Also, the way this song runs right into the song "Mediate" in the album is a perfect example of why listening to albums in order in their entirety can be such a musical journey. You should definitely give the song a listen.
That is the best description of Michael Hutchence I have ever seen. Definitely elements of both of those 2 incredible artists, plus his own sauce. Well done.
One of the most underrated things about INXS is how tight the band actually is. If you get by M.H.'s voice, which is hard to do, with how great he is, INXS is just amazingly always in the pocket instrumentally.
I won't claim to be MH's biggest fan but I read an interview once where he was asked what was his favourite quote and his response was one from Oscar Wilde "Moral indignation is often just jealousy with a halo". I like that.
Great quote, however it’s a H G Wells quote, not Wilde. Wilde said “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike” which is just as true.
I truly wish they weren’t in the video. It’s not a cheesy song. They were given bad direction. Just should have sat at a table drinking or something like that. Michael had enough charisma for all of them.
Yeah, I saw them in Melbourne for my 18th birthday, during Mediate they were dropped A4 prints from the ceiling of the Rob Laver Arena., and everyone brought a lighter for 'Never Tear Us Apart' Tua-cam.com/video/EdGZDcOdw1s/v-deo.html
Just like Van Halen's killer Flamenco song Spanish Fly followed directly by the killer metal guitar intro of DOA!! Those two songs should always be played together back to back!🎉🎉
@@MrDarkwing78 Space Intro/Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band. Bringin' on the Heartbreak/Switch 625 by Def Leppard. The entirety of side 2 of The Cars debut album.
One of my favorite people reviewing one of my all-time favorite bands-what a treat! I’ll never forget the day he died. I was 13, and I was devastated. Thanks for giving INXS some more well-deserved recognition.
I honestly feel that if Mike hadn't passed away, that INXS would have ended up one of the top ten bands of all time. They really were that good. Just listen to the work they put out and tell me that the sky wasn't the limit for these guys.
I don't know man, they were getting out of their "prime" in the late 90's when we lost Michael. Even if Elegantly Wasted was a good album imo, I don't know if they could have reinvented themselves in the early 2000's to make music as relevant as they did in their early days. Anyway I don't mind, they are my fav top ten all time anyway, and even more today with the latest news.....ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, better than Oasis!
They're certainly in my personal top 10. Probably top 5. Their catalog is so diverse with tons of hits and lots more great songs that were never singles. Songs you can dance to. Songs that you can relax to. Songs you can rock to. Songs that make you think. Songs, like this one, that are just sexy as hell.
Even before they broke through and had a bunch of top 40 hits, their earlier stuff was really good. Don't Change, The One Thing, Original Sin, etc. There are a bunch of non-singles I love too like Johnson's Aeroplane. They had a solid decade of really great work!!
@nachomagallanico I have to agree and disagree simultaneously. I don't think their best work was behind them or they were out of their prime per se, albums like Elegently Wasted and Welcome to Wherever you Are were incredible pieces of work that simply did not resonate with audiences at the time and sales fell off a cliff. I think Not Enough Time was one of the best pieces they ever produced but it was hitting the airwaves against Smells Like Teen Spirit, Alive, Killing in the Name, etc a huge movement away from the highly produced sounds of the 80s. It was similar to punk as a reaction to disco. Even though they were still producing at the top of their game they were lumped in with 80s pop fairly or not...
At the time of his death, Hutchence was just shy of 38 years old, and the band were an entire decade past their commercial peak. It’s possible, of course, that they could have had a resurgence had he lived, but it would have been very atypical of pop music careers, generally speaking, for them to do so. Very few acts get two bites at the cherry. When Noel Gallagher famously spoke, while accepting a Brit award presented by Hutchence in 1996, about “has-beens presenting awards to gonna-bes”, he was being a characteristically cheeky and disrespectful little prick. But he also wasn’t entirely wrong. By then, the moment really had past for bands like INXS, and the pop world had long since moved on to new shiny objects.
Yup, I don't know what you've been drinking, but I love your reaction. And I love that you are reacting very much under the influence. Welcome to how the rest of us appreciate music...
Key Memory: seeing them in a small intimate venue in Virginia not long before he passed, dancing.in the crowd, and MH looking RIGHT AT ME when singing "You're one of my kind." Oh! Swoon!!!
If you grew up in the 80s like me, it is so expected to hear Mediate immediately after this because the music videos were connected as one and the beat carries across.
Never Tear Us Apart is my favorite because I love the saxophone...and just all the music on this one. All of their music...songs...when his death was reported it was a very sad day for their fans.
Love you everyone who has made The Charismatic Voice the community it is today. Elizabeth, I've been with you from the start. Your charisma, wealth of knowledge and care for mental health has saved me so many nights. Your support of BetterHelp has made it possible to get the therapy I needed. Thank you. 😊❤
I was a huge INXS fan. I am a child of the 80s, so when you hit all of these tracks from 80/90s / MTV / Alt pop I am so thrilled. It takes me back in my youth in my VW bug jamming as I drive up to San Francisco to go to some underground club with my best friend. 😊
Never been to Australia but INXS and Midnight Oil made me fall in love with the country. (Also Hoodoo Gurus). Thanks for covering this song. I laughed many times at your great reactions. I think, by the end, you have been convinced that this is the sexiest song ever written. :)
Elizabeth your feeling the legendary Michael Hutchense heat. I was 15 when I went to see INXS live on their tour for their album The Swing. Michael pulled up in a limo and entered through the front doors, walking in between the lines of people waiting to get in. There were both young girls and women passing out in his presence. He was a great front man for sure. Thank you for your excellence, effort, and enthusiasm.
that riff, that bass, that voice, magical. loved the reaction. loved the giggling. INXS has always been an underrated favorite, shame we didnt get more out of them. RIP Michael.
When my wife needs to talk to me but has to finish what she is doing first, she says "give me a moment." Every single time, I hear this song in my head.
Several years ago I was watching one of those trashy shows on Russian State channel. It had ads running every 15 minutes one which was the “Mystification: Michael Huntchence” documentary segments. I got intrigued and gave it a shot. I was blown away by his personality. I watched that documentary four or five times because I couldn’t get enough of his magnetism. Then I watched others and had been a fan for four years. I wish I knew of him sooner though. What an unreal artist, unbelievably charismatic person and quite an alluring man. I have watched many of his live performances and I still haven’t seen someone with such a stage presence. He is beyond glorious. I am still not over the fact that he died so young (I was five days shy of my 4th birthday). The artists nowadays glow only behind super high tech production and in recording studios with auto tune machines while failing on stage. He was the artist one most certainly needed to experience live. I will remember his legacy for as long as I live.
INXS, as a band with 5 instruments, did a fantastic job of arranging their parts. Two guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums can get pretty cacophonous. But, they knew how to carve up the kingdom among themselves and STILL create the perfect sound for the vocals to sit in. Thank you for these videos!
I saw their last North America show before Michael was taken from this world. It was incredible. He was one of the most charismatic and charming humans. Audience in the palm of his hand. It was a smaller venue. Intimate. He climbed over the audience, stepping on the seat arms and seat backs. Made his way into the lobby - still singing! I dont think ill ever forget that experience. During suicide blonde he invited the audience to join him onstage. What an incredible memory. Thank you Michael. You were quite a gift to the world. RIP
His charisma on stage is what gives his voice the "oomph". If you have to deliver, you need to be present. But Michael isn't present, he simply OWNS that space.
INXS was a criminally underrated band. I saw them live twice, incliding during the Kick tour in '87. There were eightt of us; me, my girlftirnd, and 6 of her college dorm mates. Michael Hutchence started out in a jacket, shirt, and black leather pants. By the halfway mark, he was bare-chested and literally rolling around on the floor of the stage and had every female in the crowd, including the seven I was with, in the palm of his hand. The combination of the music, his voice, and superb stage prescence was mesmerizing. That concert is easily one of the top 3 that I have ever experienced.
INXS was a musical staple of my 80’s childhood. The first time I heard ‘What you Need’ I was awestruck and dancing lol Please consider it as your next INXS analysis..the horns are legendary and you’ll get to hear a much wider range of Michael’s vocals 🙏
Loved INXS and Michael Hutchence. I am so happy I got to see them in concert - they were fantastic, and his charisma is off the charts. Your reaction is proof! My favourite song of theirs and a constant in my rotation is Don’t Change.
To this day, the best concert I ever went to (INXS). Michael has this way of making you feel like you are the only one in the room. He and Andrew Farris were magical together.
You're hilarious! I think that having a drink and listening to a sooo sexy song is a good match 🙂 Michael has a beautiful voice with fantastic grave (low) notes... And his charisma was something else. I really was in love with his voice, as a lot of women all over the world! As a soprano, I loooove lower voices and his... ☺ hi from Paris 🙂
All you were missing was the best vocalist/frontman in history, and I really believe that. if you see some live footage I'm not sure you can cope. anything from their live baby live gig will suffice. it is all and I mean all perfection. Michael is perfection. I miss him, so much. Also that breath. when I was 15 you can imagine what that did to me, guess what, it still does.
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Saw them live with my wife and her friend at small venue, where it was all GA. During this song, he comes off the stage and starts walking through the crowd. Shirt off, tight stretch pants, and was literally glistening with sweat. He walks right in front of us and I've never actually seen someone standing frozen in awe with mouths hanging open like the two of them. I asked why didn't they touch him, and they both said it was a religious experience and they didn't want to ruin the moment. One of my favorite concert moments ever.
I saw them live a couple of times in the late 80s early 90s, one of the tightest bands I've ever seen. No one sits down at an INXS concert, they always gave 1000%
You have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. Including your facial characteristics and your ability to deliver such amazing facial expressions makes you even more beautiful. Love your work! Much love from Australia 🇬🇧🇦🇺😊
I agree. INXS has a lot of good songs with iconic guitar riffs. Need You Tonight is probably the most famous, but I personally think Devil Inside is a little catchier. It's very seldom that I hear a song the first time and can't get it out of my head. When I saw the video for Devil Inside for the first time on MTV back in the day, it stuck in my head for days. The guitar riff has hints of "Need You Tonight," but it's faster and more upbeat. Still one of my favorite songs.
Me thinks our sweet Elizabeth is a wee bit buzzed and more than smitten with the steam coming from the video😉❤ you go, girl😂😂😂. P. S. I want what she's drinking😂😂😂
INXS along with a handful of other bans defined the 80's. I have at least 3 of their songs permanently on my workout playlist. I'm SO glad to be a Gen-X'er!!
Late 80's, Friday and Saturday nights.. me and my girls prepping for clubbing, getting ready at home.. Bottle of Malibu, jug of OJ, ice, nail polish, mascara.. and INXS playing full volume. Happy Days :D
Yes, it's nice seeing INXS get some spotlight time, they have so many awesome songs in their catalog, hit after hit. Another awesome Australian band worth checking out is Midnight Oil!!! ❤❤❤
Midnight Oil, yes! Peter Garrett has such an unusual and expressive voice (and just great songs), I'd love to hear what Elizabeth has to say about it. Beds are Burning for the absolute classic, but there are a lot of good choices! Also, although I knew he'd got into politics in Australia later on, I only recently learned he was actually their minister of Education for a while, fairly significant govt position.
Before INXS hit the mainstream as a pop/rock group in the US, they were part of the new wave/alternative music scene. That is probably why their sound was so unique compared to the other pop/rock groups of the time.
There is a story behind the song. Andrew was recording musical takes on tape, as the taxi pulls up to take him to Hong Kong to meet Michael. Andrew was working on that main guitar riff and had the taxi driver wait for 45 minutes while he worked out his stream of musical thought. He gets to Hong Kong and Michael asks, what does he have, and in five minutes he has written the lyrics and melodies. There are many recorded interviews about this song and other songs, but a good one to check out is the Professor of Rock on this platform, he has interviewed Andrew many times. Beware, there may be info and sound bites of songs you are not familiar with yet.
I sooooo love that story after watching the documentary and biopic. Whenever my father goes off telling us about songs of the past being written for weeks unlike the modern t r a s h, I always tell him the story of this song to prove him wrong😁
@@gayavardanDon’t forget about Sir Paul Mcartney, dreaming of Let It Be, probably the greatest song of all time. Sometimes songs just write themselves.
Great reaction... I've been an INXS fan for a long, long time. They were the first band I ever saw in concert, as they were the opening act for Adam Ant in 1983 on his Friend or Foe tour in America, and they were promoting Shabooh Shoobah.
I loved this song and the whole album when it came out and it is never monotonous. When the rest of the band appears behind Michael's head they become the proverbial "Greek Chorus" emphasizing the message of the singer. This is one of the most well structured music video from the beginnings of MTV.
Love playing songs like this in my car. Lucky enough to have a 12 speaker Harmon Kardon system. Using the senheiser headphones in bed right now. ❤️ your channel
Losing Michael Hutchence was literally a devastating event in Australia. I still remember it happening and how everyone reacted, and I was really young at the time. Gosh it was a terrible loss. He could have been one of the all times.
He *IS* one of the all-time greats. Unlike a lot of 80s music that aged poorly and has been completely forgotten, INXS has a timeless sound. They've also got one of the biggest and best song catalogues of all time. Even today, people discover INCS for the first time and get a little swoony when they see him in action.
Andy Farris put on a master class of music arrangement for the entire Kick album. There's a great story of how he was supposed to catch a flight to meet up with Michael and work on the album, and he was hit by inspiration for arranging "I Need You Tonight" so he had the taxi sit there racking up fees while he kept recording. When he finally got to Hong Kong (i think?), he gives the track to Michael who goes off to listen... 15 minutes later he comes back with the lyrics. lol I've always felt this song is the audio equivalent of going out to a club, young and wild, and the hottest person in there pulls you into a dark corner and starts whispering the kind of conversation that simultaneously makes you blush and lean in for more. If you happen to listen to Mediate, it's the next track on the album and you might want to look for a version that has the direct transition from the end of Need You Tonight right into the start of Mediate. Devil Inside is also a walk on the naughtier side of INXS. The One Thing, and Elegantly Wasted are similar.
Drinks and music mix well indeed. What I like about your song analyses is that you do not solely focus on the voice, but pick-up the essence of the songs and comment on chords, licks, hooks and catches as well. Thanks for teaching me some additional musical insights.
More INXS please!! INXS were exceptional live performers...1991 Wembley Stadium concert is great, such as 'New Sensation' & 'What You Need'...to start off. Thanks!
What You Need is just joyous! It was in heavy rotation on a music video channel when I was a teenager and stuck in a hotel during move. Lots of dancing around the room and appreciating Michael Hutchence.
There were a lot of '80s songs I loved where listening to them through headphones put you into a three-dimensional sound environment, with sections to the side, in back of you, in front of you, moving from side to side....
I always loved the fine line that Michael sang on, always on the edge and so unpredictable. The best thing was watching him in concert and I say HIM and not the band because you would instantly focus on HIS performance for the whole show! RIP MH
That album sounds as good today as it did when it was released (we didn’t say “dropped” back then, kids). The songs and production are so timeless, it could have only come from Australia because their music scene is unlike anywhere else.
Elizabeth. I’ve been watching your videos for about three years (I think) and I’ve never conceived of a reality in space and time that “hocking a luggee” would be used to describe a singing technique. For that… you’ve earned a place in annals of goofy history bestowing upon you the honor of being appointed as Lady Elizabeth of House Expectorant - Bearer of the Royal Spittoon and First Order Hawk Tuah! Well done. Well done
This was hilarious! INXS were a better band overall than most people gave them credit for. Damned fine players in that band. I wish so much that it could've turned out some other, better way.
My girlfriend played this for me the first time I ever heard it…she said I had to hear this new song, and I thought when I listened that she was telling me she wanted to get busy. I think instead she was thinking of going on the road to follow INXS!😂
On the 'Kick' tour a buddy of mine had tickets, but couldn't make the show so he gave them to me. I had no idea who they were, but 'hey, free tickets'. Then I started recognizing songs I heard on the radio. They absolutely RIPPED! Guitar player was flying around the stage on a skateboard during a solo. Hutchence was a beast, RIP.
and hearing him do it on live baby live is even better! that along with by my side are his best vocals, along with monday night by sattelite from the max Q album, perfection.
ok the loogie thing was solid too. Something MJ about the music, but something much more Jim Morrison about Michael Hutchence, especially the way he moves, but also the way he accents words in surprising ways.
@TheCharismaticVoice - take a look at INXS at Wembley Stadium in 1991 performing 'New Sensation' - easily one of the most incredible live renditions I have ever seen
I've asked before, I'll ask again. I'd love to see you do the Australian band Silverchair and their song Emotion Sickness which features Australian pianist David Helfgott. Daniel Johns states "It's about fighting against the need to get some kind of medication and trying to pretend that you've got a normal state of mind when you know for a fact that you haven't." A very powerful song and a nice start down the rabbit hole of Silverchair
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You need to do a review of Live forever by Oasis the famous UK band that have just reformed after 15 years and sold out concerts all over uk straight away, the singer Liam Gallagher has a unique voice
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PS: I think that any kind of singing can either damage your vocal cords or not, depending on how you do it. That said, I don't like the death core sounds. To me, that's not singing, it's not musical. We live in a day where people are auto tuning everything. They're even going back into classic music that wasn't auto tuned and auto tuning it. We're signing way too much of the art of the past and we're bringing in some thing that before long you won't even need people to do. Personal choice but I miss the days when metal singers tried to incorporate as much of what opera singers learn as they could. That said, I respect what you're trying to do here and why you're trying to do it.
So what was in the drink?
Could you listen to ODB - "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" for your next reaction review?
Would if I could. And I’ll be annoying and suggest Monster Magnet again.
I know some girls who met him and they said when he spoke to them they felt like they were the most important person in the world to him. It was his magic - his charisma.
He exudes charisma it pops off the screen how hot he was
@@deanmaynard8256 Such a tragedy that he died so young. It's all too common in that biz.
And yet he was incredibly self conscious & actually very shy because of his acne scars from his teen years which he had been teased about mercilessly by other kids growing up & because of his lisp .. & still he was just a sexy dude .. as you say charisma off the scale , long hair , good looks , an amazing voice & stage presence . ROCK STAR !! yeah my man crush !! 😃 😂
@@TheDude3007-dd7fg that vulnerability added to his sex appeal too.
I saw INXS live and he was literally the sexiest human I’ve ever seen in real life
When I was 19 (a looong time ago, in the 80s) I saw INXS in a pub in Perth, Australia and Michael Hutchence fell off the stage directly into my arms, I didn't want to let go, that gorgeous face was touching mine. Yes I helped him back up onto the stage. A moment I'll never foget 🥰
RIP
Oh my! What a moment to treasure forever! ❤ Thank you for sharing ❤
Which pub? Raffles?
Omg!! Luckiest girl ever!
@@NostraFnDamus the Overflow (Nookumburra) in Innaloo
INXS were part of that strange brew of Pop bands that were actually quite popular amongst Rock Fans. They had the swagger, the boldness. Michael Hutchence was a role model for coolness back then. He had many lookalike Fans... I was one of them... The Hair... the leather jacket... New Sensation, disappear, mistify, suicide blonde... Enjoy !
I mean they were a rock band, just not a heavy band.
They started out as an gothy post punk group, it’s interesting to hear their early work.
Never tear us apart could almost be an Aerosmith ballad.
and "I'm Better Than Oasis" #iykyk 😉
Good band. Something about the mixing/mastering always seemed off. I’d love to hear a remaster edition.
This is why INXS was the biggest Band in the world for a while. Micheals stage presence and oozing sexuallity in his voice mesmerised audiences across the globe.
Michael Hutchence has to have been a lab experiment where they fused Mick Jagger's and Jim Morrison's DNA. He was a very unique performer. May he rest in peace.
Also, the way this song runs right into the song "Mediate" in the album is a perfect example of why listening to albums in order in their entirety can be such a musical journey. You should definitely give the song a listen.
I remember MTV would play this video and the song you mentioned together sometimes
Mediate is amazing!
Was really hoping this was the "Need You Tonight/Mediate" combo video (that's really the only one people should be reacting to)
That is the best description of Michael Hutchence I have ever seen. Definitely elements of both of those 2 incredible artists, plus his own sauce. Well done.
Wow, great description of him!
One of the most underrated things about INXS is how tight the band actually is. If you get by M.H.'s voice, which is hard to do, with how great he is, INXS is just amazingly always in the pocket instrumentally.
Yes, and they were exceptional live musicians as well (of course Michael was a great live vocalist, too).
That’s is AMAZING! I would have died.
They're so tight because they honed their craft for years playing in pubs all over Australia before they hit the big time.
I won't claim to be MH's biggest fan but I read an interview once where he was asked what was his favourite quote and his response was one from Oscar Wilde "Moral indignation is often just jealousy with a halo".
I like that.
Great quote, however it’s a H G Wells quote, not Wilde. Wilde said “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike” which is just as true.
Thank you both.
@@Mickey12832 ah! Thanks for the info....memory let me down...
Love how Michael's being all Sexy Boy and the band are just goofy as all get out.😂
I truly wish they weren’t in the video. It’s not a cheesy song. They were given bad direction. Just should have sat at a table drinking or something like that. Michael had enough charisma for all of them.
@@harryscarry6064 fair point.
"I Need You Tonight" should always be followed by "Mediate"! No exceptions :)
Don't Change
Suicidal Blonde
Never Tear Us Apart
Yeah, I saw them in Melbourne for my 18th birthday, during Mediate they were dropped A4 prints from the ceiling of the Rob Laver Arena., and everyone brought a lighter for 'Never Tear Us Apart' Tua-cam.com/video/EdGZDcOdw1s/v-deo.html
Just like Van Halen's killer Flamenco song Spanish Fly followed directly by the killer metal guitar intro of DOA!!
Those two songs should always be played together back to back!🎉🎉
Absolutely, the same way “We will Rock You” should always precede “We are the Champions” by Queen.
@@MrDarkwing78 Space Intro/Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band. Bringin' on the Heartbreak/Switch 625 by Def Leppard. The entirety of side 2 of The Cars debut album.
One of my favorite people reviewing one of my all-time favorite bands-what a treat!
I’ll never forget the day he died. I was 13, and I was devastated. Thanks for giving INXS some more well-deserved recognition.
Elizabeth was not prepared for this. 😂 I love this video.
Michael Hutchence is ICONIC. What a gift from the 80's. RIP. ✌️
PTM!!! Love it.
The news of his death stunned me for days.
I honestly feel that if Mike hadn't passed away, that INXS would have ended up one of the top ten bands of all time. They really were that good. Just listen to the work they put out and tell me that the sky wasn't the limit for these guys.
I don't know man, they were getting out of their "prime" in the late 90's when we lost Michael. Even if Elegantly Wasted was a good album imo, I don't know if they could have reinvented themselves in the early 2000's to make music as relevant as they did in their early days. Anyway I don't mind, they are my fav top ten all time anyway, and even more today with the latest news.....ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhh, better than Oasis!
They're certainly in my personal top 10. Probably top 5. Their catalog is so diverse with tons of hits and lots more great songs that were never singles. Songs you can dance to. Songs that you can relax to. Songs you can rock to. Songs that make you think. Songs, like this one, that are just sexy as hell.
Even before they broke through and had a bunch of top 40 hits, their earlier stuff was really good. Don't Change, The One Thing, Original Sin, etc. There are a bunch of non-singles I love too like Johnson's Aeroplane. They had a solid decade of really great work!!
@nachomagallanico I have to agree and disagree simultaneously. I don't think their best work was behind them or they were out of their prime per se, albums like Elegently Wasted and Welcome to Wherever you Are were incredible pieces of work that simply did not resonate with audiences at the time and sales fell off a cliff. I think Not Enough Time was one of the best pieces they ever produced but it was hitting the airwaves against Smells Like Teen Spirit, Alive, Killing in the Name, etc a huge movement away from the highly produced sounds of the 80s. It was similar to punk as a reaction to disco. Even though they were still producing at the top of their game they were lumped in with 80s pop fairly or not...
At the time of his death, Hutchence was just shy of 38 years old, and the band were an entire decade past their commercial peak. It’s possible, of course, that they could have had a resurgence had he lived, but it would have been very atypical of pop music careers, generally speaking, for them to do so. Very few acts get two bites at the cherry.
When Noel Gallagher famously spoke, while accepting a Brit award presented by Hutchence in 1996, about “has-beens presenting awards to gonna-bes”, he was being a characteristically cheeky and disrespectful little prick. But he also wasn’t entirely wrong. By then, the moment really had past for bands like INXS, and the pop world had long since moved on to new shiny objects.
As a Gen X'er, I have to mention that the song "Need You Tonight" feels incomplete if the following song "Mediate" is left out.
Cosigned!
Absolutely!!
Yes, so true!
Yeah, the first is the music video hit and the second is like, aftermath/introspection but they're really two parts of the same song.
"He's got no pants on... he's got no pants on... yeah, he's got no pants on. better put a pair on PANTS ON... He's got no pants on."
Yup, I don't know what you've been drinking, but I love your reaction.
And I love that you are reacting very much under the influence.
Welcome to how the rest of us appreciate music...
Key Memory: seeing them in a small intimate venue in Virginia not long before he passed, dancing.in the crowd, and MH looking RIGHT AT ME when singing "You're one of my kind." Oh! Swoon!!!
I’m soooooooo envious right now.
Did you pass out? I would have.
@@laurabrevitz3944😂😅😂
@@laurabrevitz3944 🤣🤣 no, but nearly!
If you grew up in the 80s like me, it is so expected to hear Mediate immediately after this because the music videos were connected as one and the beat carries across.
I came here to say this exact thing.
I know! It's hard to not get Mediate together with this song. Reactors only do them together if they're explicitly told.
Late night MTV after clubbing. 😁
Yup!
Picturing those signs!
This is far one of my best experiences of you enjoying yourself , this was a great time in my life in the 80s , thank you
Never Tear Us Apart is my favorite because I love the saxophone...and just all the music on this one. All of their music...songs...when his death was reported it was a very sad day for their fans.
Lucky for you that her first analysis of INXS was "Never Tear Us Apart". Great song indeed.
@@Sir_Scrumpalicious I'll have to watch it!! UA-cam puts strange lineups on my feed and luckily I was online and caught today's.
My favourite too!
Love you everyone who has made The Charismatic Voice the community it is today. Elizabeth, I've been with you from the start. Your charisma, wealth of knowledge and care for mental health has saved me so many nights. Your support of BetterHelp has made it possible to get the therapy I needed. Thank you. 😊❤
I was a huge INXS fan. I am a child of the 80s, so when you hit all of these tracks from 80/90s / MTV / Alt pop I am so thrilled. It takes me back in my youth in my VW bug jamming as I drive up to San Francisco to go to some underground club with my best friend. 😊
Thank you for reacting to this!!! Hutch was in a class all by himself. He was so talented, and oh yeah, sultry!🔥
I am a 74 year old straight man, but I have to say Michael Hutchens is a very good looking person! 😮
48 straight dude, and yup.
And I don't even think he's that good looking! Somehow that charisma grips you even through a screen.
Yup, this song played in the background of several… shall we say, “formative moments “ back then?
I’m a 71 year old straight woman, and I totally agree!
The guy had the look, the face, the moves, the attitude, the charisma, and the voice. Total package wins every time.
Never been to Australia but INXS and Midnight Oil made me fall in love with the country. (Also Hoodoo Gurus). Thanks for covering this song. I laughed many times at your great reactions. I think, by the end, you have been convinced that this is the sexiest song ever written. :)
Elizabeth your feeling the legendary Michael Hutchense heat. I was 15 when I went to see INXS live on their tour for their album The Swing. Michael pulled up in a limo and entered through the front doors, walking in between the lines of people waiting to get in. There were both young girls and women passing out in his presence. He was a great front man for sure. Thank you for your excellence, effort, and enthusiasm.
"Thump and smack and a whisper . . . of course, we're in!" Yep, she caught his sexiness early on! 😍
that riff, that bass, that voice, magical. loved the reaction. loved the giggling. INXS has always been an underrated favorite, shame we didnt get more out of them. RIP Michael.
When my wife needs to talk to me but has to finish what she is doing first, she says "give me a moment." Every single time, I hear this song in my head.
do you ever whisper, "you're one of my kind?"...may need a leather coat :)
Then you say….
Your moves are so raw, I’ve got to
Let
You
Know…
Several years ago I was watching one of those trashy shows on Russian State channel. It had ads running every 15 minutes one which was the “Mystification: Michael Huntchence” documentary segments. I got intrigued and gave it a shot. I was blown away by his personality. I watched that documentary four or five times because I couldn’t get enough of his magnetism. Then I watched others and had been a fan for four years. I wish I knew of him sooner though. What an unreal artist, unbelievably charismatic person and quite an alluring man. I have watched many of his live performances and I still haven’t seen someone with such a stage presence. He is beyond glorious. I am still not over the fact that he died so young (I was five days shy of my 4th birthday). The artists nowadays glow only behind super high tech production and in recording studios with auto tune machines while failing on stage. He was the artist one most certainly needed to experience live. I will remember his legacy for as long as I live.
INXS, as a band with 5 instruments, did a fantastic job of arranging their parts. Two guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums can get pretty cacophonous. But, they knew how to carve up the kingdom among themselves and STILL create the perfect sound for the vocals to sit in. Thank you for these videos!
One of the guitarists played sax too
I saw their last North America show before Michael was taken from this world. It was incredible. He was one of the most charismatic and charming humans. Audience in the palm of his hand. It was a smaller venue. Intimate. He climbed over the audience, stepping on the seat arms and seat backs. Made his way into the lobby - still singing! I dont think ill ever forget that experience.
During suicide blonde he invited the audience to join him onstage. What an incredible memory. Thank you Michael. You were quite a gift to the world. RIP
Excellent song & video choice from INXS! Verrry steamy, no alcohol needed! Michael is the very definition of a talented and charismatic frontman.
His charisma on stage is what gives his voice the "oomph".
If you have to deliver, you need to be present.
But Michael isn't present, he simply OWNS that space.
I saw them live in concert, and Michael Hutchence was not only extremely talented, but he was mesmerizing. INXS was one concert I'll always remember.
*Hutchence
INXS was a criminally underrated band. I saw them live twice, incliding during the Kick tour in '87. There were eightt of us; me, my girlftirnd, and 6 of her college dorm mates. Michael Hutchence started out in a jacket, shirt, and black leather pants. By the halfway mark, he was bare-chested and literally rolling around on the floor of the stage and had every female in the crowd, including the seven I was with, in the palm of his hand. The combination of the music, his voice, and superb stage prescence was mesmerizing. That concert is easily one of the top 3 that I have ever experienced.
I saw that tour as well, they kicked our butts!
You can see she wanted to say "ohh fxxk he's hot" as soon as Micheal faded into the foreground. The silence was palpable 😂😂
She has amazing self-control. Not surprising.
It was 😂 clear but ..JUST WE WILL ASSUME that she is self control ... alcohol help to her control 😅
I also had to play back around 4:45 or so to really hear that she said 'plucking'.
And we were all grinning and nodding and thinking 'yep'.
@@woodelfm.2462 😂 It was funny to see the moment she became flustered.
First time watching you , plus one of my favorite bands ever , im a bit biased , im Aussie . And I bloody loved it , your reaction is gold !!!
New Sensation really shows off his vocals.
That's a great song, too! 😃
But Live in Wembley 1991
@@hermanmelville3368 - that's an incredible live version
Kick is an era-defining masterpiece. New Wave at its absolute finest... And that Wembley show is one of the greatest rock concerts ever recorded.
Another vote for this, music video version.
Michael was fabulous in concert...he moved like a tiger. So sad we lost him.❤❤
INXS was a musical staple of my 80’s childhood. The first time I heard ‘What you Need’ I was awestruck and dancing lol
Please consider it as your next INXS analysis..the horns are legendary and you’ll get to hear a much wider range of Michael’s vocals 🙏
That was the best reaction ive ever seen you do. Absolutely fantastic!!! Incredible song, as well.
Loved INXS and Michael Hutchence. I am so happy I got to see them in concert - they were fantastic, and his charisma is off the charts. Your reaction is proof! My favourite song of theirs and a constant in my rotation is Don’t Change.
You are going to love seeing him live at Wembley. One of the best front men who ever lived. Vocals amazing , crowd control amazing, band is amazing.
Yessss, seeing them live is the key to really appreciate his range and his greatness, and Wembley is a good example. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
_"They just came at me with a thump and a smack."_ Another classic quote for your memoir. 😄
Isn't that the definition of sexy?
Title of her autobiography lol
sound-squirrel!
Followed up later by "This feels like a guilty pleasure! *Giggles*"
Then. There was the thump and the smack, but then the whisper, oh baby. Haha😂
To this day, the best concert I ever went to (INXS). Michael has this way of making you feel like you are the only one in the room. He and Andrew Farris were magical together.
INXS rules. One of Australia's best exports.
Girl, yes. Get the album. Put it on and listen in headphones from start to finish. It's a masterpiece.
They're actually a great rock band. Don't Change is so good.
That's one of my fav INXS songs! 💜
You're hilarious! I think that having a drink and listening to a sooo sexy song is a good match 🙂 Michael has a beautiful voice with fantastic grave (low) notes... And his charisma was something else. I really was in love with his voice, as a lot of women all over the world! As a soprano, I loooove lower voices and his... ☺ hi from Paris 🙂
All you were missing was the best vocalist/frontman in history, and I really believe that. if you see some live footage I'm not sure you can cope. anything from their live baby live gig will suffice. it is all and I mean all perfection. Michael is perfection. I miss him, so much. Also that breath. when I was 15 you can imagine what that did to me, guess what, it still does.
Saw them live with my wife and her friend at small venue, where it was all GA. During this song, he comes off the stage and starts walking through the crowd. Shirt off, tight stretch pants, and was literally glistening with sweat. He walks right in front of us and I've never actually seen someone standing frozen in awe with mouths hanging open like the two of them. I asked why didn't they touch him, and they both said it was a religious experience and they didn't want to ruin the moment. One of my favorite concert moments ever.
Your reaction is like a perfect gift on a bad day…thank you 🙏🏻💖 it was a pleasure….my favorite Band…my lovely Michael…great 🤩👍💝 greetings from Germany
I saw them live a couple of times in the late 80s early 90s, one of the tightest bands I've ever seen. No one sits down at an INXS concert, they always gave 1000%
This and Never Tear Us Apart are my favorite INXS songs.
Beautiful song 🎵 ❤
You have to hear Don't Change from INXS, you may say it is two different singers the difference in the vocal styles between this and Don't Change.
Few men are described as ‘beautiful’. He was, and very talented too.
Beautiful Girl another great song of INXS
The 1st time I ever heard INXS was the song "Dont Change". Was one of the earliest videos on MTV and it rocks! Just a suggestion!
I love Shabooh Shoobah - such a great album with hardly a bad song
Love that song & video!😊
One of my absolute favourites
You have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. Including your facial characteristics and your ability to deliver such amazing facial expressions makes you even more beautiful.
Love your work!
Much love from Australia 🇬🇧🇦🇺😊
"Devil Inside" was always a favourite of mine.
Same here. I remember figuring out the main riff when I was like 16 or 17.
I agree. INXS has a lot of good songs with iconic guitar riffs. Need You Tonight is probably the most famous, but I personally think Devil Inside is a little catchier. It's very seldom that I hear a song the first time and can't get it out of my head. When I saw the video for Devil Inside for the first time on MTV back in the day, it stuck in my head for days. The guitar riff has hints of "Need You Tonight," but it's faster and more upbeat. Still one of my favorite songs.
Me thinks our sweet Elizabeth is a wee bit buzzed and more than smitten with the steam coming from the video😉❤ you go, girl😂😂😂. P. S. I want what she's drinking😂😂😂
INXS along with a handful of other bans defined the 80's. I have at least 3 of their songs permanently on my workout playlist. I'm SO glad to be a Gen-X'er!!
Late 80's, Friday and Saturday nights.. me and my girls prepping for clubbing, getting ready at home..
Bottle of Malibu, jug of OJ, ice, nail polish, mascara.. and INXS playing full volume.
Happy Days :D
Hell yeah lol. Those were the days!❤
Michael Hutchence was 🔥
My very first concert was INXS on the KICK tour in 1988. OMG I will remember it forever. That low hook is the genius of Andrew Farris.
Yes, it's nice seeing INXS get some spotlight time, they have so many awesome songs in their catalog, hit after hit. Another awesome Australian band worth checking out is Midnight Oil!!! ❤❤❤
Midnight Oil, yes! Peter Garrett has such an unusual and expressive voice (and just great songs), I'd love to hear what Elizabeth has to say about it. Beds are Burning for the absolute classic, but there are a lot of good choices! Also, although I knew he'd got into politics in Australia later on, I only recently learned he was actually their minister of Education for a while, fairly significant govt position.
Midnight Oil permanently cost me some of the hearing in my right ear. 😳😊
Great choice and many songs 💯
Yes! The entirety of the “Diesel and Dust” album is a masterpiece.
Yes, but the best Auzzie band without question was Acadacka
Before INXS hit the mainstream as a pop/rock group in the US, they were part of the new wave/alternative music scene. That is probably why their sound was so unique compared to the other pop/rock groups of the time.
And aussies had their unique pub/rock sound too, thats were they come from, sounds so unique compared with bands like depeche mode, u2 or duran duran
There is a story behind the song. Andrew was recording musical takes on tape, as the taxi pulls up to take him to Hong Kong to meet Michael. Andrew was working on that main guitar riff and had the taxi driver wait for 45 minutes while he worked out his stream of musical thought. He gets to Hong Kong and Michael asks, what does he have, and in five minutes he has written the lyrics and melodies. There are many recorded interviews about this song and other songs, but a good one to check out is the Professor of Rock on this platform, he has interviewed Andrew many times. Beware, there may be info and sound bites of songs you are not familiar with yet.
I sooooo love that story after watching the documentary and biopic. Whenever my father goes off telling us about songs of the past being written for weeks unlike the modern t r a s h, I always tell him the story of this song to prove him wrong😁
@@gayavardanDon’t forget about Sir Paul Mcartney, dreaming of Let It Be, probably the greatest song of all time. Sometimes songs just write themselves.
Great reaction... I've been an INXS fan for a long, long time. They were the first band I ever saw in concert, as they were the opening act for Adam Ant in 1983 on his Friend or Foe tour in America, and they were promoting Shabooh Shoobah.
I loved this song and the whole album when it came out and it is never monotonous. When the rest of the band appears behind Michael's head they become the proverbial "Greek Chorus" emphasizing the message of the singer. This is one of the most well structured music video from the beginnings of MTV.
Love playing songs like this in my car. Lucky enough to have a 12 speaker Harmon Kardon system. Using the senheiser headphones in bed right now.
❤️ your channel
Suicide Blonde from Live Baby Live is a must. Michael in all his glory ❤️
All of Live Baby Live is a must. I would love to hear Elizabeth's analysis of Mystify and The Loved One.
Yes!
Mystify was my jam
@@Radioshoes I'd love to see her react to the video clip for Taste It, but I don't think that film clip would fly on a family friendly channel lol
Losing Michael Hutchence was literally a devastating event in Australia. I still remember it happening and how everyone reacted, and I was really young at the time. Gosh it was a terrible loss. He could have been one of the all times.
He *IS* one of the all-time greats. Unlike a lot of 80s music that aged poorly and has been completely forgotten, INXS has a timeless sound. They've also got one of the biggest and best song catalogues of all time. Even today, people discover INCS for the first time and get a little swoony when they see him in action.
Leave it to Elizabeth to make a hawk tuah joke when describing Michael's singing, very fitting.
0:20 I maintain that Chris Isaak's Wicked Game is the clear frontrunner for both song and video!
Can't go with you there. I love both. 😁
My immediate thought also. Sexiest video of all time.
HIM have done an excellent cover of wicked game. It is almost better than the original❤
The girl in that video was Helena Christensen and she was one of Michael Hutchence's girlfriends.
Fun fact, Chris Isaak was the swat team leader in the elevator in silence of the lambs.
“This feels like a guilty pleasure”
Never feel guilty for pleasure
I landed on this comment as she was saying it 😂
Not all pleasures are created equal. To say "never" is to discount those pleasures which ought to be shamed.
@@chrissedaka8141 like reading romance novels lol
Dr Frankenfurter? Is that you?
I would have liked this comment, but i’ll leave it at 69.
Great musicians, saw them live and they put on an incredible show, probably one of the best performances I have seen.
Andy Farris put on a master class of music arrangement for the entire Kick album. There's a great story of how he was supposed to catch a flight to meet up with Michael and work on the album, and he was hit by inspiration for arranging "I Need You Tonight" so he had the taxi sit there racking up fees while he kept recording. When he finally got to Hong Kong (i think?), he gives the track to Michael who goes off to listen... 15 minutes later he comes back with the lyrics. lol
I've always felt this song is the audio equivalent of going out to a club, young and wild, and the hottest person in there pulls you into a dark corner and starts whispering the kind of conversation that simultaneously makes you blush and lean in for more.
If you happen to listen to Mediate, it's the next track on the album and you might want to look for a version that has the direct transition from the end of Need You Tonight right into the start of Mediate. Devil Inside is also a walk on the naughtier side of INXS. The One Thing, and Elegantly Wasted are similar.
INXS was such a different sound in the 80"s, made you want to dance for sure!
That was fun lol, sometimes we don’t need to figure things out , just enjoy them !
Drinks and music mix well indeed. What I like about your song analyses is that you do not solely focus on the voice, but pick-up the essence of the songs and comment on chords, licks, hooks and catches as well. Thanks for teaching me some additional musical insights.
More INXS please!! INXS were exceptional live performers...1991 Wembley Stadium concert is great, such as 'New Sensation' & 'What You Need'...to start off. Thanks!
Exactly New sensation at Wembley. You are cheating yourself out of something if you don't see that that is an amazing show
All the songs in that concert are on UA-cam What you need and Suicide Blonde are fantastic
What You Need is just joyous! It was in heavy rotation on a music video channel when I was a teenager and stuck in a hotel during move. Lots of dancing around the room and appreciating Michael Hutchence.
And apparently the video, which was pretty innovative, was done on a shoe string budget.
There were a lot of '80s songs I loved where listening to them through headphones put you into a three-dimensional sound environment, with sections to the side, in back of you, in front of you, moving from side to side....
You need to do "New Sensation" Live at Wembley Stadium !!!! 🎉
That crowd is absolutely bouncing
I always loved the fine line that Michael sang on, always on the edge and so unpredictable. The best thing was watching him in concert and I say HIM and not the band because you would instantly focus on HIS performance for the whole show! RIP MH
That album sounds as good today as it did when it was released (we didn’t say “dropped” back then, kids). The songs and production are so timeless, it could have only come from Australia because their music scene is unlike anywhere else.
Too true 😊
Elizabeth. I’ve been watching your videos for about three years (I think) and I’ve never conceived of a reality in space and time that “hocking a luggee” would be used to describe a singing technique. For that… you’ve earned a place in annals of goofy history bestowing upon you the honor of being appointed as Lady Elizabeth of House Expectorant - Bearer of the Royal Spittoon and First Order Hawk Tuah! Well done. Well done
Watching Elisabeth get drunk while watching a handsome guy sing: it's priceless!
She definitely already one before the video, lol.
@@NecramoniumVideo Yeah I was wondering if I was the only one who noticed she was already a bit tipsy to start off with. 😁
@@TheBreezeman Well, it was apparently a really good drink, LOL.
@@NecramoniumVideo No doubt! 😁
For sure not her first lol
This was hilarious!
INXS were a better band overall than most people gave them credit for. Damned fine players in that band.
I wish so much that it could've turned out some other, better way.
My girlfriend played this for me the first time I ever heard it…she said I had to hear this new song, and I thought when I listened that she was telling me she wanted to get busy. I think instead she was thinking of going on the road to follow INXS!😂
On the 'Kick' tour a buddy of mine had tickets, but couldn't make the show so he gave them to me. I had no idea who they were, but 'hey, free tickets'. Then I started recognizing songs I heard on the radio. They absolutely RIPPED!
Guitar player was flying around the stage on a skateboard during a solo. Hutchence was a beast, RIP.
Blimey!
What ever that guy had, he had it big time!
Saw them live in London late 80's. One of the best bands live I've ever seen.
Happy days.
Would love to see you react to Disappear by INXS. The way Hutchence transitions in and out of head voice is impeccable.
One of my faves. That whole "self-titled" album (INXS) is great. The Stairs, By My Side, Suicide Blonde... nary a bad song on it.
@@jazluvr99 agree, Bitter Tears is one my favourites. Album is actually titled 'X', their self titled album is the first one released in 1980
@@AlexTommo That's right; thanks. Yes, Bitter Tears as well... Great stuff!
and hearing him do it on live baby live is even better! that along with by my side are his best vocals, along with monday night by sattelite from the max Q album, perfection.
@@AlexTommo And let's not forget the great lyrics. Did Michael Hutchence write all of their songs?
#2 song of the year 1988. It is one of my favorite 80's songs. Beautiful Girl song has gotten so good since he passed.
"Sound squirrels" is definitely your best spontaneously created phase yet.
ok the loogie thing was solid too. Something MJ about the music, but something much more Jim Morrison about Michael Hutchence, especially the way he moves, but also the way he accents words in surprising ways.
The piece that this flows into, Mediate, is also great and extends the feeling wonderfully.
@TheCharismaticVoice - take a look at INXS at Wembley Stadium in 1991 performing 'New Sensation' - easily one of the most incredible live renditions I have ever seen
I've asked before, I'll ask again. I'd love to see you do the Australian band Silverchair and their song Emotion Sickness which features Australian pianist David Helfgott. Daniel Johns states "It's about fighting against the need to get some kind of medication and trying to pretend that you've got a normal state of mind when you know for a fact that you haven't."
A very powerful song and a nice start down the rabbit hole of Silverchair
Good choice on songs, this is going to be a busy day with a reaction video and kickstarter
Great song.🎵 I love INXS so my recommendations would be Mediate,the stairs,disappear and taste it
80s music is undefeated 🤘🤘