1988 will always be my favourite year of music. So much variety. Pop, Hair Metal, Freestyle, 60's revivals/comback's. Just happy music from a happy time.
@@RBS_ EXACTLY!! Jane's Addiction Traveling Willburys Morrissey Tracy Chapman R.E.M Metallica The list just goes on & on & on all the singles off amazing albums. We were SO Blessed!!
How INXS are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just ignorant. Huge album sales and singles, incredible live band, unique sound and an influential band around the world.
@@johnhamilton2588 Yes! The Impressionist painters did that, having been repeatedly rejected, condescended to and scorned by the official Paris Salon. So they created "La Salon du Refuses". "The Salon of the Refused."
I'd love to see INXS in the Cleveland, OHIO, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Apparently the reason why they aren't is that they were only big in America for a brief period of time. They are however in the Australia Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame, inducted in 2001. I would actually give this a lot more credibility, as ARIA, is an Official Body or Organisation. Unfortunately though not as well known outside Australia as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which really is just a Foundation & Museum that was setup in Cleveland, by the Founder of Atlantic Records. Then suddenly this Museum in Cleveland, OHIO, becomes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, for the entire World. There are other Music Industry Hall of Fame's around the World. Even the Grammy's {which id give more credibility} has their own Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. So why should a Museum & Foundation in Cleveland, with an American Committee become the World's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Quite simply you need to be big in America to make it, so at the very most this Cleveland Hall Of Fame, Is the North American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, at the very most. Basically if the Vote was held in Australian, New Zealand, Europe, &/or the UK - Bands like Iron Maiden & INXS, would 100% be in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Even though for most of my life INXS, was my favourite Band, i can accept & understand INXS, not being in the Cleveland Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Simply they wernt big enough in North America for long enough. However that said, i cannot take seriously this so called "Hall of Fame", that has yet to induct Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden has been one of the World's biggest Bands for a very long period of time, ironically longer than this "Hall of Fame", has existed. Also Iron Maiden's influence in Music, is massive & well known. They redefined a genre, they helped define Heavy Metal, & they inspired many great Bands that came after them.
In its entirety, "Kick" is one of my all-time favorite albums. Track after track are absolute bangers, and each leading magically into the next. RIP, Michael.
I loved their song “Original Sin”. When their song “Never Tear Us Apart” came out I caught the video on tv at my godparents cottage and my godparents were telling me the history of where it was filmed in Prague. My godparents were Czech and had lived in Prague. They thought the video was beautiful and pulled out a book they had about Prague that was filled with photos for me to look at. It was nice that these seniors loved the music I listened to back then. When I am missing them I go watch the videos INXS filmed in Prague and remember them.
The untimely death of Michael Hutchens was barely a blip on the screen of major media. It was an immense loss for the world because suddenly this wonderful, dynamic group was suddenly finished, snuffed out like a candle. Their musical history should be celebrated and enjoyed for years to come.
It was a bigger deal in Australia and the UK than it was in America. Everything I learned about the circumstances surrounding it came from the UK press. Go back and examine those stories. Holy shit, it's crazy!
Actually, it was a really big deal in Canada. It was all over the media. I was busy having babies at the time and hardly into any news or music but I remember it very well. I'm 73 years old and I remember it being on the news, especially on the radio.
@@jo-annemuchan8348 I should have said in America. After the early 90s, I suppose they were considered old news. I have many friends who are also fans, who felt the same way. The media spent a couple of days, at best, then nothing. E! and VH-1 had their documentaries on him and that was it. Oh yeah, one story from People Magazine. I got the majority of the story from a UK magazine. I hate how the US media works. They push what they think people want to see and hear but they're usually way out of touch.
INXS had back to back albums (Kick and X) that you not only could, but should, listen to from start to finish. Amazing song-writing and outstanding chemistry in INXS. Still one of my favorite bands. Great video!
Mystify is my all time favorite song. And, I have to admit I'm embarrassed for not realizing that Listen Like Thieves was the previous album, another front-to-back album!
INXS continue to resonate with me. A couple years back I dug deeper and found their first couple of albums (1980 - self titled & 1981 - Underneath the Colours) and also reconnected with 1982's Shabooh Shoobah. Yes Kick had them at #1, arguably the biggest band in the world at that time... but it is so fantastic to go back and discover where it all came from. It's bright, original and fantastic... you can hear the beginings of the INXS way. On The Bus and Learn To Smile... so unique. Man, the world needs more INXS right now.
Andrew Farriss is so humble. I find it very interesting that the most innovative artists are/were humble. You can tell by how he is talking about music how much he really enjoys it... creating it, producing it, & playing it. How wonderful; we get to experience his & other artists genius every day.
I saw INXS during this tour at Radio City Music Hall. I had a friend who worked there and got me really good seats (5th row center, on an aisle). The energy was unbelievable. Best part of the show was the girls running up on stage to do whatever it was they thought they could do to Michael. Security guards were grabbing them on both sides of the stage. At one point, this big girl got up there. The first security guard signaled for back up to get her off the stage. I remember it well. Saw about 6-8 shows that year. This one was top 3.
I just love the affection and admiration that Andrew has for Michael after all these years. He really brings him to life and speaks to his genius. Such a tragic loss to the band and all of us.
I was thinking the same thing! In absolutely every interview, he was always in awe of Michael and his pure talent, and INXS’ s success, and still so very humble. Saw them 8 times in concert , met them once, and just about died a little inside when michel passed away❤
@@LIll41189 I agree with you completely. Andrew Farris is kind of cute isn't he? I still feel my heart has a little piece missing whenever I hear his voice.😍🤩🥰😢
INXS are my favourite Australian band, "Never Tear Us Apart" would be my all time favourite of theirs, but I like "Need You Tonight", for how sultry it is. Rest in peace, Michael Hutchence.
@@ReverendDr.Thomas I must concur, but the difference in the sound of their music does seperate them a bit... so it'd be ok to have 2 favorite, but that's JMO LOL
I was working as a teenager at my brother's restaurant.MTV was on and i heard Never Tear Us Apart for the very first time.I was mesmerized by that song and instantly knew it was going to be a hit.I was fortunate enough to see them perform live twice and are one of my all time favorite bands.
My favorite 80's band. I remember "The One Thing" being played on MTV in the early days and loving it. I still think that is their best song despite the massive success of Need You Tonight. Listen like Thieves was the first album of theirs I was able to buy and wore the cassette out. I even liked their comeback song "Pretty Vegas" in the early 2000's. I feel like this band has been forgotten as time moves on. I don't hear them on 80's radio stations. It is a shame as they have such a fun and infectious sound.
I agree totally! I saw that video and Michael Hutchence jumped thru the screen. I then saw INXS live at the US Festival. It confirmed my first impression of Michael, he somehow was the fusion of himself, Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger roled into one being! Incredible. Following that the film "Reckless" came out. It starred Daryl Hannah, Aiden Quinn, and Adam Baldwin. Even Jennifer Grey was in it. Great film if you haven't seen it. Anyway the "Shabooh Shabaah" album by INXS was basically the soundtrack. INXS, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, and many others from the Canada, UK or Australia were the areas cranking out the best artists outside of US. Those were the best of times! We definitely have to thank MTV because radio wasn't initially receptive and playing it until they had no choice.
@@seanswinton6242 I seen Reckless. I don't remember much about it but I know I seen it. Aiden Quinn, there is a name I haven't heard in a long time. You're right about MTV. Those early years where MTV was struggling for videos were great because they played just about anything and you were introduced to so many different groups and sounds. I also agree about UK and Australia cranking out the best artists but I have always tended to like the rock and pop music from those countries over the US.
"The Swing" and "Listen Like Thieves" are my favorite INXS albums. The rest are very, very good, but those two are my go to listen all the way through, sing every song albums. The first time I saw them in person, they were opening for The GoGos, and there might have been six of us there who came for INXS. That sure changed after a while...lol.
INXS are one of the few bands who had 4 great albums in a row, Shabooh Shoobah, The Swing, Listen Like Thieves and Kick. However the middle two are far and away the best!
I was very fortunate enough to see INXS before Michael passed here in Chicago. His stage presence was unbelievable. I'm standing there watching him thinking.... this person could NEVER do anything else other than what I'm watching him do now.
Being an Aussie, INXS were a fave since they first started, they were and are still my fave Aussie band. Shabooh Shoobah was one of the first albums I ever bought. Saw them in concert at Festival Hall in Brisbane in 1984. My two big memories of that concert, standing next a speaker that was twice as tall as me and nearly getting my head blown off, thought I was going to be deaf forever, and Michael Hutchence prowling around the stage, charisma pouring off him. Whenever I hear the word charisma I always think of Hutchence, he had such power on stage, I finally understood that word when I saw him. He's the rock star I always feel the saddest about dying early, so talented, distinctive and charismatic. I always wonder whether that punch to the head contributed to his personality change and how he died. My fave year of music was 1984, but the whole of the 80s was my favourite musical era.
I’m one of the lucky people who got to see them 2 times in concert. What a great front man Michael Hutchence was. Stage presence with all the right moves and a mesmerizing voice to back it up.
He was a hugely charismatic and mesmerising frontman...even back in his younger days...I saw INXS countless times from their early pub gigs to their arena shows. It was amazing watching their early talent and experimental style gradually develop into the Band that they became.
"Need You Tonight" and "Never Tear Us Apart" belong to the 80's, like peanut butter belongs with jelly, or ice cream belongs at Dairy Queen, or a plug belongs in an outlet! They were pieces of the puzzle that made the 80's the greatest decade. 😎👍
INXS to me will always be the greatest Australian band of all time. “Shabooh Shoobah”was a great album, “the Swing” will always be one of my favourites, I love “Listen Like Thieves”. To me INXS were always destined to be huge on a global scale, then came “Kick”. I will always be so proud of the fact that my Dad discovered INXS through me. He became a huge fan of INXS. I carried his coffin out to “Burn for you”. Miss you everyday Dad! Thanks for this awesome interview Professor. You made my day.
a band that had it all...songwriting, talent , and looks...one of the greatest bands of the 80s and early 90s.. I freaking love INXS.. loved them from elementary school in the 80s , high school in the 90s and even more today...Andrew is a songwriting legend. He was the heart of this band . Thanks Andrew for your great music and the great memories of my youth that your songs were a part of
Thank you thank you thank you! INXS is far and away the greatest and most underappreciated big bands of all time. Imagine that they're not in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame. I never stopped listening to them all these years and have only come to appreciate them more. Michael hutchence is perhaps one of the Great lead singers of all time and yet no one pays him the homage he is due May he rest in peace. Andrew Farris seems like a really down to earth person and I wish him nothing but the best. Long live the music of INXS
Shabooh Shoobah was an amazing album and I was a huge fan even before most people had caught on to INXS. To Look At You was simply the ultimate track of my high school years.
First time I ever heard To Look at You was when I first went to college and a local band did a cover of it. Didn't even realize it was INXS until someone mentioned it. The song has such a unique and different sound from the rest of their work. Great memories.
Kick is one of those rare albums that doesn't have a bad track and so many are simply amazing. To hear how relatively effortless the writing was for Need You Tonight, speaks to the genius and skill of the people involved. You can bet there were years of blood sweat and tears that served as the foundation first though.
My wife discovered INXS on a jazz radio channel in the DC area on her commute, and told me about them. When I heard them, that was it. LISTEN LIKE THEIVES was the album out then, and when KICK came out I remember driving my brother down a mountain so we could listen to it a few times. Boy I loved that album, still do.
Michael always reminded me of Jim Morrison. I would have loved to have heard him cover a Doors tune. Riders on the Storm or People Are Strange. So talented, INXS was an amazing band. So talented. His beautiful daughter looks so much like him. RIP Thank you professor!
I was fortunate to see this song live 3 times. Great every time. I've been INXS fan since 1982. Michael was one of those people that come along once in a lifetime. He was so mesmerizing. Michael and Andrew were like kismet song writers and band members. I will forever miss him. Andrew's album is pretty good too. Everyone have a listen. 👍 🎸 🎶 Time for INXS to be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame too.
I had just moved to Melbourne when 'Need you tonight' was released in Australia in 1987. I would drive over to a friend's house each Thursday and at the time I was in my car, I would listen to the top 10 on the radio. The first time I heard it, it was obvious that this was going to be a big hit. For the first few months, I knew I would hear the song on the drive to my friend's place. I remember one week the DJ saying that when they released the album in the US, they should rename it 'Kick-ass' because that's what they were going to do. And he was right. Whenever I hear the song, my mind goes straight to that time.
My love for Michael and INX runs deep. So to listen to this wonderful and candid interview with Andrew was so amazing. A humble sweet man who played such an important role in the creation of those incredible "Kick" tracks! Michael's stage presence was so visually mesmorizing and his sultry vocals so tantalizing!! What a truly sad and tragic loss of an artist at the prime of his life! Thank you so very much Professor. Really loved this episode...❤️
What a brilliant band INXS were & remain historically. Rock with ska, funk, 70's/80's/90's new wave, ballads & just about anything else you can imagine thrown into the mix to create an amazing stew of musical magic. Some outstanding sounds from the world at large that remains memorable. One of Australia's gifts to the world. Always missed & not forgotten Michael Hutchence.
Anytime a friend on social media asks “what are your go to songs for……” my response is always the same INXS. Great for the gym, for jamming to, background, almost any occasion.
First of all…such an amazing band. I played the crap out of Kick when I was younger. Second, I loved Andrew Farris’ reaction to Adam’s compliment. He was genuinely worried that people wouldn’t like the music he’s putting out. It goes to show that the basic human emotions don’t change with fortune or fame. If I write something, I am scared to death of sharing it. And while I don’t have grand expectations of fortune or fame from my writing, it’s refreshing to see that we share that same worry with sharing something so personal and sitting and waiting while others judge it.
Kick is and was a great album in the 80's. I still listen to those songs today. Michael being the quintessential front man with amazing talent and mystique and sex appeal and Andrew has extraordinary composing talent. The two together made beautiful music that withstands the tests of time.
Thank God we had INXS back in the 80s. For me they were definitely part of the atmosphere and a compliment to the culture of the time. I saw them at Castle Farms in 1983 and it was one of my first concerts. To me they just kept getting better and better. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As a young teenager in the late 60's and early 70's, I was a rocker from the early days. Then, the 80's came around and the "new wave" of music started coming on. I couldn't understand it, because it was so different. It was this song and this band that opened me up to start appreciating that "new wave" of music. It took a long time to really embrace and enjoy that style, but this song was the start. However, in 1988, for me, it was all about Van Halen and Def Leppard. Okay, technically, Hysteria was released in 1987, but the music from that album filled the air waves through 1988. BTW, I've been binge watching your channel for 4 days now since I discovered your channel, and I'm exhausted from crying so much when you speak so eloquently about the music that is so personal to me. I love you, man! You put into words how I feel but could never express it like you do. You touch the very core of my soul. We are a kindred spirit and I salute you!
💯. I grew up on classic hard rock. My dad couldn't understand 80's New Wave and Pop. But over time, he began to appreciate bands like Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, and Billy Idol
So few people remember them it seems, even though they were pretty big at the time. It is a shame that there are only a few songs from each artist from within the top 40 that remain in anyone's library and so most of what we actually were hearing is now lost unless someone has a copy to share with friends. So much great music that I grew up on we will never hear played anywhere because people have forgotten about it and there's nothing around to remind us since the radio stations didn't keep the other 8-13 songs off a given album that they didn't overplay for 3 months straight. Most of what remains are the songs I got so burned out on that I never wanted to hear them again. In some cases time and distance from them has made it all more palatable for me again. Though I have never felt that way about anything from INXS or The Fix for that matter.
Great interview wish you could have asked about the concert they did in Wembley Stadium. They knocked it out of the park with New Sensation, never seen a crowd quite like that! you need to get Andrew Farris back again
“The one thing” to me is the breakthrough song at the peak of new wave music where INXS said “ I dare you to try and label us whatever genre people were referring them as. Square Pegs was on tv, Adam Ant was a superstar if you can believe that now that it’s 40 years later and INXS was charting their future. Another grand slam Professor. ❤️🔥⭐️
I ❤ the Kick album. I was listening to it yesterday. My favorite song is Mystify on the Kick album. Andrew Ferriss is a sweet guy. He is my favorite member of INXS. I have been enjoying listening to his solo work. The song My Brother is a touching tribute to Michael Hutchence.
@@ProfessorofRock Lovely interview with Andrew. I was lucky enough to see them at the Salt Palace Convention Center in SLC in 1986. Such a small venue compared to what they would play! So glad my parents were cool enough to let me go and drive me back to Idaho so I wouldn’t miss school the next day. ❤️
I LOVE INXS… since I heard Don’t Change I just loved them. I wish I had all their vinyl but that was a band my buddy got the records of, we’d swap cassette tapes of different bands. RIP Michael, thanks for the great musical memories.
Dear Professor of Rock, Thank you for the interview with Andrew Farris! INXS has always been supremely talented, & the perfect cocktail of talent. Still & will forever miss Michael, but Andrew & the fellas keep the memories alive......as well as you, and I applaud & thank you for it! 👏✌️🤗
I loved Michael, was at his funeral. A surreal moment. I couldn’t listen to Never Tear Us Apart for years after that. My favourite song though is Don’t Change…also Beautiful Girl.
My favorite band ever. I know every song, every album...love love love. MH so tragic, how can a band recover from that. Andrew is a musical genius! There were two times that I went to the theatres before the pandemic, and will never regret...going to see the remastered 'Live Baby Live' and watching Mystify...both left me in tears at the end.
I’ve just read all the comments. I can’t believe that no one has mentioned WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE. To me easily their best album and ALL AROUND and NOT ENOUGH TIME are killer songs.
INXS are timeless. Kiss the dirt, great song. It’s a shame in Australia that we have a bit of a tall poppy syndrome. When inxs made it huge overseas we forgot about them a bit. Welcome to Wherever you are, I think, is their masterpiece. Start to finish it just flows. Baby don’t cry is amazing. And elegantly wasted deserved much better chart success. Great album too. Who knows what was to be next. It’s sad it had to end. They were a great group.
INXS was and still is a very special band to me and listen like thieves was my first ever cassette at 8 years old and in 1988 my late uncle bought me kick for my 10th birthday there's something that Michael hutchence and INXS brought to music that's so timeless and wonderful there will never be another Michael hutchence he was a one of a kind
my favorite song from the 80's is Don't Change by INXS. I didnt think i could narrow it down b/c i love so many, but that one just rings true in my ears every time.
You rocked this interview, Prof. Seriously, Adam, you could write courses in Rock history and teach at Berkley, or wherever. I love that you've chosen this venue instead. (or in addition? For all I know, you actually do that!)
The realisation of just how good INXS was back in the 80's & 90's is now a growing phenomenon , their legend will continue to grow as a new generation of people discover this mighty Aussie band .
Absolutely fabulous, one of your best features yet. The entire backstory, and as an accomplished musician and occasional writer, the whole 5th bar story…this is what keeps me coming back. Well done. And Andrew should give himself more credit, a genius as well. 🙌🏻
I am one of the fortunate ones to have had the pleasure of running into Michael Hutchence several times and quite unexpectedly at the American Music Awards back in '89 and he was a humble, gentle, kind and a bit shy gentleman who I will never forget nor his kiss.
Great interview. Michael's voice was amazing - and, yes, soooo sexy. Had the good fortune to see INXS at a small venue in Sydney - Michael's charisma was off the scale ❤🔥❤
INXS its a ridiculous underrated band, i don't really know why is not as recognised as other bands of the same time like depeche mode or u2.(even better than this bands) I guess the early death of Michael and the fact that they were australians and not british or americans its a big factor, personally the best pop/rock band ever with unique touches of funk and new wave, i hope they get into the rock and roll hall of fame soon and get the recognition they always deserved. We miss you michael ❤
Really enjoyed your interview with Andrew Farris. Kick will always be one of my favorite albums and INXS my favorite band. Andrew was awesome and the interview was great!
I adored this interview! 🤩🔝Andrew is such a nice and intelligent guy, and of course a very smart and well-rounded musician... I really enjoyed every single word and thought you shared Adam! 🤝🏻😉🔝
INXS is one of my favorite bands. I played the heck out of Kick and it still holds up to this day. Thank you for this episode and PLEASE do more on them!
My wife and her siblings all went to school with those blokes. Great guys.They even went back to “Davidson High” and did a mini concert after they made it big. Says a lot about them. Very grounded guys
Of course I had this wonderful album!!! And always enjoyed listening to it!!!!!!" This band was very good and different than what was going on at the time!!!!!!!!? Thanks once again for a wonderful video!!!!!" God bless you all today 🙏 Shalom
INXS was unbelievable live. I saw them after The Swing (my favorite album & truly underrated) and the energy & passion made every other band look like amateurs.
Great interview with one of my favorite bands. Too bad Michael Hutchence died. In 1986, my friend and I camped out overnight too get tickets for INXS in the front row. I still recall that concert today maybe that is why I love this band so much. It was the Listen Like Thieves Tour, great album another underrated album was The Swing album. Knowing that they probably will not tour anymore makes me sad.
I had 11 posters of INXS on my bedroom walls growing up in the 80s. Consistently so many great albums leading up to Kick. Check out all their albums. I wanted to be Michael! Andrew is a song writing genius. @professor another wonderful interview. Thank you.
For best albums and songs for '88, my list includes: Songs "Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson "Get Out of My Dreams (Get into My Car) - Billy Ocean "Anything for You" - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (the year before she officially went solo) "Wishing Well" - Terrance Trent D'Arby "One More Try" - George Michael "Mercedes Boy" - Pebbles "Always on My Mind" - Pet Shop Boys Albums Rattle & Hum - U2 Roll with It - Steve Window Ooh Yeah! - Daryl Hall & John Oates Lap of Luxury - Cheap Trick Lovesexy - Prince (one of his underrated gems, in my opinion, "I Wish U Heaven" is a masterpiece)
On Sept 9th, 1997, I sat front row with 10' in front of me to jam out. It was at Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, FL (Fort Lauderdale) . Michael Hutchence was such an amazing singer that I told my wife to be, "He is better then Mick Jagger" I witnessed one of his last performances, I believe his last in the USA. Then we know he died on Nov 9th, 1997. Drugs SUCK. If he would have lived, they would have changed music as we know it.
He didn’t die from drugs or any $ado-auto erotic perversity as portrayed by the media. He was taken out in the same manner as at least 20 celebs before him who were about to spill the beans on the establishment’s perverse crimes. Minutes before his assassination, the people in the next hotel room heard a loud, angry, violent argument between Hutchence and another man…evidence which never saw the light of day. It was a warning to other celebs to tow the line or else.
@@JPMonstie micheal was a heavy drug user from the beginning by the early 90’s he was known to take 5 ecstasy tablets before taking stage,some people just don’t make it nothing more nothing less☝🏻
Uh, no on three counts. Not their last show in the States. There was at least a handful more here in the States, at least. And no he did not die on Nov 9th. It was November 22nd. (The same day as JFK, C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley) And lastly he did not die from drugs.
@@JPMonstie Deeper, the first thing out of Hutchence's mother was "Bob Geldoff is Satan" upon being asked / confronted of Michael's death. Who is Bob Geldoff? Why did Michael's mom immediately blame him? Hmmm....
I was able to see INXS a couple of times. I saw this tour, it was Sept. 19th in Boston, MA. The show was fantastic, and Michael was fantastic. He came out in a dark 3 piece suit and as the night progressed he slowly stripped out of his suit. He finished his clothing take down with the song "Building Bridges" which had the perfect lyrics to match it. Please don't forget the impact of Michaels TBI on everything. It changes the perspective of his legacy and he deserves to have that! RIP.
One thing to be said about the Internet you get great quality interviews like this I remember desperately trying to find interviews in the 80s with Inxs and I got Nada! This interview is awesome, must be so refreshing for artists like Andrew., after the crap they are usually asked.
I saw INXS the summer before Michael died at the Paramount in Denver and he put on an incredible show......jumping around, perfect vocals, climbing on speakers stacked 15' high, shaking my hand and kissing women. He was such a great performer.
Thanks for getting Andrew Farriss on your show. My favourite Band. I've seen INXS many times, both with Michael Hutchence & with J D Fortune. Heh Prof, have you heard Andrew's solo stuff? If not do yourself a favour, you'll enjoy it a lot. Songs like "Come Midnight", "Good Momma Bad", "Run Baby Run", & many more.
Nice mention of the fabulous Jenny Morris. Inxs were great from the off, always innovative, musically skilled. Very romantic as well, no matter how chunky some of the songs are. Thanlks for the interview.
Such a simple song, yet so complicated. That's true talent at work! Take a flying idea and set it in concrete and make it last forever! A part of our community and history. Thanks for the video! Great to hear from the artists who made these kind of iconic songs.
Huge fan of INXS. Still love them. Check out their song, " my favorite " The Stairs at wembley in '91. That concert is still talked about today. Also, check out Tim Ferris, ( 3 brothers in the band, Andy, Tim and Jon ) and it still blows my mind. I was asked by my wife recently of any album, which one would I choose, and I was genuinely stumped, it came down to two. Nirvana and MTV Unplugged or INXS Live at Wembley. I unfortunately chose Nirvana, but goddamn that early 90 period, '89 to '93 was such a golden time for innovation. I don't know if we will witness anything like this again. I'm still torn between these two albums.
Given INXS is my favorite band. Kick is perfection but their albums "INXS", and "Shabooh Shoobah", show why they had so much and only one way to go, the stars. 🤘🎸 . Been listening to Shabooh Shoobah repeatedly right now and the arrangement of "Black and White", "Golden Playpen", and "Jan's Song" is unbelievable!
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Poll: With INXS Kick in mind, what are your picks for the best albums and songs of 1988?
1988 will always be my favourite year of music. So much variety. Pop, Hair Metal, Freestyle, 60's revivals/comback's. Just happy music from a happy time.
....all of 'em! ...ha-HAAA!!
Morrisey's Viva Hate (Suedehead) is a close second for me, with INXS' Kick (New Sensation) at the top...
Pamela - Toto
Get Up - REM
Damn Good - David Lee Roth
The Evil That Men Do - Iron Maiden
When it's Love - Van Halen
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Jane's Addiction
Traveling Willburys
Morrissey
Tracy Chapman
R.E.M
Metallica
The list just goes on & on & on all the singles off amazing albums. We were SO Blessed!!
How INXS are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just ignorant. Huge album sales and singles, incredible live band, unique sound and an influential band around the world.
There should be a Hall of Fame for great artists that have been snubbed by the Hall of Fame. It would be better than the original!
@@johnhamilton2588 Yes! The Impressionist painters did that, having been repeatedly rejected, condescended to and scorned by the official Paris Salon. So they created "La Salon du Refuses". "The Salon of the Refused."
The RnRHoF is a complete joke IMHO. There are "artists" in there that don’t belong and others that aren’t and/or took way too long to induct.
They definitely deserve a place there
I'd love to see INXS in the Cleveland, OHIO, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Apparently the reason why they aren't is that they were only big in America for a brief period of time.
They are however in the Australia Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame, inducted in 2001.
I would actually give this a lot more credibility, as ARIA, is an Official Body or Organisation. Unfortunately though not as well known outside Australia as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which really is just a Foundation & Museum that was setup in Cleveland, by the Founder of Atlantic Records.
Then suddenly this Museum in Cleveland, OHIO, becomes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, for the entire World.
There are other Music Industry Hall of Fame's around the World. Even the Grammy's {which id give more credibility} has their own Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
So why should a Museum & Foundation in Cleveland, with an American Committee become the World's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Quite simply you need to be big in America to make it, so at the very most this Cleveland Hall Of Fame,
Is the North American Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, at the very most.
Basically if the Vote was held in Australian, New Zealand, Europe, &/or the UK - Bands like Iron Maiden & INXS, would 100% be in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Even though for most of my life INXS, was my favourite Band, i can accept & understand INXS, not being in the Cleveland Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Simply they wernt big enough in North America for long enough.
However that said, i cannot take seriously this so called "Hall of Fame", that has yet to induct Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden has been one of the World's biggest Bands for a very long period of time, ironically longer than this "Hall of Fame", has existed. Also Iron Maiden's influence in Music, is massive & well known. They redefined a genre, they helped define Heavy Metal, & they inspired many great Bands that came after them.
In its entirety, "Kick" is one of my all-time favorite albums. Track after track are absolute bangers, and each leading magically into the next. RIP, Michael.
So right. Perfect album.
Kick or Listen like thieves
well said.
I loved their song “Original Sin”. When their song “Never Tear Us Apart” came out I caught the video on tv at my godparents cottage and my godparents were telling me the history of where it was filmed in Prague. My godparents were Czech and had lived in Prague. They thought the video was beautiful and pulled out a book they had about Prague that was filled with photos for me to look at. It was nice that these seniors loved the music I listened to back then. When I am missing them I go watch the videos INXS filmed in Prague and remember them.
That's a beautiful memory
I saw INXS in concert. Michael was mesmerizing on stage. You couldn’t take your eyes off of him.
Can't believe Michael Hutchence has been gone almost twenty-five years-What a talented guy he was!
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The untimely death of Michael Hutchens was barely a blip on the screen of major media. It was an immense loss for the world because suddenly this wonderful, dynamic group was suddenly finished, snuffed out like a candle. Their musical history should be celebrated and enjoyed for years to come.
It was a bigger deal in Australia and the UK than it was in America. Everything I learned about the circumstances surrounding it came from the UK press. Go back and examine those stories. Holy shit, it's crazy!
Actually, it was a really big deal in Canada. It was all over the media. I was busy having babies at the time and hardly into any news or music but I remember it very well. I'm 73 years old and I remember it being on the news, especially on the radio.
@@jo-annemuchan8348 I should have said in America. After the early 90s, I suppose they were considered old news. I have many friends who are also fans, who felt the same way. The media spent a couple of days, at best, then nothing. E! and VH-1 had their documentaries on him and that was it. Oh yeah, one story from People Magazine. I got the majority of the story from a UK magazine. I hate how the US media works. They push what they think people want to see and hear but they're usually way out of touch.
INXS had back to back albums (Kick and X) that you not only could, but should, listen to from start to finish. Amazing song-writing and outstanding chemistry in INXS. Still one of my favorite bands. Great video!
I'd add Listen Like Thieves in to make a trio of back to back albums.
I agree. Thanks for watching!
Great song and album for sure.
Mystify is my all time favorite song. And, I have to admit I'm embarrassed for not realizing that Listen Like Thieves was the previous album, another front-to-back album!
@@tweitner I'll be honest, I double checked it was before posting. 😀
Many younger people don’t realize INXS was the biggest band in the world for years.
They blew up the same time as U2 essentially but didn't have the same staying power pivoting into the 90s
INXS continue to resonate with me. A couple years back I dug deeper and found their first couple of albums (1980 - self titled & 1981 - Underneath the Colours) and also reconnected with 1982's Shabooh Shoobah. Yes Kick had them at #1, arguably the biggest band in the world at that time... but it is so fantastic to go back and discover where it all came from. It's bright, original and fantastic... you can hear the beginings of the INXS way. On The Bus and Learn To Smile... so unique. Man, the world needs more INXS right now.
Andrew Farriss is so humble. I find it very interesting that the most innovative artists are/were humble. You can tell by how he is talking about music how much he really enjoys it... creating it, producing it, & playing it. How wonderful; we get to experience his & other artists genius every day.
I enjoy him for the same reasons you listed too, Dee Dee. I think being humble is a key personality trait of a musician.
Michael was a great front man but I always felt that Andrew was the true brains behind the group’s success.
I saw INXS during this tour at Radio City Music Hall. I had a friend who worked there and got me really good seats (5th row center, on an aisle). The energy was unbelievable.
Best part of the show was the girls running up on stage to do whatever it was they thought they could do to Michael. Security guards were grabbing them on both sides of the stage. At one point, this big girl got up there. The first security guard signaled for back up to get her off the stage. I remember it well.
Saw about 6-8 shows that year. This one was top 3.
I just love the affection and admiration that Andrew has for Michael after all these years. He really brings him to life and speaks to his genius. Such a tragic loss to the band and all of us.
I LOVE how freakn' down to Earth and humble he is. I could listen to him tell stories for HOURS!!!!
Another great example of a true musician.
I was thinking the same thing! In absolutely every interview, he was always in awe of Michael and his pure talent, and INXS’ s success, and still so very humble. Saw them 8 times in concert , met them once, and just about died a little inside when michel passed away❤
@@LIll41189 I agree with you completely. Andrew Farris is kind of cute isn't he? I still feel my heart has a little piece missing whenever I hear his voice.😍🤩🥰😢
Kick was THE album for me in '88. One word comes to mind when thinking about Michael Hutchence as a performer... charisma!
Absolute Charisma.
And 100% talent!
INXS are my favourite Australian band, "Never Tear Us Apart" would be my all time favourite of theirs, but I like "Need You Tonight", for how sultry it is. Rest in peace, Michael Hutchence.
Such a beautiful song>
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@@ReverendDr.Thomas I must concur, but the difference in the sound of their music does seperate them a bit... so it'd be ok to have 2 favorite, but that's JMO LOL
Mine as well!!
“Never Tear Us Apart” is a phenomenal song.
The song The Stairs by INXS is just a beautiful piece. The story it tells, what if… just a great song
I was working as a teenager at my brother's restaurant.MTV was on and i heard Never Tear Us Apart for the very first time.I was mesmerized by that song and instantly knew it was going to be a hit.I was fortunate enough to see them perform live twice and are one of my all time favorite bands.
My favorite 80's band. I remember "The One Thing" being played on MTV in the early days and loving it. I still think that is their best song despite the massive success of Need You Tonight. Listen like Thieves was the first album of theirs I was able to buy and wore the cassette out. I even liked their comeback song "Pretty Vegas" in the early 2000's. I feel like this band has been forgotten as time moves on. I don't hear them on 80's radio stations. It is a shame as they have such a fun and infectious sound.
I agree totally! I saw that video and Michael Hutchence jumped thru the screen. I then saw INXS live at the US Festival. It confirmed my first impression of Michael, he somehow was the fusion of himself, Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger roled into one being! Incredible. Following that the film "Reckless" came out. It starred Daryl Hannah, Aiden Quinn, and Adam Baldwin. Even Jennifer Grey was in it. Great film if you haven't seen it. Anyway the "Shabooh Shabaah" album by INXS was basically the soundtrack. INXS, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, and many others from the Canada, UK or Australia were the areas cranking out the best artists outside of US. Those were the best of times! We definitely have to thank MTV because radio wasn't initially receptive and playing it until they had no choice.
@@seanswinton6242 I seen Reckless. I don't remember much about it but I know I seen it. Aiden Quinn, there is a name I haven't heard in a long time. You're right about MTV. Those early years where MTV was struggling for videos were great because they played just about anything and you were introduced to so many different groups and sounds. I also agree about UK and Australia cranking out the best artists but I have always tended to like the rock and pop music from those countries over the US.
"The Swing" and "Listen Like Thieves" are my favorite INXS albums. The rest are very, very good, but those two are my go to listen all the way through, sing every song albums. The first time I saw them in person, they were opening for The GoGos, and there might have been six of us there who came for INXS. That sure changed after a while...lol.
INXS are one of the few bands who had 4 great albums in a row, Shabooh Shoobah, The Swing, Listen Like Thieves and Kick. However the middle two are far and away the best!
I would make that five great albums in a Row.
The X album is fantastic!
@@jasonschubert6828 Your taste in music is fantastic!
LLT for me.
what a great show that would be...Love the Gogo's too.
I was very fortunate enough to see INXS before Michael passed here in Chicago. His stage presence was unbelievable. I'm standing there watching him thinking.... this person could NEVER do anything else other than what I'm watching him do now.
Being an Aussie, INXS were a fave since they first started, they were and are still my fave Aussie band. Shabooh Shoobah was one of the first albums I ever bought. Saw them in concert at Festival Hall in Brisbane in 1984. My two big memories of that concert, standing next a speaker that was twice as tall as me and nearly getting my head blown off, thought I was going to be deaf forever, and Michael Hutchence prowling around the stage, charisma pouring off him. Whenever I hear the word charisma I always think of Hutchence, he had such power on stage, I finally understood that word when I saw him. He's the rock star I always feel the saddest about dying early, so talented, distinctive and charismatic. I always wonder whether that punch to the head contributed to his personality change and how he died. My fave year of music was 1984, but the whole of the 80s was my favourite musical era.
I’m one of the lucky people who got to see them 2 times in concert. What a great front man Michael Hutchence was. Stage presence with all the right moves and a mesmerizing voice to back it up.
I must be really lucky, I saw them 4 times with MH, then once with JD! Always awesome!
He was a hugely charismatic and mesmerising frontman...even back in his younger days...I saw INXS countless times from their early pub gigs to their arena shows. It was amazing watching their early talent and experimental style gradually develop into the Band that they became.
Have still got photos of their early pub gigs...Great to look back on all of these years later...
I saw them in 93 in the refectory at Sydney uni. Only 1000 people there. Great night.
@@jemxs you are really quadruple lucky. Wowee, you saw INXS four times?
Michael Hutchence…..he had it all.
Michael does indeed give the Jim Morrison of the 80s and 90s vibe.
"Need You Tonight" and "Never Tear Us Apart" belong to the 80's, like peanut butter belongs with jelly, or ice cream belongs at Dairy Queen, or a plug belongs in an outlet! They were pieces of the puzzle that made the 80's the greatest decade. 😎👍
Well said!
So true!
Never Tear Us Apart is greatness
INXS to me will always be the greatest Australian band of all time. “Shabooh Shoobah”was a great album, “the Swing” will always be one of my favourites, I love “Listen Like Thieves”. To me INXS were always destined to be huge on a global scale, then came “Kick”. I will always be so proud of the fact that my Dad discovered INXS through me. He became a huge fan of INXS. I carried his coffin out to “Burn for you”. Miss you everyday Dad! Thanks for this awesome interview Professor. You made my day.
a band that had it all...songwriting, talent , and looks...one of the greatest bands of the 80s and early 90s.. I freaking love INXS.. loved them from elementary school in the 80s , high school in the 90s and even more today...Andrew is a songwriting legend. He was the heart of this band . Thanks Andrew for your great music and the great memories of my youth that your songs were a part of
Thank you thank you thank you! INXS is far and away the greatest and most underappreciated big bands of all time. Imagine that they're not in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame. I never stopped listening to them all these years and have only come to appreciate them more. Michael hutchence is perhaps one of the Great lead singers of all time and yet no one pays him the homage he is due May he rest in peace. Andrew Farris seems like a really down to earth person and I wish him nothing but the best. Long live the music of INXS
Shabooh Shoobah was an amazing album and I was a huge fan even before most people had caught on to INXS. To Look At You was simply the ultimate track of my high school years.
Don't change is such an underrated song. Still sounds brand new! I love it!
Shabooh Shoobah and The Swing - ( also Underneath the Colours ) best INXS albums for sure
@@dannyj8264 Agee. I can still sing Don’t Change by heart and it still fills me with energy!
First time I ever heard To Look at You was when I first went to college and a local band did a cover of it. Didn't even realize it was INXS until someone mentioned it. The song has such a unique and different sound from the rest of their work. Great memories.
'Kick' was icing on the cake. Lots of sugar, some other ingredients. 'Shabooh Shoobah' has a lot more depth and flavor. Oops. Flavour.
Kick is one of those rare albums that doesn't have a bad track and so many are simply amazing. To hear how relatively effortless the writing was for Need You Tonight, speaks to the genius and skill of the people involved. You can bet there were years of blood sweat and tears that served as the foundation first though.
My wife discovered INXS on a jazz radio channel in the DC area on her commute, and told me about them. When I heard them, that was it. LISTEN LIKE THEIVES was the album out then, and when KICK came out I remember driving my brother down a mountain so we could listen to it a few times. Boy I loved that album, still do.
My favourite is “Beautiful Girl”. I listen to it on repeat often driving home in the early morning after a gig. 🙏❤️
Michael always reminded me of Jim Morrison. I would have loved to have heard him cover a Doors tune. Riders on the Storm or People Are Strange. So talented, INXS was an amazing band. So talented. His beautiful daughter looks so much like him. RIP Thank you professor!
Michael was a much better frontman than Jim Morrison.
I was fortunate to see this song live 3 times. Great every time. I've been INXS fan since 1982. Michael was one of those people that come along once in a lifetime. He was so mesmerizing. Michael and Andrew were like kismet song writers and band members. I will forever miss him.
Andrew's album is pretty good too. Everyone have a listen. 👍 🎸 🎶
Time for INXS to be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame too.
INXS my favorite band of all time. KICK is just a fantastic album, I cannot think of another album with so many hits. Michael will be always missed.
One of my favorite songs as a kid and it's on my playlist now. RIP Michael Hutchence
I had just moved to Melbourne when 'Need you tonight' was released in Australia in 1987. I would drive over to a friend's house each Thursday and at the time I was in my car, I would listen to the top 10 on the radio. The first time I heard it, it was obvious that this was going to be a big hit. For the first few months, I knew I would hear the song on the drive to my friend's place. I remember one week the DJ saying that when they released the album in the US, they should rename it 'Kick-ass' because that's what they were going to do. And he was right. Whenever I hear the song, my mind goes straight to that time.
My love for Michael and INX runs deep. So to listen to this wonderful and candid interview with Andrew was so amazing. A humble sweet man who played such an important role in the creation of those incredible "Kick" tracks! Michael's stage presence was so visually mesmorizing and his sultry vocals so tantalizing!! What a truly sad and tragic loss of an artist at the prime of his life! Thank you so very much Professor. Really loved this episode...❤️
What a brilliant band INXS were & remain historically. Rock with ska, funk, 70's/80's/90's new wave, ballads & just about anything else you can imagine thrown into the mix to create an amazing stew of musical magic. Some outstanding sounds from the world at large that remains memorable. One of Australia's gifts to the world. Always missed & not forgotten Michael Hutchence.
Anytime a friend on social media asks “what are your go to songs for……” my response is always the same INXS. Great for the gym, for jamming to, background, almost any occasion.
One thing about INXS that always stood out to me was how many cool intros they had to songs. It's something that is surprisingly hard to come up with.
First of all…such an amazing band. I played the crap out of Kick when I was younger. Second, I loved Andrew Farris’ reaction to Adam’s compliment. He was genuinely worried that people wouldn’t like the music he’s putting out. It goes to show that the basic human emotions don’t change with fortune or fame. If I write something, I am scared to death of sharing it. And while I don’t have grand expectations of fortune or fame from my writing, it’s refreshing to see that we share that same worry with sharing something so personal and sitting and waiting while others judge it.
Kick is and was a great album in the 80's. I still listen to those songs today. Michael being the quintessential front man with amazing talent and mystique and sex appeal and Andrew has extraordinary composing talent. The two together made beautiful music that withstands the tests of time.
Love INXS! "The One Thing" is my favorite by them. R.I.P., Michael Hutchence.
Michael's charisma is off the charts. I was a hair metal 80's girl but INXS turned me onto alt rock
Thank God we had INXS back in the 80s. For me they were definitely part of the atmosphere and a compliment to the culture of the time. I saw them at Castle Farms in 1983 and it was one of my first concerts. To me they just kept getting better and better.
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As a young teenager in the late 60's and early 70's, I was a rocker from the early days. Then, the 80's came around and the "new wave" of music started coming on. I couldn't understand it, because it was so different. It was this song and this band that opened me up to start appreciating that "new wave" of music. It took a long time to really embrace and enjoy that style, but this song was the start. However, in 1988, for me, it was all about Van Halen and Def Leppard. Okay, technically, Hysteria was released in 1987, but the music from that album filled the air waves through 1988. BTW, I've been binge watching your channel for 4 days now since I discovered your channel, and I'm exhausted from crying so much when you speak so eloquently about the music that is so personal to me. I love you, man! You put into words how I feel but could never express it like you do. You touch the very core of my soul. We are a kindred spirit and I salute you!
💯. I grew up on classic hard rock. My dad couldn't understand 80's New Wave and Pop. But over time, he began to appreciate bands like Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, and Billy Idol
Try The Fixx.
They're still touring.
So few people remember them it seems, even though they were pretty big at the time. It is a shame that there are only a few songs from each artist from within the top 40 that remain in anyone's library and so most of what we actually were hearing is now lost unless someone has a copy to share with friends. So much great music that I grew up on we will never hear played anywhere because people have forgotten about it and there's nothing around to remind us since the radio stations didn't keep the other 8-13 songs off a given album that they didn't overplay for 3 months straight. Most of what remains are the songs I got so burned out on that I never wanted to hear them again. In some cases time and distance from them has made it all more palatable for me again. Though I have never felt that way about anything from INXS or The Fix for that matter.
You sound like a pretty good guy yourself Pop pa Larry.
@@WhoWouldWantThisName Try Secret Separation, Beautiful Friction, The Fool, Shuttered Room, or Phantom Living.
I saw Michael and i came running over. Favourite band for a reason, they spanned so many eras of a fast changing sound. X is my favourite album.
Great interview wish you could have asked about the concert they did in Wembley Stadium. They knocked it out of the park with New Sensation, never seen a crowd quite like that! you need to get Andrew Farris back again
“The one thing” to me is the breakthrough song at the peak of new wave music where INXS said “ I dare you to try and label us whatever genre people were referring them as. Square Pegs was on tv, Adam Ant was a superstar if you can believe that now that it’s 40 years later and INXS was charting their future. Another grand slam Professor. ❤️🔥⭐️
Great tracks on Shabooh Shoobah.
A great video too.
Seeing INXS open for Adam Ant was my first concert, 83?. Still one of the best shows I've seen.
@@duncandmcgrath6290 great album.
I ❤ the Kick album. I was listening to it yesterday. My favorite song is Mystify on the Kick album. Andrew Ferriss is a sweet guy. He is my favorite member of INXS. I have been enjoying listening to his solo work. The song My Brother is a touching tribute to Michael Hutchence.
So good! Andrew is a beautiful soul. Keeping the band's legacy alive.
@@ProfessorofRock Lovely interview with Andrew. I was lucky enough to see them at the Salt Palace Convention Center in SLC in 1986. Such a small venue compared to what they would play! So glad my parents were cool enough to let me go and drive me back to Idaho so I wouldn’t miss school the next day. ❤️
I LOVE INXS… since I heard Don’t Change I just loved them. I wish I had all their vinyl but that was a band my buddy got the records of, we’d swap cassette tapes of different bands.
RIP Michael, thanks for the great musical memories.
"Don't Change" is their hidden GEM 💎
@@ReverendDr.Thomas I heard it when it first came out and just loved it. It’s such a great sog
@@Fiona2254 "By My Side" is probably my favourite, however. 🎶
That's a favorite of mine as well as The One Thing and Disappear.
Amen, ive still got the cassette of shaboo shabaa!
Dear Professor of Rock,
Thank you for the interview with Andrew Farris! INXS has always been supremely talented, & the perfect cocktail of talent. Still & will forever miss Michael, but Andrew & the fellas keep the memories alive......as well as you, and I applaud & thank you for it! 👏✌️🤗
I loved Michael, was at his funeral. A surreal moment. I couldn’t listen to Never Tear Us Apart for years after that. My favourite song though is Don’t Change…also Beautiful Girl.
My favorite band ever.
I know every song, every album...love love love. MH so tragic, how can a band recover from that.
Andrew is a musical genius!
There were two times that I went to the theatres before the pandemic, and will never regret...going to see the remastered 'Live Baby Live' and watching Mystify...both left me in tears at the end.
Never tear us apart, my #1 INXS song. Kick is an amazing album.
I’ve just read all the comments. I can’t believe that no one has mentioned WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE. To me easily their best album and ALL AROUND and NOT ENOUGH TIME are killer songs.
Amazing band live. I had floor seats for their Kick tour and it was an unbelievable concert. Such a great band with such energy live!
This whole album is gold. Mystify in particular is still one of my favorite songs ever.
INXS are timeless. Kiss the dirt, great song. It’s a shame in Australia that we have a bit of a tall poppy syndrome. When inxs made it huge overseas we forgot about them a bit. Welcome to Wherever you are, I think, is their masterpiece. Start to finish it just flows. Baby don’t cry is amazing. And elegantly wasted deserved much better chart success. Great album too. Who knows what was to be next. It’s sad it had to end. They were a great group.
INXS was and still is a very special band to me and listen like thieves was my first ever cassette at 8 years old and in 1988 my late uncle bought me kick for my 10th birthday there's something that Michael hutchence and INXS brought to music that's so timeless and wonderful there will never be another Michael hutchence he was a one of a kind
Such a great memory Thanks for sharing George!
INXS is one of my favorite bands of all time.
my favorite song from the 80's is Don't Change by INXS. I didnt think i could narrow it down b/c i love so many, but that one just rings true in my ears every time.
Fantastic interview, thanks for keeping the dream alive. 80s were the best, before the world went mad.
You rocked this interview, Prof. Seriously, Adam, you could write courses in Rock history and teach at Berkley, or wherever. I love that you've chosen this venue instead. (or in addition? For all I know, you actually do that!)
The realisation of just how good INXS was back in the 80's & 90's is now a growing phenomenon , their legend will continue to grow as a new generation of people discover this mighty Aussie band .
Absolutely fabulous, one of your best features yet. The entire backstory, and as an accomplished musician and occasional writer, the whole 5th bar story…this is what keeps me coming back. Well done. And Andrew should give himself more credit, a genius as well. 🙌🏻
For sure. Thanks for watching.
I am one of the fortunate ones to have had the pleasure of running into Michael Hutchence several times and quite unexpectedly at the American Music Awards back in '89 and he was a humble, gentle, kind and a bit shy gentleman who I will never forget nor his kiss.
Great interview. Michael's voice was amazing - and, yes, soooo sexy. Had the good fortune to see INXS at a small venue in Sydney - Michael's charisma was off the scale ❤🔥❤
man you need to get Andrew back again what a fascinating interview .
INXS its a ridiculous underrated band, i don't really know why is not as recognised as other bands of the same time like depeche mode or u2.(even better than this bands) I guess the early death of Michael and the fact that they were australians and not british or americans its a big factor, personally the best pop/rock band ever with unique touches of funk and new wave, i hope they get into the rock and roll hall of fame soon and get the recognition they always deserved. We miss you michael ❤
Really enjoyed your interview with Andrew Farris. Kick will always be one of my favorite albums and INXS my favorite band. Andrew was awesome and the interview was great!
Need You Tonight simply sound like some of best come on one liners all wrapped up into one song with a great musical backdrop.
I adored this interview! 🤩🔝Andrew is such a nice and intelligent guy, and of course a very smart and well-rounded musician... I really enjoyed every single word and thought you shared Adam! 🤝🏻😉🔝
I love interviews with Andrew.
He’s such a nice guy.
INXS is one of my favorite bands. I played the heck out of Kick and it still holds up to this day. Thank you for this episode and PLEASE do more on them!
My wife and her siblings all went to school with those blokes. Great guys.They even went back to “Davidson High” and did a mini concert after they made it big. Says a lot about them. Very grounded guys
Kick is one of my favourite albums of all time! Every song on it is amazing!
Of course I had this wonderful album!!! And always enjoyed listening to it!!!!!!" This band was very good and different than what was going on at the time!!!!!!!!? Thanks once again for a wonderful video!!!!!" God bless you all today 🙏 Shalom
One of the few bands I regret not seeing live. Absolutely LOVE INXS.
INXS...so fine! So sad we lost Michael so soon!😰
INXS was unbelievable live. I saw them after The Swing (my favorite album & truly underrated) and the energy & passion made every other band look like amateurs.
Great interview with one of my favorite bands. Too bad Michael Hutchence died. In 1986, my friend and I camped out overnight too get tickets for INXS in the front row. I still recall that concert today maybe that is why I love this band so much. It was the Listen Like Thieves Tour, great album another underrated album was The Swing album. Knowing that they probably will not tour anymore makes me sad.
I had 11 posters of INXS on my bedroom walls growing up in the 80s. Consistently so many great albums leading up to Kick. Check out all their albums. I wanted to be Michael! Andrew is a song writing genius. @professor another wonderful interview. Thank you.
For best albums and songs for '88, my list includes:
Songs
"Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson
"Get Out of My Dreams (Get into My Car) - Billy Ocean
"Anything for You" - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (the year before she officially went solo)
"Wishing Well" - Terrance Trent D'Arby
"One More Try" - George Michael
"Mercedes Boy" - Pebbles
"Always on My Mind" - Pet Shop Boys
Albums
Rattle & Hum - U2
Roll with It - Steve Window
Ooh Yeah! - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Lap of Luxury - Cheap Trick
Lovesexy - Prince (one of his underrated gems, in my opinion, "I Wish U Heaven" is a masterpiece)
Pet Shop Boys’ “Always On My Mind” is a great song!
Great list
@Sub if you are against Antifa and BLM They’re both great
On Sept 9th, 1997, I sat front row with 10' in front of me to jam out. It was at Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, FL (Fort Lauderdale) . Michael Hutchence was such an amazing singer that I told my wife to be, "He is better then Mick Jagger" I witnessed one of his last performances, I believe his last in the USA. Then we know he died on Nov 9th, 1997. Drugs SUCK. If he would have lived, they would have changed music as we know it.
He didn’t die from drugs or any $ado-auto erotic perversity as portrayed by the media. He was taken out in the same manner as at least 20 celebs before him who were about to spill the beans on the establishment’s perverse crimes. Minutes before his assassination, the people in the next hotel room heard a loud, angry, violent argument between Hutchence and another man…evidence which never saw the light of day. It was a warning to other celebs to tow the line or else.
@@JPMonstie micheal was a heavy drug user from the beginning by the early 90’s he was known to take 5 ecstasy tablets before taking stage,some people just don’t make it nothing more nothing less☝🏻
Uh, no on three counts. Not their last show in the States. There was at least a handful more here in the States, at least. And no he did not die on Nov 9th. It was November 22nd. (The same day as JFK, C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley) And lastly he did not die from drugs.
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Deeper, the first thing out of Hutchence's mother was "Bob Geldoff is Satan" upon being asked / confronted of Michael's death.
Who is Bob Geldoff?
Why did Michael's mom immediately blame him?
Hmmm....
I was able to see INXS a couple of times. I saw this tour, it was Sept. 19th in Boston, MA. The show was fantastic, and Michael was fantastic. He came out in a dark 3 piece suit and as the night progressed he slowly stripped out of his suit. He finished his clothing take down with the song "Building Bridges" which had the perfect lyrics to match it. Please don't forget the impact of Michaels TBI on everything. It changes the perspective of his legacy and he deserves to have that! RIP.
Saw INXS in Seattle for the Kick tour. One of my favorite concerts of all time from beginning to end!
Awesome interview, A Farris absolute legend, INXS catalogue is so deep and vast.
INXS were popular in Australia before Kick but that album blew me away. What a great interview
One thing to be said about the Internet you get great quality interviews like this I remember desperately trying to find interviews in the 80s with Inxs and I got Nada! This interview is awesome, must be so refreshing for artists like Andrew., after the crap they are usually asked.
I saw INXS the summer before Michael died at the Paramount in Denver and he put on an incredible show......jumping around, perfect vocals, climbing on speakers stacked 15' high, shaking my hand and kissing women. He was such a great performer.
Loved INXS! Miss Michael so much. He was a great front man. They deserve to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!!
Thanks for getting Andrew Farriss on your show. My favourite Band. I've seen INXS many times, both with Michael Hutchence & with J D Fortune.
Heh Prof, have you heard Andrew's solo stuff? If not do yourself a favour, you'll enjoy it a lot. Songs like "Come Midnight", "Good Momma Bad", "Run Baby Run", & many more.
Nice mention of the fabulous Jenny Morris. Inxs were great from the off, always innovative, musically skilled. Very romantic as well, no matter how chunky some of the songs are. Thanlks for the interview.
Such a simple song, yet so complicated. That's true talent at work! Take a flying idea and set it in concrete and make it last forever! A part of our community and history. Thanks for the video! Great to hear from the artists who made these kind of iconic songs.
Great story for a great song. Another fine example of how circumstances just falling right can create the best work.
Isn't that the truth. Perseverance is the key usually. Thanks Elwaves
Saw them live three times. Always awesome.
Huge fan of INXS. Still love them. Check out their song, " my favorite " The Stairs at wembley in '91. That concert is still talked about today. Also, check out Tim Ferris, ( 3 brothers in the band, Andy, Tim and Jon ) and it still blows my mind.
I was asked by my wife recently of any album, which one would I choose, and I was genuinely stumped, it came down to two. Nirvana and MTV Unplugged or INXS Live at Wembley.
I unfortunately chose Nirvana, but goddamn that early 90 period, '89 to '93 was such a golden time for innovation. I don't know if we will witness anything like this again.
I'm still torn between these two albums.
Given INXS is my favorite band. Kick is perfection but their albums "INXS", and "Shabooh Shoobah", show why they had so much and only one way to go, the stars. 🤘🎸
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Been listening to Shabooh Shoobah repeatedly right now and the arrangement of "Black and White", "Golden Playpen", and "Jan's Song" is unbelievable!
Great songs .. golden playpen one my faves ...old world new world
Great to see Andrew. Thank you, Sir.