History Music / INXS

* NewSoundAlbum: The album ''The Swing'' has more of a harder-edged rigid sound to it than their previous three albums and moved further away from the [[newwave/new wave]] sound and Michael Hutchence sings in a more soulful manner than earlier in the band's career. The album also helped the band have more of a signature sound as well as their first album to feature guest musicians and audio sequencing and effects that were then state of the art.

* NewAlbumSound: The album ''The Swing'' has more of a harder-edged rigid sound to it than their previous three albums and moved further away from the [[newwave/new wave]] sound and Michael Hutchence sings in a more soulful manner than earlier in the band's career. The album also helped the band have more of a signature sound as well as their first album to feature guest musicians and

** Their name is pronounced In Excess. It's not an abbreviation.

* ShoutOut: The video for "Mediate", to the "Subterranean Homesick Blues" sequence in Music/BobDylan's {{Rockumentary}} ''Don't Look Back.''

* FiveManBand: They're pretty much this during ''Rock Star: INXS''.
** Tim Farriss (guitar): Leader
** Garry Gary Beers (bass): Lancer
** Andrew Farriss (keyboard/guitar): Big Guy
** Kirk Pengilly (guitar/sax): Smart Guy
** Jon Farriss (drums): The Chick

'''INXS''' were an [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Australian]] rock band that existed from 1977 to 2012. Among their best known hits are "What You Need," "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation." Formed in 1977 they spent many years on the Aussie pub rock circuit and supporting other bigger bands before breaking through with their 1985 album ''Listen Like Thieves'' and following up with the smash hit ''Kick'' coinciding with the golden age of {{MTV}} where their videos became highly popular. The band rode a wave of popularity for the next ten years releasing four more well received albums before tragedy hit the band. The charismatic lead singer and FaceOfTheBand Michael Hutchence was found dead of a suicide (though autoerotic asphyxiation is also a strong suspect) in a Sydney hotel room on November 22, 1997 dealing the band a body blow from which they never really recovered.

This obviously completely derailed the band for some years and despite a two year stint with ex {{Noiseworks}} singer Jon Stevens the band didn't do much of note until they decided to recruit a new singer (J.D. Fortune) via the RealityTelevsion show ''Rock Star: INXS''. This lead to tours and two new albums in 2005 and 2010 before offscreen drama between Fortune and the rest of the band started to tell. The band soldiered on for a couple of years with Fortune's status as a permanent member, guest vocalist or hired gun fluctuating on a regular basis before finally calling it quits in 2012.

'''INXS''' were an [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} Australian]] rock band that existed from 1977 to 2012. Among their best known hits are "What You Need," "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation." Sadly, lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead of a suicide in a Sydney hotel room on November 22, 1997.


As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS The Other Wiki]].

* ShoutOut: The video for "Mediate" to the "Subterranean Homesick Blues" sequence in Music/BobDylan's {{Rockumentary}} ''Don't Look Back.''

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the booklet]] for ''The Greatest Hits,'' the first "Live" in the title of ''Live Baby Live'' is pronounced like the word ''give,'' and the second one is pronounced like ''five.'' This makes a certain amount of sense because it's a LiveAlbum, but it's still confusing because the title comes from a lyric in "New Sensation", where "live" rhymes with "give" ''both'' times.

** Their name is pronounced In Excess. It's not an abbreviation.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the booklet]] for ''The Greatest Hits,'' the first "Live" in the title of ''Live Baby Live'' is pronounced like the word ''give,'' and the second one is pronounced like ''five.''
** Their name is pronounced In Excess. It's not an abbreviation.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: According to [[WordOfGod the booklet]] for ''The Greatest Hits,'' the first "Live" in the title of ''Live Baby Live'' is pronounced like the word ''give,'' and the second one is pronounced like ''five.''

* [[AuthorExistenceFailure Singer Existence Failure]]: Hutchence's death came close to ending the band.

* {{Megane}}: Saxophonist Kirk Pengilly

!! Full Moon, Dirty Tropes

* XMakesAnythingCool

* TooCoolToLive: Michael Hutchence

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: According to [[WordOfGod the booklet]] for ''The Greatest Hits,'' the first "Live" in the title of ''Live Baby Live'' is pronounced like the word ''give,'' and the second one is pronounced like ''five.''

* SillyLoveSongs: "Need You Tonight," "Never Tear Us Apart," "Beautiful Girl," "Disappear"

* SiblingTeam: Originally named the [=Farris=] Brothers, as there were three (keyboardist/guitarist Andrew, drummer Jon and guitarist/bassist Tim)

Their albums:

-->''INXS'' (1980)
-->''Underneath the Colours'' (1981)
-->''Shabooh Shoobah'' (1982)
-->''The Swing'' (1984)
-->''Listen Like Thieves'' (1985)
-->''Kick'' (1987)
-->''[=X=]'' (1990)
-->''Welcome to Wherever You Are'' (1992)
-->''Full Moon, Dirty Hearts'' (1993)
-->''Elegantly Wasted'' (1997)
-->''Switch'' (2005)
-->''Original Sin'' (2010)

!! Full Moon, Dirty Tropes

''INXS'' (1980)
''Underneath the Colours'' (1981)
''Shabooh Shoobah'' (1982)
''The Swing'' (1984)
''Listen Like Thieves'' (1985)
''Kick'' (1987)
''[=X=]'' (1990)
''Welcome to Wherever You Are'' (1992)
''Full Moon, Dirty Hearts'' (1993)
''Elegantly Wasted'' (1997)
''Switch'' (2005)
''Original Sin'' (2010)