NewsHear An Unreleased Solo Track From INXS Legend Michael HutchenceAlmost two decades after the death of beloved INXS frontman and Australian icon Michael Hutchence, one of the singer’s previously unreleased solo tracks, entitled Friction, has been released online. As Rolling Stone reports, the new wave, very INXS-style tune was a demo leftover from the recording sessions of the singer’s self-titled solo album, which was released in 1999, two years after his tragic death in a Sydney hotel room.Hutchence had been working on the LP with Gang of Four’s Andy Gill and Black Grape producer Danny Saber, the latter of whom began revisiting the Friction demo in the decade following its release.“It was a fully formed song and it was all laid out,” Saber told Rolling Stone. “I just came back and tried to make it into something. Sonically, I know Michael would have loved it.”In a partnership with fashion designer Astrella, daughter to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Donovan, Saber has released Hutchence’s first solo recording in 15 years via her famed hybrid T-shirt collection, MUSICAL T’s.

The long-lost song can be streamed free here and downloaded by purchasing one of Astrella’s Michael Hutchence musical T-shirts.“These days, you’ve gotta find an angle,” Saber explained, telling Rolling Stone that he hopes the new recording will help renew interest in the legendary Australian frontman’s work.“When it comes to being a frontman, there was nobody better at it than him,” he said. “When I was working on his solo record, I met Jagger through him and I met Bono through him. The fact that I was working with Michael gave me so much credibility with them. They all watched him, especially Bono. He sort of got written off into this tabloid-y guy, and it’s not quite right.”Watch: Bono & The Edge – Stuck In A Moment Tribute To Michael Hutchence On Letterman Stream millions of songs anytime, anywhere, included with an Amazon Prime membership. INXS - Live Baby Live "Live Baby Live": A concert at Wembley Stadium, July 13, 1991 Euro song list: Guns in the Sky, New Sensation, Send a Message, The Stairs, Know the Difference, Disappear, By My Side, Hear That Sound, Original Sin, The Loved One, Wildlife, Mystify, Bitter Tears, Suicide Blonde, What You Need, Kick, Need You Tonight, Mediate, Never Tear Us Apart, Who Pays the Price

, Devil Inside New band interviews Backstage footage "Talk Baby Talk" Photo gallery 40-minute behind-the-scenes documentary Actors: Garry Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, DTS Surround Sound Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1) DVD Release Date: October 14, 2003 Run Time: 94 minutes #118,657 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) in Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave & Post-Punk > New Wave in Movies & TV > DVD > Performing Arts in Movies & TV > DVD > Music Videos & Concerts Learn more about "INXS - Live Baby Live" on IMDb See all 72 customer reviews See all 72 customer reviews (newest first) Just amazing concert, INXS at the prime, wonderful that this exists so we can see Michael perform. If you are a longtime fan of INXS, you pretty much have to buy this video, as it is slim pickings to find any of their live concert stuff.

This was a great concert, with a wonderful playlist. Michael, Andrew, Tim, Jon, Kirk & Gary at their best. INXS, with Michael, was a great "Live" band. Good music but the DVD record didn't play in the way it should. HaDiscount Tire North Fort Myerslfway into the DVD it started to play for a few seconds an then stop and go into what seemed like slow motion and... Houses For Sale Cunningham Park Harrowat a performance by INXS. A Beagle Puppies For Sale In California Northernlittle bittersweet, however, since Michael Hutchence is no longer alive. One of the best vocalists in the rock music world. What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item? INXS - What You Need - The Video Hits Collection

INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography CDs & Vinyl > Alternative Rock > New Wave & Post-Punk > New Wave CDs & Vinyl > Pop > Dance Pop CDs & Vinyl > Pop > Vocal Pop CDs & Vinyl > Rock Movies & TV > Fully Loaded DVDs > DTS Movies & TV > Genre for Featured Categories > Arts & Entertainment Movies & TV > Genre for Featured Categories > Music Videos & Concerts Movies & TV > Genre for Featured Categories > Performing Arts Movies & TV > Genre for Featured Categories > Special Interests Movies & TV > Musicals & Performing Arts > Ballet & Dance Movies & TV > TV The three teen-age girls from Canoga Park couldn't believe their good fortune Friday night at the Forum. They had been waiting ages to see their favorite rock group, INXS, and now they had these great seats. The trio jumped up and down and hugged as they gazed at the stage only about 25 rows away--the stage where INXS would be performing in little more than a hour.Letting go of each other long enough to slip on the black INXS T-shirts they had bought at a souvenir stand, the three fans then locked arms and tried to dance to the swaying rhythms of Steel Pulse, the British reggae group that opened the show.

But their hearts weren't in it.The girls were impatient for INXS, the hugely popular Australian group whose latest LP, "Kick," has sold more than 2 million copies in this country since November.During a socially-conscious Steel Pulse number, the fans couldn't contain their enthusiasm any longer. They shouted the name of INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence, who was still back in a Forum dressing room. "Michael, we love you!" Asked at intermission why they liked INXS so much, the members of the trio declared, "Michael is so sexy" and "great dance music."Finally, Martha Hernandez, 17--said, "They're the band of the '80s."If so, let's be thankful 1990 is only 18 months away.INXS is a better-than-average arena-rock band, with more musical ambition and style than the Whitesnakes and Ratts of the world.But it is easy to let a trace of class and an intoxicating rush of popularity lull you into thinking a band is more distinguished than it is.Despite its popularity surge, INXS (pronounced in-excess ) is not the band of the '80s--not even close in a decade of such compelling best sellers as U2 and R.E.M., and such invigorating underdogs as the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Sugarcubes.For all its commercial clout, INXS is better viewed as the '80s edition of Bon Jovi.Though it too rose to prominence in the '80s

, New Jersey-based Bon Jovi relies on a safe, easily-digested synthesis of rock characteristics rooted in the '70s: soft-core heavy metal and a Springsteenian populism. INXS, by contrast, serves up a similarly conventional and middle-brow vision, yet wraps it in seductive, '80s dance-floor currents. The result is a band that appears to be timely and fresh.Even Hutchence's clothes on stage Friday underscored the band's topical, up-to-the-moment image: a trendy, loose-fitting suit at the start (call it casual chic) and tight bicycle racing pants at the end (call it athletic chic).If the wardrobe suggested the modern man, Hutchence's teasingly sexy movements and vocal drawl in the show's early moments seemed surprisingly reminiscent of a '60s rock hero: Mick Jagger. The model was not altogether inappropriate because several of INXS' recent songs have a bluesy, Stones accent.While the Stones' influence gives the band some musical character and tradition, it does little to establish much fresh identity.

The numbers that work best for INXS are the ones with the most aggressive dance-floor punctuation, songs like "Devil Inside" and "Need You Tonight."Unfortunately, those numbers don't stand up well to examination. One reason is that INXS' strongest element--these frequently funky dance grooves--are so narrowly designed. There's little of the invention and individualistic fibers of a sophisticated dance-oriented rival such as New Order or a purely visceral pop entry such as the Pet Shop Boys.The band's themes don't help overcome the limitations of its musical scope. Some of the sextet's early material--most notably "Original Sin," a look at interracial romance--had a passionate and provocative edge, but the themes have tended in recent years to be fairly anonymous statements about conflict and desire.The lyrics aim for an abstractness, but the result is often vagueness. "Meditate," one of several songs from the new album included in Friday's two-hour set, is an exercise in rhyme that aims for some sort of illuminating juxtaposition along the lines of U2's "Bad," but it falls far short.