A sultry, soulful torch song, the track incorporates the brilliant touch of having Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde match Hutchence line for line, her smoky alto the perfect pairing with his rich baritone. Few songs straddle the line between the first phase of INXS’s career and its star-making second act as well as “Biting Bullets,” a frenetic rocker about watching those around you losing their personal battles—and wondering if you’ll be next. As the song tries to get at the heart of a confounding relationship, the irregular (and very ’80s) sound effects evoke the chaos of trying to get a handle on emotions that your heart is rapidly losing control of. Sounds of Australia was established in 2007. After the exhausting emotional highs and lows of Kick, INXS goes out on a wave of buoyant energy, even cheekily adding a nod to the album title: “All you want to do is kick it in / All you got to do is walk right in.” On any other record, it would have been a hit single. The INXS song ‘Don’t Change’ was inducted into the Sounds of Australia. But while it’s probably unfair to expect anything to achieve the same heights as INXS’s global smash and pinnacle of success, it’s equally silly to pretend the band was reinventing the wheel here—instead, X sounds like nothing so much as a well-oiled group delivering more of the sound it had come to master. Desc: Hunt Angels is a 2006 Australian docudrama, directed by Alec Morgan, starring Victoria Hill and Ben Mendelsohn. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Right up until Hutchence’s death in 1997, everything the band recorded sounded like it could’ve sprung, fully formed, from the synthesizer-and-gated-snare world of pop production in the neon decade. Sounds of Australia 10 years. There’s no spot in the Rock Hall Of Fame for INXS, which is a shame; as the following 60 minutes of music demonstrates, the Australian act is richly deserving of posthumous accolades and a place in history. Album Description. Stripped to its essence, INXS is a band of primal desires: lust and chasing a good time. Kick’s last song is a strong argument that the best way to lure someone away from the dark side is an irrepressibly hooky pop song, with sunny synths, an effervescent guitar line, and overlapping vocals leading the way, concluding the album with an exultant flourish. Longtime INXS Manager, Dies at 66. Need You Tonight (Ben Liebrand Mix) 10. Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Carole Ann (Ferguson), a nurse, and Frederick Arthur Oscar Mendelsohn, a medical researcher. Getting ... Another Plus, check out a very young Ben Mendelsohn in the accompanying video. The video is a performance-style video shot in black and white, showing the writers of the song, Hutchence and Farriss, starting with part of a piano instrumental version of "Never Tear Us Apart" and seemingly "composing" the song in the studio on a piano.The video then cuts to the band recording and then performing the track to a live audience. The man played to his strengths. CLICK HERE Album Description. It’s a song that recalls the music of U2, drawing a clear line from one arena-ready act to another. It brought them success, but it also damned INXS to right-place-right-time assessments about its ultimate worth. Calling All Nations [Kids On Bridges Remix] 14. (It’s not exactly surprising to learn that Maroon 5 cites the group as an influence.). How to wrap up a blockbuster? INXS – “Need You Tonight” (Mendelsohn 12″ Mix) (mp3) INXS – “Need You Tonight” (Ben Lienbrand Mix) Posted on November 15, 2010. “Stay Young” is a simple, idealistic plea, aided by a heavy ska influence on the percussion and backing vocals. Celebrities Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions, Rogue One Stars Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions, Black and White: Interview Featurette with Cast and Crew, Petal to the Metal: The Making of 'Metal Skin', David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema, South Australian Film Corporation 40th Anniversary Showreel. Except there’s a crucial difference: INXS has songwriting chops for days. INXS wasn’t concerned as much with the political as the partying, which makes “Jan’s Song” a bit of an early career outlier. INXS – “Need You Tonight” (Mendelsohn 12″ Mix) (mp3) INXS – “Need You Tonight” (Ben Lienbrand Mix) Posted on November 15, 2010. Following the death of his mother, 17-year-old Joshua ‘J’ Cody (newcomer James Frecheville) moves in with his doting grandmother, Smurf (Jacki Weaver), and her three criminal sons-the Cody boys. Stripped to its essence, INXS is a band of primal desires: lust and chasing a good time. Ben Mendelsohn, Actor: Rogue One. 3:59 ... More by INXS. The Shabooh Shoobah cut paints a portrait of a young girl headed for protest, “calling from the rooftops” about “Her people’s needs / Their basic rights.” The band was still feeling out its “less is more” approach; Pengilly’s plaintive sax sounds like a pied piper leading this undeniably fashionable revolution, putting the emphasis on “generosity” and “democracy” while embracing the shiny, untarnished idealism of youth, when “you’ve nothing to fear.”. What better way to dive deeper into the INXS catalog than with a song that announces its ass-kicking intent right from the outset? Celebrate Black History Month with IMDb's exclusive galleries, recommendations, videos, and more. INXS closed out side one of its breakthrough fourth album with this dramatic title track. SAG Awards TV Predictions: Can ‘The Crown’ Repeat, and Will ‘Ted Lasso’ Break Through? The Cast of Rogue One Visits the Star Wars Show and More! Ben Mendelsohn. Yes, the lyrics are mirror-shallow, as Hutchence sends a psychic signal to his intended, but the beat is irrepressible, and his sly “Go ahead, Timmy” to introduce Tim Farriss’ angsty, eruptive guitar solo indicates he’s willing to hand over the spotlight—but only for a moment. Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life ... Ben Mendelsohn and an unmissable cinematic bromance. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 All Media release of Kick 30 on Discogs. Celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of an Australian Crime Story. The Swing was INXS’s fourth album and its first truly superlative one, where the band became confident enough to embrace the minimalism that would become its hallmark in the era, defiantly standing on the “less is more” track. Buy 'Kick (30th Deluxe Edition) by INXS' MP3 download online from 7digital United States - Over 30 million high quality tracks in our store. Showing 1 to 25 of 62 results Sort by. But beyond the gloss of INXS’s hits is a musical document of a band that hid powerful music beneath a glamorous facade. Or perhaps it was the overt sexuality and louche nature of the band’s lyrics and style; unless you were Mick Jagger, such topics rarely earned lyricists much acclaim. Each year, the Australian public nominates new sounds to be added with final selections determined by a panel of industry experts. Aussie Actor Ben Mendelsohn Is The Narrator Behind Gorillaz’s New Album. “The Swing” showed songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss delving into some bigger picture questions as the band’s exemplary musicianship is on full display. Desc: Hunt Angels is a 2006 Australian docudrama, directed by Alec Morgan, starring Victoria Hill and Ben Mendelsohn. If there’s a clear through-line from INXS’s 1981 self-titled debut to its latter-day material, it’s that the group knew how to mine pop music’s most appealing elements for maximum effect. The 1985 release of Listen Like Thieves brought the group international acclaim, as well as a long-awaited breakthrough in the US. Music video. Background. Ben along with his brothers, Tom and David , lived in Europe and the US for long periods of time and returned to Melbourne for high school. Still, it’s a fun exploration of a different, more barbed sonic path the band could have taken; even though it barely resembles what most people would identify as INXS’s dance-laden sound, “Just Keep Walking” became the band’s first top 40 hit in its native Australia. Seller information: Sheetmusicplus: Place : USA: Shipping : World wide shipping: SIMILAR ARTICLES. And while U2 would continue to breathe that rarefied superstar air while INXS’s star waned, tracks like this help show how the two acts could stand toe-to-toe for a number of years. Allison Williams/Ben Mendelsohn/Jacob Banks/Will Dorsey Jr. Darkest Hour: Gary Oldman - Becoming Churchill, Debra Messing/Ben Mendelsohn/Old Dominion, The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story', Rogue One Cast Does Their Best Vader Impressions, The Weapons of Rogue One and Behind the Scenes of the Red Carpet Live Stream. Even in the band’s earliest dancehall years, when it sounded more like British new wave than the slick, soul-glam pop that would later generate international success, the group’s penchant for simple yet original melodies and deceptively clever arrangements made it stand out amid the endless glut of like-minded musicians eager to find an audience. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 All Media release of Kick 30 on Discogs. There was a darkness that sometimes cropped up in INXS’s music, a sense of bleak foreboding that suggested the end of the night may be just the beginning for those still looking for more than what they have. INXS: Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (Video short 1993) Ben Mendelsohn Say a Little Prayer (1993) Nursery Boss Map of the Human Heart (1992) Farmboy The Efficiency Expert (1991) Carey Col'n Carpenter (TV Series 1991) (1 episode, 1991) Quigley Down Under (1990) O'Flynn You could do worse than the deceptively cheery “Tiny Daggers,” reportedly written by Hutchence for his struggling brother Rhett. Hunt Angels was filmed in Sydney, Australia and opened in Australia on 30 November 2006 after premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August. 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