A Sydney rock group that mixed danceable rhythms with Hutchence's charged stage presence.
For a quick sense of their sound, 'Need You Tonight' still has that lean, insistent groove. 'Bitter Tears' shows the other side of their writing.
INXS broke internationally with 'Listen Like Thieves' in 1985, anchored by songs like 'Need You Tonight' and 'Bitter Tears.' Their sound blended rock with danceable rhythms in a way that felt both urgent and accessible. Hutchence's stage presence gave their live shows a particular electricity that translated to their studio work.
The band formed in Sydney in 1977 with Hutchence as frontman. They followed 'Listen Like Thieves' with 'Kick' in 1987, which included 'Suicide Blonde,' and continued through albums like 'X' and 'Welcome to Wherever You Are' in the early 1990s. The lineup stayed consistent with the three Farriss brothers, Kirk Pengilly, and Garry Gary Beers alongside Hutchence until his death in 1997.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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