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| INXS - Underneath the Colours Band: INXS Tracks: - Stay Young - Horizons - Big Go Go - Underneath The Covers - Fair Weather Ahead - Night Of Rebellion - Follow - Barbarian - What Would You Do - Just To Learn Again Another gem waiting to be rediscovered Like their first album, "INXS", this album features straight ahead rock tracks and more reggae/ska tinged new wave sounds. Lyrically the album is more sophisticated than their fairly wacky debut. "Stay Young" and "Horizon" are both excellent. Most of the songs have really catchy and well constructed verse sections mixed in with questionable choruses. A good example is "What would you do" which starts off like a promising rock song and dramatically shifts to some dork fest for the main chorus. "Just to learn again" is another half briliant, half awkward song. You can tell The Band is reaching for the stars song writing wise, but it would be another year before they'd grab onto them. You wont get anything on here approaching the brilliance of "Don't Change" or "What you need" but it's a curious record, and one you grow to like more with each listen. Hutchence also sings more with a young mans bark than with the sex symbol celibrity croon he would years later.<BR>I'll bet these songs sounded great Live in 1981 Australia. Decent new wave pop/rock This effort isn't the band's best, but it's a decent album. The disc kicks off with the bass driven rock track "Stay Young", which is probably the most accessible and enjoyable song on the album. Following that, the rest of the album is fairly standard new wave rock fare, featuring funky intricate bass lines and guitar with accents from analog synthesizers and occassional horns...and even caribbean influences on the title track. While there are occassional elements of the band's later (and more substantial) output, this disc is quite a bit different and less memorable. If you're a fan, then you might want to pick this up for the few standout tracks... However, if you don't have the band's later albums, I would suggest starting there first... Buy Inxs Underneath The Colours at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
