INXS stumbled greatly in the early '90s, since their slick, professional fusion of disco and the Stones was singularly out of place in the grunge era.
On the heels of U2's discovery of irony and the dancefloor and Oasis' popularization of rock & roll hedonism again, INXS seemed to be better suited to the late '90s, but Elegantly Wasted, their first new studio album in four years, proves that theory wrong.
The band does dabble in contemporary dance on Elegantly Wasted, but it all comes out sounding like the lite funk-n-roll of Kick, only without the energy.
And without the tunes.
Throughout Elegantly Wasted, INXS go through the motions, coming up with a record nearly as weak as Full Moon, Dirty Hearts.
The really unfortunate thing is, it sounds like they were trying this time around.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show Me (Cherry Baby)Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Elegantly WastedAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | EverythingAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Don't Lose Your HeadAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | SearchingAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | I'm Just a ManAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | Girl on Fire | INXS | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | We Are Thrown Together | INXS | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 9 | Shake the TreeAndrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | INXS | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | She Is Rising | INXS | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 11 | Building Bridges | INXS | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 48 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 345 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Beers | Bass |
| 2 | Bruce Fairbairn | Producer |
| 3 | Andrew Farriss | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 4 | Jon Farriss | Drums |
| 5 | Tim Farriss | Guitar |
| 6 | Richard Guy | Engineer |
| 7 | Michael Hutchence | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 8 | INXS | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing Engineer |
| 10 | Kirk Pengilly | Guitar, Saxophone |
| 11 | Mike Plotnikoff | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |