“What You Need” from Listen Like Thieves (1985) INXS’ fourth LP, 1984’s The Swing was a major success, going Platinum (one million sold) in the U.S. But the band was still on the ...

the 1984 album "The Swing" — which features well-known songs such as "Original Sin" and "I Send a Message" — isn't available. Neither is "Elegantly Wasted," Hutchence's final album with INXS ...

INXS was growing in the studio ... While they were on tour for 1984’s The Swing, they made a pivotal connection, meeting producer Chris Thomas (Roxy Music, the Beatles), who had first seen ...

With that in mind, INXS doubled down on the radio-ready approach they'd adopted for The Swing, which featured production from Nile Rodgers and a vocal cameo from Daryl Hall. Seeking a producer who ...

Three years later, he left INXS. The reason was a dismissal or completed ... Full-bodied vocals and taut rhythms really made “Listen Like Thieves” swing. The elder musicians basically stuck ...

There was always something a little disreputable about INXS. Despite being one of the bigger rock bands on the planet for the better part of a decade, releasing a string of critically and ...

And the Oils’ manager Gary Morris and their producer Nick Launay helped INXS along the way as they became one of Australia’s top musical exports. With 1985’s Listen Like Thieves, INXS began ...

When INXS released “Original Sin” as the leadoff single from their 1984 album The Swing, the song did not make an immediate commercial impact in the U.S.While it failed to crack the Top 40 on ...

On June 24, 1986, INXS played the Royal Albert Hall in London for the first time. Making note of the band’s show that evening, saxophonist Kirk Pengilly jotted down, “Royal Albert Hall—sold out!

INXS was growing in the studio, one album at a time. Guitarist Tim Farriss, a cofounding member of the Australian group, can remember vividly what the progression felt like. He lands on sessions ...