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INXS (pronounced "in excess", In-XS) are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar and keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar and saxophone. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals, whose "sultry good looks" and magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their New Wave/ska/pop style, they later developed a harder pub rock style, including funk and dance elements.
In the early 1980s, INXS first charted in their native Australia with their debut self-titled album, but later garnered moderate success elsewhere with Shabooh Shoobah and a single, "The One Thing". Though The Swing brought more success from around the world, its single "Original Sin" was even greater commercially, becoming their first number-one single. They would later achieve international success with a series of hit recordings through later in the 1980s and the 1990s, including the albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X; and the singles "What You Need", "Need You Tonight", "Devil Inside", "New Sensation", and "Suicide Blonde".
INXS Live Baby Live
INXS - Brixton Academy (28 Oct 1994)
INXS Live in Santiago 1994 full concert (audio only)
INXS - March 1992
INXS - New Sensation (Wembley 1991)
INXS - Don't Change - Live - 1997 - Michael Hutchence's Last Concert
INXS - CONCERT FOR LIFE MONTAGE
INXS - Live in Hamburg (Rockpalast, 8th May 1984)
INXS NEW SENSATION (LIVE BABY LIVE) Wembley 1991
INXS - Rock In Rio II, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 19/01/1991
If this was easy
Where would I be
I haven't said I have all the answers
How could anyone
Can't stop looking at the lights
All around my head
I'm missing the darker side
Of the man
He's on his knees
Looking for the door
But everybody's
Giving him applause
Crashed the car
Into a wall
But everybody's
Calling for more
It's called the end of rock and roll
These days are numbered
Counted out in loss
Faith and spirit
Walking hand in hand
To meet a wall
Made of sound
But where does that sound
Find a place today
Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before
It's called the end of rock and roll
Oh shadow take me
Leave nothing still
'cause I've not seen the miracle
How could anyone
We ask too much of the song
To come and save our souls
When all it's trying to do now
Is save its own
Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before
Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before
It's called the end of rock and roll