Australian Electronic Dance Music Groups (Music Guide) - Bardot (Band), Bodyrockers, Cabin Crew, Deepface, Disco Montego, Euphoria (Australian Band), G (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Bardot (band), BodyRockers, Cabin Crew, Deepface, Disco Montego, Euphoria (Australian band), Girlband (Australian band), Girlfriend (band), Ground Level, I'm Talking, INXS, Justice Crew, Keren Minshull, Nervo (duo), Pseudo Echo, Rhapsody (girl group), Rockmelons, Rogue Traders, Sister2Sister, Slinkee Minx, Sneaky Sound System, Studio-X, Teen Queens, The E.L.F., The Monitors (Australian band), The Presets, Tonite Only, TV Rock, Yolanda Be Cool, Yothu Yindi. Excerpt: INXS (pronounced "in excess," In-XS) were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays were 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." In the 1990s, INXS brought a new audience following Hutchence's romance with pop singer Kylie Minogue, and achieved greater acclaim in the UK. However, starting with Welcome to Wherever You Are, in 1992, they achieved less success in the United States. Michael Hutchence was found dead in his hotel suite in Sydney in November 1997 and INXS did not perform publicly for a year. They made appearances with several guest singers including Jimmy Barnes, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Jon Stevens; Stevens formally joined the band for a tour and recording session in 2002. In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series, broadcast worldwide, culminating in the selection of their new lead singer, Canadian J.D. Fortune, an