INXS went through their whole rockstar show and said J.D. Fortune was "riot for our band INXS" Together the 6 of them came up with a FANTASTIC album in just 6 weeks. Here's my review.
1 - Devil's Party - This is a nice upbeat way to start the cd. This whole song is deserving of a music video. This could be their next single. JD sounds really good. The refrain is really kewl. "Dreams of yooouurrrsss ... dreams of aaaalllll..." is a great strong part and the saxophone is awesome. I like the way JD is playing around welcoming us to the party. I also appreciate the lyric "why don't we take a little less, then we can give a little more."
2 - Pretty Vegas - Well, if you are reading this review, you most likely know the song PV and I refuse to talk about it lol. Great song, wonderful video, I love when Jon just randomly does his little hoot or whatever sound that is lol. "The party's over and the road is long..." is a great part, but I kinda miss the 'yeah yeah yeah' that he was doing on the show. Ah well.
3 - Afterglow - I believe this song is written for Michael Hutchence. Such a great song. I love it. Again, deserving to be a single, and there is quite an obvious music video. This is a slower song, beautiful way to kinda take it down a notch. Perhaps there is a bit of a european feel to it? Indian? JD sings with such heart and is so sensitive. I think he can relate perfectly. He is living in the afterglow of MH. Beautiful and sensitive. Wonderful. I must admit that if this song did become a single, it could get lost on the radio.
4 - Hot Girls - This is quite the opposite of the previous song. It must be a statement. It's about the dancers at a strip club or something. I don't really care for this song content wise, but I have to admit the way JD annunciates 'biting it, biting it' and stuff, it's kinda hot. The sex sounds may not be suitable for children...or some adults lol. I don't want this on the radio.
5 - Perfect Strangers - Again a sex song, written by Gary Beers, the hot bass dude lol. I think he's adorable. I origionally heard this song and the first line made me think of JC Chasez's song "One Night Stand" but this song is much nicer in content and the refrain is wonderful musically. Plus the song lyrics have the bonus of being polite. "Won't you look in my eyes?" "Thank you for spending one night with me." I like this song. Hope it's a single.
6 - Remember Who's Your Man - Another slower song. Nice. Nothing spectacular. I listen to it. They could replace this with something else and I wouldn't care. Actually I would, I wanted Easy Easy, but you have to get the album online at msn or something to get the extra tracks, boo.
7 - Hungry - INXS has done this song over the past few years with other singers. It's a hard rocking track. JD can probably relate to this song a bit. Talks about leaving home. The first time he sings the refrain he does it lower. The second time gets more exciting. It's pretty kewl. Listen to it yourself to find out :D
8 - NEVER LET YOU GO - THIS IS THE BEST SONG ON HERE!!! Thanks to Jon Ferris, the hot drummer dude! If this song does not become a single over the next year and half, you know INXS is getting hate mail lol. It's a calypso type song. So nifty. You just sway to it and the words are so easy to memorize. I don't really have a video concept in mind, probably a sandy beach somehwere.
9 - Like It Or Not - Kirk wrote this. It's a very INXSy track. Starts off by talking about sex again, ug lol. Not my type of song. I like the rhythm of it all though. You can almost hear Michael Hutchence's voice within JDs voice. Very kewl. I don't really care for this song, but it could make a kewl video of INXS just rocking out. The message of the song is very INXS as well.
10 - Us - The cd is starting to wind down and this is a slower song that is kewl and respectful. I encourage you to look at the words to this song. Very wonderful. "try a little kindness because it shouldn't be that hard" I didn't care for this song when the 5 or so rockers were doing it with the band, but it's prettykewl now. The message of the song applies a lot to the band. It may be kind of a shot at the critics who said that RS was a bad idea, but it is also a shout out to the people that stood with them in their decision. Then again, this song probably has a bigger meaning than that, but I'm a literal person.
11 - God's Top 10 - Ok I can't listen to this and write so, hang on a few minutes...
Yeah it's a personal song written for Michael's daughter, Tiger Lily. Very personal. Very poetic. Most everyone likes this song, but a lot of people have a hard time with it because of how personal it is and they feel like they are intruding when they hear it. JD does a great job with it. "Sweet" Suzie McNeil also sings on the track. Beautiful song. I don't know what to do with it...should it go to radio? Probably not, should it be done live? I wouldn't think so. Then again, if INXS wants it on the album to share with the world...ya know?
Overall, this album has really made me a fan. I have even looked into the older albums of INXS with MH. Very nice. The guys, including JD, are in Australia now working and rehearsing for the almost completely sold out North American leg 1 Switched On tour.
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Was searching INXS and came across your great review of Switch. In answer to your question of what they were doing on the anniversary of MH's death...they were in New York City doing a promotional concert. People I know who were there said Andrew was obviously not himself...the other guys seemed to be faking it much better.
It was interesting to go back and read your blogs from when the show was on. Glad to see that JD won you over. He seems like a perfect fit with the rest of INXS.
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