INXS - Kick
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Artist: INXSBrand: Inxs
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-10-15
Music Label: Atlantic
Soundtracks:
- Guns in the Sky
- New Sensation
- Devil Inside
- Need You Tonight
- Mediate
- The Loved One
- Wild Life
- Never Tear Us Apart
- Mystify
- Kick
- Calling All Nations
- Tiny Daggers
- Move On [Guitar Version][#][*]
- Jesus Was a Man [#][*]
- Mystify [Chicago Demo][#][*]
- The Trap [#][*][Demo Version]
Free Music Notes for Kick
Free Music Review: One of the strongest albums ever
Hit: 5 Stars
Firstly, I rebought this album when the deluxe, 2 cd version came out [also available on this site]. The deluxe edition isn't really a must buy, and I think you can do with the original release unless you are a die-hard fan [I didn't have a copy of the original when I bought the deluxe version, and the deluxe version was dirt cheap too].
I think this album is worth 5 stars because it has such a strong line up of songs-very few albums can match it, song for song. As an Australian, I think that often the Australian songs that chart in the US by great bands aren't necessarily their best ones. That goes here too. My favourite songs on this album are Guns In The Sky, and Never Tear Us Apart. The former features the grunting of the lead singer, and kicking drums and a dirty, classic guitar riff. Powerful stuff. The latter is a gorgeous ballad, featuring an orchestra or something-definitly violins in there, and a cool bass riff. These two songs are up there with INXS' best.
The songs that Americans most probably like the best, like Need You Tonight and New Sensation, are not as good, in my opinion, but they are of a standard which makes this album a 5 star album...i.e. they may not be great, but they are much more than filler.
This album also includes a cover of the classic Australian song "The loved one". INXS do a good cover of this. It must be said, though, that the original is still the definitive version [by The Loved Ones]. Haven't heard The Easybeats' version of "Good Times", but I'm pretty sure that INXS and Jimmy Barnes did THE definitive version of that song, in their duet.
The other songs which are more than filler and just plain good are:
Mediate
Mystify
Kick
The first has some cool drumming, which references the drums in Need You Tonight. It has a cool vibe to it, and is a bit poetic. Sort of like reading poetry to a cool drum beat.
The second is a piano and finger clicking song-a bit swingy and slow.
Perhaps the song Kick is the best song on this album apart from Guns and Never Tear Us Apart. Features a fine sax sound and a big beat.
Back to why this album gets five stars from me-the first six songs on this album are all of a good standard. In Australia, any of those six songs have gotten airplay here, or still do. Now, if the seventh song is a disappointent, in not being as good as the first six, the eighth song just raises the bar even higher for this album-Never Tear Us Apart would have to be one of my favourite INXS songs ever.
From memory, the last song features a melody in the introduction, perhaps, very similar to Rod Stewart's classic song Young Turks.
Having had this album and Listen Like Thieves on cassette at one time, and having read the track listings for Listen Like Thieves recently, I'm leaning on saying that Kick is INXS SECOND best album, with Listen Like Thieves being their best. I do plan on re-buying that album some time soon and letting you know whether I still think that is the case.
Basically, if you are into pop/rock, with killer guitar riffs, great drum beats and something a little bit different [i.e. sax sounds, violins etc], then Kick is a can't go wrong album. I don't think even The Beatles ever released an album as strong as this [and yes, I have heard Sgt Pepper...that's over-rated, in my view...Magical Mystery Tour is my favourite Beatles album].
*** Other Australian cds I've reviewed at this site:
INXS: "Listen like thieves" and "Anthology"
Skyhooks: The collection
Midnight Oil: "10,...,1" and "Diesel and dust" and others
John Farnham: The great Australian songbook
Johnny O'Keefe: Birth of Australian rock'n'roll
Alex Lloyd: Amazing-The best of
The Saints: Know your product-the best of
Rogue Traders: Here comes the drums
Kick Poster
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Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 15-OCT-2002
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