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Even though it encompasses only one disc, BEST OF INXS is a fairly comprehensive, 21-track offering that hits on virtually all of the group's well known high points and visits some more obscure material as well. In light of singer Michael Hutchence's tragic suicide, it's tempting to look on the Australian band's oeuvre through a gray mist, but that would be to deny everything Hutchence, the Farriss brothers, and the rest of the INXS boys were about. As this disc shows, they were a high-energy party band with one foot in Stones-influenced rock (Hutchence's strutting stage presence gave Mick Jagger a run for his money) and frothy, new wave-flavored dance-pop. From the darkly majestic early hit "The One Thing" through the heartfelt romanticism of "This Time" and the pumping, danceable "Listen Like Thieves" and "Devil Inside" INXS placed entertainment value above all else. BEST OF INXS is an effective showcase for the canny popcraft of a band whose career was stalled too soon.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
21 Hits W/ 2 Prev.Unrel.Tracks
Personnel: Kirk Pengilly (vocals, guitar, saxophone); Michael Hutchence (vocals); Andrew Farriss (guitar, keyboards); Tim Farriss (guitar); James Morrison (brass); Jon Farriss (drums); Sunil DeSilva (percussion); Sean Kelly, Daryl Hall, Deni Hines, Frank Simms, Kim Liat Edwards, David Spinner, Jenny Morris, Norma Lewis (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Mark Opitz; Nick Launay; Niven Garland; Bob Clearmountain.
Audio Remasterers: Don Bartley; Mark Opitz; Andrew Farriss.
Audio Remixers: Julian Mendelsohn; Mark Opitz.
Liner Note Authors: Jon Farriss; Kirk Pengilly; Andrew Farriss; Tim Farriss.
Recording information: A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy; Emerald City Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australi; Manor Studios, Oxford, England; Olympic Studios, London, England; Paradise Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Rhinoceros Recordings, Sydney, New South Wales, Austral; Studio De La Grande Armee, Paris, France; Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France; The Power Station, NY; Westside Studios, London, England.
Photographers: Eugene Adebari; Michael Halsband; Andrew Southam.
INXS: Kirk Pengilly (vocals, guitar, saxophone); Michael Hutchence (vocals); Andrew Farriss (guitar, keyboards); Garry Gary Beers (bass); Jon Farriss (drums).
Compilation producers: INXS, David McLees, Emily Cagan, Karen Ahmed, David Edwards.
Best Of Inxs Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  Great compilation
Positive compilation, for an excellent sound for the tracks. The remastering of the recordings was perfect.
Submitted by jbugueno001 (Chile, south america) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Forgotten Greats!!!
Until Rock Star INXS I had forgotten just how much I loved this group - this CD is awesome - all of the great songs from the band - no wasted space on this one!!!!!
Submitted by twilliams352003 (Montgomery, AL, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Sexy saxaphone! Inxs is the GREATEST!
I love the "SEXY SAXAPHONE" in this album! I've been a huge fan of INXS for many many years!! They are GREAT!
Submitted by Mary Jane (Lebanon, KY--)
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 no more edits
it would have been 5 stars if devil inside wasn't edited.
Submitted by mark (queens new york)
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Great, but too few "hits."
This compilation is awkward. All of the songs are great, but instead of two Previously Unreleased tracks, why not "I Send A Message" from Swing? Why not fade "Need You Tonight" into "Mediate" the way it originally appears on Kick? Both songs got airplay together and shared a video! Where's "Elegantly Wasted?" That's more of a hit than half of the songs here. Just a strange way to compile INXS's "best," but certainly a compilation that even someone that never had an INXS album in the past could appreciate.
Submitted by jonnyGURU (Tampa, FL, USA)
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