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What You Needby INXS
What You Need
INXS
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Last Spin
- Dec 6, 2024
7:33 AMDon't you love that saxophone part, played by Kirk Pengilly? -- Inspired by the success of "What You Need" and the "Listen Like Thieves" album, INXS was determined to make their next album be one in which "all the songs were possible singles." They certainly thought they were doing that, but when they finished "Kick," Atlantic Records hated it. INXS manager Chris Murphy recalled: "They hated it, absolutely hated it. They said there was no way they could get this music on rock radio." "Kick," of course, skyrocketed the charts and became the group's most successful album.John Richards - Nov 15, 2024
8:15 AMThat's band member Kirk Pengilly on saxophone on this classic track, written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss. -- - Oct 9, 2024
18:11 PM"What You Need" has all of INXS' hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part. It's crazy to know that it was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the 'Listen Like Thieves' album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. --- That's band member Kirk Pengilly on saxophone on this classic track, written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss. - Sep 26, 2024
7:14 AM#233-counting down the Best Opening Songs, as voted by YOU! Thank you for your support! www.kexp.org - Sep 11, 2024
9:56 AM"What You Need" has all of INXS' hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part. It's crazy to know that it was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the 'Listen Like Thieves' album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. --- That's band member Kirk Pengilly on saxophone on this classic track, written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss. - Aug 16, 2024
14:03 PMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. -- Watch the official music video: www.youtube.com - Jun 28, 2024
8:41 AMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. -- Watch the official music video: www.youtube.com - May 31, 2024
8:34 AMThis song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. -- That's band member Kirk Pengilly on saxophone on this classic track, written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss. - Mar 29, 2024
7:10 AMThat's band member Kirk Pengilly on saxophone on this classic track, written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss. - Feb 28, 2024
7:55 AMLeadoff track from the fifth studio album by the Australian rock band - www.inxs.com - Jan 22, 2024
6:56 AMBorn this day in 1960! Michael Hutchence, Australian singer (INXS and Max Q) (d. November 22, 1997) 37 years old - Jun 28, 2023
17:34 PMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. Original music video @www.youtube.com - Oct 14, 2022
7:25 AMThis song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. --- Inspired by the success of "What You Need" and Listen Like Thieves, INXS was determined to make their next album be one in which "all the songs were possible singles." They certainly thought they were doing that, but when they finished Kick, Atlantic Records hated it. INXS manager Chris Murphy recalled: "They hated it, absolutely hated it. They said there was no way they could get this music on rock radio." "Kick," of course, skyrocketed the charts and became the group's most successful album. - Jul 14, 2022
8:28 AMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. -- Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Producer Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" - Jul 13, 2022
15:49 PMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. -- Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Producer Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" - Jun 7, 2022
7:56 AMThis song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and finished the song in a day, just in time for the album to cut and ship. However, this isn't quite the magic trick it first appears; Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" bit.ly - Feb 22, 2022
10:38 AMMichael Hutchence wrote the song with Andrew Farriss - they were the songwriting dynamic duo in INXS. The song has all the group's hallmarks: a big, catchy guitar riff; a prominent saxophone part (played by group member Kirk Pengilly); and an inspirational vocal from Hutchence. -- This song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. However, this isn't quite the magic trick it first appears; Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" - Dec 15, 2021
10:52 AMThis song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. However, this isn't quite the magic trick it first appears; Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" bit.ly - Jul 8, 2021
12:43 PMThis song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas told the band they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. However, this isn't quite the magic trick it first appears; Andrew Farriss had already made a demo tape with a song whose working title was "Funk Song No. 13," which evolved into "What You Need." Chris Thomas listened to the demo for "Funk Song No. 13" and two other tapes, and picked this one because "it was great. I thought, 'I could listen to that groove for 10 minutes!' I said, 'Let's work with that groove.' So we went with that and in just two days it turned into the song that eventually broke them, 'What You Need.'" bit.ly - Apr 14, 2021
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9:20 AM“The U.S. has the most dependable, affordable mail system on the planet. Our mail system is part of the core fabric of our country.” - Ngawang in Seattle - Aug 19, 2020
12:03 PMAfter recording sessions for "Listen Like Thieves" closes, the band felt as if they needed a on last song to be "hit." They went back into the studio and reworked a track called "Funk Song #13" into "What You Need' - Aug 11, 2020
8:48 AMFirst top 10 hit in the U.S. for the Australian band, released in 1985. See the rotoscope style video for "What You Need" here: www.youtube.com - Feb 21, 2020
7:27 AMRead about "Mystify: Michael Hutchence," the powerful new documentary about the INXS lead: www.rollingstone.com - Jan 29, 2020
7:45 AMHave you seen the documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence? - Jan 22, 2019
9:35 AM"What You Need" was written by Andrew Farriss, keyboardist and key composer for the Australian band INXS. This song was almost "the one that got away." Producer Chris Thomas advised the band that they needed one more guaranteed hit after they finished recording the Listen Like Thieves album. They thought it over that night, came in and literally finished the song in a day, in time for the album to cut and ship. - Mar 11, 2018
18:00 PMThe ultimate INXS info source is right here: www.inxs40.com Please call 206-903-5397 or online at kexp.org to donate to the KEXP Spring Fundraising Drive now! - Feb 15, 2017
8:56 AMFrom the fifth studio album of the Australian group, this track was the band's first Top 5 hit in the US. - Feb 23, 2016
7:32 AMHappy belated birthday to Michael Hutchence who would have been 56 yesterday! INXS never got a chance to play at KCMU, but Telekinesis played on KEXP from SXSW in 2013 and covered Don't Change! www.kexp.org - Mar 5, 2015
8:29 AMListen to local band, Telekinesis cover INXS' Don't Change at SXSW a couple years ago! www.kexp.org - Sep 30, 2014
6:43 AM#297 Favorite Artist --- Courtney Barnett + INXS = GREAT MUSIC!!! Check it out here on the KEXP blog!! blog.kexp.org - May 28, 2014
7:22 AMI am going to skip the comment here... that video that John and Troy are going to do, best of luck - vimeo.com - Jan 10, 2014
6:26 AMINXS' charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence was found dead in a hotel room in November, 1997. Here's an obituary: www.independent.co.uk