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Black Is Black [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Clerambault: Suite du premier ton; Suite du deuxième ton
Arnold Schonberg: Verklarte Nacht Op. 4/Kammersymphonie Nr. 2 Op. 38
Music: Hed Kandi: Winter Chill 06.02
Bajofondo Tango Club Presenta: Supervielle [Enhanced]
Best Group Never [Explicit Lyrics]
Beethoven: Overture "Coriolan"/Symphony No.9
Afro Cuban Jazz Suite [Import]
Sergei Nakariakov ~ Ravel · Gershwin · Bernstein · Glazunov - Trumpet Works
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Overshadowed by the tabloid exploits and the untimely death of singer Michael Hutchence as well as some rock-of-the-'80s pigeonholing, the legacy of Australia's INXS gets a well-deserved burnishing on this 42-track double-disc anthology. Like all great musicians, the members of INXS were unafraid to pay tribute to their roots, a sensibility that in their case gave as much due to Chic and '70s disco as it did to traditional blues-rock. Spanning the band's obscure new wave debut single, early album tracks, and a wealth of hits from "The One Thing" to "Bitter Tears," this set underscores those roots and the steadfast personal interplay and musical devotion that characterized the band. Hired-hagiographer David Fricke tells their story (with candid comments from the surviving players) in concise fashion while keyboardist and guitarist Andrew Farriss breaks the songs down in his track-by-track commentary. But it's the music here that does most of the talking, offering up a decade's worth of blood, sweat, and hits, as well as music infused with some previously underexposed creative and personal restlessness, particularly in the closing tracks. --Jerry McCulley