INXS (II) Dumped by US label

Michael can rest in peace now.

www.news.com.au/perthnow

INXS has been dropped by its US record label in a major setback for the Australian band's comeback with new singer JD Fortune.

Epic Records, a subsidiary of industry giant Sony BMG, has pulled the pin on the veteran rockers after releasing their first post-Michael Hutchence album, Switch, in November last year.

The label's decision leaves the group effectively back at square one in its return to album-making and releasing new material in the US, which was initially given a huge leg-up by the selection of Canadian singer Fortune as the winner of last year's Rock Star: INXS contest.

It's understood INXS fell out favour as a result of personnel changes in the hierarchy at Sony BMG.

But a spokeswoman for Sony BMG Australia said the fact INXS was now left without a label in the US would not affect the backing of the band here.

"We're still working the album and the band and it won't change because of what happened over there,' she said.

INXS have enjoyed a particularly successfuul comeback in both Fortune's homeland of Canada and Australia, where the new album is close to the double platinum mark of 140,000 sales.

The dropping is a double blow for INXS after it had to call off its European tour this week because of guitarist Tim Farriss' knee injury.

Farriss has to undergo surgery after twisting his leg and tearing ligaments during the band's Canberra stop on its Australian tour a fortnight ago.

Well I didn't hear any new stuff of them yet. It's always hard to get on with another singer... Rising from the ashes of old INXS... Reminds me of something...

Bere wrote: Well I didn't hear any new stuff of them yet. It's always hard to get on with another singer... Rising from the ashes of old INXS... Reminds me of something...

...Nena's new band

Bere wrote: Well I didn't hear any new stuff of them yet. It's always hard to get on with another singer... Rising from the ashes of old INXS... Reminds me of something...

There's nothing wrong with trying to keep the band alive, however the rediculous way they did it ruined their credibility. Rockstar Inxs indeed.

any band with a singer named 'JD fortune' deserves to die. erm, again.

If the lead singer changes, then the band name should change.....a few bands come to mind that did this well. I guess there have been a few that changed lead singers and kept the band name effectively, but not in the genre INXS is in (Chicago, Genesis)

The chicken-in-a-basket circuit awaits this hapless bunch of fools like an old friend.Hopefully they wont be troubling us with anymore recorded output.

a friend of mine tried to drag me to see them a couple of weeks ago. I told him it wasn't the real INXS. he just didn't get it.

I'm not surprised.

NOOLigan wrote: a friend of mine tried to drag me to see them a couple of weeks ago. I told him it wasn't the real INXS. he just didn't get it.

INXS were ever "real" ???

Johnny wrote:

NOOLigan wrote: a friend of mine tried to drag me to see them a couple of weeks ago. I told him it wasn't the real INXS. he just didn't get it.

INXS were ever "real" ???

I do like their early 80s stuff like the swing. it is only when Michael decided he'd be a rock god that the music turned to shite and i lost interest.

Spotnick wrote: As long as we don't have Rock Star: Joy Division for the Control soundtrack... I'm ok ;)

Spotnick wrote: As long as we have Rock Star: Joy Division for the Control soundtrack... I'd be able sleep at night;)

FAC 51 wrote:

Bere wrote: Well I didn't hear any new stuff of them yet. It's always hard to get on with another singer... Rising from the ashes of old INXS... Reminds me of something...

There's nothing wrong with trying to keep the band alive, however the rediculous way they did it ruined their credibility. Rockstar Inxs indeed.

Errr... this wasn't ment in a bad way... I liked INXS always and very much... And I'm looking forward to check out their new stuff. But like I said when the singer changes it's not easy to convince old fans...

The last good album they released was Kick,in 1987-10 years before MH topped himself. They should`ve,out of respect for him called it a day in '97.

thank allah!

I always confused this band with Frankie Goes to Hollywood for some reasons, I don't know why.

JD Fortune's previous gig was as an Elvis impersonator-he is a crappy Michael Hutchense impersonator

I saw the video for "Need You Tonight" on VH1 Classic about two hours ago and it reminded me that Hutchense had "presence" a combination of charisma and complete sensuality that put an otherwise ordinary band over the top.

JD Fortune is telegenic but that is about it.

the "rebirth" of INXS seemed to be a cash in. "Hey the 80s are smoking retro cool, let's get the band back together."