The Swing
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Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Timothy Farriss, Jon Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, +2 more... / Writer
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60
The Swing retains the new wave pop sense and rock attack of their earlier albums, while adding a stronger emphasis on dance rhythms. At the same time, the group's songwriting had improved, with more than half of the album featuring memorable hooks.
11y
60
INXS is a talented, intelligent band, but "Original Sin" clearly shows that a healthy dose of soul can turn their earnestness into incandescence.
7y
INXS move on after Shabooh Shoobah and enter the next stage of development: more cohesive albums. It's especially noticeable with the string starting at Dancing On The Jetty, which is a great track sequence lasting until Face The Change, which is eh. But the two songs after that close the album pretty well. All The Voices gets too much hate.
They use more excessive synths here, kinda losing the balance from the album before a little. It's not a bad development, but this would also be ... read more
Sometimes the synth is a little excessive but I'm quite happy we got "Original Sin" out of it.
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Track List
| 1 | Original Sin 5:17 | 94 |
| 2 | Melting In The Sun 3:24 | 77 |
| 3 | I Send I Message 3:22 | 76 |
| 4 | Dancing On The Jetty 4:23 | 83 |
| 5 | The Swing 3:50 | 73 |
| 6 | Johnson's Aeroplane 3:53 | 80 |
| 7 | Love Is (What I Say) 3:41 | 81 |
| 8 | Face The Change 3:33 | 80 |
| 9 | Burn For You 4:57 | 87 |
| 10 | All The Voices 6:10 | 75 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
