Rockstar: INXS Discussion thread
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Originally Posted by Grimm1
Mig out first was the right move. Don't know what he was thinking by singing B.R. He should have been trying to define himself as a rock singer and distancing himself from being a broadway singer.
Don't know why Marty thought it was a good move to sing a song he had performed twice already.
Both J.D. and Marty are great performers....but singing INXS songs JD wins hands down.
Did anyone else notice when JD played with INXS all the interaction he had with the band members? I don't know if Marty even turned around and looked at them.
Don't know why Marty thought it was a good move to sing a song he had performed twice already.
Both J.D. and Marty are great performers....but singing INXS songs JD wins hands down.
Did anyone else notice when JD played with INXS all the interaction he had with the band members? I don't know if Marty even turned around and looked at them.
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Garbage singer slams INXS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson says the rock band may be about to take a break after a gruelling tour, but it is not planning to split up.
"We have discussed this and I don't think anybody is interested in breaking up," Manson told Australian Associated Press.
"We feel that this has been a really great tour and we feel that we have really muscled through and produced a great record, and we just want to take some time off while things are really good between us," she added.
The band announced last month it was cancelling dates in France, Belgium and Britain in October.
"Having been constantly on the road since the beginning of March the band feel they have somewhat overextended themselves, and have mutually decided to conclude their tour at the end of September in Australia," Garbage said in a posting on its website.
Manson said she was desperate for some time off.
"I don't think I have seen a single green vegetable in three months, so I just need to get my life into some sort of sense of control," Manson said.
She also slammed Australian band INXS for using a reality show to find a replacement for its former lead singer, Michael Hutchence, who committed suicide in 1997.
Canadian vocalist J.D. Fortune was chosen as INXS' new lead singer for an upcoming tour as the climax to CBS show Rock Star: INXS.
"It isn't INXS without Michael Hutchence," said Manson.
"I feel like in life you have to be prepared to let go of something in order for new growth to occur in your life. And I think it is unhealthy to be constantly coming back to recreate the past," she added.
"You should forge forward instead of being sentimental about things that have gone by."
Isn't getting a new lead singer forging forward? It's not like they are recording a bunch of crap with MH singing lead that wasn't good enough to make an album 10 years ago.
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson says the rock band may be about to take a break after a gruelling tour, but it is not planning to split up.
"We have discussed this and I don't think anybody is interested in breaking up," Manson told Australian Associated Press.
"We feel that this has been a really great tour and we feel that we have really muscled through and produced a great record, and we just want to take some time off while things are really good between us," she added.
The band announced last month it was cancelling dates in France, Belgium and Britain in October.
"Having been constantly on the road since the beginning of March the band feel they have somewhat overextended themselves, and have mutually decided to conclude their tour at the end of September in Australia," Garbage said in a posting on its website.
Manson said she was desperate for some time off.
"I don't think I have seen a single green vegetable in three months, so I just need to get my life into some sort of sense of control," Manson said.
She also slammed Australian band INXS for using a reality show to find a replacement for its former lead singer, Michael Hutchence, who committed suicide in 1997.
Canadian vocalist J.D. Fortune was chosen as INXS' new lead singer for an upcoming tour as the climax to CBS show Rock Star: INXS.
"It isn't INXS without Michael Hutchence," said Manson.
"I feel like in life you have to be prepared to let go of something in order for new growth to occur in your life. And I think it is unhealthy to be constantly coming back to recreate the past," she added.
"You should forge forward instead of being sentimental about things that have gone by."
Isn't getting a new lead singer forging forward? It's not like they are recording a bunch of crap with MH singing lead that wasn't good enough to make an album 10 years ago.
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That's not a slam. It's a gentle nudge. But her perspective is immaterial: She is the focal point of her band and could potentially go solo with some success. The guys from INXS, who have had nearly a decade without MH, want to be INXS because (I assume) they love being INXS. It's not like they all decided to split up the band. It's their call what they want to do with it.
I really can't think of any band other than Van Halen that would work for a second season. All the other ideas (Alice in Chains, STP) would suck in this context. Van Halen would be a friggin riot.
I really can't think of any band other than Van Halen that would work for a second season. All the other ideas (Alice in Chains, STP) would suck in this context. Van Halen would be a friggin riot.
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
I really can't think of any band other than Van Halen that would work for a second season... Van Halen would be a friggin riot.
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I think Van Halen would be a great idea too.
You know, INXS is certainly an odd band. Although they did indeed lose their charasmatic lead singer and a writer, I have to say they are still vital as a band. They're just a cool group of guys. That's a rare in situations like this...
You know, INXS is certainly an odd band. Although they did indeed lose their charasmatic lead singer and a writer, I have to say they are still vital as a band. They're just a cool group of guys. That's a rare in situations like this...
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
That's not a slam. It's a gentle nudge. But her perspective is immaterial: She is the focal point of her band and could potentially go solo with some success. The guys from INXS, who have had nearly a decade without MH, want to be INXS because (I assume) they love being INXS. It's not like they all decided to split up the band. It's their call what they want to do with it.
Anyway, I think unless they get a HUGE band to reform with a new lead singer, the ratings have not been there to justify a another season. I did enjoy the show however.
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Originally Posted by chowderhead
yes, but it is guitarist Butch Vig (who produced for some hugh acts in the 90s like smashing pumpkins and nirvana) who basically founded the group and FOUND Shirley Manson to front the group. Without his name attached to the group, I think Garbage would have had a harder time making it big.
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was Stumpy Pepys the one who choked on vomit (still unsure of who's vomit) or the one that died in a bizarre gardening accident?
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Has Pretty Vegas been released to radio as a single? A buddy of mine has said he hears one of the local stations playing it all the time. Is it available on iTunes or anything? He said it seems like a studio version, and not one taken from the shows.
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Originally Posted by movieking
Has Pretty Vegas been released to radio as a single? A buddy of mine has said he hears one of the local stations playing it all the time. Is it available on iTunes or anything? He said it seems like a studio version, and not one taken from the shows.
The sucky thing is that it downloads as .wma protected file and ITunes would not add it. So I had to burn it to CD and then add it to ITunes that way to get it on my IPod.
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Originally Posted by tasha99
I thought the same thing--the house band did INXS better than INXS.
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I think the best idea for the next ROCKSTAR, would be to find a lead singer for the houseband and start a new group.
I mean, what would people rather go see right now, INXS with JD or The Houseband with Marty?
I mean, what would people rather go see right now, INXS with JD or The Houseband with Marty?
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Originally Posted by HE Pennypacker
Kinda like how the house band did the Stones better than the Stones, Nirvana better than Nirvana, Queen better than Queen, etc?
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I would love to see a series based on getting a lead singer for the House Band, since I thought the House Band was awesome. I'd be all over it, but it wouldn't have the awareness to draw an audience.
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
You're joking, right?
I hope so.
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Originally Posted by Bugg
I mean, what would people rather go see right now, INXS with JD or The Houseband with Marty?
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
You're joking, right?
Last edited by tasha99; 09-23-05 at 01:32 PM.
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Yes, I was joking. But, I disagree about the house band doing INXS better than INXS. That makes no sense to me, sorry.
Anyway, just watched INXS on Ellen, they did "Pretty Vegas," a bit of a different version than what we saw on the show. I thought it rocked. I have a feeling this song will get some decent radio exposure....but is INXS back? That remains to be seen.
Anyway, just watched INXS on Ellen, they did "Pretty Vegas," a bit of a different version than what we saw on the show. I thought it rocked. I have a feeling this song will get some decent radio exposure....but is INXS back? That remains to be seen.
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Originally Posted by HE Pennypacker
....but is INXS back? That remains to be seen.
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
I dont think they care if they ever release a hit again...the amount of past fans who will see what JD does at a live show, and the amount of new fans who buy the INXS back catalog because of the show make it all worthwhile.