Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: V2
• ASIN: B00004KD72
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let Me Show You

2. Possibilities

3. Get on the Inside

4. Fear

5. All I'm Saying

6. A Straight Line

7. Baby It's Alright

8. Don't Save Me from Myself

9. She Flirts for England

10. Flesh and Blood

11. Put the Pieces Back Together

12. Breathe

13. Slide Away

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible!It is the original 2000 V2 Records release. Catalog 63881-27064-2. There is a hole punch through the UPC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars get on the inside ..., April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Michael Hutchence (Audio CD)

C'mon people. This album is great. For those out there who think the only good thing to come from this album is "slide away" I can only say one thing, and that's to open your eyes. This is probably one of the greatest albums I've heard in a long time and it's on the top of my collection. The first track "let me show you" is just dynamic and it blew me away when i first put the CD in my player. "possibilites", one of my personal favs just shines with Michael's magnificent voice and poetry. "get on the inside" is very catchy and will have you singing it in your head or outloud. "fear", not really a fan of that one, just alittle too sugery almost, and Michael ain't sugery. but "all i'm saying" is one of those songs that reminds you of his suicide with the deep sound and lyrics. then there's the hit song " straight line " which personally i didn't like at first, too much INXS...but then ya put that aside and just have fun. truly a great song to listen to in the car and when having a downfall. "baby it's alright", this is close to one of those Elegantly Wasted songs. an average track, happy go lucky i guess. "don't save me from myself", makes you ask yourself, would this be a cry for help if he would've been alive to release it. probably one of the shortest songs and one of the coolest is "she flirts for england". i instanly liked this song. purely a song for Paula. then another one of my personal favourites is "flesh and blood"...it's just haunting. "put the pieces back together" is the 'rocker' of the album. an angry song where Michael is gonna put it together no matter what they do. "breathe", the darkest track and one of the most..shall i say provacative. and then the song everyone knows "slide away" with Bono. it's a beautiful track and one of the best on the album. all and all this is a great album with great music, a great voice, and great lyrics. i also recommend Elegantly Wasted by INXS...on of the most unrated INXS albums to date.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need You Tonight, May 2, 2004

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Seehorse72 (Danbury, Connecticut United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Hutchence (Audio CD)

When a friend of mine gave me this CD, I was surpised that I had not known about it sooner. I have loved Michael since "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" and then the subsequent Kick Tour, where I was fortunate enough to see him in in the Summer of '88. I remember the day I learned of his death, and am grateful to have heard this wonderful CD. His sadness is very evident in the lyrics, and especially in the cover photo on the CD. This CD is among my top favorites of all time. I miss Michael, and I can't believe he is gone. I cannot say anything bad about this CD except that Michael is no longer with us so we could tell him ourselves how much we love his music.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid, funky album, April 4, 2001

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Gsorme "gsorme" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michael Hutchence (Audio CD)

I came to this CD not so much as an INXS fan but as a Gang of Four / Andy Gill fan. Contrary to the way the Amazon review above makes it sound, Hutchence and Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill worked out the songs on this album before Hutchence's death, and it does come across as a collaborative effort (along with a few songs with Saber, also worked on before Hutchence passed away). The production is often a sort of "heavy funk", a term that makes sense to me but which I might have trouble defining. Not the slippery or sparser sort of stuff like a Sly & the Family Stone or James Brown groove, but edgier, with heavier guitars. Some of it's absolutely irresistable if you've got a rhythmic bone in your body. Hutchence's vocals make it sound as if he's having an awfully good time cutting loose with this album, playing around vocally, throwing himself into it. The overall production is dynamic, with cool sounds and surprises that add to the framework of the songs without screwing them up. (There's a sort of sheen to the production that not everyone will like, but I think suits the music well.) There's also a good range of tunes, some propulsive and danceable, others a little more subdued, some introspective and touching.

Probably not everyone's cup of tea, but well worth a listen. Gill's guitar work, by the way, is more reminiscent of later Gang of Four albums, like Mall and Shrinkwrapped, if you're familiar with those, rather than Entertainment. Explosive, wild-sounding distortion bursts mixed in with the rest of the tableau.

Overall, a pleasant surprise indeed.