BREVES du 13.10.1999
l'album solo si attendu de Michael Hutchence
, chanteur du groupe INXS,(qui c'est suicidé en 1997)
vien de sortir. Les collaborateurs a cet album sont Bono et Bomb The Bass (Tim Simenon).
info du site : In Memory of Michael :
" One of the most anticipated Australian albums of the decade, the release of Michael Hutchence,
the first full-length solo effort from Hutchence, the charismatic 37-year-old singer for
popular internationally-successful rock band INXS, already has people talking.
An intensely personal collection of songs, it's easy to lend meaning to the ominous lyrics
featured on the album. Listening to the funky, soulful tracks and pleading vocals, it's hard
to miss the dire, insistent nature of Michael's lyrics - his sultry voice booms as he sings
about his lack of privacy, the pressures of fame and, more often, the search for redemption.
The album was written and recorded over two years with the collaboration of Danny Saber (U2,
The Rolling Stones, Black Grape), former Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill and Bomb the Bass
member/producer Tim Simenon. Two tracks featured on the album were mixed by Tim Palmer
(Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam).
Hutchence created an invigorating and challenging album, one he was immensely proud of, but
one which was always about pushing boundaries. Talking about the solo album before his death,
he mused,
- As someone once said, a great band is a great compromise. You get around the table
and play poker. With a solo thing, you have the awesome responsibility of doing it by
yourself.-
Tracks on the album include guest performances from ex-Clash singer Joe Strummer (Let Me Show
You), backing vocals from Denise Johnson (Primal Scream) and Bernard Fowler (The Rolling
Stones) and a special and moving duet with Bono (Slide Away). The only track not vocally
completed on the record, Bono and Gill wrote the extra verse and completed vocals recently,
with the haunting words capturing their deep friendship and Bono's grief after Hutchence's
death.
The album, simply titled Michael Hutchence, ranges from the funky upbeat tracks through to
ballads with pleading vocals, and the result is a mature and intensely personal collection of
songs. " ...etc...
