Burnett/Epic
2005
Switch
About This Album
For all intents and purposes, the death of Australian rock band INXS' lead singer Michael Hutchence in 1997 ended the band's career. Despite being a phenomenal live band with influences that combined funk, new wave, and melodic rock, Hutchence was always the focal point of the band and without his rock star charisma and, more importantly, his warm, soulful vocals, there really wasn't much point for the band to continue. They did make attempts though, with both Terence Trent D'Arby and Jon Stephens fronting the band in the late '90s and early 2000s, respectively. But nothing worked until the band hooked up with reality TV impresario Mark Burnett for the extended audition show Rockstar:INXS, which found unknown vocalists from around the world competing to become the new lead singer of INXS -- enter J.D. Fortune. A former Elvis impersonator from Canada, Fortune introduced himself to INXS by bellowing through "American Woman." INXS chalked the awkward performance up to opening night jitters and Fortune rallied on, ultimately even beating out the odds-on favorite Aussie Mig Ayesa. All of which brings us to Switch, INXS' first post-Hutchence album, and the first with Fortune.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3 and 10)

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