8M+INXS

Biography:

1978 The band INXS moves to Perth, a 3300 kilometre journey across the Australian mainland. It is in Perth where they spend ten months writing, rehearsing and playing the local pubs and mining towns of Western Australia.

1979 The Farriss Brothers return to Sydney and start to pick up gigs, playing six or seven nights a week in wine bars and pubs, attracting a small, local following of fans. The band created enough waves to get the attention of Gary Morris, manager of Midnight Oil at the time. The Farriss Brothers were put on tour with Midnight Oil, and played Sydney for the next few months.

The band decided to drop Gary Morris and the regular income that came with touring with Midnight Oil. It was at this point that Chris Murphy and the band came together. Chris Murphy signed The Farriss Brothers to the top indie label Deluxe and his new MMA management company. The band changed their name to INXS and made their live debut on September 1st at the Oceanview Hotel in Toukley, New South Wales.

1982 In January INXS tour New Zealand for the first time. A second single from Underneath The Colours is released. Night of Rebellion is released as a non-picture sleeve 7", and is the last for INXS under the Deluxe label.

1991 In January INXS arrive in Mexico and play two concerts in front of 50,000 people. They are the first band to play there since The Doors, nearly twenty years before. The band headlines Rock In Rio to over 100,000 people and then head to Argentina.

The American leg of the 'X Factor' world tour begins with a sold out show at the famous Los Angeles Whiskey Au Go Go Club on February 1st.

Tickets for the Australian tour go on sale in March. 22,000 tickets are sold in twenty minutes in Sydney alone. 'Bitter Tears' is released as the third single from the album and reaches number 36 on the Australian charts. INXS pick up two awards at the UK BPI Awards including Best International Band. INXS return to Australia in April and the first show is played at the Perth Entertainment Centre on the 15th.

List of their successful songs :


 * 1) What You Need
 * 2) To look at you
 * 3) Burn For You
 * 4) Just keep walking
 * 5) Need You Tonight

__What style of music they sing/write and a list of the characteristics of that style__

Their music is Rock based including, [| new wave], [| alternative rock] , [| Australian rock] , [| post-punk] and [|dance-rock].

Analysis of one song by the band

Song: “New Sensation”

Instruments:

Keyboards, drums, guitar, saxophone, bass and vocals

Structure:

Intro; keyboard, drums, electric guitar

Verse;

keyboard, drums, electric guitar

Verse;

keyboard, drums, electric guitar,vocals

Chorus; keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals

Verse; keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals

Verse

keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals

Chorus

keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals

Saxophone Instrumental

Bridge

keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals

End

keyboard, drums, electric guitar, vocals