Instant click. Fire in the City might be my favorite album of all time! I could be friends with anyone who loved this band. I have Fire in the City and Riot for Romance on vinyl. Very hard to find indeed. Numero Group, we are looking at you. Reissue this stuff!

I've never heard of stabbing westward until 2017.thanks to you tube. They are one of my favorite rock bands of all time

If I can't make you love me then tell me what do I have to do

25 unrecorded new Fig Dish songs? TAKE MY MONEY!

Wow A Red House Painters mention! Down is my favorite song on Shame. A jukebox on a trip to Tacoma many years ago introduced me to Brad.

Good on ya, fellas. This is my favorite JJ album (followed by Liquidizer and Doubt) for sure - and I have loved it since '93 when it first dropped. If you get a chance, listen to their 'B'-side "Change of Season." I love love LOVE that song. Forever. Thanks for the album listen, discussion and the review. I'm happy people are talking about this 30 years later!

Mili...Your voice is above the rest and I hope you continue to entertain. I'm so sorry for all the pain you endured but your fans Love you and really want more of your music, if you able...I will be watching for it 🤩

What was this supposed to be?

If you guys aren’t happy with Shove, you should do a (Blake’s Version)

Oh my god, you have the back cover of Cracken? I wish I could see this stuff

Oh damn, Chip Midnight is Atomic Ned? Can you post the live at Schuba‘s thing again? The download is expired, and I really want to hear it.

i just listened on Spotify. i was dying to be on the panel of this show while listening haha. i wasn't particularly a numetal fan at the time, more of a hardcore and skate punk skater, but when it came on the scene i was in high school in Central Cali (where Korn is from) and all the shit you are taking about hit HARD and early there. i was really hoping for a mention of the first Earth Crisis record and the first Vision of Disorder record both from 93, which are the earliest that come to my mind with a nu metal sound, and they probably influenced bands that came after. your one host who said he was from a darker background of abuse and neglect was the one who really "got it" the most when you guys were trying to explain where this music was coming from. he exactly nailed it. there was a whole generation of kids from fucked up backgrounds who grew up on rap and metal, but in the 80s boys and men weren't allowed to talk about abuse, neglect, and emotions. so a lot of this genre and 90s metal was about a release for all that bottled up aggression and breaking the norms of what's allowed in genres and society. when you guys were trying to define what exactly makes something nu metal, i wanted to offer my definition: before nu metal, metal was for outcasts and stoners, angry hardcore was for angry extreme city kids, but nu metal came along and was hardcore/metal for average disenfranchised suburban and mall kids. i liked the mentions of the band Helmet, the bass player was my landlord for a while 😂😂

talking about soundtracks, Bizarre love triangle by stabbing westward is 100000000x the best version of that song ever played.

It really sucks to hear how much he hates the self-titled album, but for me, I thought it was a masterpiece. It's what got me into The Dreaming and got me through a rough decade of my life. I would love to hear the demo versions of the songs to hear it from his perspective though.

The focus on the significance of the double bass here is...odd? FWIW, Jack Griego was a thrash drummer prior to For Squirrels.

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Fantastic interview!!!! Much appreciated

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It's a real DRY album. I prefer Urban Hymns and A Storm In Heaven, even Forth. It starts off good, but the mid to latter half doesn't offer much for me. Nick McCabe's best guitar work is on the 1st album

it's my favorite inxs album. well, it and all of them, but it has a special special place for me, god I love michael. I love him.

my old manager Paul Adams took me to see School Of fISH AT THE BORDER LINE CLUB IN London in 1991. ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING AND BEST GIGS I HAVE BEEN TO.

What a lovely man , and the best voice EVER ❤

What a great album. The Super drummer mentioned is Scotty 'sticks' Simpson.. Also BBLM never played in Perth . Only Melbourne..

Thank you for doing an INXS album. Thank you for doing one that was mostly ignored by the American listening public. I'm probably one of the biggest non-Australian INXS fans there is but that's another story for another day. I bought every INXS album from X up to Elegantly Wasted the day they were released. I got Thieves for Christmas and Kick for my birthday the following year, I digress. Anyway, it's in my top five of favorite INXS albums preceded by Kick, Thieves, Welcome and X. Some mentioned one of the reasons I like INXS which is most of their albums don't sound the same. Their debut sounds nothing like Elegantly Wasted. I'll digress again and say that's why Def Leppard isn't a top band of mine. They're competent players but their music pretty much the same thing over and over. I also agree that Kick and X sound the most similar. Probably because Kick was such a hit. Maybe you guys heard the story about the president of Atlantic Records offering the band $1M to scrap Kick. The joke being on the record company because it made them international stars. Now for Full Moon Dirty Hearts. Someone had a similar thought I had about this album. I heard that Michael wanted to get in on the grunge craze, but the album sounds more like something Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd would do, meaning it's more of a jam or concept album verses a hit factory like Kick. The songs are longer and don't have that distinct hook like Need You Tonight or New Sensation. It's definitely more of a rock album than a pop album. I'm the only one I know, who like INXS, that likes this album. I like more of their albums, except their debut, too punk for me. It's not bad but it's not my taste. Now, the songs: 1. My top tier songs are THE GIFT, love the distorted guitar, the midsection where Michael talks and the overall rock vibe. I think it's the best song on the album; CUT YOUR ROSES DOWN, I love the funk element it's fun down to the lyrics; I'M ONLY LOOKING, I love the jazz element, especially the muted trumpet and Michael's muted vocals; FREEDOM DEEP, I love the moodiness and the soft nature of the song. I feel like I'm floating when I hear it and when it reaches it crescendo, I feel like I'm soaring along with the song; FULL MOON DIRTY HEARTS, I think Chrissie Hynde was a better duet partner than Ray Charles. I thought their voices worked well together. It was a pairing I wish I would've heard more from. 2. My Mid-tier songs are DAYS OF RUST, I like it grit and the hard rocking nature of the song but I think The Gift is far superior, VIKINGJUICE, the music has that Viking warrior quality like Immigrant Song and Michael sounds like he's either hallucinating, drunk or in a dream like state; THE MESSENGER, a good rock groove but The Gift is far superior; and TIME, again, a good rocker but The Gift is far superior. 3. Near the bottom: MAKE YOUR PEACE it feels more like a filler song like they ran out of ideas when they came to it; PLEASE, I like the idea of Ray Charles, but I don't think it worked. I also feel like they were trying too hard to be soulful and it didn't quite make it. When I hear it, it's like I hear the effort, but it doesn't go anywhere. 4. Least Favorite: KILL THE PAIN, I'm sorry this is the song I skip. I just hate it because it's a real downer, sorry! So, I think it's a good album but not a great one. Let's see I give Kick; Thieves and Welcome a (10). I think they are well-executed albums. I give X an 8.5 because it's well-produced, has mostly great songs but not as good as the other three. This one I'd give a 7.5. I give them credit for trying something different, the production is a bit heavy, I agree, however, with the exception of a couple of songs, I think it mostly works. Oh, and I think it's album worthy.

I bought Post to Wire in 99 then moved to California at 21 from Chicago. Im gay but Heather your voice is heavenly! I didnt know how beautiful you were until this interview, Id totally hang out with ya! he he I am 45, Italiano. I play it every month for a few days and when my friends are over. thank you for Judith and for Jeffrey. Whose Jeffery Heather? What a beautiful song and my favorite album ever! Post to Wire! Paul DiGrazia

Good album, happy to hear this episode!

They had a keyboard player Phil Aiken who joined the band for the Smitten Album and played with them for a while before they came back with Three Easy Pieces.

I never realized that there is a Tom in Buffalo Tom !

It IS genius, and I cared.

INXS’ 90s albums are overlooked and underrated. They built a career and cut their teeth on their sonic diversity, then because Kick became such a global phenomenon most mainstream music fans expected more of the same. I prefer Welcome to Wherever You Are to Full Moon Dirty Hearts, and thought Elegantly Wasted was an exciting enticement of what could have come. But FMDH had some gems, as all their albums do.

In 2017 they had the Documentary Michael Hutchence The Last Rockstar , over 2 hrs long And a 2 part mini series movie called Never Tear Us Apart Also a 2019 documentary called Mystify Michael Hutchence

Will you cover the INXS Elegantly wasted album from 1997?

They also released a greatest hits Anthology in 2005 called Shine LIke It Does , 2 disc set .

Should check out Michael Hutchence 2 solo projects Max Q album from 1989 And Michael Hutchence self titled solo album in 1999. There are new Michael Hutchence songs released a week ago and a new album coming , 2 songs have been released called One Way And Save my Life .

Only thing I don't like about the album is the album cover artwork , very bland . My fav INXS album cover artwork ever is Elegantly wasted album

This is the most underrated INXS album ever ! Deserves way way more attention !

This is my fav INXS album ever ! My 2nd fav INXS album is 1997 Elegantly wasted

I had this album. Another band was Grave Stone, they had a good vocalist as well.

I really loved this album when it was new back in the 90's, and I still love it today. I think the songs have stood the test of time very well.

I noticed they talked a bit about Andy but didn't really mention Jim at all. He was on all four of their "classic" records. I wonder if he just stopped talking to the guys when he went to do his organic supermarket thing.

Paul O'Niel of Savatage was the producer and manager, which is why the sound sucked so bad. He screwed them on royalties, tours, merch and many other things including putting it in the label's ear that Ray was the star of the band and was writing hit songs that Jake refused to do, and that is what caused Eric to leave for Paul Stanley, the band to break up, and also why the sound was so bad due to Paul's "sound". Listen to Savatage records and you can hear it. He also told Ray to not tell anyone about his disease. He is a all around piece of shit who ruined this band.

Eric Singer was in Olivia Newton John's band, then Lita Ford. When Lita was married or dating Tony Iommi he stole him from her band for Sabbath. I believe he did the Gary Moore tour somewhere in between. Also was in and out of Alice Cooper for years. Had a cool project with John Corabi (Motley Crue/The Scream/Union/Ratt, Brides of Destruction/Dead Daises) and Bruce Kulick (Kiss/Union/Grand Funk Railroad), called E.S.P. Eric Singer Project. They were basically Union with Singer on drums and a couple songs he sang.

From what I recall, Atlantic refuses to re release the records for a couple of factors. 1. Ray was dating the owner's niece at the time and she got sick also. He never told anyone about his disease. 2. Ray's family doesnt want them out either. They do not want to go through the pain again, due to the families of those who he got sick, all are owned a lot of money from his estate, and the family would have to go through all the court proceedings and just do not want to rehash the tragedy of it all.

Ray, despite his demons, is still imo, the best singer I have ever heard. I love all of the Badlands stuff and the Sabbath release of Ray's Eternal Idol, which also has a live set on it. He was perfect in both bands. Sucks that Paul O'Niel screwed this band so much, they could of been huge.

Such a cool guy, very grounded and real.. saw them last night in philly ,an unbelievable show!

Way to go, guys! This record is the true definition of an album that needs "digging out"! Badlands is excellent and you guys really shook the dust off and showed us what is so different about this band in the wash of what the corporate hard rock industry was doing. Bravo!

The b-sides are pretty special as well