INXS
It's not that this is a bad disc. Just unnecessary. INXS has been around for about 20 years now, and the Australian band certainly hasn't lost a step after nine studio albums. The problem is, they haven't picked up the pace much either. During the late '80s, INXS perfected a hybrid of dance beats and mainstream rock that may not have been particularly innovative but was at least a fair amount of fun. Elegantly Wasted has plenty of tunes that would have sounded right a decade ago, like the title track and "Don't Lose Your Head," both of which feature a fluff-ball blend of keyboards and guitar. Yet if you've heard this music before, which plenty of people have, there's not that much reason to listen to it again. (Mercury)
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