INXS recorded their biggest album, Kick, in Sydney and Paris, produced by Chris Thomas. Atlantic Records didn't like the record offered them $1 million to go back to Australia and record another album. The band said no. Good call. Kick was released in October 1987 and peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 3 on the US Billboard 20, and had four top 10 singles

But they had more than Kick. INXS’ music filled a niche, on the radio and in your head 

They were a band that was electrifying live, had a charismatic frontman, and a mix of rock, pop, and funk.  And they were knocked around more than a little because they weren't simply a straight-ahead rock and roll band.

Seems unfair to be judged based on what others sounded like, because INXS was unique: A rock band that had grooves and thump and a full dance floor.  And Hutchence is one of the great frontmen of the rock era. I wanted to travel their album path and hear the before and after around Kick. I found some gems and underappreciated rockers.  I also explore why they were not always loved by critics.

Let's go. And let's rock, because INXS does. Turn it up