Elegantly Wasted
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Elegantly Wasted
Elegantly Wasted is the tenth studio album by Australian rock band INXS. It was released in April 1997, and is the final album recorded with lead singer Michael Hutchence before his death in November that same year.-Wikipedia
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Stereogum
July 14, 2015. Elegantly Wasted, the album, starts off with the fun, sexy rock of "Show Me (Cherry Baby)" before moving into the title track and then becoming another solid example of the more mellowed-out, mature sound INXS embodied on Welcome To Wherever You Are.
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AllMusic
Throughout Elegantly Wasted, INXS go through the motions, coming up with a record nearly as weak as Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. The really unfortunate thing is, it sounds like they were trying this time around.
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Somethingelse Reviews
INXS – ELEGANTLY WASTED (1997): Not considered one of their classics, but a generally good pop/rock album, . . . .
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Music Stack
Elegantly Wasted, the latest offering from those aging Aussie pinup boys in INXS, seems like an exercise in nostalgia. INXS haven't lost their flair for making sexy, streamlined funk-rock confections, but 10 years after "Need You Tonight" hit the top of the charts, the sinuous dance grooves and crackling bursts of guitar in new songs such as "Elegantly Wasted" and "Don't Lose Your Head" don't seem very fresh.
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RockTimes.de
Although this record could not match the previous successes, it is by no means inferior, but in addition to the unmistakable INXS sound , it includes some of the more daring pieces that are usually used by the band.
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AV Club - Music
March 29, 2002. A label switch has generated talk of a comeback, but the new Elegantly Wasted doesn't offer much evidence to back that up: With the exception of a few obvious radio singles, . . . most of the record is mired in dreary mid-tempo material . . . that sounds exactly like the INXS of old, yet lacks the swaggering catchiness.
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Vogelism
February 21, 1997. . . . this record shows a whole new side to the band from down-under. Add moments of pure pop bliss and the intoxicating groove of the title track and you’ve got a time capsule of INXS past, present and future.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Talk about going out with a blast. This, their first new album after a long quiet stretch that was punctuated only by a greatest hits compilation, is the best single example of everything that was good about INXS. The band's commercial sense is unerring here . . . .
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People
May 12, 1997. 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.
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Entertainment
April 25, 1997. The band indulges in more ballads than usual, not to mention some forced world-beat twists. But the end result should still give early fans what they need.
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The Telegraph
. . . their 10th album suggests that INXS are by no means a spent force. It has that big, breezy sound redolent of so many rock bands of a certain age, from the Rolling Stones to U2.
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Not Only Rock (Nie Tylko Rock)
September 19, 2018. The album "Elegantly Wasted" is definitely unique, and not only because it is the last item in the discography of the band INXS created with the participation of Michael Huchence, but also because of the music that was on it. And this is definitely a set of fresh and original compositions that every rock music fan should know. I would recommend.
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