Shabooh Shoobah
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Shabooh Shoobah
Shabooh Shoobah is Australian rock group INXS’s third studio album and was released on 16 October 1982. It peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 94 weeks. It was the band’s first album to be released worldwide and appeared on the United States Billboard 200 and on the Hot Pop Albums Chart. The album spawned four singles, “The One Thing” (July 1982), “Don’t Change” (October), “To Look at You” (March 1983) and “Black and White” (June). It was produced by Mark Opitzfor WEA Australia with most tracks written by band members Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence.-Wikipedia
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Stereogum
Like KICK, Shabooh Shoobah is packed from top to bottom with songs that perfectly communicate the essence of this band: cheeky, sexy grooves with post-punk punch. Unlike KICK, it is not an album that would pack stadiums.
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AllMusic
INXS wasn't quite there yet with Shabooh Shoobah -- which, by the way, has to rank as one of the most annoying titles ever conceived -- but at more than one point, they reached some total heights. For the most part, however, Shabooh Shoobah is an example of a talented bunch of performers still finding their own identity.
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In The 80s
Such a great LP that I'm about to put it on my turntable right now!
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news.com.au
AFTER hinting at greatness on their first two albums, INXS refined their vision on 1982’s inspired Shabooh Shoobah. . . . The DNA of INXS was established with this album.
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MusicStack
But most of Shabooh Shoobah, the group's American debut, is both novel in approach and stirring in execution. Amid the current plague of identikit synth-pop records, Shabooh Shoobah is certainly no ordinary song and dance.
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The Footy Alamanac
. . . but it is fair to say the album has a definitively “’80s” feel. It is in no way unlistenable, but it is chock full of Kirk Pengilly’s synthesizer, that instrument so prominent in ’80s music.
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Rolling Stone
But most of Shabooh Shoobah, the group's American debut, is both novel in approach and stirring in execution. Amid the current plague of identikit synth-pop records, Shabooh Shoobah is certainly no ordinary song and dance.
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The Agit Reader
After two prior albums, on Shabooh Shoobah INXS finally found the right formula of Roxy Music–like stutter and new wave bounce.
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Hello, My Treacherous Friends
Though that opinion may have shifted somewhat over the years (I definitely prefer Kick and X as complete albums over Shabooh, Shoobah), this album is still a welcome companion for an afternoon or a drive. So, while there are other INXS albums I’d recommend starting with, I’d definitely also recommend going back to this one whenever you get the chance.
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