No. 21

No. 21 is INXS - Kick.

I fully realize that this album is nearly 20 years old (1987) but it still sounds good. I am amazed by their sound. The guitars are tight and clean, the horns and saxophones actually sound cool, and Michael Hutchence...oohh! He's got one of my favorite male voices...rich and refined and incredibly well-controlled. I'm jealous of his voice. And I just love the fresh sound that the Australians brought to the music scene.

But really, you'd be surprised at home many songs you know off the Kick album. New Sensation, Devil Inside, Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, Mystify. Shoot, as I listen to this CD, I actually forget which songs made radio. Generally it's easy to "remember" which songs were on radio, cause the rest stink, but not on Kick.

I feel a bit like a geek putting INXS on the list, but I've done it, so deal with it...