īefore meeting with Fairbairn, the band sent him all the material they had been working on. The band first previewed the song live at the Australian ARIA Music Awards in September 1996. One of the first songs to be completed during these sessions was "Searching". They put the finishing touches on the existing demo tapes, as well as compose new recordings. from U2 in Dublin during mid-1996, Hutchence and Farriss rented a small studio where they continued working on the album. While visiting friends Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. When the entire group got together, they began rehearsing the material that had been previously recorded by Hutchence and Farriss. The remaining members of INXS flew out to meet Hutchence and Farriss in London. Using 24-track reels and ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) recorders, the pair put together a handful of demo tapes, which included an early version of the song " Searching". After spending months talking about new ideas, the pair finally got together, and began working on new material. With both Hutchence and Farriss living in London, the songwriting duo first started talking about a new record over the phone. PolyGram studios in London paired the band with Canadian producer Bruce Fairbairn, their first and only collaboration. So, it just seemed like the logical time to take a break". With the completion of the album, we also fulfilled our contract with Atlantic Records. This helped to create a situation resulting in a lot of personal and business friction within the band, as well as the record label, at the time of the completion of our last studio album Full Moon, Dirty Hearts. As a band, we have recorded an album every twelve to eighteen months over the last five or six years. In an interview with The Album Network magazine in March 1997, Hutchence said, "We really wanted to get off the old carousel for a while. In 1995, Hutchence already began work on his self-titled solo album the project was put on hold until Elegantly Wasted was completed. Īfter a long break, INXS reconvened in 1996 to record their tenth studio album, Elegantly Wasted, their last with Hutchence. Released several months later on 31 October, the compilation included two new songs: " The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)" and "Deliver Me". In June 1994, INXS ended their US contract with Atlantic Records, and signed a new worldwide record deal with PolyGram/ Mercury Records however, the group agreed to release one final record through the Atlantic label - The Greatest Hits. The album's title is from Hutchence, with the single itself trying to recapture the magic and groove of the Kick album, particularly the single, " Need You Tonight".Īll three Farriss brothers dedicated the album to their mother, Jill, who died in 1995. Two songs that did not make the final cut of the album were included on the Bang the Drum EP (2004). Production of the album was completed by Hutchence and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Farriss in Spain later the same year. The band had spent April 1996 rehearsing in London and moved over to Vancouver to record with producer Bruce Fairbairn the same month. It was released on 15 April 1997, and is the final album recorded with lead singer Michael Hutchence before his death in November that same year. Elegantly Wasted is the tenth studio album by Australian rock band INXS.
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