Resistant & timeless.

For me, X is a true classic of my youth, it was at that time actually the first contact with the music of INXS for me. Hits like sucide BLONDE or DISAPPEAR convinced me right away then and are still cool and timeless numbers that I like to listen to again and again. Just sucide BLONDE with its casual guitar sound, the sweeping melody and the distinctive harmonica sample is a song that has lost none of its fascination.

On X simply adjusts the mix of energetic songs, Mittempo numbers and soulful ballads. In addition, each song has a great and quite catchy melody, which drags immediately. Some recalls perfected glossy production, while other exudes a more raw and original charm. Thus titles like WHO PAYS THE PRICE ON MY WAY or come quite authentic and simple across well.

A highlight of this CD is the ballad BY MY SIDE for me. Great orchestral accompaniment, soulful voice of Michael Hutchence and a cool melody characterize the song, even awesome is the power structure of the quiet beginning to the bombastic finale.

For 25-years jubilee X has lost none of its fascination for me, timeless songs from pop to rock, sometimes sentimental, sometimes energetic, you never get to this day. Perhaps this is not the best album of INXS, but certainly one of the most consistent and most timeless.