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INXS: Jan. 27 @ Gibson Amphitheatre
By Donna Quesada
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With actors Ray Liotta to my left and Joe Pantoliano behind me, I stood in the
pit of the Gibson, waiting and wondering how J.D. Fortune would hold up as the
new frontman for INXS. Being that this was the band’s first real tour since
singer Michael Hutchence’s mysterious suicide brought its world to a halt
in 1997, all pressure was on.
Fortune won the coveted position as frontman for the ‘80s rock band on last
year’s reality series "Rockstar," and knocking out second place
was runner-up Marty Casey, who was asked by INXS to open up for them on the tour.
Nice consolation prize. After the night's show, there was no question as to why
the incandescent J.D. Fortune was chosen.
First, Marty and his Lovehammers warmed us up (I suffered through it, but feel
I must at least mention it), with a short set of average alt-rock songs, that
included the recognizable "Trees," which he had performed in the competition
last summer.
Tension then rose as AC/DC’s "TNT" blasted, and a large projected
timer counted down the five minutes preceding INXS’ entrance. Finally, with
10 seconds remaining, the audience counted backwards aloud and J.D. sauntered
onstage in his dark glasses and black leather jacket, while Andrew Farriss led
in with the unmistakable harmonica line of "Suicide Blonde."
The Aussie rockers were visibly happy to take the stage again, grinning to each
other throughout a set of flawlessly delivered older favorites, like "New
Sensation," and "What You Need," peppered with new tracks from
their recently released album, Switch.
J.D. owned us all, crouching down through the low-pitched "Mystified,"
writhing his body through the crooner, "Never Tear Us Apart," and titillating
his many female fans as he slowly caressed the microphone stand as if it were
a woman’s body, during the musical interlude of "Taste It." He
literally ran through the audience, comically defying the efforts of security
men to restrain him, as they closed with new song "Pretty Vegas." —
Article posted on 2/13/2006
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