I have no problem admitting that "back in the day" I had somewhat of a "mancrush" on Inxs lead singer and all round rock God Michael Hutchence.
What wasn't to be in awe of? the consummate front man "Hutch" had it all,great voice,unbelievable stage presence,oozing sensuality and sexuality all the things you want from a lead singer,Michael was like a "chick magnet" also the list of ex girlfriends read like a who's who of the worlds most beautiful women, Elle McPherson.Kylie Minogue, and Helene Christensen so it's small wonder in the pantheon of singers I most wanted to be Michael Hutchence came out a resounding first
Aside from a love of "all things Inxs" I could lay claim to being in the minority of people who'd actually seen his 1986 movie "Dogs In Space" and owning a copy of his first solo project 1989's "Max Q' which I'll review in another post{hence the title A Fine Bromance Part One!}
"Dogs In Space" is NOT the greatest film ever made,lets not kid ourselves set in Melbourne in 1978 it features a group of music fans living in a house together including Sam played by Michael Hutchence the singer of a band called Dogs In Space and traces the day to lives of the inhabitants of the house.
The soundtrack features songs by Iggy Pop,Gang Of Four,Brian Eno and a couple of Michael Hutchence tracks,the keeper of which is "Rooms For The Memory"
Since I'm devoid of the roughly $100 the soundtrack goes for these days I make do w/ the You Tube clip when I want to hear it,I still consider it a crime that "Rooms For The Memory" didn't find a way onto his posthumous solo album "Michael Hutchence" that was released in 99 two years after his tragic suicide,maybe the length of time between "Rooms" being recorded in 86 and the releases of his solo album 13 years later meant it's exclusion,more's the pity "Rooms For The Memory" is a great reminder of the awesomeness that was,is and always will be Michael Hutchence.
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