Rockers Play Karaoke With Inxs For New Hutchence Tribute

The Stairs – featuring JD Fortune. I heard this new JD Fortune driven presentation of ‘The Stairs’ this week courtesy of great Canadian friends and it was almost like hearing it for the first time. The message that is, JD’s got such a credible way of capturing an awareness of musical messages via his delivery of lyric and I think on this particular project this talent really shines through, to the point of being dazzling. Well he dazzled me with this song presentation anyway. I really heard it and felt it and I wasn’t overly fond of it back in the heady “X” days of 1990. (I was a teenager.... LOL) What I also absolutely adore is the motivation behind this project holistically for INXS and as a contributing artist, for JD to have demonstrated his deeply respectful and loving energy towards Michael Hutchence’s and Andrew Farriss’s original song. That is to have stayed true and yet be creative and clearly demonstrate the depth of understanding of the song itself and the original album motivation. ‘A tribute to the life’s work of Michael Hutchence.’ Well this is my take on the original motivation anyway.It is an intelligent and deeply endearing decision for JD to have chosen ‘The Stairs’ in my opinion and his presentation is a fitting tribute to his bandmates both current and dearly departed. I’m sure that all of them must feel deeply chuffed on how this always amazing song has emerged post ‘re-imaging’ and I sincerely wish to congratulate INXS and all contributing artists on this MH Tribute Album ‘ Original Sin’.And for my fellow INXS Fan’s I encourage them to take advantage of the opportunity to hear this song when you can, with an open mind and be prepared to be dazzled. It’s was always a great song, I just wish I could be re-imaged and come out this fresh and awesome myself. LOLCheersMichelle