"Live Baby Live" is Australian rock band INXS's first live album. It was released on 11 November 1991 and features tracks recorded during their Summer XS Tour in Paris, New York, Chicago, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, Spain, Switzerland, Melbourne, Sydney, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas. The album provided a single, "Shining Star". Recorded during their international 1990 tour, "Live Baby Live" is a lifeless live album. INXS sounds professional, they never miss a note and that's part of the problem. All of the performances sound like the studio versions, stripped of their excitement and savvy productions, which were essential factors in making the songs hit singles. On "Live Baby Live", there are 15 live numbers and one studio song. The live songs are divided among five Inxs albums with an emphasis on the latter works: "Shabooh Shoobah" (1 song), "The Swing" (1 song), "Listen Like Thieves" (3 songs), "Kick" (6 songs), and "X" (4 songs). There is also one very good studio song - "Shining Star". "Live Baby Live" is produced by Mark Opitz. There are some great highlights. Inxs getting the crowd to sing along with "Mystify" is amazing. They included live versions of some underrated songs like "The Stairs", "Mediate" (they do this as a follow-up to "Need You Tonight"), "Hear that Sound", "One x One", and "Burn For You". The strongest performances are "The Stairs" (Hutchence goes to the crowd - "How ya doing"), "Hear That Sound", and "Need You Tonight". Thought "Need You Tonight" was an average song, but the live version blows you away.
01. "New Sensation" - 4:42
02. "Guns in the Sky" - 3:14
03. "Mystify" - 3:11
04. "By My Side" - 3:15
05. "Shining Star" - 3:52
06. "Need You Tonight" - 2:58
07. "Mediate" - 4:29
08. "One x One" - 2:58
09. "Burn for You" - 4:43
10. "The One Thing" - 3:21
11. "This Time" - 3:06
12. "The Stairs" - 5:07
13. "Suicide Blonde" - 4:36
14. "Hear That Sound" - 3:38
15. "Never Tear Us Apart" - 4:13
16. "What You Need" - 6:16
Released: 11 November 1991
Recorded in: Paris , New York , Toronto , Chicago , London , Dublin , Glasgow , Rio de Janeiro , Montreal , Spain , Switzerland , Melbourne , Sydney , Philadelphia , Las Vegas
"Shining Star" recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
Genre: Rock
Length: 63:40
Label: Atlantic Records
Producer: Mark Opitz, INXS
Personnel
Michael Hutchence - vocals
Andrew Farriss - keyboards, guitar
Tim Farriss - guitar
Kirk Pengilly - saxophone, guitar, vocals
Garry Gary Beers - bass, vocals
Jon Farriss - drums
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