82. Sherry Thomas Discusses INXS, The Swing

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This episode is dedicated to the memory of Lelya Turcihin, a great friend and a wonderful soul who loved INXS and left us far too early and far too long ago.

Sherry Thomas, host of the Analog Smile podcast and contributing writer for The Aquarian, is this episode’s guest, as she gets Al better acquainted with INXS’ fourth album, The Swing. They discuss what Sherry loves about this album and about INXS in general, how she got into music journalism and what made her start her latest podcast.

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1:08 Sherry joins the show

2:39 Sherry identifies her favorite musical decade

5:00 Sherry sees The Swing as a pivotal album in INXS’ catalog

9:40 Sherry and Al talk about Original Sin as a centerpiece of the album

17:02 Sherry explains why she thinks Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence were a great songwriting team

Discussion of other tracks

18:34 Dancing on the Jetty

22:15 Johnson’s Aeroplane

27:02 Original Sin (remake)

28:37 Sherry talks about Michael Hutchence’s tragic passing

31:40 I Send a Message

33:12 Burn for You

34:02 Melting in the Sun

35:28 Face the Change/Love Is (What I Say)

38:18 Al explains why he was glad Sherry picked this album

42:00 Sherry names her favorite INXS album(s)

45:02 Sherry talks about how she got into music journalism

48:54 Sherry explains why she started Analog Smile

53:06 Al asks Sherry about the origins of her podcast’s name

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