A deal was signed, and Sunshyne metamorphosed into Prism.
Bruce Fairbairn went off to get a degree in Urban Planning at the University of British Columbia, the demo tape arrived in the hands of an LA producer, and when said producer contacted Fairbairn and told him that he liked what he had heard, Fairbairn pretended that the band was still together. Later there were spells with groups such as the Spectres and Sunshyne, and just before Sunshyne split up they recorded a demo of drummer Jim Vallance's compositions.
#Inxs elegantly wasted pro#
I think that's musical fraud, so I stay well away from it." Rootsīorn and raised in Canada, Fairbairn began playing the trumpet at the age of five, before making his pro debut with a high‑school band at a local church. I really have a problem with records where the end result doesn't represent either the human performance of the artist or any ability on the part of the artist to actually perform that song. For me that's all part and parcel of giving the consumer a product that is true. "That's how I learned to play, and so that's why I'm really not that interested in working with bands that don't - or can't - perform live. "I think that reflects my experience over the years, being part of a band," he explains. "Being a musician myself, I have a good ear for songs, for arrangements and for music," he says, " so I try to bring all of that to a project, providing songwriters and musicians with a sounding‑board on which to base their material and their performances."įairbairn's ability to inspire and draw the very best performances out of artists is another major plus.
Richard Buskin finds out how he did it.īruce Fairbairn's track record includes artists such as Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Poison, the Scorpions, Blue Oyster Cult, Van Halen and Chicago as a producer, he derives much of his in‑studio enjoyment from the process of capturing not only the sound but also the natural energy of a live band performance on tape. (it all came out 6 months later in a live interview at a Chicago radio station) If you listen carefully to the chorus throughout the song, you can clearly hear Michael singing the "OaSIS" part of the phrase.Musician and producer Bruce Fairbairn is best known for his US rock smash successes with Bon Jovi and Aerosmith, but blended live band recording and a willingness to use studio techsnology to record the latest INXS album, Elegantly Wasted. No one knew that he was adding the phrase "I'm better than Oasis" instead of "I'm Elegantly Wasted". Michael immediately returned to the studio (alone) & w/the engineer added layers to the chorus.
of Oasis at a pub in Dublin where Michael was having drinks with Bono. The book tells of how the covert message within the chorus was added right after the altercation Michael H. It was written with reference to Michael Hutchence & his stuggles w/Paula Yates & the trappings of fame. Dianna from Los Angeles, CaI've read the INXS Story to Story autobiography as well which talks a little about this song.Dusk Blackman from Albany, Georgia (u.s.a.)"Elegantly Wasted" is a real turn on! And Michael is the mastermind of the groove behind the song.
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