Mixes / Deconstructions

Never Tear Us Apart

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"Never Tear Us Apart". Next to "Not Enough Time", one of my absolute favorite INXS songs. I wore out my VHS copy of "Kick: The Video Flick", playing "Never Tear Us Apart" over and over.

When I got RX8, one of the first songs I tried to grab an acapella from was "Never Tear Us Apart". So imagine my surprise when the multitrack of the original recording session came into my world (thank you anonymous emailer).

Shortly after watching the Mystify documentary, I started deep diving into my INXS albums and singles. I kept stopping at "Never Tear Us Apart". Through the years, and the reissues of "Kick", a few different versions of the song have been released.

This deconstruction is different.

As I typed earlier, this is me going through the original recording session, removing tracks, and re-editing/extending other tracks...as well as using a liberal amount of reverse reverb.

Listening back to this, it rips at your heart. Michael had a lot of drama towards the end of his life. If that taxi driver didn't assault him (brain injury), just imagine the music that would exist today. It is truly a loss to the world of music.

Put on your headphones, and enjoy this (through the inevitable tears). It is so cool to be able to hear the guitar and Michael's vocals so cleanly. As much as I love the strings, the electric guitar work is beautiful.

File uploaded: August 30th, 2021

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