Kick - INXS

As the nights drew in, or in times of inclement weather, we used to congregate in each others houses and one of the favourite haunts was the attic of PW's house. Tucked away at the top of the house, it was far away from the domain of adults and we could make as much noise, within reason, as we liked. What made it even cooler was that the ladder into the roof space was accessed from one of PW's wardrobes. Flippin' brilliant or what! A bit like the bat cave might've been if Bruce Wayne had been brought up on a council estate in Hartlepool rather than a multi-millionaire's mansion.
Anyway I am digressing. So we used to congregate there and play snooker, read books, shoot the breeze and listen to records. This album, and others from INXS were in almost constant rotation, occasionally interspersed with Bon Jovi's 'Slippery When Wet' and Big Country. It was a great place to hang out and PW was a willing host, or at least he was until someone defaced one of his 'Oor Wullie' books. After several laps around the snooker table, being chased by PW brandishing a snooker cue, the perpetrator disappeared down the ladder and out of the house. I am not sure to this day whether the lifetime ban has been lifted but I can confirm that they are on speaking terms!
Although I am not a huge INXS fan, this album contains their classic hits. Definitely pop in nature, this record contains probably their best tracks and certainly their biggest hits. PW used to argue that the earlier INXS albums were better but I think that was him being contrary. If he stopped brandishing the snooker cue long enough he might see that he was wrong!