Max Q (band)

:"This article is about the Australian musical group. See Max Q (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term "Max Q"."Max Q was a short-lived Australian rock band, active in the late 1980s, essentially a vanity recording project for INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. It consisted of Hutchence (vocals) and Ollie Olsen (production), accompanied by key members of the Melbourne post-punk scene, most of whom had previously collaborated with Olsen.

The project followed on from Hutchence and Olsen's work on the film "Dogs In Space", where they met. Max Q released one critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful self-titled album in 1989 and had minor hits with the songs "Sometimes" (originally recorded by Olsen with Orchestra Of Skin And Bone) and "Way of the World". The band never performed any live shows. [ [http://www.michaelhutchence.org/work/maxq/ Official Michael Hutchence Memorial Website | Work ] ]

The other members of INXS have been reported as being unhappy with Hutchence's solo "career"Fact|date=June 2007. As of 2008, The Max Q album has not been re-issued.

The name "Max Q" is an aerospace term. It refers to the point at which the dynamic pressure (Q) on a launch vehicle is greatest. Another band called Max Q consists of astronauts assigned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Hutchence/Olsen band was named after Ollie Olsen's dog, Max.

In October 2006, two of the Max Q songs had been featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown which had been voted by listeners [http://www.mrock.com.au/essentialcountdown/countdown.php] :

* "Sometimes" (ranked 1301 out of 2006 songs)
* "Way of the World" (ranked 716 out of 2006 songs)

Max-Q Album Song Titles:

* "Way of the World"
* "Sometimes"
* "Buckethead"
* "Monday Night by Satellite"
* "Ghost of the Year"
* "Soul Engine"
* "Concrete"
* "Ot-Ven-Rot"
* "Tight"
* "Everything"

Band members

* Michael Hutchence: Vocals, Songwriting
* Ollie Olsen: Production, Songwriting
* Arne Hanna: Guitar
* Michael Sheridan: Guitar, Feedback
* Bill McDonald : Bass Guitar
* Gus Till: Piano, MIDI Programming
* John Murphy: Percussion, Trumpet, Screams

Additional musicians

* Peggy Harley: Backing Vocals
* Marie Hoy: Backing Vocals (Soul Engine)
* Pat Powell: Backing Vocals (Bucket Head)
* Pam Ross: Narration

ingles

¹ 'Monday Night By Satellite' did not enter the Australian ARIA Chart top 100 singles, but peaked at #93 on the Kent Report singles chart.

References

External links

* [http://www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com/maxq.htm Michael Hutchence fan site on Max Q]
* [http://www.michaelhutchence.org/work/maxq/ Official Michael Hutchence memory site on Max Q]
* [http://www.inxs.com/index.php?section=features&page=home&id=133 Interview with Ollie Olsen about Max Q]
* [http://www.hutchinfo.net Michael Hutchence Fan Forum]