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Most people thought Divinyls had gone the way of countrymen Men At Work and Rick Springfield pop anomalies whost; careers soared quickly, and broke down just as quickly in the eariy '80s. But they didn't go away. They've Divinyls were troopers fellow
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Show. They infomied me that the music scene witnessed was not just because of the 3OO0
Austin, TejQS for the 5th Annual South by
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Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference. The
industry professionals and musicians
largest showcase of unsigned bands in the U.S.,
descended upon the town
SXSW featured over 500 bands and artists over four norv-stop nights.
don't
From
it
bigger in Texas.
is
I
know who "they" are, but they must have
musical community in such an overwhelming
strip
Friday night, Austin's main music strip
(6th Street)
had to be barricaded off from traffic
to protect the
music
lovers.
Over 10,000 people
were on ttie strip supporting live, original music Ov«er 10,000 people
partid responsibly v^Wle
the police on horseback kicked back and
made
sure there were no problems. Of course, as
was
told
many
from
local residents, there are
seldom any problems. Fans of rock, blues, reggae, dance
I
and jazz
all
The vibe was infecand overwhelmingly omniscient Austin has the muse. peacefully yet powerfully.
tious
It
didn't matter if your band was
showcasing
SXSW or not It didn't even matter if you had a band. Old men, young girls and everyone for
in between had picked tars,
up
their acoustic gui-
mini-amps, washboards and whatever else
could spread the muse. Every comer had these street
comer troubadours.
Hell, people
were
the stiip quickly
to capacity.
fills
dty coundl and other dty officials did not also enibrace the scene, it would have no space to exist Actually, Austin
is
pretty
smart
If
10,000
music fans spend $20 apiece on the 6th Street almost 1/4 million dollars
stiip,
into their local economy.
doesn't surprise
It
is
funneleJ
And thaf s each ni^t
me
that Texas hosts the
most progressive musical community
in the
guess
only
do with
me
elementary.
If
have
all this
and Georgia?" Ifs the musical communities of in Florida
mean bone boogie which had everybody walking by smiling and waving. Atone point over fifteen people were standing on the comer, beating
Sam
their bones.
the Flower
Man conducted
most primal of rhythm sections as his feet perched on upside-down 5 gallon buckets the
would
much
all
be
much
stronger than
we
(which
we
are cur-
rentiy.
Look
one more time. 28 dubs are in the meh-opolitan area. Most of tiiese are
do not allow bands about it
Is tiiere
to
80%
80%
of tiiese
dubs
do cover material. Think original
music every day
had
Original music
attached to his feet At one
point noticing Sam's "Uncle
felt
the
same
Sam" hat and the
vibe twenty-five years ago.
I'm from Los Angeles and Tve experienced
what many brag is the best music scene in the worid; and you know what we were all wrong. The music scene in Austin has more energy aiS
more importantly, none of the pretentiousness known to come with the big music meccas. I
spoke to representatives from the Texas
Chamber
of
Commerce
at the
SXSW
Trade
more tiwugh. You must be vocal in
of
tiie
likely,
the
week
is
in the
given
lip service
dubs and
tiien
one night of it's
such a
limited genre that there's no possible way for to succeed. In otiier
music is a
dub
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
dub owners tiiat you when tiiey support music They may not pay attention at Tell
original first
your
when
but
the cash register starts ringing
and stops ringing on cover nights, the message will ring loud and dear. for original nights
know
Let your dty leaders
If
that tiiey
must
curfews, noise ordi-
Michael Bamett
it
situations, original
Michael Bamett
Adam
heard.
More bands
surging
tiie
original
will
will
Shegstad
No matter inaease
top of
catalytic
in
Lisa Johnson
at tiie top of
what direction you
tiie hill
right
push needed
force.
Ricky Miller
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS
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Maria Moraca, Karen Krisci, Karen, Robbyn Owen and Dawn Smithson
CARTOONS Martin Glass • John Urban
tiie
hilL
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roll it it will
We are
now. Lef s to
all
Caron Gordon Graphics Rock N Motion Design
at
all
give tiie
nurture a thriving
musical community in each town and dty in tiieSoutiieast
The next Stevie Ray Vaughan or Janis Joplin
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It won't happen if muse. They can't tap
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playing "Freebird" or
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"Stairway to Heavea" Support your original
scene
now and it can become what Austin is.
not
wilLdie.
it
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music coming up with
tunes as powerful as anything you've ever
ttie
PUBUSHER
only support ttiem
will
at Austin
energy in the air, I wondered if Haight-Ashbury
Romper Stompers
There's
your support
Everybody
located in a 4 block sh'etch.
ASST.
Janice Nicholas
into tiiemselves for
as
Chip Mignacca
tiie
clubs in your
area every single night
young musicians and bands
Southeast supported music
week where you live? I doubt it Most on any given ni^t you'll find 80% cover music and 20% original music I know it's true in Tampa and Oriando and Fve been told ifs h^ in Miami and Atianta.
—
all ttie
Atianta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa andevery other
Sam
a
fill
DIRECTOR OF RELATIONS
there will neve r be tiie fertile soil that a musical
courtesy of
we stormed up
could
of original music are allowed to be enforced,
as the people in Austin
offered
It
community can grow ia The attihjde will change, the scene will chaiige and tiie economy will grow. And as original sori^ are supported more and more,
our neighbor.
only has a population of 585,000 people)
who
music Imagine just on any given night supporting
people out
(pos-
is
"Enough about Texas. What does to
it's
Christopher R. Phillips
who love to 25% of those
this point you're pr5)ably thinking,
sibly in the world)
At
I
community
PUBUSHER/EXECUTIVE EDITOR
be upwards of 50,000 people
nances, zoning restiictions and condemnation
the best musical
25%
the Flower Man,
may
allow a scene to grow.
in the soul of Texas so
is
fitting that
MFMRER PURUCATION
any dub
Music
yet
us a maJce-shift percussion emsemble of cattle
If
natioa Stevie Ray Vaughan found the muse in Austia ZZ Top spoke of the power of La Grange.
The oddest
bones. For thirty minutes,
going to book a cover band.
is
music scene.
zoning commissioners,
tiie
had was
he
owner in ti>e Soutiieast tiwught he could make more money by booking original acts, he'd do it in a heartbeat As a music &n, this is where your part comes ia In your metropolitan area, there
support
If the-police,
THEBAMNETWORK
owner tiiinks out to listen to Van Halen covers tiian origiiials, the club
see live
meti'opolis in
I
music (whetfier make money. If he will get more people
on Friday and Saturday nights. But an entertainment age crowd wtJlild have nowhere to go if the dty itself did not lend
even sitting cross legged in the middle of the blocked off street playing, singing and dancing.
most fun experience
Tht
police have a year-long job blocking off the
alternative,
intermingid
Its large
from Austin club owners, but even in the
summer,
On
entertainment
college population certainly triggers smiles
been hanging out in Austin when they said it I have never seen a metropolis embrace its iashioa
SXSW. Far from
for
every perspective, Austin progres-
sively supports its
They say everything
who had
priority is not to support
original or cover times) but to
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ostpeople thought Divinyls hadgone the way offellow
countrymen Men At Work and Rick Springfield— pop anomalies whose careers soared quickly, and broke
down Just as
quickly in the early '80s.
were troopers
— they
But Divinyls
go away. They've been
didn't
plugging at the edge of the rock scene /or years now, I
trying to recapture their
momentum,
trying to
snag
that big break.
ChristinaAntphlettandMarkMcEnteelbrmedDivinyls over a decade ago. They started out on
Ae fast track; within a year of
with some other guys, and then some of them
changed
I
guess some of them
their own ways for different reasons, or maybe from the disappointment that we hadn't done better. Then on Temperamental we used some different people. We then used different people on this record. So it's been basically Mark and I together through tiie whole period. It's always been a band kind of approach in the studio. Basically Mark writes the music and I write the lyrics. Sometimes we
went just
cross over
—
know, Mark
I
is
just have things in
my head, you
the technical one."
seems that the two had some good stuff in
It
getting together they put out Monkey Grip in Australia.
A Life
Desperate and What
arid tiien
were the same, and then
They became
thei r heads when they set out to KCordDivinyls,
the fourth Aussie band (says Amphlett) to be signed directiy to an
as well as a great backing band (which includes
renowned keyboardist Benmont Tench, bass-
Americanbbel(Chrysalis}.Widianewlineup,tiieyreleasedDesperate in 1983, their international debut. They found success in the college charts
and began touring
incessantly.
Randy Jackson and drummer Charlie One would also expect a hit song when songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom ist
Drayton).
pop chart toppers The Bangles, Cyndi Lauper and countless others) show up. But a single that rather obviKelly (who've penned light
for
ously addresses female masturbation? This
not their nomial
hirfl
is
Amphlett has worked
with Steinberg'Kelly before (they wrote "Like
A Cat"
for Lauper's last LP),
though never
for
a Divinyls album. The two writers also handed
Amphlett the most achingly beautiful ballad close off the
album
— "I'm On Your
to
Side."
"They came into the studio when we were recording and played
it
on acoustic
They actually wrote it for me to sing.
guitar.
like that
I
song."
She says that "Touch" was written restaurant, but hedges at
Three albums andeightyears later, Amphlett
its
"We were sitting, writing in a restaurant, and these two girls were listening and I sup-
been giving the big push to Divinyls.
we were just being silly; I don't know. we weren't. But it's one of those songs that
pose
and McEntee only now seem to have climbed
Leaving behind the players thejihad worked
on the career success ladder. With their self-titled debut on Virgin (their fifth LP), the group is at last enjoying crossover
with in the past, as well as producer Mike
No,
Chapman, who'd worked on their previous two LPs, resulted in the band iinding new influences and a cleaner sound as they headed into the shjdio last year. The result has already yielded a number one single in Australia, and the band has just wrapped up a video for "Love School," which will follow "Touch" as a single
can be understood on different
the next rung
chart success with the risque lead single
Touch wagon
Myself,"
"I
and fans are hopping on the
to praise this
"new band."
"We're not a new band," laughs Amphlett in
New York
her
hotel room. "But people think
the Divinyls are a
new band now!"
there.
Afleradecadeofbeingdisregarded,achange
was
definitely in store for the Divinyls.
Chrysalis's decision to drop the
group may
have been a blessing in disguise.
"We got dropped from Chrysalis in 1988 and Mark and I decided to go to Paris in '89 and just have some fun and see what we were going to do," Amphlett says. "Then we started writing and we sent the songs back to our American management and they really liked them; they sent them to Virgin who thought they were really keen.
seemed
to
We
really liked Virgin
—
they
understand us."
Amphlett blames rity
on her fomier
pay
much
attention to
which she says didn't them. They certainly
don't have that problem with Virgin,
what track
which has
will
"This record
it's still
in the air as to
be the next U.S. is
tion department,"
single.
better for us in the produc-
Amphlett admits.
"I
think
on Temperamental, things sound a bit buried. I think this one's really sparse and simple and organic.
We
recorded
it
live
(though we've
always done that) and the sounds are really good, the playing
is
great, the keyboards are
very natural and soulful. Everything has place,
nothing interferes.
It's
its
just a very or-
. . .
think that
it's
up
song
if
levels.
And
I
to the listener's interpretation of
you're a nun, you know, you're
going to interpret
it
in
one way, and
if
stripper you're going to interpret
you're a
it
in an-
other."
Did they hope the titillating nahire of it would work to their benefit as did the scandal around Madonna's "Justify My Love"? "It
was a
bit of
an attention grabber," she
admits. Certainly, the video, tiiough erotic, doesn't
approach the shock value of "I
"Justify."
don't think there's a lot that's risque in
the video
know,
I
— some people think
suppose there's a
it is,
there's a contortionist looking legs,
touching herself and
but you
bit a flesh in
it
and
through her upside
shiff,
down
ganic record."
While Divinyls have through
much of the band's obscu-
label
Amphlett says
in a
"meaning."
much
really
been a duo
of their history, Amphlett
quick to point out that recording
is
is
always a
band project with McEntee writing most of the music, and Amphlett penning lyrics.
The
first
record
we
did,
Mwikey
Crip, was
No matter how you
interpret
oozes from 'Touch," and lust
it,
is
sexuality
acttially a
dominate theme on Divinyls. Songs like "Lay Your Body Down," and "Love School" drip sensuality. Even the cover shot features Amnhlett wearing nothini2 but a fishnet dress.
But playing the sex symbol isn't what is all about And she doesn't seem
Amphlett
overly concerned that the band doesn't yet
have the stature of fellow Aussies INXS. ^Ve've had a
had
fun, so
lot
of support and toured and
hasn't been hell," she quips,
it
last word. Tou just keep on beause you enjoy doing it It's not as we haven't had fua We've traveled heaps. I
drawing out the doing if
it
mean,
we wanted to be an we have beea"
along
all
band
tional
...
interna-
Amphlett says she just hopes the new record does well enough to enable them to tour the
world agaia
There's no point in touring if nobody wanb never been one to want to
to hear you. I've
perform
more
10 people
for
—
get really shy.
I
The
people, the better!"
When Divinyls first broke onto the tional scene,
Now,
it
as they rise again,
it
looks as
if
& roll
rock
danger of extinctioa But Amphlett
iteelf is in
unconcerned. She says
more
interna-
was during the demise of punk.
it
is
only makes her group
necessary.
It's either heavy metal or rap out there,'
she a
sa>'s. "It's
kind of good because
what we do. We've always had
makes us
it
more unique. We've always
little
just done
lots of melody in
&
our music, we've always been a rock band.
my
suppose
I
punky
because
it
was confronting, but
you know, you just got
to
do what you do. You
little
. . .
ON TOUR
roll
performance was always a
can't just check over the trends, or else you lose
who
>x3u are."
NOW!
With their roots in Australia, their record
company
in America,
and the
the re-
site for
cording of Divinyls in France (hence the short instrumental "Cafe Interlude"), the band does
seem
have developed a certain rocking cos-
to
mopolitan
flair.
And when
it
comes
to music,
England and America provide them with their heroes. Some of the guitar work on the new album even hearkens to (who else) The Beatles.
Tou can'thelpitsometimes to be influenced by The
Beatles,
I
suppose, but
I
don't think
main iniluence of ours. Growing up in Australia, you hear from English rock & roll and American rock & roll. And as we've traveled, like \^'hen we first started, if we'd do a cover, it would be an Australian band like The Easy Beats or The Loved Ones. But as we've that's a great
We
music'
listens to other "TJo,
I
pop
stars.
don't listen to pop music at
all.
In feet
music We're more of a rock & roll band with some pop. I listen to blues and rock hate pop
and country music, but
I
don't listen to pop,
pop, pop." If
thrashers and
core fans
the music
on
Divinyls
is
any indication
ot
the power of listening to the old masters,
maybe we should send Expose a crate
"...Volatile attitudes,
Poisonous nffs, and powerful songs equals
BIOHAZARD... harxi-
alike...
The
nneanest street style record since
Basically, this is
an
explosive album with
no compromises
Cro-Mags..."
Rob Clymo.
But what about pop? Surely a pop rock band
I
should please
METAL FORCES
King and John Lee Hooker and that and your Jeff Becks. I also listen
to classical
with their debut, and
influ-
our
players like B.B. stuff like
htt
listen to a lot of old blues guitar
traveled we've kind of broadened
ences.
"BIOHAZARD"
plenty of high notes
^
whatsoever..."
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cation can readily be found throughout the
and showcases. Volunteers learn
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a few.
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if
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Music Connection of the country you live in,
no matter what part especially
name
to newsstands to
recommend subscribing
mag
decent column or two on help-wanted
ads and a free "Musicians wanted'musidans
which are more
useful to groups
already performing in the area.
The advertising
Music Connection are extremely helpful and cordial, so as soon as your group sales reps at
wants the media and
label reps to take
had of
"dub-goer,'
more
you place your ad-
vertisements accordingly.
you to announce your
The
a full-page ad.
presenting
in-
so than the average
best that
it is
first
wouldn't advise
I
Hollywood show in
rationale
simple; before
is
the record biz, every de-
itself to
buting baJKl needs time to work up
dence and overall stage presence in
Aid I
don't
confi-
its
firont
of a
mean just a room
live
audience.
full
of your friends, either. You've got to fece
.
.
the curtain sometimes and see fens
— and
Advertising
and wants
if
you can draw
on the opposite coast indude the New Music Seminar every summer and CMJ Convention in tile fall, both held in Manhattan each year. schmooze. Meet other act&tousidans and make contacts (not just friends or barxlmates) by
going to
dub
drcuit for a few months
to attract the
movers and shakers.
doviTiplayed. Countiess experts
— musicians — are music biz
all
So on that note,
let
hurt
me steer you towards BAM
Magazine, de\'oted more to California's typical
dub andconcert goer. Let me just say, however, this does not mean that the readers of the two
your disposal tiirough the
aspects of tiie music business are
and
whaf s
tiie local
music pub-
L
A. area, affiliate with professional
The
tiiree
most strongly urge
I
musicians to join are The National Academy
of Songwriters (NAS), Los Angeles Songwriters'
Showcase (LASS)
arxl tiie co-ed (in spite of the
name) Los Angeles Worpen
One
in
considered somewhat established
it
a manager, agent or w+iate\'er) the lool publications
demo-
Academy
history and situation, to ensure the
the biz.
My
suggestion
from pop
is
for rock acts (everytiiing
to speed metal) to advertise in
This holds true primarily during the stages of a band's emergence
BAM. initial
to help build enou^ of a following to guarantee
future bookings.
BAM
also has a "personals"
section in the back; and dassified rates for
"musidans wanted" section are first
the
tiie
$5.(X) for the
The
—
is
a listing of
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calling (213)
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who
are interested in having professionals in
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LASS
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dues of S95.00 indude "Musepaper," the or-
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No matter
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and workshops
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indushy experts. tions
Fonim
is
In
LA,
the Concrete Founda-
held each year in September,
while the Independent Music Conference
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by calling (213) 654-1665 or writing
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graphics and drculation, as well as the band's
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Nonetheless, even tiiough you don't need to
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since seminars of this nature usually cost a
contact Nick at (213) 462-5772.
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easier to add delays, re\erbs,
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The
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studio
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stomp boxes you own as
HL
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Ifs that time of the
rebuttal
may
lot of variables. He knows the room equipment You are probably used to playing live where all you hear is the sound of
There are a
again.
get to see a sporadic
well. This is
by the infamous Bruce The (Dead To Ws" MarshaU. If the subject
the kit acoustically, ma>^)e with
seems to evaporate and the spelling and grammar suddenly go awry, you're there. You've
support
Tto
has
little
to
some monitor
do with getting the
souixl in the studio.
-
one of the
keep an open
Keyboard players
-
don't wait until the ses-
sion begins to start putting patches together.
getiver,
him know what kirxl of sound you like reference it with some artists whose drum sounds you like. Do this in advance if you can; you'U begin working together wth the same goal in mind. He wll probably \^ant to, tune
working on and doing may be leading
Invohmtary. Mr. Undulation! Let
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your drums. Hopefully,
Hmm.
tile
In as
mean.'
much as we have covered all the basics
of studio preparation, the time has
come
begin the actual task of recording. There
to
is
of these thirigs
before, but
something Tirst
to
includes, but
is
actually a few
workinjg
we have addressed
on
of yourself
is
be avoided at all costs. So ... foremost Be professional This not limited
Show up on time. (On time.)
to,
the foUowing:
time in this business
minutes
early, so as to
Show up
is
if
if s a
have brand new,
double headed
kit).
Let
engineer do his work. Help but don't be a
What you hear whDe he
have
little
to
do with the
is
working may
up a
little
more
sober.
is
begin
Show up
communication between engineer and player needs to be very high. One of the critical things to be mutually understood (Afferent parts
each.
main
m thin
is
a song
tiie
number
and the
of
role of
Spend the most time worrying over the parts of the song, unless you have an
unlimited budget
(like
a rich girlfriend or par-
ents).
Get your gear to sound the way you
prepard.
While the engineer
tov^ard H-hat all
for
is
getting sounds to-
What he
keep your mouths shut
youll do
you ^^anted
is
in the first place,
necessary preparations.
producer reigns over
You
play your
to get the
but
slow the process dow-u Hell ask
your opinion w,+)en he has completed
cian. That's
is
directiy
Remember
this area as
all
the
that the
well
instrument You're a musi-
your job. The engineer
is
supposed
sounds recorded to the tape as the
producer directs him
- tiiat's
his job. Let
them
work. Constant interruptions waste everyone's
result
final
Guitarist rigs generally set
samples, have them ready ahead of time.
your
quickly than the drums, and the degree of
making an imbedle
^
you'll
pest.
a
thing called studio etiquette.
Some
against the
never before tuned heads on your drums (both top and bottom
^^-hat I
Work
Let
Rebuttal to follow...
See
2.
that item 1
like
it
time and money.
Ever seen Spinal Tap? Ever notice opinion of someone
who
isn't in
how
the
the band
is
generally a source of irritation to everyone
except the band
member who brought
tiiem?
Keep anyone you don't need out of tfie studio. Frierids, significant others, crew people, everyixxly H-ants to
come
along. Ifs cool to
hang out in the studio. They may mean well but they're probably entirely useless. They have no real
purpose other tiwi to interrupt the cre-
ative flow.
"fiie
engineer is going to need to work with your kit
record are there forever. Generajly, ifs a lot
Most of your pals are used to hearing aixi seeing
there
first;
a large
drummer kit takes
will
need to get
time to set up.
wut
GRAND
his job. (Notice
how
this
phrase gets
re-
peated?)
Don't ask
how things work or w+iat tiiey do
Don't ask things
Most musicians are used
to playing live.
like
who
really
is
individual's concentration
slows things
getting the hotel
off.
Not a good
kiea. Don't eat all the food or drink eve rytfiing
whfle everyone else
busy.
is
Don't show up drunk or stoned
seems
like a great idea ^.-hen
What
you're trashed
may not be such a hot idea in the morning. Remember that Wake up next to Godzilla routine?
It
applies here too. Get v^-asted y.+)en
you're finished
Make
the producer pay for it
Leave your ego at home. This
is
work upon
which your career depends. \Ar^t counts is the final product not n-hether it makes you kÂťk cod or not or if your part is up firont in the mix or not If it sells 200 bQlfon copies, you obviously did
it
right and everyone will tiiink
you're godlike anyway.
The studio wired up. You
your normal
is
a weird place.
listen in
fifty
You
4X12
sCTeaming potential
get
all
headphones instead of cabinets.
It is difficult
to play to a plate of glass instead of a
sa
partners.
throng of
You need
not be as relaxed and casual as possible. Your
ego and/or a detract you,
and then work with the engineer in getting that that any effects you sound to [2ft. Be
Generally the
It
rooms? VihtTt are the keys? Did you remember to pick up your wallet at tiie massage parior? These kind of questions tend to throw an
battles.) If you're usiiig
choice.
assume
times.
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any sequences or
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soairea^.
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new album sooa The band has radically changed its sound, taking a more aggressive approach and adding 16 songs since
currently doing a press run through Europe that
is
including an apearance on their version of MTV, numerous 'zine interviews and an enviable
show
in
of the best
COLOUR
LIVING for
an
unknown musical hotbeds
hit the Special Events
their visit here, Living Colour tore
it
Center in in March.
up, plain
full
Dweller Award vioM have to go out to Ravi Jakhotia,
drummer
own CRIMSON GLORY, who was seen flying in and
for Tampa's
onto various parts of the crowd. The real close to
band stands
BLEEDING HEARTS are
signing a development deal with a major label. This as Florida's
Local thrash upstarts
most
likely act for a possible signing.
ROADKILL may have secured an on-the-
road excursion with Roadrunner's EXHORDER that would take
them through
Texas,
Oklahoma and Kansas. Either way,
station raises
^i^SMi^
valid credit
and a break. The rumors continue
the possible demise of the Bay's
to circulate about
ROXX GANG.
Despite claims
from the band's management to the contrary, word has if
the group hasn't already
split, it is definitely
JUULIET vocalist Kenny McGee can officially be
that
now as
the former vocalist of that Florida band. Julliet were with
Enigma during
it's
last
months. McGee
with longtime local contenders
is
presently rehearsing
HEARTLESS who
specifically
go of their founding vocalist Jimi Robinette in time for McGee's arrival. About the transition, McGee had this to say: "It let
was time for me to move oa They were looking to make a change and so was I." The band is rehearsing non-stop for a hometown show here in April and will be heading out west soon aftef. One of the most impressive shows to hit this town recentiy was
SAIGON KICK on the show? Honestly
ifs
brought his unique brand of weirdness to
a live broadcast before the show. During the radio
improvised a song on the spot and dedicated
There's Nothin' Going staple of his live act, but
On it
MASSACRE
slated for release in May.
'=V^^=^-H^l=«
The 10 tracks
band, featuring Rick Rozz on
18th of April at the Rock-It. Describe the
one of those you'd-have-to-bc-theres. The
now returned in a big way. The band will follow the a European tour starting in the second
week
play locally before the tour, so expect
an album
release
of June.
another positive improvement Live music making a good
with
They
comeback at the Milk Bar. This month Ed and Larry brou^t us CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, 24-7 SPYZ, SECOND STEP, MATERIAL ISSUE, BOOK OF LOVE, and look for DEAD MILKMEN sometime in April. Also appearing on the
will
release party
have recentiy relocated to Or-
lando and tiirew a demo release party on March 25. AZREAL, who
altemativesceneisPYLON.MOJONIXON.THEJODYGRIND, and look for FIREHOSE and DAVID LOWERYall at Einsteia
They Live" opened the show. AGONY COLUMN and DEICIDE will play the Beacham Theater on April 13th. The Beacham will also host PIGFACE (featuring members of REVOLTING COCKS and KILLING JOKE) and SVLare shooting a video for
STRANGER is selling out in Tallahassee with local faves TRASH PALACE on the opening slot REDRUM PRODUCTIONS
VERnSH on tiie 20th and KREATOR May 4th. Look for a ska party
on
April 16th featuring the
ALTER EGO
is
recording this
are getting ready to celebrate their
sary with
TOASTERS. month and
LIVING
COLOUR at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville with Kings X. The current tour is sponsored by GREENTCACE and Florida leads the way in donations. A good sign for the future —
Kam Lee on vocals, has reformed its original lineup. Andrews and Terry Butier had been the rhythm section for DEATH on the Leprosj and Spiritual Healing albums, but have
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guitar and
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show is any indication,
UIKSMimE/IIORniFLA.
have com-
were recorded at MORRISOUND STUDIO, produced in part by
sooa
will
the afternoon
Mojo
In Orlando" probably won't be a
COLIN RICHARDSON. The
If
is
to the listeners.
it
was damn funny.
Earache/Combat death metallists
work on an album
set,
enough cash they
programming.
and
Rumor has it that if tiie
money will be well spent I wish I could personally thank NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE for playing an awesome show at the Orlando Arena. If you weren't there you really missed out
Bill
it
forthcoming. tagged
tiieir
Club Spacefish recently, and graced the airwaves of WUCF with
pleted this
young, aggressive unit has made some impact here that deserves
their Michael
organizing a concert at the Beach Club.
MOJO NIXON
works,
be hosting a fund drive on April 19th tiirough the 28th. The
station will feature local bands playing in the studio
and simple. Out
on throughout The Most Active Pit
work on
finished
Tampa
majority of Vwid and Time's Up. The chaos was heavy in the
with a pit going
in the country.
During
of the gate with Type," Vernon Reid and Co. wailed through the
fh)nt,
tiie
BEGGARWEEDS, who have Stipe produced album. WUCF
the latter playing shows with the
will
show with KING'S X
easily sold-out
October. SLOWandBRAILLE CLOSET have tours in
shmooze fest at a DAVID LEE ROTH this band is from Florida, one
Amsterdam. Remember,
year anniver-
first
CHILD'S PLAY, NUISANCE, SHllNT SCREAM,
SCHURLOCKE and SHOTGUN WEDDING in what should be
expect to have a
the social event of the year. Back in Jacksonville,
I
can't
tell
'cm
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from
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drew a nice turnout
going strong.
at
PRODIGY
made the move to Orlando and attracted the interest of more than a few record labels. They'll be returning to Jacksonville in April for an all ages show at Cedar Hills Amiory with have
Rick Richards (GA SATELLITES) will be behind'the boards in TRICLOPS STUDIO. On a more reverent note, the band recently paid a visit to Greenwood, Mississippi, to
his
— longtime
friend of Johnson's
is
Blues."
— sang
"Cross-
new series
label recognition
such as
currently held by Chicago's ALLIGATOR and
SHEKINAH. EDDIE SELPH has left the REGULATORS and reformed CIRCUS wth VERNON BAHL - \\«'ll
Orlean's
be looking for a return gig soon, and you can
LEGENDARY BLUES BAND, Disciple of the Blues by
TAUA
and
Regulators at the beaches
catch your copy of
-
and you can catch
still
catch the
me wherever you
THRUST - Welcome home
to the troops.
that
which
is
BLACK TOP.
Releases include U.B.
Rhodes,L€/!sSu;fl772pi4u;/M7e by
New
JUDGE by the
dA
Sonny
Smokehouse, and Coo(//?ocA7>2'
Daddy by Big Joe Maher. DA DA ID has been putting the finishing touclKS on a video set for "Happy Song from Mark," work was done at BLUJE with producer BRIAN KING. REVERSING
"Boxes" and "Against the Fence."
WALL STUDIOS
HOUR
All
has also been at Blue Wall, finishing up a
m
new
single
including "Plasticland," b/w "Mr. Krakowski's Blue Period."
LOVE, hav e band
recentiy signed local favorites
features
Tom
Branch (guitar/backing
low) Callas (vocals), (bass).
They
will
INSANE JANE. The
Tim Campion
vocals), Chris (yel-
(drums), and Dave Roth
head into the studio
to
work on
on material
the band has been working
albums. These
MONKEES,
for several tribute
will include "Pleasant Valley
Thirteen" by
poem by Ernest Noyles
BIG STAR, and
Sunday" by THE "Ear," which is a
Brookings. All tracks were laid
down at
FURIES STUDIO by ace producer ED BURDELL. THE TOMBSTONES, having just signed with Relativity, have decided to r^record their entire
2bum.
This time out though.
.|.i:IM!H:l|.mT
DD S
SHANGHI MUTT, and SWEATIN' BULLETS. CITT LIMITS is joining the ranks of the rock
& rollers again, this time with the Wednesday and
rededication of the Metro as the Metro Rock.
Thursday nights are now being dedicated few of the bands lined up for April
are:
to original music, a
WAU
II
WALL, VIO-
LENT PLAYGROUND, MADD MARGRITT, RAZOR RED, UNCLE FESTER, STILLETTO, LITTLE SISTER and ELYSIUM. The Cat Club in
TWO
idea here
to be
is
South
answer to the
Florida's
New York. The PLUS FIVE in
Davie and the
PLUS
West Palm Beach are entering the final stages of the FLORIDA ROCK WARS '91. The semi-finals will continue the in
first two Mondays in April and the finals that will determine which band will represent tiie respective club they are playing in will be held April 15th. The winners will then go on to
country band the pressing of their
MAVERICKS
are about to run the third
self-titled, self-released
CD. In addition to
distribution, the Mav's just got distribution in
local
Germany and
Holland, as well as reviews in Billboard Hits, and England's
BUTTON SOUTH was the place to be on March 15th, as our very
live April 19th at the CACTUS CANTINA THE BUTTON SOUTH and DRUM DESIGN are hosting GUITAR WARS "Si at the Button South April 29th. 25
own SAIGON KICK blew back into town to play in front of 1800 of their closest friends. Thumbs up for the growth factor within
of judges
. .
The road did them some good. The big surprise of the evening was theappearanceofSKIDROWonstage with SAIGON this band.
KICK
for
"Highway
what could be described to Hell." Hopefully
now
pleted recording tracks for their
RIVER STUDIOS settle do\\'n to a dull
120
^
FLA.
And now a few words from the South end of things. If you're into chaos and mayhem, in a fun sort of way, The
in
as a crazed version of
that tiie Skids have
upcoming album
at
Melody Maker. See them
finalists will
each have 3 minutes
made up of pro
and guitar paraphernalia, and the Practicing Musician,
roar again. Gary Stryder of Stryder Records
their stuff to a panel
The grand prize an $1800.00 custom George Lynch model ESP guitar autographed by his royal Lynchness after his recent performance. Inaddition to the Axe will be assorted amplifiers, strings,
comwill
show
is
NEW
Ft Lauderdale, things around here
to
players, teachers, etc.
will
who
be accepted after April
lastly
Thafs
1st.
churning, way south end of the
a "Spotiight" in Guitar for
also lending
is
all
support Entries
from the burning,
state.
Gim Gong
Oldsmar,
,
beginning of the
compete against each other in the statewide finals. Our very own
HUMySOUTH
additional
A Green Little Pill, their cassette release recorded at JOHN KEANE'S STUDIO in Athens. It appears that SWELL, formeriy named HOMEMADE SISTER, will be forced to change their name agaia A San Francisco unit had the moniker first On a more positive note, material to be added to last year's
at the
montfi of April. The 14 bands who contributed one song each are
This will encompass a traditional and
blues/rock style. The ultimate goal
The
featuring local groups.
due to be released
THE ITCH, FARRCRY, VANDAL, ACES WILD, CANAVERAL, AMBER ROSE, COLD TURKEY, CRYSTAL HEART, MOTOR, NO REAZON, NAKED RYTHYM, RANDOM PLAY,
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is
on
to place
unmarked grave with the inscription, "Resting in the
Jonny Shines
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putting out the second
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HAKMONYASA WAY OF LIFE BY MARVELOUS MARVIN BOONE
There
a wave approaching, and if s been
is
coming
for quite awhile.
explain
its
revival,
No one can
or where
it
exactly
began.
Some
African and Latin American beats mixed with American music heard in the 1960's over radio stations
New
such as those in
Orieans."
suggest that it is primarily curiosity, or perhaps
However, recent bands have further ex-
some-
pounded, or deviated the definition of Reggae.
a fed Others believe people are craving
thing "different" Whatever the reason, the fact is
—
obvious
it is
What
here.
referring to. Well in just
Reggae this
is
column
sincere hope
this
am
it I
one word; REGGAE!
the foundation
— Reggae
is
and aspiration of
Vibrations.
It is
our
\MR^gae Vibrations may serve
to introduce for
some
of you, and ftirther
inform for others, the happenings in the arena of Reggae. In
upcoming
articles
my staff and I
wil I share wi th you the array of tal ent of regional
Reggae bands such as Tampa Bay's UPRISING,
X)HUKAMES and RAPPORT BLAZE and, Orlando's EMPHIS and CARRIBEAN EXPLOSION. Continue
to read this
column
to
share inteniews fi'om these and other various
Reggae bands.
renowned
We
artists
will also
and
let
interview world
you know the
latest
THE
Case in point. Arista recording artists
SAMPLES who
gave an massive performance
The Samples took
recentiy in St. Petersburg.
time from their hectic schedule of promoting their
new album The Samples
topic of Reggae. As Charies ist/guitarist for the
to discuss the
Hambleton, vocal-
group explained, the group's
but for us
it
was a matter of
combining our background with Reggae." The intensity of Reggae is continuing to rise
new
haps even "folk" have often a Reggae flavor in
"What
is
many
Reggae?"
In a recent interview with Elektra recording
STEEL PULSE, LEAD VOCALIST DAVID HIND defines Reggae as "lyrical music sensation
with militant messages, [regarding]
and
social issues that are
sufferer ...The
political
expres^ by
the
after all the millions
fronts,
both nationally and interna-
For example,
artists
&
who were once
roll,"
"R&B," or
per-
of their recordings. Singers such as re-
STING and LIONEL RICHIE have found much success and astrong following
cording
artist
where the O'Jays are again: thirteen seller.
The O'Jays have never given
up.
me
about where the O'Jays have been, and where
I
said, this is just
Eddie is a seasoned pro witii an eye to the You can t help but feel his endmsiasm Oiat the O'Jaus have more hits in them.
it
with the hard think, that
I
I
and compassion that you need
heart,
think
has a way of getting the knovs^edge,
it
to be a
true peribrmer.
And
like you say, you're still around! Yeah (laughing), and thafs the whole
key, to
be in the mainstream.
still
be around
It's
been about ten years since you dki the
aixl
still
song "Used To Be Bfy GirL" People just kive that record.
That was our
last
major record. Everything on
record since then, between 1979 and 1987, was a real dry spell for the O'Jays.
That's
when William Powell died of cancer. '77, and then we went through a
around
around these days, Michael Bolton, Simply Red, and Rick Astiey
Then Gamblin' Huff
Witii all the fake soul
(sings like a tiie
worid
is
transitioa
We got Sammy Strain in
the group.
started having a transi-
problem because they were the guys
tional
bird— looks like a nerd}, maybe
producing the monster
ready for the real thing.
and "Love Train." They started having prob-
hits like "Backstabber"
and consequently, when the
lems,
up
for us,
has a way of forging a true entertainer.
Yes,
pens start to dry up, the
an introductioa Please
editions of fhruST to be kept
M
it
knocks, hitting and missing, was,
future.
moment when
continue to read Reggae Vibrations in the
upcoming
.
they are going.
with their "new" sound.
As
.
of records, thafs
the gospel intense lead singer, talked to
spiritual,
No, at least N*^at
the O'Jays,
schoobnates in Canton, Ohio started out
And
marquees
theaters,
meteoric deal where you had nothing left
that
how
almost
defined solely as "rock
asking,
Imagine plugging away for thirteen years without a oig hit That's
combine a sound of Reggae with Crosby, Stills, and Nash. "For many," Hambleton continued, "Reggae is able to
uptown
Phis you were rising nice and sk>w, not like a
that hng, even with early success.
Hambleton, the group
connoisseurs out there, articles of interest re-
Some of you may be
Most groups don 't even stay together
record.
Even (^ter original member William Powell died of cancer in 1977, the group keeps on harmonizing and soul stirrin' after all these years. Eddie Levert, co-founder of the O'Jays, and
garding restaurants and recipes to excite your
one step at a time.
GirL" The group had been together for had a hit
here.
still
over a decade before they even
exactly
tionally.
this
My
years since their last million
to
and much more!
theaters,
The Samples have uniquely combined a mbc of folk and rock 'n roll with a backdrop of methodical reggae rhythm. According to
Georgia area. Not only that, but for you food
But for now lef s take
''Bcckstabbers,'"'Love Train, " "For The Love
OfMoney," "I Love Music," and "Used To Be
Mariey.
happenings in nightclubs in the Florida and
palate will be included
liver a
primary influence was Reggae legend Bob
is
good stage show, which is why we are We went to the school of power
The O'Jays had their first big hit in 1972 and went on to record five gold records,
to
It
date with all the latest happenings with Reggae.
It
tempo of Reggae came from
a
have a
they can't get off the mark.
happened to Motown. was time for the O'Jays
ontheircareer
writers'
artists also
...
hand
to get a better
soin 1987 we started writing
more and doing more production of our Then in 1990, ^ong comes Ron Fair of
little
stuff.
Records, who was a blessing in disguise, and he brou^t with him a song by Bob Dylan called "Emotionally Yours" and a song called
TMI
"Something For Nothing." With
his inspira-
and belief in the group, we've been able to come up with a record that I think will compete tion
THRUST: You
started out back in the 50's.
with "Used To Be
Right, Eddie? Singing doo-wop music?
EDDIE LEVERT: Yes, the original
around
comer
We were
comer.
one of
groups, ya know, standin'
lovin' the Drifters,
James Brown, and we were in
listening to that kind of music while
We
Canton, Ohk).
listened to
WHOL and
played a variety of music. Thafs where
they
we
got
most of our background, standin' on street comers listening to that kind of stuff and watching
I^k
Clark's concert tours
be
everybody thought The Triumphs were called The Tramps. So we changed it with Sid Nathan at
King Records.
in Cincinnati,
Right! Right!
were ever
— which was the on — the
first label
big label.
we He
Tri-
umph. We thought that sucked too, but we wanted to be in tlT« record biz and as long as we were on the records, call us anything! You've been putting out records and making
singles
16 April 1991/Thrusl
...
30
years, 5 millk)n selling
unbelievable.
And you were around
for
10 years before big success?
We
did the 'chillin'
"
circuits for at least
hang in
come
your
there,
You know what
arouixi agaia
you're about
I
loved
it! I
that?
thought
it
could be that this
to express
is
late I
great! In the
movie
and
all
directwn.
your time ajain. for,
a
chance
when everyone
is
willing
pray
artists
never too old and if s never too
you have
think everything
to
do
is
moving
is
stay true. in ttie right
No matter what happens,
Eddie, you
have lived a dream. I
couldn't put
was
like
16.
it
any
We
better!
it
didn't
"Backstabbers."
become
started
when
I
and a few others, a
dream
Then the dream came
more out of this ever dreamed
I
We
had chart records "Lonely
Drifter," "Lipstick Tracks,"
become
helped us to de-
themselves
to listea You're
but 10 to
was
"New Jack City," Troop and Levert and my son's group do a version of "For The Love Of Money." It makes me feel like it was all worthwhile, even if 1 don't have the 20 - 30 millioa
got
It
able to
have to keep your head on right and
15 years, and that helped us in the later years to better performers.
If you're
will eventually
Could be! Thafs what
first
officially
for over
time
It
Ohk)?
thought Mascots was a better name than
music
success to now.
last
Absolutely.
&iak about
ShouU
dogs or something ... We started off being called The Triumphs and
Down
your
Have yoD ever heard 6k BuOetboys do the s<ng "For the Love <rf Money"? What do you
...
Man, don't bring that up.
down
Giri."
coming.
And you guys were caied The Mascots So, you didn't like The Mascots?
My
you compare the time span fifom when you started to the time when you had >'our first big success, it's equK-alent to the time span from If
life
and
until true.
this business
I
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Muddy ever had. "Got My Mojo Working" in its
Sonnys played the Blues harp
worth the price of the admissioa
like nobod>''s
Sonny put the Blues
BB.KiSGiUve at the Regal (MCA)— This become the King of He has another live disc, "livt at Cook (x)unty Jail," which is just as good Get both discs by B.B. and you've got B.B. live in
driving sound. This disc features in the early
fifties,
Sonny Boy
II
his first recordings. Great
stuff.
X)HN LEE HOOKER: (DCC
SOME NEWS AND SOME VIEWS ABOUT SOME BLUES Now
that the
war
is
over and everybody
waving flags and laughing
Was
the blues?
more
it
even a
Yes,
it's
safe to
here's a
war?
seemed
have in your collectioa
real
It
Winds of War or
The Persian Gulf War came complete
handy dandy guide to some blues
Complete Re-
77je
— This
is
where the
In this war, T.V. reporters, not soldiers, were
here, too. All forty-one songs this seminal
War because he
couldn't type, and of
course, because he's dead.
network had
its
own
title
in the Gulf,"
television
and graphics
war as if it were a T.V. movie;
"War
Each
for the
"T^ Desert War,"
Towelheads
in Turmoil,"
andsooa Mini-War or Mini-Series War. and television sucks agaia The bills keep coming and the jobs keep going. The car still breaks down and the e\'er>'day littles of life are still with us. The war may
called the
Whatever
it
was, if s over,
be over but the fi^t goes on, just like the Blues. In fact the story of the struggle of
life
IS the
taste.
The Blues have no color, shape, smell, or Luckily, we can hear the Blues; how else
could
we
Blues.
find
them?
Soon people like
will
down their flags down Christmas decora-
and the post-holiday blues
will settle
ia
my
music room.) Use
your box any way you want to (sounds
bluesman of
all
time.
He must be
heard to be believed, and even then you might not quite believe iL
TAMPA RED: The Guitar Wizard (RCA) -
TR grew up in Tampa and many classic blues songs such as, "It Hurts Me Too' and "Sweet Little Angel" (a big hit for B.B. King in the fifties). Tampa Red and
As his name intones, wrote
his partner,
w+iat
was
Big Maceo, set the blueprint for
later called
Chicago Blues.
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON: King Biscuit
— There
Sonny Boy Williamsons! The first one, John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, was not the nicest of gu\'s. In feet,
(Arhollie Discs)
John Lee and these recordings
is
are two
he was beat and kicked to death after a gig
the disc that helped B.B.
the Blues.
your home
Who
Travis.
can claim that?
else
BUDDY GUY: / Was Walking Through the
in
—
(Chess) Buddy Guy recorded this 25 years ago and seldom has he sounded more impassioned than this. The dramatici "The First Time I Met The Blues" will knock'
Woods
disc
you out of your seat even This
the fight goes on, jtist like the Blues. In fact, the story of the
two hours and you don't have to and Randy
for
feed him. B.B. has recorded with U-2
is
if
you are standing.'
hair raising stuff!
OTIS SPA.NN:
Spann
"Otis
— This
(Candid-French Import)
is is
the Blues"
simply the
great Otis Spann, formeriy with MuckJy Waters,
struggle of
life
IS the Blues.
The Blues have no
color,
on
piano,
ments
shape, smell, or taste. Luck-
we can hear the Blues or how else could we find them? ily,
and Robert
at all!
This
The
first
time
my cat
heard Howlin' Wolf, she
series of discs
sampling of Blues
more Highly recommended Rush, and scads
All
(Chess)
Trouble
— Mr. Muddy Waters
is
in his
this collection of original singles. stuff has
Muddy
No More
Spann, Willie Dixon, and some of the best Blues
finest
— This
is
John Lee Hooker, T-
Mama Thomtoa live
and
Otis
in the studio.
it
on record
still ftin
however. Put a can
and watch your
RPM. over. Have some
cat
go nuts,
The war
is
Blues, won't
you?
Marvelous Manm Boone often reminds us that the blues did not start with the Smurfs.
Between medication, he can be heard mid-day
on Mix 96 in Tampa,
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a
especially at 78
been out of print for years. This is great
Waters, featuring Little Walter, Otis
to find
Tumtables are
prime in
Some of this
its
of this stuff is easy to find on compact disc
of cat food on
MUDDY WATERS:
other instru-
Dixoa Big Joe Williams,
Lightnin' Hopkins, Big
loud, but with
the lights on.
it is!
Willie
and pretty hard
all
No
Blues piano at
spanning 1962-1972, and what a
and neither has anyone who has heard the Wolf. Listen to the Wolf since,
is
Various Artists (Optimism, Inc)
hid under the sofa for an hour! She has never
been the same
Lockwood (stepson of
AMERICAN FX)LK BLUES FESTIVAL:
Bone Walker,
mVUlS'ViOlI: Change My Way (Hess) —The scariest baddest blues singerof all time.
Jr.
Robert Johnson) on guitar.
like the
title to an old Blues song), but the music stands on its owa Robert Johnson is the most intense,
Time
be taking
they would take
tions
Bluesman recorded are here on a two compact comes in a nifty box (that I use to
disc set, that
riveting
Instead of the Big War, the Gulf War will be
Blues started and you should start
prop open a window in
you
to
modem
the Gulf
in the
on the excitement Bonnie Raitt may have made him a star, but he made Bonnie want to sing. There would be no ZZ Top if it weren't for the boogies on this disc let
with music and stars, like Peter Amett of CNN. the Stan. John Wayne could not have starred in
The Detroit Years
— The boogie was bom
The war may be over but
ROBERT JOHNSON: cordings (Columbia)
Discs)
early fifties from
have the blues once again and
to have
like a mini-series, like
Roots.
is
is it still o.k.
is
harp in the front of the band for a raw, hard
business, but the second
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19 April 1991.T.M...
Well, buckos,
it
looks like the war
over and
is
as the illustrious leader of the free worid put
it
"we kicked some ass." Well, I'd better not rag on
Bush too much, because, after all, he does has 95% approval rating, which is kind of funny since most of the people I know don't approve of him. But I guess in the "New Worid Order," a
REM
Kacy Ross
Ovf of Time (Warner)
1961 (Downtown)
Where You Live)" and "Pop Song '89," if s not surprising that REM wouldn't want to veer
The long awaited solo album from Tampa Bay's own Kacy Ross of Deloris Telescope feme is finally out and is appropriately tided Kacy Ross 1961. Man does it delve into the types and
away from the mainstream. Their
styles of all the
commercial success of
After the
album, Green, and songs
like
their last
"Stand (In the
Place
Out of Time
latest effort,
successfully appeases their desire.
of us
good sounding stuff that those around that year will certainly re-
bom
member. The
release spotiights the intense
tener to stop and think, as opposed to simply
"Mother of
Lions" to the quaint but hu-
moving on to the next mindless verse as com-
morous "Sandy Doesn't Care" to the spontaneously funky rhythm of "Tempo 34." Produced
Michael Stipe's
monly found
insightftil lyrics
cause the
music of the
in the
lis-
day. Stipe's
vocals, paired with guitarist Peter Buck's catchy
and
riffs
Bill
drumming have an addict-
Berry's
ing effect, punctuated by Mike Mills' bass gui-
all
,
you to
is
over and over to
and back-up vocals by Kate Pierson of the BOut of Time should prove to be a favorite among old and new REM fens alike. Maria
that addicts
52's.
discovernewsoundsthatyoumighthave missed
Moraca
lyrical
Firehouse Firehouse (Epic)
North Carolina's Firehouse were originally
named White Heat until a Canadian band with rights to the name forced them to change iL Before the band changed its name, their demo was produced by Vinnie Vincent/SlaughDana Strum. This connection prob-
tape
ter bassist
ably didn't hurt their efforts to acquire a re-
Strangely enough, the bands' sound falls somewhere in between Bon Jovi and Slaughter. The musicianship of Firehouse can't be faulted but in the songwriting fall
department they
short Songs
like "Lover's Lane" an the power ballad "Love of a Lifetime" are
obligatory filled
with cliche.
On
the other hand, "All She
Wrote" and "Shake and Tumble" are enjoyable
hook laden rockers. This album shows a potential
Firehouse to grow into a serious arena
for
rock band.
If
you enjoy the "hard-pop" sound, on Firehouse. Steve Turner
take a chance
Napoleon Napoleon (Gefffen) I,
I
Between Canadian bred Steve Napoleon's signing with Geffen and the release of this
something
record,
That kind of thing pissed It
off.
like is
two years have elapsed
enough
Steve Napoleon
may
is
to
make anyone
very pissed.
take your ears a few spins to get
adjusted to this record because of Napoleon's vocals.
While
tiie
listen
music
itself is
very clean, well
produced rock, Steve Napoleon's vocals are
you take the
red,
blinders off fora few minutes
. .
.
that
much
the
time around. At the same time the
first
content
is
sure to give you a few laughs.
ChipMignacca
great The Doc's batting 2 for 2 witii me. Strong
what was really
vocals
(RCA)
woric File
... right Kuwait's gonna have western style government If you think for one minute that Crown Prince Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah is going to let the people elect their own government
with strong pop
your living in la-la-land". This guy's a
Flipside,
real
piece of work; as soon as Iraq invaded, he
now
hauled ass south and
men
he's hiring hit
D^p Purple have always maintained theirstahis as forefethers of the heavy metal
vocalist Joe
movement new
lineup and
Lynn Turner, they being us
their
latest effort off,
the
ing form Deep Purple, but
it
doesn't take long
to realize that they have not lost their touch.
Hot tracks include "Fire in tiie Basement" "Wicked Ways," and "Too Much is Not Enough," also not lacking in a couple of trademark
Deep
Purple anthems that display Jon Lord's elaborate string
and keyboard arrangements are
"Love Conquers
All"
and "Fortuneteller."
Deep Purple have always exuded this atmosphere of lament, power and glory that identify
them
as one of tiie premiere mebl bands of all
time.
And now with
makes
still,
a blistering
comeback
for cer-
SUBS KilHrig well
and as I was thumbing through a saw an ad for a new Subs CD entitled Time. So I immediately sent away for it;
lately I
didn't disappoint For those not familiar
it
London and have been around for over a decade in one form or another. Vocalist Chariie Harper
burning
definitely
What about cheap
ask? Well, since
the
all
you probably Kuwait are
— who has
to be in his
be getting any
always been
tiie
oil wells in
how oil
don't see
I
oil,
will
mid-
frontinaa
assembled
friends along the way.
of them. Ifs available from
for one, sleep better at
I,
now our
and
friends
—
allies.
Now
time for a reality
if s
"i/A
— has
forties
On
this
CD
he has
of the original lineup. While
we stopped that crazy bastard Saddam Hussein," would more than likely be your next comment Yes, we did stop him and the good ole US made a lot of interesting
is more mellow than the band's punk records it has its moments and
Killmg Time earlier
proves that the Subs can rock out with the best
and here's the best first
part:
New Red Archives
when you
place your
order they send you a free sampler album
him, unless he can find some third worid
Kraut" the way cool "Samian" and "Reagan Youth" among others.
him asylum. Then who You can bet your sweet ass
So what are you waiting for? Write for acatalog: 6520 Selman Avenue, Suite 1305, Hollywood
check
evenhially Hussein's people will
will
be in charge?
kill
that
our new friends
in Syria
and Iran will have
a major say in that, and who's to say that the
that feahjres "Ulh'aman,
CA
90028.
CRASS
— the
incredible English
anarchist band of the late 70's and eariy 80*5
new ruler of Iraq won't be a bigger asshole than
have not reformed but they have released their
seems
back catalog on CD. So, Crass are my pick of the
Saddam. that
I
don't know, buckos, but
maybe
if
it
we had a real energy policy in this
— say an energy
policy that wasn't tied
environment and maybe an energy source
month. They didn't do things half-assed they were committed to the cause of making the
and
to fossil fuels that pollute tiic
planet a better place to
are non-reusable
a testament to that Crass
like the
...
sun or the wind? Consider the amount
of money spent on Operation Desert Storm and just think
if
that
amount would have been
spent on something constructive like an energy policy that
would make us
fossil fuels.
But you know that
less
dependent on
will
pen in this country as long as Bush
made
He's
a lot of
never hap-
is
money from
in charge.
oil.
So
just
resign yourself to the feet that every time our oil interests
abroad are threatened,
it's
two, three, four, off you go to Bush's
At
this point
Martinez as the
I
was gonna
talk
new Drug Czar
oil
hup, war.
about Bob
(ha),
but space
ni get on to music. Most of the bands I write about aren't on major labels; the majority of bands on major labels really don't do a lot is
tain.
CA
UK
Nobel Prize
homeland. He's
material.
their current line-up, this
their resurgence into the metal realm
stronger
$3.50 postage
with the band here's a quick intro: they're from
country
album sounds a bit more commercial than most of us are used to hearFirst
sensibilities. Ifs
from P.O. Box 7000-117, Altaloma, 91701. 1 hadn't heard any news about the paid
to waste the Kuwaitis that stayed to defend
shithole that will grant
Through a multitude of breakups and regroupings and numerous personnel changes,
and a great production make this thing it under extremely well done punk
accomplished? The liberation of Kuwait? Yeah
night knowing that Syria and Iran are
Deep Purple Slaves and Niasters
KY 41022. RHYTHM COLLISION Southem Califomia and have a single out on Dr, Strange Records. This 2-song gem is Horence,
are from
white and blue
cheaper. "Well,
Now back witii the original
cording contract
if
surely the kind of tape
tar
****
anyway. But
their
and recorded by Kacy and Steve Repetti at the Time Machine in Clearwater, and released on
Downtown Records
mean
people like us don't really
on Holiday" and ifs done in the style of early GBH and Discharge. The flip has 2-songs and it really kicks. Loud and fest is the order of the day. I bet these guys would be very intense live; ifs on Sound Pollution Records: P.O. Box 6072,
tight so
for
me. Although, there are some exceptions;
SOCIAL DISTORTION, JESUS & MARY CHAIN AND THE MINISTRY come readily to mind So, lefs see whafs going on in Iridie up from Cruz Records comes a new single feahjring BIG DRILL CAR and
live
their
music
is
were not overly talented but the conviction and the sincerity of
more than makes up for tiiat Go to and pick up CMst The Album on CD. Ifs a good starting point it
their music
your
local Indie record store
might get you
to view thSngs
from a
(Afferent
Remember, there is more going the world than what the three networte
perspective.
on
in
you. THE JESUS LIZARD have a new album out entitled Go At, which don't have. But tell
I
do have the 7* single "Mouth Breather" and if ifs any indication of the album it's a buy or die. I
Jesus Lizardare festbecomingoneof my favorite
bands.
When BIG BUCK and RAPEMAN went
by the wayside, someone had to step in die void just fine.
arxl
and the Jesus Lizard have done As the singer of THE
said "Noise
is
helluva lot
DAMNED once
for heroes, leave the
zeros." Lefs venture into
more
fill
this
music
fanane land
for
ifs a
interesting than Sports Il-
lustrated or Newsweek.
CHAIRS MISSING is
out of Connecticut The
land. First
an excellent
disturbingly tortured. Most songs revolve
T split
two issues I received were well done and featured
around
CHEMICALPEOPLE.eachdoingacoversong.
tales of love lost longing,
and sadness.
Not wholly original topics, HI admit, but the way he expresses the sentiment in such a desperate way,
is
truly unique.
"Perfect Absolution" and "Go To Pieces" are two of the strongest tracks with both having hit single possibilities, but to be the tonnenteid
"My Backyard." Few bands
these days play rock passion.
I,
my favonte would have
&
roll
with any degree of
Napoleon isone of them.7/m Filiault
20 April 1991/Thrust
Big
Drill
Car accelerate through Cheap Tricks'
'zine
interviews with
BABES
IN
last
TOYLAND,
GALAXIE 500 and BUFFALO TOM.
lots of
"Surrender" with reckless abandon while
record reviews that don't pull any punches,
Chemical People tackle
"Getaway" with
some
cool editorial and a
CP
diary.
Send two bucks
an untamed
fury. It's
Kiss's
hard to believe that
SONIC YOUTH
to Chairs
tour
Missing World
has only three members. All in all, a fine release
Headquarters, P.O. Box375, Fairfield CT 06430-
COWBOY
You won't be disappointed Till next month ni leave you with this —you have your own mind, use it Don't let other people form your opinions for yoa PEACE.
and
it
comes on yellow
KIIIERS
em
are a 5-piece band from the south-
part of Wales, UK,
song
7*
vinyl.
out The A-side
and they have a cool is
entitled
3-
"KKK Wives
0375.
STR^rE^I^—R^F^&I EDITED BY DJ JUSTICE
REPORTED BY THE MASSES Since lot of
month's column Tve received a
last
feedback from musicians in the area
thought
was a
I
vs-ho
harsh towards them. Last
bit
time around I gave a fair amount of criticism to those acts who, in
my
professionalism that
it
big time. I
I'd
opinion, lacked the
hav* to say that I
wrote 100%, but a
critique with
some
make
takes to
still
it
to the
are forced to deal with.
only be
I
to take a closer look at effects those at
it
would
pay a great band $800 for
is
thou^,
stated,
if a
that
band
capable of drawing a crowd, they will ulti-
mately get paid what they're worth. We'd like to believe that the
cream of the music scene
rises
to the top and onto the stages of our local clubs.
How about the fans that are supposedly out there supporting these acts that are working
the severely
is
few of the club owners that Tve
spoken with have
scene
One aspect of our scene that is continuously
towa This
Why
marketability.
chaos and
controversy, the musicians themselves.
biased politics in
the value of those acts that have established
A
this
being spoken of in dark comers
the other side, the
ultimately be reducing
nothing.'
thought
all
may
my
concerning the
how our music
the center of
On
highly coveted spots. bajxis doing this
when a so-so act is willing to do it for
these hard working individuals
fair to
are
otherv^-ise get these
the night
conditions of the music scene here and what
you
them
groups that might not
stand by w+iat
you countered
lot of
valid points
can be viewed as a good thing for those aspiring
in\\)lves
everyone
their butts of!?
you
Some
of you people are great
If
band, you go to the shows, you buy
like a
the tapes, you get into the music and you
tell
from bandmembers, radio people, the clubs,
your friends about your favorite band. For
producers, the record stores, and even maga-
those types of fens, the music scene
no way
zine editors. In this business there's
around it, kind of like 'Gilligan's Island' renins.
"Who
movers and shakers that
are these
control the music scene?
Do you have
to
know
because of your existence. Sounds great,
off
huh?
wake up and smell the fog juice don't know what club you've been
Well,
buddy.
I
going to
lately
but
see a lot to be desired.
I
I
cofDbine efforts in the kaJst to help the
mask scene. The truth is, the people that
we're hurting through our petty indifferences are the ones that have provided us with these positions of power. " DJ Justice
my
town
right people in
everyone out to get me?"
my
that a lot of
present is
to get a fair
Th^ are
all
shake?
Is
questions
musician friends regulariy
me with. UsuaDy, I say that that no one
out to get them and to keep on with their
struggling project After they leave
I
prayer knowing what they have to
live
say a
little
with
in
One major
aspect of our beloved scene
Everybody loves radio.
is
If
radio likes your
band your song can be played
for the ears of
tens of thousarxis of record
know
buying club going
300 attendants and a
Conference,
I
voiced
my opinion on how bands
could attain higher
coming through or
make your presence loTowa them
see
live
where
it
this business. If
someone doesn't write about
your band, play your song or give you that spot
on
that
bill,
at
don't get pissed off and cop an
Trust me,
attitixle.
the end of the
remembered
The
is
it
kxai radio
for the exposure, others claim fa-
If you like
counts.
of their set theyTl surely appreciate it
bum
instead of trying to
get out there in these people's faces
and make them take
notice. If what
siderably. This basic
national acts
concept
hob knobbing
potential to a local
filters
down from
for their satellite's
band willing
to
buy
their
"^
favorite jockashot of tequi la. Ifsali part of
that out for themselves
and give you the
spect
you
Now tiiat I
littie
experienced
last
story about an inddent
year in town.
forget the response that
individuals
I
when I dared
Anniversary Party
and
a day job
plays
the local scene or
it
go away. Go
will
dubs, see these bands and
tiiem
let
last
they have your support and appredatioa
OK, now back
is
getting a song
on the
listen to the
how some otiier band radio, how some other
is getting an opening slot at some national show or how some other band is getting covered in one of the mags. You know what I say? So what? Sure there's an extensive degree of favoritism and political piracy going on here,
band
after we're gone.
are operating a business.
wanting to play these clubs that are at an
all-time, the opportunities available are
erally limited to the
chosen few. Due to
fierce competition, a lot of the
out are doing so for for the exposure.
genti>e
bands playing
combine efforts in tiie least to help the music scene. The trutii is, the people that can't
will
never
are the ones that have provided us with these positions of power.
got from a few select to attend the PLn^ers
December
at the
Rock-
In ins tiie
dosing
Wild Kingdora Quite honestiy,
you going
I
was surprised
I'd like to
say that for
all
of the
and outs of tiiis business, I honestiy love music itself and the people that share that
wTong
love with
me.
If you don't love
it
and you're
not willing to deal with the ever>day hassles, ifs very possible that
you could be in the what are
profession. Really though,
to do, sell shoes or dig ditches?
to find the place packed, espedally since the
No, you're going to keep on doing what you
event was held only two days after Christinas.
do
Bill
I
Templeton's
(/%05'publisher) handandsaid, "Nice party."
make
ajxl
the best of this crazy business
because, chances are, you probably love as
much
as
I
it
do. Right?
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Sure, this
is
you wouldn't
and
I
that
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amount
of acts that
my card to w+w can't find the time to
littie
or no pay, primarily
I've
given
On one
side of the coin, this
call
or drop something in the mail.
RECORDS
•
TAPES
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CD's
Hundreds of Used CD's
for.
completely imderstandable, but believe the
I
talk to
do), they
come to their shows (I try), covered in one of the mags
P.A.
STUWO
be here long
a word that most of us
up
TRACK RECORDING
of this
all
it politics
will
WADE HAYES
2^X5!?^ 16
to the bands themseKes. Ifs
viewpoints, the bottom line
acts
all
industry "profes-
from the area are so uptight that we
sionals"
ni admit I had an interest in what kind of a draw the event would get [THRUST had thrown a successful party tfiere two months before), but I also want«l to see Manitoba's
that
you or
With plenty of
I
Club,
to tiie
know
favoritism have been around a lot longer than
to stay out of the red.
Many of us
done dapping. Remember, support
after you're
And then we have the night dub scene in Tampa Bay. From some of the more capitalistic
customer, they're usually doing their
seemingly
music
moaning and groaning? Face
damndest
loosen up a
And
but what do you accomplish with
satisfy the
this
we're hurting through our petty indifferences
deserve.
here's a
all
is
little.
the way,
that maybe we could
senseless babble
that
that the bands getting airplay deserve it
de^ite their love
re-
across here in the midst of
By
I'm trying to get
in
big picture.' In the long run we'd like to believe
is, these club owners More often than not of the artform and desire to
is
will eventually figure
W^t
night put your hand back in your pocket
continual complaints of
the chances of your success will multiply con-
you have
worth something people
enjoyed the party.
a shirt or tape off of
almost become a part of my job to
you and plays your songs,
you
is,
a band,
them know
of your pockets and dap. Let
accusations and accolades vary, but the bottom radio likes
a bad
last forever. All
often
point
right to be there as an>t)ody else. I
and go And when you're
a role. Obviously the motivations behind these
is, if
be
you're alive or haven't dosed off in the middle
voritism and even (dare we say) payolaas playing
line
to
is
to
vwuldn't hurt to take your hands out
someone who vwrics
of the acts applaud
way make
easiest
in this business
impression because they
can do
you nowhere but
will get
it
line.
there and the band plays, after tiie/ve finished
at
many
an
persis-
wonder if he even the guy was cool to me as an individual, and aside from the obvious politics in the air between our two organizations, I respect the man for what he does. I've got to tell you though, I couldn't beUeve how many morons came up to me and said, "Hey man, w+iat are you doing here?" like I was some kind of an idiot I was there because I wanted to be tiiere and I had as much of a I
get off of the couch one of these nights
listeners. Right* Possibly.
being heard. While
just
through
visibility
tence with patience. Attitixle counts for a lot in
He said. Thanks." knew who I was. The
general state of apathy but you people need to
oflocally supportive
With the onslaught programming (98's Tampa Bay Rocks' and 95's "Radio Clash"!, bands and their fans have been honing in to see what is
and
the saturation of local
if it's
national acts
maybe
the big cruel worid of lool politics.
radio.
don't
part those
peers at the Southeastern Music
even went up and shook tiie
most
for the
Recently, in front of over
It
''Many of U5 iiKlu5try "^professknals" from the area are 50 Uptight that we cu^^
and
bands that you see getting covered.
panel of
fer better
is
do, though,
tiie
Some
of
1(813)442-4655 12OO0 GULF-TO-BAY BL\/D
CLEARWATER, R. 34625
by John Urban
eiin
Uncoverinq the Hard Facts IN Tampa Bay
©1990
copyright
John Urban All rights
I
want
thank the bands, 98 Rock and
to
everyone who attended
my Last Word Anniver-
sary party at the Rock-It Club for
big siKxess. plil
off
it
reserved.1
was relying on a
I
and they
crowd was already
making
it
a
in full effect
When
people to
lot of
came throu^ A good
all
ex-AUTODRIVE frontman Jimmy Murdock; they will be pursuing a more commerdal directioa Julliet has recruited
by the time ST.
WARREN started the party at ten o'clock,
and
I
published the
original Last
ago,
I
called
final
Word Fanane
issue of
dedicated an entire page to
whom
SAPIA,
I
my
and a half a new band
a year
had discovered. This
for
CRY WOLF,
and found them
to be unlike
any other act in town. Musically, the their compositions
Ganen
lodic
influences
He
style.
is
and those
studies jazz at USF,
seem
style of
very intricate and me-
to be the base of his playing
also uses
some unique
percussive
t»±nique$ which I har^ never seen nor heard
what makes me believe they mi^t be the next Bay area band to get signed. This guy has tiie makings of a major act fronbnan. He's got the image, confidence, as well as an amazing vocal range. Their
Tomorrows
demo, consisting of the songs Me Down,'
Light," 'Don't Let
and 'Evermore,"
•Rise Again,"
displays botJi
more
they delivered a consistently professional show.
his musical abilities as a vocalist
CAST OF NASTIES were
importantly, his vast use of emotions. This
proved once and for good. ttiem
all
form and
in rare
them out Keep
They even invited me to play bass with on an obnoxious version of the Sex
may go
Chambers sang lead. The BELLE VUE BOYZ dosed the show, and licked, sticked and sent the crowd on their way. All three of ttiese acts
minute cancelation by the
GANG
...
so
they have to
we
will
offer.
will
I've
had
that,
I
at the Rock-It
first listen,
so
it
including
acts,
(Bleeding Hearts' "Loaded Gun," which
is
on
on 98 Rock, was recorded tiiere.) One of the main reasons for this is due to the godly rotation
had more
reputation of engineer
time and
DOUG JOHNSTWI. As
Caspian guitarist Wes Garren explains it, 'Doug
have to come up with another excuse to
throw another party
that their approach
heads on
HEARTLESS, l^'CLE SAUY and THE BLEEDING HEARTS have made the switch.
GYPSY BANG
in a long
mind
most talked about
Bay's
takes to
have to wait and see what
Other than
fun that night than
in
fot of
now recording at A.MER1CAN MUSIC WORKS STUDIOS. As a matter of fact, several of the
make it; you can expect to hear a lot more from them. The only bummer of the show was the last
over a
might take a few times to realize the full effect CASPIAN is one of manv bands that are
Pistols"NoFeelings'whi]evampbassistBeck)e
it
is
one band you don't want to miss, so check
that they are back for
were chosen because they have what
ar>d
...
Qii sooa
band
gets the
sound
to
like
themseK>es and
By now everyone has heard the big news that Kenny McGee has left JUlilET to join HEARTLESS. This is of special interest to me,
captures their identity on tape as opposed to
since Kenny was one of the first people I met when I moved from Qeveland to Florida nine or ten years ago. At that time, Kenny was a
and Doug Johnston has previously worked wi^ London StixHos in Tampa. I immediately
guitar player in a circuit
band
called
Caspian
NO
is
one of many bands that are now recording at American
THANX After that, he formed another club act
Music WorI<s Studios. As a matter of fact
named GANGSTER, with SAVATAGE
bassist
Johnny Middleton and the
ROXX
about
GANG
late,
guitarist Eric Carrol.
original
Both McGee and
Middleton later joined an already established touring act calld
LEFTY, where Kenny
acts,
several of the Bay's
most talked
including Heartless, Uncle Sally and The Bleeding Hearts
have made the switch. (Bleeding Hearts' "Loaded Gun," which rotation on 98 Rock, was recorded there.)
is
on
One of the main reasons for this
later
became the lead vocalist He transformed that unit nto one of the most popular bands of that era. This led to his role in Julliet, which seemed to be a promising band but was held back by the
is
due to the godly reputation of engineer Doug Johnston.
been a veteran of the I
local
scene for as long as
have, and hopefully his
Heartless will award
new
Kenny show
told
—
position in
him the recognition he
deserves. Don't expect to see the
playing the
Kenny has
nar Heartless
dubs around town very
me
often.
that they will play only one
April 27th at the Rock-It Club
LA
— and
group was to feature vocalist Scott Sapia
SABER
singer of
and
(ex-
MISSION CONTROL)
and members of an impressive instrumental
band named
SIDE SEVEN
that had been
blowing people away
at scattered
showcases
around towu I wanted
to
be the
journalist
to write about potential,
made
it
them because
I
first
could see their
but unfortunately that band never
out of the rehearsal
thought After eight months
...or so
hall
in the
I
planning
whose playing playing has a
I
find to be
didn't
they were Christian lyrics.
Now
I
if
Kenny wrote that would haw second album ... had he the band. And according to Kenny,
Wes Garren,
Jim
record songs
consisting of guitarist
been on
and drummer Don Young. I think w.\t got something here. I saw the band open
stayed in
Julliet's
Cloversettle
bassist
should
is
me
because
able to
I
tell
their songs didn't have
understand that even without
words, the message
still
comes
across.
Cloversettle's bass pla\ing is equally impres-
that plav-s fluent leads
will
If your
feeling that
know how anyone would be
the band, and the entire Side Seven line-up
debut album, but
also said that
cold, Garren's
previous instiumental band was a Christian
group. This seemed strange to
perform and
Julliefs
He
else.
Some
other bands that record at
KRUNCH, ARAZMO.GARDY-LOOandPSTCHOTRIBE.
hard to explaia At one time he told me that his
sive,
to
wry
warm, optimistic
the new version of that project, known as CASPIAN, has emerged. Sapia is still fronting
move
The shjdio was
Wimp around five years ago,
became impressed with his work after hearing his production on Saber's Motion's N' Time CD. I felt this to be of national album quality, and Johnston's work since then has established my feith in his ear and ability to work with bands on an equal level without dominating their sessions and making them do things they don't want ... or make tiiem sound like someone
before. But, unlike a lot of technical players
they don't plan to play any material from
then they will
a stock sound."
A.M.W. include CAST OF NASTIES.
i
downfall of their record company.
them
giving
opened by Charles
and he
that solid
is
one of the few bassists rve heard
groow
on bass without losing
that separates great bass
players from bass^s'annabe guitar players.
But
the band's union with wcalist Scott Sapia
act
is
call
considering recording a demo, you
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He has formed
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to
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But
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