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foi
record of soothing songs,
and commercially successful album The single, "Iceblink Luck," has even been on heavy rotation on the U.K.'s National daytime radio, which is usually the exclusive ^market for the likes of New Kids On The Block 'or Phil Collins. The band, however, is quick to
seemingly from another world, Heaven or Las
dismiss claims that Praser's return to recog-
the
time in over four years. The unique
first
on the
British band's concert dates follow hot
heels of their new album, Heaven or Las Vegas,
which has already reached the top ten in the
An echoing
U.K.
accessible to date.
Vegas has already become one of the strongest
^temative
nizable lyrics
releases of the year. Yet despite the
feet that the
band became an established part of
'80s, precious little
people think of us or our music to
known about
is
promises
thera.
like that,"
make com-
Guthrie states bluntly.
A
the trio was formed in 1981
hometown
been calculated.
It's
mainly because our upside-down."
album's release coincided with a wave of postpunk indie rec»rd label releases from bands
Throughout the band's career, people have been trying to figure out how three seemingly
Tlie Cure, New Order and Depeche Mode, wtio all aimed to challenge the mainstream music charts. "A lot of people are under the misconcep-
such as
duce such
many people think new band, even though it sometimes seems like we're the Mount Rushmore of mu-
Guthrie.
music
—
We feel
second bite of the apple, so to speak.
I
really
still
tive edge,
it
wasn't until the 1983
its
Over Heels that Cocteau Twins began
action.
That year also brought the band
U.K.
Top 30
and
a
new
its first
Dewdrops Drop,"
single, "Pearly
full-time bass player,
Simon
Raymonde. band took
their
first
steps
outside the college charts two years ago
when
wth
they signed a major label deal Records.
Upon the 1988
release of
Capitol
Blue Bell
Knoll, ecstadc reviews were issued from People
and Rolling Stone. first
record,"
first
"I
look at Blue Bell Knoll as
remarks bassist Raymonde.
decent one anyway."
record that had been
made
It
sole
was the
terns. They'd finished equipping their
tears
own
over the whole process.
In the middle of recording
Vegas
last year,
Heaven Or Las
Guthrie and Fraser had a
daughter, Lucy Belle
— an event they describe
most important, surreal and hysterical thing that's ever happened to us." Her impact on the lives of Cocteau Twins' gave this new album a more personal focui uften missing
as "the
from their previous censuring excursions. in fact,
sang
much of the
album's
with her newborn in her anms.
tM Heaven or Las Vegas 8 January 1991/Thru8t
is
lilting
It's
Liz,
songs
no wonder
the Cocteau's most
galvanized still
them
into
describes playing
her new-found
and breakdowns that occasionally punc-
tuated previous tours.
'The truth
is
that this
the
is
years that we've actually
first
felt
time in four
like
playing,"
Guthrie continues. "We were unhappy playing live before
because the three of us had to use
tapes,
but
now we can
that wasn't available before.
use technology
We still
don't have
drummer, but we've programmed daims. All our records use programmed drums and we know the reason why we shouldn't use them live. As a point of principle, we see no reason a
why we should confonn roll tradition that
a
studio and therefore had complete artastic con-
but the Cocteaus'
right,"
life finally
daughter should ensure there are none of the '
first
on the band's
life
always claimed they would tour
Although Fraser
backup
In the U.S., the
people expect our
They accept that
live as "a terrifying experience,"
a following large enough to dent the British charts.
know why sense.
confidence that followed the birth of her
distinc-
to build
trio
fresh burst of
young."
album Head
don't
mate
"when the time was
Although Eraser's soaring voice and clandestine lyrics gave the band's debut
"I
to
The
a
ike
we've only just started, even though we've been
going for nine years. We're
wearing capes and
in
doesn't"
gives
it
ec-
speaking fluent Serbo-Croat backwards," says
we're a
That" s quite good in a way, because
come
eccentric and to
explains. "In fact, a great
us a chance to make a big impact again
and downright
exotic, ethereal
music. "People expect us to be wildly
static
to the standard rock
says that as soon as
&
you put
band on stage, there's got to be a drummer." Along with the drum sequences, the live
band will also feature two new guitarists, Mitsuo Tate, who moved to London to be a sushi chef, and Ben Blakeman. After nine years, the pulverizing beauty of
Cocteau Twins' music has yet to be described
in
Many bands have been compared them, but no one has yet to come close
to
words.
to
describing the band's ecstatic splendor, except to say that they're blissful acts in
one of the most unique and
modem
pop.
"The only description of our music iiked,"
Guthrie resolves,
they love world."
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Scotland. The then-teenage band released their
our
IbOO cq
done has ever
belligerence. "Nothing we've
Grangemouth,
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amply proves
cidedly unskinny guitarist
Robin Guthrie and vocalist Liz
guitarist
Fraser in their
sic.
I
quick look at the unkept, unshaven and de-
It is knovwi that
by
dictates of big
"We've never cared enough about what
the alternative pop scene in Britain through-
out the
due to the
is
business.
"is
when
more than anything
I've
ever
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ai a
we put them
and our music.
lives
Was there anything about this album that made you feel like it was the one that would break the band?
We
basically said everything
the
first
two albums and then
what are we going
to
do
just tried to continue to It
we wanted was
it
to
We
for the third one?"
make ourselves
on
"Now,
like,
happy.
was kind of a rush job though because the
record company wanted result, little
some
think
I
We
loose.
of it
it
out
real quick.
might have been
As a left
a
could have went back and re-
mixed a couple of things, but
that's
life.
You know, a of people have been himed on to King's X
That's an artist for you (laughs). lot
over the past couple of years, but you recently
marked ten yean together.
How does it feel to
see things progress to this point? It's
been an ongoing journey from the time we
And
started.
it's
still
a journey.
part of our
life.
We struggled for
five
got a record deal and we're
finally
not
It's
we've arrived at any particular place.
years and
So
stnjg-
still
gling. We're just trying to be honest in
do.
like
just a
It's
what we
there's not achially anything different,
but because our popularity has grown, we deal with
new
we could
things everyday. Before,
always be there for everybody.
Now
there are
many people to be there for. I guess we're learning who our friends are and who wants to hang on or use us to make them feel good. too
INTERVIEW BY DJ JUSTICE
There's a lot
more pressure these days
offense, interviews
Some
for,
of the people are cool, but
it's
obvious
that other people could really care less.
important but
all I
no
and meeting the VIP people.
It's all
ever wanted to do was walk
onstage and play music.
evers^ncven When you do, chances are that some en-
Do any
of the songs stand out in your mind? Talk to You" is a letter to a friend of mine about
THRUST: Is it comforting to know that people in having a hard time categorizing King's X?
DOUG
PINNICK:
I
things that happened to
annoyed when
just get
not
people try to force us into a box by putting a
stag-
gerinlromt& cold, altering
the imagery
from bla^
&
white to color.
Such is the case with King's X. As the band celebrates ten years of collaboration, tiiey unveil tiie im-
measurable Faith Hope Love, Preceded by two iconoclastic maste^
—
pieces Out of the Silent Planet and Gretchen Goes to Nebraska Faith... deh«s farther into an m-
—
sightful creatwity, full of spfaiL If a
dream were accompanied by soundtrack, King's
X
a
would surely
be there.
At present, the
unified trio of
Doug Pinnick, guitarist TV "Rbor and drummer Jeny Gasldll bassist
are touring the States with
ACyDC,
provkimg soM-out crowds with a change of space. The seeds they have
sown could very well gamer the band their first gold album.
FoUowing an aborted conversation from Belgium, the congenial
Doug Pinnick
scheduled part
H
of
name on it. I wuld
rather they just say
rock music that's different. to
and
it
to
me
it's
it
and
thought that
listen
orW. The thing is, since as a
Loved"
glam band or an
don't
alternative band, or ha\^ this certain kind of
haircut or clothes, we're different.
We
don't
it
it
would be neat
We just
to say that
we do
or philosophical ideas.
my
is
tell
"Bom To
autobiography which
to people. It's just a story
'The Fine Art Of Friendship"
is
I
Be
usually
about me.
just love as
an
You fcewe to learn how to do it. It doesn't come naturally. We're not like that. We've got to know what other people need from us in art.
wear spandex 'cause we don't look good (laughs), And I never was one to have a
like to
in
it's
other things besides dwelling on deep, heavy, spiritijal
come out
didn't
play
play
not different than anything
else I hear on the radio
we
I
we
that day. But
song happened that day.
said in that
I
tity will
me
deep personal thing. Everything that
like a
normal haircut. I always liked a bizarre haircut
order to give and receive
love.
'cause alternative people have strange haircuts
and I've, just always loved them. To me, we take bits and pieces of all different genres of music and put it into what King's X is doing. We're just doing what we would like to see. It lorf<s like
point with
We're
you
m^ have readied a turning
fflirt Hope Love.
expectant and excited but nothing
all
actually happening.
We
is
hear people talking
and MT\^s playing the video but that doesn't mean anything. We see record sales and things like that
but we haven't changed and we don't
really see
Thai's a
spirihiai, yet subtle vibe within
your
music Yeah, that's part of our personalities
and our
an important thing but it seems like, in the Christian world, if you play music you've got to be an evangelist We totally disagree with that. We can play rock & roll and believe what lives. It's
we want to Wieve. We don't have to go out and make this statementandsaw the world. Instead, we keep it low key so people don't consider us that type of band. We're not into selling
we beliew
in
what
through sensationalism.
a change.
it
feel better to
have had
a period of time rather than
it
cultivate over
ovemi^t?
Oh yeah, I think that's the only way you can do it
and have it last for a while. If you on your first record where do a couple
million albums
million and the second one only sells 5, everybody's depressed. I'd be glad to sell 500,000.
and have longe\nty because, in the end, numbers don't mean anything.
It's
better to build
our interview during the band's
Is
Christmas vacation in Texas.
dki with your first two
Faith Hope Love a continuance of what you
albums?
to
It's
like... I feel like
I'm just
I
I just hear this guy can understand because
him. I'm black,
like
Fm IcfLhanded. even look
1
like
I
sort of grew
him
like
up
— but
him I
— not
can
he did and
in ways. There's just
something about our make-up. ship to
rock music,
like
I
feel this kin-
that I'm as great as he was
relate to
him. Back
in the slavery
know who was who.
only
body else was a slave being bought and could be related for all I know.
find?
was alwaj-s Sly and the Family Stone. People got so sick of me playing them that they wanted me. Then Led Zeppelin came along and thought they were great I had never heard
I
kill
&
Then Deep Purple In Rock came out and I just sat in my bedroom listening to it All I could think was that this music seemed so cold, but I liked it. It was so fast for rock
roll before.
the time and
it
didn't have that groove that soul
was wry interesting to me. And then Black Sabbath came along and completelv
music had.
weird...
I'm related
him or something.
playing music that
I
love Hendrix.
I
wouM we
to
you go? Nowhere usually because then wu've got to beat that If you come out selling 8
mind. And
era, j-ou didn't
It sell
my
Me and Hendrix are
went back to when you were ei^teen and flipped throu^ your record co&cUon, what If we
Does
blew
about three generab'ons of
Your video for cofertiiL
"It's
Do you
my
I
know
family. E\'erysold.
We
is very bizarre and making the videos or
Love"
enjo>'
are they a necessary evil?
Videos are a necessary
evil to
me. Sam loves
j
them I want to
i
videos 'cause that's what he does. Ty likes 'cause he wants to act But as for me, just go onstage in the studio
and
play.
I
:
don't evtn want togol
and do the records.
It
Are there plans for putting anottier video out?
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We just did another video for "We Are Finding Who We Are." We did a lot of ive footage at the I
London and
Astoria in
They
also in Houston.
filmed the whole thing and we're going to do a reflective
performance video.
Your imnager/co-producer
Sam
Taylor
is
What is
a
his
X?
create.
is
always around pushing us to
We're the lazy guys
around the house
all
who
to sit
like
day and he says "No, you
guys get to practicing." You know? Then we'll get
down
to the practice
pumping out new We've been doing real
room and
start
tunes. He's the motivator. this for so
long that
easy to just stay at home.
couch potato when I'm
I
it
gets
enjoy being a
off the road.
Speaking of the road, you're currently out with AC/DC. Isn't this a weird pair-up for
I
mean,
there's an obvious contrast
not a weird tour for us because we've been
thrown
X
fan
I
in front of just
know
and
that
really
What kind Basically
He's a very good friend. He's like a fourth
member and
It's
days.
veiy unique force within the band. relationship to King's
King's X?
between the two bands.
it
about everybody these
Malcolm (Young)
is
a King's
requested us.
of listener is a King's X fan? could be anybody. We're getting fan
from people like youth pastors who praise us for what we're doing to kids who are into Slayer. We get parents who write in and letters
thank us
for
making
positive
music because
their kids are usually into negative music.
Then you get the younger kids who say their parents are into us and they think that it's cool. I don' t know, it's really weird. Rock & roll is supposed to have created the generation gap. Somehow, our music is bringing them together.
I
don't
know how long
it
will last but...
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T
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rr
Well buckos, Bush certainly didn't waste
album, you're missing the whole f**king
this
any time starting the war. This has just begun,
point.
but to hear people
as
won. Maybe the military
somehow
doubt
I
will
achieve
minimum
with a
tive quickly
the U.S. has already
talk,
it.
Even
if
we
objec-
its
loss of
life,
but
eliminate the
Saddam-mizer, what then? You know Iran loving
on
which
bombs we're dropping And what about our new allie, Syria,
all
Iraq. is
is
the high-tech
man most likely to receive
ruled by the
G THIRLWELL, better known FOETUS (mastermind behind Foetus
Next up, J
JIM
has released a compilation
Inc.),
Trax. This 20-song treasure
produced by Jim.
done
The only
out.
you're into extremely well
If
scum
industrial
rock, check this thing
bitch I've got about this
didn't include the classic "Anything"
Nail album. The MRT
out on Lookout Records entitled
You can
SUCKER.
bet he's looking to expand his borders
Then
of course there's the "neutral"
country of Jordon ruled by King Hussein.
Jordon
is
so neutral,
Iraq during the I
wonder
if
why
If
did they give food to
UN embargo?
anyone
don gave any thought to what's going to happen in the region when the war's over. truly believe that we have made a grave mistake I
punk reoord
as solid a
is
they
as
find anywhere. Strong guitar and
lyrics
address the poser attitude in the punk
scene.
THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS havea new on Rough Trade upon which they
single out
Bush administra-
in the
This
gonna
you're
is,
from the
EXPERIENCE have a 7' SO KONG
the humanitarian Nobel prize, Hafez Assad.
eastward.
CD on Wax
performed and
is
rework the Donovan song 'The Hurdy Gurdy
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into a
ence.
The
mind warping
psychedelic experi-
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flipside is entitled
comes on yellow vinyl. The LUNACHICKS are five young ladies whocreatesome hellish noise.Theirnewsingle, and
is
pretty far out there.
"Cookie Monster,"
is
It
a testament to that
If
way sleazy garage rock, check these gals out. It's on Blast First Records. In the late Seventies there was a strange mutant form of rock & roll coming out of Leeds, England. The you're into
musicians responsible for this were
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"At
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and up through the
"Damaged Goods,' "To Hell With
classic
Poverty" to their dance floor hits
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in a
heard of
this great
stepping stone.
band, the
And
"I
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to established fans, this
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is
Former ADO-
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like the idea of the U.S.
the world.
If
world order,
that I
is
Bush's vision of the
can say
is,
The pick of the month
new album on Noise
is
KILLING JOKE'S
International entitled
new year!
this since
I
I've
been waiting
to get
my paws on
when
it
seems
only thing in the world that matters Jaz and co. kick this thing off with
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accentuated with primitive pounding
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If
you don't buy, beg or
steal
up on
this slab of
ECHO & THE BUNNY'MEN hav-e a
new CD out tn[\M REVERBERATION. But, Bunnymen singer Ian
be forewarned. Fonner
McCullough
CD who is
The
tell
is
not involved in this project at
packaging makes
it
impossible to
in the band, but guitarist Will
Sargent and bassist Les Pattison are the only original
some
Bunnymen. As
faras the music, there's
interesting guitar work, but without
McCullough's vocals I've
heard that Noise had picked up this
incredible band. Just
you're into N^' Dolls
type of rock, definitely check
all.
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A lot of music. A lot of store.
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As our crazy world revolves, it also changes before our very eyes. With recent events here on earth, most of us have little choice but to grab onto some little piece of reality and hold on. Even though tomorrow presents uncertain possibilities, there are ways to combat that helpless feeling that we are left with. We must remember that one person can make a difference. Whether it be a letter to a loved one or a friend, donating some blood, or rallying together to show your concern or opposition, support those things which
you believe
Now, on
Personally,
in.
feel is unjust.
support the U.S. troops in the Gulf and
I
I'm proud to
live in
to the music. After
I
also support the president. But,
I
also support the
freedoms of other Americans who oppose what they
such a place.
all, it's
what makes the world go around.
me into their human-eating meat-
Whisky. A showcase in NY's Cat Club placed the
Valley, dude.
band as openers
going down the Dale Mabry "strip" lately. DEMO
SAIGON GLORY... Managerelite Warren Wyatt recently told me that Saigon Kick drew a record-
they heaved
breaking crowd for the shoot of their
ship in Florida, the band were forced to tone
supposedly cleared out after
down
recently, the quintet took "Best
grinder.
full-
Due
to the infectious plague of censor-
crowd that their set Most
in front of a sizable
I
guess Dave and Tony have been
LISTEN... Three demo tapes crept into the
pile
damn
South Florida Music Awards and are anxiously
on my desk last month. First up, Belle Vue Bpyz who have come up with a fair effort
vnlhthtdutctorofTheLostBoysindFlatliners
grinder (after sharpening the blades of course)
awaiting a response from their showcase gigs
by capitalizing on the party-style rock pio-
who
and
at
length video at the Button South in Lauder-
Wyatt has clinched a deal
dale. Since,
LA
in
I
oversee the $150,000-budgeted video
will
"What You Say." Wyatt also said to keep an eye out for Crimson Gloiy's return to the scene. Big things should be happening for
hometown band who
are mixing
NY
their next Atlantic release in
The songs Crimson.
as
down
you
Tipper Gore into that
toss the remains to a coupla gators? Oh,
AN APPLE A
DAY...
One problem
that consistently drives musicians crazy
is
Atlantic
show Saturday,
getting ripped off or the neigh-
"War
preneur Ray
Pigs."
Now, thanks
NY
to
entre-
Luisi's intro of Apple Studio's, the
& 27. A&R moguls from
Tommy "If it
Vincent told
Hearts and Heartless will both be showcasing
Southeast Music Conference on Satur-
at the
CONFERENCE
down on
thing of the past With four fully-equipped,
air-
ROOM...
conditioned studios in a 3,000 sq.
the
Conference. There's already a
cuts like "Bang Goes
The
"Kid
Bells,"
Newer
material, "Closer
To The Flame" and
"While America Sleeps," went over well and
ft.
facility,
potential of recording/rehearsing in a trouble
pre-
ence of course to a signing. Take note: Bleeding
problems of finding an adequate
Goes Wild" (from Robocop II) and "Desperate."
me
happens, great," in refer-
6th at the Rock-It Club, Babylon A.D. threw
facility is a
at the
out in the crowd. Concealing a serious anxiety attack, guitarist
is
Band"
and Metal Blade were spotted hanging
finding a decent place to rehearse. Either your
tion of
BABBLE ON... Taking the stage Jan.
the Rock-It Feb. 26
equipment
bors are complaining about your lovely rendi-
read.
be coming from an unmasked
will
we throw
say
Tii-pppyy!
for Saigon's
this
their exhibition of shock-meets-schtick.
day, Feb. 15th at the Rock-It.
Yes,
I
did say
The Southeast Music lot of anticipa-
of reftise
neered by Van Halen, Motley Crue and Aerosmith. Nothing new, but hey, what
other struggling act out there.
turbed yet? Last up
me tell
you though, their diverse sound
slotted for their next release
due out in the UNINTICING... I'm sad to report that Intice have disbanded. Founding guitarist Jeff
•:•
bitions) will be
spring.
>:
brainchild of local studio owner/producer,
;•:•
Morris of Morrisound Studios.
•:•:
esting to see the energy that this generates
ground breaking
years.
that
that nationals Blackfoot, as well as
Priest fame.
aspi ring unit
on
is
It
Stranger cranked Rock-IL Most
it
up
locals
Tyger Tyger, Deioris Telescope, Krunch,
ij:
Headlights, Catherine
just
:•:•
Forgotten Apostles, TTic Guff and Grassy KnoD
Street Report next month, gar-uhn-teed! This
Tom
•:•:
Gunmen. A FESTERING PROBLEM...
is
Coral Gables,
it
Yes,
quits after
reading this)
20th
will
who
gets their tape to
appear right here in The
your chance to be
THRUST, so get
them stamps. Send demo,
II
:•:
bands from the Bay within their genre they
polaroids, trip to Cancun... to
WAYS... Tampa's
j:-
were able to release three self-produced tapes
Justice,
Jan. 18
&
19th at the
self-titled,
arrival at
;:•:
city.
NO
Club Detroit
1/
found the venue mostly de-
IIEilKTLESS
drummer
x free
environment
easy.
And
to top
made
is
you
off,
it
on The Street Report's back for putRounding it out is guitarist Eddie Foxx from Jersey and the Cast of Nasties' Dorian Sage (from who knows
yes, a pat
b»Wi
ting the two in touch.
:•:$•:•$:;..
won't need the crew to load, §:§:§:^ unload, set-up and break ..1,1,!,"..,
where) on
MAKE NO
MISSTAKE...
down your
Forming from an anay of local
acts (Renegade,
gear. They've got >:$:§:j^
the amps, p.a., drum kit and sound boards to make all the
bass.
Malakai, Siren, Fatal Attraction, Emerald City), >.:J:|:;:j:5
Misstaken have made their debut with a high-
;::$:$:jj
powered 6-song demo and seven years that
will
tour.
and yourselves. The
phenomenal and should
Apparently,
they're having scheduling difficulties with
tract local practicing
tional acts cruising
WHICH
WILL mUliUi FIUST?
potential
of a facility like this
be rescheduled according to Rock-It owner,
Roxx Gang.
your instruments
the
Fred Golpa. Cancellingdates for the next month or so are the Bay's
is
the
The show
is
truly
HlilAUT
musicians as well as na-
Brian Hendrickson
who
also holds a degree in
Boomerang's, Misstaken drew an above aver-
by the time you see them, they will be the main
kind where you get screwed everytime you
call
Ray,
HEARTS
Sad but
play."
ARAZMO-TAZ... Tagged
true.
attraction.
98
ROCK WRECK... WXTB
out for a while.
GWAR?" Knowing what a rare opportunity this was
"Best
on Friday night I almost didn't make it into Boomerang's to announce the band due to the capacitycrowd. Once they started, Dave Arazmo and his crew of motleys easily made the Clearwater nightspot their home-turf for the
Drive, Suite 550, Clearwater,
Jim
Filiault recently
like to
asked me,
be killed by the mighty
Dead Kennedy's was LA show), I went to face my
(Jello Biafra of the
pseudo-slain at an
last tol
And Only
Friend,"
"Loaded Gun" and "I'm
and fresh material,
A Rocker."
In a similar
destinyon Jan. 12th at Jannus. Midwaythrough,
artery,
band announced my presence and dragged me onto the stage. Then, press laminate and all.
assaulted Los Angeles via Exposur 54 and
the
T/2
January 1991 /Thrust
Tampa's Heartless are
from their trek out west
last
still
recovering
year where they
The
to boldly
bathroom" by yours
go into the vsomen's
truly,
hungry Clearwater crovwl
week
via their party
antics.
Where did
Arazmo
bound
all
tore into a
Jan. 23-26. In fact,
set
and good-time
of those scantily-clad
babes came from though? I'm talking Silicone
last
month when his motorcycle and a police cruiser collided in Largo. Bassett, who handles overnights at 98, injured a vertebrae, laying him
month at the Rock-It with reps from Capiand Elektra in attendance. On full-tilt, the Boston transplants fired through "10 Ways,"
"How'd you
band
radio
jock Mike Bassett was seriously injured
as "the
publicity slave
the
age response for an opening act Chances are,
gigs available to bands like Fester were "the
854-lJAM.
is
John O'Brien stated that the only
offer. Vocalist
Located in Oldsmar, Apple Studio's
at (813)
this
which gained national attention void of a serious
be in operation mid-February. For info,
Mike or Gene
show. "In the
audio engineering. Playing with Arazmo at
will
for a tour.
live
been playing,
best project I've ever been in," offered guitarist
at-
through town or prepping
I've
ATTACK... It looks like Bleeding Hearts are stopping nowhere this side of the dotted line. The boys played to a capacity crowd
newfound drummer Anthony Focx who is in LA at the moment. GWAR ZONE... Metal Blade
Maye has
calist
•:•
to bring
on the Poison
Jeff
Kym as "an animal," Maye looks to be the necessary addition to this obscure unit And
|:i
hassle a breeze. All you'll need $:•:$••:«
day before their Jan. 20th date after securing
DJ
c/o
hooked up with Cinema 69. Described by vo-
which features a much larger stage. The club's owner, Rob Douglas, said that the
Cowboys From Hell showed up, sized up room and bailed. Don Dokken postponed
THRUST
N., Suite B-220,
playing at the adjacent outlet (Jannus Landing)
licking
picture,
bio,
SL Pete. FL, 33702. CINEMA SHOW & TELL.. Former
Backseat Romance
|:|;
Tom S
appears that the band had anticipated
the support slot
and start
three years of struggling. As one of the top
8401 9th SL
me by Feb.
Tampa Bay
in the dusty archives of
off your duffs
S
drawing, yet unsigned acts in this
I
Wheel
thrash gang Fester have called
appears that the X;
Werman-produced debut on CBS/Epic in the The album smoked with cuts like "Rock And Roll You Baby" and "Shakedown" (still crowd faves). Even though their second outing was shelved by the label, they've trudged on ever since, proving to be one of the best
19 for Pantera,
DOLLARS... OK, now Ed McMahon's got your attention, here's the deal: Any local band (yes, that's you if you're
SOUND THE
early '80s.
SHOWS... Upon my
is
scheduled to appear including Uncle Sally,
would know that the
Stranger band released a
impressive bevy of talent
during their
•:
their way to securing some-
STRANGE
An
X
SEND YOUR TAPE
x
thing in the big leagues. Stay tuned for part this band.
Bay.
strange looks
in-
completed a 6-song demo produced by
Allom of Judas
:•:'
gamer
Zeppelin and King's
AND WIN A MILLION
ALARM... Naple's own False Alarm have
It
Rush,
here in the country's next musical hotbed,
terest in the fluent six-stringer.
serted.
will surely
not for
is
they play out But then again, so did
Tampa
Tampa's T^gcr Tyger, have expressed an
on
be inter-
when
•:•
As Vitolo considers his options,
rumored
It'll
everyone and
it's
my expectations," referring to line-up.
meet up to the most recent
Tom
known
,
a diamond in the rough. I've got to
is
15-17. All the usuals (panels, showcases, exhi-
didn't
anyone per-
only as "whatshisname" (they never called
i\
"it
Is
back),
for the event, the
Boy,
the standout of the
bunch, Caspian. The group's vocalist
is
Vitolo stated simply that,
is
tion for this event's debut scheduled for Feb.
on hand
is?
Insist with a tape that has obvious potential on "You Don't Know" and "The Final Attack" but the sound appears marred by a mediocre production. What do you expect? These guys are on a budget like every this review stuff is fijn. Next,
I
called
Mike
at
Largo Palms
Hospital where he said he was taking
it
easy,
anxious to return to the station. Be nice and
send Mike a card
at:
98 WXTB, 2 Corporate
FL 34622.
THRUST
wishes Mr. Bassett an ultra-speedy
recovery.
UNTIL NEXT TIME... Take care and
say a prayer for our troops in the Middle East.
1HANK YOU,
TAMM BAY
WYNF-FM TENTH YEAR OUR BEST EVER!
s Don Henley
And Thank You
Eri<
Clapton
•
Paul McCartney
•
Aerosmith
Robert Plant
David Bowie
•
Almann Brothers & More Ten Years/Ten Cities Flyaway Earth Day '90 •
Guavaween
Paint Your Heart Out,
For Participating In Last Year's
95YNF Concerts
and
Tampa
MacDill Airshow • Beachfest '90
Hillsborough River Cleanup
Nissan World Challenge Children's
Home
Roll Auction
Paint
&
St.
off
Tampa Rock &
Benefit Concert
Pete Proud
Tampa Bay Day SuncoastDome Grand Opening Budweiser Rock
95YNF
&
Live at the
Roll
Summit
Hard Rock
Live at Morrisound
3rd Annual 95YNF Blood Drive
Events:
Jk I
Conspiracy is a band out of tiie unlikely city of Venice, Florida. The members are James (vocals), Walt (drums), Mike (guitar) and Jay (bass). This young band shows a helluva lot of promise, already securing an enthusiastic following in their hometown. Their music, deemed punk by some, alternative i^ others, is done from the heart. Their demo tape. Lack ofSociety, was recorded at Dan Destructo's (No Fraud's front man) Truth Studios and it really caught my attention. After several attempts at coordinating an interview, I finally hooked up with 3/4 of the band. The missing conspirator was Jay. Without a doubt, ConspiraQ^ is out to getcha with some of the tastiest tracks to come across the Skyway Bridge since No Fraud.
THRUST: What's the scene like in the Venice/ Sarasota area? Are there
CONSPIRACY:
many places
No, not at
show we almost had was
all really.
at the
to play?
The
last
Venice Gazebo,
was cancelled because the band we were playing with wrote "Death" on the flyers. The
but
it
city
came down on
Censorship rears lot
that.
its
Fraud,
ugly head again.
lot
So not a
of bands. But along with
we get our share
Do you
No
of parties to play.
we
we
some
of your influences?
of
New York
Since you
No... we're different. ...
a lot
hardcore.
live in
Fraud?
is
totally
Would you consider moving to capture a
Venice, do you get a lot of
comparisons to your hometown buddies,
No Fraud
No
larger
audience?
The best I can say to get
is
our cool hometowns. There's a great crowd
down
hardcore and we're sort of crossover.
we'll travel to those places
known, but Venice and North Port are
lyrics in
tive
message.
No, not
our demo through the mail, and
Dan Destructo
are planning to record with
again in February.
We
hope
reviews of your
in the
punk under-
believe everybody needs to
own
Maximum Rock & Roll, Plot, Your Scene
and
in
THRUST.
Plus,
we
get a lot of people
writing to us from different states asking about us.
punk
their own. Everybody has the right to
have never seen you
The
live
show is basically
the tape.
It's
aggression
OK,
live.
give
the
The main difference
to have fun
and play
as best
we
can.
still
the
a great dosing Ime.
is
fullest possible
entitied to their
extreme. Everyone
own opinion, even if they are
We
will try to fight
keep our music technical yet enjoy-
want
is
We're just going to try our hardest to bring our
pression, starting in Venice.
Not over technical, mind you, we
as on more
live.
being suppressed.
try to
same songs
just like a practice, but
we have
me
How would you
show?
but what makes you different?
able.
Hare Krishna
do as they see fit and nobody should hate someone for what they believe in.
bands? There are a million of them out there,
We
not
bands?
music to tiie sets Conspiracy apart firom other
really
into people
part.
energetic and faster.
ground? Yes,
What
Conspiracy a politkral band?
We
government We're more
describe your
aity positive
Is
What are your opimons of some of the current movements in the hardcore/punk scene such
I
demo through magazines
really.
playing their
to release that
professionally.
Have you had
your songs preach a pretty posi-
go out and do their own thing. We're
To each
sell
somewhat
here.
The
as straight edge and hardcore
have plans to release any recorded
material? Well,
are
Crumbsuckers, Suicidal, Killing Time
into big
of places to play?
No, not even a
Who
by
Stiff
the sup-
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THRUST: Good morning Sea
yout alarm breaks the first rays of Kght, you are awakened J^ the sounds of an over zealous radio jock. The assault violently penetrates your Inner ear with reverberations of half-baked comlealentertainnient»Ayoung feraaleis being
SEA BASS: Hey
s
L
Ah,
Bass!
man. Hrst
when you were only 2
home
it is,
slice!?
I've got a little
(Laughs)
quiz to check out the legitimacy of 98
Rico.
Inlet
ROCK's Name three songs
I
years old?
was about ten
favorite places are
All-Request Morning Show.
|
My favorite
actually.
My
two
North Carolina and Puerto
place in Florida
is
Sebastian
\
accosted on-the-air hy the Insensitive jock who refers to her biological qualities as "far-out knockers." You have
lentered the morning radio zone. "Cut! Cut! Cuuuttt!" screams Greg Mull, thestudious program director oi the budding radio station. *There*s something wrong here, let's try it again. Take two, 98 ROCK's morning show. OK... roll 'eml" The scene
resumes with a less intimidating character, the awkwardly aggressive Tom Sebastian a.k.a. Sea Bass. Effortlessly, he greets the incomhtg calls <and lots of them)AVithin<juiries
cranking,
it's
What
DJ!
about theff listening pleasures. His necessity
for Soupy Sales-like innuendos are kept to a minimal. The attributes of any
over^ anxious females are contained until after hours. "OK, that'swhatwe'reIookhigfbr,"exclaimsGregMull."rt's awrap." Come along as we take a closer look atthlsunusualb? vague phenomenon
thatyou played this morning thatyou woukln't
You mean Hwy named
normally hear on 98.
Well, they
Three songs are
all
this
morning. Ummm...
requests (laughs).
I
well, they
and
said, hey!
AllrighL
Yeah, 98
OK, we won't put you on the spoL I'm wonder-
— and
this
me
has been bothering
Sea Bass your real name or was like
—
something
it
How dkl you end up in Tampa
again). ...In
it
was Sea Men
good
known as "The All-Reauest Morning Show." Join me now as we cruise through a world void of cliche-ridden radio damor. This is a place of sanctuary where a slightly humble radio personalily supreme <»mm|ftd^^^^^ the airwaves. Yes, you have>ntered..,-
we laugh
(yes,
But we wanted to change
that...
taste?
but
short for Sebas-
it's
tian. ail
People do ask
the hell
me
"What
the time,
Sea Bass?
is
Alt you into
fish-
ing?" I've never fished in
my
life.
You do surf
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at 98, right?
Bay?
Well, I'm from Ft. Lauderdale and I was working Ft. Myers at 96 K-ROCK. He work in Washington at a research company, meanwhile I had gotten a job offer for a rock station outside of San Francisco. I was packed to go and Greg called me out of the blue and asked if I was interested in working here. I asked what he had in mind and he told me he was looking for someone to do the morning show. I jumped right on it It's a lot easier to move to Tampa than San Francisco. The money was better and I've worked \\ith Greg before. Plus, going up against Ron & Ron
with Greg Mull in left
and got married?
No, actually
By the way, you work ROCK, that's us.
is
Sea Urchin before you met some drunken
sailor
after...
can't think of any off
hand.
ing
it
saw me out there shredding one day
though.
Yeah,
there to
was a
real
challenge for
me
'cause
I
know
town and pretty much own the morning show market It was real exciting to come in as the underdog and go they're big-time in this
against these guys
avidly. I
started
about twenty years ago
and
I've
been going at
it
full
tilt
So you think you've given them a run for their money? Well, they're
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You mean you
started surfing
the #1 morning show. We've some ground, though.
shows
actually
compete?
No, we do what Greg refers to as the anti-
morning show.
ever since.
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still
definitely gained
bits
and
Ron
&
We don't do a lot of skits and We do the opposite of what
talk a lot
Ron
do. Rather than
their strengths,
we
compete against
try to attack their
weak-
weakness
ness. Their
whole
of music.
lot
is
that they don't play a
We play a ton of music
that
radio station. We took a nothing like the weather
...Buck Maui!
Yeah,
could really relate to that guy. Wasn't
I
the listeners want to hear.
he stripped from his youth by a tragic event?
So
No, he's alive and well. He's just unemployed
people have a choice?
They have a good choice and it's very diverse. things from A-Z on 98 in the morning and that's the beauty of the show. The thing
You hear that
bums me out is that I can't get everybody's
request on the
air. It's
just impossible.
We
can
only play between 12 and 14 songs every hour,
but in any given hour we get 100 phone
up and wanted
calls.
to
hear
"Inagoddadavida," what would be the
likeli-
If
I
called
hood of
it
Slim
none and Slim's outta town.
to
like all
good
Is there
surfers should be.
it
what would
be like?
would be more skits and bits 'cause that's my forte. But as I expressed earlier, we're trying to do the anti-moming show. Maybe in
Well, there
the future we'll expand, but right just
pumping out rock
now
It's
too
really doesn't
fit.
& roll.
program
for people older
more
it
Jane's
"Inagoddadavida,"
it
Addiction,
just wouldn't
sound
import B-side that INXS did back
You
just got back
Yeah,
we
morning show host doing down
a
way? Cheap wine? Wild women? I had some vacation time coming and wanted if
go on a surfing
to
the waves are good,
I'll
trip.
get off the
I
A
lot
to get away.
I
air.
morning show one of the mon
and
it's
in radio?
&
Ron.
the highest profile slot. That
tempo for the day. People are on their way to work and that's the drive-time. I kind of sets the
lucked out there.
Is there
think his
name was
Buck...
to incorporate local
music
Oh sure. We've played Roxx Gang and Savatage. Like
I
room
on the morning show?
I
grace the airwaves in the morning on 98?
any
Tell
me
about the chief.
The chief is the most popular personality at the
try
I
say,
if
we get a request for it,
we'll play
it.
not to get into too much local stuff because
we've got a
show
for
thatand for the
banging, thrash metal.
He weeds out the weirdos and the
bum-out
calls for
real
me.
Yeah, and immediate family members.
I
can't
there answering the phones though, I'm
busy rocking the Bay.
will
Whatever happened to that dude that used to
more people could get in. As soon as you get
reall
I
didn't
That's the highest paying spot at any radio
listening.
'til
6 and they ring off the wall. They expanded the
sit
the prime shift at any radio station. That':
in
go deep on some albums and play what is known as the depth-track, but there's a limit to that too. You don't want to play something that no one has ever heard of 'cause then you're playing it for one person when 50,000 are
you, they're really loyal and
Like your friends? I
drive over
time like Cleveland Wheeler and Ron
We
tell
The phones start ringing at about 10
phones.
What was
whyyoualways see personalities in the momin
can't play
that because nobody's ever heard of that.
can
I
active.
to hire
did.
I
station
play the live version of that?" No,
cup of
phone, it lights up again. In fact, we had an assistant for me just todo the phones. That's Randy and his job is to answer the
from Puerto Rico?
sought after shifts
1962 when they were only 3-years-old. Can you
worit going for that first
off the
It's
there's this
Well,
How do you perceive Tampa Bay? / I
think
real
head
it's
the local misic scene in
incredible. I've never seen
and I've
anything
some big places. As far as radio goes, I think Tampa needed a station like 98 ROCK to come in and shake things up a bit. like
mean "Let's see how obscure we can get." I get calls every now and then like, "Hey Sea Bass,
way to
their
phone system sped fical ly for the morning show
right.
all-request, but all-request doesn't
mean, you've
so
Isn't the
is
re-
want to listen t radio, I didn't want to know what day it was, just wanted to go surfing and that's what I di-
I'm trying to get an idea of what "all-request"
it
the street and
on his head and 95 gave you
Sebastian Inlet after
then
lie? I
got those seriously stressed out people on
How much? (We laugh, envisioning the event.)
wanted
heard
Where does your audience
sponse?
means. Well,
fell
tomorrow, what would be your
a call
really
would sound
really out of place if we played that. If you
Queensryche,
Ron Diaz was walking down
times,
than 25 years old and
into 18 to 34. So,
a runningbit that he does
Well,
That's something you'd hear on YNF (95). They
we're
it's
bril-
coffee?
a satellite dish
that
it
Now,
liant at that.
The chief is
we're
getting played?
long for one thing and
into something.
it
every day. If
any room for the morning show on 98
to expand? If you could cut loose,
and made
it
lived in
Prior to that, nobody was really doing anything as far as local
and harder edged music went All
that stuff was shyed
away from and there was a
big gap that needed to be filled
it. I
think
people would agree station like
98
filled.
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and close
friends including
band
manager Warren Wyatt and ex-C.G. guitarist Ben Jackson. The only thing that overshadowed the purity of the event was the horror stories of the preceding bachelor party. It seems that it took place at a well known venue on Dale Mabry with women dancing for money. The festivities ended with a certain member of the band being wrapped up
in
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dead
in the
material
on the
CD
is
to Metallica fans, but
heavy enough to appeal
GENE ADAM
distinct vocal style
bass guitar
work
demonstrated the best on two instrumental
on
and 'The Funeral." The album ranges from haunting
sion, so
it
a collector's item.
not to mention his name. In a related story.
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all
more
info call
him
oughbred Music
some duct
at
and
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might
you to buy the import as shows a demon character
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is still
left.
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If you
missed
it,
to
the
the full-length live video
is
on Warner Bros. Seeing was believing.
Also in the news,
ex-ROXX GANG drummer
DAVID BLACKSHIRE has switched to playing guitar to gig with local act
BOMB A' GO GO.
In addition to Blackshire and founding bers
Webb and
mem-
DeLx)ng, the band also includes
new lead guitarist Marty Saint. He has relocated from had
New York
left
to
fill
his spot with
Johnny Thunders.
I
the position, where he
New York
was
really
Dolls guitarist
impressed with
the unique approach of the band and ious to see
how
the
new
am
anx-
line-up continues.
time for Christmas.
It is
in
Europe
in
also being released in
the states through Important as
we
speak.
The
I
am
confi-
it's
By
SCHAFFER describes to
have an angel
for the cover.
it,
"I
falling into
On
originally
planned
an icy looking
the inner sleeve
I
came up with
this.
I
thought
hell
wanted
have an angel battling a demon. The artist
JON
As guitarist
artist.
it
to
label's
was cool
artwork, but being from Florida where death
metal
is
people toget the satanists that."
come over, I didn't want wrong impression. We aren't
starting to
and we don't want people
to think
The album has already received great
was voted "Album of the Month" by Rock Hard magazine beating out ZZ Top, Scorpions and the Floridareviews from overseas media.
It
based NOCTURNUS who came in eighth place.
it
the Dutch Metal Hammer
nine out often
stars.
magdizm
rated
Schaffer just returned
working the
Kix, Ratt, Warrant,
HILL, who has
Tom
goes well.
Hill
He
sent our tape
Beau who flew in to see us two weeks later in Atlanta and offered us a deal." The band continto
New Year's Eve, and then
ued to play bars
began pre-pioduct'on on the album. They
eling across
Germany, Holland, Belgium,
by John Urban
Tired of the heartbreak of being a groupie, Bunny makes a bold new decision.
had
it
with
glam
want an
intellectual
until
tentatively start recording in March.
brainless,
air-head
I
were staying. Then, he called us and said he
about
interviews within tw'enty days, trav-
rockers.
I
will
The band
Can you
bands are going more towards the blues and the singers have a
When Beau came
little
twang
in their voice.
out to see the band, he saw
that it was us and that's what we are all about What you see is what you get I think that's what made our band stand out. He sees that
we're not glam, even though the band has a very good look.
It's
a tough market out there
today and they're not willing to sign just any
more towards image now more
industry leans
than anything. They'll sign exactly alike
hope they
five
bands that are
and throw them against a wail and
stick.
But
that's
not
all
wt
have.
We
have the best of both worlds." As soon as the
bill
is
completed, the band wants to tour as
They are already tentatively wami up act for a triple with Warrant and Bullet Boys. "We realize as possible.
Gowen
that can change,"
adds, "but Jani of
Warrant has told us that even
if
the record
doesn't
your hip pocket."
Finally, I'd like to
month
will
writer for
be
my
announce that next
first
year anniversary as a
THRUST. This
is
longer than
the
I
have stayed with the other six publications
had previously written
I
for including
Aardschok America, Music and the original Last
Word magazine.
special anniversary in town, so stay
I
am
already planning a
showcase
tuned for
at the best
club
details. I'm also the
victim of another birthday
on the 20th of
this
month, making me a 28 year old pisces. I'm not too proud or old to beg for birthday
them along with info on >'our c/o THRUST, 8401 9th St B220, St. Petersburg, FL 33702.
cards, so send
band
to:
Last
N., Suite
refute
Word
the
allegation
and literature of the middle ages was moribund? that
man.
from the heart In
to have in
with Atlantic.
from a publicity tour of Europe where he did fifty
straight
will
Lace vocalist
to help us get signed.
comes
and
Ed Gowen how they hooked up with Beau Hill. "About a month ago we were playing in Columbia, South Carolina. The guys from WARRANT came to see us and Jani loved the band. The very next night he called the club and wanted to know where we wanted
it
come out 'til July or August they'll bring us out when it's done. That's a good thing
produce the band's album for Innerscope asked
and with us being from
blues-based,
the south
scheduled to tour as the
worked with Z Z Top,
affiliated
'There's a lot of bands out there that are be-
coming
in the world."
BEAU
is
to
much
ating with producer
Records, which
I asked Gowen what the band make Innerscope want to sign them.
period of time,
had
album
southeastern coast. They are currently negoti-
If all
EMI, Virgin and Elektra. After
perfonning and showcasing for such a long
do-
to get signed after five years of
even Roxx Gang.
labels including
ing something
South Carolina-bredTORN LACE also looks
currently being designed by a
the past three and a half years of their five year
career and have showcased for five different
band that comes around. Sure some of it has to
really start
is
name." The
actively playing in Florida for
do with talent and songs, but I think the record
big,
our third or fourth album we are going to
sive cover
just a very strong
it's
band has been
can be
take time.
Tampa-based
doesn't have any hidden connotations it,
dent that we just going to
've
T/10 January 1991/Thru8t
lot
us.
And
Iced Earth's self-titled debut release for
Century Media was distributed
We have
of hard work ahead of a
Krunch
DJ JUSTICE was ground
It's
success forked
perverse ex-
mosh pits I bave seen in awhile with amount of blood. Even THRUST edi-
off.
ikkf^yan overnight
GWAR's
the biggest
Tur
asses
don't
It
the last year or so, I've noticed that a lot of
'^
The crowd was treated to such underground fave's as "Sick Of You," "Sexecutioner," "Have You Seen Me" and "Slaughterama." The scumdogs of the universe toned down the sexual elements of their show, but made up for it with massive decapitations and amputations. They were splattering one of
tor/local celebrity
up by
it
^^fy S,^|
,
'^..^
it.
a brutal
for us.
is
pectations and everyone who went is still talking
about
tough
We're going to have to build
recent onslaught of Jannus Landing in St. Pete,
opening).
I
a market for our kind of
recovering
from the greatest show on earth, and
taking over.
is
is
We're going to have to go out there and play our
A less offen-
Thor-
at
there
music,
profit
you need
if
Megadeth and
Slayer,
tape to wrap your sticks with, Ravi
should have plenty
mean
know
fusion. For
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at 238-8893.
Then you've got
dying out and death metal
be changed for the American ver-
styles including funk,
rock, double bass, jazz, latin
Kreator is probably the biggest European thrash band.
to stay, but the basic
time for the wedding where he made me promise
offering lessons in
behind
dying out there, actually," says
is
Anthrax. Bands like that are going to be around
he manage to survive, but he showed up on
JAKHOTIA
band.
"Thrash
and should command the attention of the public. The cover for the album released in will
QUEEN
metal whichdominates the underground scene.
asked Schaffer
I
they would be received in Europe
melodic structures to straight ahead metal,
Europe
to
being more accessible than death and thrash
felt
Schaffer. "The smaller bands are, anyway.
the CD, "Solitude"
playing on the
parking lot at four in the morning. Not only did
Crimson Glory drummer RAVI
is
name
has decided to change their
ANNE'S REVENGE. "That was Blackbeard the pirate's first ship," says Gowen. "It was the most feared ship in his regiment, so we thought that would be a good mystical name for the
how he
which has evolved substanThe guitar and
definitely stands out. This
being set up for
is
Hungary, and Poland.
land,
has created a
since his earlier demos.
tially
tour
February in all of those countries plus Switzer-
more traditional metal acts like early Priest and Maiden. Vocalist
A
France and England.
seems inspired by the
it
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1 1
FOCUSES
ON "ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN THE 1 990s"
converges upon Tampa, Florida Feb. 7-10 to discuss ways the
Roundtable. Panel moderators include
concert
encourage our delegates to take a working approach to the conference. The workshopsand the panel topics are all designed
concert industry can survive "Economic Uncertainty In The
promoter Ron Delsener,
Facility
to find
'90s."
Director Rick Bjorklund, Gary Lane of Denver Theaters and
The
entertainment industry from around the world
live
Performance Magazine
Summit
is
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conference, providing an excellent opportunity for
always popular and controversial Promoter/Manager/Agent
New York London's Wembly Arena
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"The
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during the economic uncertainties in
the '90s."
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music industry professionals to network and share information on the concert touring industry. For the past 20 years, the international trade publication Performance has kept its
giving attendees an opportunity to meet and network in
and the Awards Show. Walk-up registrations
person with the people they do business with on the phone
at the
throughout the year-always in a casual, fun atmosphere," says at the same time
morning of Feb. 7 and continuing throughout the conference.
on the pulse of the entertainment industry, providing inside informationon the movers, shakers and money-makers in the business through its weekly issues and monthly direc-
Wyatt. "We want to keep that setting, but
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to be
much
better.
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days
of
be held Feb. 10 on the of the 8,500-capacity Bayfront Center Arena and will honor the top acts,
will
personnel and companies for their concert work in
1990.
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New Product DOCTOR FONC Wow. Some days you wake up and Georgia. For any of you, that
happened today. Fine.
you're in
is in fact
what
a problem that can
It is
properly. All your pedals should have nice,
and good
tight connections
Make
batteries.
be corrected through
many diverse treatments,
sure your amp(s) inputs are right, and that the
only one of which
reading this column.
unit doesn't buzz or
We
is
are the Priests of Audiological Inter-
We
vention.
within a strict monastic disci-
live
pline based upon the bozo theory. (As soon as someone thinks you are a bozo, for all intents and purposes, you are a bozo. The worst thing
you can do
Our
misrepresent yourself as a bozo.)
is
we
temple, as
refer to the place
where
the majority of our socially acceptable rituals
occur,
Most
a recording studio.
is
folks
would
us recording engi neers, or more commonly
call
Buyers Guide
work
jack loose, needing to be wiggled to
in
hum if possible.
CLASSIC SVT GIVES BIRTH TO PREAMP
Hopefully,
your ongoing pursuit of greatness, you
will
have done this long ago.
Have
the cables, strings, picks, straps,
all
Ampt'^ recently
capos, slides, batteries, tools, etc. that you
make sure they're all in perfect condition. What about your effects? There is no hard and fast rule although those of us on the engineer side generally prefer to use our
entirely
SVT
from
classic
The Ampeg's
circuitry.
unit carries
own
regular standard fea-
stomp boxes are
devices to create them. Most
in-
troduced its all-tube bass preamp, built
could ever possibly need (and then some), and
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Preaching the Sonic Gospel to the pagan masses.
performance, but compared to most pro gear,
HQ; and
how
they just don't measure up sonically. Bring the
column
buttnuggets. This
also a great
It's
to
make
is
way for musicians
to learn
the most of the studio environment.
you caught the pluralism, consists of lots of it) three of us: First and fore(head
We,
if
—
units with you; have
down
written
all
the settings you need
or indelibly engraved in your
mind. With each different
made
whether
have to be
Biker" Moller, and Biir'Cher-fomierly-on-Bad-
or not, and from where
Acid-but-now-more-appropriately-Mr. Hyper-
primary danger of printing
We have accumulated some 40
generic" Smith.
years of recording and production experience.
That
is
old
enough
someone's dad or
to be
chronically antique boyfriend, or to have seen the recording industry be
current
bom
and
rise to its
level of ludicrousness.
Last month, we talked about preparing drum
and bass guitars
sets
for session work. We'll
as to
if
oh
it
if
may
in the final mix,
the effect
is
difficult to play
be
your part without
a
list
of the things that
no one needs for a studio session. 1. Anyone who has no real purpose other than an having an opinion (we .those, don't
we?) or
a friend or significant
is
who
other of someone
know about
is
actually involved in
it.
we can duplicate an effect from the control room withoutitgoingtothemultitrack, which
considered the ideal situation.
is
As we cut the guitar tracks, the engineer blend several microphones, strate-
gically placed to capture the
make
How-
Frequently,
will often
first, let's
well.
an integral part of the song,
the studio environment with the electric gui-
But
they sound
that you're stuck with them;
pick up our preparation for an endeavor into
tar.
come. The
effects to tape is
wrong or ugly ever,
epitome of your
may
create a composite sound. This
taking the direct signal (from your guitar,
double or
amp) In addition, you will probably
triple
each guitar
This allows a
part.
why? We're some long hours of hard work.
settingonyouramp,adifferentampaltogether, or a different blending of mics. Every time you
The peripheral
individuals will basically serve
play something,
any other,
it is
it
will
be slightly different than
a special thing unique. Just ask
we
have come along with a sincere intent to try
any flower child on earth. But
and help or because
haveauseforthis; the subtledifferences between
be "in the studio, man." The best help
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obviously very cool to
in the studio,
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one pass and the next are what actually creat^ a big
full,
evil-aliens-desending-on-the-earth'
beer and food
while we're busy. This
first,
is
2.
Leave your ego in a safety deposit box and
toss the key.
We
are not here to cater to prima
and self-indulgent hours of guitar solos are just
Go
join a band with a bright
future doing covers 3.
on
the glorious
A
circuit.
Don't bring anything unprepared: You,
your instruments, your gear, your songs,
With
this in
mind,
let
us venture into the
specific details of getting
pening
your guitar
etc.
more
rig hap-
work.
for studio
The obvious things we shouldn't have mention, but
will.
properly set up. of
how
technician.
It will
feel
unsure
much
it
and
done by a professional
be well worth the money.
Don't wait until the plays
least bit
to correctly adjust the intonation
playing action, have
to
have your guitar
First,
your are the
If
last
in between.
minute.
If
your guitar
differently than before,
you won't
comfortable hearing and playing
it.
Solos,
SERIES IS A PLUS
as musicians,
one
pass,
is -n perfect order: don't go 14 January 1991/Thrust
in with the output
what makes
we only need
many
although
hi a
mo\e
people
a great solo;
to listen to the
A great
purists lose their
to
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Red Fender-Lace Sensors together in the bridge position. The Deluxe Plus
minds over this. You are recording artists (ie. making an art of recording), remember? If all
includes a three-position pickup selec-
the technology can be utilized to assemble a
three-position mini toggle
solo from several different takes, great.
played
all
of
it,
didn't you?
Then
You
again, there
is
that artistic purity kind of thing that says a solo
moment
should capture the
Who
right?
is
that everyone
buy?
If
Who is
Is
it
all
is
of inspiration. a
good record
proud of and the public
of this in
Knowing what it
cares?
you can say yeah, then
Keep
This
of your hardware
many
producer and ourselves for inspiration.
for
all
are a science ir
solo does not necessarily have to be played in
ing.
certain that
amp settings
series.
on the other hand,
write and speak about
brain to your hands. Oops.
make
different
this process.
composition unto themselves;
could disrupt the flow of genius from your
Next,
Knowing the
can help speed
money on tantrums
donnas. Wasting time and
that: a waste.
hungry-and-grumpy kind of sound, a rich warm food-you-really-like kind of sound, or anytriing
entirely unacceptable.
ALL IN THE FAMILY 1
before your
there with their pals, the band, but
it is
IT
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An
appeal.
international trail of battered dance
point Naturally, Dave
floors will prove that
Was seeks "I
to describe the
band in
think what we're running
is
his
own
a kind of a
—
better yet a culmination of a decade wasted
—
cyanide. This slab of digitally encoded music
and replete with
direct-
from-hell tJackwards
musing by the
Devil's
third cousin, fella by the
a blindfold, pull
year round Halloween party with this one. of
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is
not taking
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Was
the respect of their
Don Was has become a producerin-demand, most
explains.
in a lot of tiie
recentiy scoring big
elements of all our albums
is
Blew Up
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one even Grandpa can
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a vocal
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Are You Okay? contains so many desperately danceable tunes that no listener could sidestep such a minefield of hits. The ambitious theme of "I Blew Up The United States" is
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Royce," with a vocal style that's as mellow and
unstoppable as a lava flow. (Iggy Pop
is
one of
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Dave
Pete Golding (Palm Harbor, FL)
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a strange
Out,"
Was
through the choppy waters of pop music. Their 1981 debut and their 1983 follow-up Bom To Laugh At Tornadoes both gained tiiem accolades but
little
a hit album.
"I
don't
tiiey're
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a hit," he
an unflinching determination to follow tiieir peculiar muse on whatever twisted trek it suggests. "The challenge is to write in
tiiat
are inviting
enough
to be
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Mario Setaro (Dunedin)
says,
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chart success.
Their 1988 Chrysalis debut What Up,
challenges the notion that
the Priest show.
(Not
self titled
convention of ordinary songwriting.
soul
Sponsored by
Stone's
Brown, " a song haunted by tiie nfectious chants i
Mrs. Harris (Tampa, FL)
JUDAS PRIEST TICKET GIVEAWAY
and Rolling
tiiat little
The banshee
&
album.
buriedsubconscious,"IFeel Better Than James of primitive funk-tribesmen.
Mr.
Caution! Hypeslide ahead!! Last album.
songs
primer for the
stars in a self-help
Shade:
McDonald, Iggy Pop, Dion, The Knack, Voice Of The Beehive and Andrew Dice Clay, as well
had the right chemistry for instant fame witii tiie #1 dance smash "Spy In The House Of Love" and the hit that went top ten on both dance and pop charts, "Walk The Dinosaur." With the release oiAre You Okay?, Don Was
a terrible true
new KISS CD, Hot in the
Dave Kinder (Sunrise, FL) Nate Ross (Oriando, FL)
vocal workout, set to a crackling dance beat, tells
5 Second Place Winners received the
Clarence Pauley (Clearwater, FL)
crib'cal
and "Maria Navarro," which
won by
(25 CD's)
Danny Ketchum (Cocoa, FL)
coming Don Was projects include records by Elton John, Bob Seger, David Crosby, Michael
Other standout tracks onylre You Okay? is the tide song itself, a heart-stopping Sweet Pea
"How The Heart
nmiD
the best
it's
THRUST
The Kiss Kollection
Nick Of Time. The latter won Don's first Grammy Award for Album Of The Year. Up-
homage to Barry White on a sickeningly
maudlin version of the Was-penned
Prize:
with the B-52's Cosmic 7"/2%album and Bonnie Raitt's
A Rollin' Stone"-avec RAP, Suckers! States"
and
Grand
peers.
Song titles include the remake of "Papa Was The United
posters.
Sponsored by PolyGram Records
(Not Was) are
nasty, street-level Mo-j
tougher
UK
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music
dejavu, harking to theiri
a
Charlatans
players.
reluctantiy gaining
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tor City roots.
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in a unified package.
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8-track player and
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"It's
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ring, lava lamp,
as well as the hard
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Century Media
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Sponsored by Arista Records, Progressive Travel and
where no sunlight shines weeks upon months of trying to make the worid cry in its
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Over the past sixteen years, Judas Priest have epitomized the term "heavy metal." Their mams have live shows capture an
defined the standard from which today's metal bands measure themsekes. Their intensity of pure, positive aggression veering recklessly near the edge.
remains unrivaled. Judas Priest
their audience
The camaraderie that they share with
heavy metal.
is
Emerging out of working class Birmingham, England in 1974, Judas Priest unveiled their debut release, Rocka Rolla. While pop and punk were the preferred styles of the listening communis. Priest opted to venture into more obscure territoiy. Despite varied reactions, the band rallied a die-hard fan base into a legion of loyal followers. Today, thirteen albums later, the entify of Judas Priest falls nowhere short of phenomenal. \Vlth the addition of former Racer X drummer, Scott Travis, Priest have returned with a vengeance on the aptly entitled, Painkiller. Having prevailed in the highly publicized trial/witch-hunt in Reno, the band
has issued a strong response to those in question of their st<oing
BY DJ JUSTICE
Recently, founding
member and
return, the responsibilih' of individual choice
THRUST:
First off, I'd like to congratulate
songwriting. "Can
1
still
come up with
the
riffs?
Judas Priest on putting out another excellent
Can I come up wi th the
heavy metal album.
day you really have to thank yourself for having
DOWNING: Thanks
K.K.
been a
what our
as to
very much. We've
confused over the recent years
little bit
wanted from
fans really
We've already received a
us.
of positive re-
lot
now
sponse from people for this release. So
we've got a definite direction for the rest of our
When you
tiie talent.
you
tiiat's
years ago
done tiiat
it, I
put
it
isn't it? It
together,
only
it's
wasn't until a few
accepted the fact that
1
was
achially a talented person. You've got to have a talent just to stick in this business
tiie
all
these
People say to me,
years, let alone writing.
"Where do you get
career.
end of the
ideas?" At the
inspiration to write
material?" Really, I've always looked to myself
Do you still have a strong desire to
i
get out on I
the road?
I
Like anything else, once
you can't substitute
gets in your blood,
it
with everyday
it
life.
don't really look to other bands for inspira-
tion. I just go into a room and pick up the guitar and write what comes out of me.
You
It's
up
Yeah,
to the today's
on,
let's
to carry that on.
with your-
bill
Megadeth and Testament
It
looks like
coming down.
They already have. Yeah, it gets pretty wild. We played in Vancouver on Halloween and I think That's great. Does Priest have anything
Yeah, but
we
up
We've
can't give
I
it
cheers going up and hitting the stage.
And
there you are.
Dave Holland? Dave had to leave due to unforhinate circumaway relatively unex-
stances. His father passed
He
pectedly.
"I
can't
came to us commit to any
It was directiy after the So Dave left and we put the feelers came up with Scott after looking at
sort of a lengthy tour." last tour.
We
out.
me that anybo^ could blame listening
and having that choice, for being the cause of yflingpeopk.Andthatindudes subliminal messages, whether th^ exist or not A person has to be responsible for what th^; wilHngly hear." K, DoimingfJudas Priest
K
reevaluated things and
and, quite honestly said,
It
seemed
where
like there
was an era for a while
traditional heavy metal
was being ne-
glected for newer, faster versions of the genre.
There's really quite a few things to say about
nearly everybody.
First of all, we're aband that lived through punk era and the new wave thing. We lived
tiiat.
What
did Scott do at the audition to impress
enough
the band
He was
tiirough a lot of threatening sihiations.
to get the gig?
Scott wasn't just a
drummer
looking
for a gig.
a diehard Priest fan. His heart
music that we than we did.
He knew
play.
We
in the
is
the songs better
loosened up with some of the
older songs but he didn't realize
we were going
to tiirow some of tiie new stuff at him. It had some very tough parts, especially with tiie double kick drum. "Phantom Rebel" starts off
with a very
fast
double kick and
throughout the entire song.
1
his stamina.
A
lot
of
it
drummers can do
on
up
an entire song. Scott can. And
nique
tiie
a fast
double kick but they can't keep
such
is
goes on
We wanted to test
flurry for
tiiat
tiie
it
his tech-
he doesn't even break a
sweat. He's been nervous stepping into the
what's happening
now
is,
1
heavy metal
think is
to exist
goes.
Heavy metal,
we know
as
it,
eitiier
is
goingover to thrash or speed metal or it's going
toward melodic metal There's not that
have
really
tiiink of
cessful
the Scorpions.
many bands coming up who
done well
in
heavy metal.
another metal band
that's
I
can't
been suc-
tiie same stuff that we do or Ozzy does. Unless somebody makes
doing
Sabbatii or
move
like
when we disappear, heavy metal won't exist as we've known it tiirough tiie a
fairly
soon,
ages. That's kind of a
spooky
tiling.
the band
Oh
is
just glad that
absolutely. We've
tour so
it's all
over?
been waiting
we can show people
that
to
we
when
More tiian anything,
be back in
it's
in the court
by experts.
be
I'll
it
haven't
a great feeling to
tiie States.
hear
it.
it, you don't and bottom of
you don't hear
bullshit. If
is
damn well
That's the top
you know? This wasn't just audio either, it visual as well. They were attacking us
was
They were saying
was
suicide
spelled
out on the album cover. They said there was a
guy with flames coming out of tiie
picture of a
backofhis head. They were saying that you can
knowing
see these things without achially
it
and your mind can interpret them and cause
you
do certain things.
to
It
be glad
when
results
from the experts
was a witch hunt.
the whole country can see
I'll
tiie
courtroom.
in the
Then people will really understand what we went tiirough and be thankful tiiat it happened.
go on
changed and we're not wearing suits on a daily basis.
in
be explained in
the...
Well,
I
won't say the movie. They did want to
make
a
movie but we didn't want
with
will all
It
Somebody's been asked
to be involved
to write a
it.
book about
the whole thing and that would be good because
more
there's a lot
to
than what meets the eye.
it
not
anymore when we go and Ozzy
going
With the media's focus on the trial, I'm curious if
was
I
and tiiat and it's all a load of bullshit.
self do this
away.
to something,
What happened with your longtime drummer, I
cliff,
to blame.
hocus pocus.
a load of
it's
That was proved
visually.
"It was outrageous to
edge of a
off the
book store the other day and there were a hundred of these subliminal tapes to help your-
it,
got a pretty big production and a few surprises
but
you walk
a
stuff
much away.
going down, the
lights
just think
I
If
your choice and you're the one
its
show?
can't give too
it.
can actually be shown to everybody so they can see that this subliminal
I
need that rush of the
willingly hear.
too glad
the kids literally crawled out of the arena.
sleeve for the live
back!!!
is
person has to be responsible for what they
that's
get this thing going."
the barricades will be
Priest
and the evolution of heavy metal as we know and love
bands
You've got an real inaedible selves,
powen Judas
candidly discussed the band's triumphant
to say to the bands out there,
I'd like
"Come
Downing
guitarist K.K.
Did you fmd yourself in the midst of the thinidng, "I can't believe this
is
trial
happening."?
Did Judas Priest ever put backwards messages on an album?
To be accused of literally having caused the death of somebody really hurts. When you know you're not an aggressive person and would never harm anybody, that hurts. I could
We
never understand music being on
recorded
trial for tiie
It was outrageous to me anybody could blame listening to something, and having that choice, for being the
first
time in history.
that
cause of killing people. liminal messages,
And
that includes sub-
whether they
exist or not.
A
No, we never put anything on in
We
message.
corded
openly admitted
song
and we
called "Love Bites"
tiie lyric,
and put
bites,"
way of a
we've re-
forward and reversed them.
lyric lines
did a
tiie
tiiat
tiiat
"In the dead of night, love
on backwards.
We actually
show them when you play it reversed, you can hear it. What tiiey did was pick up on a couple of our
took that song and reversed
it
to
that,
lyric lines.
from
We
had a
the fuss."
all
backwards
it
says,
line that says, "Deliver us
They
said
"F**k
you played that
if
suck
tiie lord,
all
of |
I
but he's fine now. At our
situation,
Los Angeles he was trembling.
first
show in
He was
acting
And
you." court.
tiiey
played
sounded
It
like,
alia u."
eaten or slept for two weeks.
that witii
in the
"Suph the lawd, suph
Do you know what
cool but his girlfriend told us that he hadn't
backwards
tiiis
mean?
I
If
you put
I
The way
Painkiller sounds,
it
could have been
you can say that it sounds "OK, if 'Deliver us from all
the follow-up to British Steel ten years ago. It
could have.
We
decided
we should go back-
We
wards to an extent rather than go forwards. decided to play exactiy what
we wanted
without any commercial attempts tiiought, airplay.
if it
doesn't get airplay,
it
at
all.
to
We
doesn't get
We really didn't care. We just wanted to
do sometiiing
tiiat
excited us. Fortunately,
tiie
I
Are these newer songs or have any of them
been
in the Priest closet for a while?
I It's al
I
riff
or
IHow
brand new shiff. I don't think titie
does
from it
I
can't
tel
I
jwe can
I
llittie bit
one
feel to
past
be cranking out this kind
many
years?
you how relieved v/t are
to know that come up with it. You're always a apprehensive when you go back to
still
suck
from
evil'
it
with the drums,
like tiiat.
So we
said,
'F**k the
tiie fuss' is
all of you,' then what does 'Deliver us from the Lord's Prayer say when you
reverse it?"
judge's face
I
wish you could have seen
when we pointed
called flukes, not
tiie
that out. They're
backwards messages. You
tend to find what you're looking
for.
I'm glad things turned out the way they one more question: With
all
did.
of the
albums and tours that Judas Priest has done, what
lies
As
we know and feel, we're just going to on. After the show last night, some fans
ahead?
far as
carry tiie
of material after so I
tiiere's
lord,
I've got
time seems to be right for this album.
music and balance
were saying, "Whatever you do, don't ever stop." They feel there's a need for Judas Priest in their lives. And as long as the fans want us, we'll
then
be around. stops,
it
change.
album
If
If it
suddenly stops tomorrow,
but we don't have any plans to
we can come up w'th another
after this, we'll
killer
be very content.
17 January 1991/Thrust
young hahonal acts every Wednesday night BLOODY MARY will t* on hand to celebrate the occasion as will KICK SHEILA. Shidy hard for the Spacefish trivia quiz and receive a free Tshirt. In addition, Valentine's Day will be celebrated a day eariy with Alternative Tentacles act, ALICE DONUT and TRIG
SOUTHEAST MUSIC CONFERENCE. There's already a lot of
TAHFA/WEST FLA.
â&#x20AC;˘TMSSISM
Taking the stage
BABYLON Bells,"
cuts like "Bang Goes
"Kid Goes Wild" (from Robocop
Hailing from Naples,
song
down on
it
demo
that
on hand.
(panels, showcases, exhibitions) will be
interesting to see
next musical hotbed,
should be
It
energy this generates for the country's
tiie
Tampa Bay. To the God bless.
troops in the Gulf and
JOHNSON. Between
the children of the world,
Love Connection, so
The
and "Desperate."
If),
FALSE ALARM have just completed a 6Tom Allom of Judas Priest
MLAMOimmALFlA.
distributed nationally by
a different vision.
notoriety. Indications are that this
in Florida, the
band were forced
of shock-meets-schtick.
If
that national act,
packing
it
their exhibition
It's
POISON GANG.
perfectly illustrated the ignorance the
and trying
to live
normal
lives,
Rock-It after
the band has
securing the opening slot on the
tour. Also playing musical chairs
the Bay's
is
newfound drummer Anthony Focx who
STRANGER cranked it up Jan.
is
in
18
ROXX
LA at the moment.
&
that
19th at the Rock-
ZERO
S&M,
Thursday, D.J. Ice spins from 9-12 at which time a
live
7 at
be distributed by Figurehead Records, including the
factor,
BEG-
FREE-FOR-ALL. The programming will be
WARREN and many others making themselves known. Speaking
by a
of Bleeding Hearts, the Tampa-based unit recently played to a
sary this
full
locals stirring
up a substantial
house
at the Rock-It
attendance. Take note:
with reps from Capitol and Elektra in
The Hearts
will
showcase
at the
will
recorded
last
and
October
in
hear. Also,
Pennsylvania and
be distributed nationally by Important Records. This
first
CLUB SPACEFISH
is
MIKE BROWN
tiie
a
littie
harder and
'em what you want to
tell
sure to tune in to 105 on Sunday nights at 11
"DANGEROUS EXPOSURES"
DOKKEN
celebrating their 1st anniver-
month. Twelve months ago BLOODY MARY played the
Spacefish night at
make
your input. Just
with Rose Impereto.
The best cutting edge alternative music is feahired. Yes, America, tiiere is live music in Jacksonville. On tiie 16tii at Pappa's, DON
first
nationally distibuted release for Braille Closet will be supported tour.
beginning with
evening personality,
p.m. for
Other
music scene.
local
WFYV-ROCK 105'S new SCOTT GENTILE. We welcome Scott to Jacksonville who's handling the LATE NIGHT ALL REQUEST prominent
a
MAP. The album was
city.
of dust include,
seems
January premiered several events to this region. Change was
W. Central Ave, open until April 4. Both Naomi's Hair and Slow will be featured on the latest benefit album put together by ANIMALIBERATION due out mid-Feb. Fourteen other Florida bands will also contribute on the album the club located at 409
to
It
including
:VJ|:J.HIH:Wi'iM:1L'H
band
SLOW and the Genitorturers will play Feb.
GARWEEDS, BRAILLE CLOSET
cartoon series.
at Full Sail recentiy
BELOW
ARAZMO, BLEEDING HEARTS, MISSTAKEN, UNCLE SALLY, TYGER TYGER, THE GUFF, JETEYE, PSYCHO TRIBE, FORGOTTEN APOSTLES, ST.
unsigned acts in this
amount
new
the interference
band opposes.
heavier, but needs
This band have proven to be one of the best drawing, yet
JOHN RITTER stopped by Full Sail
for a
month. Keep supporting your
this
SOULER ECLIPSE. Braille Closet have a new release out this month entitled SOUL
It.
witii
NAOMI'S HAIR. Every
reopened on Jan. 31 with
takes the stage.
do some voice-overs
to
was marred by sound than the
attitudes held toward the act. Considering the Genitorturers'
Apparently, they're having scheduling difficulties with
Tampa's
show
tiie
nimored
After three years of
NITRO
band
ADRL\N BELEW, STEVE VAI and JON BON JOVI. That's it for
opened
philosophy on sexual domination and
FESTER.
a
GENITORTURERS
Also
in are thrash kings
is
everybody has been dropping in
technical problems that had less to do with the
Jeff Vitolo.
at Full Sail,
untitied. This
Produced by GARY PLATT, the album should
be released in March. Actor
I
than the
DON DOKKEN was postponed the day before his Jan. 20th
gig at the
Drought their theatre of the grotesque
is
month. The self-proclaimed Scumdogs of the Universe played to a wildly enthusiastic, blood soaked crowd. THE
BLACKFOOT, as well as local upstarts, TYGER
expressed an interest in guitarist
fighting the scene split.
down
that's sicker
INTICE have disbanded.
band. Sad but true, locals
TYGER, have
to tone
you ask me,
Important Over
has finished their outing which
was produced by
band has the backing to take it to the top. Midway through the GWAR show on Jan. 12th in St. Pete, the band heaved me into their human-eating meatgrinder, press laminate and all. Due to the plague of censorship
Spacefish will host their version of
sets,
come unencumbered and expect to get, ah... cumbered. Brown's own band, DAMAGE, and Labelmates LOVE GODS IN LEISURE SUITS will have eariier releases
the Rock-It Club in Tampa,
Jan. 6th at
A.D. threw
anticipation for this event's debut, Feb. 15-17. All the usuals
played to a sold-out crowd, proof again that Jack-
sonville supports live music. Closing
BEACH CLUB. Since tiien Chief Fish
event was
tiie
boys from Hell." Locally,
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up
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most notable opening
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herown
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EP
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BRIAN WHEAT: I don't know if people it
we
but
happened.
Jj
mm
in the
and we wanted
video later or whatever.
funny thing happened to Tcsla
It
just
home When we came home to have
it
for a
for the last
two
radio stations in Boston
few side gi|s in the midst of
A M their tour with Motley Crue, the
our version of "Signs" and it was Top Five requests. So someone said, "Why don't we mix 'Signs' and a couple of the other tracks and put out an EP?" We thought it would be cool as a souvenir for the fans. Once it got to that stage we thought, why not make started to play
getting
members of the Sacramento-bred unit came up with something totally out of Jeft-field: an unplu^ed honoe-run in
an album? That's how
the form oi Fim Man AcousticalJarru
it
Stripping thcmseWes of the comforts
And you decided
of digital delays and modifiable ampH-
combine some of your
tudes, the team of Jeff Keith (vocals),
this.
middle of the Motley
— we had been on the road years — one of the
out on the road. Joining together for a
We were
on doing
realize
Crue tour and on one of our days off we decided to do an acoustical show and film it. It was so different
yi
didn't plan
own songs with
it
I
we
It's
an album that we're proud of and
(guitar),
Tommy
Wheat
Ske-
our third album
says we're not influenced
(bass)
an unorthodox release that
is
p«ie-
by anybody that
trating the charts
and the airwaves.
Tesla bassist, Brian in
Wheat who
let
us
on just how the Five Man Acoustical
Jam project came to be and what we can expect from this band in the future.
by DJ
easier
we
all
do something like this? albums hadn't gone platinum might have done it. I don't know if the
and tour lot of
record
company would have been behind
we
much
though, because they think in different
we
if
still
our
first
ternis than the artists.
to
it
so
We never really sat down
map out our career or anything like that. We
never think of anything in tenns of dollars and cents or
how much we're
going to make.
anyone can say that we made still
haven't
other bands. I
made
It's
is
Tesla.
to the stature of a lot of
many people
named
realize that the
after the inventor, Nicolas
Wasn't the band trying
to
Well, the whole thing was, he raped. We're just trying to get
was
along with Archie Buriker's chair and Michael
show?
know
those things changed
Jackson's glove.
1991 so
the course of the world, didn't they?
we'll be able to
put this in the middle of the show. We'll be doit
like
Queen and
Led Zeppelin used I
to.
noticed you've thrown
boundaries.
Yeah, one
this release. is
first
polluting the sky. Tesla had the right idea but
know how who buy Tesla
he was too heavy and people didn't him. At least the people
sound like we're preaching though 'cause we're
not we're musicians.
got together and
we were playing the clubs.
It
was just one of
It
k)oks like you've buih a solid foundation for
an enduring career. What lies ahead for Tesla?
something the band
those party, boogie-
It's
wanted to do in between
woogie kind of songs
what the future holds? Hopefully
projects?
and we thought
tinue to
it
fit
one rope
at a time,
make good
you know?
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"Down Fo' when we
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come on, Tesla discovered alternating current He could tap electricity out the air without a wire. He was in touch with nature, and here we
to take
on
him
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We'll be headlining in
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VIVA SEE
don't think
been a progressive thing.
don't think too
band
it
I
overnight, and
it
porate an acoustic set
ing
in July.
months straight We put out a
for ten
hard work and persistence.
Are you going to incorinto the live
considered the new
might be out
acknowledged by the Smithsonian Institute?
went down.
picked
it
do you attribute your success to? We're a hard working band. We get out there
Even
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Should
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With so many bands coming and going, what
for Tesla to be able to
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Did your two platinum albums make
Given
else.
We're busy writing ten or twelve new songs for
not
studio album.
Yeah, exactly. We're not
one of those bands that
(guitar), Brian
What's the band up to right now?
in the sense that there's
But
cool.
new songs on iL It's notour Zeppelin III. It's something that came in between our next
the
and
och
on the
it
back of the bus.
not
is
ten
to
Troy Luccketta (drums) have produced
been kicking around. He would sing
it's
think the stuff on there
classic covers?
Frank Hannon
The other song, "Tommy's
Down Home," was something that Tommy had
wouldn't want people to go, "Wow, your third
album."
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MARVELOUSMARVINBOONE
THE BLUES AT THE Smm smpsonm mTiTUTE? Many great blues artists would
probably
their souls to be cartoon characters.
sell
Only
in
America could The Simpsons Sing The Blues go platinum in one weekllf only BB King looked
We Americans are
fascinated
much at first
boogie too
(it
didn't
right away), but after hearing
or so,
Fred Flintstone.
like
our kids have made ussickof, "DoThe Bartman." I actually didn't mind the mindless beatbox
it
make me
sick
a trillion times
has started to wear thin.
The second cut
by things that
it
is
the
Chuck Berry
classic,
don't really exist. Perpetual motion, time travel,
"School Day," a touching duet from Bart and
and a perfect cup of coffee. The one imaginary thing we go nuts over is people and animals made of ink: cartoons. Walt Disney must have had some insight to
Buster Poindexter featuring some Joe Walsh guitar. Walsh's guitar ain't bad but hearing this
Elvis,
phenomenon,
this
for
he created a
rat that a
monument would be built for and then that monument was so successful it became a city unto
itself,
that
anyone could
didn't look too scruffy
you I
am
been
visit as
long as
and had some cash.
sure that the music world has always of cartoon characters. Milli Vanilli
full
Chipmunks
jokes aside, there has been The
(my favorite and role models for the Bee Gees), The Banana Splits, The Archies, The Beagles, Lancelot Line and The Evolution Revolution and The Monkees. Even one of the muppets had a million selling record with Ernie of Sesame Street, singing
my
song of love
favorite
to a
nibberduck, of course, "Rubber Duckie." There is now a new batch of imaginary blues
makes you wish Chuck Berry still cared. Chuck Berry,MuddyWatersand other blues greats will probably never
Vaughan
among
is
us in a big way. Forget the
bumper
posters,
now
crying and The Simpsons are
stickers, keychains,
like action figures of these
t-shirts,
and
life-
as
many records
sold a huge quantity of "product" last
and he
year,
will
never get any of the money.
The Simpsons of course, not really existing, will get no money. But the Simpsons' creator, Matt Groeningand the record company will be making happy trips to the bank. If only Howlin' Wolf looked like Yogi Bear he might have died a millionaire! Instead he
lived in relative poverty and failing health in his
Howlin' Wolf had the right idea
last days.
though when he sang "I may not have a million dollars but I have spent more than a million-
He had more fun than
aire."
the
Simpsons will
ever have with their money.
singers that have taken the country by storm.
The sky
sell
as the Archies or the Simpsons. Only Stevie Ray
Roy Buchanan was a Smurf then he might
If
not have hung himself in a Virginia
jail cell.
There are no known incidents of Smurfs committing suicide.
pretend people.
Lucky Peterson, Sarasota Slim, Rock Bottom, and the rest of the
If
Southeast's talented blues
were cartoon char-
artists
could
acters, they
all sell
millions of records and live
happy cartoon lives. is not much
There
chance, however, of any
musicians waking up and finding themselves ani-
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mated. There
is
slightly better
chance of
only a
playing blues for a living
and actually
^
I
living.
suggest you get the
Simpsons record, take the '
The
The Simpsons Sing The Blues
disc.
is
Turn Back The Hands Of Time?". The Simpsons disc took only one week to go platinum, selling well over a million copies! Most people have to die before they will
sell
so
never
many
die.
it,
"Can
records, but
They don't
I
The Simpsons
The Simpsons will never miss a gig, get too
The Simpsons will never cry, be constimouth, or have the blues, ever. guess they would be the perfect cartoon folks
pated, have dry
to have a platinum record rise to the top of the
charts and go nowhere.
BB
King,
who
Imagine the look on your
ing,
and blood people
like
seen him),
some other
Joe Walsh, Jai Wind-
The Tower of Power Horn Section, John
Sebastian (of Lovin' Spoonful), D.J. Jazzy Dr. John,
Tom
LA
The
first
Jeff,
Express),
and
A.KA David Johansan New York Dolls.
for-
Scott (of the
Buster Poindexter
merly of the
"blues"
as
song on
little
nipper's face
he or she hears Buddy Guy or John Lee
Hooker
for the first time! That's the reason
there
no blues on the "Simpsons..."
is
Chil-
dren could go catatonic hearing something
from cartoon characters. The record pro-
real
parents claiming
down
this disc
is
a
song
Johnny flushed himself
by Howlin' Wolf was about sui-
Ask Judas Priest or Ozzy Osboume.
Bart Simpson,
me
little
the toilet because he thought "Coin'
Down Slow" cide.
he really existed, would tell
if
not to have a cow, man. I
really exists (I've
appears on this album along with flesh
it
ducers don't need lawsuits from distraught
exist.
drunk to perform or be arrested on vice charges.
I
and replace
with some real blues.
the fastest selling release so far in 1991! As
Tyrone Davis so aptly put
disc out,
would
tell
the
little
ink
and pen
I'm not having a cow, just a Actually
when
I
consider the success of
cartoon creators over doesn't want to just gives
me
sprite that
little beef.
real
life
musicians,
make me have a bovine
at
it
all. It
the blues.
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new
material in three years.
Why
such a
a lot of people in America and Europe
long time between LPs?
it
JAZ: Basically we finished our contract with
lot
difficult to
make a
living,
who
who find
suffer
from a
of stress from just trying to keep their heads
want
to put that
frightened
on the album because
it
person could possibly read into
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the sense of
tea. I like
tecture
nature. I've had a
never get anywhere," and then, boom, the
nervous breakdown. Throughout the lawsuit
whole thing is taking off. This is our first record
we had no money to keep the machinery of the group going. It has possibly been the most
doing the American tour and meeting a
difficult
we
human
time in our collective existence. When
had the opportunity to do
finally
just ignited
all
this LP,
of our pent-up frustrations. In
music won through and
the end, the
it
brilliant reviews all
it's
had
over the world. I'm proud of
the group for standing their ground. Extremities I
America ever. I'm looking forward to
release in
and we
is
another group which has
12th Anniversary Feb. That's so refreshing I
Killing Joke gel, there's
the planet that can
Thanks. That
WTien
it's
writes
itself.
is
touch them.
as colorful as
There
is
no
it
can be, the music
process,
no planning.
just spontaneously evolves.
We
are
sides of the business. That for
me is a particular
kind of success. Twelve years of constant is
vindicated for me.
What
separates
us from any other band is three simple" factors. First, the.
musical fonn
idea
We don't We start v\ith one
is different.
have the usual rock fomiat.
and end with another, so
it's
innovative.
Second, our chord fomiations are different. We use 2nds or 4ths. These fomiations are exclusive to Killing Joke.
Most rock bands use chords
derived from the blues.
We don't have
rock
&
go
above
'
have some danceable beats, yet some
parts are very erratic.
The
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sets.
the
I
all
my ashave
money
future of this planet.
I
just
life.
Then
I
had a nervous break-
dom and realized what the hell
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feel
I
now.
comments are
left in
due
to their prophetic
nature.) Well, I've been in the Middle East quite a lot
don't
know
if
you're aware of
it
but
I
I
recorded
an album there with Ann Dudley from Ours is Noise and I worked at the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. It'son PolyGram in England. I played
on
and worked with the top Arab I like the Arab people and I think the American people don't understand the Arab mind. George Bush is making a very big mistake. How the Americans are perceived in the Middle East is as people who want to have a military presence and monopoly on the oil fields. I think they're really treading on thin ice. it
It's
most
War will
have possibly broken out by the time
I'm in Florida next I think the casualties will be
beyond conception.
If
wonderful time.
fray. If that
EG
out in the Middle East.
released Killing
there
a crisis
is
it
is
inevitable that Israel will be dragged into the
happens, all-out war could break I
think the coalition will
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my daughter and my family. We were desperate and I felt so resentful that my managers, who were both millionaires,
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been an incredible ex-
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didn't
pany froze
we're
life.
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think we inspire a lot
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contemplating tak-
wrote the lyncs to Age of Greed at this time
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traditions in England.
links aren't that close.
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third
most important point is, we use
but
credited with starting
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it
the
musicians there.
wanting to annihilate
somebody's
We
be,
be fun.
have a rhythm section which does not play in 44.
I'll
Icallthem.Thatwould
seems to from
full circle
brought up with old European music. Also, we
or blues roots. Geordie and myself were
I
like to do some ofthose
this. I was finished, at the wanted to kill these people and I started to make arrangements to take
roll
know
don't
26th.
where
junior school tracks as
the rich to rising
how we live our lives. It's input.
beingheraldedbyboth the metal andaltemative
struggle
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of Greed," se positive. It
when not another group on
reviewed your album and wrote that
The music
Red" on Killing Joke's
the most intense album of the '90s.
is
don't believe there
my
that,
like
I
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walk arou nd in the audience and
like to
Beyond
especially
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lot of
people. We don't believe in the pop star myth. We play our favorite tapes before we go on stage
the explosive nature of Killing Joke. I
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it's
I
don't think
it's
a bad
made more They Hi'in'f ask us to tell the truth, but I haw no nhipr thing. I'd like the back catalog to be
accessible in the States than
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is
going to be a war in
Iraq.
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it is.
out the possibilities of war, I just cried thinking of the people in the American arniy
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