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Leys | “TWAS DEAD FOR TWO MINUTES... RUC et ea og tells all on page 42 lis ct ALICE COOPER TO § TOUR UK! FULL DATES INSIDE St CLASSICS REVISITED es fi BA COMMUNICATION B)\E; KDOV/N EDITORIAL ‘An AcA-GlnceGulde to RAW Nod IT'SINOT very often 8 KING DIAMOND Gatcurcar’saran | Tas cenfeh Dex King Blend cone cao obtener of at a of eRe” | TeLcouprcy me dent Pacobn Dome donc fh pas cess tome back rom he Seou bu Moy Cre sesst Ni Secon tesnotingtoteat” | soowe enlcereaiy Nistasreimeresin | HF corgtnctuccnreer_ | ae view on page 42 is one of | the mon revenge G -everread with the man— - J irene 16 QUEEN dryore who mgfelic | The fermen oer seme nl cle it f merry UK wabeinsoma way famoroutotoatiocsrssctoun | Maa Stem nr Beigel of ne bone PeselePcory on hrc Sr ane eet tae ese fot os) ‘Apparently new Metiey album ‘Dr. Feelgood’ sthefit | 36 POISON ‘one the LA band have recorded straight, andl hope tom! Bom Thankyou. Mam! 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You may have notcedthat | §4 JETHRO TULL ‘the world of Rock in general is becoming more and more ‘Putterford gets reody to stond on one leg and take 0 look at the | ese future free bownges aren nea Spon bark Pert ay ad Pe po fo Brscrucion (lng the ple bjt rater of ok 9° Rote) and more che pote spes feu planet tat might be wort preserving, New Yorker Nica Atauchave ken steps tt at Greco nd have By Aressugers Texament and atfouphjetre, | TushnAnterona rater supcosettecorene | teclonabiny ofthe conteratoit case ove rerew thr) der atl show thar Rec people sre acme | tp other responses sa moor free on respi inde ‘They have more sway with the young than your 58 FLASHBACK: AEROSMITH lal mamere cr i rma ee ee Ste ee re hi amanter wan sempte seraerpoltcan snd pak god dae ae ae ee Screaming Lord Sutch and his Monster Raving Loony [PLUS INSIDE: HARD NEWS. 4: ON THE ROAD, 12: RAW TALENT (RHODE Parey yee! ISLAND RED), 4: ROGUES GALLERY (SKID ROW) 20, SINGLES, 22: ALBUMS, 24; DANTE BONUTTO (EDITOR) | LIVES, 44: ROCK SCENE. 52: PENPALS. 6: CHARTS, 63, ng feroe Metal Mavestes DEPUTY EDITOR: 1A.CO\! DONE REVIEWS EDITOR, VA PL SSTAFE_ WRITERS: DER. DAVE UNG CONTRIBUTORS: OnE DICKSON GOLe Clie MARLOWE ALAN MecROnIe REFFOTOS Sv UT Ou US CORRESPONDENT: Pa sarc PHOTOGRAPHERS: Pe CRONN. CHBALE Bist” TONY MOTTRAM. PG ARUNELI ARTE COUN BU cies ARY DIRECTOR > vos EDITORIAL ASSISTANT. TA%3. DAVES SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVES: Sieve NelACoaRt. TON ‘ISAAK PususHer: rien SONTUNE(2MAPHAYMARRET) PARCROUSE 117 PARK ROAD, PETERSOROUGH (072) 595161 1989 ENAP METRO. BAG ISSUES A FO BOX stl LOCESTER LE99 O&A [HONT COVER MOTOR MOTLEY CALES Nak SOO BY ROS HALAN INET PCTUR OF POISON BY ICHAEL JOHANSSON ANO INSET PCTUAE OF QUEEN BY ROMER CL WE BRING IT TO YOU FIRST... ROCK SUPERSTARS AID ‘QUAKE VICTIMS @ REO REVAMPED @ ANGRY UNLEASHED IN THE STUDIO ZODIAC LOSES PART OF HIS MIND @ BOUCHARD SUES BOC STUDIO ANGER eons Nee -ALS.P. GUITARIST Chris Holmes (pxured below) Seems to fave gut the band Buc as RAW went co press no oficial coniratin had been received Fegarding the curent postion Te wudnt be the at eme that Holmes who is marie to Lita Ford has been rumoured to have lel the _roup. An rex sured wel keep You abreast of farther developments Qe SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL METAL LEGENDS GET TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES! ‘Angry Anderson Back inthe susie DECEMBER 7 many wil J guitar hare arent a god a: NGRY ANDERSON. Jeanmemerate the 4300 _| theyre cracked up tobe they can the formar Rose Tattoo arveraryof te Bombing of | only ply the chord ead volt. wil shorty Pear Harbour Not Jon Dee. ore serious. Dicknion noted, begin work ona new album Aa et however. To him. wil be the fest | “The ric are Kind of spproprate ‘few deals have been sourced anniversary ef 1968's devaseting | when you ata lnen co them, bout this project however iis ‘arthgak in Armenia, {imoke onthe water, stl burning kenowe that the producer wil be T heiped o organise he live down and kids bang dragged ou of ‘ike Slamer (lrmerly tars sata ink from Armenia to America, | burning buldngs. does have a ico with City Boy) and Beau Hil wl Se the Red Cross nd the American | relevance tothe Armenian thing be Excess Producer government could assess what ato | Marcin (Birch, who engineered the ve Jon relates. "and saw how — | orignal version of the sng for Deep ppaling the whole wagedy was tad | Purple; more receny he's been ‘Aan of nn Gin, Brace wat that wat snging afew years ago. {edo something associated with Maden aba producer) | inualy reluctant tongs vere. “t's | more rough edged style, more Wich ssocate Paul Lovell, ‘made every mach his song Richie | character less operatic shal we regatered x chant and started rnging Up Rock herons record favourite Seng, Deop Purples csc Smoke ‘On The Water” What's perhaps most, amazing of he's suceeded "We've ben very fortunate. On Blacmore never did'Smoke On The | sy. Water with Rainbows an svaye bd | "He simeed up the album (eng with his own bands, twas tke the | produced by Chris Tsangaries) by finale ofan Tan Gillan Band or Feminieng “We wrote one Song Gillan show. So's 3 very personal] which shar tell you the tile ot Song, an thine bg of tobe 30 | een ea incre rude. uiar weve got Ritchie Blackmore free witht lecherous one. Ard we went on pub (Deep Purple) Brian Ma Tes not ke Brace had nothing ese | craw! immedatelyaerwar ews (Queen), Tony tom! (Black to do."Tveyure stared recording | Sonsy 10 was hard but we wene Sabbath). Dave Gilmour (Pink Selo album" he enthused “with for Anyway the ast pu | went Floyd) sri Alex Liferon (Rush). On {gutaris Janik (Gers, ex-Gilan), | co phone my giriend ro tel her | oes we've 40 Iron Maidens ‘drummer called Fabio (Delrio, trom | would be ate home. and all over the Bruce Dickinson, Bryan Adams Jagged Edge) and tase caled | lephone was srowed the rane of and lan Gila ex Pape). We've ‘Andy Carr (3 Rivers) Straight down | thssong we'd st writen fot Cirle Squire from Yes on Ss. the ine no mega emit songs or | Back Rocke Ald Armenia che Roger Taylor (Queen) on drums. teybards or ayching hat good tunes | thle gent ha projct), Lovel as and keyboards are prowded by Keith ‘thi you can shake ourhead and | explaning why the ped me Emerzon(ex'Nice ELP) and Geof! Downes (frmeiy wih Buggles ‘Yessnd Asia) And Jet Beacham (Eighth Wonder ion ryt “It's a worthy cause. . . and from a musical point of view it struck me as a good laugh” Thm sci amowpere was — Bruce Dickinson cerany ova snd peered san your feet to. ve wrtten al he] between he ragedy and the recor Dison rd Cian ed wh tong exher nmy row room orin”” | rece suninpsrare “Sometng Soommier whic cogreduer (wih | Janek’ tone room Tac sopped”” | theta the see and tect Downes) Gary Langham genaiy.” | YourBaagiartaiesuaper’™ | boca the nophboun compared! | dae’ gan orate slong te to argued wihengnes"Jobn Brough | krtbesomnractaftetine®” | Wehwentgotneecorangacayer, | grew Sonty tac tosctewers $2oct wheter on slo wan, Matgrare Cnemsoeet Pes: | tucwevehadaicathep rom” | forma hs mode people rane ok beter thor without the wanwah | ASetntnagig ec taseron | Pden'smine pulabers Zonta, | docat mater if re record comes, tect ichinon ced pope Kees and entre niveain | tecnse tay ely te thesorg, | out song tine ter deere” tencinent wen expres “esa | thewrtingotatimacreciae,”” | Were sl maingabou thera of | “There wiladvonaly be worty cose whch eer | sotanatareland ter ee | cotta in without saying, and from a musical ‘ersaid iron Maiden were taking” | we're keeping ai on until we hear] Vision). 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Youlow som ofthe” hoc coredort™ ‘Shrraing “im ret tothe way hms MARLOWE fours Earishcecuitiia | reoeredticr inet Ste Dect cs Eat foree | TCE Oe Tel rermer ‘iograph emer ent rcares | suerte sce on tomy Sinlocentanartunc Alley are | tHavec esd eco, Losey Soe, presncy working ontac eb” | (asee: “pcwsut wan Bache Gta tePayermiselwtn | Rexwake aus’ eee os producer Beas Fil vocist ona | tisyaeese Famagen wie going on oe ad ences be Ptouste | JETBOY ARE preset wort on oD rad ete Jocrseeond thon orc He _ label with co-producers Duane HE BIG Foor Angered} Bon dob Parl Seno re eng comes fre eas are wa on Br ost Joha Crawlrdana | POR iarsovocist Mart Chistian are ‘iran working on thet se RITNY FOX hove changed the prods eet se ee cn scl F i tm eda her | samt oan eee Jere Hace NenlDogny, Lever, Beerviate | wouth er Onn bf aie wi” | etude mt Oe dou Bove Kato ta Graham tear” ™* Mice "| aseituconimarkexing being handed | te CBS labeln he US. was yeas predcedby Nal Keron nov, ME band pc ALL CHANGE ON THE WAGON Nensrng tomer Prancrs, | MSS sist Roady x Rocker SiceDavid owe” | Piperaterse se WASP nee Za undergone yet anther Ine-ap Cronin (vos), Neal Doughty i rom XEL RUDY PELL upheaval Al reported earier” (plano) nd Bruce Hall (6) fat alle mipsel eset” | Sune ee eet BENET ge wees eT tan” | areca abe | Gemma Snter pee Sand bengrepicedty Mile fonoph re arenywarngon anew dbumin | Recor ave signed TheZaroes, | wong nN in li tnd Graham Lear relpectney, Haliywood for he Epic label win” | ere socomplet recent signing | Sa Pv steantaneer al Homeverjoupis sinc ted ony Harsand Cronn ceprodicng, | formation, CBS have sgned World | "Wild Obsesion’. twit ‘briefiy and he has now been displaced alongside Jim Scott (whose previous | War Ill, who feature ex- R: SPEEDWAGON have boys sit in bese od hands Kevin roner Ship Gilet, former ‘Among thor guest on the LP re byeecTed Nugent man Dave cresisince Sting Robbie crunar Sip Omen former Victory ed Nugent Sioreratedtore’ Sammy. “Toda'nonoreitormatens_ | TRompion (got) nd Alex ‘oral Chart Hub, cs Rage Tempered | ae career oe Baoan Neperenaeucaca nit ereenm | Sonate Bn ted by Christian Rockers: laying on five tunes) ZODIAC SHEDS HIS AXEMEN Taecie wea tenei enoier 24 ? a . actually taken from the name of the ELIVERANCE. THE ea eS ten menreres sities | Diente engaum corey | writen ae maint cet moor | ent Sind eens gedcretbe npeeecese | rae Matec neice mene tee ASTY SAVAGE ries Seuneaem acs ee, ee hae eal ree Tents aowdepns | Sareea ee eee matinee | ost seer teeters, | “iran nee” oor a leat ae ee Seetec ocean | nae tea cen pecetcinaans | eileen, emetereemimt | wenn tocamtat ay asian | St Hagar Aldo NovalNight Ranger salable onthe project However. keyboardsman Jesse Harms. The ew — shouldbe released ear in 1990. Zodiac Mindwarp: Now what! ODIAC MINDWARP & JON DOKKEN, now signed to Z ‘THE LOVE REACTION Ene Geffen label has been have parted company with | working ona new series of rot gutarsts Trash De Garbage and | wah gutarats John Novum (ex- ALICE Fash Bastard To dates not | Europe) and Billy White (wo hls known wht willnow happen tothe | rors Texas) taste Patrick Young varios fictions. However vocalist | (ormeriy with Black °N Blue) ond Ss H E Ss ‘Zodiac's ares seems to hae reached | Sweduh drummer Mikkey De (or A Signfiane ad crucial eresroads. | King Diamond). “aking about es spl the ew However now seem cere that anemen tated "We were ony famed suchaman Terry Borzio ‘tectvly contracted se00 (curren working with gua legend ‘musa over the ast 15 mons the_| Jeff Back) wil place Dee for the {general lnk of dvecton and co- | bum setson themulves, whch re ‘Sraiation nthe bandas given us| de to begin shorty LICE COOPER (shove) returns tothe UK during December to lt oppartunty to develop and ‘series of ve major dates. These are 2s flows Giasgow cepand ts grup ora india JARDLY DANGEROUS have £eL2C Deconber 5: Whiley Bay ce Rick 7, London Wemtiey "ith move work and one pared company with ummer }) jrgna 10, Birmingham NEC 14 rsscesl ergo deno ew | Athena Bass youre! se of “eles oe ped ISC4 for the Wenbiy aod Bemingan dows nd ‘Songs became obvious tht our new | MBtley CrUesteksman Ternmy 13 or the remanng gigs at Glngow and Whitay Bx To date, no spor Idem dn necearly Rein th Gone | Lee) She's been repced by tormar | | Cer remain a ol Zodiac ‘Tommi Gunn man Anthony Fook SURVIVOR, THE US band who esablshed themselves as one of the leading AOR at to emerge econ years have spit up However, {hey willbe recording two new 30g for ictson on a forthcoming ‘Grenese His’ compiston for he Scott Bros abel In the meantime, former Survivor sutarst Franke Sullivan furenty producing French band Caled XZ, Pree ee ea ceren e eee See eee Rang bey eee ragreenrantinter ea ae y hye 3 or aes Mars. ‘Sule 19 (lr: Vincent Pal, Hyland Church, Grog Leon and Gary Halland UITE 19 have recruited byt Jrmer Great White/Britton Mt érummer Gary Holland. He Joins vocals gust Greg Leon, New York see Atala) ang guar hurch (ex Hartow), ‘Cre an might be Incerented inthe face that MC drurmer Tommy Lee once played with Ste 19, when he was working “dor the rae of Tommy Bass. raw Coe Thats ae NRIUMPH ARE sil sek + suitable replacement for rezeey- departed pucartvocaat Rice Emmect. The remaining 0 of basse Mike Levine and rues volt Gil Moore have beer ducking for sme wile, bux have Ye toi upon the rghe man ton {he Toronto at If there are ay ieerste paces ‘ut there jst contact the RAW ‘fice, and we'll ps on any tape: Feceived to Trumph themuaves Inthe meatine, Emmet hs signed’ solo del with te Epc abe ELSTAR HAVE jist Hiss he Roe ae -Novferat cs aconept ted cn hc Is Cay Gh Frese ras yrs Stoker Tee unk eng © Sc One Rapa Bs eaptnen too, Yo Sep Pearce Yo Sea, Har Te (au 1 bes. Peirce And Sesperoan Toe Cue Pad ay Se To Sado’ ah Rest Swng Maes on Am Usher ber Sem sll ied torr "he hn new Jes Rsara (cent, ane Cori arry Brragan os) rank Farina (Granary Abas od JURRICANE ALICE wi sve eheir debut am forthe Ati bel now tiled "Tear The House Down’) ater ths mon ‘was produced by Thom Paununzi CECN Za CLA VER KILL ae o sve her ates tur, ‘The Years OF Decay’ ough the Mepalors! ‘Alar bel in the US on October 10. was produce by Terry Dace st ‘The Carriagehoue Suton CComectst Among hore songs tecledd onthe LP are “Time To Ki Slkrher’ Hate and "Evi Never Deer. 10M KIMMEL, 2» American melodie Hard rocker signed to the PolyGram abel, arrey ‘working on new album with producer Nell Dorfeman. The lacer ‘Smo renowned for his work with Dire Straits He hrs been working ih US ero The River ‘Dogs signed to the Atco bel Hooks In YO u OER ses a) CUR URS ee cee) ra OR AT least he willbe cee ern enti eer eee "You se, the Danish demonic denizen is to Petr enact te Heer rece erecta tee ones ern eerned heen) currently being pieced together by the same Peneriieee not heen aT Tee rene RENEE ed eee comet m er) ee er retain Prarie acre renee eee ee ny Reciinnrperry meee Te ia Pear mnt Termes acer eevee caer Taner ee Re) Prerean terete ni poeta eerie Pio rane er nee ot Foie eer sonore ‘moments of real horrer, bal this fan’ a gore pectacularin the Alice Cooper tradition, I Beer engin Some ofthe other effects being used are Griratrpenreniiien erg eon ent erent te nee Ferree pena teat cot cent pis eee Pate were an Penn rere even nine lef the band after cee ee errata eee re corran Ws alla tong way removed f Without Soul the low-budget debut rom Danish act Mereyful Fate on the Rave On label in Holland seven years ago Tat Peeters peta Se neers eeoea ea eae ta een ee eee a) Denner) quickly established reputation fo Fe ee eee ee ne Eee rane ove eee Persona ats erent are nen ee Calo eee es erento tants eee eee eee PS ttcK & L The King: Forced to alter his make-up “1 WAS totally surprised when I got the letter. AIT ould do was laugh, hysterically” "King Diernond has recently had slight rumin wih another demon of the Rock world, namely Kise basset vocalist Gene Simmons Ie seems that Sirunons felt King Diamond's sage make-up was {ist a ito cove to the style he once tuned when Kise wore thelr legendary ‘ake-up jb wen, in their opinion, almost ‘2ripaff of Simmons trademarked one. ‘Notonly tha, but hey informed me that in thelr opinion, Thad also adopted some of his ‘tage mannerisms, Honestly twas so ve yet tomset anyone who can't tell he difference between the two of us ‘Anyway, our lawyer ald us that we had at least «85 per cent chance of winning Pa ee Se ee re erin Beer ene tne Par ene eens et Mereyfal material onstage, Bu paresis eeeeane a Meret Pienaar neat eerie eke te SCNT a tt SORT pa O Kiss’ Gene Simmons (circa °82): Made him do it any ensuing court cas. However "The problem wos that any eave would take af least two ars to come to court, ‘would be very expensive and inthe ‘eentime King wouldn't be able to use the contentious make-up. So, 8 Settlement was reached whereby King slightly altered his appearance to ‘Simmons’ satisfaction nd everyone went sveay fairly happy “Can you imagine what would ha ‘happenad if Gene Simmons had von four It could have opened the ‘oedgater Jon Bon Jov could su Europe vocalist Joey Tempest offs hairstyle. Rock ‘ould spend all fei ie bales! Anyway, Tm glad ‘Simmons will doubtless regard King’s ‘agreement to change hie make-up a8 etry. Like they say als fair in love and lipglos | EKISS-OFF EE They come from Bristol, don’t believe in writing songs about ‘shagging’ and are worried about the South American rain forests. Who are they? CLAYTOWN TROUPE. 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The cua mignon have been ound Shee te bepong ot the yar bur they any hve race ol ooey ez under rb oe ens WRes rode na Red rmanagemen: i the shape of Colin Johnson (no represented Seats {Quo atthe peat nd are crrenly lenoying an enviable smoun of record eSpanyatenton Moth of tis othe fac that the San’ gutarst none other than Laurence Archer. 25yesr-old (or so he can!) who's renowned masny forhis alance with he ste Phil LEynoet nth criminal uncerrated rand nexpiably never signed ‘Grand Siam. bind ss fentrng the lees of Magnum kepboardamsn Mark Stanway He ako a vteran cof such bande Lautree Stampede (theater made 2 prof LPs for Polydor), Wild Horses, LA Secrets and defect Atanciesgned a, “Tarzen He ako performed ortage with Magnum for oneal ours {even playing al he guar pre when ‘regular aeman Tony Clarkin war ‘aken and co-wrote song San Francico with Huey Lewis ‘Aready the band who so Featre the rye secton of Gary [Uedeman (bus) nd Spaniard ‘Manolo Antonana (sims) have had a radi sesion broadest and Fepeated — by Nicky Campbell on Rade One, an ther urstrack demo of Van Halen syle Hard Rock he Stirred up pleny of ineret smd the rotons apathy of Bran: mie Inds. Ther frst London appearance tthe Shepherds Bush venue Opera On The Green in uly Sw no les than 26 record companies, “We're trying to make this the ate British Rock band” ~ Laurence Archer Gn upro dec hem on ‘But how much of a's down to ‘Archer's repation? es 3 ie diicubecaute | wane te preset Rhode and Red st. tend” emphasises te axeman. We oep turing vp at gts rd wondering wy the paces are packed, nd hen ‘re walk downstaitand there's 2 poster saying. Lawrence Archer ployed wth Grand Slam Magn ond Huey Lent Bu thats no our ding it comes from the promoters whe ‘wane to pullin few extra punters Because of ou pedigree. We don't realy see tat way one ke puting what we do in sy kindof box bu wil say at ‘were trying to make this he imate Brean Rock band We're not ang to impret the Americans Four rose acceptable over there — asic fcems to be — then al well and good but we're not wring spect for hac market | write songs that he bracket between the AOR of Richard Marsan be PopiRock of Huey wis And Phe News wth sce fxr aes added Ws Rockband va blogs. and melodes “Archer ad Byer are plosopial above action that ter and iron ck contre ada dbout the cantar Van ale seund and ot dain, or pita ‘howe llow and by Sal Quen ical ed a er pa And een ry ying So ono psi ogee td derpineeound of Corneal On Eeperner i bce Landen Rope and Fede ow he uke tal onthe Ermataienaryedint Rese unity fin teiPony cepa soem Medi inca 197, the band are nied ty cat pw equipment abe Lane Lo isos tn Went They ake the oporanty to ford os dns and manage oe Ue Menon pedscer hy Tne Baer and Ident Studi ttf engine Sohn ‘nikon By fase Quen a uy eordng aan wh hee er ane sng ths fered tha the ung Can Hear Mane {Sak pack receded by hemes tay Lares Hn Deer 20 ses other milestone Queens Marquee Gb Sch The album inthe nw al they Seelisndeliogernit ‘Tope tomer inte shape of ML exective tayPaaketone he ena apes {um the ana! ir Muse Petal {arene daring Janay 197 Tus bps theta lng Sscation wih EMI oe choca enti dy. ‘Qux ‘THE first album, is finally released on July 18 1973, preceded by a siifle Keep Yourself AliveSon And Daughter’. The LP cover features a classic Mercury pose, body straining for the spotlight asthe customised sawn-off microphone stand is thrust aloft. On the reverse a surprisingly cute collage of odd ball band photographs, including Freddie hiding behind a toy penguin and clutching a teddy bear, ‘The music? A mixture of dramatic Metal pics like ‘Liar’ and Flower Power remnants Such as Doin’ Alright Listen closely and you'll hear the beginnings of what would ‘eventually become the unique Queen sound, ‘as Roger Taylor's choirbay falsetto vocals on ‘My Fairy King’ combine with Mercury's lush sensual delivery (Cities take one listen to Brian May's scorching guitar strokes on the likes of'Son ‘And Datighter and dismiss the band as a ‘heap Zeppelin imitation. Yeah right! Critics also accuse Queen of jumping on the Mare Bolan/David Bowie Glam bandwagon ‘then in fall low, filing to realise that they are listening to material that has been gestating for three yeat ‘Frustration mounts asthe Radio One playlist panel reject ‘Keep Yourself Alive five times in a row Despite such setbacks, however. our heroes have already attracted & large enough grassroots following to start. their own fan lub, and by the end of 73 the {quartet have appeared on the prestigious Show Radio One In Concert and landed a Support tour with Mott The Hoople The Mott slot concludes with two shows atthe legendary Hammersmith Odeon, where the sport ac ear demas 8 nding ‘ovation, Brian May decides to put is. academic eareer othe back burner. Another One thing's for certain, s Brian had decided to continue with his Astronomy studies he would not have had much time for homework in 1974, To begin the year the band are voted Third Best New Artists (in Britain) inthe Sounds magazine readers poll. In the NME they are Voted Second Most Promising Act. . behind Leo Sayer All they reed now isa hit single. Seven Seas Of Rhye’ released on February 25, does the job nicely, peaking at Number Ten and earning ‘much coveted ‘Top OF The Pope ‘Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury (lft) and guitarist ‘iin ray caught in 8 tater day pose ‘appearance. God I can still remember Freddie prancing around in some tight black number, and I was only ten myself atthe time! ‘Explains alot about my Future evelopment’ ‘March sees Fred & Co, capitalising on ther single success and embarking on their first headlining UK tour, supported by Liverpool band Nuts (who later became Rage not tobe confused with the current German Techno-Thrashers of the same name). Midway through the tour the ‘Queen I LP is released, Pause for reverenti silence, please IF"Qucen’ merely hinted atthe foursome's potential wo create a whole nev form of Hard Fock, ‘Queen IT slammed the damn concept right in your face and rummaged around In the toth in’ gristle eubble for good measure Side Black features ‘March Of The Black Queen’ my all-time favourite Queen track tnd the precursor tothe cassie Bohemian Rhapsody’. Writer Mercury dips is quill into ‘Freddie decrees that this “ultimate” Rock band should be called Queen... Roger and Brian are a lfttie perturbed by the dodgy undertones of such a name, but Freddie. convinces them otherwise’ ihe influential ink pot of every possible Iusieal style, all within the space of one infinity, with those harmonies and that fuitar stamping the Queen hallmark over very single nuance, ‘Rumour has it that the band (aided by producer Roy Thomas Baker and engineer Mike Stone! attempted so many overdubs thatthe recording tape actually went ‘ansparent! And all done without the aid of synthesiser, as the band were ever s0 fond of pointing ut, Ogre Battle’, ‘White Queen (ASIt Began, ‘The Looser In The End..need Igo on?! Essential purchase, ‘Queen If soars to Number Five in the album charts, whilst ona less happy note, two people are stahbed and two roadies Rospitalised after a riot enaues at Stirling University when Queen don't return fora fourth encore ‘Speaking of hospitals, Brain May gets to see quite alot of em in 1974, Infact his, fellow Queenies are forced to abandon & ‘groundbresking tour af the States supporting Mott vehen the guitarist contracts hepatitis, Back in England and determined to prove that every cloud has a silver lining. Pred, Roger and John start work on the third album without Brian, who has also ‘developed a ducdenal ulcer! Incidentally, Mr. May still manages to write ‘Now I'm Here from his hospital bed! (CEEMRLY THIS nove method of writing ‘and recording works well for the chaps ‘Killer Queen’ isthe first single to be released from the soon due third album in October. Anyone unaware ofthe siletto- sharp charm ofthis Mercury poisoned attack ‘ona society whore must be either ala form ‘ot pond weed, orb clinically dead, Sfice it to say that Killer Queen hits the Number ‘Two spot and earns Mercury an Ivor Novello award, one of the most coveted of the annual ‘music industry awards in the UK "The ensuing album, ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ (again produced by RB). sao hits Number ‘Two. The cover features the band rolling im a mixture of vaseline and water. Rogers ideal Many veteran Queen fans believe’ SHA'to be ther definitive work. Understandably 20 ‘considering the strength, depth and longevity of the tunes. "Brighton Rock’ for ‘example, stil features inthe modern Queen live set providing an aggressive showcase {or Brian May's awe-inspiring, delas-infested solos, where he makes one guitar sound like three. Jahn Deacon chips in his frst songwriting contribution Misfire’ whilst Roger Taylor sings lead on his own composition "Tenement Punster” indicating that one reason for Queen's incredible success isthe depth of songwriting talent displayed by all four members. Indeed Deacon was later responsible for two huge Queen hits, "You're My Best Friend’ (76) and ‘Another One Bites The Dust 30). Nota uff track anywhere insight, the likes of "Now I'm Here’, Flick Of The Wrist.In The Lap Of The Gods, Stone Cold Crazy? and ‘Bring Back That Leroy Brown! make SHA’ fan essential purchase ‘in November, Queen kiss goodbye to 1974 with two shows at the London Rainbow ‘Theatre, both sold out. The resulting film, ‘Queen AU The Rainbow’, attempts (but fils) toeapture the excitement of the live show, nd gives hairdressers everyorhere an atack ofthe vapours such unruly barmets dears) Onto 1975, and EMI release: Now i'm Here’ which gets to Number 11 in the singles charts, Queen head for America, where both ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ and’ Killer Queen’ hit the Bilboard Top Ten. Time fora brief holiday in Hawati before playing in Japan, Where the chaps fae unprecedented scenes of hysteria. At Narita Airport in Tokyo they are greted by 3,000 screaming fans. Freddie later cites this as one of the most frightening ‘experiences of his life. But ifall that had thus far happened had served to establish Queen as a major Rock ‘ct, what sas to take place next sould Catapult them to Superstardom, Tune in next issue and join me for'A Night At The Opera” and lot, fos more besides, MAURA SUTTON ALICE COOPER caer Cae Ltd Crue RUC Oa CCCI cry To Hell LIVE!) 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A pace called “Terms Angel bough the fst deni and then was broke gin! | Greatest piece of musle | youve overheard i Ale” double ive album | (Gesbane, 1975. Te me ha was ‘he one that real broke the ke. And | hen there wea he sa Randy Road (i wih Ozzy. For exampe, he slo | an Revelsion Mother Eat (rom "Onny Osbournes Bizrard Of Oxr | LPEI) OF ae Van He's on Push Come To Shove’ rom Van Haters "Far Warning” slbum (gn 8). And there's ao “Cry Me A River’ by ‘Aeroumith (rom the Rock nA Hard Prac” album, 8). “Aerosmith ae ust amazing! When we were up in Caras recording oF ‘lbum they were up thee dong thelr ‘new LP Purp’. They had song tie ‘led ‘Here's Looking Up Your Olt ‘Adres (not acca on he album, ‘nd when Theard tht I near led ‘yall Vocal Steven Tyler's he King lth world, man! When I heard tat st wanted to ay, "Fck songwriting ‘cox ext to that jus ant worth Hobbiesincereses ‘Arcades: We're heal into video ‘ames ad shite that When we ‘were in fpan we were in ou Bory, ‘man. 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We were onthe ane going over to Rusia recent for {he Moscow Muse Peace Festal nd although we've known each other for many years, dhs was the st ane that ‘we'd Deen able o hang ot together images ‘We ha a grea ne. One night we lecded that pan was figment of our imapnacion nd thc he wat gonna burma Zon my ib-age an wat {fora bum ‘D on hie We dd get st the re few burnt (ugh) ‘Most pecullar request from a fan {A gil and har mom wanted me to show them something a’ ealed “The Flys the kinds thing you do ‘when you're dunk yu whip your ‘ts ov and they ook ke a fy you were a woman, who would you bet Probably Vansta Willams. She wat the Miss America who got deroned 2 coupe of years ago because they found made pietres of er. The reason "be her because she showed the world that she'd posed rude with Zhothr cick and se sl became Mis ‘Amerie. Then. they took er crown say ad he went, “Fok you! Tm {foma make a ton of money ding Ingervews. | might even make an album ad's gonna be Top Fe!” ‘Whose bathwater would you ‘most like to drink Racha Ware's She's the actress who ‘was inthe movie Starkey Machine swith Bre Reo She's ju 20. {desks in the ln. When Taw ie Iasi Bing! ane boner | would drag my mats over halle of broken gt jr to er off on her shadow ‘One thing about you that would surprise a RAW reader ‘Wen was 18 fled in when ‘Azroumith canceled chee appearance a is ch hat held 4000 peopl. Instead of 4000 coming only, bout 20 people showed up (hugh) We were's covers band. wat December 27'We dt want the hub owner to announce that ‘eroaath had cancel but he wanted a ci etn the moring 20 he {old everyone and no-one came! Incerrogation: PHIL ALEXANDER New Single ig eee Spee < Rawat Hoopo0 cuRus Asa. "Come Anytime’ ‘Silver And Gold? (aca paar) cemenion HIGH-TIME Pop fem Ausra’: EXCELLENT MELODIC, musced finest exponents of melodie Rock Rock rom ron Maden guarst Rol. 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Urimately, TOC is perhaps not at devastating a the quite’ Epes Doom Metalic debut rom 2 few yar back. The novel value has, cf course, worn of by now. however anaccomplahed allerng by 1 band heibent on keeping ther Meta rmeiodramately heavy Epe need PHIL ALEXANDER #1: "MASS HYSTERIA! LEE AARON "Body Rock’ (Atse LST 129 import) MUCH HAS been mide of the mistake wich was ee aro’ at sun {ne Aaron 86) where Virgen ecards stamp oscar connec success umulaneoslycompromaed fer tard Rock an bse od ed reach ts target aodence Iwas however adn good record bu the Snes ws a wrong ad the oade dich red enough umes. Ths re testy in ed for rtanly the whole dare cord ‘Coproduced by Ms Aarons longing gars wrong partner oe Aba ogee ih Ace ABR man nd former Toronto feta) Bran Alon ‘Body Rock {Beat bun where the Aaron! 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They've had more lawsuits than Los Angeles has Mustang convertibles, with coitigants ranging fom prestigious ‘management companies to alfronted Publicists The Los Angeles foursome have tnassacred an entire herd of Spandex in order to make stage clothing ou of the endangered hides and personally eased a run on the oemeties market. But all of this i common Knowledge to anyone who reads anything, ‘What obscure facts about Poison could possibly remain to be exposed from under the Revlon Extra:Help Colour Correcting, Foundation Make-up? Well, the exact ‘of blond God intended guitarist CC's DeVille’s hair to be may sill remain a mystery, but here's afew things the Leichner Removing Cream disclosed, Guitar was not CC Deville's frst instrument af choice. That honour belongs to wade the humble banjo. “My uncle played banjo, and when I was sowing up T think the main thing form ‘was to be the centre af attention, sod see ‘my unele get up and play this magical thing that would make everyone assemble into one room. And said, ‘This is great, everyone foes over and watches him But when I got a Hitt bit older T realised the banjo wasn't that ip 2. The original ttle forthe mega-selling second Posion LP ‘Open Up And Say ‘Ah was actually ‘Swallow This but it was ‘eventually decided that this ile was a litle too, tm, provocative. The final one presumably, isn'!? 'S. Producer Tom Werman (Métley Crde, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent) only considered working with Poison on their second album thanks tothe efforts of his daughter, who was a fan ‘Drummer Rikkt Rocket recalls: “Tom at first wasn't very fond of our band. He didnt now much aboutus, only what a lot of the ‘magazines said a Notley Crie rip-off, pay no attention to them. He finaly broke doven, tame out and saw us with his daughter and alised that he had total misconception Bret Michaels and three admirers Se about us "2. Vocalist Brot Michaels isa diabetie: 1m walking a tightrope: I've yot to take an Injection every morning and thats what ‘keeps me alive, Thave to take two shots a day and check my blood four times a day "ve got to watch what leat and drink, wat drugs Ido. Diabetes isthe third leading ‘Cause of death inthe world right now, 30 to finyone with ny handieap Tl like to be an Inspiration "CC ech this thowght when he admits, ‘In the beginning we thought it might not work out. But if this guy can getup there ‘every night and go erzy and strut his stuf, fe the way he wants td it then, Bret did, however, misealculate the stresses he was under the fret time Poison played New York's famous Madison Square Garden supporting Ratt) in early 1987. Insulin shock rendered him unconscious alter the band's performance, and the expected limousine was exchanged for an Smbulance tothe horptal emergency room, Since then Bret has eveated himsell further. He has even given talks and encouragement to groups of young diabetics to reassure them that their illness doesn’t hhave to restrict them from choosing the life they want to lead. Rikki used to be a hairdresser. profesionally ac well ax otherwise! He also ts responsible for bringing two innocent little new lives into this world. "I used to run an “ambulance asa volunteer because that's ‘what my dad did for a living. and I went with him afew times. just so happened that in fone night two mothers went into labour. In fact, the hospital gave me two stork badges! ‘But they're not mine, okay?” {6.1n 1987 Poison performed a cover of the Kiss classic Rock And Roll All Nite forthe soundtrack tothe (lm of Brett Elis’ book “Leas Than Zero, released in the US only through Def Jam, Major Kiss fan CC used to impersonate suitarist Ace Frebley infront of the mirror. “That was the great thing about Kis, you CE DeVile eee seriou "rout handed could put the make-up on and actually be that person i's like playing war heroes. And ifyou think about it isnt it better to have fn outlet like musi, entertaining someone, stead of playing Gl Joe the American version of Action Man) in your backyard faking yqu'e killing someone.” 7. Diseretion and modesty forbid specifying exactly which band member has been known to book into hotels under the pseudonym Hugh G. Rection! '. Poison's hit earlier this year "Your ‘Mama Don't Dance’ was originally the only US gold single (ie sales over one million) achieved by California Country’Pop duo Logging & Messina. or the edification of archivists, Jim “Messina had been the bassist for late 19608 cult band the Buffalo Springfield before forming seminal Country Rock act Poco. Kenny Loggins, in the meantime, had done a very bret stint withthe last dying gasps of| aychedelic hand The Electric Prunes before becoming a staf writer fora publishing company, ‘Bath Loggins and Messina went on to solo careers after the duo broke up in 1976, ‘Loggins in particular has been very successful, contributing to soundtracks for ‘movies such as Pootlonse’ and Top Gun’ Poison are in good company by covering the 1973 charthuster, even Elvis Presley ‘used to perform it '9. Prior to his efforts with Poison paying off, OC directed some Porno movies! Bret, offers the critica apraisal that, “They're ‘actually great, very aritie, Where do you think the idea fo our fret big hit single "Talk Dirty To Me’ (fom the band’s debut album Look What The Cat Dragged Available in the UK on Musie For Nations) fame from?” ‘10, Bassist Bobby Dall originally Intended tobe a lawyer. A business lawyer! ‘TH. In reaction to criticisms that they couldn't win audiences over without the ‘Glam trappings that have done so much to make them (infamous, the band once played ‘gig in Phoenix, Arizona wearing nothing bat boxer shorts "The most outrageous aspect ofthis tory ix that punters were apparently supposed to believe that Poison normally wear borer shorts: Yeah, right, sure they do. 2: One of the guitarists who originally ‘auditioned for Poison was Slash, who same People might have heard of by now asa member of Guns n’ Roses. "Amusingly, Bobby has been known to Aeseribe the incumbent CC as, “Definitely ‘the Benny Hill of Poon.” These two facts fare in no way related, CHRIS MARLOWE. OFFICIALLY LICENCED T-SHIRTS a oa ee ee ee eae) elyretme ent le ieeieiapie- Rt we aorta ey eeerees Caen treme me rea menace ee Lt ren cere GHOST STORY Los Angeles quintet PHANTOM BLUE (currently on a European tour) are determined to become the next all-girl band to break into the big time via their acclaimed, self-titled debut album. But as vocalist GIGI HANGACH explains, the group hasn’t exactly had a smooth ride in their brief but eventful career. Budget problems, horses around the studio, shooting a video in a maximum security prison. . .they’re just some of the troubles they’ve encountered! ‘now you're up again with iue. As Sylvie Simmons noted in her review of the band's self.itled debut LP (issue 23), the Blue Ones boast con top ofall only thing they have in common with the primarily English No Shame is their gender, and they don hhave much more in common with fl Los Angelinos Vixen beyond the commercial airs apparently “Given the fact thatthe Phantom Blue album came out through tin ‘Ameriea and Readrunner in Europe, the ‘degree of eommercality exercised by the Phantom comes as something of «surprise to those aware ofthe heavier identities of these labels; what's lens surprising i that the commerciality was actually alate evelopment, and thatthe band's original fapproach waa much more indulgent. Only ‘oealist Gi Hangach comes fom Commercial bckground; guitarists Michelle Meldrum and Nicole Couch are students of| ‘axe-wielding heroes Paul Gilbert (now with Mr. Big) and Brace Bouillet (of Racer 3, Dasaist Kim Niclson studied with Racer X man John Alderete, and drummer Linda MeDonald attended PIT (Percussion Institute ) the Hollywood sister of the Guitar institute of Technology (GIT) and the place where drummers learn to cope with ‘widdy-idly guitar players Tn talking to vocalist Gig it therfore ing pint to find out ely beginnings gave birth toa record that’s winning substantial praise and aio winning the belated interest bela, What happened? curred during pre-product rything for the producers twas pretty guitarorientated — being Yocalst I wasn't too thrilled about that, 501 tas happy non they Friedman a Fontano) stared making changes. And now allo theband': happy withthe way things have evolved But whilst the record and its abel seem to be contradictory, the original approach of Phantom Blue was mach more in tane with rapnel a Gig admits. The genesis of the nd actually began with two Hacer X aonaw tutored guitarists who just happened tobe girls... and a chance meeting for Gigi! inet this guy in a club who looked like fan overweight Dave Lee Roth; Iwas fmplaining about how Td been in LA for {tro years and couldnt find a band who'd ‘work with a female, and he gave me their ‘numbers. 1 thought about playing with firs before and decided against it, but I got fn touch. It kindof drifted fora while, but then all of sudden it got serious “The three of us rehearsed for over ‘month with no bass and no drums unt ‘Michelle remembered Linda, whom she'd ‘worked with in another band. We got ‘another bassist who didn't work out, and then John Alderete suggested Kim and it all happened from there! Thad’ really been planned as an all girl band, but I guess when you've got to Bir guitar players anda girl singer you're ‘ot going to find guys who want to work with you: So it was an al-biteh thing and here we are, all five bitches! ‘Now that she's happy with her bandmates tnd her record, Gigi isn't reticent in expressing her early doubts about whether Phantom Blue was rally what she wanted, Her background is much more commercially slanted than that of her partners in crime. “Cheap Trick vocalist Robin Zander is my ultimate idol and back in my home town of (Cleveland I was doing a more Pop/Rock kind of thing with a band called Cinema, We even hhad some interest from Geffen Records who flew out to se us. But the band then broke up and I decided to move to LA, tothe place where I could achieve the most “Por two years there was nothing — I was doing auditions all the time, and i was ways, "You're the best one we've heard but you're a gle’ It was really discouraging. "With Phantom Blue I was really kindof Aisappointed with the direction at first, Ta factually quiUbeen fied from the band at one Stage because I was always blowing out rehearsals. When you're nt into itt shows, “But things improved, slowly there were vocal melodies and things for me to do, and then when we went into pre-production Steve land Marty changed everything around. It became rally vocal-orientated and I was 0 happy, the gitls kicked and squealed about the changes at first, but now we're all appy. Cen ey Pe rsa is IH NATURAL eynie may wonder about the transformation of the band’s sound tack whether perhaps producers Friedman and Fontano had decided present Viren Ml and try to make some xtra dosh ~ check out the bacLing vocal ‘Why Call I Love for example, asa pure apparent Vixenism. But ‘examine the Phantom Biue ime'sbe it {urns out that emulating Vixen wuld have Involved a erystal ball "We recoded in November 1988 (at which point the Vixen album hedn't really sarted ‘aking waves) at Prairie Sun Studios which fare about an hour's drive north of San Francisco. Isa big old ranch, they eover the studio with tin sheeting to make it lool ‘cheap ad it really does look like a dump, but it a great studio in reality ‘One cabin there had windov missing though, and you could wakeup in the ‘morning with a horse pecking in at you!” “Hmm, sounds more like «emi than a high-tech album session In ‘way it did have its parallels wi trip — it was the first time the ba spent any great amount of time itserved to cement relationships perhaps a litle frail up to that pain. In mind the previous disagreements ‘musical direction. “John Alderete told us we'd be real close after the experience, and he was righ. We really didnt know each other properly then bbut we all became really good friends T'was a tlumph through adversity too something that will always make or bresk a team. As Sylvie Simmons noted in her album review the preduction does leave something tobe desired, but there was « major problem in the financial department which had to be ‘overcome for the record to get finished at all never mind exactly what the producers would like to have dane to create the record they had in rind, “Our budget was so small. We had just three days for vocals, lead and back-ups. At first I wasn't worried beeause back home I {got most of my vocal on fist take, but T hadn't realised how many layered back-ups there were. Plus, I was re-learning the songs in the studio because ofall the changes in Dre-producton so we went way over budget WAY OVER! ND THERE’ The band recently completed thet first ideo, for the track "Why Call It Love’ in a ‘maximum security prison. eah, shooting ‘Why Call t Lovein a ‘maximum security prison in Nevada— don't fk me the correlation between the two. It was a realy coo-looking place I gues it was Built in the 1800s. You know how solitary confinement these days is elled “The Hole? ‘Wellin this place when they said the hole they meant it just itl caves with iron bars: they haven't sed them for years, bt when Wwe were taking pictures in front of them the $imell was awful “The prisoners were cool, we were worried about how they'd react toa bunch of gr, but they were really well-behaved. There were these two pig black guys who were in the video with ws, they were such nice guys—turmed out one was a murderer and the other a rapist” Tes sil early days for Phantom Blue, but the future's looking pretty bright. Already Europe's full of enthusiasm and even in “America word is beginning to spread that this actually @ band who might achieve something significant. And the good news is thatthe five have now signed an Amer deal weith the Capitol Label. Watch 0 Los Angeles foursome MOTLEY CRUE were once regarded as prime purveyors of the ‘Sex ‘n’ Drugs ‘n’ Rock ‘n’ Roll’ lifestyle. But now they've cleaned up, the result being a new album (‘Dr. Feelgood’) that’s rather more mature in its style. But as bassist NIKKI SIXX explains over page, the Bad Boys Of Rock ‘n’ Roll still intend to walk on the wild side T WAS almost the end of 7 when Motley Crae bassist Nikki Sixx died. The day before he'd been crawling the corridors of rome Hong Kong towerblock whore-house, then he flew back home to Los Angeles to say hello to his drugs dealer. "What do you want ‘said the dealer. “What have you got?” ‘sald Niki. Next ching you know, the paramedics are at your door covering {Your face with a white sheet and calling MC vocalist Vince Neil and the others to tell them they'd better find a mew bacsist. “Then ne af them stuck these two fucking great needles full of adrenalin right into my heart" its where the song title Kickstart ‘My Heart (from new album ‘Dr. Feelgood’) came from “and it kind of kicked me back, But I was dead for two minutes And you want to know the realty fucked up thing? I checked myself out of the hospital, went back home and di tall ‘again. Next morning I woke up, blood ‘spattered over the bedroom walls, and I sid, That's wr Almost it, anyway. New Year was just. a few days away, 0 he pumped himself fal every drink and drug be could lay his hands ‘on ll then, and then he stopped. ‘Dr Feelgood is sctually the fret Matley LP where the whole band's been straight! “They say the groupies in LA don't hang fut at the infamous Rainbow Bar & Grill or the Cat House anymore, they're all down at Aleoholics Anonyme bbecause that's where you go you want to find a Rock band: Strange days feel itis «bit of bandwagon, tobe honest with you.” says Sixx. backstage recently atthe Moscow Music Peace Festiva, the fiat time the Crae've ever done a drink free, drug-free show. “But I didn' get sober ‘0 could join another fucking bandwagon. 1 did it because Iwas waking up every day and shooting enough smack into my arm and drinking enough whisky just x0 I could get ‘through the day. [don ike the preaching aspect ofthe AA, NA‘oF CA \Coctine Abuse) programmes I don't really goto meetings, ‘because Tm a very private person and I don't like people to talk to me in general. And I resent people going. "Hey Nikki, how you doing buddy? Who the fuck are you to call e buddy’, just because you've gota drug problem snd T've gota drugs problem and You're at « meeting? “L think slot of bands go there to meet other bands, but I suppose if someone's there trying to get sober | should be supportive however Fim not really that way inclined because dont trust anybudy. “tm like the asshole of AA. See, Fm not a bad guy o a good guy Tm a musician frst, ‘and foremost and an entertainer second. 1 ‘used to think it was the other way around, bbut the music isso important to me now. I sana "Mace vcatvince Maire 184 (abort) and in is carent et extravagne (above ight) ut ‘prove thatthe man sha shel wid sree he ‘hyn poe don't want to be thought of as « member of Kiss, with no validity after 18 years! We're ‘coming up to our ninth year together; 1 expect respect. And the only way Lean get that is by respecting myself and my music — not taking it too seriously, but not just taking i with a grain of eal. “Soll had to change afew things, and one of them was the fact that every morning Pd hhave to cook up spoon of smack and a spoon ‘of coke just to get me tothe bathroom so ‘could throw up for my morning puke. Thad no intention of giving up on life just s0 ‘ould become another Rock 'n’ Roll tragedy,” hh laughs ironically, “like a Sid Vicious ‘meets Jim Morrison in Rebel Without A TThaven't even hit my prime Sol sud, 'Tve got to get my ‘hit together, even it’s only temporary —— cant say bow long Team do this ~ and make the best, most kick-ass music ever JR. FEELGOOD their fith took an almost Def Leppardian time-span to ‘make. Did they find they had Ozzy Osbourne's problem -the creative juices dry ‘up without drink or drugs to prompt them? "No, see I never wrote when Iwas high. ‘That's why it ook just three weeks to write the ‘Girls, Girls, Girl album (released in 1987). I was like, "Okay, clean up for 8 second, 22222227p. Okay, done it, whew, now I an get high again! Sorry the album's so short, folks, bat you can understand Twas desperate, I was shaking!” “On the ‘Girls album Isat down with ‘an acoustic guitar, bam, [wrote Iyres inthe ‘studio within five minuies for each song, put ho thought into them at all I think they! sod, but I don't think they're briian ‘couldn't seem to get from my living room out the front door to make it to rehearsal and play, so I always used the excuse, “Oh yeah, that was spontaneity, mant “The truth of the matter is, the new album is 40 much stronger. Because we took a realy, really open approach and decided to ‘record anything that came to mind, “We even recorded a Rap song, the most bizarre thing, called Monstrous’ I really liked it. We were going to put it forward for the soundtrack to Ghostbusters I” It wasn't Rap like LL Cool J, twas kindof I hate to say it~ like the Beastie Boys, because it had {ons of guitar in it but it jst had areal Fuck you’ atitude, fick police, politicians, everybody, because we're feeling monstrous! “This song is only about a minute-and-a- half long, and it went directly into this other song called ‘Say Yeah, which was ten minutes long with allthis bizarre stuf going on, like Pink Floyd or the middle part of Led Zeppelin's ‘Whole Lotta Love'~ space stuff Complete studio experimentation "Me and Tommy (Lee, drummer) stayed up for two days in the studio, just backwards taping and throwing ina the effects we sty Brash a the HIV Aware os Angles Rack ars a ‘ould think of, anything and everything ‘There was Blues, Funk and some stuff like eld Mothers Finest or Humble Pie with sit cking singers, and real Pop ballads, Because we're a diverse band, And we recorded 20 or more songs for DF, from which we chose the final list, “This time guitarist Mick Mars wrote the majority of his own parts. T wanted him to ‘write. think that through Mick we've ‘opened up new doors musically. And I spent ‘lot of time on the Irie this time Tve changed them a hundred times. They'd go, ‘We're going to sing Dr. Feelgood today’ and go, Til be right back?” And Td go back to the hotel and czzzzzzp, change them, telling ‘everybody, "Okay, these will work “Ljust wanted to get more into a Phil Lynott or lan Hunter style of writing, which is eal colourful and tells a story. Ife that 8 lot ofthe bands that came on the scene after ‘And that took a lot of reading and studying other artists, ecause it's hard to change your style” ‘The title song's about a boy called Jimmy, “A hoodlum, and asthe song progresses he ‘becomes the king af the streets, and he goes “lL woke up, blood spattered over the bedroom walls” from the gutter upto like Shangri La living {na mansion with girs, limos, machine-guns and piles of cocaine. And in the end he gete blown away. Then he used tobe the one they called Dr. Feelgood,” Nikki grins. “There's ‘some songs that, lyrically, Im very happy with. That's a great story, and the video follows the storyline. “We figured we were going to get it bbanned, since our last three videos have Girl’ because it was too sexist, Wild Side” because it was eald lyrically tha it was The Lords Prayer raped. ‘As for ‘You're Ail Need, the powers tha be wouldn't even look at thai! It had a simple story about a guy who killed his geliriend, because he loved her so mich he couldn't hhandle her being with anybody else when they broke up. It's. trie story; read itin a newspaper! “So, don't know, I try to change my ways ‘but I stil keep getting into trouble! Yet? can't compromise. Compromise is prostitution and prostitution [can't do.” |ERE'S THE nearest thing on this LP yet to a Motley Crue politcal song in “Time For Change’ kind of Mott The Hoopes’ classi ‘Ail The Young Dudes? ‘updated for th '80s with, "A stab at Ronald ‘Reagan, the biggest dick on this planet. 1's really prety”. And there's a track featuring ‘couple of Nikki's early mentors, guitarist Rick Nielsen and vocalist Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, namely ‘She Goes Down’ “When we were doing the deme tapes, I asked Vince to sing it like Robin would doit, ‘with those John Lennon-ish bends and stl He di it perfectly just like Cheap Trick. And ‘when we were doing the song, Trick were playing in own. Sol went and dragged Rick land Robin down to sing that part, and they Just kicked ass! Twas 00.” “That was in Vancouver. They recorded the album at Litle Mountain Studios there with ‘Bob Rock producing. Tom Werman has been pensioned off ater working on three Métley EPs (Shout At The Devil in'84, ‘Theatre OF Pain’ in'85 and "Girls ) not too soon, for rmyy taste. Good at what he does, Werman Still puts a condom over everything he touches, a smooth, safe coating that just ‘doesnt it the juice come through. ‘Nikki nods. “He never let the fre come through on record the way we did onstage. 1 think what happened was, after we did the last album we were relly starting to not like what he was doing tothe band. The ‘Girls lbum he probably di his best job on ‘We didnt need any help on Shout At The Devil’ and ‘Theatre Of Pain’ was what it wa ‘meant toe. I think iit hadnt been quite s0 polished it would have gotten a lot more People’s respect. But on ‘Girl...’ we were Just such a mess, a complete disaster, that he probably saved that album. We jst couldn't Bet it together. We wanted to, but while one ‘uy was in Mexico getting his shit together, ‘another guy was somewhere else getting his shit wasted. “Then after that, we went into the studio todo a track for a Disney movie called "Cocktail (starring Tom Cruise), an old Blues song called Powerful Stuf. We were asked tore-do itand said, Sure, we're not going to be doing anything fortwo year So we went into the studio with Tom Werman to doit, and everything fell apart big-time jd made up our mind how we wanted to doit, and me and Toramy ~ who were the two ietting our shit together atthe time — took ‘ver the studio. Tom said, Bullshit, man, do Itlike this’. But we had our own opinions hhow we wanted todo stuff We were back to hhow we were with ‘Shout... we were back incontrol, And Werman just like eowered Under our power. Now we're very strong. ‘minded, stubborn bastards, and if you cower Around us, we attack even more, like wolves. ‘And it just turned into a mess stomped out othe stud ‘wrong seth Nikki? And Tommy told him, You fucked up, man, you can't take {us to another plateau, you just like the same od shit. We're great friends now, but at the time I was pissed off ‘So we canned the song. - and the Fabulous Thunderbirds did it and had a US Number One hit™ ‘When Motley looked around for new producers they actually approached the Fegendary Soul King Quiney Jones. But he tied up with a soundtrack and also ‘ecording current Michael Jackson album, a 'So he was committed for ages. But I'm lad we didn't get him now because t might Fave taken us litle away from the Hard Rock which we like to do “And o they met Bab Rock. We wanted to get some ofthe old Faces and Sweet influences back into our styl, and ‘Bob Rock was perfect. He's lke 35 and in our ‘mental space. He grew up with Zeppel Humble Pie and old Rod Stewart, as wel some cool Black Sabbeth stuf. And he {0d musician he once had a band in Canada called The Payolas and very versatile. He opened our minds up alt: RECORDING studio isn’t quite the ‘quiet Canadian hippy backwater Pd suspected it was, figuring they'd chosen somewhere where there'd be nothing to tempt them from the staight-and-narrow Dut “Its notin the country, i's in the city and prety down-to-earth. Two soparate ‘oom. Aerosmith was in one with producer Bruce Fairbairn working on the Pump’ LP — land we were in the other, At one time the ‘Russian band Gorky Park were in one, ‘another time The Galt was in ~everyone ‘came and went while we were still (here, Our first album (Too Fast For Love,’82) tok seven days to complete! "We moved into these one-bedroom partment up in Vancouver fora year, and itrained every day. Drove me crazy. Ican't hhandle the rain all the time, that’s why Tle ry hometown of Seattle. S01 know I'm not recording our next album there. I don't know ithe others are” he lauzhs but thats my" threat in the press. Hopeiliy, well be back in Los Angeles Back in LA, if forthe Crue is as near we what we leser morta erm ‘estas ‘ver been “Once you start becoming more mature,” saye Nikky you're not inte raising hell very truck stop you yo to. You becorc real person “Ae dont care any more abot the whole dicki-and-drugs Metal nage thing. He have wives or girfiends, we drag them Along, andi you dont want to dig us because a wile orkid then tough “Is the same asthe way Zepplin progres thi ren nd yet they progressed each individual nod wo proesa Same with the Stone. And we intendon following tha teadition, ‘The money he used Wo stick up his nose or ina vein now gets spent on, "Nice tinge old things ~ Persian cashmere rugs, antiques Chinese, Italian and Japanese pieces That's where my money goes. im like recluse 1 Spend most of my time at home writin ether my book or writing musie so make ‘myself comfortable ‘Book? Yeah, he's jst finished writing @ book of poet” “ts calied'An Education In Rebellion ‘The poetry in itis very dark "whores, prostitutes, hoodlums: People tend to think Oot poetry as soft and mushy, but the stuff | ‘write isnot that a all I's me. To pt the ‘words to music is hard for me: to pat the words just on paper is a breeze, because I can doit the way {want to do it “Also I've been keeping a journal since’, I started it because I couldn't remember what I did the night before, so wold write ina drunken stupour what I did It covers some af the most dificult times I went through in my life real hard but exciting times. It goes from rehab to Moscow. Td ike torput out Rock'n’ Roll diary, but Fé have todo it when the band dishands... oF Il be Tynched™ 1986 was the first time they put him in rehab, "T escaped! packed up my things and hitchchiked home, with nurses running down the street after mel threw a typical temper tantrum "I don't need this shit! ean doit on ‘my own. Because Ii a very private person, Tm shy, and I don’t want to open up to people don't know. “Tommy loves this story. Everyone was sitting in circle for one ofthe group therapy sessions | attended talking about this and this, and someone said, "Nove we're fing to talk about God. And I'm pissed of Pissed off that Im there, and they re goin, ‘God will do this and thet for you! “And I stand up and go, FUCK GOD! I'm fucking out of here! And they're like,’ Satan! ‘And there's this 14-year-old kid in there for smoking pt, going, "Who is this guy with the tattoos?” “Anyway, we're run want to tell you Motley are chomping to tome back to Britain ~ they canceled ast {ime in early '88 due to "Exhasstion! No-one believed that, did they” We never told anybody we were exhausted. We wanted to fo, but the management sid, ‘We have to. ‘warn you that atleast two members are fing to come back in body bags We said that's okay, but they wouldnt let us go" Now, “We're fired up and fll of eneray says Nikki, “and more rambunetious than fever before! 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NOVEMBER ISTH BIRMINGHAM N.E.C. genta atone) NOVEMBER I6TH & 17TH MANCHESTER APOLLO. rae Neen e Cul WHITLEY BAY ICE RINK ert NOVEMBER LIVINGSTON FORUM aE OL Ya aoe ra Ser NOVEMBER 24TH WEMBLEY ARENA aera tae tara 1.WOND'RING ALOUD 66 TPETHRO TULL? Are they stil “Lthought they went down with the Titantie”™ ‘Well, OK, so the question ‘Which came first, the seed dil r the one-legged ‘autist” may be enough to confuse even the ost hip of modern historians, bt Tull are back and biting in their 2st year with a new album for Chrysalis, Roek Island’, and fanother European American trek o take them tothe threshold of the 80s, To the ‘exasperation oftheir detractors, Tull are a bhand who've proven that even for the most criticised of Rock groups life doesn't ‘necessarily end at 40 "Tm to shove a litle respect? HLIVINGIN THE PAST ISTILLED FROM the R'n'B movement ist blossomed amid the hubub of Beatlemania inthe mid60s, Jethro Tull (named afer the 18th century agriculturalist who invented the sed drill! tok is first. breath through the umbilical of the northern clu scene in November'67. The band, four-piece and hippies to a man, soon won a ‘veted residencs” st London's Marquee Club, and ereated such an impression ‘not Teast through the mayetism of vocalist Ian ‘Anderson, with his silver Mute, manie egg like eyes and oneclegged s.ance) thatthe band’s booking agents, Terry Elis and Chris Wright, started a record company of their ‘own wallow Tull an outlet fo ‘material. Chrysalis Records still thrives today. ‘After the release for their debut alburn This Was in Octaber 68, Jethro Tull’s quirky, unique brand of Folky, Bluesy Rock took Britain and America by Horm, Stand Up its seeessor hit No.1 in the UK and jawed shit single in ‘Living In The Past, land by the 1urm ofthe decade Tull had flmost ~ yikes! brushed the lips of fashionabilits 1M souRNEYMEN NHE 70s aw Tull. as lan Anderson puts ‘today, “Enter a cul-de-sac of pompous, ightly overbearing, arty and sometimes Intellectual music which we had to edge out saraw of slowly”. Along wit Emerwon, Lake & Palmer and others, Tull were lumbered withthe ‘Progressive Rock’ fag, and even worse, albums such as 71's "Aqualung and "72's Thick As A Brick’ were branded ‘concept LPs. Nevertheless, these were times when such musical excesses were tolerated by media and public alike, and Tull ‘ourished on both sides ofthe Atlant finally topping the US charts with the albura ‘A Passion Play during "73, and aspiring to the arena cireut 14 years later, when Tull took tothe road to promote thet last album, 87's ‘Crest Of A Koave’, they could sil sll out the same size of venue 1V. SONGS FROM THE "WooD JINEWOOD TO be precise, the flm studios onthe outskirts of West London “No doubt some people still consider us a bit of a joke, = lan Anderson (birthplace ofthe recent ‘Batman’ blockbuster) where Tull are rehearsing for yet another European and American trek, Some 18 musicians or more may have come land gone over the years, but the current unit {s remarkably solid, with the impossibly ‘underrated Martin Barre into hie 2st year fs guitariet, bassist Dave Pogg ail there ltfter a decade and American Doane Perry keeping the drum stool warm after six years, leaving keyboard player Martin Alleock ax the only new addition, Beneath the rubble of technology and plastic coffee cups, they pound the treadmill of prepa V.THE CLASP IHAKING HANDS with Ian Anderson an be an unnerving experience for the first timer. Gone may be the thigh-thrusting tights, the Emienest alr, the 64-holed boots and the bulging codpiece, but behind the grey bearded, corduroy-trousered, avourite uncle’ exterior Anderson can still muster an intimidating aura with one frosty, Popeyed glare ‘A serious man -the apparent antithesis of his wild stage persona ~and frighteningly professional, Anderson keeps a tight rein on fll aspect of the band and ts business, from Fehearsal times (strictly 8.00am to 8.00pm) {production and writing, from budgets to ‘other management matters, I's his band, fand he runs it with the kind of meticulous tfficiency he affords his other occupation as a farmer and landovener (Lan owns the 15,000- ‘cre island of Strathaird inthe Western Isles ‘ot Scotland, a well as farmland in Buckinghamshire) \VI.T00 OLD TO ROCK"N’ ROLL. IVER SINCE Tull tempted fate by releasing n album titled "Too Old To Rock'n Roll Too Young To Di’ back 1976, the band’s perennial critics haven't ‘wasted an opportunity to fire the phrase back at them And yet fascination in the band's enormous vinyl heritage remains at a level where, as Tan puts it, "When we goto ‘America this time, Our new album wort be ‘competing with the new Rolling Stones LP, ; tall 4 the years after we released ‘Crest OF A Koavel we shifted two million oyalty- bearing album unite from our back catalogue.” He puts it down to consistency. "Ofrall the s-alled ‘Progressive Rock’ bands,” he pulls on his ever-present pipe ‘thoughtfully, "we've soldiered on ata pretty ‘constant level, Genesis? They're now Sensible, careful, middle-aged Pop group. ELP? They tried to reform but got drummed ‘if the US continent! Yer? They've dithered ‘around for years, and heaven knows whats going on with this Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe thing. And Pink Floyd? God bles ‘em! They disappear for five years ‘until they're down to thei last few million ‘and then come back with a blockbuster! “Al those bands have become a bit of Joke at some point ~ including us, and no doubt tome people ail consider us abit of Joke ~ but the dilerence is, we've been pretty ‘eady and reliable in that time VIL. RAISING STEAM HAT MANY considered tobe big Joke recently, of course, was Tull being ‘awarded a "Grammy" in the States a the top Heaty Mtl act of the past 12 months (an ‘award voted fr by 6,000 members of the National Academy OF Recording Arts And fences, effectively a musicians peer group lover there), ahead of currently more popular bands ~ Metallica, n particular. Tan sill chuckles atthe ear steaming fuss teased (Poor Metalic, bless thet little spandex shorts”), and even confesses to listening to the odd bit of Thrash, “There's nothing original about it, but it's T= BE N Jethro Tul (+): Martin Allcock, Deane Perry, lan Anderson, Dave Pegg, Martin Barre good escapist stuf, boys being boys an’ that, and {find it amusing. Pm all ori \VIIL, ROCK ISLAND IHE NEW Tull album, very much i the ‘Knave’ vein, features as usual a whole ‘ange of lyreal topes for fans to get their | teeth into The depopulation ofthe Highlands (Ears Or Tin, blatant bonking (‘Kissing Willie), the aggressive nature of the rat race (Rattlesnake Trai), important ‘environmental and conservationist iasuee (Heavy Water and ‘The Whaler's Di fand the true story of Martin Barre having hhis mandolin stolen in Texas some years back (Big Riff And Mando’, ‘The title track itself explores the ironic loneliness of ety life and in ding ao relates tthe album closer, Strange Avenue ‘rack which seems io touch a raw nerve for a Pa ee eabk FULL Sones ech Mom, Siedn September 1975 and Maar Se eens So ctay epee ie es rn mee ae ‘this abun recency, WASP. ae rae cas “op 0 record Fem wal oe oe oF manpensy Roe Reegeys eee F: atten Tithe distil healed tr eed of sete. ‘Aqualung’ tramp-like character Isang about in 71," he strokes his beard slowly, "But this time when I meet him my reaction is different, cause back in°71 felt great ‘affinity, a Kinship, forthe guy, because | knew that if Tull didn't take off could be him in a year's time, “Now, 20 years on, [meet him again as a wealthy man. and I fel incredily guilty. Fm ‘embarrassed. i's like when I see a blind man playing a saxophone in Oxford Street. {rose the road! And I don’t want to throw a 50p piese into some busking musicians cap Ineaae he recognises me and goes, "Oi! Ain't you the guy from Jethro Tull? You fucking Bastard, you could've given me a hundred {quid and you wouldn't miss i!" T'm shit- ‘Seared of situations like that.” ‘Something else which rufles Anderson's feathers these days isthe current trendiness of being environmentally ‘Green’ something that surfaces in ‘The Whaler's Dues" and "Heavy Water “Alot of these issues are not as clear-cut 1 the pubic seems to think.” he pulls, here's no right or wrong, just because Greenpeace say so. Plus, ii may be into ‘save the seal, whale and elephant, but there fare thousands of other species threatened With extinction, and who gives a shit about them? "What I'm saying i, these issues are just “tt may be ‘in’ to save the seal, whale and elephant, ‘but there are thousands of other species threatened with extinction’ — lan Anderson too important tobe merely the product of | fashionable or editorial whim. The fact that being ‘Green’ is fashionable now is dangerous, because whatever comes into fashion also goes out of fashion 1X, SKATING AWAY TER THE band’s current UK tour, ‘Jethro Tull skate of to Europe during ‘October before finishing the year in America, ‘where they'll be supported by the ‘idiculously brilliant Bri. band It Bites, “ve seen them play once,” Ian admits, “and they look pretty good. But the key America is not to try and over-sell yourself, especially when you're supporting. 1 know ‘We supported Led Zeppelin once, and the key was not tobe to cocky. I remember when ‘Alex Harvey (70s Rock hero who modestly formed the Sensational Alex Harvey Band) supported us; he got a bit too showbizzy and was booed mercilessly. And Saga (Canadian ‘Pomp Rockers) were to slick when they ‘came out with us as well, the punters hated them. Gttting the balance just right essential “And that's what Jethro Tull have done for the last 21 years, never suecumbing to fads, never selling their audience short, ‘ever taking themselves to seriously and rarely making a bad album, ‘Rock Island is no exception X.CHEERIO. ‘OW, WHAT the Bluddy hell's a seed rile? MARK PUTTERFORD { THE HERETIC (THE LOST CHILD) + THE REAL ME THE HEADLESS CHILDREN + THUNDERHEAD 7 MEAN MAN + THE NEUTRON BOMBER MEPHISTO WALTZ ~ FOREVER FREE - MANEATER REBEL IN THE F.0.6 & SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISC ALBUM ! OUT NOW! FREE with Bike Magazine THE BIKE GUIDE TO THE PUBS, CLUBS, HEAVY SOUNDS, STOMPING GROUNDS, yay be clali case FACES AND PLACES OF BRITAIN. Vile [pas Last issue, AEROSMITH vocalist STEVEN TYLER and uitarist JOE PERRY talked about current LP ‘Pump’. Now, the ‘Toxic Twins’ look back at their past vinyl triumphs... ‘AEROSMITH 4973) DESCRIBED BY guitarist Joe Perry as, “Ourbread and batter for three years’, the Aerodebut on CBS ears rouped together theeight tunes which hhad by and large( with the exception ofthe ballad'Dream n'y provided the band with the backbone oftheir liveset since theirinception in the Summer of 1970, Despite the bruisin’ quality of thematerial (including "Mama Kin} more recently covered by Guns.’ Roses on their'Live ike A Suicide’ debut EP — now available on ‘Lies. —and still featured in the Aero_live show along with Dream On, the album was a slow mover outside ofthe group's home base of Boston New Hampshire andit ‘wasnt until ater success wa Aacerued that ‘Dream On' waste released to become a Stateside ‘TopTen hit in 1976, Perry recalls somewhat ironically: “We couldn't get our stuff played on the radio so we Just had to get outand play” ‘They did just that. ‘GET YOUR WINGS’ 1974) AFAR more textured album than its predecessor, ‘GYW" marked thebeginningof the hs’ real Stateside success, ‘According to Perry, lt was the point where we started writing Songs a litle faster Since it had worked the irst time, our ‘manager triedto get the ive of ‘ustolive inanapartment without our girfriends.and ‘write This time itdidn' work!” hhechuckles, “We hada good time though, and I remember we were alvaysthinking how the song woul ye ewan he radio or the idea ofa Pop single ‘that mattered but the ive thing” Atveadya tremendously popu veband,harostith Seretocary ontoaring tdlanly in Ameren andthe stbum, ater much nad Fonwork, went gold in April {O76 te salen inexcete of 54,000 copies The stage asset. “TOYS INTHE ATTIC’ 4975) AND AEROSMITH stormed “Tt was ust an exciting time, reminisces Prey." We were Betting used to working inthe Studia The shock ofbeing inthe Record Plant Studios in New ork used by thelihegof Led ppelin, the Rolling Stones, ete. the first album in contrast hhavingbeen recorded at Intermediate Sound, a local Boston studio)on the second album had worn off We were setting into our own way of ‘working with Jack Douglas rho Produced most of Aerosmith's seminal "70s tu and we went forit! ‘The album went gold in August ofthat year and later pasted the platinum mark (ie Salesin excessof one million copies) featuringelassicafter Classic (how's about “Toys In The ‘Attic, “Uncle Salty’ ‘Adam's ‘Apple, ‘Wall Tais Way’ and Big ‘Ten Inch Record’ asafirst side?) “Walk This Way" was re-issued asasinglein ate 76 and went ‘Top Tenn theStates. Itwas of coursere-recorded by Run DMC ‘with help from Perry and vocalist Steven Tyler in mid'86 land went on toreach Number Bightin the UK singles charts ‘onthe London label, cementing thesong'sclassiestatus on both sides ofthe Atlantic. “That song started out as just ‘aJoe Perry (guitar liek and then put my rhythmiclyries that stem from my early days as a drummer over the top of tha explains Tyler. “Iremember ‘making up those ries the night ‘We were meant torecord the vocals. Iwrote'em on the walls of the Record Plant stairway. When, listen tothat song now it'sso raw youcan tell wrote those Iyrieson the spot!” ‘ROCKS’ 4976) ‘THE ALBUM that got Guns’ Roses guitarist Slash (along with a whole generation of ‘American teens) into Rock 'n! Roll, Rocks’ marked Aerosmith’ finest hour, going goldon release and platinum soon after and being once again crammed full ofclassie tone such as Back In The Saddle ‘Sick As A Dog’ and the exuberant Lick And A Promise’ Rocks’ and “Toys In The Attic’ are, accordingto Perry, "The albums that set the template for all the different things we could do. They showed that we weren't afraid to take chances by putting horns ona song like Big Ten Inch Record’ or asixstring bass on’Back In The Saddle. There ‘wasalsoa 101- piece orchestra on'Home Tonight rom “Rocke ‘OFFICIALLIVE BOOTLEG’ as7) “AGREAT album,” according to Steven Tyler anda welcome return to frenetic form after the rather disappointing Draw The Line studioalbum in 77," Live Bootleg’ was pieced together from tapes spanning the band’s career. For instance, ‘Mother ‘Popcorn was taken from a'73 sigat Paul's Mallwhich Tyler credits as being, “The first club wwepl such as Chip Away The Stone’ ‘wore taken from the aren: which the ‘Smithshad been headlining comfortably for some Bees AEROSMITH Live!) wot eaten shperiecitat cconinessaetact RAW 59 ‘NIGHT INTHE RUTS' 279) HIGHLY UNDERRATED NT markedthepet amhere the exceses 252 Indulgences eftheauicetbogen togerintheway.“Ivasatas productive andverpers were Ehort admits Tyler Ie ledto proleer nem Jack Douglas Bary tyons and almost caused thebandtompi. According to Tyler He Perry ook hisball andvent home He alo tok his drags and went home which really pissed me af cose had Some great opm!” However, the music was til carn hertese nd {beladed atearjerking cover ‘The Shangri las'Remember (Wiaiking fn The Send) along. withorigials such as No ‘Surprae, Mis’ and Cheese Cake Perry went on toform the Joe Perry Project who wereto Feleaue thre albume Lat The SiuateDo The alg’ CBS 1980), ve Got The Rock’ Rolls Again'(CBS— 1981)and ‘Once Rocker, Always A Rocker (MCA 1983) All were only moderately seceetl beingeomewhat sporadic collections Perry speaks ofthat times, “Aneraheredhadto getaway from the things that were starting to surround Aerosmith, Thad to get back to playing ‘music playing clube tosee what ‘Aerosmith mest.” ‘Brad Whitford followed Perry's cexitayear later andin 1981 teamed up with guitarist’ ‘ocalist Derek St Holmes (previously with Ted Nugent for therather pedestrian Whitford! StHolmes lbumreleased in ‘August ofthe same year by CBS. ‘Whitford was to eventually join the Joe Pery Projet before both filaristareturnedtoAeonmith “ROCKIN AHARDPLACE’ 982) WITHPERRY ana Whitford out aftheban, Tle: bastist Tom Hamilton and r’immer Joey Kramer tpt Soha fing enlisting the guitar sling serait Crepoand fk Dutay(thelatier duet Feleaseasoloalbum soon Despite the killer material, ple chose to see Rock In A jard Place’ asa second-rate ‘Acro platter. It waen'tandit ‘emainsthe great forgotten "Smith disc featuring the likes of “Lightning Strikes'(a3-D video ‘was made to promote this song), ‘supremely emotive cover of ‘Julie London's Cry Me A River’ land the epie Joanie’s Butterfly’ > Co “One of my favourite Aerosmith songs is Lightning Strikes: Iwas pissed off didn't get toplay on that sol makeup forit every night when we play it liye,” states Perry, “Rock In A Hard Place’isone ofmy favourite albums, "admits ‘Tyler, “but people didn’t buy it ‘cos:Joe Perry wasn't there. Good! It's one ofthoee records they'll buy and rediscover when “PERMANENT VACATION’ i987) THE ALBUM that turned Aerosmith back intoa legitimate legend following their less inspired debut effort forthe Geffen label ‘Done With Mirrors’ (1988). The hits were ‘there ‘Angel; Dude [Looks Like Ady and soto ware the laasics (ag Dol, "Magic ‘Touch’ andthe title track) and the weird bits the atmospheric instrumental ‘The Movie). Theshows themselves sulphirocblend fai and new, ‘tere apparent killer cet the stage or current LP'Pump’ fndthe ensuing world tour, ‘which starts in Burope durin mid-October. ee . PHIL ALEXANDER FEMALE, 1. INTO Ger Kio Sper Foon ce, wars man 18 oe Aer award Pot aprecate tena Smith, 7 Haughton Place, ‘Alford, Aberdeenshire, ABD BAH. 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