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Sept. 11, 1992 ISSUE #293 708 Stokes Road Medford, NJ 08055 TOP PRIORITY HARD ACT TO FOLLO W ALTERNATIVE PICK URBANE DA,IN nnuirn URBAN URBANE INSIDE: HARD HITTER • A WEALTH OF EDUCATING OBSERVATIONS & HIGH OCTANE CONVERSATIONS FROM WPYX'S IN-HOUSE CONSULTANT • RICK BALIS LEAVES THE LOOP; DAVE LOGAN NAMED INTERIM • WMMR ANNOUNCES A SPORTS ORIENTED APPROACH TO MORNINGS • PROMO LION COURY HANGS UP CLEATS AFTER 35 GOLDEN YEARS • WRKI /DANBURY AND WVBR/ITHACA ANNOUNCE NEW MDs • WBOS / BOSTON NAMES JOHN LA TON VP/GM • ADULT ALTERNATIVE KEYV/LAS VEGAS FLIPS FORMAT • . AND JESSE NASH PROFILES BLACK SABBATH LEVINE CONVENES WITH HARD & LEEDS MAY BE HABIT FORMING: I- OR • IGN • R Management: Bud Prager / fe Management Hard Hundred 1 1 Black Crowes ..."Thorn In My Pride" 55 51 John Mellencamp "Last Chance" 2 2 Bad Company "How About That" 7 92 Toad The Wet Spocket.."Walk On..." 10 Peter Gabriel..."Digging In The Dirt" 50 53 INXS "Heaven Sent" 4 4 Arc Angels "Sent By Angels" 56 54 Arc Angels "Living In A Dream" 5 5 Def Leppard "Have You Ever " 52 55 Roger Daltrey "Days Of Light" 8 6 Roger Waters "What God Wants" 45 56 Alice In Chains "Would?" 9 7 Jude Cole "Start The Car" 78 57 Asia "Who'll Stop The Rain" 6 8 Temple Of The Dog "Hunger Strike" 58 58 Mark Curry "Sorry About..." 7 9 Joe Satriani "Summer Song" 66 59 The Zoo "Reach Out" 3 10 Spin Doctors..."Little Miss Can't..." 61 60 Tora Tora "Faith Healer" 15 11 Pearl Jam "Jeremy" 63 61 Roger Daltrey "Who's Gonna... " 14 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers..."Breaidng..." 95 62 Spin Doctors..."Jimmy Olsen's Blues" 19 13 Extreme "Rest In Peace" 65 63 Matthew Sweet "Evangeline" 17 14 Eric Clapton "Layla" 57 64 Nirvana "Lithium" 16 5 Saigon Kick ...."Love Is On The Way" 64 65 Joe Cocker "Love Is Alive" 18 6 INXS "Not Enough Time" 62 66 Kim Mitchell "World's Such..." 12 7 Sass Jordan "You Don't Have " 68 67 Little Caesar "Slow Ride" 20 18 Poorboys "Brand New Amerika" 59 68 Black Crowes "Sting Me" 21 19 George Thorogood ."I Am A Steady..." 60 69 Toad The Wet Sprocket.."All I Want" 22 20 Ronnie Wood "Show Me" 72 70 Tesla "Song & Emotion" 11 21 Elton John "Runaway Train" 71 71 Ozzy Osbourne ..."Road To Nowhere" 13 22 Joe Walsh "Vote For Me" 81 71 Helmet "Unsung" 24 23 KISS "Domino" D 73 Thunder "Does It Feel Like Love" 37 24 Damn Yankees.."Where You Coin..." 67 74 The Men "Church Of Logic..." 26 25 Lyle Lovett "You've Been So... " 93 75 Michael Penn.. ."Seen The Doctor" 27 26 The Men "Blue Town" 79 76 Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" 28 27 Hardline "Hot Cherie" 51 77 21 Guns "Knee Deep" 23 28 U2 "Even Better Than The " 86 78 Alvin Lee "Real Life Blues" 41 29 Robert Cray "Just A Loser" 77 79 The Sighs "Think About Soul" 44 30 Great White "Big Goodbye" 87 80 Steelheart "Electric Love Child" 32 31 Damn Yankees. ."Don't Tread On Me" 76 81 Delbert McClinton ..."Every Time..." 34 32 Ugly Kid Joe "Neighbor" 69 82 Material Issue ...."What Girls Want" 29 33 Soul Kitchen "I Need It Bad" 74 83 Bonham "Change Of A Season" 31 34 Del Amitri ..."Always The Last To..." 70 84 Faith No More "MidLife Crisis" 25 35 Bruce Springsteen "Leap Of Faith" =-1) 85 Black Crowes "Hotel Illness" 36 36 Jackyl "I Stand Alone" 88 86 Von Groove ...."Once Is Not Enough" 48 37 Rembrandts.. Johnny Have You... 84 87 Soup Dragons "Divine Thing" 33 38 Lynch Mob .."Dream Until Tomorrow" 80 88 Babylon A.D.."So Savage The Heart" 40 39 Warrant "Machine Gun" 85 89 George Harrison "Taxman" 42 40 Megadeth "Symphony Of" 90 90 Indigo Girls "Joking" 30 41 Tom Cochrane "No Regrets" 75 91 ELP "Affairs Of The Heart" 38 42 Faster Pussycat "Nonstop To" 82 92 Firehouse "When I Look Into..." 46 43 Lindsey Buckingham ..."Countdown" 92 93 Bad 4 Good "Nineteen" 39 44 Electric Boys —"Dying To Be Loved" 97 94 17 "Pretend We're Dead" 54 45 Gary Moore "Only Fool In Town" 94 95 Graham Parker "Release Me" 43 46 Patty Smyth ...."Sometimes Love..." 83 96 Metallica ..."Wherever I May Roam" 35 47 Delbert McClinton "Why Me?" 100 97 something Happens "Select" 47 48 Pearl Jam "Even Flow" =• D 98 Wallflowers "Ashes To Ashes" 53 49 Joe Cocker "Now That The..." 99 99 John Mellencamp ...."They're So..." 49 50 Guns N' Roses "November Rain" D 100 Jaime Kyle "Kick It Down" Bill Hard Editor/Publisher John Loscaho Associate Editor Published Weekly Collie Hard Comptroller Joan Lovendoski Paste-up Amy Birch Research/Advertising Mike Marrone Alternative Editor by Christine Black Metal Editor Frankie Natalini Graphics Systems Editor The Hard Report, Inc. Jim Crowe Music Director Annie Rances Editorial Assistant Jodie Fabricus Metal Assistant Beth Renaud Assoc. Alternative Editor 708 Stokes Road Jenni Glenn Editorial/Metal Assist. Lisa Riegel Assistant Editor Medford, NJ 08055 Jeff Hatcher Editorial Assistant Ken Subramanian Exec. Data Systems Joe Hilger Layout Editor Contributing Editors: Mike Cooper Jesse Nash Jonathan Wright 609-654-7272 (voice) Comments deadline: Wednesday 2PM. Industry comments and opinions are not necessarily those of The Hard Report or its 609-654-6852 (fax) employees. Material within may not be reproduced without permission. Radio reports: Monday & Tuesday 10 AM-6 EST. The Hard Report 3 September 11, 1992 Albums Album Action 1 1 Black Crowes "The Southern..." Ugly Kid Joe. "America's Least Wanted", Stardog/Mercury The Ugly ones are back and quickly 2 2 Bad Company "Here Comes Trouble" putting to rest any preconceived notions they are a one-hit- 3 3 Arc Angels "Arc Angels" wonder. "Neighbor" is eating up chart space on the Hard 4 4 Def Leppard "Adrenalize" Hundred (34-32*), and kicks the album in high gear. "Goddamn Devil" makes the Stones' "Sympathy For The 6 5 Roger Waters "Amused To Death" Devil" seem candy coated. "Come Tomorrow" is a bluesy 5 6 Spin Doctors .."Pocket Full Of Kryptonite" rocker very easy ttoo take. "Panhandlin' Prince" is about the 10 7 Jude Cole "Start The Car" constant struggle between the rich and the poor. The easy mid-tempo roc "Busy Bee" is another strong single that 9 8 Pearl Jam "Ten" stands to be their biggest yet (one listen to this is all it takes). 7 9 Temple Of The Dog "Temple Of The..." "Don't Go" picks up the action with its catchy hook. "So 8 10 Joe Satriani "The Extremist" Damn Coor gets mean and nasty while "Same Side" has a funky, Jabba The Hut feel to it. rCats In The Cradle" is one 12 11 Damn Yankees "Don't Tread" of the best covers in years and will be unstoppable. "I'll 16 12 INXS "Welcome To Wherever..." Keep Trying" is a grung.y rocker and the album is rounded 15 13 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Blood Sugar..." out with "Everything About You," Madman Ç92 Re-Mix), and a song that the whole industry can relate to, "Mr. 17 14 Eric Clapton "Unplugged Clapton" Recordman." No doubt about it. They are a hit machine 18 15 Saigon Kick "The Lizard" with attitude, high energy and emotion. Everything that 13 16 Sass Jordan "Racine" makes rock and mil great. 19 17 Poorboys "Pardon Me" Heavy Bones. "Heavy Bones". Reprise One full listen will tell you that a few things about these talented hard rockers. 11 18 Elton John "The One" They're professional, tight and have a hell of a lot to say, and 20 19 George Thorogood "Greatest Hits" it's not just about fast cars, fast women, and slow 100% grain 22 20 Ronnie Wood "Slide On This" alcohoP. Stone cold rockers include "lbe Hand That Feeds" about oppression breeding aggression), 'The Light Of Day" 24 21 The Men "the MEN" with its riff from hell), "Where The Living Is Easy" and the 14 22 Joe Walsh "Songs For A Dying..." first single "4:AM TM." Don't let the artwork scare you 25 23 KISS "Revenge" away from this talented unit, there are some well written and beautifully crafted songs for the format including a single 26 24 Lyle Lovett "Joshua Judges Ruth" with huge crossover potential and a must listen called 'firm 28 25 Hardline "Double Eclipse" It On" (hooks don't get bigger than this-it's a Top 5-er!). 21 26 U2 "Achtung Baby" Other tracks that fall net into place and are acoustically dri- ven are "Anna," "Where Eagles Fly" (very sweet), and D 27 Robert Cray "I Was Warned" "Beating Heart" (bound to win the ladies over). "Your Love 30 28 Soul Kitchen "Soul Kitchen" Won't Let Me Down" is mid tempo natured while D 29 Ugly Kid Joe ...."America's Least Wanted" "Summers In The Rain" starts slow but digs in. "Dead End 27 30 Tom Cochrane "Mad Mad World" St." has a haunting m_elody with strong harmonies and "Your Love Won't Let Me Down" is a 6 minute anthem that's 33 31 Joe Cocker "Night Calls" relentless from start to finish. Don't let Heavy Bones get lost 36 32 Jackyl "Jackyl" with the rest, there's some serious shit coming down with 23 33 Bruce Springsteen "Lucky Town" these boys! Wallflowers. "Wallflowers". Virgin No doubt about it! 32 34 Lynch Mob "Lynch Mob" They're a band that takes a few listens to grow on you, but 29 35 Del Amitri "Change Everything" after a while you're trapped bytheir gliding late 60s and early 34 36 Electric Boys "Groovus Maximus" 70s feel.