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M fflefer ffleFillfflFeMileFikeigifigifikeele Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Virgin Lulabox, "I Believe," Radioactive This Lenny does his best Bon Scott on this new British/American band has been a real tune from his forthcoming album of the dark horse in the past eight months with same name. Quite frankly our answer to their The Full Bleed EP, which has been a his question is "yes." Sure we flashed solid performer at commercial and college back to our second grade fascination with signals. The syrupy blast of "Ride On" BTO records after hearing this tune, but spread dreamy waves around in massive that just proves it's the perfect anthem for elliptical helpings. So the first single from the 90s. That great lifestyle thing, MTV, is the forthcoming self-titled album is not an already hammering this puppy so it's a unknown quantity — in other words, it's microwave ready add. Don't be afraid of rock and roll, it's our worth your while. "I Believe" is available in two lengths, a reg- friend. Just look into the light, it's beautiful, man. Has Lenny ular and minute-longer Below The Belt Mix, the latter co-pro- lost that whole hippy thing? Maybe, maybe not. This selection duced by Ray Shulman (Sundays). The shivering quality of is kind of in between. While we want to paint our bodies, we'd Mary Cassidy's voice (listing a seemingly incongruous list, a la rather drive a pickup. The answer — very 70s. And we all Bono's "I Believe In Love") on top of the warm, droning music know the 70s are back with a vengeance. Who'da thunk it? It of Stephen Ferrera and Mike Cozzi gives us a distinct vision of must've been all that Brady Bunch stuff last year. Not to men- Lush with Madonna, and consequently avoiding that electronic tion the fact that Susan Dey is on TV every week. We'd still like phallus shtick. With such features, it doesn't take a Ph.D in to meet David Cassidy, but not Danny Bonaduce. Actually we physics to figure that this would do well in any daypart. Most wouldn't mind that, and we actually wonder what his reaction to added next week? Definitely, and keep an eye out for a redebut The Crying Game would be. Don't worry, we won't reveal its on the Top 50, as it's been maintaining under the chart for sev- secrets. But we will implore you to play Lenny. eral weeks. Living Colour, "Stain," Epic You already know and love the lead track, "Leave It Alone." As that track rockets up the Cutting Edge Radio Top 50, the full album arrives on our desk. Hmmm. What's the deal with this "Bi" song? I LIVING Everybody loves you when you're Bi! This whole The Crying Game thing is just going a little too far. But there's nothing wrong with that. Vernon Reid stretches out on "Mind Your Business." New bass player Doug Wimbish gets to flash his chops on "Auslander." "This Little Pig" could be about Clarence Thomas, but we've been too busy blowing the pubes off our Coke can to think about it. In other news, we all know that there's been some changes in the band. Hey Muzz, we don't miss ya! Actually, we always miss those who leave us • and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. Now back to the big review. Stain features the bonus track, Prince's "17 Days," which we've already been treated to on the CD pro of "Leave It Alone." As a package, Stain, marks the return of Living Colour to full form. This one is large. So large, it's PHAT. Frank Black, "Los Angeles," Elektra Nobody in Digital Orgasm, "It," White Lbls/Def American their right mind would want to spend more This slightly mysterious dance duo finds that twenty-five minutes in Los Angeles. its origins in the Belgian dance scene, There we said it. It's out. L.A. sucks. Oh, which has recently been finding a more this a song. Sorry. Black Francis is on the receptive audience in the U.S. due to this short list of our musical heros. He's joined whole rave thing. While you certainly here by Eric Drew Feldman producer of DO wouldn't find us publicly going to one of Pixies records and frequent Captain those BYO W (bring your own whistle) Beefheart co-hort. You should be playing affairs, but it will definitely be a summer this as often as possible. It's right up there leisure activity after the new Letterman with all your fave Pixies cuts and we think it slams the City Of show (from the Ed Sullivan theatre) is over. One of the creative Angels. Or maybe it doesn't. We've never been good at that minds at work in Digital Orgasm is Praga Kahn, a D.J. who's decipher lyrics stuff. But then again who could write a happy a also been involved with Lords Of Acid, who formed this band to city that pours bug spray on its citizens? Or that totally falls make techno how he thought it should be done. The other half of apart when it rains? But ol' Frank really does a great job on this the charm comes from the ample voice of a woman known as song. But why does he keep saying Los AnGuhles? Maybe Jade 4U, who's also been involved in the same scene. D.O. had that's the right way. We never pretended to be geniuses or any- a series of hit singles in Europe, and due to all the general hoopla thing. And why doesn't he mention the greatest thing in that and hurrah, Def American has licensed this record from Antler- hellhole of a city — The LaBrea Tarpits? Oh, the sad plight of Subway. Digital Orgasm turn down the sexual overdrive of the LaBrea Woman! Did she really know that the pits meant certain Lords, and add some of their own flairs that set them apart in the death? Time for a closing line — If you dig the Pixies, you'll middle of a setlist in a club or on the radio. Check out "Time To love this track. Believe" or "Guilty Of Love." Big Head Todd And The Monsters, "Sister Sweetly," Giant This Colorado trio was a sure bet from the word "go," but it went way beyond our dreams that "Broken Hearted Savior" would "go" so far on commercial radio. It's quickly gaining on the mainstream AOR charts, and is in the Top 5 on the A.A.A. tracks chart. Here's it's easy money to bet on further increases after this week's debut of 50*. Big Head Todd (Park Mohr, Rob Squires and Brian Nevin) has a strong resemblance to all the heritage bands (Dead, Lynyrd, Eagles, Stones, et.al.) that still rule AOR, and still have enough of their own identity to fuss with. Sister Sweetly will make the playing more tasty, now that the whole disc is available, and put big fat check marks beside "Turn The Light Out," the big fat "Groove Thing" (Gil Scott Heron would be proud) and "Soul For Every Cowboy" (featuring Leo Kottke on guitar). KBCO, ACRN and KXRK jumped on the full album this week, and stations WNCS and KGRK are reporting Heavy play. KBCO's Ginger Havlat says, "Thanks to Sister Sweetly Big Head Todd will no longer be Boulder's best kept musical secret." THE HARD REPORT 54 FEBRUARY 26, 1993 .

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