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August 6, 1993 ISSUE #337 $6.95 708 Stokes Road Medford, N J 08055 609-654-7272 609-654-6852 TOP PRIORITY LILLIAN AXE Capricor LILLIAN AXE Phil CRUCIFIED HARD ACT TO FOLLOW Walden BLACKEIS' SWEET SIXTEEN ALTERNATIVE PICK THE OCEAN BLUE SUBLIME HARD HITTEF INSIDE: • FROM OTIS REDDING TO THE ALLMANS AND WIDESPREAD PANIC--PHIL WALDEN HAS SEEN THAT AND MOORE bnins • END OF AN ERA: COX LMA'S TAMPA ROCK LEGEND WYNF WITH CHANGE TO HOT AC SUNNY 95 RUMORED al INFINITY 2ND QUARTER EARNINGS PROMPT 3 FOR 2 SPLIT II RANDY HOCK TO LEAVE MCA FOR DEAL WITH DENNY SOMA CH t.sNe ▪ KUKQ DROPS NEW ROCK FORMAT, WILL SIMUL KIFPD FOR NOW • LISA MICHAELSON IS ELEKTRA'S NEW NACAIAZZ/AAA MGR. • BARNES, BETTS, CURELOP, EDWARDS, HUGHES, JANG, LOGAN, LUCZAK, MCNUTT, OWEN AND MORE MEET FOR CANOE CARNEY 93! dAD B r RISE/UNIDENTIFIED TOP PRIORITY illian Axe, "Crucified", I.R.S. Last year Poetic Justice hit sales figures in excess of 120,000 with corresponding chart success along the way. Lillian Axe has been blessed with the talent to write great Lsongs, work hard, pay their dues, and break into the AOR ranks with solid singles like "True Believer" and "No Mailer What". Psychoschizophrenia will likely take the band to the next level with hard hitting "Crucified" as a first release. Steve's guitar blazes once again as he incorporates his classical training and a terrific edge to the album. Steve takes Axe's sound to a darker, heavier place with results that are already paying oft Early action at WWBZ, WRZK, KZRX, WVCR and WKLO have people like John Edwards at the Blaze admitting, "It has just the right texture for us." KLQ's Dave Wellington adds, "I'm really impressed with the sound of their new stuff" We think you'll agree HARD ACTS TO FOLLO W ishbone, "Unyielding Conditioning", Columbia Fis/ibones forte has always been „ ve performances. They have long been considered the darlings of the underground with Fthe affinity for incessant touring and hordes of loyal fans. The current Lollapalooza ride is giving the band mega exposure and raising temperatures at every show The new album has done a great job of representing their super-charged live essence. A number of extras were employed on the project including Branford Marsalis who injects serious sax for added appeal. Though the Fishbone sound has always been hard to pin down, their bass-heavy sound is present 1,14,(ckflEA once again and draws attention to similarities with past LPs. The Reality Of My Surroundings was the last success story for the crew and helped put the Fishbone name on the map. Thank Norwood Fisher for his strong bass talents once again. He has provided one of many reasons "Unyielding" is grabbing lots of Triple A adds which include AAA/AOR signals that straddle the fence like IMO The AOR push is on lackfish, "Sweet and Ginger Havalat is saying, "This one conjures up wonderful memories of Sly & The Family Stone in their hey day." Sixteen", Epic Take our Bword for it—this will be one ohnnie Johnson And The Kentucky Headhunters, "Stumblin'", Elektra Johnnie et the best songs you've heard in Johnson was born in 1924. He has honed his piano talents for over hall a century while months. KRFD may just be the Jdoin' the Chicago Blues scene with greats like Muddy Waters and Albert Johnson. Chuck hippest radio station of the week. Berry and Keith Richards are among some of the rock and roll legends who have dabbled in rock They were out of the gate early on and roll with Johnson. The birth of That'll Work happened backstage at the 1992 Grammys. Blackfish because the single hits In a chance meeting, Johnson and the Kentucky Headhunters discussed the possibility of collab- like a ton of bricks with a huge orating and soon The Headhunters were writing a ton of smoking blues songs for the new album. hook, hilarious lyrics, a maximum "Stumblin - captures the talents of the Blues legend and adds a serious back beat, honky tonk groove and 'RFD's Jim Naylor piano, a little sax, some boogie guitar and the Kentucky Headhunters to yield a song built purely thinks it's "a killer tune going into for fun. The light single is great for anyone with two left feet and a love for musical simplicity. rotation this week!" The instant appeal of the band makes sense given the fact that singer/songwriter V In Flames, "Love In Motion", Reprise TV In Flames is a strange name for a band, Steve Ballard was heavily influ- but it certainly grabs your attention. "Love In Motion" should have the same effect. The enced by pop radio artists like smokin' collaboration between Ian, Shel, and Mike sounds like a mixture of music from Cheap Trick, The Cars and Van members of Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Stones.., with a little blues character thrown into the mix. Halen in his formative years. You're bound to hear a lot more from these guys and we recommend diving into the new single TV In Expect KRFD to be the first on the head-first. list in a steady stream of supporters Flames for "Sweet Sixteen". NEW EMPHASIS TRACKS el Leppard, "Two Steps Behind", Columbia Track after track, Columbia has scored chart hit after hit from the Last Action Hero Soundtrack. That's why its no surprise to hear that "Two Steps Behind" is already a Hard favorite 31". This is the official Drelease week for the Del Leppard ditty and already the stats are impressive. More than 61 AORs, double digit adds including WRDU, KBPI, KCAL, KRZR, WDHA and KZAK along with Top 5 Phones from John Edwards at The Blaze, KUPD, KIBZ WRCN and WKLO ester combine to keep momentum strong. The latest power ballad from the English super-group is acting like a Del Leppard single should. mama It's a hit! M.J. tells us KCAL "is loving it. The audience never gets enough Del Lep." THIS WEEK'S A.O.R. REVIE WS RESU ME ON PAGE BILL HARD EDITOR/PUBLISHER JOE HILGER ART PRODUCTION • OR COLLIE HARD COMPTROLLER LAURA KIM ALTERNATIVE ED TOR A MY BIRCH RESEARCH/ADVERTISING/AOR DAVID MORRELL M ARKETING DIRECTOR CHRISTINE BLACK METAL EDITOR THO MAS PETERS CREATIVE DIRECTOR KIM DIPIETRO EDITORIAL ASSISTANT SPIRO PHAN OS ALTERNATIVE EDITOR JODIE FABRICUS METAL ASSISTANT LISA RIEGEL ASSISTANT EDITOR JENNI GLENN EDITORIAL/METAL ASST. KEN SUBRA MANIAN EXEC. DATA SYSTEMS JEFF HATCHER EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Contributing Editors: Published ite Mike Cooper Jonathan Wright by 609-654-7272 (VOICE) Jesse Nash Roberta Penn The Hard Report, Inc. 609-654-6852 (FAX) 708 Stokes Road Comments deadline: Wednesday 2PM. Industry comments and opinions are not necessarily those of The Hard Medford, NJ 08055 Report or its employees. Material within may not be reproduced without permission. Radio reports: Monday & Tuesday 10 AM-5PM EDT. THE HARD REPORT AUGUST 6, 1993 3 C 1 _ - 16 3 1 5 1 143 1 2 1 171 1 20 18_ 2 4 2 John Mellencamp What If I ... Mercury 1 27 134 - 175 • 2 - 3 13 3 3 Brother Cane Got No Shame Virgin 4 12 1 73 1• 5 1 160 E 15 - _ 4 5 _ 6 4 George Thorogood Get A Haircut EMI/ERG 1 17 -_ 83 •6 1 158 — E 231 16 4 11 5 1 5 Robert Plant 29 Palms Atlantic 1 5 6 1126 - •4 -_ 163 Cry Of Love Peace Pipe Columbia • 5 e- 6 7 7 6 5 1 1 1 1 8 _— 57 1 71 156 ] 28 7 5 9 7 U2 Zooropa Island/PLG 8 —• 2 20 — 77 — •3 - 147 24 _ 2 17 1 4 Ï 8 Soul Asylum Runaway ... Columbia 0 -- • 8 3 — 110 — • 9 141 _1 [ 1 4 > - 9 19 10 - 9 Gin Blossoms Hey Jealousy A& M 10 0 18 - 35 11 122 ] E -1201 8 9 8 10 Robin Zander I've Always ... Interscope 1 8 7 60 12 155 E i; - 11 5 - 13 - 11 Urge Overkill Sister Havana Geffen 10 1 22 16 13 - 140 ] [1 41 > 30 12 15 _ 12 - 12 Lenny Kravitz Believe Virgin 9 7 6 37 10 123 1 No Man's Land Columbia • - > - 13 3 15 13 Bilb "4" 1 6 _ 0 11 37 - 116 The Posies Dream All Day DGC L 35 14 12 14 14 2 7 11 29 14 107 - 8 18 15 Big Head Todd Circle Giant E - 15 8 2 8 _ 24 - 151 102 E 13 5 24 16 16 Stone Temple Pilots Plush Atlantic 1 10 2 52 8 84 — What The ... Columbia E 3 > - 17 8 20 17 /Mice In Chains 2 2 8 17 1 97 [42 > - 18 11 24 18 Blind Melon No Rain Capitol 17 0 13 20 1 16 95 I Sleep ... Mercury [1 34 1 19 8 19 19 Bon Jovi 2 15 8 15 17 84 I — 8 2 10 11 20 Oueensryche Real World Columbia 0 32 1 43 1 88 How Does It ... Capricorn E - > - 21 6 28 21 Ian Moore 9 0 8 9 23 82 E - > 4 _ 22 6 — 25 - 221 Matthew Sweet The Ugly Truth Zoo 6 0 8 20 18 109 1 • - - 23 7 — 23 - 23 Paul Rodgers Louisiana ... Victory/PLG 3 6 3 10 19 79 Big Gun Columbia L 6 1 11 17 24 AC MC 0 20 1 48 1 76 • 12 > - 25 3 34 25 Deep Purple The Battle ..