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I<AL RUI)IVIAN PUB USHER ,1111:-uur 19th ye:Z._ ofService FRED DEANE 13`.°,acicasr/ M to th e -«*- OCT. 10, 1986 Ind ustries usIc EDITOR 44\ THE FRIDAY MORNING MARTERBACK® ALBUM REPORT XF_Cli I I\L MEW'S • 931 E A<-0 ION HIKE I 9 • III RH HI I NI 11 II k`-)F ()8003 • (609) 424 9114 Deane's List THE xe .LI thIl: ElPileTw eEeat? eeP ea BLI-111Yulj Dtt'w i''reoWsil e k Sia LK órs Cár Rsi * yer '6us and Fleetwood Mac the '70s, the Police a-e the seatbelts! For those of you who were asking, defnitive '80s band -- the decade's most successful "Where's the guitar", well fret not 'cause here it group, and arguably its most influential and innova- comes. "Whiplash" smokes from start to finish. tive. "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86" is thair Billy's snarling signature vocal style along with haunting and sentimental swansong, with the Godley & Steve Stevens' searing, scorching axe work puts Creme video providing the appropriate career retro- them at the top of their game. "Lover" surges 9-6 spective. The lyrics take on a candidly frank new and continues to impress monumentally -- #1 in meaning and the orchestral layerings make for one of play-ups with 38 and the phones are steamin', #3 their most. stunning arrangements to date. Most Requested. Be prepared to deal with "Worlds I usAl-t-c— \2,tr c-P.,L73\i li I t,....b..b\5 1 Forgotten Boy", "Don't Need A Gun", "Soul Standing By" and the tender "Sweet Sixteen". KI 6C e Luil eis one of the year's most impas- ii/ eioned and unexpected treasures. The band balances ner'sliant extravagantcrooning in whatsocial could persona pass withfor Balin'sthe long- SURVIVOR,Any new Survivor "IS THIS track .1..UVE", is always SCOTTI cause BFOS.for auto - matic attention. This band has historically proven follow up to "Dragon Fly" and "Red Octopus". The that when it comes to across the board hits, few anthemic "America" gets our vote for format weapon of do it better. "Is This L " tIispl s that Sur- the Fall, with honorable mentions going to "Mariel", vivor rhythm a • • suild which clima into "When Love Comes" and the Top 15 single. Pcwerful, a power sic '0 ./rock arra patriotic and an airplay priority. • e again works like a champ. and's multi -format appeal, you can't hold back. LQNE, JUSTIÇE, ".5JiE LI E R" , .5LFFEji Un their debut ettort Maria McKee & Co. ca e TQBY REDD„",EVE,RYTIME I FUN" NEMPERQR/RCA hearts and ears of album radio and mad ign cant In he local band makes good department...Enter strides. This second serving find. 'roduce' immy these Detroit rockers who've been lightin' up the Iovine teamed with Little Steven resulting/'n . 'ss Motor City club circuit with their special quirky and more mature presentation. "Shél -..er" is a rock 'n roll. "E is remini- warm, mid -tempo tune combining mandolin-like keyboards, scent o -ear y sa try coupled musically with that a throbbing bass line and a rich, emotive vocal per- manic quality found on some .of the best Romantics' formance wrapped around a haunting, memorable hoot sides. From the initial audition on, you'll easily Lft justice revail! e drawn to this band's effective use of ringing uitars and a big bottom end. These rooks are I °Pet, (4ef tL52_, g e \J.t\ to e edd hot! : 2 Va ice.., l e û -7 3 4 wi r Reaction Records i d + 1 4 )e ç S ç I l e 9 rk cve e/< 1)- k)cYVO ro BENJAMIN ORR, "STAY THE NIGHT", ELEKTRA PETER GABRIEL, "THAT VOICE AGAIN", GEFFEN His maiden voyage sails in with 76 statiors and our With all the tour announcement hoopla (see Dirt! highest #29 debut. And the reaction in a nutshell? for dates), adding another track is the only Ben's delivered a one-list crossover hit--the logical move. Twenty-five new reports pump the ultimate vehicle to establish his solo identity... count to 63 strong, as St. Peter ascends 56-36, Dayna Steele, KLOL, predicts "It'll fly on both seated at the right-hand side of the Elektra twins formats"...Cindy Bailen, KZEW "Parallels his best in the Most Added circle...Dave Kane, WCMF, vocal work"...Joe Marino, WAQY "Pretty and melodic" explains "'That Voice Agaie-7ii-icided to give ...Alison Stewart, WBRU "Subtle and su re-roo ted... the audience something to chew on until showtime" Bob Allen, KFMQ "Will remove him from the shadow of ...Joe Marino, WAQY "We're now into our 4th track Ric Ocasek"...and Ron Garrett, KCOQ, concludes with from the Gabriel album. 'That Voice' is more "If you're waiting on this one, do us all a favor great stuff!" and go into sales!" GEORGIA SATELLITES, "KEEP YOUR HANDS TO HOWARD JONES, "YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU", ELEKTRA YOURSELF", ELEKTRA.. .In a week dominated by WKQQ's Rob Ellis has the bottom line on Ho Jo's depth tracks and name brands, The Satellites touch latest: "If yours is the kind of station that can down with their 3rd consecutive Most Added finish play Howard, don't miss the boat on what may be his best"...Pam Brooks, WPDH found "Incredible mass- with 24 new, 111 cume, 24 play-ups, and a flame- appeal and Howard has taken a very stronç step for- throwing 35-25 chart cruise...And the radio rap ward"...D.J. Bird, WXXP reports "Out-of-the -box at mirrors the lively stats: Inessa York, KGON "No #3 Most Requested"... "An absolute hit" declares Don high tech shenanigans, no macho strutting. It Berns, CFNY..."#1 record" asserts Kliff Kahuna, WHMD moves, has heart, and is the kind of rock 'n' roll that can hit an audience in the right way"... 7 7Great- record" enthuses Andi Turco, WPYX..."The Pam Brooks, WP)H "I know my shit from shinola, and keyboards make it cook" says Catiy Down, WLNZ...and we're on to something really big here"...Already Neil Kushnir, CHOM appraises "By now he's proven himself and stands on his own"...#2 Most Added with a barnburner on the phones, with 37 "good" to 31 including hammers WLUP, WLVQ, WNEW, KSRR, WCCC, "excellent" request mentions, ten Top 5 reports, and a #13 Most Requested debut. CFOX, WLIR and WLAV for a #68 debut. Bang early. ©1986 FRIDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK ALBUM REPORT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED AND FIRST PUBLISHED IN U S.A Reaction Records DAVID AND DAVID, "SWALLOWED BY THE CRACKS", A&M They've doubled the now-playing total, thanks to this week's 04 Most Added, 24 stations showing, as Track #2 scales 30 prime positions up the Song Index to #47, good for our 3rd rated Song Gainer...Chris Emry, WIYY "We've had great success with 'Boomtown', so we're going with a second track. That was an easy decision"...Easy for KLOS, KRQR, KZAP, WIOQ, KBER and WBYR, ton. PETE TOWNSHEND, "LIFE TO LIF_E", ATLANTIC Consistently collecting adds and ups, Pete pushes 44-33 Songs, as the Lp keeps pace 32-29 National... This report's 21 adds include: KUPD, CILQ, KOMP, KOZZ and WXRC, with KLAQ, KAZY, THE LOOP, KEZO, KWHL and WMGM increasing. Heaviest play at The LOOP, KSHE, KRQR, KZAP, KBCO, WAAF, DC-101, KAZY, KISS and CILQ. PETE TOWNSHEND, "DEEP END LIVE", ATCO And now for The Live Pete...The Brixton Series continues and radio responds: Chuck Browning, WIOQ,cffers "Great addition of live Pete"...John McCrae, KRQR, asserts "PT diversifies and scores big"...Andy Preston, KPOI, excites "Captured brilliance"...Alison Stewart, WBRU, divines "A gift from above"...and Pam Edwards, KGB, dubs it "An Atco coup!"...The early favorite "Behind Blue Eyes" pulls in 11 (WMMR, KGB, KFOG, KSJO, KATT) while "Pinball" rolls on seven (WKFM, WOUR, KFOG, KLPX). It's obvious, a little of PT is not enough! RATT "DANCE", ATLANTIC Easily one of the fastest phone start-ups out there. Ratt's two-week request readout turned up Top 5 phones at KSJO, WAQX, KNAC, KILO, WAPL, WWCK, WKLC, WTKX, KOZZ and KNCN--with 10 "excellent" reports (WHJY, WIYY, KGB, WYNF, WIOT) and 9 more "good" phones... New air on 20, now on 63, and hustlin' like hell up all the charts: 60-48 Songs, 36-32 National, 32-30 Metro...More testimonials: Candi Chamberlain, KOME "Phones are insane on Ratt"...Chris Emry, WIYY "Immediate sales for Ratt"...Joe Marino, WAQY "'Dance' shows that they're not just another buzz band. This one will heat up your phones. R.E.M,, "SUPERMAN", IRS Getting a second R.E.M. track played used to be about as easy as eliminating the national deficit, but "Fall On Me" changed all that. Witness the ease with which majors WKLS, KZEW, WCCC, WLUP, WHJY and 14 others make room for the follow-up--fueling the week's 3rd rated 88-58 Song Gainer...Glenn Stewart, WHJY, "'Superman' easily puts them into the ranks of automatics"...Bonnie Stacy, KNCN "'Superman' started getting phones before it was even an official add..."D.J. Bird, WXXP "We've been pounding it for a while. Perhaps their finest yet." RIC OCASEK, "TRUE TO YOU", GEFFEN The heir apparent to 'Emotion In Motion' wrestles down 17 "new" reports including KFOG, KMET, WKLS, WIOQ, WCCC, KISS, KBER, KZEP and KAZY, as "ups" on WMMR, WTUE, WOUR, KZEL and WHEB powershift the track 36-28.