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JUST MY IMAGINATION? KYLIE VS MADONNA originality? • Is it my imagination or have Ijust In Since Madonna's triumphant return to Admittedly you did have afeature on bought the greatest LP of the Eighties? the music scene I've been annoyed at the the brilliant New Model Army afew I'm talking, of course, of '101' by way she's been compared to the likes of weeks ago, but even this was based on Depeche Mode. It's aquite magnificent Kylie Minogue. It's agreat injustice, and their footwear. LP, showing just how well the Basildon it's like comparing the magnificent Pink Lucretia, Harwich Boys perform in front of a live audience. Floyd to the Reynolds Girls. • They had to take Lucretia to hospital It doesn't matter whether it's afast Madonna is an original, Kylie amere for an operation last week. She smiled. dance track or aslower ballad-type song, carbon copy. Iknow this nonsense will Depeche Mode can do it better than pass, but I'd like to remind you that anyone; in fact they are without doubt Madonna writes and produces her work the most consistently good group of the and she's had six number one singles and last 10 years. three number one albums, leaving you- To move on, it never ceases to amaze know-who trailing avery long distance me just how fickle British record buyers behind. are. These days groups like Depeche Joanna Hesketh, Birchington Mode, Duranduran, Spandau Ballet etc, • But Joanna, Madonna is a lot older than have to work like demons just to get a Kylie. sizeable hit. It's no wonder singles sales are at an all-time low, if the charts in ABSOLUTE DISGUST recent months are anything to go by. • Hello, 1am writing in disgust after Anyway, here's my all-time top 10: reading rm dated April I. On the cover 1U2 'I Will Follow' it clearly stated that inside was a live 2 Tears For Fears 'Shout' review of the Wonder Stuff, but as I 3Japan 'Nightporter' flicked through the pages I discovered 4 The Smiths 'How Soon Is Now' you were liars. There was no live review 5 Love And Money 'The Candybar of the Stuff, no picture, nothing. Iwas Express' disgusted and hurt by this and the only 6 Duranduran 'Friends Of Mine' possible way 1 can see for you to make 7 Simple Minds 'Alive And Kicking' this up to me would be to print apicture 8 The Smiths 'Panic' of the lovely Miles and rest of the groove 9 Echo And The Bunnymen 'Over The machine. Wall' Yours groovingly, 10 The Cult 'She Sells Sanctuary' Nina Wood, Manningtree David Aitkenhead, Glasgow • Here we are then, Nina. Don't they •THE WONDER STUFF: "'ere, I can see right up yer nose" look lovely? BOBBY AND RICK SHOCK • Just ashort note to ask why Bobby OUT OF ORBIT Brown has turned into Rick Astley and I • What the hell is going on? I never A SAMANTHA FOX FAN SPEAKS didn't know he had asong out called thought Iwould see the day when you (JUST...) 'Hold Me In Your Arms', Ithought his include an interview with Fuzzbox in your • Here we go again! The annual slagging song was called 'Don't Be Cruel'. If you magazine. As if that wasn't offensive off of Miss Samantha Fox — who merrily have a look at your chart dated March 19 enough, when the interview was pleases many people. But having met Sam — March 25 at number 27 you will see conducted in such a ridiculous manner I she is not fat at all, she is very small and what 1mean. Bobby Brown was supposed was forced to seriously consider whether has an excellent, happy personality. Sam has proved herself over the past to be there, not Rick Astley. Then the or not Iwould buy another issue. week later, Rick Astley moves back up Honestly, do you really think that few years with 11 big hits. the chart to number 14 and Bobby taking a talentless group of bimbos on an Wham bam thank you Sam! Keep up Brown disappears off the face of the imaginary trip around the Planet Pop the work and who gives adamn what earth. makes an interesting feature? It seems anyone thinks. Philip Colbert, Blackburn that long gone are the days when rm Steven Jones, Blackball • Sorry to cause you so much grief, Phil. would publish features on decent bands, • Steven, we must agree with you. Once Looks like we made amistake. The irrelevant of whether they have asingle upon a time Sam became popular with culprit has since been locked in apadded in the top 10 or not. Now each issue her big hits, now it seems more people cell where he's been forced to listen to carries afeature on one bunch of chart are interested in her excellent, happy WASP's album non stop for two days. tarts or another. Where is your sense of personality. Sick, we call it!

• DEPECHE MODE: "for God's sake, how long does it take to cook four cheeseburgers and chips?"