May 27, 1994 ISSUE #376 The 4-• 95 708 Stokes Road o Medford, N.J. 08055 Phone: 609.654.7272 fax: 609.654.6852 TOP P RIORITY à Vasoline STONE TEMPLE PILOTS VASOLINE TRIPLE A CE DULCINEA A LTERNATIVE PICK Beastie Boys ILL COM MUNICATION H ARD I-1 fITE R A RTISTRY. INTE GRITY. H ONESTY. A ND ONE HELL OF A SO U N D FRO M T H A T BOTTLE NECK GUITAR. déLEINGING The:Iïew track from tig "kSql Already on: WSHE KTXG1 WM MR WPYX WBAB WRDU WHCN WRXR WSFL WROG1 KMJX KLBJ KEZE KCLB KCQR KFMF KSEZ WBLM KG1WB KRZZ WRCG1 WAPL KSMY and ma . U .S . T O U R S T A R T S T H IS J U L Y : 7 El: M IL W A U K E E, W I • 7/ 9: A U B U R N H ILL S, M I • 7 1 0: C IN CI N N A TI, O H • 7/ I 2: N OBLESVILLE, IN • 7/ 1 3: C O L U M B U S, O H • 7/ 1 5 S. 1 6: B O S T O N, M A • 7/ 1 7: F AY S T O N, V T • 7/ 1 9: P O R T L A N D, M E • 7/ 2 0: N E W H A V E N, C T • 7/ 2 2: H O L M D E L, N J • 7/ 2 4: H E R S H E Y, P A • 7/ 2 5: L E N O X, M A • 7' 2 S : S A R A T O G A S P RI N G S, N Y • 7/ 2 9: C O L U M BI A, M D • 7/ 3 1 & B 1: V IE N N A, V A • 13/ 3 S. 13/ 4: N E W Y O R K, N Y • 8 6 & 13/ 7: P HI L A D E L P HI A, P A • A N D M O R E T H R O U G H O U T T H E Y E A R! Produced by Don nfa% and Bcnn,e Ra111 • Recorded and blued by Ed Cderney • Mana.r.ernent Ron %tone and Jeffrey Ilerth:fnr 1olO técu..•- Top PRioRi-ry TONE TEM pLE Pitors, "VAsolipu," ATIANTic Well, let's see, Core went platinum. No, that's not correct. It went double plat- Sinum. Well, er, that's not exactly right either, Core was a triple-platinum album. Not bad for a debut record, one that spent 70 consecutive weeks on the album sales chart. This is the band that won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal for "Plush", and along with having huge success with "Sex Type Thing," "Wicked Garden," and "Creep". Most recently, of course, "Big Empty," from The Crow soundtrack is up to 12' on the Hard Hundred and 5-2" at COR this week. And now, "Vasoline," the lead track from their second album, Purple, again produced by Brendan O'Brien. Yes, he was at the core of Core. We could give you Vasoline some double-talk about how STP is at the forefront of hard-edged alternative music for the '90s. Instead, we suggest you add STONE TEMPLE PILOTS "Vasoline" and then lubricate your local Atlantic rep to get on the guest list (plus one, of course) to see the band after it starts a big outdoor lour June 28 that continues through September. (And get there early to see the Meat Puppets, too.) Oh, and look out for ***Il ielosmoitmoolee.- the Purple album, which hits retail June 7. There's a track on it called "Kitchenware And Candy Bars." With a title like that, it sounds like the perfect segue into/out of the Crash Test Dummies' - "Afternoons & Coffeespoons." Before the box adds include WNEW, WAAF, KNAC, KCAL, WRCN, WORE, LIVE 105, WFNX, KROO, and WDHA. The video for the track debuts Tuesday on MTV with the band stoppin' by to visit the David Letterman show on June 17. kutd Acis To Follow oan Jett and•the BliCkhearts » nu« Cockle», "Sunning Um MiCaewils,ff Glade' Bruce Cockburn. Oh, yeah, the guy who sings all those political songs. Not! Dart To The Heart Cockbum's latest album, is an album mainly of love songs. Now, you already know the guy can play a mean six-string. And on his 1980s albums Trouble With 72> Normal, Stealing Fire and World Of Wonders, re and SIM IP Cockburn demonstrated he's a top-notch USAN lanai % BlAcklituers, ITU Hissmodismi, 'Whim craftsman when it comes to assembling those things we call songs (we love that 'Pe» Hone % ma Y» Music Already a technical jargon). "Scanning" has some rocking arrangements, kind of in that Bamboos "Go Home" is the lead number one track at AAA, and getting roots-rock vein of "Nothing But A Burning Light" Cockbum's collaborations track from the upcoming 12-song airplay at over 15 alternative stations, with guitarist Colin Linden on this album has let him start approaching tunes Pure And Simple album from Joan here's the perfect starting point from (yeah, we know, that's another industry term) as guitar duets. And then you've and her Blackhead stalwarts. The Peter Himmelman's sixth solo album got Toronto keyboardist Richard Bell, now a full-time member of The Band and a guest list on this LP includes mem- — a concept album. Yeah, you guy who played on the Cowboy Junkies' Pale Sun Crescent Moon. While bers of Babes in Toy/and, Bikini Kill, remember those, don't you? Your Cockburn considers the confusing and intoxicating qualities of love, it's time for Metal Church and L7. Joan has col- parents used to play them in the alert programmers to consider scanning the crowd of new releases to make laborated with longtime partner Kenny black light room. In this case, the room for this one. Our only question is - is this Cockbum's 22nd or 23rd Laguna as well as Jim Valiance, concept is "a corrupt man... who is album? We ran out of fingers trying to get a precise count. Maybe we'll ask Desmond Child and Ed Stasium. She removed from his body and allowed Bruce while he tours the East Coast. assures us that in the two years since to be reborn as a new person." "We her last album, she hasn't changed wanted to do an album that had more her allegiance to "hard, raw, aggres- than just some songs on it," the THIS WEEKS AOR REVIEWS RESUME ON PAGE sive rock & roll." Joan's never really Minnesota-born singer-songwriter ventured much in a blues direction, says about the current album. but given her status as reigning queen Himmelman is again working with his of club rock, it's about time she long-time band, which includes three —4144 WEEK'S AOR REVIEWS RESUME eil4PA6 dropped a little harp into the mix. musicians who have worked with him Comments KISW's Cathy Faulkner, since, well, a long time ago. And on "She has overcome most of the his upcoming sold-out tour, stereotyped obstacles she's been Himmelman's gonna play the album dealing with since 'I Love Rock And straight through "and then take cst Roll". It's been very well received by requests." There's also a neat our audience and it explores a worth- accompanying video for the song, while issue." (The murder of the Gits which documents a day in the life of a lead singer Mia Zapata.) Joan was touring rock musician. WA VF's had actually going to release this album good early success with the track. independently, but Warner Brothers PD Dave Rossi chimes in, "This is liked the record so much they gonna be huge! It's already been Top snatched it up. "Go Home" is already 5 a few times and we've had great Gary HOey Music From The Motion Picture ... on WIYY and KISW. "Killer," says response from adults and females Jonathon Shapiro at WIYY. "We're This sounds like a hit record" getting calls after one day of airplay." ThE BREEdERS, "SAiNTS," ElEkTRA II The Breeders' Last Splash album turned up on a lot of people's best-of- 1993 lists. Former Pixie Kim Deal and her twin Kelly offered us a hooky, droll, yet menacing album that included intense songs that often turned in unexpected directions. Sounds a bit like Paul Brown, dont'cha think? "Saints," written by Kim, is the perfect summer song. There's a remixed version of this good rock track .e4g1111 1.,à41›. • Last S D/ash are now at the 800,000 mark. WSHE, andWVW a greatand WV/BRvideo. areSales alreadyof in. Ina Inn's Look for the band on this year's highly nticipate Loll 'oalooza tour 4 The Endless Summer II fhb M AY 27, 1994 THE HARD REPORT 3 1 Collective Soul Shine Atlantic 3285 3456 London/PLG 2 2 Meat Puppets Backwater 2385 2663 111 4 3 The Allman Brothers No One To Run With Epic 2272 2202 7 4 Pink Floyd Take It Back Columbia 2062 2045 Columbia 3 5 Pink Floyd Keep Talking 1930 2568 Atlantic 12 6 Stone Temple Pilots Big Empty 1894 1732 11 Virgin 6 7 Smashing Pumpkins Disarm 1881 2118 MavericicAVB 10 8 Candlebox Far Behind 1824 1939 SireANB 11 9 Pretenders Night In My Veins 1747 178011 DGC 13 10 Counting Crows Round Here 1733 1631 9 11 Traffic Here Comes A Man Virgin 1697 1974 11 Geffen 18 12 Aerosmith Crazy 1674 1400 Spoonman A&M 8 13 Soundgarden 1496 1994 Epic 5 14 Pearl Jam Dissident 1495 2178 A&M 19 15 Soundgarden Black Hole Sun 1375 1204 Mercury 29 16 John Mellencamp Wild Night 1325 975 11 I Need Your Love MCA D 117 Boston 1285 1 0 RCA 16 18 Smithereens Miles From Nowhere 1183 1475 Columbia 15 19 Alice In Chains No Excuses 1136 1586 1 24 20 Alice in Chains I Stay Away Columbia 1108 1106 I Virgin 21 21 Cracker Get Off This 1086 _1158 _J PLG 17 22 Melissa Etheridge All American Girl 982 —: .1439 341123 Toad The Wet Sprocket Fall Down Columbia 970 11742 27 1124 Phish Down With Disease Elektra 906 111063 3311 25 ZZ Top Girl In A T-Shirt RCA 878 757 26 26 Motley Crue Misunderstood Eiektra 871 _21080 30 27 Green Day Longview Reprise 856 908 23 28 Sugartooth Sold My Fortune Geffen 849 11i 123 28 29 Rush Animate Atlantic 812 984 41 30 Great White Sail Away Zoo 790 11608 47 11 31 Spin Doctors Cleopatra's Cat Epic 788 11 498 36 34 Rob Rule She Gets Too High Mercury 733 ;_j 686 25 33 Punk Floyd W hat Do You Want From Me Columbia 724 21103 44 34 Live Selling The Drama MCA 713 4 557 14 35 Sammy Hagar High Hopes Geffen 688 hl 599 31 36 Primal Screa m Rocks SireAVB 638L 900 66 37 Yes Walls Victory/PLG 621 282 Capricorn 37 IIan Moore Harlem 6171 16001 Fury/Slaughterhouse Every Generation/Disease RCA 22 46Mother Station Put The Blame On Me EastWest ON TOUR THIS SUM MER: 6/27-Boise ID 6/30-Sacramentc CA DALTREY SINGS TOWNSHEND 7/1-Los Angeles CA 7/3-Las Vegas NV 7/8-Concord CA The fastest sell-out in Carnegie Hall history; 7/9-Irvine CA 7/13-Red Rocks CO two history-making