Jan. 10, 1992 CAPITOL R ISSUE #258 0 4 Trading Post Way fai Medford Lakes, NJ 08055 phone: (609) 654-7272 fax: (ROMPR4-6852 TOP PRIORITY HARD ACT TO FOLLOW ALTERNATIVE PICK ',ETTY OUGHBOY 1101.1.0W AIN'T THAT A SHANE! INSIDE: HARD HITTER II THE NAKED CIT7' UTZ MADE GROUP W VEEP III BOTH KEINER & ..YKES ANNOUNCED AT EMI KISS FM RETURNS WITH ZZ TOP A GC GO IT'S ERIC STOTT AS THE NEW WXRC FD JOHN DUNTi-LN DEPARTS HIS WMAD THRONE IN RANDY RALEI. F )LLS ON OUT FROM KFMQ MD LORRAINE MCIER MAKES ROOM AT KRQF CFNY CHANGES KITH EARL JIVE JOLTED MISSOULA MA Kr OVER SEES AN ARGO ADIC S 0.111M11,1111 INSIDE YOURS NAG MANAGEMENT: ARTISTSHORIZON SERVICES ENTERTAINMENT CORP. Hard Hundred Lw Tw Artist Track LwTw Artist Track 1 1 U2 "Mysterious Ways" 32 51 Ozzy Osbourne "No More Tears" 2 2VAN HALEN "Right Now" 26 52The Who "Saturda Ni ht's ..." 4 3JOHN MELLENCAMP "Love And ..." >> D 53UGLY KID JOE "Everything About ..." 6 4BRYAN ADAMS "There Will Never ..." 62 54 U2 "Who's Gonna Ride..." 20 5GENESIS "I Can't Dance" 83 55 DIRE STRAITS "The Bug" 8 6NIRVANA "Smells Like Teen ..." >> D56 RTZ "Until Your Love ..." 18 7TOM PETTY "Kings Highway" 40 57 Lynyrd Skyrd "All I Can Do ..." 9 8 GUNS N' ROSES "November Rain" 63 58 GENESIS - "Jesus He Knows..." 12 9EDDIE MONEY "She Takes My ..." 66 59JAMES REYNE "Some People" 13 10BOB SEGER "Take A Chance" 69 60 DRAMARAMA "Haven't Got A ..." 10 11 METALLICA "The Unforgiven" 72 61 VINNIE MOORE "Meltdown" 3 12 Stevie Ray Vaughan "The Sky Is. " 38 62Aerosmith "Helter Skelter" 17 13TESLA "Call It What You " 41 63CSN "Dear Mr. Fantasy" 43 14 RUSH "Ghost Of A ." 68 64 ASPHALT BALLET "Soul Survive" 7 15 Rush "Roll The Bones" 80 65U2 "Even Better Than ..." 22 16FOUR HORSEMEN "Rockin' Is Ma' ..." >> D66 JOHN MELLENCAMP..."Again Tonight" 11 17 Queensryche "Another Rainy." 49 67John Mellencam "Get A Le U " 53 18OZZY OSBOURNE "Mama, I'm Coming ' D 68 LOU REED "What's Good" 127 19TALL STORIES "Wild On The Run" 81 69U2 "One" 2520RICHIE SAMBORA "Stranger In This ." 78 70GUNS N' ROSES "Live And Let Die" 14 21 Dire Straits "HeaFuel" 54 71 Scorpions "Send Me An Angel" >> D 22 ERIC CLAPTON 'Tears In Heaven" 70 72Shadow King "Anytime, ..." 23Genesis "No Son Of Mine" 50 73Questionnaires "Killin' Kind" 2924SKID ROW "Wasted Time" >> D 74 KIX "Tear Down The ..." 3025BABY ANIMALS "Painless" 9675LILLIAN AXE "True Believer" 24 26Smithereens "Tell Me When Did " 52 76Chris Whitley "Big Sky Country" 19 27Primal Scream "Moving On Up" 82 77 U2 "Until The End Of 4528JON BON JOVI "Levon " 8778 BLUR "There's No Other 3529THE CULT "Heart Of Soul" 56 79Jethro Tull "Doctor To My ..." 3630SOUNDGARDEN "Outshined" 68 80 Lita Ford "Shot Of Poison" 16 31The Storm "I've Got A Lot " >> D 81 NIRVANA "Come As You Are" 4732PEARL JAM "Alive" 64 82Billy Falcon "Heaven's Highest ..." 21 33Mr. Big "To Be With You" 86 83John Mellencam "Now More Than ..." 15 34N.Y. Rock & Soul "Pretzel Logic" 93 84 MOTLEY CRUE "Home Sweet Home" >> D 35 STEVIE R. VAUGHAN "Em tArms" >> D 85 STEVIE R. VAUGHAN...."Little Wing" 33 36Henry Lee Summer "Turn It Up" 59 86Kix "Same Jane" 4237THUNDER "Love Walked In" 65 87 U2 "The Fl " 4638BODEANS "Good Things" >> D 88TALKING HEADS "Sax And Violins ..." 39 39 McQueen Street "In Heaven" 1111witac1avaltilththLIMMEU:77 57 40QUEEN "The Show Must Go " 88 90James Ta for "coerline" D 41THE STORM "Show Me The Way" >> D 91 NORTHERN PIKES "Dream Away" 28 42Firehouse "All She Wrote" 77 92 ZZ Top "Burger Man" 91 43ROBBIE ROBERTSON "Go Back To Your ..." 89 93Aldo Nova "Someday" 55 44WEBB WILDER "Tough It Out" 75 94Van Morrison "Why Must I ..." > D 45SCORPIONS "Hit Between The ..." 58 95INXS "Shining Star" 34 46Van Halen "Top Of The World" 92 96Cliffs Of Dooneen "Throulh An 0 en ..." 48 47The Scream "I Believe" D 97THIS PICTURE "Naked Rain" 31 48Tom Petty "Into The Great ..." >> D 98 TATTOO RODEO "Let Me Be The ... 44 49Little Feat "Things Happen" >' D 99LITA FORD "Playing With ..." 23 50Southside Johnny "It's Been A Long. " >> D 100 MARC BONILLA "White Noise" BILL HARD-Editor & Publisher JIM TRAPP-Associate Editor COLLIE HARD-Comptroller CHRISTINE BLACK MIKE MARRONE BETH RENAUD AMY BIRCH Metal Editor Alternative Editor Associate Alternative Editor Research/Advertising/Reviewer JOE HILGER LISA RIEGEL KEN SUBRAMANIAN Layout Editor/Reviewer Executive Coordinator Executive Data Systems Published weekly by The Hard Report, Inc. 4 Trading Post Way, Medford Lakes, DU 08055 Editorial Assistants JENNI GLENN JODIE FABRICUS J.J. WEINSTEIN Paste-up JOAN LOVENDOSHI Comments deadline: Wednesday 2 PM Material within may not be reproduced without permission Industry comments and opinions are not necessarily those Contributing Editors Radio reports: Monday & Tuesday 10 AM -6 E.S.T of The Hard Report or its employees. MIKE COOPER Eastern Standard Time 609-654-7272 & JONATHAN WRIGHT 609-654-6852 (FAX) THE HARD REPORT 3 JANUARY 10, 1992 ToPriori Psychefunkapus, "Surfin On Jupiter", Atlantic... "Funk rock" may be the rep on this Bay Area band, but "Surfm" is about as suburban as you can get --that is, if a time machine took you back to '63. Many have tried to recreate Cv7-3,7'.431.749those surf sounds of that golden era just before the Beatles changed all the rules, but most succeed only :0 I in sounding dopey --or at best, saccharine. This, on the other hand, is actually too hip. Surfmg in January? On Jupiter? Hey, no nuttier than anything else going on in the world. Producer Jerry Harrison pays proper homage to the Chantays, and thanks to Dick Dale's rad twanging and the band's killer Orange County crooning, this is the best new instant reaction record on the radio.It's old, it's new, there's legitimate alternative, metal and AOR appeal, and all kitch aside, ain't no way this perfectly timed period piece won't wind up as the first quarter's fastest starting multi- format darling. Already a big hit on our call -in rate -a -record research system --and believe me, after a week on Hard Hold, we know when we've got a winner. Record AFE Week War Babies, "Hang Me Up", Columbia... Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden have established Seattleas THE hotbed of commercial cutting edge rock, so weren't we surprised to find that Columbia's number one priority sounds like they're straight outta somewhere considerably further south, one with lots of smog and people pissed off about helmet laws. But that's not to say they're not Jet City favorites, as noted by KXRX's Dean Carlson, and "The Seattle story continues; riffs, growls, and plenty of crunch. How ironic. Another war on January 15th, only this one rocks." They're already doing well in Denver, where KAZY played two tracks from the advance tape, had the band in for a New Year's Eve show and now report Top 10 calls. "92's Black Crowes to be" was the prediction from MD Lois Todd. A little TSL with the album will tell you these Babies have that critical grit/gloss ratio down pat. And between Paul Stanley's co -writer credits and the label's commitment, you know the War Babies aren't kidding the first time out. OTB at KUPD and KRXQ. Hard Acts John Lee Hooker, "Strip Me Naked", Charisma... As you probably know, Carlos Santana is just one of many luminaries who wanted to pay tribute to John Lee on this album, and his inclusion on this tune would seem reason enough for healthy exposure. Then again, there's the fact that just last week John Lee was Grammy nominated in the traditional blues category, with fellow labelmates Johnny Winter and Albert Collins (also on the album) both nominated for contemporary blues. KRQR's Larry Snider has further encouragement, "Back when I was in Tucson, I threw this song on at about nine in the morning, and the phones started ringing right away. We featured it for three weeks with great response, so I know it would work here. Once we had a chance to play it, my hunch was backed up. Great phones, good sales, here we go!" Also note the early adds from KLOS and KZAP. Northern Pikes, "Dream Away", Scotti Brothers.. In the midst of all the wheeling and dealing that characterized Promotion '91, the job John Schoenberger and Co. did stands out as one of the two or three most successful and legitimate long term projects. Week after week they convinced skeptical programmers as the record that wouldn't die inched and clawed its way along for 22 weeks on the chart. Nearly half a year on the AOR charts and still a story at CHR. Now even MTV is hip to the song, and it's time for AOR to take that big second step, as well we should. Ed Stasium's energized remix really juices the trademark harmonies, so much so that 0107 readded a song they've already played for over six months. As Joey Vendetta said, "The song displays great pop sensibilities without compromising what makes rock and roll great --the attitude. Perfect 18-34." Debut at 91*, with KBCO, KISW, KSJO, KUPD, KBOY, KWHL and ten more just in. Marc Cohn, "29 Ways". Atlantic... While on the subject, howzabout Mr. Marc snagging three Grammy Nominations? No one around here can remember the last time a new act was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Vocal Performance and Best Song? When we asked around at year's end, our segment of the radio and record community definitely seconded the emotion that he was the best new male, if only because rock radio put 'em on the map.