timw@umcp-cs.UUCP (12/16/83)
If everybody else is going to come out with thier own review, I guess I will too.
I am a so-called Dj also Stewart, but i work at a real college radio station.
I work at WMUC-FM at 88.1 FM. WE are totally a free-format station, nobody
decides what or when we play music. We are totally dedicated to exposing
the new and upcoming artists, trends, etc. and we just don't play music
that is played on any other station. If you want to hear that music, just
turn your dial. That's our philisophy. We are looked on very highly as one
of the best progressive stations in the country by many music magazines and
musicians(they should know, they travel alot).
We play almost 12 hours of hardcore a day, and nobody seems to mind. Their
is nothing wromg with hardcore, only people's attitudes. We also play
everything else, from jazz to classical to funk.
so without trying to sound too pompus, here are my top :
1) New Order -- Power, Coruption, and Lies. These guys are the some
of the best musicians that have come out of England in years. If
they didn't have to live the ghost of Ian Curtis, they propably
would be making some of the best electronic music around. This is
album for everyone, not hardcore, just dance music. A must.
2) Minor Threat -- Out of Step. A local band from Washington D.C.
that are great. Since they started in 1979, they have just been
getting better and better. They claim they are a heavy metal band,
but don't listen to them. They are harD.C.ore and are the inspiration
for many other bands. They broke up about a month, claiming they
got too popular. Too bad other bands don't take that advice.
3) The Jam -- SNAP!. They are the Jam. They rocked England for a good
six years, yet they failed to break big here. Everybody who listens
to them thinks they are great. They need the exposure.
4) Black Market Baby -- Senseless Offerings. Another local band. Yes
Virginia, they are considered hardcore, but don't let that disturb you.
They are a good local band, and most cities do not have good local
bands.
5) Howard Devoto -- Jerky Versions of the Dream. Good first album from
the ex-songwriter from Magazine and the Buzzcocks. Too bad 'Rainy
Season' is making it big.
6) The Cramps -- Off the Bone. This album is a must for the people
into the 60's psycheladelic music. All of the old classics, including
'Drug Train' and 'The Crusher' and the incredible 'She Said'. The
3-D glasses come with it if you buy the import version of it.
7) Hawkwind -- The Text of Festivals, 1970-1972. Heavy metal acid
music is back. This double live album is not their best work, but
it is still good. The music is before Lemmy joined the group, so
it is lacking a little bit there(if you don't know, Lemmy was
in Hawkwind for a few years before forming Motorhead, where he is
still playing in. The song 'Motorhead' by Hawkwind was written
for them in mind). Still a good album to buy.
8) Black Flag -- Everything's gone Black. This album was released
twice this summer, once by a German label who had to white-out any
reference to the name Black Flag, and the other by Posh Boy records.
The songs are old and pretty boring, but the commercials on the
fourth side are really interesting(they are real commercials!). The
songs were recorded before Henry Rollins joined the group, and they
lack a lot of the intensity that Henry brings to them(Henry Rollins
came from Washington D.C. from a group called S.O.A.).
9) Brian Eno, et al. -- Apollo. This is Eno, what more can you say.
This guy is five years ahead of the times. His old solo albums are
just getting some limited airplay in the area, and it won't be
long until everybody will be listening to him...so get in early on the
action.
There, I hope i haven't sounded too pompus. You should at least
borrow some of these records from your friends if they have them and
listen to them. you might enjoy them. I know I do.
mail is always welcome.
--
Everything you know is Wrong!
Tim Wicinski
Univ of Maryland, College Park MD
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