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| 341.1 | unexhaustive | RAGMOP::T_PARMENTER | mazap�n y turr�n | Wed Dec 23 1992 08:44 | 6 | 
|  |     Matthew Sweet
    
    Teenage Fan Club
    
    Kiko by Los Lobos
    
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| 341.2 | Eight Plus Two | TECRUS::ROST | Give me Beefheart or give me death | Wed Dec 23 1992 09:54 | 100 | 
|  |     Top ten albums?  I'm trying to remember if I bought ten albums yet that
    came out this year, seems like so much of my purchasing these days is
    back catalog stuff.  Also, I suspect my tastes are going to be a little
    off-center and that some of you will have never heard of this stuff, so
    with that disclaimer, here we go.
    Alison Krauss and Union Station "Everytime We Say Goodbye" (Rounder)
    I've gotta say it, after two solo albums and two band albums I like the
    solos better because Alison gets to sing all the songs.  The other
    singers are good, but... The songs are strong and the playing flawless. 
    I don't get blown away by Alison the way I used to, but this is an
    album I'll be listening to a lot over the years.  Surprise cover tune:
    "I Don't Know Why" by Shawn Colvin. 
    Michelle Shocked "Arkansas Traveler" (Mercury)
    I didn't get the bug for Michelle from her three previous albums, but
    this one hits the spot.  A curious concept record where she plays
    mostly traditional tunes with various big names, Pops Staples, the
    Band, Taj Mahal, Doc Watson, Uncle Tupelo, etc.  The tune she does with
    Alison Krauss, "Prodigal Daughter", is the high spot but the rocking
    "Come A Long Way" is a close second.
    Morphine "Good" (Accurate/Distortion)
    Mark Sandman's claim to fame is that he wrote Treat Her Right's lone
    hit "I Think She Likes Me".  Imagine that stripped down sound stripped
    down *further*.  Sandman plays a two string slide bass (!!!) and is
    backed up by baritone sax and drums.  His partners have jazz
    credentials (Either/Orchestra for instance) so the sound is like Lou
    Reed jamming with Gerry Mulligan.  This is rock music, but it got a
    surprising amount of airplay on Boston jazz stations.  Worth searching
    out.
    Joan Armatrading "Square the Circle" (A&M)
    Every two years or so, Joan puts out another album that sounds similar
    to her last one but has a batch of fine songs nonetheless.  Hey, she's
    more consistent than Elton John is.  Guilty pleasure of the year.
    Lucinda Williams "Sweet Old World" (Chameleon)
    Finally following up her Rough Trade debut after a nightmare with RCA,
    Lucinda actually has gotten better.  Great songs, crack band,
    sympathetic production, what more could you ask for?  Brownie points
    for covering Nick Drake.
    John and Geno Delafose "Pere et Fils Zydeco" (Rounder)
    That means "father and son zydeco" for non-Francophiles.  John Delafose
    is one of the rawest zydeco accordion players, he seems to prefer one
    and two chord stomps to uptown R&B. His son Geno gets to front the band
    on about half the tunes (thus the title).  Nothing new here, a lot of
    the songs are obvious variants of other zydeco tunes, but the joint
    rocks when the band gets cranking.
    Sonny Landreth "Outward Bound" (Zoo)
    Sonny gets the big label push here, but he's an unlikely star, a Cajun
    guitarist who's done stints in both zydeco bands and straight rock
    outfits.  The album showcases his liquid guitar tone and has some nice
    original songs.  I really like the Cajun touches to some of the tunes,
    as well as the otherworldiness he brings to songs like the title tune.
    Robert Cray "I Was Warned" (Mercury)
    Hey, you *know* Bob is gonna be tortured in each and every song, this
    guy brings the heartbreak of C&W into the R&B format and scores every
    time.  This is his best in years.  Demerits for the abscence of bassist
    Richard Cousins, who has been Cray's right hand man since the 70s.
    That's eight, I think that exhausts the 1992 stuff that I bought! 
    Still on the lookout for: Steve Swallow, Ginger Baker, Praxis, Jonathan
    Richman
    Not-quite-92-but reissues:
    Spirit "Time Cycle" (Epic Legacy)
    This may have come out in 91, but it is a great box.  It covers almost
    all of the first four classic Spirit albums, the omissions of course
    include a couple of tracks I loved, but in general this is good enough
    to satisfy the fans.  A good booklet describing the band's history,
    very interesting.  Drummer Ed Cassidy is now 69 years old and still
    performing!  These songs were *way* ahead of their time, except for the
    somewhat dated mixes (pingpong stereo and dry by modern standards) this
    stuff sounds awfully contemporary.
    Grin "1 + 1" (Epic)
    Surprise!  A Nice Price reissue of one of the greatest cult albums of
    the early seventies, now you don't have to shell out $35 for a worn
    vinyl copy.  Not sure when it came out but saw my first copy about a
    month ago. Grin was Nils Lofgren's band and this album, split into
    "Rocking" and "Dreamy" sides on LP is the best of the four that band
    did. Power pop meets country rock and everybody wins.  A better buy
    than the "Best of Grin" set if you can only have one.
								Brian
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| 341.3 | My two bobs worth. | WELCLU::BROWNI | The Man who sold the World | Wed Dec 23 1992 11:10 | 9 | 
|  |     Not sure about a top ten, but here's my top 5......
    
    1) K.D.LANG - Ingenue
    2) MARY-CHAPIN CARPENTER - Come On, Come On
    3) JOHN LEE HOOKER - Boom Boom
    4) SUGAR - Copper Blue
    5) STEREO MC'S - Connected
    
    Ian
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| 341.4 |  | ICS::CROUCH | Subterranean Dharma Bum | Wed Dec 23 1992 11:21 | 6 | 
|  |     Peter Gabriel - US , Not as great as SO but pretty close.
    
    Pearl Jam - 10 , Ditto to .0. Great Rock album from start to finish.
    
    Jim C.
    
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| 341.5 | a couple few | NEMAIL::CARROLLJ | The Bright-Eyed Boy | Wed Dec 23 1992 14:38 | 12 | 
|  |     
    'nuther voter for Pearl Jam ( called Hurl Jam by my tasteless buddies )
    Spin Doctors -Pocket Full of Kryptonite
    John Wesley Harding - Why We Fight
    Barenaked Ladies - Gordon
    Bim Skala Bim - Bones
    Heretix - Continuous Soft Hits on the Head
    They Might Be Giants - Apollo 17
    
    	many more I can't think of right now . . .
    
    				- Jimbo
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| 341.6 | more votes | WBC::DEADY | "...that's as green as it gets..." | Wed Dec 23 1992 16:38 | 9 | 
|  |     
    10,000 Maniacs - Our Time in Eden
    Lindsey Buckingham - Another vote for
    Pearl Jam          - Another vote for
    Fleetwood Mac Box-set - A must have
    Neil Young         - Another vote for
    
    Patti Loveless - Country great sound
    Suzy Boggus    - Country must have
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| 341.7 | My top 10 | USABLE::GOOD | Michael Good | Mon Dec 28 1992 12:50 | 49 | 
|  |     I found this a much better year for pop music than 1991, where it was
    hard to even scrape up 5 albums for a top 10 list.  There was no
    problem this year in finding 10:
    
    k.d. lang - "Ingenue"
    
       Certainly my biggest discovery of the year!  A gorgeous album.
    
    Bruce Springsteen - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town"
    
       My 2 favorite rock albums of the year, especially remarkable
       after disappointing outings from Seger and Mellencamp in their
       latest albums.
    
    Melissa Etheridge - "Never Enough"
    
       ... and a great #3 in that category.  I just hope she releases her
       next album much more quickly!
    
    Indigo Girls - "Rites of Passage"
    
       I didn't like this one all that much when it came out, but it
       has really grown on me over the year.  Amy Ray's cover of
       "Romeo and Juliet" is stunning.
    
    John Wesley Harding - "Why We Fight"
    
       Finally, a JWH album where the production enhances rather than
       detracts from the songs!
    
    Mary-Chapin Carpenter - "Come On Come On"
    
       Another discovery from a "country" artist.  Beautiful and witty
       songs.
    
    Prince - "o-+->"
    
       Not my favorite of Prince's albums, but there are several
       great tunes that carry it onto the list despite some of the
       album's dull stretches.
    
    Michelle Shocked - "Arkansas Traveler"
    
       Michelle strikes again with her folksiest album to date.
    
    Knots and Crosses - "Creatures of Habit"
       Thanks to WBOS for breaking this New England band!  The title track
       is particularly beautiful.
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| 341.8 | HERE'S TO '93 & MORE GREAT MUSIC | AKOCOA::CHENARD |  | Mon Dec 28 1992 13:14 | 16 | 
|  |     Here's my list of the best of '92:
    
    Robbie Robertson - STORYVILLE
    
    Allman Bros. - LIVE AT THE ORPHEUM
    
    Tears for Fears - GREATEST HITS
    
    Simple Red's last release (can't remember the title right now)
    
    & an Honorable Mention to:
    
    Knots & Crosses (I'm a WBOS listener too)
    
    Mo
    
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| 341.9 | My 10! | AKOCOA::MOONEY |  | Tue Dec 29 1992 08:25 | 13 | 
|  |     My list. I'm sure I forgot a few and I don't heve the new Niel Young 
    or Dylan yet.
    
    REM			Automatic for the People
    Lou Reed		Magic & Loss
    Los Lobos		Kiko
    Black Crows 	Southern Harmony
    Little Village
    John Mellencamp	Whenever We Wanted
    Arc Angels
    Richard Thompson	Rumor & Sigh
    Zappa		Best Band you Never Heard in your Life
    Bruce		Human Touch/Lucky Town
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| 341.10 |  | ELWOOD::VEDUCCIO |  | Mon Jan 04 1993 10:03 | 29 | 
|  |       Best Of 92' 
   1. Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World   (Chameleon)
   2. Lou Reed - Magic And Loss (Sire/Warner)
   3. Los Lobos - Kiko (Slash/Warner)
   4. V.A. - A Town South Of Bakersfield Vol.3 (Restless)
   5. The Texas Tornados - Hanging On By A Thread (Reprise)
   6. Little Village - Little Village (Reprise)
   7. Tish Hinojosa - Culture Swing  (Rounder)
   8. Sonny Landreth - Outward Bound (Zoo/Praxis)
   9. Flaco Jiminez - Partners  (Reprise)
  10. Ann Peebles - Full Time Love (Rounder)
   
      Runners Up 
   1. Rosie Flores - After The Farm (Hightone)   
   2. Sue Foley - Young Girl Blues (Antones)
  
      Best Reissues 92
   1. Wilson Pickett - A Man And A Half (Rhino/Atlantic)
   2. Buck Owens - The Buck Owens Collection 1959-1990 (Rhino)
   3. Elvis Presley - The 50's Masters (RCA)
   4. The Trashmen - Tube City, Best Of (Sundazed)
   5. Ella Mae Morse - Collectors Series (Capitol)
   6. Elmore James - King Of The Slide Guitar (Capricorn) 
   7. Doug Sahm & Friends - Atlantic Sessions (Rhino)
   8. The MC5 - Back In The USA (Rhino/Atlantic)
   9. V.A. - Rockin'In The Farmhouse Vol.2 (Sundazed) 
  10. Jimmy Reed - At Carnegie Hall (Mobile Fidelity)
      Mike
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| 341.11 | A different style list | CGVAX2::LEMIRE |  | Mon Jan 04 1993 15:45 | 43 | 
|  |     I think I have a little different taste than some of you, Who is pearl
    jam?
    
    Here is my list
    
    1. Pattie LaBelle Live
    A great album, with singles from her latest "Burning" album as well as 
    her clasics.
    
    2. Michael Bolton - Timeless the classics.  I can hear all of you
    groaning now.  This album re introduced me to some of the music I loved
    as a teenager, but since forgot about in the hustle and bustle of pop
    music.  
    
    3. Whitney Houston & other artist _ soundtrack to Bodyguard
    Whitney has 5 new singles that could all be hits.  Plus singles
    from Kenny G with Aron Neville and other artist.
    
    4. En Vogue - funky divas
    A brilliant blend of soul and pop rock.  Not to mention the ladies are 
    fine!
    
     Here is another one to groan at
    
    5. Michael Jackson - Dangerous
    Yes I choose this one because for the first time, I think MJ has put
    aside his obsession of making it the best for the fans, and just made
    music that he wanted to do.  the album has it's high's and low's (so
    doesn't the artist) but I have heard some of his best work on this
    album.
    
    6. Kenny G - Breathless
    
    A great relaxing album.  Sweet sounds and rythum, and most important,
    no overdone, boring, 5 minute long, repeditive rifts. A good album for 
    those cold winter nights.
    
    I think that is it.  There wasn't much to choose from with my type of
    music year, although I may be fogetting a few.
    
    David
    
    
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| 341.12 | Votes from Bavaria | RTOEU::RWINTER |  | Tue Jan 05 1993 07:28 | 16 | 
|  |     My list:
    
    Sonny Landreth - Outward Bound
    Cowboy Junkies - Black Eyed Man
    Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Little Village
    Danzig - How The Gods Kill
    Brandos - Gunfire At Midnight
    Omar & the Howlers - Live At Paradiso
    
    If non-US albums can also be named, my top 10 are completed by
    Mary Coughlan's "Sentimental Killer" and Dave Hole's "Short Fuse
    Blues".
    
    Ryener             
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| 341.13 |  | SAHQ::LUBER | Atlanta Braves: 1993 World Champions | Tue Jan 05 1993 09:37 | 6 | 
|  |     I can't think of ten good albums, but a few that I liked are:
    
    Patty Smyth       Patty Smyth
    The Rembrandts    Untitled
    Susanna Hoffs     When Your a Boy  (or was this 1992?  can't remember)
    Help Yourself     Julian Lennon
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| 341.14 | My Top 10 | POWDML::BUCKLEY | Let the light surrounded | Fri Jan 08 1993 13:30 | 70 | 
|  |     Here is my Top 10 album list of 1992 -- in no particular order:
    
Annie Lennox - Diva
-------------------
    Hauntingly soulful tunes from one of my favorite female vocalists!  Her
    strong vocal style shines through much clearer on this release than on
    the previous releases with the Eurythmics.  Highly recommended!
    
Shotgun Messiah - Second Coming
-------------------------------
    Yeah, this is your average pop-metal band, but I like their punk-influenced
    metal riffs, which have been incorporated into well-crafted, AOR songs.
    This, imho, was one of the stronger releases in it's genre for the past 
    few years.
Bee Gees - Box Set
------------------
    An outstanding collection of some oustanding compositions from one of
    the best British bands ever (imho)!  
    
Pearl Jam - 10
--------------
    Strong and simple.  The quintessential rock formula taken into the 90s
    with a fresh sound and outlook.  One of *the* bands to watch in this
    decade.
     
Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
---------------------------------------------------------
    One of the other bands to watch in this decade.  While many pawn this
    band off as a 'clone/rehash' band, I think the crowes are one of THE
    best bands to emerge onto the rock scene in years!  The sound may be
    familiar to themes of past, but oddly enough they're right in keeping
    with the current trends in the fashion world.  Although, whereas
    fashion trends change, I think the Crowes will stay loyal to their
    roots.
    
Alice in Chains - Dirt
----------------------
    Another ground-breaking band out of Seattle.  AiC hits hard and heavy,
    with a strong rhythm section topped off with *excellent* vocal work
    (odd for bands of this genre imho)!!
Lou Reed - Magic and Loss
-------------------------
    Lou's strong lyrical poetry and odd sense of harmony is not everyone's
    cup of tea, but this is one of Lou's strongest statements to date!!  A
    very heavy album (mentally).
    
Dream Theater - Images and Words
--------------------------------
    Sure, these guys can play, and then some.  But it's the manner in which
    these 5 outstanding musicians have harnessed their talent and chops
    into a melodic mixture of songs which lends itself to the ears of the 
    general public.  Enough bebop lines and timing chanes for the jazz
    purist at heart, enough crunch for the metalist at heart.  Another band
    I think will go places in the 90s.
    
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
------------------------------
    Maybe a tad mellow for this bunch, but this is one GREAT album!!  Sort
    of reminds me of the latter Til Tuesday stuff, but with a bit more 
    maturity.  
Arrested Development - ...in the life of...
-------------------------------------------
    I'm not a big rap fan, but this is a SMOKIN album!!!  Groovin R&B-laced
    rhythm section vibes strongly support lyrical and haunting rap lyrics,
    which feature a STRONG moral and social message!!  This is a very
    upbeat and belodic album ... highly recommended...
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| 341.15 |  | CSC32::B_KNOX | Rock'n'Roll Refugee | Fri Jan 08 1993 17:04 | 17 | 
|  |     
    RE: -1
    
    Given the musical tastes of many of the guitar-noters, I'm amazed to
    see that only Buck has mentioned Alice In Chains, Shotgun Messiah
    and Dream Theater (3 of my current favs!!)
    
    I've never heard of "Little Village"... Can some of you who included 
    them in your list of top albums please expound on the virtues of this
    group ???
    
    
    PS> Buck, it's comforting to hear another rocker come out of the closet
        and admit to listening to the BeeGee's (especially Pre-Disco BG's)
    
    
    /Billy_K 
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| 341.16 | Ten for the Vine ... | CSC32::A_PARRACO | Starless and Bible Black | Fri Jan 08 1993 18:42 | 22 | 
|  |     
    1)   US, by Peter Gabriel
    
    2)   Secret Story, by Pat Metheny
    
    3)   Illicit, by Tribal Tech (Scott Henderson and Gary Willis)
    
    4)   Diva, by Annie Lennox
    
    5)   UFO Tofu, by Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
    
    6)   A Little Light Music, by Jethro Tull
    
    7)   Sailing the Seas of Cheese, by Primus
    
    8)   Pop-Pop, by Rickie Lee Jones
    
    9)   Live from the Apollo, by the New York Rock and Soul Revue
    
    10)  Red Light, Blue Light - by Harry Connick Jr.
    
    - acp
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| 341.17 | Approximate Top 10 of 1992 | FUNYET::ANDERSON | Another snowless winter | Sun Jan 10 1993 22:34 | 10 | 
|  | 	 1  Last Rights		Skinny Puppy
	 2  Duality		In the Nursery
	 3  Gipsy Kings Live	Gipsy Kings
	 4  Us			Peter Gabriel
	 5  Ferment		The Catherine Wheel
	 8  Green is the Sea	And Also the Trees
	 6  Psalm 69		Ministry
	 7  Spooky		Lush
	 9  Your Arsenal	Morrissey
	10  Love of Life	The Swans
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| 341.18 | It's a small town... | ELWOOD::VEDUCCIO |  | Tue Jan 12 1993 10:03 | 5 | 
|  |     RE .15  
    
        See note 155 for Little Village info.
    
        Mike
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| 341.19 |  | WELCLU::HEDLEY | Lock up your wildebeest, it's the RCC! | Thu Jan 21 1993 08:19 | 19 | 
|  | 	Here's my top 10 of '92.  As far as I can remember anyway.
	 1	Hawkwind		Electric Tepee
	 2	Lush			Spooky
	 3	All About Eve		Ultraviolet
	 4	Mot�rhead		March Or Die
	 5	Tori Amos		Little Earthquakes
	 6	Bill Currie		Stand Up And Walk
	 7	Fields of the Nephilim	Earth Inferno
	 8	Black Sabbath		Dehumaniser
	 9	Sisters of Mercy	Some Girls Wander
	10	Roger Waters		Amused to Death
	Also "Iris" by Miranda Sex Garden and not at all "Frosty
	the Snowman" by the Cocteau Twins.
	er, that's about it really.
	Chris.
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| 341.20 | Top Five for '92 | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | do i care what your hobbies r? | Tue Jan 26 1993 16:46 | 11 | 
|  |     1) Neil Young - Harvest Moon
    2) REM - Automatic
    3) Peter Gabriel - US
    4) Black Crowes - Southern Harmony (besides being a very good band
                                        *I* think Chris Robinson is
                                        very attractive)
    5) 10,000 Maniacs - Our Time In Eden
    
    
    Lorna
    
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| 341.21 | make that top seven | VAXWRK::STHILAIRE | do i care what your hobbies r? | Wed Jan 27 1993 08:44 | 6 | 
|  |     re .20, I forgot two of my favorite albums.  I'd add Bruce's Human
    Touch and INXS' Welcome To Wherever You Are to my list.   In fact, I
    liked both better than 10,000 Maniacs.
    
    Lorna
    
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