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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 03:07:00 GMT
From:         Gary Hanley <0005642089@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Gary's favorites for 1992.

EDITORS NOTE: This was typed up on Saturday afternoon, and finally
posted today after some file transfer problems were resolved.




OK, I'm slightly bored today. I've got Rory
Block plucking away in the background, and
tonites supper is cooking in the oven. So,
while I'm waiting on the latest love-interest/
dishwasher to arrive, I thought I'd type up my
list of favorite music-related "stuff" for 1992.
If you don't care, delete now or forever hold
your flames. Here goes...


                FAVORITE TOP 40 HIT:

                None. I don't listen to Top-40 radio
                unless I'm subjected to it in a way that
                it would be rude of me to shut it off.

                FAVORITE SINGLE:

                I loved that Cracker song about not needing
                another folk singer. The exact title escapes
                me at the moment.

                FAVORITE NEW BAND:

                Well, I know they're not really new, but to me
                (and probably most of the listening community),
                Nivana is new. I don't want to sound like I'm
                jumping on the Seattle bandwagon, because I'm
                not. Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and those likes don't
                do anything for me, but for some reason, I like Nirvana.

                FAVORITE BAND THAT I PREVIOUSLY DIDN''T LIKE:

                Again I don't know why, but I never gave the Chili
                Peppers a fair chance before, but now I've seen the
                errors of my ways, and now I like them.

                FAVORITE VIDEO:

                Peter Gabriel's "Digging In The Dirt."

                FAVORITE IMPORT DISK:

                _BODEST: The Early Years w/Steve Howe_.
                It's interesting to hear all the riffs that were
                transplanted to Yes songs, but the album
                itself isn't bad. The opening track, "Do You
                Remember" is my favorite song on it.

                FAVORITE CONCERT:

                Big is definately not better here. Ministry was
                one of the most intense shows I've seen in
                awhile, and compared to the GnR/Metallica show,
                well, there just wasn't any comparison. I liked a
                reviewer's comments about Ministry's latest disk.
                "These guys (Ministry) make Metallica seem like
                they're having a tea party. Ministry sounds like the
                fabric of the universe is being torn apart, and hey,
                you can dance to it."  I couldn't have said it better.

                FAVORITE RECOMMENDED ALBUM:

                Well, I like Hawkwind, which was highly recommended
                by numerous sources, but I have to admit I love Richard
                Thompson's _Rumor & Sigh_.  I'll be picking up more
                from him in '93, probably the compilation with his wife
                first.

                FAVORITE ALBUM:

                This wasn't close. My favorite album for '92 is XTC's
                _Nonsuch_.  From "...Peter Pumpkinhead" to "Books
                Are Burning," I loved it all. Even the least favorite among
                the XTC cult, "Bungalow," I thought was pretty cool.

                And lastly...

                LOOKING FORWARD TO in '93:

                The Rhino "DYI" (Do It Yourself) compilation on the New
                Wave, Punk bands of the mid-to-late '70s. This one's
                gonna be big and vast. Last I heard, 9 CDs in two
                releases are planned. Five in the first, 4 in the second.

                Also, I'm waiting to see how the new Yes will be.
                90125-ish, I can handle, however, I loathed _Big
                Generator_. But as with any Yes album, aside
                from Anderson's voice, they're all different and
                unique, so I'm hoping for the best.

                And the thing I'm looking forward to most on '93:
                A job! :)

Regards,
        -- Gary
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