February 1982
CREEM CONTENTS
WARUM IST EST? Yer November rag was the usual scurrilous delight, except for the Stones review. Soooo, Nick Tosches took umbrage at the lyric content. Merciful heavens. Fact is, he was so upset, he missed the fact that the band has never sounded better, ever.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
Robert Christgau
CHANGE: "Miracles (Atlantic):: Where their debut took off from its moments of raunch, this is pure fantasy fare—the you-canwork-it-out advisories Hold Tight, Your Move, and Stop For Love never get down (to details), and On Top, Heaven Of My Life, Paradise, and Miracles arent what youd call realistic (note titles).
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
The ever-so-hot Stray Cats still don't have a U.S. label, but its not for lack of offers, we hear...Arista U.S. is Still unclear about whether theyll release anything (the band was signed to Arista U.K.), but if, they do, it would be the second album, out late October in the U.K. Warner Brothers was also in the bidding for the trio's talents, but no deal so far for them.
Fame Is Fleeting, But Georgies Here To Stay
Toby Goldstein
NEW YORK-Its only 5 p.m. and there's not nearly enough cigarette smoke wafting through the empty Bottom Line club for the atmosphere to be right. Onstage, the organist is coaching his band for the night, three jazzmen with horn, bass and drums whom he'd just met.
Creem Profiles
DEVO
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)
SES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES: MARIANNE FAITHFULL
Mitchell Cohen
"I've always known who I was, she says in a raspy, Bette Davis voice."
ROBERT FRIPPS CHOCOLATE CAKE DISCIPLINE
Richard Grabel
Hey, you know what happens to Japanese people who go crazy? They Fripp out! But seriously, folks, Robert Fripp is a man of many accomplishments. In 1969 he formed and led King Crimson, a band that paved the way for the progressive school of British rock.
GEORGE THOROGOOD CUTS THROUGH THE U.S.A.
Dave Zimmer
You could see it coming. About a hundred yards off, an old Checker Marathon cab was roaring along the asphalt, eating up the broken white line. Two Nebraska corn farmers, standing by the side of the road, hoping to catch a ride into town, tried in vain to flag the cab.
Sharona Gets A Round Trip Ticket
Michael Goldberg
When the Rolling Stones are on the road, they listen to 50s rock n roll and the blues. The Clash, predictably, listen to reggae. Rick James (natch) gets down to the FUNK. And the Knack? Well, the Knack listen to...Chopin? True enough, as I find when the door connecting Knack lead guitarist/songwriter Berton Averres hotel room to bassist Prescott Niles room swings open and the oh-so-debonair bassist steps lightly into the room, followed by the sweet sounds of Chopin.
PRESSING THE TRENDS
Penny Valentine
Some people get too clever for their own good... Casting an eye over the consumer market, certain shifts are beginning to take place. Melody Maker, in a violent effort to stop sales slipping to the point of no return have copied the jazzy slick busy look of the NME.
THE VOICE BEHIND "LITTLE T&A"
Ray Bonici
The interview with Keith took part in the Stones rehearsal room at Long View Farm, prior to the Stones tour. Some 20 Ovation guitars lay in front of him. He can take any one he likes, was the remark from the Ovation rep. He does. Keith tells me that he hasnt bought a guitar for the past 15 years.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Calendar
CALENDAR
A GUIDE TO PLAYBACK featuring Melanie Chartoff
When you're a star of sight and sound like Melanie Chartoff, you know there's nothing more relaxing than making your own music sound good. So when Melanie isn't working on the airwaves on Fridays or other TV hot spots, she knows how to cool off with her favorite sounds.
Goldman Aint Nothin But A Hound Dog!
Toby Goldstein
Albert Goldmans definitive biography of Elvis Presley not only viciously attacks the greatest cultural hero of our century, but it confirms once and for all a suspicion Ive had about Goldman ever since I read his decadent, ohisnt-it-terrible-that-he-was-aperverted-junkie account of Lenny Bruces life several years ago.
Stars Cars
THE STRAY CATS
Confessions of a FILM FOX
Lucky Leif Garrett has finally shot up to six foot one...lucky, because now the human ferret can star opposite his teen crush Bubbling Brooke (formerly Panty) Shields. The lanky jailbait is close to six feet herself, so her leading men have to be treelike just to get within a yard of the Shields Kisser...
Records
COLD SHOWER
Jim Farber
On his new album Prince is once again waving his cock in our faces, only this time he winds up with definitely premature ejaculation.
Prog-rockers of a Lost Art
THE MAD PECK
ROCK - A - RAMA
BLURT—In Berlin (Armageddon/Ruby):: Blurt have probably the best band name this side of Furious Pig and it fits the inspired spew of their music well. Their roots reach back to Beefheart and the early Kinks but their sound is as current as, say, Gang Of Four or Pere Ubu.
Backstage
BACKSTAGE
Where the Stars Tank Up & Let Their Images Down
CREEM DREEM
THE GO-GO’S