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SUNDAY, APRIL 16,1989MusicPACIFIC STARS AND STRIPESftaWMMMTO17ome of you folks are beginning to show your age — young and old.To prove that point, here are selected answers and results from among the nearly 100 “My 10 Best” lists that crossed this desk the past two weeks:BEST CONCERT ATTENDED: Terry Carmean said, “Woodstock.” Woodstock?!! That was 20 years ago I Don’t be pulling my leg. C’mon, were you really at Woodstock or do you watch it a lot on video? Write me back, Terry, and verify this. Do you have photos, witnesses? You weren’t one of those hippies skinny dipping, were you?And this from Don Green — “Cream 1968.”Apparently, quite a few have bittersweet memories of The Who’s “final” tour and Pink Floyd’s massive “Wall’ ’ tour, because those events appeared frequently.FIRST RECORD PURCHASE: This is where the age difference really hits home. Among the old crowd, answers ranged from “Meet the Beatles,” Kyu Sakamoto’s “Sukiyaki,” the Tornadoes’ “Telstar” and Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” to the “Batman” theme, the Gowsills* “Hair,” and “The Monkees.” Some of the youngsters picked Bryan Adams’ “Cuts Like a Knife,” Joan Jett The Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock 'N Roll,” and the “Ghostbusters” soundtrack.For those of us from the ’70s era, the most votes went to Kiss’ “Destroyer” and ‘ ‘ Double Platinum. * ’ (Now, weren’t they a better group with the makeup on?)ALL-TIME FAVORITE DRUMMER: Hands down, the winner was the late, great Keith Moon of The Who. Honorable mentions go to Rush’s Neil Peart, U2’s Larry Mullen Jr., Phil Collins, Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones.ALL-TIME FAVORTE SINGER: Oooh, too close to call. No one vocalist dominated the field, but these names popped up the most — Roy Orbison, John Lennon, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand,Steve Perry of Journey and The Who’s Roger Daltrey. I side with Ken Green’s choice — Sam Cooke (“A Change Is Gonna Come” is a masterpiece).ALL-TIME FAVORITE GUITARIST: Jimi Hendrix. Pete Townshend. Eddie VanHalen. Eric Clapton. Jimmy Page Alllegends.MOST ESSENTIAL CD: Naturally, you would expect varied responses.Well, actually, these are yoursgetting married, when he was 44, to 17-year-old Miss Vicky on “The Tonight Show” live on Dec. 17,1969. They later had a daughter — her name? Tulip. {Tiny is still around, only now he’s 64. Wonder if he sings the Beatles’ “When I’m 64”during his encores----Better yet, does heget encores?)ALL-TIME FAVORITE TV THEME: This was the most eagerly anticipated category. The champion, but not by a large margin, is the “Miami Vice” instrumental by Jan Hammer, a No. 1 smash in 1985. That song also happens to be the biggest-selling TV theme to hit the charts during the 1980$.Other top vote-getters: ‘ ‘ Night Court, ’ ’ the kreepy and kooky ‘ ‘Addams Family, ’ ’ “Tour of Duty’’/The Rolling Stones’“Paint It Black,” “Mi*AifrS*H,” “Crime Story’’/Del Shannon’s “Runaway,” the Ventures’ “Hawaii Five-0,” “The Rockford Files” by Mike Post (my fav), “Cheers,” “Peter Gunn,” “The Jetsons,” “Hill Street Blues,’’ and one for a horse, of course, “Mr. Ed.”Hail to the person who selected the, uh,... how should I say?... unique theme for “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show!”Do my eyes deceive me, did someone actually vote for The Love Boat” by the incomparable Jack Jones? Heaven help us. And get this, only one person picked “Green Acres.’’ You’re always the hit of a party if you can find someone to do a intoxicated duet with you on that rural classic.FAVORITE MUSIC DECADE: A good number of you decided to make up your own decades—1965-75,1968-78,1966-76,1967-77. And a few were slightly more optimistic about the future... they voted for the 1990s.The convincing winner here — the ’70s! No doubt about it.It was a toss-up for second place. The vote was tied between the ’60s and ’80s.★ ★ ★And now, the moment I’ve all been waiting for —- the PACTRAX ’88 Music Poll T-shirt winners, drawn from all the entries, are: J.R. Bauer and Darren F. Mitchell. The shirts are in the mail.Many thanks to all who participated.★ ★ ★Comments, questions? Send them M.P.S. to: The Galipault Poll, Pacific Stars and Stripes, APO San Francisco 96503-0110; or off-base, 7-23-17 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106 Japan.There were the usual who favor more recent releases like Orbison’s “Mystery Girl” and the Replacements’ “Don’t Tell a Soul.” But, for the sentimental ones, the compact disc that is absolutely, positively and unequivocally indispensable is... Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Mdon.” Understandable, considering it has been named the all-time favorite album by Stripes readers two years straight in our PACTRAX music poll and also stayed undeterred on Billboard’s album chart for 13 years.My most essential CD (whether you want to know or not)? “Who’s Next” by The Who. “Won’t Get Fooled Again” should be played at optimum volume, presuming the neighbors don’t mind.FAVORITE LIVE ALBUM: Peter Frampton’s “Frampton Comes Alive.” It’s also the best-selling live LP of all-time. Others getting their share of votes — the Allman Brothers Band’s “At the Fillmore East,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Live: 1975-1985,” Little Feat’s “Waiting For Columbus,” and Bob Seger The Silver Bullet Band’s “Live Bullet.”ABSOLUTELY WORST SINGER:Poor Tiny Tim, he took it on the chin. He went tiptoeing to a landslide win over the likes of Bob Dylan, Wayne Newton, Leon Redbone, Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Barry Manilow, Yoko Ono, Pat Boone, Jim Dandy, Tiffany and Donny Osmond.For the uninitiated, Tiny Tim is a stringy-haired reject from the ’60s who has/had an excruciating falsetto voice and plays/played an even more torturous ukulele. He was a bit of a novelty in 1968 with his “Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips With Me, ’ ’ which was a Top-20 hit, and we can thank “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-tn” for that.He’s probably more notorious forBillboard chartsCopyright 1989 Billboard Publications Inc. Reprinted by permission.Pop singles1. SHI DRIVES ME CRAZY — Fine Young Cannibals2. THE LOOK — Roxette3. LIKE A PRAYER — Madonna4. ETERNAL FLAME — Bangles5. GIRL YOU KNOW ITS TRUE — Milli Vonilli6. STAND —R.E.M.7. FUNKY COLD MEDINA — Tone Loc8. SUPERWOMAN — Karyn White9. YOU GOT IT — Roy Orbison10. YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE — Poison11. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU — Bon iovi12. HEAVEN HELP ME — Deon Estus13. DREAMIN' — Vanesso Williams14. SECOND CHANCE — 38 Special15. ROCKET — Def Leppard16. ROOM TO MOVE — Arwmotion17. MY HEART CANT TELL YOU NO — Rod Stewart18. SINCERELY YOURS — Sweet Sensation (with Romeo J.D.}19. THINKING OF YOU — So-Fire20. AFTER ALL — Cher Peter CeteraPop album1. LOC-ED AFTER DARK — Tone Loc 2 ELECTRIC YOUTH — Debbie Gibson3. LIKE A PRAYER — Modonno4. DONT BE CRUEL — Bobby Brown5. MYSTERY GIRL — Roy Orbison6. THE RAW AND THE COOKED — Fine Young Cannibals7. VOLUME ONI — Traveling Wilburys8. APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION ~~ Guns N' Roses9. FOREVER YOUR GIRL — Paula Abdul10. HANGIN' TOUGH — New Kids On The Block11. VIVID — Living Colour12. GN'S LIES — Guns N' Roses13* LIVING YEARS — Mike ■+ The Mechanics14. NEW JERSEY — Ban Jov»15. BEACHES — Soundtrack16. EVERYTHING - Bangles17. HYSTERIA — Del Leppard18. GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE — M.lli Vaniiii19, GREEN — R E M.20. SHOOTING RU8BERBANDS AT THE STARS — Edie Brickell New BohemiansBlack singles1. EVERY LITTLE STEP — Bobby Brown2. LOVE SAW IT — Karyn White3. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU — Ashford Simpson4. AFFAIR — Cherrelle5. CRUCIAL — New Edition6. REAL LOVE — El DeBarge7. SLEEP TALK — Alyson Williams8. REAL LOVE — Jody Watley9. GIRL I GOT MY EYES ON YOU — Today10. I LIKE —Guy11. 4 U — Vesta12. THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS — Ten City13. ROLLIN' WITH KID 'N PLAY - Kid N Ray14. DONT TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP — Boy Georqe15. START OF A ROMANCE — SkyyCountry singles1. I'M NO STRANGER TO THE RAIN — Keith Whitley2. WHO YOU GONNA BLAME IT ON THIS TIME — Vern Gosdin3. THE CHURCH ON CUMBERLAND ROAD - Shenandoah4. TELL IT LIKE IT IS — Billy Joe Royol5. HEY BOBBY — K.T. Oslin6. OLD COYOTE TOWN — Don Williams7. YOU GOT IT — Roy Orbison8. FAIR SHAKE — Foster Lloyd9. YOUNG LOVE — The Judds10. PONT TOSS US AWAY — Patty Loveless11. SETTING ME UP— Highway 10112. SHE DESERVES YOU — Bailiie and The Boys13. THE HEART— Lacy I. Dalton14. IS IT STILL OVER - Randy Travis15. BABY'S GOTTEN GOOD AT GOODBYE — George StraitModern rock tracksQ» coromereiol college radio airplay)1. THE MAYOR OF SIMPLETON — XTC2 VERONICA — Eiv»$ Costello3. I'LL BE YOU — The Replacements4. MADONNA OF THE WASP5 — Robyn Hitchcock 'n‘ TheEgyptians5. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - F.ne Young Cannibals6. ROUND ROUND — New Order7. THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS— Morrissey8. DIZZY — Throwing Muses9. ALWAYS SATURDAY — Guadalcanal Diary10. NIGHTMARES —* Violent Femmes11. COME OUT FIGHTING — Easterhouse12. GOOD THING Fine Young Cannibals13. TURN YOU INSIDE-OUT — REM14. ANGEL VISIT — Thrashing Doves15. DIRTY BLVD. — Lou ReedClassical albums1. VERDI PUCCINI: ARIAS — Kiri Te Konowo2. THE MOVIES GO TO THE OPERA — Various artists3. PAVAROTTI AT CARNEGIE HALL — Luciano Pavarotti4. WAGNER; THE 'RING' WITHOUT WORDS — Berlin Philharmonic (Maazel)5. BARBER/BRITTEN: CELLO CONCERTO — Yo-Yo Ma6. VER0I; REQUIEM — Dunn, Curry, Hadley, Piishka (Shaw)7. RACHMANINOFF: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 — Evgeny Kissin8. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI IN CONCERT — Luciono Pavarotti9. 8EETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES 1 6 - London ClassicalPlayers (Norrington)10. HOROWITZ PLAYS MOZART - Vtcdimir HorowitzBlasts from the pastApril 21, 19791. KNOCK ON WOOD — Amii Stewort2. 1 WILL SURVIVE — Gloria Gaynor3. HEART OF GLASS — Blondie4. MUSIC BOX DANCER — Frank Mills5. WHAT A POOL BELIEVES — Doobie BrothersApril 19, 1969I. AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN — The 5th Dimension 2 YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - Blood, Sweat Tears3. IT'S YOUR THING — fsiey Brothers4. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE — Jerry Butler5. DIZZY — Tommy RoeApril 20, 1959 1. COME SOFTLY TO ME - The Fleetwoods 2 VENUS — Frankie Avaion3, PINK SHOE LACES — Dodie Stevens4, I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT — Elvis Presley5, (NOW AND THEN THERE'S) A FOOL SUCH AS I - 6lv,sPresleyGodfatherof CDs?By Robert Hi lb urnLos Angeles TimesIt is easy to measure James Brown’s commercial dominance in soul music.In a rating system that gives 100 points to every No. 1 soul single, 99 points to every No. 2 soul single, etc., Brown leads his nearest rival by more than 3,000 points.In the point system detailed in researcher Joel Whitburn’s book Top R8 Singles,” Brown — on the basis of 114 singles on the RB charts through last June — amassed 11,872 points. That is 3,000 points more than runner-up Aretha Franklin’s 8,731. Close behind: Ray Charles, the Temptations, Louis Jordan, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.Brown’s creative influence cannot be measured as neatly by statistics. His stamp as a singer, record-maker and performer, however, can be found in the work of countless artists — all the way through Michael Jackson, Prince and the latest rap artists.Though Brown, who is serving a six-year prison sentence in South Carolina for failing to stop for a police car, did not break into the pop Top 10 until “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” in the summer of 1965, he had been gaining an audience on the soul-music scene since “Please, Please, Please” was released in 1956.Those early, pre-“ Brand New Bag” years are spotlighted in “Roots of a Revolution,” a 40-song, 110-minute, two-disc set just released in CD only by PolyGram Records. The album, on the Polydor label, adds eight bonus tracks to a collection previously available in Britain on vinyl and cassette. It also comes with an illustrated 28-page booklet that details Brown’s early years on the King and Federal record labels.MUCH LIKE Elvis Presley’s essential “Sun Sessions” album that demonstrates how Presley’s style evolved in the young singer’s pre-“Heartbreak Hotel” days in Memphis, “Roots of a Revolution” shows how Brown, who was born in 1933, experimented with various musical styles of the day in his early recording years.From 1956 to 1958, Brown moved from the conventional rhythm and blues of “No, No, No, No” and straight-ahead blues of “Why Does Everything Happen to Me?” to the Little Richard-like vitality of “Chon-nie-On-Chon” to the Coasters-Robins novelty of “That Dood It.”By the end of the decade, however, there was a greater confidence in Brown’s recordings as he began showing the individual vision that would eventually earn him the title “Godfather of Soul.” Several of these tracks made the soul charts in the early ’60s, and a few (including “I Don’t Mind” and “Prisoner of Love”) spiiled over into the pop charts.The CD is part of PoiyGram’s Sound Savers budget line, which means it should be available in most stores for S20-S23.Meanwhile, PolyGram has some other historical collections on the way in CD. Five Chuck Berry albums from his Mercury Records years, including “Live at the Fillmore” (where Berry was backed by the Steve Miller Band), are due April 18.A retrospective featuring Roy Orbison singles recorded for MGM Records between 1965 and 1973 is also due that day, while a 40-song Brook Benton “greatest hits” package Is planned for May 9.
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