Word: rocked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There was just one snag. Along with the trust fund, Stillman left Harvard an all-too-real forest in upstate New York. Unfortunately, almost no one bothered using the Black Rock forest for research. This left Harvard with a problem: how to get rid of the forest without giving up the trust fund...
...club band on the East Coast, "really quite well known," as Mick Jagger says. "But they couldn't get a record deal because they were black and they weren't playing funk. They didn't fit into a category." A black band romping in the white world of hard rock is an anomaly (or, as the promo men would say, a hard sell) even today. Musicians may cross over a lot, but radio stations seldom do. Vernon Reid, 31, who plays guitar with an ear on Hendrix and an eye on the Top Ten, recognized the problem early on. "Being...
...Stones' way of reminding audiences of the incalculable debt the band owes to the traditions of rhythm and blues, and soul. It is also good business. Black audiences may turn out to catch the opener and stick around for the headliners. Certainly putting a quarter-century-old rock outfit beside a new band that's hot and soulful gives the Stones a little proximity to the future. Keeps them fresh, you might say. Keeps them young...
...seems that the '90s may not be too cool either, so the Call should fit right in, finally. They have been cult favorites for about ten years now, but the title track of the new album is % getting some wide play on the radio. "We shouldn't waste rock 'n' roll," Been says. "Rock should be looking at some of the big questions...
...wise words for anyone fretting over the graying of rock, for whoever freaks out on musical fashion and obsesses over obsolescence. "To be a rock 'n' roller isn't like being a football player," he says. "There are brilliant jazz and country players and classical guys in their 60s. If you're a musician, you're a musician for life." Remember that this New Year's Eve. And turn the radio up a little. The Call should still...