The Mega-Zine Museum
January 3, 1993
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Today Generator looks back at the music that made '92; but un-cap your pens and ink-up your nibs - we want all future Mega-zine pages to be written by YOU.
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GENERATOR PICKS OF '92 - LIVE REVIEW
U2 G-Mex, Manchester - June
This gig promised to be one of the events of the year - and largely lived up to it. But it's hard to escape the impression that it's U2 themselves who are doing the promising.
They're not so young anymore, but have crafted 'young' sounds and rhythms skilfully into Achtung Baby. A powerful live thang, even if a little boastful.
GENERATOR PICKS...
The Ten Worst Singles of '92
- NICK BERRY Heartbeat
- UNDERCOVER Baker Street
- THE SMART Es Sesame Street
- TAKE THAT A Million Love Songs
- KWS Please Don't Go
- AMBASSADORS OF FUNK Ping Ping
- MICHAEL JACKSON Heal The World
- SLIPSTREEM We Are Raving
- WWF Slam Jam
- BOYZ II MEN Motown Philly
GENERATOR PICKS OF '92 - ALBUM REVIEW
REM Automatic For The People
Sure, I'm going against the grain here, but what the hell. This album didn't do a whole lot for me - in fact it was a little (gasp)... disappointing.
REM may be the greatest band on earth, but that came to them circa 'Life's Rich Pageant', not with this one. Some tracks are moving, beautiful even, but often it's monotonous, drab, lifeless. They are capable of greater things.
GENERATOR PICKS...
OLD FOGEY COMEBACKS OF 1992
These oldies are more likely to be in your parents' record collection than in yours, but they were all cool to listen to again in 1992:
- Neil Young As good as he's ever been
- Bob Dylan Back to his classic roots
- Keith Richards Rockin' album and tour
- Leonard Cohen More rock visionary word-play from the old bard.
