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THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL C3 MEMPHIS SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 1991 TOY BOH From Page Cl WLMT Metallica slides off manic metal into mainstream Band will play Pyramid Thompson also owns an independent television station in Nashville that is not affected by these recent moves Channel 30 the only local station undergoing changes PhiiM Communications owner of WPTY-TV Channel 24 has put its five stations up for sale Clear Channel Communications of San Antonio reportedly is interested in buying the Memphis station and one in Denver a lot of interest in the station" said Channel 24 general manager Kent Lillie would say mat from what I understand Clear Channel certainly has an interest in the station but so do ments about additions to the on Jan 6 he said Richard Taylor current general manager could not be reached the stations will be transferred to Richard Davis and he will be the responsible party for the license Loving said some point intention not to be the licensee At this point there is no buyer Richard Davis is going to act as the trustee for the lender to be holder of the Officials at financial lender Philips Credit Co of New York could not be reached for comment (Bon Jovi Motley Crue) Rock features shorter songs slower tempos simpler structures more overt melodic hooks and lots of layering even some orchestral flourishes and ballads HWe do get bored Bear in Suit North American Bear Company 1984 stuffed plush cloth The Appeal of American Toys The Lawrence Scripps Wilkinson Collection WHERE: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art WHEN: Today through Jan 12 Museum hours are 10 am-5 pm Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 am-5 pm Sunday Closed Mondays and New Year's Day PRICE: Tickets are $2 general admission $1 students and senior citizens SPONSOR: The Commercial Appeal FOR INFORMATION CALL- 722-3500 2TTCH CHHISTIUS SALE 20 OFF ALL MEUHAVD1SE Sal Dec Open 10-9 (The ALfill i louW Needlework Shoppe Sfca I IMIWMa Queen Size 139 Kins Size 209 pkom $8995 Twin Size 59 Full Size 89 DAYBEDS duced the second season this summer showing original episodes in the heart of network reruns The audience share for the July 11 season premiere was 21 percent just shy of doubling that of the very first episode The success can be somewhat overwhelming Starr said idea of keeping the quality up over the long term is kind of he said some ways it was a lot more fun to do the show when no one was IVIIDrSOUTH I ARPETI IVIflTTRESS ICO ELYEARIC EfeWllE 4615 SummeK at Perkins 575WlPoplar in Collierville 1 CT DIAMOND SOLITAIRE Comp at $1899 11 CTlCttipi at SMQSMS 799 in n(CunpL tssQ som says e're out basically to please ourselves and people know that As a musician you want to better expand try things not so safe a couple of songs on there especially Nothing Else Matters which are very un-basic Metallica say) Metallica's music is fast speed metaL whatever" he continues was a lot of fun to do that no doubt But always from the begin- it Protelling rold out since we did the song Fade to Black (on 19848 the Lightning1 LP) bother us People are going to label you forever It really bother me so much although the thrash title was one thing that did bother us a little Basically it lumps you in with all your other thrash and black metal (bands)' People would have preconceptions about that The ignorance of others would come into play are bands who just rewrite their material that one worked we want to lose our fan base here do this They play it safe and they have safe little bands not what we Still says Hetfield Metallica had reservations as the band approached studio sessions with Rock The musicians knew that cutting-edge bands rot down ana sanitized by big-name producers at critical comm roads the beginning we were pretty Hetfield says admitting he and his bandmates often obstinate and inclined toward unyielding perfectionism were wary of Rock think we i quite confident of what we thinklsl were i Metallica and at the be- it was a little difficult (Rock) was a little intimidated but he learned shoot him down if he was kind of Soon after the album was released Metallica scored with the seductive nightmarish first single Enter Sandman It was indicative of orientation: Hard and heavy but more melodically direct and ble more personal less about worldly problems was a little more of a challenge to do these types of says Hetfield fed right about writing topical things It had got a bit easy And the shorter songs really came about after the last And Justice For All) tour We found that the songs were very long and very fun to play for a long time and we get to play very many songs We wanted shorter songs we wanted to get back to the kind of funner short Is Metallica now? got a pretty good combination this time says Hetfield from the heart The integrity has always been there and it will always remain think that when that's gone over hi to ftfVo off gfii 7 DIAMOND WIDE BAND CLUSTER Comp at $119 $40 Ww From Page Cl Show school is rich white or the driver of an expensive car That point is not lost on Starr a native of Potomac Md who acknowledges there are few people of color on his show and virtually no mention of Beverly social ills such as the homeless or the exploitation of undocumented domestic workers not black so I presume to write about the black Starr said I will certainly take the blame for not introducing a black character at the onset of the show Financially now 1ft just sort of hard to add on Starr said little time is devoted to workers rich because who have gardeners and maids can't relate to Viewers can relate though to the fantasy of wanting to be rich I created the show I knew that a show dealing with the emotional problems of life in Beverly Hills was a much more commercial Starr said Meaning viewers would find it more appealing than one dealing with the emotional problems of teenagers in say Cleveland But when Beverly Hills 90210 premiered on Oct 4 1990 it was far from a commercial success The program was one of five new series that season featuring high schoolers and drew only 12 percent of the television audience After the dust settled (and most of the young shows were canceled) the students of Beverly Hills began to build an audience largely through word of mouth Fox faced with limited adver- little to promote the show besides changing its title at the last minute from Class of Beverly Hills to one including a ZIP code But as the series' subject matter turned dicey and topical its space in newspapers and magazines increased Teen magazines began displaying the photogenic series stars on their covers In what became a turning point for the show Fox intro- Robert Inuin JEWELERS A YiT ERM StlH GGEISECECTJOISH By Jim Sullivan Tha Boston Globa Ten years ago heavy metal plodding aTongin one of its periodic slumps The records were selling and the concerts were drawing but the dominant sound was radio-friendly pop-metal by acts like Styx Ony Os-xrarne Whitesnake Rainbow Triumph and Ted Nugent Van Halen was about as hard and heavy as things got The heavy metal bands had surrendered anger volatility and ferocity to the punks Tnis was before the onset of speed metaL This was before Metallica poked its head up out of the underground snarled spat cursed and proceeded to spin the metal world on its head Metallica now swims in the same sea as does Michael Jack-son U2 and Guns Roses The latest album entered chart at No in mid-August and ruled the top spot for four weeks (The group will perfi pm Jan 29 in The Pyramid) just drop and go like says lead singer-songwriter-gultarlst James Hetfield your fan base and your main hardcore following have bought it Now no one is but it hung out there for a little while fairly Self-deprecating chap this Hetfield But wrong of course underplaying success may have slipped from the No 1 spot but it's still in the Top 10 and an excellent chance video a powerful called The Un forgiven will give the disc another boost people are still discovering the Hetfield admits When Hetfield and drummer-songwriter Lars Ulrich put Metallic together in the early 803 they have dreamed of the heights one day hit Metallica's music fit any niche and it implicitly snubbed its nose at music that did It was faster nastier harder The title of their 1983 debut suggested their world view Early on lineup included bassist-arranger Cliff Burton ant) guitarist Dave Mus-taine Mustaine who later formed Megadeth was booted out because of excessive sub-Btance abuse and a personality clash he was replaced by Kirk Hammett Burton died in a 1986 bus accident while Metallica The band ex-Flotsam bassist Jason Newsted songs had a bite and a snarl the anger and the outsider-looking-in rage of punk rock coupled to metaLTheir music was comparatively complex they eschewed traditional hooks and sweetening effects They had nothing to lose and they played that way Metallica became the point band in an explosive new subgenre: speed or thrash metaL With the band moved in another direction one more commercial and 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