P628 Teletext 628 Dec22 23:22:27 ——————— —————————————————— THE YEAR IN MUSIC 1993 part III Whatever you thought about the musical achievements of 1993, it was an event- packed year, and one worth recounting. This week on AMPLIFIED we cast our musical memory back over 1993. What do you think was the most major event or trend in music in '93? Tell us about it via: Grooves Feedback, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Reviews 626 Music news 621 TALKIN' BOUT MY G-G-GENERATOR p440 What's On Music Quiz Racing DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Dec22 23:31:33 ——————— —————————————————— THE YEAR IN MUSIC 1993 part III NEWCOMERS Californian alternative-acoustic-roots- rockers GRANT LEE BUFFALO released their debut album Fuzzy to universal critical acclaim this year. REM's Michael Stipj called it "the best album yet this year," while others praised leader Grant Lee Phillips' lyrical interpretation of the failure of the "American dream". ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Grooves index 620 Tour dates 623 EXPERT EDUCATIONAL ADVICE pvv2 What's On Music Quiz Racing DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Dec22 23:23:01 ——————— —————————————————— THE YEAR IN MUSIC 1:93 part III SCANDAL Controversial rapper ICE-T has courted scandal throughout his career. This culminated in his being dropped by his label, the massive Time Warner, after a groundswell of objection to material on his Body Count album. Most objected to was the song Cop Killer, which brought protests and boycotts down upon the record company. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Win with Trivia 627 Gig guide 624-5 THE CHIN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE..? p470 What's On Music Quiz Racing DigitisjrP628 Teletext 628 Dec22 23:21:12 ——————— —————————————————— THE YEAR IN MUSIC 1993 part III ACHIEVEMENT As if they weren't big enough already U2 shifted into over- drive to bring us Zooropa and a massive arena tour. Q Magazine said: "For one of the most popular bands on the planet, U2 certainly don't mind taking a chance or two." ...Seems they just get bigger ——————————————————————————————————4/u—— Reviews 626 Music news 621 TALKIN' BOUT MY G-G-GENERATOR p440 What's On Music Quiz Racing DigitisjrP628 Teletext v28 Dec22 23:34:06 ——————— —————————————————— THE YEAR IN MUSIC 1993 part III DEPARTURES Having tormented us with an endless barrage of cryptic name changing - The Symbol, Victor, Victoria - PRINCE announced that hj would be leaving the traditional music biz altogether. After releasing a massive "best of" compilation and completing a world tour, the Purple One would give up album recording to work on other forms of music and alternative performance. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— NEXT WEEK: YOUR READERS' POLL RESULTS EXPERT EDUCATIONAL ADVICE p662 What's On Music Quiz Racing Digitisjr