Well this is MB22! I say oh, my and a-boo-hoo! • Black Maria — Lead Us to Reason (Victory) :: Never place an ad that says: Lead Singer Wanted, Personality Not Required. • Armor For Sleep — What to do When You Are Dead (Equal Vision) :: Never answer an ad that says: Lead Singer With No Personality Looking For Band. • Kaddisfly — Buy Our Intention (Hopeless) :: Well, that’s three for three. • Faces — Ooh-La-La (Warner Bros.) :: Personality! • The Everyothers (Hautlab) :: Personality! • David Bowie — Pinups (RCA) :: Personality! • Mott The Hoople — Mott (Columbia) :: Personality! • Lene Lovich — Stateless (Stiff) :: Personality! • David Lee Roth — Sonrisa Salvaje (Warner Bros.) :: Personality! • The Stooges — Funhouse (Elektra) :: Personality! • Alice Cooper — Killer (Warner Bros.) :: Personality! • New York Dolls — In Too Much Too Soon (Mercury) :: Personality! • Leon Russell (Shelter) :: Personality! • Slade — Slayed? (Polydor) :: Personality! • Elvis Costello — Armed Forces (Columbia) :: Personality! • Bob Marley — Live (Island) :: Personality! • Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes — Survival of the Fittest (Polydor) :: What, are you kidding? • Robert Palmer — Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley (Island) :: Personality! • Aerosmith — Rocks (Columbia) :: Personality! • Sparks — Propaganda (Island) :: Personality! • Roxy Music — Country Life (Atco) :: Personality! • Nico — Desertshore (Reprise) :: Personality! • John Cale — Fear (Island) :: Personality! • The Diodes — Tired of Waking Up Tired (Epic) :: Personality! • T. Rex — The Slider (Reprise) :: Personality! • Grand Funk — Grand Funk (Capitol) :: Personality! • Be Bop Deluxe — Modern Music (Harvest) :: Personality! • Pete Townshend — Who Came First (Decca) :: Personality! • SIZZLING PLATTERS OF THE WEEK: All of the above, minus the first three. Thus endeth the lesson. • Be seeing you!
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