European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday december 18, 1985 Welcome to the real world Singer More Paganini a product of hype by Anita Gosch entertainment editor r recipe for a Rock band take live Skinny Guys barely past their teens who can Hammer out a Tew chords on the guitar and scream some notes into the microphone. Next dress these Guys in Black leather and studs and add a heavy layer of makeup. Then Lind a competent producer who knows whal s hot in today s music scene and can blend the sounds of hard Rock s most popular bands say the Melody Olbon Jovi the choruses of Ratt and the diabolical snarl of twisted sister s Dee Snider. Add to that the usual hard Rock lyrics about wine women and partying All night. Give the quintet a flashy out of the Ordinary name. Say Paganini. Put an a rated photo on the cover of the debut album and Call the up something suggestive like weapon of love. Now Lor the final and most important ingredient Star push. Anybody who Ever Boen in a Rock band and had visions of becoming a Star knows that no one gels anywhere without the backing of a record company. The pm people will write a flattering Bio and they la have the band sit through endless photo sessions until they have a picture that conveys the image they want. Then they la Send these bios and photos along with copies of the album to people in the Media for publicity purposes. When that s a i done the record company execs will swing a few gigs As opening act for another band. And while they re at it they la line up umpteen interviews in each town along the Way. Out of curiosity i decided to see what the hype Over a Swiss band called Paganini was All about. Alter All the debut album really was t that bad and. Judging by the publicity photo the band did look interesting. I should have known something was fishy when the first two interview appointments were postponed because the gigs had been cancelled. Nevertheless. I caught Paganini at their Cologne show last week opening for a heavy Metal band called Talon who were opening for heavy Metal Singer Leo Aaron. Need i say More ii a Paganini 8 fourth gig a ver and without the studio wizardry of their producer hard Rock guitarist Vic Vergual. The band just did t have it. Fortunately the show lasted a Mere 20 minutes. The interview  following a 45-minute rest period took place Over dinner in a nearby restaurant other than myself three teen agers irom regional fanzines were present after incessant complaining by Lead Singer Marc Paganini he says it s his real name about the service the Lood and you name it i guess he s learning Early to be a Rock stare got Down to some serious name dropping. American Singer Ronnie James Dio and his guitarist Jimmy Bain Are real close friends of his As is the Well known German comedian Didi Haller Vorden and for sure he knows David Lee Roth too he says. Marc p. Is 23 years old but he says in principal i m an  he was the Singer for a German hard Rock outfit called Viva several years ago before they kicked him out of the band after a serious illness. When i did shows with Viva i could hear the audience Yelling out my name while i was still backstage in the dressing room he says. When they fired me. I threatened them just you wait. In 1 it years i la be i Istas big on my own As when i was with Viva. And Viva won t be anything " for the Lime being Marc realizes that Paganini s main Appeal is their pretty boy looks. The band has been highly visible in Bravo Magazine Germany s equivalent to America s 6, he admits too that the recent tour was a test which he Levels was fairly successful. As Long As the people Don t boo you Oil stage. It s of he says. That much was True about 20 percent of the approximately 100 people at the Cologne show did enjoy the band. Marc s final comment and perhaps his most intelligent concerned his visit last year to los Angeles the Rock capital of the world it made me realize How Small i really  and then Paganini was Oil to live the cliched life of Rock stars wine women and partying All night. Philly band finds Success after live Aid by Frank spot Ivi United press International t he Hooters had been popular i Philadelphia for years. So when their Hometown was chosen to Host live Aid their manager was insistent they be included on the Bill despite the fact they had never had a hit. Our manager is a relentless Guy Hooters vocalist and guitarist Erie Bazilian said with a smile. He nailed everybody. I could t give you the names of All the people he nailed. But he got us on the  the band was greeted warmly when they took the stage at the superstar concert after Joan Baez although Bazilian was perturbed because his guitar was out of Tun and their Stock started to Rise steadily afterwards. They now have two hits to their credit All you zombies and and we danced and their debut up nervous night is Well on its Way to being certified Platinum. Thai in t to big amt the band s popularity spread from Philadelphia to the rest of the country simply because they played Uve Aid that appearance Only sped up the process. Bazilian and fellow Hooter Rob Hyman were already popular among Rock insiders. Producer Rick Chertoff called them in to help write and play on Cyndol Lauper s she s so unusual up and he had them rework hard woman a song trom Mick Jagger s Solo record shortly before live Aid. " t was exactly a week before live Aid Bazilian said glowing at the memory of having worked with Jagger. Ii was really Cool because at Uve Aid we were kind of chummy with  getting chummy with he Lead rolling Stone is still pretty Heady Stull Lor a band that Only two years ago was suffering irom burnout and had temporarily called it quits. Bazilian who majored in physics at College even studied for the medical boards i did great before deciding he could never be Happy doing anything Lor a living except playing music. That decision look about two weeks. Then Cam a cull from Chertoff a longtime Friend asking Hyman and Bazilian Lor help in producing an album by a newcomer named Lauper. Hyman co wrote time alter time and several now trademark Hooter flourishes such As use of the Hohner melodic a which the band affectionately Calls a Hooter can be heard throughout the up. In fact some have said Hyman and Bazilian gave the a Octan Art now headlining their own fours. Away their sound on the Lauper record. Yeah maybe we did a Little bit Bazilian said. We gave her a Little place of it. We be got plenty of it left. The Hooter sound is not one thing it s an idea. It s a message a Way of  that Way of working includes bringing in non traditional instruments such As the melodic a and the mandolin and borrowing influences ranging from reggae to Tom Petty and Greg Kahn. After finishing the Lauper record Hyman and Bazilian got their old drummer David Uosikkinen and recruited two new members guitarist John Lilley and Bass player Andy King. New manager Steve Mountain helped them land a record Deal. Chertoff we agile at the Helm for the recording of nervous night. Although the Hooters had several songs going into the studio most of the songs ended up being written or rewritten at the last Monuto Bazilia said. On and we danced a actually wrote and Sang ins lyrics the Day before we mixed it a said. We had written the chorus but the verses we just kept writing and writing. Finally we threw everything a Avand just did a Quick Jaunt to Australia this month interrupts their . Tour which is scheduled to last until March. Before they left the band shot a live concert in Philadelphia to be broadcast on mtg and also sold As a videocassette intercut with documentary footage of the band on the Road. After touring As an opening act Lor squeeze and Don Henley the Hooters Are taking great satisfaction in headlining outside of their Philadelphia base for the first 111716. We be been headlining for five years at Home but now this is incredible Bazilian said. 56