European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Frankie says rage hard by Sandy Adzgery associated Pressi n 1933. Frankie Goss to Hollywood burst on Tho Bulish music scene with a mixture of controversy and hype sol 1o a heavy disco Boal three years later to band is trying to live Down ils puppet image with a second up Liverpool. Lead Singer Holly Johnson called in taking Oil Tho Rose coloured glasses of Welcome Loftt please Rome was the band s Debu up. Produced by Itie group s Mentor Trevor Horn who chose net to produce Liverpool at first it was a blow to my on tour . Manchester 0-men Center Jan. 10 London Wembley Jan 12 a13 Birmingham n . Jin. 19 Glasgow . Jin. 22 Germany Berlin fab. 6 Hannover Europa Halle of a. 7 fran Lurl fest Hall feb. 10 Munich Olympia Halle of a 12dortmund Wesella Lenealle Fob. 13 Hamburg feb. 14 Kiel Osl Seehale feb. 18 Ludwigshafen Eber Halle feb. 17 Saa Brucken Saarland Halla feb. 19 Stuttgart Seney Shalia feb. 20 Wurzburg cart diem Hall feb. 21 Johnson said in an interview Al a restaurant in West London i thought he was t interested but he explained that Howan led More input torn the band this Lime if he had worked on it it would have been More electronic rather than a development musically without Horn s input there was some concern thai the phenomenon at 83 would be the hop of so. But in was Only an occasional worry while the bigger problem appeared to be keeping the band together at the Monteux music festival in Switzerland last Spring the rest of the group Brian Nash Peter Gih. Mark Otoole and Paul Rutherford destroyed their rented stage equipment on his return to England. Johnson told reporters he was ashamed lobe associated with the group there was a time when i was seriously considering leaving Johnson said it seemed that everywhere i looked was Lota madness and disorder. Ii was t efficient " aside from the Rock n Roll antics to Mon Cui there wore wild times in Ireland while Tho group was supposed to be writing material Tor the album. That s Why it look so Long to get this album Oul Johnson said obviously annoyed by the other members. They would disappear ram thursday night until monday morning to parly in Dublin ii aggravated me terribly but Ihal s life " when the Frankie released relax their debut hit single they stunned the Public with their bold lyrics end Bawdy video in America relax made in into the top with a new album a new attitude and in upcoming tour Frank a floes to Hollywood has no time to relax in 1$87. 10 in Britain re spent lift weeks Al to. 1 Anjou Llotd All the beatles records. Johnson said in s great to be appreciated in their native country but in s still important Tor the group to be successful in the United Stales to me Ihal s real Success because then you re in the same pen with All the people who be been successful there Johnson said the latest single rage hard has the usual Frankie disco Beal bul the lyrics Are dil Terent from he party pleasure tune. Relax ii was inspired by a poem by Dylan Thomas and it s about raging hard against the dying Johnson said. It s 0 encourage people if they a Tough Lime Don t give up and Don t give Only Lime will Tell if Holly Johnson gives up or gives in or if Frankie goes to Hollywood can carry on to make a third up. Now Hal they be had to travel together work together and grow up together How Are they gelling along at tha moment we Are getting on Quile Well bul they Haven t grown up yet Johnson said they re currently growing up so Well have to wait and a rolling Stone swings to big band rhythms Bojoh Swenson United press International v Arious members of the rolling Slon shave gone their separate ways in the Pas year. Mick Jagger has made a Solo record and Long form video Keith Richard has organized and produced a number of projects and Ron Wood has been playing on various sessions. The most intriguing Post stones pro act however is drummer Charlie Walls ambitious 31 piece jazz band the 15-year-old Walls has been an avid azz tan since Well before joining the rolling stones bul his is his first real Chance to play in a setting he describes As his dream the project started Oul As a one shot Deal at London s famed jazz club Ronnie Scoll s i just called up All the players who i really liked said Walls and hey came Down for the gig it was great Lun. And then
