European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Queen s Roger Taylor carries the Gross Yanit Gosch staff writer Ost drummers would give Hinr Nellt Arm to or in rot jct Taylor 5 shoes As a member Ollic Bulish Rock  Queen Law 39 year old musician appears to  it All Lime Lorl unc. Nil Ihn plots times Hinl come w ill being Lamous and fortunate plus Del Quli ice Lime to enjoy them do Loi Tayidi. Nil Al was t enough he recently formed his  kind the Cross. Wrote and recorded a d Oul album and 15 taming the club circuit to promote i to a Klim no ii Lac Nuj anything in hic is nol very Apical nil to  Taylor said m an Mlo View in fian Lurl last week end i hic to have a Jonh All the Lime and Queen probably works the a Man Luis a year " Taylor ins Ukon on a d a Creel Job in his new Endeavor instead of Xiii Siryj the skins to ploys rhythm gut and sings h in Tayi ii list tar inc moment he s had enough of playing Drums it s very hard work physically Usedalo come Oft stage after two hours with Queen completely  he said ant i be always enjoyed playing Trie Guilar. I be found in s mom expressive you can Pul More Inlo Iho music " the Cross album is tilled Solove it. Bui trial s nol Iho message Taylor is giving his fellow cuon Malos a new Queen album is already in the works. Alter Taylor s 1j Aly Loui at Germany with tie Cross hell i turn to Tho studio Wilh Queen to finish up what to describes As a Back id basics album. It will be recorded live in Iho studio As opposed to laying Clown tracks instrument by Insom Neinl Queen Lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and guitarist Brian \ a hip oui on shove it. Mercury sings Lead in the Ballad i Avn far everyone and May provides a guitar Solo on another number. Cyl the i oi5 is no merely a Queen spinoff the qum cd is nol a1 theatrical and flamboyant As the group thai gained Fame in the Lilier Rock Era of tha mid-1970s, Hallur said Taylor in 5 More Down to Carlo and a Pfel by Grilly group " Taylor admits the band lacks a Del Nile identity on tha tie cams with Queen drummer Roger Taylor Cen Terlion tour in Germany album and thai he was still searching Lor a Dii opolion when to wrote the songs. The music tangos from modern Kochno pop with rap vocals on the Tilie Irack to 60s f1sb on Sitina up for love to hard Rock on love Lias bleeding i wanted to sort of Iuso the modern elements Wilh the More base hard Rock elements to said. I wanted to get me Bestol the old Lulf and mix it Wilh what i thought were tha Busl techniques of Tho now  on stage Iho hard Rock elements Lake Over. Taylor said that is most Likely the direction Iho band will Lake. Taylor has released two Solo Obi Ima. Bul mis is Iho f is Lime that a has Farmed a band to advertised for members through an Anonymous and in the music press "1 don1 look at it Asmo and a backing group,"1 he said the whole idea was to form a proper group of which i m a member. Of maybe a key member but it s not Ike Roger Taylor and inc paramedics or something it s the  this is also inc first limn in a Tang Limo at least that Taylor has Hil Iho club circuit to said Hal performing in Small clubs and University auditoriums really is nol that much different than performing in stadiums and Arenas As he does with Queen. So Rangely enough when you go Inlo the sound Cheek you think Christ this place is Small " he said but Whan we a Lusty play the lights go up. The sound comes on and there s very Little difference a stage is a Slago and Tho music s the  Taylor also has to logo Iho Royal treatment he receives when he s on the Road with Queen although nol Quile All of in. Last weekend he stayed in the iwo room Canada Suile Al the posh Frantum Plaza hotel. You Don l gel All Iho rills the limousines and helicopters to said. The whole idea is to got on the bus together and go from Lown to town and play Fot people and do in lion Bottom up " the Cross performs in  Thaler Labril april 14, or Langon a Werk april 16. Fran Lurl music i april. Hannover Capitol april 18, soul Garl Esslinger music & action april 19, Mannheim Copilot april 20. Dusseldorf Tor 3 april 21, Dortmund  2 april 24 and Bonn  april is for in Arraion Call Doda music 069-729065 former Row salutes soldiers in song by Joe Edwards associated press keep in the mountains of Vietnam i be Green Burcl was held prisoner of a in a Small shipping crate by captors who Slabbed him Wilh Bamboo Sticks. To save his sanity. Pat Murphy Sang hound 0g and pretended to was Elvis Presley by imitating the famous Singer s gyrations. Sometimes they d scream Al me to shut up Murphy recalled i d sing that much  seventeen years later Trio 47-year-old Veteran is still singing he lives in Long Beach calif., where he is a Hole general manager by Day and a country music Singer As a sideline he s just released a song. Cont Al vet which encourages his fellow it learns to Pul the War behind them and rebuild their lives As proud americans who served their country. The song says so buddy please Don t cry thai you lived is no disgrace / please make us walk proud again. 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