European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Readers pol new kids claim title by Anita Gosch Stafl writer ii was .1 Battle Between hard Roik Mcl pop in the i w i in of Dpi s readers poll. In Llu a Lii Corner. Ihi1 rockers Corner defending i champions Bon Ovi and guns n roses and rookies skid Row vied Lor the heavyweight lilies. In the red Liurni a. Llu pop challengers rookies new kids on the . Wilh new round of responses one or the other would like la Lead in the end. Pop won out. New kids on the Blok Bei Mie Ilie year s new champions winning lop honors in four categories. Ilie Innell. Singled out As Best pop group at the Arm Man Musk awards last month edged out rockers Bon Ovi in the favorite band allegory of the annual is poll. Coming in a c lose third were the sultans of slea a. Duns n roses. In the favorite song tale gory new kids hit 7i to i ust managed to squeeze by its n roses Iveel child o Al inc. The top song among sri is readers in the i9hh poll. Milli vanish s r ii on la f trailed slightly behind m third place. New kids and Milli Valli fought hard against Eai h other in the album or old allegory with in Iii Ilam Lingould Cut v of Korni Sirur and in the Mavorite new Ait allegory new kids again took lust Padieo or Milli Valli. Leasing Roi kers skill Row in third place. Other lop Simiers. Boblin blown look tit a e in the i Ivorite male performer category snagging to pendent of the More than 200 votes cast. The soul also placed first As Best Overall performer. Paula Abdul selected As Best dance artist at he american music awards took in More than a Quarter of the votes for favorite female performer. Shock Rocker Alice Cooper took the Lead As favorite come Back and Madonna scored As least favorite performer. Pop artists May have scored High Overall but As far As live shows go hard rockers took the Lead. Bon Ovi Mii lev Rue. Alice Cooper and Aero Smith All placed High in the favorite concert category. Last year s winners Bon Ovi hit first place once again but nearly twice As Many respondents who i Hose the band s c concert As their favorite left the category Blank one respondent even elaborated conceits Are All too expensive he wrote. One respondent left nearly every category Blank. It seems he Lor she did t like anyone in 1181 except for the be.11 i boys As favorite comeback. Several respondents were general in Iligir i Hole is for least favorite performer. Top targets included anyone who sings rap and All rap Funk and Disi o performers. Another respondent wrote Vint i a i c All rape music. What would Moart say one respondent voted the women who remade Iri i lint As i East favorite performer. I thai s will to Power for those who Don t know and another elaborated on his Choice of Debbie Gibbon As i Mavorite performer boo 13-year-old Musu i finally. One Respondi 11 included his list of the Best performers of the dec Ade. Now Why did t we think of that " Mir a try on the 8 in Ristl mtg line Irb Quiry 8, 1990
