Hicksville High School - Comet Yearbook (Hicksville, NY)

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I --11 ; w • I i ecause of the various types of music today, it is sometimes difficult to follow one particular trend. New Wave music is a direct contrast to hard rock, top forty music is very different from heavy metal, and thrash is the opposite of disco. Even so, some students were able to listen to more than one type of music simultaneously. Some of the most popular top forty bands this past year were Def Leppard, Debbie Gibson, George Michael, Bon Jovi, and Chi- cago. These artists have had numerous hits, and were frequently played on radio stations Z-100 and WPLJ. Junior Gerald Lenzi says, “I like top forty. Z-100 is the best radio station on the dial.” Senior David Keller agrees, “I listen to top forty the most, but my favorite type of music is a mixture of types of music.” David is also a fan of hard rock, proving that it’s possible to like numer- ous types of music. Heavy metal bands like Guns N Rose, AC DC, and Aero- smith have a big fan in junior Geoff Martin. As Geoff exclaims, “I like metal. Metal rules! Anthrax Forever!” Just because some- one prefers a particular type of music, he shouldn’t be categorized into a particular group. Junior Steve Campanella said “My favor- ite kind of music is hard rock because the music is good to listen to and it isn’t wimpy for my taste. I also like some thrash metal.” Junior Paul Niccolls favorite type of music is “Hard rock but, also some new wave and thrash.” New music bands like Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Sugar- cubes, and INXS continue to rise in popularity. After WLIR went off the air, station WDRE took its place. Junior Augustine Hansen, who works at Record World, feels “WDRE plays the best new music and the most up and coming groups.” Because new music has been so popular on the charts, it has often crossed the path of top 40 fans. Junior Kristine Tisdale exclaims, “I like all music. I don’t really have a favorite radio station because I flip around until I find a favorite song.” Even though some people have specific musical tastes, even- tually they might find themselves having varied musical tastes! — Vicki Cullen At the Mr. P. dance, senior Harry Pangas “entertains” us all with anecdotes and amusing stories about the late, great Mr Pitrelli. 24 Musical Trends 'eMZTJk

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Junior Paul Poretsky deals with the pressure of getting his Spanish classwork done on time as he feverishly works to com- plete it. L