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Manchester, England (1993 – 1998)
They recruited rapper Kermit and drummer Ged Lynch of the Manchester-based group The Ruthless Rap Assassins, plus guitarist Wags from The Paris Angels. Recording of new material started that year, although the group were not under contract.
In 1995 they signed to Radioactive Records (an imprint of major label BMG) and released their debut album. It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah immediately charted at number 1 in the UK, and spawned three Top 20 singles. According to Songfacts, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich listed it as his favorite CD of 1996.
Black Grape’s music was funky and eclectic, using varied instrumentation and samples. Ryder’s lyrics seem to derive mainly from nonsense rhymes and humorous catch-phrases. The debut album received critical acclaim in Britain, riding high during the then fashionable britpop wave but the group made little impact in the U.S…
The subsequent album, 1997’s Stupid Stupid Stupid was less favoured and charted at number 11 in the UK. The group split in 1998 after Ryder fired the rest of band while touring.
On April 1st 2010, the band will perform their first live show in over 10 years for Get Loaded in the Dark at the Coronet, London.
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It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah
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It's Great When You're Straight ... Yeah
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dollyguarana
Bez = 171.
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crownanchor
Cool:)
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harmno
Sean Ryder is God ;}
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alliedbakeries
"Remembering everything from 1967 to 1990 was ok;everything from 1990 to 2000 wasn't." SHAUN RYDER
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Ezraghast
Sean Ryder is/was a genius. Fact.
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Juniahh
Not gonna lie, when I first saw the main picture I thought it was only two white guys... then I saw the black guy. :l
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DavyTricks
where is the kermit?!
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beebk
FODA
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damagiK
первый альбом взрывоопасен! funky as a fuck
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mvldk666
much LOVE to BLACK GRAPE
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Foogou
If you're into this lot you might just get into "Repo 105" by Circle Of Ears, here: www.last.fm/music/Circle+of+Ears/Cahoots/Repo+105
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c0in0p3r
always favourite of the bag 'eds
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jeffersgray
For tickets to Get Loaded in the Dark with Black Grape: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=367536
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Daniel1986
Fucking hell they're back! That I was not expecting.
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Mirabo
you're a bleedin' motherfucker now aren't you?
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JakeJustice
you got it i want it you know im gonna get it
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LeftCoastRyda
Shake your money, shake shake your money, shake your money, shake shake your money, shake your money, shake shake your money, shake your money, shake shake your money money
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sambedford
Put on your Reeboks and play some fucking tennis!
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Packiesla
We need to score a Kit-Kat!
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mrmocha
I saw Black Grape at the ill-fated Enit Festival in the mid90's. I sold my "It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah" CD in the late 90's. At that point I wasn't aware of the Happy Mondays connection. Now 14 years later I am going to a Happy Mondays concert and rediscovering Black Grape. Weird.
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