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One of rock's most spectacular re-inventions, it was strangely comforting to see chemical generation poster-boys Shaun Ryder and Bez shrugging off the Happy Mondays' legacy, enlisting the ragga-voiced Kermit (Ryder's old drug-buddy) and returning as funk-splattered day-glo rap-rockers Black Grape. It's Great... is powered by those irrepressible Madchester vibes, but all conducted with a Hannah-Barbera charm that made Ryder's narcotically-inspired charms appealing again. Ryder, indeed, is on top form: "In The Name Of The Father" features the couplet "Neil Armstrong, astronaut, had balls bigger than King Kong / first big suit on the moon and he's off to play golf--hole in one." Elsewhere, "Shake Your Money" plundered the vault of the Rolling Stones and "Reverend Black Grape" received accusations of blasphemy from the Catholic church. Sure signs that It's Great To Be Straight...Yeah! found Black Grape in rude, nay, obscene health. --Louis Pattison
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you have a pulse you will love this album. The first 4 songs are the strongest, with "The Reverend Black Grape" making me want to get up and DANCE! This is easily the best thing Sean Ryder's ever done, including the Happy Mondays.
A joyous, sarcastic, bitter and energetic set of songs encompassing love, religion, drugs and money. Buy it and prepare to be uplifted!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Personally I LOVE this album. I've had it for four years and it's still one of my big faves. A dash of funk and a swish of subversive wordplay, all rolled into a drugged up haze of religion, politics, and love. The lyrics may sound superficial enough, but actually make a surprising amount of sense, waxing satirical about this and that. A great album, with a lot of great ideas!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Every single song on this first album by Black Grape is superb and definitely Shaun Ryder's best album release outside The Mondays. As always with Shaun you get superb lyrics especially on one of the tracks of the nineties, `Kelly's Heroes'.
Every tune stands up on its own with no fillers on the album - especially tracks like `Big Day in the North' and `Shake Your Money'. For me this is one of the albums of the nineties and Shaun Ryder shows on it why he's one of the best songwriters to come out of that decade. Top Notch album!!
Every tune stands up on its own with no fillers on the album - especially tracks like `Big Day in the North' and `Shake Your Money'. For me this is one of the albums of the nineties and Shaun Ryder shows on it why he's one of the best songwriters to come out of that decade. Top Notch album!!
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Post acid house party bliss and badness!
One of the great albums of the 1990's, this found Shaun Ryder re-energised from the demise of the Happy Mondays. A band that plays looser, funkier and grittier than ever before. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Raving Russell
zoverstocks supplied a really badly scratched disk
zoverstocks supplied a really badly scratched disk, visibly damaged, rendering the CD unlistenable. It's a really good album made useless.
Published 19 months ago by Mr. G. W. Grace
3 days later it arrived.
Not much to say. I ordered the Black Grape CD and a few days later it arrived. Perfect.
Published on 5 April 2010 by K. J. Darby
Yeah!
This is an amazing LP; brilliant playing, funny/creative lyrics; superb attitude.
The more you listen,the more you hear in the mix...buy now!
The more you listen,the more you hear in the mix...buy now!
Published on 16 April 2009 by pureunited
JACKASS DE CARLO
HIM DE GUNSLINGER YOU KNOW. LIKE SOULJA. GANGSTA RAP. HE LOOK JES LIKE A DIM CHAVFATHER INNA EASTBOURNE.
Published on 23 July 2008
great when your straight from the mondays!!
How do ya follow on from the Mondays? with black grape - thats how!! reverand black grape, name of the father! ha ha! Read more
Published on 14 July 2007 by A. M. Salmon
Shaun Ryder
This is the last great release of Shaun's short career and the best. The greatest album of the 90's and that includes Definitely Maybe.
Please buy and bow to the Master.
Please buy and bow to the Master.
Published on 30 Sep 2006 by K. Jones
It's great when your grape...yeah
How do you sum up the talents of Shaun Ryder? Singer, rapper? He's not that good at either. One supposes he's good at being Shaun Ryder and this album encompasses the vibe that his... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2005 by "lordwoody"
This is totally audacious.
The CD is buzzing man, it is totally cool. I bought this as I saw the front cover and thought wow, this must be great. And it was! Shauny Ryder is and absolute godsend. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2000 by olijackson82@hotmail.com
Yipee-yi
Who could say anything bad about Shaun Ryder. Him and Bez came back from extinction to make a new record in the spirit of the Mondays but the technology of the time. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 1999
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