Jon PENNYCOOKFrom an interview with Rich Deakin about Grebo
'It’s a bit ironic that one of the next big things after grebo had been written off was grunge…'
'...It also had the attraction of having some sort of ‘outsider’ cachet too. Although evolving around the same time, “uncool Leicester” could never compete with “cool Seattle”.'
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“A Burst Of Dirty Thunder”: The Rise And Fall Of Grebo | The Quietus
Gaye Bykers On Acid, photo by Phil Nicholls The mid-80s in Britain was not a great time for rock music. The excitement of the NWOBHM had long since burnt out, neo-prog had merely succeeded in producing Marillion’s mawkish ‘Kayleigh’, and first-wave goth had crashed with the apparent dissolution of the Sisters Of Mercy. The indie […]