Singing In The Rain: The Weather Prophets
Len Brown, NME, 28 March 1987
Songs?! Poetry?!! Something's very wrong here; THE WEATHER PROPHETS are making a splash as a high profile rock band, but there's no mention of metal mayhem, or even Led Zep. It's nothing short of deviancy! Len Brown's in on it too.
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