Straight to Stupid: Black Grape
Dave Thompson, Alternative Press, 1997
DANNY SABER'S been a busy boy. Produced the Rolling Stones, remixed David Bowie, and then seven weeks recording the new Black Grape album, climbing the walls of one of the most boring places known to man. Peter Gabriel calls it the Real World studio. But if that really is reality, Black Grape don't need it.
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