Was (Not Was): Brothers of Invention
Mat Snow, Sounds, 16 July 1988
WAS (NOT WAS) still people their songs freaks, but compassion now nestles satire. MAT SNOW helps The Was Brothers find the heartbeat of their absurd Frankenstein monsters.
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