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Was (Not Was): Back Come the Freaks

David A. Keeps, New Musical Express, 22 October 1983

Was (Not Was)'s major problem was that they could never sing. Their voices would always come out sounding freaky. To overcome this they've brought in a heap of normals to act as fronts: The Knack singer, Mel Tormé and Ozzy Osbourne... Ozzy Osbourne? Can't these guys do anything straight? For more freak antics read on.

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