Stupid, Stupid, Stupid

by Black Grape

Overview

With the demise of Happy Mondays and the stoned innocence of the 'Madchester' scene in the late '80s/early '90s, vocalist Shaun Ryder was left with one helluva hangover and a need for an outlet for his individual brand of strung-out street poetry. With Black Grape, he's found a harder, darker forum for his freewheeling rants. On STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, he shares vocal tasks with Carl "Psycho" McCarthy and Paul "Kermit" Leveridge, who contribute raps and rapid-fire Jamaican toasting to trade off with Ryder's thickly-accented drug references. STUPID STUPID STUPID finds Ryder soldiering on in typical hedonistic fashion; sex and drugs are high on the lyrical agenda. The album opens with "Get Higher" which splices portions of Ron & Nancy Reagan's anti-drug speeches into confessions of copious narcotic consumption, and all over a wild, club-ready background. The heavy bass throb and distorted vocals of "Dadi Waz A Badi" display Black Grape's ominous side, while "Rubber Band" is distinctively bright, with trumpets, vocoder and, at center stage, Shaun Ryder, the sprightliest, most endearing beer slob you'll ever fall in love with.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/1998
Label:	Universal-Island Records
UPC:	0008811171629
Rank:	131310

Tracks

1. Get Higher
2. Squeaky
3. Marbles
4. Dadi Was a Badi
5. Rubberband
6. Spotlight
7. Tell Me Something
8. Money Back Guaranteed
9. Loney
10. Words

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Black Grape   Primary Artist
John X. Volaitis   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Manmade   Guest Artist
Ged Lynch   Drums,Percussion
Neil Yates   Trumpet,Theremin
Stephen Lironi   Guitar (Electric)
Shaun Ryder   Vocals
Martin Slattery   Flute,Saxophone,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Danny Saber   Bass,Piano,Sitar,Guitar,Harmonica,Clavichord,Fender Rhodes
Paul "Kermit" Leverage   Vocals
Paul "Wags" Wagstaff   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

John X. Volaitis   Engineer,Producer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Phil Ault   Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Stephen Lironi   Producer
Shaun Ryder   Producer,Composer
Martin Slattery   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Danny Saber   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Horn Arrangements
Marco Migliari   Engineer
Ewan Davis   Engineer
Manmade   Composer
Mauricio Iragorri   Mixing Assistant
Veronica Gretton   Coordination