Track Listing

1. Reverend Black Grape
2. In The Name Of The Father
3. Tramazi Parti
4. Kelly's Heroes
5. Yeah Yeah Brother
6. A Big Day In The North
7. Shake Well Before Opening
8. Submarine
9. Shake Your Money
10. Little Bob

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21388 in Music
• Released on: 1999-06-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 46 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
One of rock's most spectacular re-inventions, it was strangely comforting to see chemical generation poster-boys Shaun Ryder and Bez shrugging off the Happy Mondays' legacy, enlisting the ragga-voiced Kermit (Ryder's old drug-buddy) and returning as funk-splattered day-glo rap-rockers Black Grape. It's Great... is powered by those irrepressible Madchester vibes, but all conducted with a Hannah-Barbera charm that made Ryder's narcotically-inspired charms appealing again. Ryder, indeed, is on top form: "In The Name Of The Father" features the couplet "Neil Armstrong, astronaut, had balls bigger than King Kong / first big suit on the moon and he's off to play golf--hole in one." Elsewhere, "Shake Your Money" plundered the vault of the Rolling Stones and "Reverend Black Grape" received accusations of blasphemy from the Catholic church. Sure signs that It's Great To Be Straight...Yeah! found Black Grape in rude, nay, obscene health. --Louis Pattison

CD Description
Few could have been expecting great things from ex-Happy Monday Shaun Ryder, last seen drug-addled and artistically barren when that group fizzled out unceremoniously. However, his return was glorious - harnessing the remixing talents of Danny Saber and the croaky rapping of Kermit, It's Great... offered an instant high for party people. Ryder's slurred rantings and nonsense lyrics seemed more at home than ever: 'A Big Day In The North' most clearly recalled the Mondays sound, but the mighty 'Reverend Black Grape', 'Kelly's Heroes' and the irresistible invitation to 'Shake Your Money' definedthe funky, in-yer-face Black Grape sound.

Customer Reviews

An ode to joy
If you have a pulse you will love this album. The first 4 songs are the strongest, with "The Reverend Black Grape" making me want to get up and DANCE! This is easily the best thing Sean Ryder's ever done, including the Happy Mondays.

A joyous, sarcastic, bitter and energetic set of songs encompassing love, religion, drugs and money. Buy it and prepare to be uplifted!

great when your straight from the mondays!!
How do ya follow on from the Mondays? with black grape - thats how!! reverand black grape, name of the father! ha ha! ya gotta love the humour, Ryder you are a genius, Kellys heros one of the best track of the nineties!! guitar brilliance from Wags! Love this album!!

Yeah! Know what I mean..?
Personally I LOVE this album. I've had it for four years and it's still one of my big faves. A dash of funk and a swish of subversive wordplay, all rolled into a drugged up haze of religion, politics, and love. The lyrics may sound superficial enough, but actually make a surprising amount of sense, waxing satirical about this and that. A great album, with a lot of great ideas!