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{{about|the music genre|the ethnic group|Grebo (ethnic group)|the language|Grebo language|the Terry Pratchett character|Greebo}}
'''Grebo''' was a [[United Kingdom]] [[subculture]] of the late 1980s and early 1990s, largely based in the [[Midlands#The_English_Midlands|English Midlands]].
Influential bands in the scene were [[Pop Will Eat Itself]] (who had songs titled, "Oh Grebo I Think I Love You" and "Grebo Guru"), [[The Wonder Stuff]], [[Ned's Atomic Dustbin]] and [[Leicester]] bands [[Crazyhead]], [[The Bomb Party]], [[The Hunters Club]], [[Scum Pups]] and [[Gaye Bykers on Acid]].<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |title=The Great Alternative & Indie Discography |year= 1999 |publisher=Canongate |isbn=0-86241-913-1 |pages=169, 711 |quote=Lumped in with the media created "Grebo" scene along with Pop Will Eat Itself, Gaye Bykers on Acid and the early Wonder Stuff, Crazyhead.../[Wonder Stuff] initially lumped in with contemporaries like Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead under the music-press created 'grebo' banner/etc.. }}</ref><ref>[http://www.musicaroma.it/nerds/articolone.asp?ID=5803 Nerds Attack! L' Underground di Musicaroma.it<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="Larkin">{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |title=The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music |year= 1992 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |isbn=0-85112-579-4 |pages=73-74 |quote=In common with Gaye Bikers on Acid (sic), Bomb Party, and Pop Will Eat Itself, [Crazyhead] were linked with the media-fuelled 'biker' or 'grebo' rock genre. }}</ref> The musical styles of the bands were a blend of [[garage rock]], the more alternative forms of rock, pop, hip-hop, and [[electronica]]. The musical genre found favour with adherents of the earlier [[Post Punk]] roots of [[Gothic rock]] such as [[Mick Mercer]] which by the late 1980s had changed character significantly.
The grebo visual style often included [[dreadlocks]], partially [[shaved head]]s and high ponytails, [[undercut]] or shaved long hair, baggy clothing, boots, lumberjack shirts, army surplus clothing, and eccentric [[hat]]s.
The movement, although short-lived, was a reasonable success at the time, and influenced a number of later bands. To a certain extent it was a music press invention, much like [[positive punk]], a scene and style named by British indie magazines, specifically [[NME]] and the [[Melody Maker]].<ref name="Strong" /> The scene occupied the period in the late 1980s and early 1990s before [[Grunge music]], [[Britpop]] and other forms of Anglo-American [[alternative rock]] took over.
==See also==
*[[Crust punk]]
*[[Hardcore punk]]
*[[Baggy|Baggy scene]]
*[[Post-punk]]
*[[Riot grrl]]
*[[Britpop]]
*[[Metal|Heavy metal]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*''GREBO'' by [[Mick Mercer]], [[Melody Maker]], 1987. [http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/4356/melodymaker87.html reproduced here]
[[Category:Rock music genres]]
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