Grebo
Grebo (occasionally spelled Greebo, although that has somewhat different connotations) was a minor UK subculture of the late 80s and early 90s, largely based in the Midlands and around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself (who had a song titled, "Oh Greebo, I Think I Love You"), Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter USM, and The Wonder Stuff. The Levellers and New Model Army also sometimes associated with Grebo. The musical style of the bands was more or less a blend of the more alternative forms of Indie rock, and electronica. The grebo visual style often included dreadlocks, partially shaved heads and high ponytails, baggy clothing, and strange hats. The movement, although shortlived, was a reasonable success at the time, and influenced a number of later bands. To a certain extent it was a music press invention, a scene and style named by British indie mags, specifically NME and the Melody Maker, in order to fill the period in the late 80s before Grunge music and other forms of American Alternative rock broke through. It was labelled "The Scene that Celebrates Itself" by the Melody Maker alongside the then popular shoegazer movement and has since become almost totally forgotten.
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