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* FaceOfTheBand: Well, two faces: Shaun and Bez.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Shaun and Bez's next band Black Grape. They pursued the sound of ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'', focusing more on its Hip-Hop style elements, abandoning the House music elements.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The sudden shift from party-oriented AlternativeDance to a mix of GothicRock and soul funk on ''Yes Please!'' failed to win over both old and new audiences; not only was the album universally panned, but it also sold only an eighth of what ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' made, heavily contributing to the bankruptcy of Creator/FactoryRecords.

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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The sudden shift from party-oriented AlternativeDance to a mix of GothicRock GothRock and soul funk on ''Yes Please!'' failed to win over both old and new audiences; not only was the album universally panned, but it also sold only an eighth of what ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' made, heavily contributing to the bankruptcy of Creator/FactoryRecords.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The sudden shift from party-oriented AlternativeDance to a mix of GothicRock and soul funk on ''Yes Please!'' failed to win over both old and new audiences; not only was the album universally panned, but it also sold only an eighth of what ''Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches'' made, heavily contributing to the bankruptcy of Creator/FactoryRecords.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The band had a habit of ripping off popular songs. The chorus of "Kinky Afro" is very similar to [[Music/PattiLaBelle LaBelle's]] "Lady Marmalade".
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The reaction to ''Yes Please!''

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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The reaction to ''Yes Please!''Please!''

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* CoveredUp: "Step On" is more famous than John Kongos's "He's Gonna Step On You Again".

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* NeverLiveItDown: Is it no surprise people won't let the band forget ''they'' drove Creator/FactoryRecords out of business because of their addictions and holding ''Yes Please!'' hostage?
** Receiving the [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap two word review]], "No thanks." probably won't be forgotten.

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* NeverLiveItDown: Is it no surprise people won't let the band forget ''they'' drove Creator/FactoryRecords out of business because of their addictions and holding ''Yes Please!'' hostage?
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hostage. Receiving the [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap two word review]], "No thanks." probably also won't be forgotten.
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** Receiving the 2 word review "No thanks." probably won't be forgotten.

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** Receiving the 2 [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap two word review review]], "No thanks." probably won't be forgotten.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Is it no surprise people won't let the band forget ''they'' drove Factory Records out of business because of their addictions and holding ''Yes Please!'' hostage?

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* NeverLiveItDown: Is it no surprise people won't let the band forget ''they'' drove Factory Records Creator/FactoryRecords out of business because of their addictions and holding ''Yes Please!'' hostage?
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** Receiving the 2 word review "No thanks." probably won't be forgotten.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Is it no surprise people won't let the band forget ''they'' drove Factory Records out of business because of their addictions and holding ''Yes Please!'' hostage?
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* FountainOfMemes: Shawn tends to spawn very quotable slices of druggy rambling.
-->''You're twistin' my melon, man!''
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* EpicRiff: The intro to "Step On".
* FaceOfTheBand: Well, two faces: Shaun and Bez.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The reaction to ''Yes Please!''

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