Still, it wasn ’t until the early 1980s that the boys got to use the name. “I love our name because I know the naivete it came out of, ” Paddy told Rolling Stone. They also considered Grappled Institution, Dry Axe, and Village Bus. If ever they had a band, they would call it Prefab Sprout, the McAloon brothers decided. McAloon and his brother Martin invented their band ’s odd moniker in 1971 after hearing of strangely named bands such as Grand Funk Railroad and Tyrannosaurus Rex (later T. ” Regardless of whether or not he is worshipped or vilified, this “last pop genius ” -as RollingStonecalled McAloon -has been plugging away for over a decade, constantly reaching for the perfect pop hit. ” New Musical Experience put it bluntly, stating, “Though it is de rigeur among self-styled rock pigs to feign hatred and contempt for Prefab Sprout, the truth is Everybody likes them.
“Suddenly, ” said London ’s Independent on Sunday of McAloon ’s appearance on the music scene, “ was Elvis Costello with a sweet tooth, or he was Paul McCartney with a degree in English and either way he was the smartest alec pop had seen in years. McAloon has been compared to everyone from immortal bard William Shakespeare to soul singer Marvin Gaye.
Paddy McAloon, visionary and front man of England ’s Prefab Sprout, has been called a clever bastard, a god, an eccentric genius, and a wimp critics either adore or abhor him.
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