The Happy Mondays
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No, No, No! Only 2 posts about the Happy Mondays? Not good enough. Let's be 'avin it LARGE.Wrote For Luck ..Manchester pop impresario Tony Wilson discovered the Mondays (then managed by Phil Saxe) at a battle of the bands contest held at his Haçienda nightclub. The story goes that Wilson signed them to his label, Factory Records, even though they came in last. Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), debuted in 1987. A number of other albums followed, most of which were released in the United States on the Elektra Records label. By the late 1980s, the Happy Mondays were an important part of the Madchester music scene and personified rave culture. Shaun Ryder fought against a serious drug problem (and lost) which typified the scene and the era.Musically, the band fused indie pop guitars with a rhythmic style that owed much to house music, techno and northern soul. Much of their music was remixed by popular DJs, emphasizing the dance influences even further. In terms of style and dress, they crossed hippy fashion and ideals with 1970s glamour. Sartorially and musically, the band helped to encourage the psychedelic revival associated with acid house. One of their most popular songs was "Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer)", featuring a surreal duet between Ryder and country music legend Karl Denver.."I grew up in New York in the 1970s, and I've seen a lot of people who live life on the edge. But I've never before seen a group of people who had no idea where the edge is." Tina Weymouth.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Mondays.http://www.happymondays.info/.Hallelujah..Oh dear, they are back at this years summer festivals (..in theory, don't hold your breath).Filling in the gaps. No.99http://mog.com/Neill/blog_post/29537.(Thanks to Auralgasms & normfly )
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