Amazing band, they had such a huge impact, they were larger than life characters and were pretty infamous for the huge amounts of drugs they were taking, I had just left home and gone to art college when they hit the scene, so they'll always be one of those bands I'll have very fond memories of, talking of transitional music of that era, another hacienda band you should check it is New Fads aka The Fast Automatic Daffodils, they were a favourite of mine.
The Happy Mondays were part of the late 80s/early 90s Manchester scene (but also huge across the UK), this included The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and The Charlatans. 1988 was the second Summer of Love in the UK, which marked the end of the Acid House rave scene and transitioning to the House dance club culture of the early 90s, this whole music movement really changed British society, a bit like the UK Punk scene did back in the early 70s. Brit Pop was later, but was influenced by these bands.... checkout Primal Scream, The Orb, The Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets, if you like the vibe.
Oakenfold produced this song and an entire album of gems. An indie rock classic produced with multiple cutting and pasting different parts of the instrumentation.
Manchester, Yes! This lands somewhere between 80s New Wave Synth and the emerging rave scene. Britpop was almost starting around the time or just after. Although not all are from Manchester. Happy Mondays, Charlatans, Stone Roses, EMF, Jesus Jones, Soup Dragons, Ned's Atomic Dustbin could all fall under this. A little later you can see the the lineage to Cornershop, Kasabian, Kula Shaker, even Beck. Early Blur (There's No Other Way) certainly fits in. Electronic (the band) was in the mix, however, that is a bit of everyone taking influence from each other. I mean, they all wouldn't exist without New Order not only due to the Hacienda but their music
LOVE this song! Glad you got to one of the big Madchester bands. Such a funky groove and can be considered “trippy” psychedelic funk pop. Hope you guys get to Inspiral Carpets (Ty; I would love to see what you think of “Dragging Me Down” by them). Also, another band from the same period is “The Farm” and their hits (in the UK at least) “All Together Now”, “Groovy Train” and their cover of the Monkees “Stepping Stone”. Glad you guys enjoyed “Step On” and the video too.
The crazy dancer with the flip sunglasses is Bez, he's kind of a much loved British institution, he never played any instrument he was more of a crowd pleaser / entertainer, who's famous for playing the maracas ;D Happy Mondays along with the stone roses were kind of cross over bands, which sat somewhere between Brit pop and the UK 90's rave scene, they had broad appeal, you should look into the 90's UK Rave scene, the more commercial examples being the Prodigy, Altern 8, Bizarre inc Acen (my personal favourite) and others. It was a very grass roots music scene, where most of the artists started making music in their bedrooms on 303 samplers, with lots of small independent publishers pushing the music, before big money took over and ruined it.
Delighted you reacting to the awesome happy Mondays! This was their biggest hit, but it wasn't their best song, that was definitely w.f.l (wrote for luck)
In the late 80s, some British indie rock bands started to absorb the vibes and chemicals of the emerging rave scene. Initially, this new genre was referred to as Indie Dance. Because the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays both came from Manchester, it was also referred to as "Madchester". Another song in the same vein that you might enjoy is "Weirdo" by The Charlatans. Even some Shoegaze bands flirted with a more dance vibe, a good example of this being "Soon" by My Bloody Valentine.
This was part of the Madchester scene along with The Stone Roses and lots of other Northern groups. It was sort of indie and rave mixed together with lots of emphasis on Ectasy and pills.
Baggy genre, became Madchester and Britpop came after that. Madchester was mostly Manchester or Northern English-based indie bands, rave and indie club culture.
It's not Brit Pop. It's Madchester/Baggy. It's kind of a psychedelia and acid house sound with a funky drum beat. Where as Brit pop is more rock focused. And yeah, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses both come from the same music scene. The Madchester sound evolved into Brit pop. You could argue that the Stone Roses were the bridge between the two sounds. There is an amazing movie about the Madchester scene called 24 hour party people. It goes over the origins (the famous sex pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall) all the way to the end of the sound in the mid 90s. Just in case anyone is interested. The Lesser free trade hall gig had 40 people in attendance. Among them were: Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley who went on to join the Buzzcocks. Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner who went on to form Joy Division/New Order. Mark E Smith who formed the Fall. Mick Hucknall of Simply red. The photographer Kevin Cummins. The founders of factory records Tony Wilson and Martin Hannet. Oh and some bloke called Morrissey. All were at that gig before they formed their respective bands/careers.
They were one of the first indie bands to bring in the djs - oakenfold and Weatherall. Changed indie forever - loads did it later, but screamadelica, primal scream, 91, is probably the best - try it. Subscribed. Like your vibe lads.
Check out black grape, prity much the same band just minus a few old faces n added a few new members to band, reverend blackgrape is a great tune to check out!!!
How are these guys still alive. I always remember the famous story of Factory Records sending them to Jamaica to record an album. Shaun had become addicted to Heroin and the record company was struggling to survive and needed their next album so they tried to find a place where there was no Herion to get him off it and get the album done, they were told Jamaica had no Herion - unfortunately it had a lot of Cocaine. This resulted in members of the Mondays dismantling the studio and selling the stuff for money to buy Cocaine. When they returned Shaun held the master tapes of the album hostage demanding money to hand them over - they gave him 50 pounds and got the tapes and when they listened to them it was an album of such staggering awfulness - terrible musically and with unintelligible nonsense vocals in a few scattered spots and none in most. Not surprisingly Factory records were screwed. If you ever get a chance watch "24 Hour Party People" it is about Factory records and seeing the stories of Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays etc played out in a surrealistic humorous way is a delight. UK's Celebrity Gogglebox has Shaun & Bez on it and it's strange to see them now seemingly happy and relatively healthy watching tv together. Style wise it's "Madchester" and bands like Stone Roses definitely had that sound. I suppose it's proto Brit-Pop in that Brit Pop is kind of the successor.
These are pre britpop and along with Stone Roses, 808 state etc and is MADCHESTER, Oasis weren't even really britpop they had more in common with the roses ,britpop was more of a Southern thing exempting a few like pulp)
Totally disagree. Oasis were definitely a Britpop band, the biggest, and there were other Northern bands I'd throw in there with them, The Verve, Shed Seven, Pulp, Cast, Space, Mansun, Longpigs, and Seahorses. Of course there are have from all over the UK, hence why it was called Britpop, so there were obviously southern bands like Suede, Reef, Elastica, Supergrass, Dodgy, Echobelly, and Sleeper, and bands from other places like the Manics, Stereophonics, and Super Furry Animals from Wales, and Ocean Colour Scene from Birmingham, the Boo Radleys, not even sure where they were from. Of all the bands of this genre I wouldn't even put Blur in there (maybe because they were formed well before it became a thing), they didn't have the Britpop sound, and apart from the mostly media generated battle of the band between the Gallagher brothers and Blur with the aim of generating sales they were in my opinion of doing their own thing entirely, unless you are just calling every British pop band from this era Britpop, which I don't see as the case.
They were a great band, sad they were too effed up to continue making music. What a waste. There's a song on this album called Loose fit, one of my all time faves. Another good reaction guys.
Let's be honest. It was about the drugs! Without that scene this band would have been nothing. When you have someone in your band who is there for dancing and that is literally it; you've lost all musical credibility.
Before Brit pop this is Madchester at it's finest 😎
Was there - afflecks palace, hacienda, dry201. Great days.
Same year as fools gold. Mondays and Roses appeared on top of the pops together dec 89.
Amazing band, they had such a huge impact, they were larger than life characters and were pretty infamous for the huge amounts of drugs they were taking, I had just left home and gone to art college when they hit the scene, so they'll always be one of those bands I'll have very fond memories of, talking of transitional music of that era, another hacienda band you should check it is New Fads aka The Fast Automatic Daffodils, they were a favourite of mine.
The Happy Mondays were part of the late 80s/early 90s Manchester scene (but also huge across the UK), this included The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets and The Charlatans. 1988 was the second Summer of Love in the UK, which marked the end of the Acid House rave scene and transitioning to the House dance club culture of the early 90s, this whole music movement really changed British society, a bit like the UK Punk scene did back in the early 70s. Brit Pop was later, but was influenced by these bands.... checkout Primal Scream, The Orb, The Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets, if you like the vibe.
Definitely would like to see Primal Scream and Charlatans on the channel. Love these pre Brit pop bands ❤
Oakenfold produced this song and an entire album of gems. An indie rock classic produced with multiple cutting and pasting different parts of the instrumentation.
Manchester, Yes! This lands somewhere between 80s New Wave Synth and the emerging rave scene. Britpop was almost starting around the time or just after. Although not all are from Manchester. Happy Mondays, Charlatans, Stone Roses, EMF, Jesus Jones, Soup Dragons, Ned's Atomic Dustbin could all fall under this. A little later you can see the the lineage to Cornershop, Kasabian, Kula Shaker, even Beck. Early Blur (There's No Other Way) certainly fits in. Electronic (the band) was in the mix, however, that is a bit of everyone taking influence from each other. I mean, they all wouldn't exist without New Order not only due to the Hacienda but their music
LOVE this song! Glad you got to one of the big Madchester bands. Such a funky groove and can be considered “trippy” psychedelic funk pop. Hope you guys get to Inspiral Carpets (Ty; I would love to see what you think of “Dragging Me Down” by them). Also, another band from the same period is “The Farm” and their hits (in the UK at least) “All Together Now”, “Groovy Train” and their cover of the Monkees “Stepping Stone”. Glad you guys enjoyed “Step On” and the video too.
The crazy dancer with the flip sunglasses is Bez, he's kind of a much loved British institution, he never played any instrument he was more of a crowd pleaser / entertainer, who's famous for playing the maracas ;D
Happy Mondays along with the stone roses were kind of cross over bands, which sat somewhere between Brit pop and the UK 90's rave scene, they had broad appeal, you should look into the 90's UK Rave scene, the more commercial examples being the Prodigy, Altern 8, Bizarre inc Acen (my personal favourite) and others. It was a very grass roots music scene, where most of the artists started making music in their bedrooms on 303 samplers, with lots of small independent publishers pushing the music, before big money took over and ruined it.
24 hour party people ---- worth watching
Delighted you reacting to the awesome happy Mondays! This was their biggest hit, but it wasn't their best song, that was definitely w.f.l (wrote for luck)
Or loose fit, rave on or hallelujah
Ryders voice grows on u… spin off group
Black Grape is cool too
John Kongas song “He’s gonna step on you” was the base track for this anthem.
Just love this song it doesnt age 💙
In the late 80s, some British indie rock bands started to absorb the vibes and chemicals of the emerging rave scene. Initially, this new genre was referred to as Indie Dance. Because the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays both came from Manchester, it was also referred to as "Madchester". Another song in the same vein that you might enjoy is "Weirdo" by The Charlatans. Even some Shoegaze bands flirted with a more dance vibe, a good example of this being "Soon" by My Bloody Valentine.
O.m.g those days were amazing ❤🇬🇧
Wrote For Luck deserves a listen - a Happy Mondays banger
Great shout mate always loved that one
Totally forgot all about this group.... brought back memories.
Love this song, one of my favs from the early 90’s. They blew so much money on drugs it’s not even funny.
Originators of Rave Culture
Hey guys hope you had a lovely thanksgiving and that your mum enjoyed it happy Mondays ace
This was part of the Madchester scene along with The Stone Roses and lots of other Northern groups. It was sort of indie and rave mixed together with lots of emphasis on Ectasy and pills.
Baggy genre, became Madchester and Britpop came after that. Madchester was mostly Manchester or Northern English-based indie bands, rave and indie club culture.
It's not Brit Pop. It's Madchester/Baggy. It's kind of a psychedelia and acid house sound with a funky drum beat. Where as Brit pop is more rock focused. And yeah, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses both come from the same music scene. The Madchester sound evolved into Brit pop. You could argue that the Stone Roses were the bridge between the two sounds.
There is an amazing movie about the Madchester scene called 24 hour party people. It goes over the origins (the famous sex pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall) all the way to the end of the sound in the mid 90s.
Just in case anyone is interested. The Lesser free trade hall gig had 40 people in attendance. Among them were: Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley who went on to join the Buzzcocks. Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner who went on to form Joy Division/New Order. Mark E Smith who formed the Fall. Mick Hucknall of Simply red. The photographer Kevin Cummins. The founders of factory records Tony Wilson and Martin Hannet. Oh and some bloke called Morrissey. All were at that gig before they formed their respective bands/careers.
There's probably a very good reason this song sounds trippy!!! 😉
Seen these live supporting oasis in 2000 , can't remember much about that day tho
The Stone Roses as the Happy Mondays were part of the Madchester Scene. The long songs were for the rave culture.
RIP Paul Ryder❤
They were one of the first indie bands to bring in the djs - oakenfold and Weatherall. Changed indie forever - loads did it later, but screamadelica, primal scream, 91, is probably the best - try it.
Subscribed. Like your vibe lads.
Cheers from Dallas 😎 thx for watching the show ... Happy Mondays - rad vibe
Twistin my melon man!!!!Caaall the cops!!!
Shaun ryder couldn't sing a note but he's a legendary front man
May I humbly request a reaction to "Lazyitis" ? My all-time favourite tune of theirs.
Top banana! The only song that made Factory Records any money. They don't make them like Shaun and Bez now. Great musicians too.
Now go and watch the movie Twenty Four Hour Party People and you'll understand the whole Madchester scene and how it developed
Madchester
Madchester 🤟🏼
You should react to 'against the wind' by Getting the fear. a great song that I think you would enjoy.
Baggy!
Check out black grape, prity much the same band just minus a few old faces n added a few new members to band, reverend blackgrape is a great tune to check out!!!
Great track. Here’s the original.
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How are these guys still alive. I always remember the famous story of Factory Records sending them to Jamaica to record an album. Shaun had become addicted to Heroin and the record company was struggling to survive and needed their next album so they tried to find a place where there was no Herion to get him off it and get the album done, they were told Jamaica had no Herion - unfortunately it had a lot of Cocaine. This resulted in members of the Mondays dismantling the studio and selling the stuff for money to buy Cocaine. When they returned Shaun held the master tapes of the album hostage demanding money to hand them over - they gave him 50 pounds and got the tapes and when they listened to them it was an album of such staggering awfulness - terrible musically and with unintelligible nonsense vocals in a few scattered spots and none in most. Not surprisingly Factory records were screwed. If you ever get a chance watch "24 Hour Party People" it is about Factory records and seeing the stories of Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays etc played out in a surrealistic humorous way is a delight. UK's Celebrity Gogglebox has Shaun & Bez on it and it's strange to see them now seemingly happy and relatively healthy watching tv together.
Style wise it's "Madchester" and bands like Stone Roses definitely had that sound. I suppose it's proto Brit-Pop in that Brit Pop is kind of the successor.
Bez!
Es were a fiver!!!!!#
These are pre britpop and along with Stone Roses, 808 state etc and is MADCHESTER, Oasis weren't even really britpop they had more in common with the roses ,britpop was more of a Southern thing exempting a few like pulp)
Totally disagree. Oasis were definitely a Britpop band, the biggest, and there were other Northern bands I'd throw in there with them, The Verve, Shed Seven, Pulp, Cast, Space, Mansun, Longpigs, and Seahorses. Of course there are have from all over the UK, hence why it was called Britpop, so there were obviously southern bands like Suede, Reef, Elastica, Supergrass, Dodgy, Echobelly, and Sleeper, and bands from other places like the Manics, Stereophonics, and Super Furry Animals from Wales, and Ocean Colour Scene from Birmingham, the Boo Radleys, not even sure where they were from. Of all the bands of this genre I wouldn't even put Blur in there (maybe because they were formed well before it became a thing), they didn't have the Britpop sound, and apart from the mostly media generated battle of the band between the Gallagher brothers and Blur with the aim of generating sales they were in my opinion of doing their own thing entirely, unless you are just calling every British pop band from this era Britpop, which I don't see as the case.
They were a great band, sad they were too effed up to continue making music. What a waste. There's a song on this album called Loose fit, one of my all time faves.
Another good reaction guys.
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Let's be honest. It was about the drugs! Without that scene this band would have been nothing. When you have someone in your band who is there for dancing and that is literally it; you've lost all musical credibility.
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Lsd was cheap
There's so many better Tunes by The Mondays than this by Far.