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Pills Thrills & Bellyaches

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Happy Mondays (Artist) Format: Audio CD
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 49 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Kinky Afro
2 God's Cop
3 Donovan
4 Grandbag's Funeral
5 Loose Fit
6 Dennis And Lois
7 Bob's Yer Uncle
8 Step On
9 Holiday
10 Harmony

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Although this band is largely responsible for defining the circa 1990 rave culture, their music is far removed from the bass-heavy electronica usually associated with dance clubs. Ten songs on this album are characterized by lazy tempos, groovy bass hooks, and artfully simple percussion tracks which interact perfectly to form smooth, danceable beats. The rhythmic foundation is further accented by tasteful guitar licks and restrained keyboard parts. Their lyrical content tends to be a little dark, even seedy for exstacy fueled dance parties. The flat, nearly spoken vocal arrangements mesh with the rest of the musical stew. --Michael A. Massa

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.45 inches; 3.18 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Ada
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra / Ada
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000005IS7
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 49 ratings

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Invisible Son
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Tuesday
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2009
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I just saw the Mondays in concert this past Tuesday night down in Fort Lauderdale, and they absolutely rocked the house - even though Shaun Ryder occasionally had to glance at a teleprompter in order to remember the lyrics he once wrote.

Anyhow, they opened the show with Kinky Afro, and it immediately took me right back to the early '90s when this incredible CD was first released. In my humble opinion, this CD was their finest effort. It is so cleanly produced, so rich and so unique, there's nothing else quite like it.

This CD is a must have for anyone interested in alternative-funk-rock-house-rave music. It's a classic.
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Thomas Dunham
4.0 out of 5 stars Yer twistin' mah melon man!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
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I'm from the states, but around 1990 I couldn't get enough indie rock from Manchester, it was just good stuff. The Happy Mondays are like some awesome psycho-disco group, exactly what you need for a night of hard drinkin' and general mischief. Even today the album stands up well, I can listen to it on a loop for quite awhile, very catchy stuff.

The only complaint I have is that I didn't get the MP3's for free in my cloud player when I bought the physical media, but that's my foul for not paying attention.
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Samuel E. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the final psychedelia the 1980's produced quite well!
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018
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Ten tracks from what appeared to be a one-hit-wonder! No, it's not like that! It's not that way! Even has a creative cover! Thanx, Samuel E.
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5.0 out of 5 stars still worth getting in 2020
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020
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enjoyable album
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Charles A. Threatte
4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Monday's best album.
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2004
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I bought Pills 'n' Thrills on cassette back in the summer of '91 or '92, and played it non-stop. All the songs are good, but my personal favorites are "God's Cop", "Donovan", "Dennis and Lois", "Holiday", and "Harmony"!
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Marcela
5.0 out of 5 stars Good music
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013
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The band is excellent, the music was good and the state of the used CD was excellent. Very happy with this purchase
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Anthony
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2016
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Great!!
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C.F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Still twistin' our melons, 15 years on, man
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2005
Let me start off by saying that Happy Mondays' "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" is one of best dance records of the last 25 years. With that said, it is also one of the most defining of its period. The Madchester genre and is one of the most well documented, so I won't go into much on the subject, but out of all the excess and drug fueled controversy that came out of that era, this was the album that showed the best of the time. Those looking for more serious stuff from "The Stone Roses" or "The Charlatans", you are barking up the wrong tree. The guys of Happy Mondays' only know how to party, and they do it twenty four hours a day.

While Shaun and gang are hardly consistent on album, when the band are on, they are on. And when they are most on, is on this album. The record starts with the unbelievably catchy "Kinky Afro", which features jangly acoustic guitars, sleazy Ryder rhymes, and a bite of LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade".

The album is quite diverse and focused (which previous albums lacked), switching from the thumping beat funk of "God's Cop" to the smooth rhythm section of "Donovan", which has a fascinating second half burst of insanity. Ryder pens some of his funniest lines on the rambling "Grandbag's Funeral", and the drug anthem "Holiday".

Let it be said, you do not need to be on drugs to enjoy this album, but I can imagine it helps. In addition, you don't have to be British or familiar with the Madchester scene, as the grooves on this record transcend anything as simple as country boundaries.

The pinnacle of the album (and arguably, the scene), is "Step On", which is one of the finest singles of the decade. The sound produced here is the band's style at best, shuffling beats, thumbing bass, jagged guitars, and unforgettable melodies. The more slow tempoed stuff like "Bob's yer uncle" and "Harmony" still keep the flow going so you are still nodding your head when the beats have stopped.

Many will find this album to be out of date, or disjointed, but don't listen to them, they have no soul! This is a funky album with songs that you'll be jamming to for a long while. 15 years on, the grooves of Shaun Ryder, Bez, and the rest of the gang, remain as relevant as ever.
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Parmentier Anthony
5.0 out of 5 stars Top
Reviewed in France on February 2, 2019
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1.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't work
Reviewed in Japan on January 30, 2015
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From track 4, it plays repeatedly at a certain part. On my audio and computer DVD player both doesn't work. I'm not happy with that. Although it's a used CD, other used CDs that I've placed play well.
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