***”Happy Mondays”*** are an English rock band formed in [Salford](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Salford) in 1980. The band's original line-up was ***[Shaun Ryder](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ryder)*** (vocals), his brother ***[Paul Ryder](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ryder)*** (bass), ***Mark Day*** (guitar), ***Paul Davis*** (keyboard), and ***Gary Whelan*** (drums). ***[Mark "Bez" Berry](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bez_(dancer))*** later joined the band onstage as a dancer/percussionist. ***[Rowetta](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowetta)*** joined the band as a vocalist in 1990.
The group's work bridged the Manchester independent rock music of the 1980s and the emerging UK rave scene, drawing influence from funk, house, and psychedelia to pioneer the Madchester sound.
***”Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches”*** is the bands third studio album, released in November 1990. by **”Factory Records”**.
Unlike the band's previous album ***”Bummed”***, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches incorporates a larger influence from house music through [Oakenfold's](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Oakenfold) production.
In a retrospective review for **AllMusic**, [Stephen Thomas Erlewine](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine) called Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches a hedonistic album that was the peak of Happy Mondays career and quite arguably the whole baggy/Madchester movement... a celebratory collage of sex, drugs, and dead-end jobs where there's no despair because only a sucker could think that this party would ever come to an end.
***”Grandbag's Funeral”*** is fourth song on **”Happy Mondays”** third album, ***”[Pils n Thrills And Bellyaches](
https://open.lbry.com/Happy-Mondays---Pils-n-Thrills-And-Bellyaches:a05c34e004edd1119451b2b8a4402417d95647e9)”***.
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***Happy Mondays*** info:
**[(Un)Official](
http://www.happymondays.de/)** / **[Wikipedia](
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Mondays)** / **[Discogs](
https://www.discogs.com/artist/12097-Happy-Mondays)** / **[AllMusic](
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/happy-mondays-mn0000553483/discography)** / **[YouTube](
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFA_VbU7a_Wxcav8o55l7YA)** / **[Facebook](
https://bit.ly/2YZWvyI)** / **[Twitter](
https://twitter.com/happy_mondays)**
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More ***"Happy Mondays"*** **Organism Star** candy:
**Happy Mondays** / ***"[Squerrel and G-man](
https://lbry.tv/@OrganizamStar:8/Happy-Mondays---Squerrel-and-G-man:9)"***
**Happy Mondays** / ***"[Bummed](
https://lbry.tv/@OrganizamStar:8/Happy-Mondays---Bummed:7)"***
**Happy Mondays** / ***"[Hallelujah](
https://open.lbry.com/Happy-Mondays---Hallelujah:c2325b9bfb9a60731b0587e05d122aad86abaf85)"***
**Happy Mondays** / ***"[Yes Please](
https://lbry.tv/@OrganizamStar:8/Happy-Mondays---Yes-Please:f)"***
**Happy Mondays** / ***"[Uncle Dysfunktional](
https://lbry.tv/@OrganizamStar:8/Happy-Mondays---Uncle-Pysfunktional:d)"***
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