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Happy Mondays
photo credit: Kevin Cummins

Active

1980s - 2010s

Formed

1985 in Manchester, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Alternative Dance Alternative Pop/Rock Club/Dance Madchester Dance-Rock House

Group Members

Bez Paul Ryder Shaun Ryder Gary Whelan Mark "Cow" Day Paul Davis
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Happy Mondays

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Alternative rave rockers led by the volatile wordsmith Shaun Ryder practically defined the Madchester movement of the late-1980s.
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Album Highlights

  • Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
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  • Double Easy: The U.S. Singles
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Artists Moods

  • Brash
  • Druggy
  • Irreverent
  • Trippy
  • Freewheeling
  • Hedonistic
  • Indulgent
  • Playful
  • Reckless
  • Rowdy
  • Trashy
  • Gleeful
  • Messy
  • Quirky
  • Detached
  • Tough
  • Acerbic
  • Nocturnal
  • Raucous

Artists Themes

  • Celebration
  • Club
  • Cool & Cocky
  • Drinking
  • Empowerment
  • Freedom
  • Girls Night Out
  • Guys Night Out
  • Mischief
  • Partying
  • TGIF
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