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Happy Mondays are an English alternative/dance band from Salford, Manchester. Formed in 1985, the band's line-up was Shaun Ryder (hailed
by Tony Wilson as "the greatest poet since Yeats") on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul
Davis, and Gary Whelan on drums. Mark "Bez" Berry would join them on stage to excite the crowd. They were a part of the Madchester
movement, along with the Stone Roses. They were also signed to the legendary Factory Records, a label run by music impresario Tony Wilson
and which released records by bands such as New ...read more
Happy Mondays are an English alternative/dance band from Salford, Manchester. Formed in 1985, the band's line-up was Shaun Ryder (hailed
by Tony Wilson as "the greatest poet since Yeats") on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul
Davis, and Gary Whelan on drums. Mark "Bez" Berry would join them on stage to excite the crowd. They were a part of the Madchester
movement, along with the Stone Roses. They were also signed to the legendary Factory Records, a label run by music impresario Tony Wilson
and which released records by bands such as New Order, Joy Division, James, and A Certain Ratio. Their demise came about when, on a trip to
Barbados where they planned to record their follow-up to their magnum opus Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, the members sold their furniture
and, allegedly, their clothes for crack cocaine. They also tried to kidnap Johnny Marr of the Smiths. After arriving back in London, Shaun Ryder
held the master tapes to their album for ransom, forcing Tony Wilson to pay £50 for them. After listening to the tapes, Wilson realized that there
were no lyrics, for Ryder had refused to write them. All the money that went towards this record forced Factory Records to declare bankruptcy
and seek a buyout from London Records. After the group split, Shaun Ryder surprised everyone by not overdosing on drugs and instead forming
a new (albeit similar) band Black Grape. « hide |
Similar Bands: Black Grape, The Stone Roses, W.B. Yeats, Gorillaz
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