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Post by busyboy on Apr 11, 2007 9:29:53 GMT -5
Happy Mondays extend UK tour as they release new albumHappy Mondays have extended their forthcoming UK comeback tour. They will now play Bristol Academy 2 on April 20 and Nottingham Rescue Rooms the following evening. The full list of dates is now as follows: Bristol Academy 2 (April 20) Nottingham Rescue Rooms (21) Inverness Ironworks (May 22) Aberdeen Music Hall (23) Sheffield Leadmill (25) Middlesbrough Town Hall (26) Hull University (27) Cambridge Junction (29) Northampton Roadmender (30) Preston 53 Degrees (31) Dudley JB's (June 1) Manchester Ritz (July 8) As previously reported the band are set to release their first new album since 1992's 'Yes Please' this summer. The as-yet-untitled record was produced by U2 and Bjork collaborator Howie B.
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Post by banet2001 on Apr 11, 2007 12:27:32 GMT -5
I will be interested in listening to their new material, but I don't expect it to be of the same quality as Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches era Happy Mondays.
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Post by busyboy on Apr 11, 2007 13:37:01 GMT -5
That album was excellent!
Anyway, is this the year of reunions or what? Smashing Pumpkins (sort of, since without Iha...), Dinosaur Jr, Meat Puppets, RATM...
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Post by zago on Apr 11, 2007 13:47:33 GMT -5
yes..better old band reunion (almost all the time weakest than early works) than almost all of new bands..
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Post by jaxxalude on Apr 11, 2007 17:26:12 GMT -5
Guess the taxman called again, eh Shaun and Bez?  |
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Post by busyboy on May 31, 2007 14:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by joker on May 31, 2007 14:50:33 GMT -5
lol, I can't tell from that review if Pitchfork likes it or not. ;) But yeah, the song didn't do a whole lot for me, either. This post is looking more and more accurate: I will be interested in listening to their new material, but I don't expect it to be of the same quality as Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches era Happy Mondays. |
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Post by busyboy on May 31, 2007 14:58:55 GMT -5
LMAO, Idolator is even more explicit... I'm afraid to listen... |
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Post by joker on May 31, 2007 15:05:20 GMT -5
Haha, funny read, thanks for that! Now that they mentioned "Wild Wild West", maybe the song could use some Sisqo.  |
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Post by oscillations. on May 31, 2007 17:00:38 GMT -5
This song is shit, and left me mildly nostalgic for Sneaker Pimps' "Post-Modern Sleaze". God knows why.
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Post by jaxxalude on May 31, 2007 19:17:54 GMT -5
lol, I can't tell from that review if Pitchfork likes it or not. ;) But yeah, the song didn't do a whole lot for me, either. This post is looking more and more accurate: I will be interested in listening to their new material, but I don't expect it to be of the same quality as Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches era Happy Mondays. Were you actually expecting anything other than total shit? I still remember when that laughable "The Boys Are Back In Town" cover was released in 1999, when they made their first reunion attempt. And I also remember how 2005's "Playground Superstar" was even worse. You just had to read the signs. |
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Post by joker on May 31, 2007 21:24:02 GMT -5
lol, I can't tell from that review if Pitchfork likes it or not. ;) But yeah, the song didn't do a whole lot for me, either. This post is looking more and more accurate: Were you actually expecting anything other than total s**t? I still remember when that laughable "The Boys Are Back In Town" cover was released in 1999, when they made their first reunion attempt. And I also remember how 2005's "Playground Superstar" was even worse. You just had to read the signs. Nah, my expectations were indeed very low at best, and you're right about the "signs" in that you don't need to be Nostradamus to know how this song was gonna turn out. I quoted banet's post simply because his approach mirrored my own: I too was interested enough in hearing their new stuff -- hence I not only entered this thread to begin with, but I listened to the track -- and sure enough, it doesn't come close to matching their best material. |
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Post by busyboy on Jun 15, 2007 12:28:12 GMT -5
 The mess has been leaked to the world. |
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Post by oscillations. on Jun 15, 2007 15:35:47 GMT -5
f**k them for crafting this pile of shet & f**k them, too, for canceling on their fans last minute in NYC. A real Mickey Mouse operation, the Happy Mondays.
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Post by busyboy on Jun 15, 2007 16:23:30 GMT -5
LMAO!
I just noticed that there's no Wiki entry for this album, it's really going to be a disaster. Not that there were doubt about it, but still...
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Post by busyboy on Jul 8, 2007 15:10:50 GMT -5
Metascore based on 5 reviews...  It debuts at #73 in the UK. It's over before it even started. Goodbye Shaun!
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Post by jaxxalude on Jul 8, 2007 18:40:15 GMT -5
LOL! 56?!?! I haven't heard the album, I don't plan to, and I don't need to do it to know it doesn't warrant that high of an average (trust me: some things you just know instinctively). And as for #73... well, I guess both Shaun and Bez will have to work even harder to pay the taxman once more, eh?  |
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Post by busyboy on Jul 8, 2007 18:47:54 GMT -5
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