Mondays were geniuses. Although,I think they were plagued by bad production n'all. I may get slated here,but I thought the production on Bummed was awful.Even though it was the brilliant Martin Hannett.I just thought it could've sounded better.Amazing songs though,my favourite mondays album.
Flowered Up
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The Great MES
Striker
They tried to reform as Greedy Soul circa 2005 and even recorded an album that's still on SoundCloud somewhere. There's an absolutely grim song on it called Darkside of the Spoon which gives a harrowing account of heroin addiction. It's all a far cry from the party vibes of Flowered Up's heyday.
Dave Herbal
Striker
As soon as I saw Barry dressed in the flower suit I thought nah not for me these.
zanjero
Goalkeeper
Weekender is a great tune but I think they got a lot of help from the producer and some of the session musos on that one. This one stands up but not in the Happy Monday’s league overall imo.
I briefly played bass with a singer in London and we had Simon lovechild on keys who was the original flowered up keyboard player and also played in one of the later reformed line ups. Nice character, he would only drink half’s but had about 30 before every gig
Made some great tunes as a house producer tho, Mombassa cry freedom for one
I briefly played bass with a singer in London and we had Simon lovechild on keys who was the original flowered up keyboard player and also played in one of the later reformed line ups. Nice character, he would only drink half’s but had about 30 before every gig
Made some great tunes as a house producer tho, Mombassa cry freedom for one
Yeh totally agree on bummed. Sounds like they’re in an aircraft hanger. Assume Hammett wasn’t in a great place at that point
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‘Were we cursed?’: how Weekender by Flowered Up encapsulated the drug-fuelled rave era
The band’s prime movers went out every night for two years, wrote a 13-minute anthem about it, then celebrated its release with a wild illegal party that lasted a week – though they would finally be overcome by tragedy
www.theguardian.com
High Entropy
Midfield
Just reading about Flowered Up and found out Lee Whitlock recently died (fella in the video) he seemed to be in everything in the 90s
pablo casals
Winger
Saw them one night inthe Riverside and they put us on the guest list for Boro Next night.must have been 90/91. They were good until the album came out. Mooncult was a lunatic.
Weekender was great.
Weekender was great.
The Great MES
Striker
Aye and that lass backing singer on Weekender also died. It's like there's some sort of curse.
Brilliant that. Wonder if it is screened anywhere up here?‘Were we cursed?’: how Weekender by Flowered Up encapsulated the drug-fuelled rave era
The band’s prime movers went out every night for two years, wrote a 13-minute anthem about it, then celebrated its release with a wild illegal party that lasted a week – though they would finally be overcome by tragedy
F#cking great that like. What a song, and how intense is Liam. Brilliant
I was there. Great gig
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Striker
The best Liam to ever front a band mate
After Gallagher. & Fray. He’s in the top three though.
Howld on. One Directions Liam Payne.
4th isn’t bad.
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Striker
None of those fellas has written a song as good as weekender. Gallagher and fray appeal to the more middle of the road folk
