Although it hasn't aged the best from the baggy / Madchester scene, Pills n Thrills and Bellyaches is still one of Happy Mondays' best album filled with many great singles and some good deeper cuts with a lovely fusion of rock and dance for a party filled sound one which gets you up on your feet.
Track Review
Kinky Afro 8.5/10.
God's Cop 9/10
Donovan 7.5/10.
Grandbag's Funeral 7/10
Loose Fit 7.5/10.
Dennis and Lois 8.5/10.
Bob's Yer Uncle 8/10
Step On 9/10
Holiday 7.5/10.
Harmony ... read more
Ever since I heard the Stone Roses and became absolutely hooked, I've been getting my Madchester groove on. Screamadelica didn't impress much at first but it quickly grew on me. This on the other hand was rather disappointing and kind of a forgettable album, outside of a few tracks, "Step On" being the best banger on here. There's just this inescapable "time capsule" feeling I get with this album. It was made in 1990, and in the zeitgeist of 1990 it stays forever. Within ... read more
In 1990, and only 1990 (okay, part of 1991 too) was the Madchester Scene + the Hacienda thriving yet dying simultaneously. Well not dying, but the signs were there. In the middle of it came Happy Mondays. They were surely part of the Madchester sound by then, but the baggy / groovy / hacienda stuff wasn't adopted by them. Yet.
Pills 'n Thrills... and whatever actually sees them adopt it, pretty heavily in fact , especially across the breaks in songs and the Happy Mondays people recognized from ... read more
This album is a lot more fun than I'd thought it be. This album is a super groovy dance-rock album that is jam packed with hooks and grooves that will get one dancing in no time. One of the premier Baggy albums, and one that deserves a better reputation.
1 | Kinky Afro 3:59 | 80 |
2 | God's Cop 4:57 | 73 |
3 | Donovan 4:03 | 74 |
4 | Grandbag's Funeral 3:21 | 76 |
5 | Loose Fit 5:02 | 77 |
6 | Dennis and Lois 4:23 | 71 |
7 | Bob's Yer Uncle 5:09 | 73 |
8 | Step On 5:18 | 75 |
9 | Holiday 3:28 | 75 |
10 | Harmony 4:00 | 66 |