Those nostalgic for the golden age of sound "Madchester" they are in luck. First was the news of the return of the mythical flag group of said scene, The Stone Roses, band that will be in the next edition of FIB, next July. Now they warn us that other generation companions, the mythical Happy Mondays, also return in this 2012. In reality the latter were not separate. Shaun Ryder's band was reformed in 2004, and since then it has had different incarnations, coming to publish an album in 2007, "Uncle Dysfunktional", irregular album everything is said.
The novelty this time has more to do with the people, and less with the name. Happy Mondays have just announced that they are “reformed”, that is, that they are back in existence with their original line-up. The band's statement reads like this: "The rumors are true. Happy Mondays, the seminal Manchester band that changed music culture forever has been reshaped and will be available for exclusive concerts in 2012 ”.
Therefore, next to Shaun ryder This time there will be Mark Day, Paul Davis, Bez, Gary Whelan, Paul Ryder and Rowetta Satchell, which means that this is the band's first reunion with their original line-up since their first separation in 1993.
We remember that Happy Mondays were the creators of the mythical "Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches" (1990), an essential reference to understand the lifestyle not only of the band but of an entire generation in the British Isles that spread around the world like wildfire. A work that contributed its grain of sand for rock to become definitely hedonistic and enter the rave culture.