Bummed

Great Songs: Mad Cyril, Wrote For Luck Good Songs: Moving In With, Fat Lady Wrestlers, Performance, Brain Dead, Bring a Friend, Do It Better, Hallelujah, Holy Ghost, Boom Mid Songs: Country Song, Lazyitis, Clap Your Hands, Rave On Bad Songs:

nahhhh

This kinda sucks!

This album cover was what I looked like for most of the time listening to this album…indeed a bummer

This is alright. I kind of like the style with all of the 80s stylings like the heavy reverb and gated drums but I don't find many of the songs overly interesting. They seem to have another album on here so hopefully I'll like that one more Actually, as it goes on I like it more. Maybe I would quite like this after a few listens Highlights: Bring A Friend, Performance

Buuuuu skit tråkig

Coola killar, men det här var inte bra. Riktigt trött album, efter fjärde låten ville jag att skivan skulle ta slut.

So loooong, but okay for the background at work some days

Ok

Not sure if I knew any of things songs. Shouldn’t have been surprising, but very Cult-ish. I’m in!

Just a bit too long for what it is (and that’s ignoring like half the songs on the “Collector’s Edition”). Too much 80s and not enough to keep me in it. Rating: 4/10 Favorite Song: Mad Cyril

Dance music for those on society's edge. It's fine, but kind of blends together after a while. Pills and Thrills and Bellyaches at least has some better songs.

Did these guys invent Plodcore? Bored me to tears -

Nothing that stands out, not bad. 5/10

2,5 ⭐️⭐️

I always give albums a fair chance before grading them but for the first time I'm listening halfway through it's too "nothing" if the second half is the greatest music i've ever heard I'll never know

It was good in places, weird inn others. I never really got into the Happy Mondays when they were 'happening', which put me in a minority as far as I can remember. I've heard better albums, but I've heard a lot more that were worse.

"Bummed" by Happy Mondays is an interesting album on this list. This album blend alternative rock with various types of funk and dance music. I love the production level on this album. I love the tracks like "Mad Cyril", "Wrote for Luck", and "Moving in With". But I don't why I couldn't connect with their music. There are lots of mediocre songs like "Do It Better", "Bring a Friend", "Fat Lady Wrestlers" and others. I also don't like instrumental as they are mediocre even if the song is written good it will not sound better. Overall decent album by Happy Mondays.

Ok. WFL is the stand out the rest is not so strong.

I knew of Shaun Ryder because of his involvement with Gorillaz (and that performance of "Dare" where he was clearly wasted), but I had no prior knowledge of Happy Mondays. I've listened to this album a lot since it generated, because I enjoy the musical movement and period it was a part of, and I can't quite tell just how much I like it. Either Happy Mondays are just fine, or their a great party band. As previously stated, I love the Madchester sound, the performances on Bummed are sloppy, but fun, and the songs themselves seem to reflect that same youthful sloppiness. Ultimately, the wall of sound and maximalist tendencies that would normally turn me off in a pop context, does wonders for Happy Mondays. Scraping by with a

A great album. Very influential on the Manchester sound.

It's ok. Ryder's voice does get a bit much. The bonus stuff is where where magic happens.

Didn't grab me the first time through but enjoyed it a lot more in the second listening

Light rock, ok but forgettable

What British politicians still think is ~the~ hip and happening music scene.

Bummed is right. Noisy Brit rock with that awful lyrical style that just mumble talk sings with a very tiring cadence.

Rock music on ecstasy in the late 80s. OK, let's see. I kind of expected to hate this band based on the dumb name, but I think I get what they are going for now. It's kind of cool in a, say, I don't know what the hell I'm listening to, way. 4/5

Almost unlistenable. Songs are devoid of hooks. You would have to be very wasted to enjoy this.

Another album that makes me go "why is this even on the list"

8/10

Definitely a fun band. I don’t have much to say about it. You put it on, it sounds like a party, then it ends.

Didn’t like

Não gostei muito. Parece muito com talking heads.

++*: Country Song ++: Moving in With, Mad Cyril, Fat Lady Wrestlers, Performance, Do It Better +: Wrote for Luck, Bring a Friend, Lazy Itis +-: Brain Dead 8,2/10

Nice album, pleasant to listen and it goes well but forgettable unfortunately

Decent enough but the songs weren't as memorable as Pills, Thrills...

There were moments but man did it great after a while. 2

Interesting Soundscapes, although maybe a little bit cringe

From what I can gather, the music and vocalist sounding like reverberated dogshit is an intentional aesthetic, but it doesn't help my enjoyment any.

This was pretty fun and catchy, I like the sort of echo-y sound of late '80s British music.

It’s just mid. Do t regret listening but don’t see myself coming back to it

No fav song

Very 90’s sound. No bad tracks but no real standouts either.

Tää on taas sitä madchester genreä. Vähän vaikea selittää millaista tää on, mutta vähän kuin tanssittavaa rokkia. Laulusta tulee new wave tyyli mieleen ja en oikein tykkää siitä. Ei sillein huonoa, mutta ei oikein mun juttua. Parhaat: Lazyitits, Mad Cyril

Bummed I didn't listen to this on a Monday.

If ever there was a band where the sum was better than it's parts it's the Happy Mondays.

mega mi sie podobalo jest w tym stylu jakim ja lubie zero skip

It's definitely 80s. First track was horrible, second was OK.

About as 80s meh as you can get

Country song - 4 Moving in with - 3 Mad cyril - 3 Fat lady wrestlers - 4 Performance - 4 Brain dead - 3 Wrote for luck - 3 Bring a friend - 3 Do it better - 3 Lazy itis - 3

Just kind of annoying?

Not for me

They took all the drugs, didn't they? Mostly annoying with a few interesting parts.

There is an 80s British band sound...you could tell me this is the English Beat and I would not think twice. Goofy lyrics. This album has something in common with every 80s English band, The Cure, The Smiths, New Order, all of them. 80s music is, without a doubt, the worst. Wrote for Luck is the best song so far, not surprisingly, it was the first single and biggest song from the album.

This was an ok album nothing crazy

It was a boring monday

Pretty neutral on this but slightly tilting on the positive end, i mean its fine, the vocals and instrumentation are enjoyable enough that i’ll rate it fairly. Standouts are Mad Cyril

No thanks

Freaking awesome. Great band. Great album. Factory Records all day every day.

This is a drawling, stoned mess but I have to say I kind of liked it. It's maybe like if Spacemen 3 were slightly less interesting? Don't think I'll listen to it again, but it was ok, glad I heard it. 3 stars

If I thought anything was redeemable about this album at the start, listening to slightly remixed versions of the same song five times over the course of a two hour album certainly burned it out of me.

Sort of sounds like a super 80's version of the Grateful Dead, or an AI generated talking heads album. On one hand, there were a few really cool moments. On the other, I was waiting for it to end after about 3 tracks. I can see my option on this album changing a lot (in either direction) upon multiple play throughs.

Pretty much agree with the consensus here. Wasn't super impressed, and thus I guess I'm not into what was considered the "Madchester" scene. It's too dull for dance music.

As a 15-year old Manc when this was released, I have a sentimental attachment. The constant grooves, the surreal lyrics, love this album!

Does what it says on the tin. I am bummed. Were these not all the same song?

I've never really listened to Happy Mondays beyond the few bigger hits they had after this era. I got Pills and Bellyaches and Whatever on the challenge and thought it was decent but a bit repetitive and rave-y. This is a different kettle of fish, feels more straightforward baggy/psychedelic indie rock and I really enjoyed it. Definitely influenced a lot of the early 90s indie.

This was fine. Gave slightly more indie Clash vibes. I don't love his voice but I liked some of the melodies and backing music. This feels much older than 2007. Solid 3 Fave song: Mad Cyril

Vaguely Celtic pop

Like poppier / slightly more accessible The Cure. 7/10

If you aren't into the really sleazy ends of the UK 80s underground, you're going to hate this. I think it's alright. A totally bizarre mix of emotions and sounds and tones, with the approach coming off like a more uptempo and wickedly delightful-sounding version of the Fall but with less aggression and literary wit.

Happy Mondays were an important era defining band. But this album is surprisingly bland and non descript. I was never a fan but didn't expect this album to be so dull.

I feel a bit bad rating this so low because I didn't outright dislike it. I just felt that it underwhelming across the board. The melodies, vocals, and production all struck me as pretty unremarkable, and nothing really stood out or left a lasting impression.

This dude's work with The Gorillaz: 👍👍👍👍👍 This dude's work with Happy Mondays: 😡🩵🤢😥🖕

It’s not, like, bad, but it really didn’t do anything for me. I wasn’t sure what to even listen for. The keyboards and guitar work are competent but not spectacular, and the vocals were nothing to write home about either way. One of those albums that went right through me. Normally I’d be more generous and give this a 3 for craftsmanship, but the further I get into this project the more I want an album to really grab me. Appropriately titled. At least it was short.

Very appropriate album title as I was definitely bummed sitting through this shite album.

Saltine crackers and Heinz yellow mustard.

This wishes it had Stone Roses' swag

britslop

Decent album! The psychedelic and funk contributions give it a bit of an interesting edge, but I can't say it left much of an impression on me overall. Standouts: Country Song • Mad Cyril • Lazyitis

I have no idea what to say about this album because it completely passed by me without leaving any impression. There are definitely things on here that I usually like, but I don't think they were executed particularly well. Middle of the road.

3/5 for the music 5/5 Bandname

A very important album in the rise of a genre but I genuinely did not care at all for this. Wasn't bad though for the most part, but uninteresting

So much hate here for a basic, period 80s indie-alt rock album!

Just kind of non-descriptive 80s music, not bad to have in the background

bummed is right

It's not bad. It just sounds like typical late 80s Brit pop. It actually picked up steam for me, I thought I was going to hate it after the first song. The lead singer is aggressively British and this is one of those albums that lets you know that a Brit created this list. I can't imagine that if an American made this list that this album would be on it. I guess I don't understand the late 80s Manchester ecstasy club scene and that's fine. This album grooves and has some decent beats. It was good background music to work to. Honestly, better than I thought it'd be.

This was deceiving. The first track was alright, something different that wasn’t straightforward low effort 80s synth. But then the rest of the album was a complete let down.

Not for me

Not sure? At least it’s seriously not the 60’s. Um. Wtf? No. I was just subjected to some six or seven 60’s “cannon” albums and this? Oh, I see. I was supposed to be on molly. Well, I’m not and this sucks. What is remarkable is this was recorded and pressed and people apparently bought the albums. I DID make myself listen to the WHOLE thing. I can say it IS consistent. Consistently bad. All - the - way - to - the - last - track. The best thing I can say about it: it’s over. 1 Boolean: FALSE - were the editors on molly when they included this or what? Really, what was the reasoning? I am actively holding back the expletives.

Interesting, parts reminded me of The Cure and parts of The Smiths. I would give it another listen. 3,5/5.

not bad. them and the Stone Roses shared billing alot in Manchester. gloomier than Stone Roses, but still good.

At first I was like... ANOTHER 80s post-punk-pop album???? But then the more I listened the more I realized this one was actually a little unique. It was using the old 70s Funkadelic style of one consistent groove for 4-5 minutes, then singing over top of it. I liked the grooves. Nothing special. Singing was unbelievably generic for the 80s. But was glad it was slightly unique, when the 80s had such little variation in their mainstream music.

Boring, nothing stood out as relistenable.

I’ve certainly listened to worse

Listening to this album I was bummed, because the music was lousy. I listened to the original release (ten tracks). ‘Lazy-itis” was the best track, which isn’t saying very much. Generally speaking the lyrics are inane. Overall a 1.7 rating.

Happy Mondays? Ha! One of my students told me that when they imagine my voice in their head I am saying "Happy Tuesday", which I said only ironically, so maybe that's what's happening here. The album is pretty boring. A lot of lot of lot of repetition in the lyrics, too. I didn't like it, but I guess I didn't dislike it enough for a 3.

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - I have never dug much further into the Mondays than Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches. This is a different sound - slightly more grounded in rock traditions. Country Song is a great opener but the album then settles down a bit into a sound that I really like but without particularly memorable songs. The later tracks pick up a bit and it is quite enjoyable. The vibe of the Mondays is more appealing than the music itself though overall.

Could've been worse, but don't plan on listening again.

A solid album and prime example of the Madchester wave. A bit more live, less dancey, than some of their peers. Stopping my review at the original release and not the 1+ extra hours of repetition from the 2007 2cd release.

Best thing about this is that it fades into background noise.

I couldn’t stand Happy Mondays back in the day but thought I’d give this a listen in any case, especially as musical tastes change, nostalgia has its place and makes a number of things sound better than you remember, and I was curious to actually give them a proper chance as opposed to just hating on them because I didn’t like the “singles” I’d heard. Good news is I got through the entire album. Still can’t stand them though.

I don't know - is Shaun Ryder an idiot savant or is this just rubbish? I've always loved Wrote for Luck and I'd forgotten how good Do it Better is in its own daft way so I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Im going to come back to this as I didn't give it a fair chance

This feels like the connective tissue between new wave and early alternative, with some punk mixed in. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either.

Country Song - 3/5 Moving In With - 3.5/5 Mad Cyril - 3/5 Fat Lady Wrestlers - 3/5 Performance - 3/5 Brain Dead - 3/5 Wrote for Luck - 2.5/5 Bring a Friend - 2/5 Do It Better - 2/5 Lazyitis - 3/5 Hallelujah - 2/5 Holy Ghost - 2/5 Clap Your Hands - 2.5/5 Rave On - 4/5 Boom - 3/5

A lot of nostalgia for this as a relic of a place and time, but maybe better as a memory than something to listen to today.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

A line from "Brain Dead," a track that is a good descriptor for the album: "Why then, should you do it again, and again and again?" The collector's edition came up on Spotify, 2 hours of synths, drum machines and addled, whining Brit pop, repeated ad nauseam. Seems like a good argument for avoiding drugs.

Perhaps one of the most effective warnings against drug use I’ve seen. I’ve heard this sound so often on any compilation to do with Manchester that this album should probably come with free stock footage of the Hacienda and Eric Cantona. But that familiarity didn’t endear me to it, as the sound became really repetitive. Hallelujah is a good song, but felt like they tried to repeat the trick ad nauseum to increasingly little effect.

Of the two Happy Mondays albums on this list, Pills 'n' Thrills 'n' Bellyaches is definitely the stronger of the two. 'Bummed' while good in places, is not as rhythmically interesting or as engaging as that album in my opinion.

There were some moments on this album I enjoyed, but maybe there would’ve been more if I’d been on as many drugs as the band apparently were when they recorded it, or if they had a singer who had even the vaguest awareness of the concept of ‘melody’. It had a more typically 80s sound than I was expecting, lots of gated reverb drums and cheesy synths. Some okay tracks (e.g. ‘Country Song’, ‘Mad Cyril’, ‘Lazy Itis’), some really grating ones (e.g. ‘Moving in With’, ‘Bring a Friend’), and more that I simply found uninteresting. Very 2 stars.

Looong. And not that good

Why so long ffs

A classic, evocative and full Happy Monday's sound. Parts of the album still sound fresh and innovative almost 40 years o

Short and quick to the point, which is always a plus. Bit boring at times, and I liked some songs. More poppy then rock, which is not what I want, but still.

There were a few interesting parts but they did not make a better whole

It's hard for me to hear what was so new about this group.

когда в сумке включился телефон а ты думаешь господи у кого эта музыка. но если не прислушиваться вроде норм)

ehhhhhhh what's going on? 2 hours of wowowowow all the way homeeee is more than enough for me. Not the biggest fan of his style of rasp either. The instruments make me feel like they're trying a stereotypical mixture of 70s rock and ancient middle eastern hymnals (and it doesn't work so well). gonna shoot a 3.40 here! drink: diluted macaroni and cheese water with lemons in it.

Nothing spectacular about this album in the slightest

I fucking hate the way so many British alternative albums were mixed in the late 80s. Everything sounds so washed out and the fucking vocals are a whisper. Maybe to hide the lack of talent. This is like the Stone Roses but worse. And I hate the Stone Roses. Occasionally there’s an idea I like so I think it survives a 1 but still. Woof.

I think this record still sounds great. Ecstasy informed funky white boy psyche. Even though it kick started the shortly lived and mostly rubbish Baggy genre and the even less appetising 'indie dance' scene there isn't really anything else that sounds quite like it, including their own other records. Probably the Hannett effect.

There is so much going on in this album but simultaneously nothing there

I probably like this better now than at the time. The “Madchester” E.P. And the 12 inch dance remixes from this album were really important to me, but the album itself just seemed like a dissonant indie mess. But now I can appreciate a rawness to it that I rather like. I will come back to it.

Feels like work in progress with what was to come, but good album with a few absolutely classic tracks on.

Serait peut-être meilleur si ça donnait pas autant mal à la tête. 2.49 étoiles

Hey Beavis huh uh uh uh I'm an album cover huh uh uh. Andy Warhol is a dumbass. Or something. I don't know. Mike Judge didn't respond to my emails. Greedy bastard. Amazing album cover/band name/album name aside, this thing underwhelmed me. Much like the piccolo wielding walrus armies of Neptune's secret moons, I have been besieged. Not with technicolour laser volleys, nor the anthropomorhpic crocodilians with poison sunglasses, but rather; boredom. A big meh on the music front, but it's British so 12 stars. Right-o Govna. 2.5 GENRE: Not as fun as what's on the tin.

Surprised that I enjoyed Pills and thrills as much as I did when it was on the list, and have listened to since. But this seems to have taken me back to my original view of the Mondays. It was a very rough listen, very rough and not surprised to read they were off their faces when making this. But unlike the psychedelic 60s the drug of choice didn’t help the music. If it was added to this list as how to barely make a record when whacked on E then I suppose it’s must be here - as in don’t do it because the music sure suffers. Won’t be listening again 2 Star.

I have now listened to it three times. It’s not bad but it literally all sounds the same. It’s like listening to one long song. Likely deserves 2.5.

I wanted to get into this, but really couldn't. So much reverb all over the place. I'd imagine this is what a Cure and Talking Heads new wave punk cover band recording under water and severely under the influence would sound like. 2.4/5.

Waaaaay too much reverb. Also, their lyrics are dumb. This was just more fluff that this list tries to pass off as something cool.

me gustan los happy mondays .como me gustaban casi todo lo que venga de Inglaterra. En este caso manchester .Lisergico y ambiental rock funck y rave .Suena .(Si tuviera 30 años menos creo que estaria un poco viejo igual )

I remember another band from back in that day called The Mondays. They leaned heavily into twee. I knew they were different bands but I couldn't get that twee business out of my head. Really glad this album subverted my expectations. I'm liking it. I wonder if I'd like it as much if I wasn't so relieved that it wasn't twee crap. More than likely will give it another spin.

Gear: ZMF Auteur Classic LTD Shedua Artwork: 😫💄🖌️ Production (2007 Remaster): 🎚️🥁😖 Music: 🔀💊🌩️ Rating: 📅(📅)/5

Fine but wouldn’t revisit

This album just didn’t resonate for me, I finished it early in the day and then panicked later in the afternoon that I hadn’t listened to it only to go onto Spotify to show that I had indeed listened to it. So not a very memorable album

No real thoughts or feelings, just another listen

Too bad can’t rate 0

Pretty good. I know some stuff by Happy Mondays, but nothing from this album. Felt it was fairly strong all the way through (although I stopped after only a few of the bonus tracks on this Spotify version). I'd listen again.

Bummed for sure. I didn't love this album. It was just not for me at all. Two days later, and I've in fact forgotten it entirely.

About as bland as plain white bread. I don’t think I enjoyed a single track on this record. They’re not bad like some other songs I can think of from this list, but they’re definitely not good.

This was pretty decent. Interesting hearing this and comparing it to what else was going on for rock music in the 80s. 3/5

I remember this stuff being popular on college radio around 1990-91. So, I guess it's okay.

I always thought I hated the Happy Mondays, so this was a pleasant surprise. I'm giving it a 4, though it's probably a 3.

3 songs in, and I'm out, wtf is this moaning

Nothing jumped out to me

I get why people call this a classic Madchester record, you can basically hear the late 80s rave culture in every track. It’s got that messy, funky, psychedelic vibe that definitely defined a specific moment in time. But honestly? It just doesn’t do it for me. Without the nostalgia, it mostly sounds like a drug fueled mess with shaky vocals and annoying synths. It feels way more like a band just throwing random stuff at the wall than an actual album. If their later stuff is the peak, this just feels disjointed and pretty boring.

#959. This is like the Talking Heads you get from Temu. 2/5: meh

I don't think it shouldn't exist, put it that way. But it isn't for me and it's hard to differentiate it from other British rock albums I've listened to before and here without acknowledging the slightly sloppy performances.

Not much to say here. Kind of just goes on and on. So many drugs used in the production of this album that it makes you feel like you're miraculously on drugs, too. Not necessarily good drugs though. Like that kind of high where you're like, ahhhh jeez. I would guess. Fave tracks: - Moving In With - Wrote for Luck - Lazyitis - Rave On

Not very good. One star Songs sound all the same Ryder’s voice isn’t good. Ska influenced but not as good as original ska. Celebrate safe drugs like heroin. Good influence on young people. Supposed to be dance music. Really! I am bummed by the Happy Mondays

country song was a very solid start. fat lady wrestlers could be good i kinda like it so far (song 7 is quite good) i needed to pause for a little bit as this album is long!!! lol. I dunno is more like a fun album

Too many 2/5 star ratings in the popular reviews going too easy on this album. It’s cacophonous, annoying, and phoned-in. This is a filler submission. Don’t listen to this album. 1/5

I can’t tell if they are trying to be a bad parody of a shitty 80s band or if the earnestly the best that this guy can sing. Either way this beyond a slog to get through. Nothing all that unique going on to my ears and a truly terrible voice to endure.

Reports of this album being "funk" have been greatly exaggerated. That said, I dig it. Always appreciate an album whose wikipedia entry starts with talking about how the band had recently discovered ecstasy. I like the sound, it's cohesive and dancy, definitely can picture the ravers going mad for it. I'm going 4/5.

The foundation for something fun is here. The beginning of the madchester scene, but the polish is severely lacking

I have never really got into Happy Mondays apart from the singles that everyone knows. Have listened to this a few times and its not really doing that much for me. Whilst many of the tracks have a decent groove I struggle a little with Shaun Ryders vocal shoutings.. Listened about 3 times and struggled to pick a track that stands out. Feels quite baggy and messy.

Raw Happy Mondays. Prefer the polished club sound of Pills N Thrills, but there are some decent tunes here, wanting to be nurtured.

This would’ve been a high 3. It was too long tho but I can’t tell if that’s because I got the extended album

3/10 Despite Happy Mondays being a popular and well renowned band in the UK and one of the pillars of the Madchester scene, I can’t say I’ve ever listened to much beyond whatever I’ve heard on the radio over the years. The concept of a band that lands somewhere between post-punk and rave is intriguing, but it’s never really drawn me in up until now. I think the first thing to note is that apparently this album was recorded through a haze of ecstasy and LSD. While drugs have often been a part of popular music, I think in this case, the abundance of narcotics definitely impacts the final product. Even producer Martin Hannett was plied with pills to keep his alcoholism in check. Fortunately for the band, it would appear that most listeners (and seemingly many critics) were similarly indulgent at the time and this is generally a well regarded record. Unfortunately, for me, while there are a number of interesting starting points for tracks here, the relentless repetition of those ideas wear incredibly thin, incredibly quickly. For the most part, each track is a one to four bar loop repeated ad nauseam while Shaun Ryder rambles somewhat incoherently over the top. And while there are some good ideas, riffs and melodies in places, the whole thing is presented in this bizarre haze of production in which there is barely any top end, resulting in a wooly tone that is only worsened by the insistence on swamping everything with far too much reverb so that all of the parts just blend into a swampy, sloppy mess. I quite enjoyed the slightly “on-the-edge” quality of the band’s playing, as it felt tight enough to feel controlled, but loose enough to have a bit of vibe about it, while Gary Whelan’s drums hold down the centre of the rhythms pretty well. But ultimately, I don’t really see much charm in this, with nothing sticking in my mind beyond the melody the borrowed from the Beatles. It was all just a bit too messy, lacking in variation across both individual tracks and the album as a whole and wrapped up in a production style that only made things worse. Country Song - It’s a very strange collection of sounds here, which would be interesting except they don’t feel like they’re very well blended, so everything feels quite cluttered and a bit directionless. Shaun Ryder’s vocal is half-shouted and there is literally no progression in the track whatsoever, it’s just the same thing round and round. I kept expecting it to transition into a chorus that just never arrived. It’s also quite plodding and boring. Moving In With - This is a bit more like what I was expecting, but it’s too thick with reverb and there’s a really annoying buzzing sound that persists throughout. There are at least a couple of breakdown sections in this, but again, it’s just the same chord structure and bass line for the entire song. The production feels quite confused and while there are moments late on where the sound design becomes a bit more interesting, this is largely quite uninspiring too. Mad Cyril - Again, this is a step better than the last track. It’s got decent pace and drive to it, but the production is very reverb heavy, resulting in a swamped, distant tone, a bit like you’re listening to it floating over the fields from a different stage at a festival while there’s a moment of silence from the band you’re actually watching. As with earlier tracks, there’s little to no musical development and while the vibe is better, and the music more engaging, it still becomes quite repetitive and it’s hard to pick out much due to the swampy, reverb heavy production. Fat Lady Wrestlers - Where is the range and development on this record? Not here. God, this is just repetitive and poorly produced. There are elements in there that work, like some of the vocal melodies, but they’re repeated so much that any effect they had is pummelled into the ground by the end of the song. You can hear bits of what would become the brit-pop sound in here, so I suppose it’s in some way influential, but this has not aged well. Performance - This feels a bit more coherent, although the production still does it no favours. There’s a bit more of a varied structure to this, although it’s still underpinned by the same chord structure throughout, but at least there’s a bit of something extra going on over the top in places, including some soloing that actually brings a bit more life to the track. They are a pretty consistent band and play with a slightly sloppy regularity, which is fairly cool, but nothing is really grabbing me from out of the murk. Brain Dead - The drums in here are pretty good and I tapped my foot along to it, but again, where is the development? It’s the same thing round and around for 3 minutes and the vocals are pretty whiny and uninspiring too. And then they get bored of their own song and stop. Wrote For Luck - God help me if this is another song with no development, because this one goes on for 6 minutes! Yes, he changes the vocals up for the “chorus”, but the rest of the band just carry on in their relentless loop. That loop itself is actually pretty good, but there is literally no range or depth to this at all and it maintains the production standard of chucking everything together in a swampy mess of reverb. And it just goes on and on and on and on and on. Bring A Friend - Holy shit. They actually do it. There’s some actual bits in this where they let Paul Ryder actually play something other than the same simple bass line for the entire track. They’re fleeting moments, but it adds so much more depth and range to the track. Otherwise, this is still very repetitive, but those moments of change really do a lot to add depth. As with much of the album, there’s stuff in here that I quite like, but it’s beaten to death and feels like I’m listening to it through a string of reverb units with cotton wool in my ears. Do It Better - Some of the synth sounds they use here are really awful. Like cheap casio keyboard level bad. Shaun Ryder seems to have a very loose grasp of the beat here as well, he’s rambling all over the place and there’s a bunch of random rhythmic sound effects that stick out. On an album I’ve struggled with, this is by far the biggest turd. Lazy Itis - And we close with something that sounds like it’s from a completely different record. There’s so much more clarity to the production and there’s actual high end in the mix. It’s still quite repetitive, but they try and add some melodic quality by… nicking a vocal melody from the Beatles. If this had more development, I think it could be quite good, but I’m sick of hearing the same loop of music repeated relentlessly fro ~3 minutes or more, despite Shaun Ryders occasional attempts to add some kind of structure by changing up his vocal through different sections. The guitar solo section near the end at least closes the album out pretty well.

I was really into the Madchester when it happened. Baggy jeans, moptop, weird dancing and all. Pills ’n’ thrills and bellyaches is my go to Happy Mondays record, but this album also has it’s moments

#401 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ / ✅, partly yes Revisit? ❌ 80's UK club culture, even in the beginning of the rave scene and later in the 90's, is not for me. Happy Mondays has always sounded like drunken cunts making fun of someone elses music to me. It's not a great listen. Even "Pills 'n Thrills and Bellyaches" sounds like that to me. Not a fan. 1/5

Would I listen again: no This was so boring I just kept blocking it out instead of listening to it

Great band

Sounds like a blend of the Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, and the Smiths. Not bad, not necessarily my thing, but didn’t waste my time

Yeah Im Bummed its more garbled UK weird pop rock stuff scene from the 80s. Its not bad but this shit not for me.

gostei do nome da banda os primeiros 15 minutos foram legais na primeira hora começou a ficar tudo muito parecido no final começaram os remix e fui ouvir outra coisa

Uhhhh. A very questionable bucket list album. Sounds a bit like the people that play on the street. But at least it isn’t more Tom Waits.

Fun sound that holds up reasonably well

i had a bad morning and this is peak druggy bullshit so i'm lighting up for it. sue me. i broke my fucking pipe FUCK. ok this is like a decentish pile of reverb and i like the (probably gross and orientalist) sitar on the closing track, but it's too drowned out to be fun to dance to and really not that psychedelic outside of the presentation. deserves to be one of the 1001? ill begrudgingly allow Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches to stay but this one? nah. never

Really wanted to like this one as think the guys from Happy Mondays aew iconinc, sadly I found the album a bit boring

Another British album. Only thing that stood out was a few instances of cloying lyrics derived from children's songs and stories. Didn't care for it.

I hated this.

Bummed is the sound of a band getting messier, smarter, and more dangerous at the exact same time.

Trist att varje gång det bränner till så har de snott en slinga eller ett riff från The Beatles... En trea

a bit too "new wave" sounding for me

No private session used for Spotify. I got a bit anxious when I found out this album had a runtime of over 2 hours, so I found the original album's track list and kept to that. I am so glad I did because this album bummed me out, I hated the singer's moans over the directionless music. This album was apparently fueled by the drug ecstasy, which explains why this album is such crap and I would have to think the creators of this list were on the same drug when they decided I had to hear it before I died.

One of Manchester’s finest I’d not listened to this album before I enjoyed it

was done with this about halfway through. probably makes more sense if you're high

Holy fucking shit, maybe im not a "I listen to a little bit of everything" after all

Better then expected but not for me. Very repetitive.

I'm feeling pretty groggy today. Probably not in the best state of mind to give this album a fair shake. I mean, I like Rupaul's music, what do I know? I used to think it was bad at first, but there's a weird thing that happens when you listen to something over and over again (while watching Drag Race for example), it becomes good. Who's to say that wouldn't happen with the Happy Mondays (whoever they are)?

Overly long, every song sounds identical, felt like distinct lack of creativity.

Bummed is a very apt album name. It's how I felt after spending my morning listening to Bummed. Pretty crap overall. Pissed-up-sounding vocals on some songs, odd lyrics and pretty boring music. Not one I'll remember in a few days time.

I get some of the rhythm, but it falls short on being memorable or enjoyable. Sorry 80s, you never really had a lot of great stuff.

you can clearly see 2 things in this album: -it comes from the 80s, with those sounds, those synths that i tend to dislike -It clearly is a drowsy, edgy album that could only come from a drugged out, party influenced context. It was funny that I was thinking "this sounds like what I could expect from the Madchester movement, from what I've read. But without having listened some of that, I can't make that assumption". I've gotta say, is a trip. Not only sonically, but lyrically, with those absurd and edgy lyrics. If you like all of that, you will probably enjoy a lot of something like this. But if you don't like just one of the parts, it's quite probable that you end hating the rest.

How do albums like this make it on a list?

It didn’t suck, but it wasn’t great.

Country Song - 3.5/5 Moving in With - 3/5 Mad Cyril - 4/5 Fat Lady Wrestlers - 3/5 Performance - 3/5 Brain Dead - 3.5/5 Wrote for Luck - 4/5 Bring a Friend - 3/5 Do it Better - 3/5 Lazyitis - 3/5 This seems more like a product of its time, and the first two tracks really did not do me any favors to liking it. I saw that it was baggy-related, and I liked the Stone Roses record that is of a similar genre, but this is a bit too cliched musically for me to like it on the same level as that. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Mad Cyril, Wrote for Luck

Too long

Initial thoughts, "Oh No, this is a 2hr album". Up to Brain Dead so far and this isn't bad. Nothing great yet though. Ok, i finished the album, and man that got tedious. 6 Wrote for Luck and 5 hallelujahs later and I was just done. It might just be on Spotify, but that repetition decreased a 3 to a 1 for me.

In the 80s it was the sound of the future, it is a little bit of a shame that it all fizzled out.

No

Hadn’t heard of them before, I like it but the songs are all alike imo?

Absolute trash music. If drugs are so much fun, why is this album so horrible?

This album makes me want to run through a brick fucking wall. I'm not sure if any album gets me more hyped than this, which is kinda weird because I never listed to it until about three years after it came out. Anyhow, I'm gonna go find somebody to fight now.

2.5

2/10 Need to listen

not quite there Will I listen to again: 1%

Not sure it’s a necessary listen, but acts as a good link between the 80s pop and the 90s Madchester. And I think 80s pop continues to grow on me, so I had a good time.

The only exciting thing about this album is that I finally get to rate something a 1. Yay! Lucky me! Tedious and overlong, which was especially offensive when I'm convinced this was the same song on loop for 50 minutes??? This is like you're friends roommate's boyfriend's band that you occasionally have to pretend don't suck to keep the peace. If you're album's main claim to fame is that it's the first ecstasy-fueled album (which... no it's not), maybe it shouldn't be on this list?? Just a thought.

Bruh...this was fuckin ass.

Absolutely garbage and absolutely too long to be this bad.

The rhythm was really weird in a bad way, and varied heavily. The singing did not match the music, and the music was already an unpleasant mess. Pretty bad, though not ear piercing I suppose.

Exactly the kind of horrendous, low-effort, vocals that make me hate this variety of English music. The instrumental arrangements are quirky, technical, varied, and interesting, if not often repetitive; but, the vocals were so grating and flat that I grew to despise every song after the first ten minutes. I can think of many better examples of albums born from drug use, so if this album's status as a collection of music influenced by ecstasy is it's most notable honor, then I disagree with any assertion that finds this album essential. It's difficult to believe that anyone aside from fans of this specific band would feel that this album needs to be heard by everyone.

Liked it

01) Country Song - 7,0 02) Moving in With- 6,5 03) Mad Cyril - 6,5 04) Fat Lady Wrestlers - 6,5 05) Performance - 6,5 06) Brain Dead - 6,0 07) Wrote for Luck - 7,0 08) Bring a Friend - 6,5 09) Do It Better - 6,5 10) Lazy Itis - 7,0 TOTAL: 6,60 (66/100) Current ranking: 600/902

I had kind of forgotten about this band.

Actually liked it better than I expected :) Favorite track: Wrote for luck other picks: Mad Cyril, lazyitis, hallelujah

Mid

Listened in the car. A blend of two of my least favourite genres from one of my least favourite eras of British music. Some of the instrumentals were okay but I really didn't enjoy this whole package. Not for me.

A decent album but not interesting enough for a second listening. 3 stars or C+.

Okay, good mood music.

Despite there being not a great deal of difference between this and their other album on here, I really did not like this one. It's depressing, but in the way that makes it sound dreary and pathetic. Pills 'n' Thrills had that upbeat sound to it that made it much better to listen too. The bass was better in that record too.

Out of tune vocals. Interesting how the hide it with verb.

I dont remember anything about this album and I listened to it yesterday...

Best Song: Wrote for Luck. It mostly just sounds like an extended intro, but given how much I disliked the meat of most of the songs, I preferred it this way. Worst Song: Do It Better. This sounds like if the Beastie Boys were an 80s band, in the worst way possible. I especially hated the grumbling exhale used in the rhythm section. Overall: Cluttered, noisy, unrelentingly 80s and English. Should have died with the decade. Boring enough that I will thankfully forget it shortly.

I mean it's not terrible. Most of the popular reviews on here talk at length about how atrocious the album is. And I get it. It sounds super cluttered, all the songs sound almost the same (except for Country Song which is just plain bad and unfunny.) But for what it is, I had a decent time. I had never heard of this band in my life before listening to this. So I did a bit of reading beforehand, and found that not only was the band high out of their minds, some of them were actually drug dealers? Like...dealing ecstacy? That's crazy. The album does sound like the state of mind for someone who's outrageously high. It's redundant, hard to understand, and just super messy. But hey, I had a good time. It meant no harm. Fun fact for myself: today, April 29th, is my 26th birthday. I currently have 1065 albums left to rate. There is a new edition of 1001 Albums coming out later this year. If that edition has exactly 35 new albums, which feels possible, then I will finish my journey on April 29th, 2029. My golden birthday.

Kind of Ho-hum; never really engaged.

Album choice had lot of the some songs and music was very early 80s

Cacophonous 80s pop that I really bounced off. Came sort of close to 1 star.

I could have done without this.

Nowhere near as fun as the album title suggested it would be. The backing had moments where it was pretty decent, "Lazyitis" being a prime example, but the vocals are just garbage and completely ruin any enjoyment I might have got from listening to it. Would probably have been a 3 with better vocals, but as they are, it's a 2.

His voice sounds really strained. Something about the repetitive beats and the music is making me think I'm losing it. I'm definitely losing it. This album is making me lose sense of time and meaning but my new found lack of judgement is meaning I'm starting to enjoy it. It's definitely psychedelic but it doesn't have the flow of psychedelic. It's like if you were high but getting hit with a hammer in a 4/4 time signature It got significantly worse as the album went on. I think the end of the last song summed up this album perfectly. An amazing psych jam starts up and the singer comedically starts the most pathetic whistle ever over the top. The band hard carry this album and the singer sounds like some guy they found on the street. High 2/High 3 depending on if the guy is singing or not.

It is fine. That is all

pretty alright

Meh...

A pretty good album, I liked Wrote for luck the most.

More British slop? Oh, you shouldn't have!

This was alright at best. I wish the production was more early 80s than late 80s, because the vibe of the music composition was cool but got lost in that late 80s style of trying to make everything sound echo-y and lush and expansive... when the songs were just regular songs that didn't need all that. Vocalist had a cool voice but then would do these fast runs that reminded me of an English Anthony Kiedas (derogatory). Overall, some cool things on this album that unfortunately just never came together as a unit.

I know Shaun Ryder and Bez more from their drug-addled pensioner personas on Celebrity Gogglebox than their music. Wanted to like this record for that, but.. couldn't really. Feels very 'you had to be there' for when it came out, but has lost impact with time.

Despite the attempt to add something new with the psychadelic into this basic brit pop, it still isn't very good. I'm becoming increasingly annoyed at some of these and the bias of the author, and I swear to god if we get to the end and there's no Rush, CSNY, or Hip I'm going to lose it. Everything sounds the same, nothing is super interesting, I'm not on the terrible British ditch weed and aerosol needed to enjoy this. This one was a struggle.

Not quite as good as Pills 'n' Thrills, but I still enjoy the shambolic energy of it, and i like Shaun Ryder's vocals even if he's not the best singer in he world. I also listened to a few of the bonus tracks, and it's clear that it was the remixes that brought them initial success; the Kirsty MacColl/Steve Lillywhite remix of Hallelujah is clearly superior. High three.

trash

Nowhere near as good as the Stone Roses’ debut album that I got 500 albums ago. None of this stuff was my thing back in the 80s, although culturally it was everywhere of course. I’d never listened before to any of it, although there were some bits that seemed familiar. It’s OK, but no better than that and I doubt I’d listen again. And, hey, record companies: put the original versions of albums on streaming services please rather that the “collectors edition”. Sure, include that as well, but hiding 80 minutes worth of bonus content is boring as fuck and makes me less likely to listen to the album again.

El sonido de esta banda me hizo acordar un poco a Soda Stereo, es bastante similar.

This sounds like nobody was close enough to their microphones during recording - tinny and hollow. Production matters! Maybe try being sober for at least part of the recording process? Underneath the issues, there's some decent tunes. What could have been...

mmmm

Me cansó un poco.

Ei

Like it 3/5

I knew Happy Mondays as the "Twistin' my melon" guys. "Bummed", unfortunately, doesn't have any quotable lyrics for me. It does have some good songs like "Mad Cyril". The filler in "Bummed" is forgettable and not really Madchester (more like Blandchester) You'll like this album if you love The Stone Roses. 3 stars for "Bummed".

In one ear and out the other. Made zero impression.

I like funk and electronic-influenced rock and droning hypnotic music, so this album should be right up my alley, but it didn’t really do anything for me. I spent most of it wishing I was listening to the Stone Roses instead. There was nothing particularly bad about this album, but I really didn’t connect with it.

This was better than the last Happy Mondays album I got. "Lazyitis" was good. Glad I checked the actual tracklist, and didnt sit through 2 hours of collector's edition on Spotify.

Happy Mondays do solid rock music. I like the production. The somewhat dampened sound was a good contrast to the harder passages.

Between this album and its follow up, Happy Mondays released The Madchester Rave On E.P. and so christened a music scene so vital that any band even remotely connected to the Greater Manchester area claimed to be a Manchester band. As with many scenes, there was a broad variety in the sound, but the basic foundation seemed to be indie lad-bands who had discovered dance music, and its associated drugs, and were trying to introduce some groove to their songs. Happy Mondays trademarked the term Madchester literally (well, there’s a®️next to the word on the sleeve at least) but they had already made it their own before naming it. They’d been consumers of the house music being pedalled at the Haçienda and were certainly consuming the drugs. And from day one their music was made for freaky dancing. If we accept Madchester as a genre then imo, Happy Mondays made its actual definitive album with Bummed. They achieved greater commercial success with its follow-up Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, but the grit and grime and filthy funk peaks here. Martin Hannetts production, as usual, adds a strange, nervy atmosphere to proceedings and Shaun is as poetic as ever, even when he’s just burping out nursery rhymes.

Hätte ich das ganze album gehört wäre es wahrscheinlich noch schlechter... 2/5

Sometimes modern, often boring

I had not heard of this band or this album before, but I am afraid I will also forget about them and this album tomorrow.

There was a few good moments on this album, I liked the sitar (sample?) and the echo guitar lead that converse with it, and Rave On is a catchy dance track with some funky guitar and bass, but for the most part, this was very mediocre. I really didn't like the production, it seems like I use reverb on everything, making a mix sound muddy, and hard to identify individual parts. I'm sensing some more British bias.

British bias again, it seems. Another middling UK band from the late 80s/early 90s. Not terrible, but just kinda . . . forgettable?

pretty annoying another English rock band... Eighties music bad

Cult stuff

This wasn’t as bad as people sad, and I quite enjoyed this. MADCHESTER for the win. 3.6/5 rounds up to be a low 4

Bummed that I had to make it through the deluxe extended edition...

Не знаю дело ли в этом альбоме конкретно или даже во всем жанре мэдчестер, но почему-то прослушивания него даётся сложновато. Большинство песен состоят из достаточно продолжительных ритмов и мелодий которые почти не развиваются в своем звучании пока песня идёт. В итоге создаётся впечатление какой-то тягомотной тягучести и скучности, хз. Возможно проблема в том, что я не в контексте, возможно если бы я колбасился под это в каком-нибудь британском клубешнике в 80-х, я бы зафанател, но увы, я слушаю это в совершенно скучных и неинтересных обстоятельствах, пока работаю ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Надо послушать что-то ещё из этого жанра, но этот альбом, увы, так и не понял.

Mmmmmhh it's giving the velvet mais en moins bien It's giving tout les grp de rock des 80's Avec des chansons super longues là je suis pas convaincue j'avoue ça a rien de fou

3.7

Decent I enjoyed that

A band that I just never got the appeal of (nor the whole Madchester baggy scene to be honest). Poor vocals, fairly average tunes. Not terrible, just massively overrated.

Album #66: Bummed - Happy Mondays Genre (W): Madchester, psychedelic funk Singles: Wrote for Luck, Lazyitis I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: A select few of the songs, like Performance and the two singles, are good and well-produced. For the rest, the music was either too loud, or the lyrics made no sense to me. I liked the “Ticket to Ride” interpolation in Lazyitis. Favorite songs: Performance, Write for Luck, Lazyitis

Not my type and I think they definitely have taken too much drugs during the creation of this

I appreciate the energy, the punk vibe and the references to various pop songs which obviously influenced this band. Some of the tracks were interesting (Country Song, Rave On) but overall, I felt this album was firmly mediocre.

It has moments, and I think people are too harsh on it, but it does get very annoying at times. The sound may be grating, but it is quite different.

New wave punk ish

Early Happy Mondays. Catchy Electronica vibe

👍🏻

Very strange, but nice.

Please less New Wave...

I think this album would improve with familiarity. Maybe I’m being too generous. 2.75 stars.

Listened to this on a Monday while happy for a more immersive experience. Maybe I wasn’t happy enough though

I... really don't know what to make of this. Country Song is a miss, but Moving In With has a funky bassline which I appreciate, alongside a strange buzzing noise. Mad Cyril is... alright? Something just feels off about this stuff, but it's a bunch of competent enough 80s sounding rock (?) songs. Not sure all the sampled voicals help. Everything sounds flat to me, as if they're slightly out of tune. I find it less and less tolerable as the record progresses. I'm sure there's a time and place for everything, but what that would be is unclear to me. Bummed I had to listen to this.

It was good to hear this again. A friend got me into the Happy Mondays back in the day, and they were the only band part of the Manchester scene that I liked. I’d forgotten how good this was, and it still holds up. For me, they have so much more substance than their peers, who seemed to take everything far too seriously without having the music to back it up.

That was alright. I don't remember if I'd heard the album all the way through before - Happy Mondays were way up there in the early 90s. I'm guessing their next album is on the list as it is THE album. Not entirely certain what gets this on the list...

I can’t claim to be a stone roses and primal scream enjoyer without being a Happy Mondays enjoyer. Fun album good vibes, the right amount of adventurous. Funny to think that these are the blokes off gogglebox I’ll admit I didn’t listen to the entire collectors edition soz

really liked this album! i liked the combo of more straight forward new wave pop with electronic & dance elements and just had a good time. i was especially tickled by the ticket to ride melody on lazyitis it was such a random pull

Yep, I was "bummed" all right.

pretty fun but kinda drags on

Just a bunch of noise

Wasn't impressed on the first listen, but really came to respect the impressive breadth of music on here. Pretty much running the gamut of musical genres. Also, banger album art.

The album art is cool, at least.

had a very unhappy thursday listening to this atonal slop

listened to this like six times. still not sure if i like it. three stars, i guess. favorites: wrote for luck, lazyitis, hallelujah club mix

I feel like this is one of those “you had to be there” albums. Listening to this 38 years after it came out, and only knowing about the hacienda from watching 24 hour party people, kinda sucked tbh. I’m sure if I could time travel back to the 80’s and pop a pinger I’d probably be more enthusiastic about this one.

Not bad! 3.5/5

This felt very noisy when I was listening, didn't really enjoy it.

3/10 - don't recall one song, forgettable

Their second album. Indie Rock. This was pretty average. The production of this album was a drug fuelled bender and it shows. I often think that the Happy Mondays only have one good song and that wasn't on this album anyway.

I like this album more than I thought I would. Sounds a lot like INXS and other of that time and the remixes are solid.

bummed at how little i enjoyed this album.

I probably could've guessed this was on factory records without looking up. Has that factory new wave sound with vocals that sound a bit drowned out or just competing with the music and just didn't work for me.

Nem lembro o que eu escutei

2.5

Alright. No standout tracks for me though

Really struggled to find a single song I liked

2.5

Cool album. Reminds me of The Cure and Joy Division.

It's okay, but not as good as their previous album (Pills, Thrills). Still a great thing to put on LOUD on a Saturday afternoon.