Happy?

Public Image Limited | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Label: Virgin Records Ltd
• ASIN: B00004SKIJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,404 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy? Yes I am., May 30, 2004

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tabbed (a hut in the mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy (Audio CD)

The best way to describe this album; Pop Heaven. The instrumentation is excellent, and catchy as hell, and to top it all off, we have John's smart and funny lyrics that make everything even more meaningful. Every song on here is worth listening to. "Angry" was quite a surprise; it doesn't sound very angry. It sounds more like festering frustration to me. The sample of paper being torn in the song was a nice touch. "Fat Chance Hotel" is another song I liked, and tells a story we all can relate to; going on a trip with our loved ones and not having it turn out quite the way we hoped it would. "Seattle" was one of the catchiest songs from the get-go. My favourite on here is "Open and Revolting", which is about being open with people and receptive to new ideas. The instrumental breaks with the synths and guitars are just tops! Come to think of it, this whole album is.

5/5

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A heavy electronic smear of dried snot beauty, July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Happy (Audio CD)

I fell down into this sublime electronic mass of (tight) electronic loose ends when it first came out. Was besotted, but also taken aback. Where did the orchestral, string-and-background-vox smoothness come from? Gorgeous! Still love this. the combination of harsh and beautiful, esp. on fat chance hotel. And rules and regulations and bodies! I like a lot of different stuff, but this is a favorite.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mid-'80s classic, May 3, 2006

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J. Hawkshead (New Orleans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy (Audio CD)

I still have Happy? on cassette that I bought after seeing the Seattle video way back in the depths of the Reagan era. The tape and more importantly the songs on it have held up well over nearly 2 decades now (I looked Happy? up on Amazon thinking I'd finally get a CD, but 35 bucks?!). True, the album as a whole is pretty heavily front-loaded, with the 3 best songs at the beginning, but overall Lydon's delivery and McGeogh's guitar work make Happy? a bracing musical experience despite the dated-sounding production.