This DVD made me throw up a little in my mouth when I watched it. I know. I know. Happy Mondays have this huge cult following; I've even done research on it to see how there could possibly be more than two people who admire this music and this "band" legitimately. But it's true. They're out there. I don't understand the music, I don't see any talent, or hear any for that matter, and I'm awestruck that these musicians can actually sell tickets to a concert.

Granted, music isn't cerebral - I shouldn't have to understand it to like it. But this music leaves me confused and bored, devoid of any of the true feelings of which one would hope to experience at least a tinge while listening to music; especially live music from supposedly euphonious icons. And because of the fact that I can't wrap any part of my brain, heart or soul around this music, I hate it. I vilify it. It's human nature to berate what we don't understand, and I'm just reacting naturally to what I believe is a group of talentless schmoes who've probably made most of their money on acid-damaged post-era hippies who have too much money to waste.

But anyway, I watched this dour DVD, and I thought that there might be a glimmer of hope, that maybe there was some entertaining aspect to be found. And there was. There's a silver lining to every cloud, and folks, I'm glad to say that I've found it on this otherwise horrible waste of iridescent plastic. The DVD contains more than an hour of live music from a 2004 December concert in Barcelona, and there's no question I hated it. But one of the upsides of having bonus material on these discs is that sometimes you might find a little gem, and I did.

There's an hour and a half interview with the group's lead singer, entitled "A Pint with Shaun." I'll tell you right now, don't bother to derive any sort of practical information from this friendly interview, just lay back and enjoy the slurred speech and long tirades of Shaun Ryder. The interview takes place in some sort of brightly lit pub-in-the-making, so occasionally there's this guy in the background working on stuff or just walking around. It's a little distracting, but it just adds to the completely unprofessional and jovial feel of the segment. Also, someone's cell phone rings for about a full minute at one point, but again, it just adds to the interview's character.

And it's great: Shaun reveals the history of the band, and explains in great detail arguments with his brother concerning touring and who came up with the group's name. It's long, so be prepared to roll your eyes a bit at the sheer length, and probably skip through a lot of it, but the absurdity of this extra feature made the whole disc a little easier to bear.