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| From | "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Re: Madness |
| Date | Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:27:04 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Jason Damas <jason.damas@g...> wrote:
>snip
I know it's old news to most, but to all of you who are fans
> of Britpop but who have skipped over this fantastic band, I'd
recommend
> going back and revisiting. They're far better songwriters than I
ever knew
> (I thought "nutty" skank-fests like "One Step Beyond" were what
made up most
> of their catalog, but in fact most of it is well-crafted, Kinksian
British
> pop of the highest order). The best way to get acquainted, I think,
is the
> killer 1999 best-of "Heavy Heavy Hits", which collects all of their
singles
> (including a handful that were never on albums) until 1986
chronologically
> and has great cover art. --Jason
Hey Jason,
First thanks for the info. I've been thinking about checking them out
again. The reason that has been on my mind is I bought The Specials
self titled disc recently. I had a similar reaction to the one you
had with Madness. Many of the songs that I didn't fully appreciate
at the time I now do and thus like the full disc now much better then
I liked the album back then (that doesn't happen that often). The
real stand out track that I didn't appreciate then but LOVE now
is "Concrete Jungle". What a terrific song. Anyway, I've been
planning to spring to get the the Specials second disc (weaker?) and
then maybe I'll revist Madness again.
Steve "it doesn't make it alright" D.
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