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| From | "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Madness |
| Date | Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:13:38 +0000 |
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The Specials second album is still worth getting.And don't hesitate to move
on to solo Terry Hall stuff like Fun Boy Three or his wonderful solo
albums.I don't have titles ,but can get them for you if you need.He has
continued to put out great music.
>From: "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Madness
>Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:27:04 -0000
>
>--- 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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