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| From | Jason Damas <jason.damas@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Madness |
| Date | Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:37:31 -0400 |
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Lately I've been absolutely obsessed with the Madness catalog. I ignored
them for many years before reading a book last year about 90s Britpop that
pointed to Madness as having such a huge influence on the movement,
especially on Blur. I picked up a best-of and was hooked, and recently
bought "The Lot", which collects all six albums released during their
original run. 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
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