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Madness

Heavy shoes on Camden pavement—melody too catchy for pure irony.

  • Ska
  • Pop

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One Step Beyond and Baggy Trousers made teenage Britain dance in doc martens.

Our House packaged suburban warmth for global earworms.

Later reunions proved catalogue durability far beyond novelty tags.

Remastered audio keeps sax stabs, Farfisa sparkle, and vocal charm.

Madness grew out of Camden Town with Suggs, Mike Barson, Chris Foreman, Mark Bedford, Lee Thompson, Chas Smash, and Woody Woodgate. The band signed to Stiff Records and released One Step Beyond (1979), and then widened their sound with Absolutely (1980) and 7 (1981).

Their hits, including Baggy Trousers, It Must Be Love, and Our House, are loved for their wit and humor. Madness played on the roof of Buckingham Palace at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert in 2012, and they have continued recording since.

Interesting facts about Madness

  • 01 English ska-pop band formed in Camden Town, London in 1976.
  • 02 The Rise & Fall (1982) included Our House and House of Fun.
  • 03 Brit Award winners including Outstanding Contribution to Music.
  • 04 The band’s lineup includes Suggs, Mike Barson, and Chas Smash.
  • 05 Madness performed on the roof of Buckingham Palace in 2012.

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