Madness

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Founded: 1976

Headquarters: London, UK

Website Link(s): Official Site

Contents 1 Label(s) 2 Genre(s) 3 RIYL 4 Band Members 5 Includes Members of 6 Band Biography 7 Discography 7.1 Albums 7.2 EPs 7.3 Singles 8 Appears On 8.1 Compilations 8.2 Soundtracks 8.3 Mix CDs 8.4 Radio Shows 9 Further Reading

[edit] Label(s)

• Virgin
• V2
• Geffen

[edit] Genre(s)

• Pop
• Britpop
• Ska
• Second Wave Ska
• Twotone

[edit] RIYL

• The Lightning Seeds
• The Specials

[edit] Band Members

• Mike Barson
• Chris Foreman
• Lee Thompson
• Graham McPherson (a/k/a Suggs)
• Mark Bedford
• Daniel Woodgate
• Carl Smyth (a/k/a Chas Smash)

[edit] Includes Members of

• North London Invaders
• The Madness (separate band)
• The Nutty Boys

[edit] Band Biography

Madness started out officially as a ska band, although over time they went back and forth between ska and straightforward pop, establishing themselves as a well rounded and versatile band. They had a series of top ten hits in the UK, where House of Fun became a number 1 hit for the group.but in the US, their only smash hit was Our House (though they had many minor hits, like It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond. Despite only have critical and financial success in the UK, Madness also has a large underground following in the US. Their most recent release, the Liberty of Norton Folgate has become a huge hit in the UK, with the hit singles "Dust Devil" and "Sugar and Spice".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• One Step Beyond...
• Absolutely
• 7
• The Rise and Fall
• Keep Moving
• Mad Not Mad
• The Madness
• Wonderful
• The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
• Complete Madness
• Utter Madness
• The Peel Sessions
• Divine Madness
• Madstock
• Universal Madness
• Madness
• The Business
• The Lot
• The Liberty of Norton Folgate

[edit] EPs

• Work Rest And Play

[edit] Singles

• "The Prince" / "Madness"
• "One Step Beyond" / "Mistakes"
• "My Girl" / "Stepping Into Line"
• "Baggy Trousers" / "The Business"
• "Embarrassment" / "Crying Shame"
• "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" / "That's The Way To Do It"
• "Grey Day"
• "Shut Up"
• "It Must Be Love" / "In The City"
• "Cardiac Arrest"
• "House of Fun" / "Don't Look Back"
• "Driving In My Car"
• "Our House" / "Walking With Mr. Wheeze"
• "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All In The Mind)"
• "Wings Of A Dove"
• "The Sun and the Rain"
• "Michael Caine" / "If You Think There's Something"
• "One Better Day"
• "Yesterday's Men"
• "Uncle Sam"
• "The Sweetest Girl"
• "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" #18 UK
• "I Pronounce You"
• "What's That?"
• "The Harder They Come"
• "Lovestruck"
• "Johnny The Horse"
• "Drip Fed Fred" (with Ian Dury)
• "Shame and Scandal"
• "Girl, Why Don't You?"

[edit] Appears On

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Mix CDs

• Jeff Bridges... I Don't Need No Jeff Bridges To Put Music To My Poem!
• I'm a Wound and a Sword, A Victim and an Executioner
• Dub Club: Aila's Dub Club Mix
• Dub Club: Matt's 2005 Best Of -- Streets Named For New England Trees
• Flashback: The Nostalgic Hits of 2005 (Aila's Dub Club Best of 2005 Mix)
• Dub Club IV: Critter! Critter! Critter! A Tribute to Critters
• Aila's Mp3 Of The Week
• Dub Club: Peace Symbol - Matt
• Dub Club: Aila - Rarities Schmarities

[edit] Radio Shows

• 50 Skidillion Watts Of Good Will Episode 2

[edit] Further Reading

• Wikipedia Page