Saturday, January 29, 2011

Madness: Live at Rockpalast (1981)


Madness carried the ska. While much of the 2-Tone roster quickly changed their sounds (before imploding) Madness took their ska-music-hall sound to the top of the charts (even in North America!), relinquishing the ska more gradually. While Madness never had a throat-grabbing punk-fueled album like The Specials or The English Beat that deep songbook of theirs, loaded with hummable hooks, clever instrumental interplay and sharp-eyed lyrics, gives them special placing in the 2-Tone hierarchy.




So, where do you rank Madness amidst the all the other ska-maniacs of the the 2-Tone era? Please leave us a comment!

Speaking of which, Live at Rockpalast link is in the comments

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Posted by jeffen at 8:12 AM
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  1. jeffenJanuary 29, 2011 at 8:27 AM

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    MADNESS fans








    SKA fans








    If you want to hear more....





    (Or just feel a need to be gracious)




    Leave a comment!








    http://www.mediafire.com/?15glr8j54hfr4rv

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  2. Eric RJanuary 29, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    YES!!! Madness!!!

    My top 'ska' band, although I think it's fair to say that they moved on from ska to something much bigger fairly quickly.

    Awesome...thanks, jeffen!!!!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Madness, The Specials and The Beat. Those are my big 3. I still listen to the 1st album by those three weekly... and I bought all three brand new back in '80. That's 30 years and I can still happily listen to all 3.

    That says it all. What other albums have people been listening to for 30 years?

    Viva 2-Tone.

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  4. TerryJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Nice album - many thanks.

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