MADNESS

One Step Beyond... (Encore)

$12.98 CD

Formed in Camden Town in London, Madness defined the late '70s-early '80s ska revival. The group named themselves after a song by Jamaican ska/rocksteady legend Prince Buster, their main influence, and they in turn titled their extraordinary debut LP, 1979's ONE STEP BEYOND... for another of his hits. Both songs are featured on the album, which was originally released on Sire and rollicks with Madness' contagiously exuberant music, prankster humor and wild ride energy. Also tempered by clever and worldly wise lyrics, the band's sound proved, as the British music publication NME put it, “that ingenuity need not be incompatible with buffoonery, and that kind words, sad tales, nonsense knees-up and anxious moments can somehow all be conveyed with aggressive charm.”

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