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	Madness One Step Beyond Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Fuelled by the ska of Prince Buster ("Madness"), and inspired by the insanity of British music, right from the start Madness were a quintessentially English band. Two-tone more by association than fact, they came to the fo... more » « less
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CD Details

All Artists: Madness
Title: One Step Beyond
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: SALVO
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 9/14/2010
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Ska
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: One Step Beyond
UPCs: 698458940223, 698458940223

Synopsis

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Fuelled by the ska of Prince Buster ("Madness"), and inspired by the insanity of British music, right from the start Madness were a quintessentially English band. Two-tone more by association than fact, they came to the fore at the same time as the Specials, with a ska beat, a pop heart, and a lunatic smile (who else would update "Swan Lake" in such an unorthodox way?). While the title track lives on beyond them, there were plenty of other gems here, including "Night Boat to Cairo" and "My Girl." The Nutty Sound was infectious as measles, but a lot more fun. Chris Nickson

CD Reviews

Stone Cold Ska Classic

Mr Yapples | Wilmington, DE | 11/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the holy trinity of British ska albums (along with The Specials debut and Just Can't Stop It by the English Beat). Still sounds vital today. This release includes the great hidden track "Madness"."