Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie Madness

• 1 Prologue: "Mr Beckett Sir..." 00:11
• 2 Theatre of the Absurd 04:13
• 3 If I Go Mad 04:36
• 4 Baby Burglar 04:05
• 5 Act One: "Surrounded on all sides.." 00:10
• 6 C'est La Vie 03:10
• 7 What On Earth Is It (You Take Me For?) 03:07
• 8 Hour of Need 04:07
• 9 Act Two "The damsel in distress.." 00:12
• 10 Round We Go 04:18
• 11 Act Three: "The situation deteriorates.." 00:20
• 12 Lockdown and Frack Off 03:12
• 13 Beginners 101 04:21
• 14 Is There Anybody Out There? 03:22
• 15 The Law According to Dr. Kippah 05:35
• 16 Epilogue: "And so Ladies and Gentlemen.." 00:17
• 17 Run For Your Life 04:00
• 18 Set Me Free (Let Me Be) 03:39
• 19 In My Street 03:38
• 20 Fin.: "Ladies and Gentlemen.." 00:13
• Total Runtime 56:46

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Madness ist eine der ikonischsten britischen Bands aller Zeiten. Seit ihren Anfängen in den späten 70er Jahren haben sie die Musikszene geprägt und sind bekannt für ihren einzigartigen Sound, der Ska, Pop und eine gehörige Portion britischen Humor vereint. Mit 10 Top-Ten-Alben, 15 Top-Ten-Singles und zahlreichen Auszeichnungen, darunter der renommierte Ivor Novello Award, haben sie die Herzen von Musikliebhabern weltweit erobert.

Nach einer siebenjährigen Pause kehrt die Band mit ihrem 13. Studioalbum "Theatre Of the Absurd Presents C'Est La Vie" zurück. Das Ergebnis ist ein zeitlos brillantes Album, das die verrückten Jahre seiner Entstehung widerspiegelt. Die 14 Songs repräsentieren die Creme de la Creme der zahlreichen Songs, die die Gruppe ausgeheckt hat, und wurden zu einem schlagkräftigen, konzentrierten Set zusammengestellt.

Das von der Band selbst produzierte Album bietet eine eklektische Mischung aus eingängigem Pop und einzigartigen Kompositionen. Mit Gastbeiträgen von Martin Freeman ist Madness bereit, erneut Geschichte zu schreiben.

Madness

Madness
Nutty ska-revivalists and 80s pop titans led by the inimitable Suggs

Madness may have been at the forefront of the late ’70s ska revival, but the band quickly moved beyond the constraints of two-tone. By the time the ’80s were in full swing, their embrace of everything from Motown to pure pop had made them one of the biggest British bands of their time.

Madness’s earliest days were as ska band The Invaders, formed in 1976 by Lee Thompson, Mike Barson and Chris Foreman. With the addition of Graham McPherson (aka Suggs), Mark Bedford, Dan Woodgate and Chas Smith, the band changed their name to Morris And The Minors before finally settling on Madness in 1978.

The newly renamed band owed a debt to Prince Buster for their first two singles. Their debut The Prince was a tribute to the Jamaican ska pioneer, while their second, the No.7 hit 'One Step Beyond', was a cover of one of his songs.

Madness’s first hit lent its name to their debut album too. One Step Beyond came out in late 1979 and proved hugely successful. 'My Girl' gave them another hit single, the second in a remarkable run of Top Ten singles that saw Madness become one of the biggest bands in the country.

The ’80s progressed at an impressive clip for the band, landing more hit singles and two albums in the top five, Absolutely and Seven. They bagged their first UK No.1 single in 1982 with 'House Of Fun'.

By the time Madness returned with The Rise And Fall in 1982, their music bore little resemblance to their ska origins. 'Our House' and 'It Must Be Love' were as purely pop as the band could get and the songs worked their way up the charts accordingly.

Mike Barson, one of Madness’s main songwriters, departed the band in 1983, marking a slow decline for the band. By 1986, they announced they were calling it a day and bowed out with Waiting For The Ghost Train in November of that year.

After a year and a half absence, Madness reunited (with a The added to the name) with a new line-up that featured Suggs, Smash, Foreman and Thompson alongside two Specials and one Attraction. The Madness released one single and one album – 1988’s The Madness – before splitting up again.

The original Madness eventually resurfaced in 1992 with a huge one-dayer in Finsbury Park called Madstock. The event became an annual reunion show for the band over the next four years. In 1995, Suggs stepped out on his own with a solo album The Lone Ranger and a hit single with his cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s 'Cecelia'.

Despite the regular reunions, Madness didn’t manage new material until 1999’s Wonderful, folloed by 2005’s Dangermen Sessions Vol.1 and 2009’s The Liberty Of Norton Folgate. The band’s national treasure status was ratified in 2012 when they performed for both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games closing ceremony. Those performances coincided with their 11th album Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da. The band returned in 2016 with their 12th studio album Can’t Touch Us Now.

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