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Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie is the 13th album from British pop outfit Madness and follows 2016's Can't Touch Us Now. Recorded at the beginning of 2023, the album brings the band's brand of nuttiness to a melting pot of ska-inflected pop songs.
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, Spoken Voice - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Mark Bedford, Double Bass, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Arranger, Percussion, Piano, Programmer - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Richard Phillips, Cello - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Sam Kennedy, Viola - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Tina Jacobs-Lim, Arranger, Violin - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Ruth Elder, Violin, Strings Arranger - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Organ, Piano, Programmer, Marimba - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Writer - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Double Bass, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Composer, Arranger, Piano, Electric Piano, Programmer, Writer, Vox Organ - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Darren Fordham, Backing Vocals - Andy Coules, Engineer - Buster the Dog, Vocals
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Electric Piano, Programmer, Writer, Tubular Bells, Vox Organ - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Mike Kearsey, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Christopher Foreman, Composer, Programmer, Writer - Michael Barson, Keyboards, Organ, Piano - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Composer, Arranger, Piano, Programmer, Writer, Vox Organ - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Richard Phillips, Cello - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Sam Kennedy, Viola - Mez Clough, Percussion - Tina Jacobs-Lim, Arranger, Violin - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Ruth Elder, Violin, Strings Arranger - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Composer, Drums, Programmer, Writer - Graham McPherson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Organ, Piano - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer - G. V. Fairchild, Backing Vocals
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Christopher Foreman, Composer, Arranger, Programmer, Writer - Michael Barson, Keyboards, Organ, Piano - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer
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Matthew Ward, Violin - Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Rachel Robson, Viola - Michael Barson, Composer, Arranger, Bells, Organ, Piano, Programmer, Writer - Will Gardner, Conductor, Arranger - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Mez Clough, Percussion - Kit Massey, Violin - Rachel Lander, Cello - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Dan Oates, Violin - Ada Binaj, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, Writer - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Double Bass - Madness, MainArtist - Christopher Foreman, Composer, Arranger, Programmer, Writer - Michael Barson, Keyboards, Organ, Piano - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer
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Lee Thompson, Composer, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Programmer, Writer - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Mez Clough, Percussion - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Percussion, Programmer, Synthesizer - Darren Fordham, Backing Vocals
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone - Mike Kearsey, Arranger, Trombone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Christopher Foreman, Composer, Brass Arranger, Programmer, Writer - Michael Barson, Organ, Piano, Clavinet - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Noel Watson, Programmer - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer
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Lee Thompson, Brass Arranger, Tenor Saxophone - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Graham McPherson, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - Christopher Foreman, Composer, Programmer, Writer - Michael Barson, Organ - Spider J, Backing Vocals - Mez Clough, Percussion - Matt Glasbey, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Synthesizer
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Lee Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Mike Kearsey, Trombone - Richard Smith, Violin - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Daniel Woodgate, Drums - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, Composer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Mark Bedford, Bass Guitar - Madness, MainArtist - David Arnold, Arranger - Nicholas Dodd, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Barson, Organ, Piano - Sarah Chapman, Viola - Bruce Wilson, Viola - Steve Hamilton, Baritone Saxophone - Joe Auckland, Trumpet - Helen Fitzgerald, Cello - Mez Clough, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Matt Glasbey, Engineer, Additional Production - Jonny Gee, Double Bass - Alison Gordon, Violin - Caroline Bodimead, Violin - Stelios Chatziiosifidis, Violin - Alexia Barbera, Double Bass - Antonia Finch, Viola - Daniel Peev, Violin - Hannah Paterson, Violin - Helen Downham, Cello - Helen Goatley, Viola - Kate Scrivens, Violin - Katrina McWilliams, Violin - Mathias Svenson, Violin - Michael Nowland, Cello
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Mike Barson, Keyboards - Spoken Word, Composer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Madness, MainArtist - Martin Freeman, Spoken Voice - Andy Coules, Engineer
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Album review
Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est La Vie is the 13th album from British pop outfit Madness and follows 2016's Can't Touch Us Now. Recorded at the beginning of 2023, the album brings the band's brand of nuttiness to a melting pot of ska-inflected pop songs.
© Rich Wilson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:46
- Main artists: Madness
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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