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Since Geffen doesn't possess the rights to the bulk of Madness's best, most influential work, Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness isn't the definitive compilation it could have been. Instead of drawing heavily on their early ska singles, Total Madness relies on the latter-day albums Keep Moving and Mad Not Mad, as well as adding three cuts from the 1983 compilation Madness, which means that only four songs -- "Our House," "It Must Be Love," "Tomorrow's Just Another Day," "One Step Beyond" -- are genuine classics. There are several hits here -- such as "Michael Caine," "Wings of a Dove," "Yesterday's Men," and "One Better Day" -- but they aren't nearly as vital as "House of Fun," "Night Boat to Cairo," or "Cardiac Arrest," three hit singles which were on Madness. As a result, Total Madness winds up being an overview of Madness in their decline, with a couple of earlier hits thrown in for good measure. On that level, it's pretty entertaining.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Chris Foreman, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist - Cathal Smyth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Madness, MainArtist - Labi Siffre, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Geffen Records
Carl Smyth, ComposerLyricist - Lee Thompson, ComposerLyricist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Daniel Woodgate, ComposerLyricist - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bedford, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist - Cathal Smyth, ComposerLyricist - Michael Barson, ComposerLyricist - Christopher John Foreman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Foreman, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Geffen Records
Lee Thompson, ComposerLyricist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Geffen Records
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Madness, MainArtist - Michael Barson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist - Cathal Smyth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Carl Smyth, ComposerLyricist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Daniel Woodgate, ComposerLyricist - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Madness, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Lee Thompson, ComposerLyricist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Daniel Woodgate, ComposerLyricist - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bedford, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist - Cathal Smyth, ComposerLyricist - Michael Barson, ComposerLyricist - Christopher John Foreman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Lee Thompson, ComposerLyricist - CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Chris Foreman, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Geffen Records
CLIVE LANGER, Producer - Alan Winstanley, Producer - Graham McPherson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Foreman, ComposerLyricist - Madness, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Geffen Records
Album review
Since Geffen doesn't possess the rights to the bulk of Madness's best, most influential work, Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness isn't the definitive compilation it could have been. Instead of drawing heavily on their early ska singles, Total Madness relies on the latter-day albums Keep Moving and Mad Not Mad, as well as adding three cuts from the 1983 compilation Madness, which means that only four songs -- "Our House," "It Must Be Love," "Tomorrow's Just Another Day," "One Step Beyond" -- are genuine classics. There are several hits here -- such as "Michael Caine," "Wings of a Dove," "Yesterday's Men," and "One Better Day" -- but they aren't nearly as vital as "House of Fun," "Night Boat to Cairo," or "Cardiac Arrest," three hit singles which were on Madness. As a result, Total Madness winds up being an overview of Madness in their decline, with a couple of earlier hits thrown in for good measure. On that level, it's pretty entertaining.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:17
- Main artists: Madness
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1997 Geffen Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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