Madness ist laut Robbi Millar im Sounds Magazine vom September 1979 keine Ska-Band:
„We’ve had punk and funk, pub rock and disco. We’ve got mod and ska. So what’s next then? Get ready for the ’nutty sound‘ of Madness!
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… ‚cos it’s the purest form of dance music that I’ve ever heard in many a long gigging session. It’s totally irresistible.
Take a fairground-style sound …. and add some Cockney humour type vocals. Throw in a saxophone for good measure to pick out a spine-tingling melody along the way, and you’ve got it. Madness!“
(Nachzulesen auf der Rückseite der Absolutely-LP.)
Und wo hört man Ska in „Solid Gone“?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwpQ1rdpRSU
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Je suis Charlie Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. T.P.