Audio CD review:
Madness - Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness

Madness - Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness

Band: Madness Title: Total Madness: The Very Best of Madness Rating: Release Date: 09 September, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Our House 2: It Must Be Love 3: Tomorrow's Just Another Day 4: Shut Up 5: Grey Day 6: The Sun And The Rain 7: Wings Of A Dove (A Celebratory Song) 8: Michael Caine 9: One Better Day 10: Uncle Sam 11: Yesterday's Men 12: One Step Beyond

Editoral Review For starters, any self-respecting Madness package should open with "One Step Beyond," not end with it. Excuse us for caring, but there are a few things shamefully wrong about this long overdue salute to the immortal Nutty Boys. And a meager 12 tracks (43 minutes) from the hugely prolific ska/pop kings of the early '80s is a tad miserly. To justify the title, Geffen could have made stronger efforts to license gems like "Baggy Trousers," "Night Train to Cairo," and "Embarrassment" from Sire. The liner note ode by Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is small compensation. --Jeff Bateman .. You can see a complete list of all Madness discography, or go back to the Madness tabs