Audio CD review:
Madness - The Business

Madness - The Business

Band: Madness Title: The Business Rating: Release Date: 29 November, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Intro 2: Prince 3: Madness 4: One Step Beyond 5: Mistakes 6: Nutty Theme 7: My Girl 8: Stepping into Line 9: In the Rain 10: Night Boat to Cairo 11: Deceives the Eye 12: Young and the Old 13: Don't Quote Me on That 14: Baggy Trousers 15: Business 16: Embarrassment 17: Crying Shame 18: Return of the Los Palmas 7 19: That's the Way to Do It (AKA Odd Job Man) [Demo Version] 20: My Girl [Live] 21: Swan Lake 22: Grey Day 23: Memories 24: Shut Up 25: Town With No Name 26: Never Ask Twice (AKA Airplane) 27: It Must Be Love 28: Shadow on the House 29: Cardiac Arrest 30: In the City 31: House of Fun 32: Don't Look Back 33: Driving in My Car 34: Terry Wogan Jingle 35: Animal Farm 36: Riding on My Bike 37: Our House [Stretch Mix] 38: Walking With Mr. Wheeze 39: Tomorrow's Just Another Day 40: Madness (Is All in the Mind) 41: Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song) 42: Behind the Eight Ball 43: One's Second Thoughtlessness 44: Sun and the Rain 45: Fireball XL-5 46: Visit to Dracstein Castle 47: Michael Caine 48: If You Think There's Something 49: One Better Day 50: Guns 51: Victoria Gardens 52: Sarah 53: Yesterday's Men [Harmonica Version] 54: All I Knew 55: It Must Be Love [Live] 56: Uncle Sam 57: David Hamilton Jingle 58: Inanity Over Christmas 59: Please Don't Go 60: Sweetest Girl [Extended Version] 61: Jennie (A Portrait Of) 62: Tears You Can't Hide 63: Call Me 64: (Waiting for) the Ghost Train 65: One Step Beyond [Italian Version] 66: Maybe in Another Life 67: Seven Year Scratch [Edited Version] 68: Release Me 69: Carols on 45 70: National Anthem

Customer Reviews The Best Band This covers all their singles from 1979 thro' to 1985. This triple CD covers "the first era" of Madness' 30 year history, so far. But what makes this CD set so special, is that it also contains all the B-sides to the singles, which makes this an absolute must for all the nutty fans. Not only that, but in between each song, there are insightful "snippets" by the band members, crew, management and friends, which are not only informative, but a delight to listen to. I highly recommend this CD set to, not only all Madness fans, but to the curious people out there, also. You will not be disappointed! . the interviews Stay away. I don't usually write reviews, but felt I needed to bring the rating down on this one to save people some money, great music, but as said in other reviews, the interviews kill it. INFURIATING! the band members TALK over the top of the songs If you're a Madness devotee or completist, then nothing touches this box set for the breadth of material and the rareties. This is one of the most infuriating albums I have ever purchased. Also, for many years, it was the only place to find classic songs like "Baggy Trousers. " BUT. . . the interview segments spliced between songs make this album all but unlistenable. The interviews are fascinating ONCE, but after that, you'd probably prefer to skip them. Which is when you encounter the first problem: the interview are appended to the individual tracks. For example, "Baggy Trousers" ends, but before you can listen to the next track, you have to listen to a minute of blather. Worse than this tho', the interviews fade in OVER THE TOP of the songs. So "Grey Day" still has 20 seconds to go, but the interview portion has already started! This happens on all the classic tracks: "Baggy Trousers", "Grey Day", "Sun & the Rain. " These are the members of the band TALKING OVER THE TOP OF THE SONGS!! It's insane! Even if you wanted to make your own CDR or iPod compilation of this album, it's impossible, because people are talking over the music! Unless you absolutely have to have this album, AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS!. . You can see a complete list of all Madness discography, or go back to the Madness tabs