Audio CD review:
Madness - Divine Madness

Madness - Divine Madness

Band: Madness Title: Divine Madness Rating: Release Date: 12 June, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Prince 2: One step beyond 3: My girl 4: Night boat to Cairo 5: Baggy trousers 6: Embarrassment 7: Return of the Los Palmas 8: Grey day 9: Shut up 10: It must be love 11: Cardiac arrest 12: House of fun 13: Driving in my car 14: Our house 15: Tomorrow's just another d 16: Wings of a dove 17: Sun and the rain 18: Michael Caine 19: One better day 20: Yesterday's men 21: Uncle Sam 22: Waiting for the ghost tra

Customer Reviews Bad quality materials The remasterization is pasable, and we can get better quality sound that in the original. The quality of the box and the impresion inside was poor. Only I'm afraid about de CD quality, I hope it will last more than the blody box. . Legendary band We wouldn't all know the names of all the Madness members (first 7 then 6 - see previous reviewer), perhaps unless you're a real hardcore fan. In short, this CD is a great value for money collection of all the best Madness tunes. One great thing about Madness, though, is that they all collectively are true to their name. There's not just half of them mucking around with the others just standing around - they all get in on the act. Why were all these UK ska bands all so huge? Check out Selector, The Specials, Bad Manners, etc. . . they're all like that! Also, with an original fan base of skinheads & rudeboys/girls, it's not like some of the more recent ska bands, half of whom look like hippies. Made me wonder what all the fellas are doing now. If you're new to Ska as a genre, don't miss out on listening to some good low down Jamaican ska. Believe me, you'd really be missing out. So - Derrick Morgan, Toots & the Maytals, Laurel Aitken, Skatalites, Prince Buster or just about anyone on the Pama collection of labels (mostly 7" singles). I really miss the old ska days. In my opinion there's very little new music around with any soul. Highly recommended - 5 stars. If you're a Madness fan this is indispensible. Complete Madness Divine Madness was originally released almost 15 years ago but a few years ago it was updated with re-mastered sound and two extra tracks, Love Struck and Johnny the Horse from their come-back album in 1999. This edition is a combined version of the Greatest Hits packages that were available a few years back. Also included is a separate DVD with all the hits but this one now includes all the videos in addition to Sweetest Girl, I Pronounce You (from their ill-fated The Madness), Drip Fed Fred and Bed and Breakfast Man. A Madness collection really could hardly be any more complete. All the hits are here and sounding remarkably fresh, being more than 20 years old. The sound of the CD is much better than the original version of Divine Madness. The DVD though does not include the same sound quality as some other DVDs with limited surround sound. It does still include subtitles which is great for those who like to sing-a-long. This is one of my son's favourite with Baggy Trousers and Shut Up being constant requests. Only the most die hard Madness fans need any more than this collection, with the possible exception of their brilliant (but commercial flop) Mad Not Mad. This is classic Madness in one perfect package. . . You can see a complete list of all Madness discography, or go back to the Madness tabs