Madness are, quite simply, a bona fide national treasure; a band who inspire such goodwill and bonhomie that we are lucky to be graced with their continuing presence on Britain s music scene. The archetypal pop group and ultimate singles band, Madness have been making records since 1979 and during their thirty-plus year career have enjoyed a string of Top Ten hits which form part of the lifeblood of British popular music. Their ability to document serious issues within seemingly sweet pop songs has resulted in an influence on generations of musicians that cannot be overstated. Reverberations of Madness can be heard in the likes of The Smiths, Blur, Arctic Monkeys and a host of other huge acts that came in their wake. Total Madness brings together 23 of the band s best-loved songs. From the early ska of The Prince and One Step Beyond to the sophisticated, bittersweet pop of NW5 (from 2009 s The Liberty Of Norton Folgate album) via some of the finest pop songs to bother the pop charts in the 1980s. Madness sold over 6 million singles in that decade alone. Total Madness reminds us why.
K**R
Fun
Takes me back to the 80’s being young dumb and carefree, guaranteed to raise the spirits
T**Y
Great cd. Good memories highly recommend
Fantastic
M**E
Excellent condition
arrived in perfect condition
A**R
TOTAL MADNESS YET AGAIN
WELL WELL WELL I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM IN 2009 WHICH INCLUDED A DVD OF THE SAID HITS.I KNOW THIS IS A REISSUE BUT HEY MADNESS CAN DO NO WRONG WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE AT THE QUEENS JUBILEE & AT THE OLYMPICS A FEW NIGHTS AGO,MADNESS HAVEBEEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE & LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.ONTO THE ALBUM THE COVER HAS BEEN REVAMPED WITH A UNION JACK IS THAT QUEEN VICTORIA DRIVING?(I KNOW IT IS).IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME TRACK LISTING AS THE 2009 VERSION WITH OUR HOUSE & IT MUST BE LOVE MOVED TO THE TOP OF THE TREE.(THE 2 SONGS PLAYED AT THE JUBILEE).I FOR ONE HAD TO BUY THIS ALBUM AS I AM FIRST OF ALL A DIE HARD MADNESS FAN & SECONDLY I'M A COLLECTOR OF ALL THINGS MADNESS.IF YOU HAVE JUST DISCOVERED MADNESS THROUGH THE POWER OF TELEVISION & THEIR RECENT ABOVE SAID PERFORMANCES YOU WON'TBE DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ALBUM CRAMMED FULL OF HITS FOR YOU TO DISCOVER WHAT A GREAT BAND MADNESS ARE.I HAVE BEEN A MADNESS FAN SINCE 1979 & JUST LOVE THE BAND BUT DON'T LET ME INFLUENCE YOU BUY THIS ALBUM FOR YOURSELF& DISCOVER THE NUTTY SOUND OF MADNESS.
M**X
Very good cd
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D**M
Buy on CD and instant delivery - Total Madness!
This is a great CD of all of your favourite Madness tracks, and some that I hadn't heard before. The full range of the fun music that is Ska is here.You know that buying this, you won't be disappointed and it is great value getting all of these tracks for, what feels like, a knock-down price.Also buying the CD from Amazon meant that I could also, immediately, download the MP3, so opting for free delivery wasn't a problem (in fact I haven't bothered to take the physical CD out of its wrapping as the MP3 was already on the 'phone and in the car before the physical CD arrived). Also, in the case of this CD, the physical CD with immediate MP3 download was cheaper than just buying the MP3 - now that is Total Madness :-)
S**N
Wonderful
Loved the ease of ordering and CD arrived on time. Great playlist.
P**N
Brilliant service:-)
Brilliant fast delivery and all packaged brilliant, am very pleased with the order,ready for xmas so a huge thank you xxx
