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- Origin
- Camden Town, GB
- Active since
- 1976
About
Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north-west London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s/early-1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. Madness's most successful period was from 1980 to 1986, when the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK singles chart, jointly holding the record with English reggae group UB40 for most weeks spent by a group in the UK singles chart during the 1980s.
Madness have had 16 singles reach the UK top ten, including "One Step Beyond", "Baggy Trousers" and "It Must Be Love"; one UK number-one single, "House of Fun"; and two number ones in Ireland, "House of Fun" and "Wings of a Dove". "Our House" was their biggest US hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, the band received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for Outstanding Song Collection.
Discography
Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie
2023
Can’t Touch Us Now
2016
Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da
2012
The Liberty of Norton Folgate
2009
The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One
2005
Wonderful
1999
The Madness
1988
Mad Not Mad
1985
Keep Moving
1984
The Rise & Fall
1982
7
1981
Absolutely
1980
Members
Cathal Smyth
original, trumpet
1976–1977
Cathal Smyth
harmonica, original
1976–1977
Cathal Smyth
acoustic guitar, original
1976–1977
Cathal Smyth
bass guitar, original
1976–1977
Cathal Smyth
background vocals, original
1976–1977
Lee Thompson
background vocals, original, percussion, saxophone
1976–1977
Chris Foreman
guitar, original
1976–1978
Mike Barson
background vocals, keyboard, original, piano, vibraphone
1976–1984
Suggs
lead vocals
1977–1977
Mark Bedford
bass guitar
1978–1986
Daniel Woodgate
drums (drum set), original, percussion
1978–1986
Suggs
lead vocals
1978–1988
Lee Thompson
background vocals, original, percussion, saxophone
1978–1988
Cathal Smyth
acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, original, trumpet
1979–1988
Steve Nieve
synthesizer
1984–1986
Steve Nieve
keyboard
1984–1986
Seamus Beaghen
organ
1986–1986
Seamus Beaghen
keyboard
1986–1986
Chris Foreman
guitar, original
1992–2005
Mark Bedford
bass guitar
1992–2009
Mike Barson
background vocals, keyboard, original, piano, vibraphone
1992–present
Cathal Smyth
acoustic guitar, background vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, original, trumpet
1992–present
Suggs
lead vocals
1992–present
Lee Thompson
background vocals, original, percussion, saxophone
1992–present
Daniel Woodgate
original, percussion
1992–present
Daniel Woodgate
drums (drum set), original
1992–present
Kevin Burdette
guitar
2005–2006
Chris Foreman
guitar, original
2006–present
Graham Bush
bass guitar
2009–2013
Mark Bedford
bass guitar
2012–present
External links
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