Madness

ONE OF THE LEADING BANDS OF THE LATE-'70S SKA REVIVAL THAT SWEPT THE U.K. KNOWN FOR THEIR "NUTTY SOUND," BLENDING SKA RHYTHMS WITH CATCHY MELODIES AND A SHOWMAN'S SENSE OF HUMOR. AS THEIR CAREER HAS PROGRESSED, MADNESS HAVE FOLDED IN TOUCHES OF MOTOWN, SOUL, AND BRITISH POP TO THEIR FORMULA. IN 1983, THE BAND'S "OUR HOUSE" BROKE THROUGH TO MAINSTREAM LISTENERS AROUND THE GLOBE, RISING TO THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SINGLES CHARTS GLOBALLY AND BECOMING AN ENDURING CLASSIC. THE GROUP'S 1979 DEBUT ALBUM, ONE STEP BEYOND, IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE 2-TONE ERA; 1982'S MADNESS PRESENTED THE RISE & FALL FEATURING SOME OF THEIR FINEST, MOST MATURE SONGWRITING; AND 2009'S THE LIBERTY OF NORTON FOLGATE WAS A REUNION MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL ANY OF THEIR MANY EARLIER CLASSICS. MADNESS HAVE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN, AND ARE REGULARLY RECORDING AND RELEASING ALBUMS, TOURING THE WORLD, AND LAUNCHING NEW PROJECTS.