Madstock is a live album and DVD by Madness.
It was recorded at Finsbury Park, London on the 8th and 9th of August 1992.
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Tag: Madness Live Albums
Live Albums By Madness
Madness were one of the original 2 Tone bands that helped to revive ska in 1979 along with The Specials and The Beat.
They went on to become an extremely successful pop band but, as they developed their “nutty sound” they moved away from the ska influences.
It’s helpful to see the timing of the studio albums and key hit singles before looking at the live albums in detail.
Studio Albums By Madness
1979 One Step Beyond…
1980 Absolutely
1981 7
1982 The Rise & Fall
1984 Keep Moving
1985 Mad Not Mad
1988 The Madness
1999 Wonderful
2005 The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
2009 The Liberty of Norton Folgate
2012 Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da
The following singles made the top 10 (* means top 5) in the UK singles chart:
1979 One Step Beyond
1979 My Girl*
1980 Baggy Trousers*
1980 Embarrassment*
1981 The Return Of The Los Palma 7
1981 Grey Day*
1981 Shut Up
1981 It Must Be Love* (released in 1992 and again made the top 10)
1982 House Of Fun* (their first UK #1 single)
1982 Driving In My Car*
1982 Our House* (their second UK #1 single)
1983 Tomorrow’s Just Another Day
1983 Wings Of A Dove*
1983 The Sun And The Rain*
1999 Lovestruck
While Madness were successful in other countries, their only US top 10 hit was Our House in 1982.
Live Albums By Madness
Live albums include:
1979 The Peel Sessions
1980 Live At The Hammersmith Odeon (with the deluxe version of Absolutely)
1981 Live In Germany
1992 Madstock
1998 Universal Madness Live in Los Angeles
2007 On Board The Nutty Express Live At The Astoria
Buying Albums By Madness
You can get these albums by Madness from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
The All Time Best Live Albums
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Madness Live At The Hammersmith Odeon 1980
Live At The Hammersmith Odeon – 23.12.80 is a live recording that’s available with the 2010 enhanced version of their second studio album Absolutely.
It was recorded in London and broadcast by the BBC. Their are 21 live tracks on the UK version on the Union Square Music Limited but the US version on Amazon.com had lost a few of the live tracks. Careful needs to be taken when buying it to make sure that you get the version that offers the best value for money.
This is from the time when Madness were still a ska band although there were signs of their nutty pop sound coming through on hit singles like Baggy Trousers. If you like The Specials, The Beat, Bad Banners and The Selecter but you’re put off Madness by their irritating hits, you need to investigate this album.
