Today's equivalent of 'Madness'?

[mtbskalover]

you could say that there where jamacian ska bands like the skatalites, then the uk trad ska of the specials, the selecter, bad manners, the beat, etc, then madness came along for the masses.

so in terms of it today,
the strokes started a rock'n'roll revivle with is this it, then some others came along, then we get to today where there is so much shit out there sounding the same its strange, they are all madness! copying something to sell records and make the yankie dollar.

mayb the strokes is a bad starting point, mayb there should be something before them.

 

[hammerntongues]

you could say that there where jamacian ska bands like the skatalites, then the uk trad ska of the specials, the selecter, bad manners, the beat, etc, then madness came along for the masses.

so in terms of it today,
the strokes started a rock'n'roll revivle with is this it, then some others came along, then we get to today where there is so much shit out there sounding the same its strange, they are all madness! copying something to sell records and make the yankie dollar.

mayb the strokes is a bad starting point, mayb there should be something before them.

Madness were amongst the first of the UK Ska groups they didnt arrive later , The Specials were about the same time , certainly Bad Manners were much later and IMO were much more commercial minded than the rest

 

[pogofish]

Madness were amongst the first of the UK Ska groups they didnt arrive later ,

Ska had its first flourish in the UK sometime in the 60's. Madness didn't come along until the late 70's with the rest of the second-wave. Seems odd to see new bands who have just found the old SKA stuff & are playing it all again.

Two of my schoolchums did-over the Madness tour bus when they played here once. Stole lots of their stage gear etc!

 

[hammerntongues]

Ska had its first flourish in the UK sometime in the 60's. Madness didn't come along until the late 70's with the rest of the second-wave. Seems odd to see new bands who have just found the old SKA stuff & are playing it all again.

Two of my schoolchums did-over the Madness tour bus when they played here once. Stole lots of their stage gear etc!

I did mean the revival of course not the first wave , what I was saying was that Madness were one of the earliest of that second wave , they did not come in on a wave of commercialism after the rest. Bad Manners on the other hand did exactly that , they were almost a novelty band if my memory serves me.

 

[Dubversion]

I did mean the revival of course not the first wave , what I was saying was that Madness were one of the earliest of that second wave , they did not come in on a wave of commercialism after the rest. Bad Manners on the other hand did exactly that , they were almost a novelty band if my memory serves me.

actually, although Bad Manners did become a novelty band, they were always a much more authentically ska band than Madness.

 

[corporate whore]

And a mighty fine live act at the time, as most of the revival bands were..

 

[Cid]

But i'd argue - without even being much of a fan - that a band like Kaiser Chiefs are the best example around of the 'spirit of madness' - singalong songs about often serious subjects. You don't have to like them, but that's not what you said.

Surely something like snuff would fit the bill better... mind you they're well past their prime.