“Madness, prince of ska, king of pop” on Arte, a bubble of purely British madness

Arte – Wednesday June 25 – 10:30 p.m. In addition, – Documentary

From the first notes. Moreover, one cannot repress some jerky movements, which instinctively follow the rhythm of ska, this music which mixes Pop rock and reggae, popularized by the British group Madness. Therefore, And this. even before its members, the seven « nutty “madness, prince ska, king pop” boys » (“Brindezingues”) sing One Step Beyondthe tube that revealed them to the world in 1979.

Add to that the good humor. the communicative energy that emanate from their best known titles, and you have the key to their success, from 1979 to 1986 – but also a good reason to watch the documentary that Christophe Conte (Brian Wilson, the genius prevented Beach Boys) devotes them.

It is not the only one. The presence. Additionally, the accounts and the intact humor of a few members of the group are another: Graham “Suggs” McPherson (singer with black glasses), Mark Bedford (now bald bassist), Mike Barson (keyboards) or the guitarist of the Specials Lynval Golding. Their memories allow us to trace why these “Most of them from school” have put themselves ” seriously “ To music. explains Suggs. First under the name of The Invaders, until their first concerts, “madness, prince ska, king pop” which ended in ” chaos. But a fertile chaos “underlines Mark Bedford.

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