Smash The Madness Story 04 08 2002 320x240

[@compostcorner5934]

Loved madness from day one, and still do today, along with the specials too 59 years old but still enjoy a bit or madness. One Step Beyoooooond 🎶🎶👍😁

[@WillODonnell-q8e]

My favourite band ever. I grew up with these fellas and still go to see them ❤️

[@andybrown223]

Still loving this band even today,🇬🇧ska🏁

[@asteart4946]

Loved this, well put together and explains a lot. I’ve loved Madness for 40 years and still do.

[@neilmustow368]

Ahh great times as a kid in the early 80's loved Madness some great hits

[@11matt11]

If you don't know what Madness is, go down the Madness raibbt hole. It will be the best rabbit hole of your life, as they appeal to everyone and have such a great message. The definition of a bunch of great blokes. My nephew is now a Madness freak, and we're going to fly to England this summer to see them together, just because I showed him the baggy trousers video.

[@kirkd1268]

where you from?

[@pegsy]

How they only had one number one I'll never know. Absolutely love Madness. Always have always will.

[@GarryWootton]

Yeah,very strange that.But I think the last album got to number 1.

[@deletebilderberg]

The Finsbury Park gig was epic. I walked all the way from Chalk Farm, through Kentish. All the way up Seven Sisters Road. Felt the right thing to do. Magic.

[@GarryWootton]

Good one mate.

[@bikerdretje]

Best band ever and so underrated.

[@chrisvaller6637]

In my opinion best band ever luv em amazing lyrics beat ....the lot

[@bethanhamer.8669]

Just brilliant , my first music love ,and the specials ❤️

[@erwinbrouwers7049]

Listening to these guys always makes me smile. What more can you wish for? One of the last gigs i visited before lockdown.

[@Gamefeedvids]

Best band ever, seen them too many times and would travel the globe to see them play!

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

13:29 Fun Boy Three hitchhiking to Coventry. ☝️🤣👌

[@markemerson98]

yep - we wouldn't have that nutty dance without you chas - glad you stayed in the band - we all wanted to dance like that at the school disco....

[@ivanhenriqueroberto1970]

I LOVE MADNESS!!!! Greetings from Brasil.

[@antellmarkus9568]

Grew up with this music, yeeeey

[@brendanclarke8393]

Love madness Finsbury Park what a night unbelievable 👏

[@RONNIESPOEMS]

Thanks for uploading this, revived my soul

[@apollobelladona]

My childhood favourite band.

[@DavidB-rx3km]

Mine too, the first record my mum bought me ('Sun and The Rain')

[@alioffski45]

Whatever you think about Madness , they are part of British culture. I was in a college cafeteria when someone put on Orange st on the jukebox for the first time . I thought ...this is good

[@finnmanproductions9240]

I agree that 1983 was the start of a downward slide. I remember someone at school saying Uncle Sam was ”crap”. Between 1980 and 1983 they were one of the coolest and most popular bands in the UK. A time when most boys at school wore Doc Martens and Harrington jackets.

[@soapy3204]

The Norf London invaders live on 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎼💯❤️

[@declanmcdermott]

Completely forgot about this one Andy, Been a real joy to watch this one again after all these years :)

[@actualbennett2245]

I like driving in my car - and listening to Madness while I'm doing it.

[@hpoonis2010]

That outing in Finsbury Park for Madstock IV was a good day out.

[@herbmailey2779]

The 3 boys at 13.27 needed a lift to Coventry. This is great stuff

[@kirkd1268]

a nod to the Specials

[@philippebenas5721]

Yes, MADNESS is divine! 🎩🎩🎩🕶️🕶️🕶️👍👍👍👍

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

Barson is certainly the centre of the band. Musically speaking.

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

Fabulous band.

[@TheMarathonomahos]

They were huge in New Zealand

[@MegaAndy180]

my youth club days in my docks and donkey jacket ,loved madness

[@carldyson9342]

Said it before going to say it again North London and Englands finest

[@GarryWootton]

Real people.

[@theselector4733]

Couldn't believe it when Lee said he was skint in 1989. After all that hard work, Top Ten Hits & millions of record sales that would've been hard to take.

[@jamesgould6039]

Finished after there 1st album , became a school kids pop band

[@hermanshire]

Woody and Mark havent aged a bit since 1979

[@SB-lt7oy]

Woody has a lot since his accident, it's so sad, such a nice guy 🙁

[@minceraft8720]

​@@SB-lt7oywhat accident?

[@chrisgeorge8199]

Huge fan loved them and all ska. Never a New Romantic...no offence 😬

[@hpoonis2010]

I don't believe that Madness were isolated to just being enjoyed by the ska/reggae followers. Try not tapping your feet when traditional Irish diddly-dee is playing. It is a thing that people are motivated to enjoy.

[@bikerdretje]

Mike hatless? Shocking.

[@thatsthewayitis1]

they looked like the Monkees in their silliness and the usa missed the monkees at the time. one of them even looked similar to Mickey Dolenz . the usa was also going through a "sax guy playing the solo" era with bruce springsteen, men at work, and sade, and many others.. they had all they needed to make a hit in the usa. TODAY, any group from australia that looks similar to the wiggles, will be a smash. that generation is now in their early 30s, and have no real music to listen to that reaches them. A cute short girl, three guys, that is campy looking. Boom... hit..

[@ianfroud70]

Morris and the minors, Madness much better 🤪🤪