New Posts For Thread: Would you place Madness up there with the greats???https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greatsA good way to judge a truly great band is if their music stands test of time and IMPROVES with age. Madness's music certainly fits the bill. Up there will The Beatles imo.yes the beat another good bandhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803697#540803697yes the beat another good bandWed, 06 Aug 2014 03:52:01 -0500suggs book "that close" is a very entertaining readhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803689#540803689suggs book "that close" is a very entertaining readWed, 06 Aug 2014 03:50:39 -0500also, the way they performed night boat on old grey whistle was one the great live 'turns on that prog.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803615#540803615also, the way they performed night boat on old grey whistle was one the great live 'turns on that prog.Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:38:45 -0500I'd agree they are up there with the best simply because they have so many catchy 'tunes.' Very entertaining, too. Michael caine their best song imo...a very underrated band from that era who have lots of good uns were/are the english beat i e mirrorhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803605#540803605I'd agree they are up there with the best simply because they have so many catchy 'tunes.' Very entertaining, too. Michael caine their best song imo...a very underrated band from that era who have lots of good uns were/are the english beat i e mirrorWed, 06 Aug 2014 03:37:17 -0500There's a lot of great songs on here, BUT they're from a lot of different groups etc. I could stick with Madness songs all night long..."Papers in the morning, bowler hat on head..."https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803573#540803573There's a lot of great songs on here, BUT they're from a lot of different groups etc. I could stick with Madness songs all night long..."Papers in the morning, bowler hat on head..."Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:32:07 -0500ffs dewey it was a number 1, could it be you over-rate yourself on your musical knowledge? for what it was worth it was union gap featuring gary puckett(not a lot of people know that)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540803403#540803403ffs dewey it was a number 1, could it be you over-rate yourself on your musical knowledge? for what it was worth it was union gap featuring gary puckett(not a lot of people know that)Wed, 06 Aug 2014 02:42:13 -0500I liked this but who on here has ever heard of this - Young Girl .. Gary Plunkett ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0ZJHVH17Ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540795911#540795911I liked this but who on here has ever heard of this - Young Girl .. Gary Plunkett ....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0ZJHVH17ITue, 05 Aug 2014 16:14:48 -0500This isn't soul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw......deserves a mention though......I think so.....will it stand the test of time.....who knows?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540795621#540795621This isn't soul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA9LIIXWw......deserves a mention though......I think so.....will it stand the test of time.....who knows?Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:00:57 -0500No... music that has stood the test of time (a lot of is actually soul stuff).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540795383#540795383No... music that has stood the test of time (a lot of is actually soul stuff).Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:51:01 -0500Dewey, do you only listen to soul music?I'll do my best to broaden your musical tastes Then again there's the outstanding thread that first got me posting on CC.Here it is..."I am going to listen to every UK No.1 in the charts ever"http://community.bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30319127/would-you-place-madness-up-there-with-the-greats?post_id=540795029#540795029Dewey, do you only listen to soul music?I'll do my best to broaden your musical tastes Then again there's the outstanding thread that first got me posting on CC.Here it is..."I am going to listen to every UK No.1 in the charts ever"http://community.bTue, 05 Aug 2014 15:32:34 -0500