[bliss]

i didnt know that madness were coming back or that they have changed there name, just thought i would say this by the way do any of you guys like madness.

[fish heads]

They still go under the name of Madness for the purposes of selling products- the album is called "Madness - The Dangermen Sessions"

[kendra k]

you know madness invented ska. just saying.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

no they didn't. madness invented being berks while miming badly.

[Sidders]

And were very sucessful at doing it.

[kendra k]

according to this, they did. it's actually really funny, i should try to find a full clip.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1101/ska/history.html

The Specials were better.

[DemonHorse]

Nah the Specials were OK, but Madness were the granddaddy of ska.

[kendra k]

no, people like desmond dekker are the grandaddies of ska. get your facts straight!

[Uglybob]

yes just like everything in music, the white men stole from the black men

elvis stole from the black blues
eminem stole from dr dre
madness/ub40/specials stole from 60's northern soul/reggae

even the beatles started out covering songs that were written and recorded by black artists.

[Lucie]

gosh how profound!

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

yes just like everything in music, the white men stole from the black men

i believe George Formby stole his routine from the Ukelele Band of Southern Rwanda.

[Uglybob]

gosh how profound!

can u stick uglybob in that sentence, i want to see the words profound and uglybob in the same sentence, itd be a first.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

or a second now.

goddarn it.