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Madness new album - The Liberty of Norton Folgate - stunning.


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Old 18-05-2009, 21:48
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Anyone else got it - what do you think?

I heard NW5 (a track on the album) on the radio and decided buy the new album not expect anything better than NW5 but it's all brilliant. It's a bit of a concept album and 'listens' like a collection of stories - it's one for the headphones if you know what I mean. Obviously the NME think it's shit but they're clueless. The Times give it 4/5 which is more like it. Me - I think it's like a really dark version of Parklife in a wayit 'feels'...but with a bit of ska and la-de-da type narrative and allsort of other stuff thrown in and yet it's really rather melancholy.

for those who've got it - what's your fave track? MK 2 is wonderful, imo.
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Old 18-05-2009, 22:23
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Must admit I'd taken my eye off the ball where Madness were concerned - didn't realise they'd released a new album!

See they're reunited with original producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and most reviews seem pretty good - will have to check it out!

Did Suggs ever publish his biography?
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Old 18-05-2009, 23:31
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I've not heard the lot of yet, but I do like the tracks I've heard.

Nice to have some new material for the first time since 1999's Wonderful.
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Old 18-05-2009, 23:50
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(ignoring the moodboard fan video) the ramblingly fabulous title track folgate is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXFJVsjpfg8
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Old 22-05-2009, 22:56
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Bought the album yesterday, as a long time Maddie I have to say this is the best album I have from them, superb, fave tracks(so far) Sugar and Spice, Forever Young and the magnum opus that is The Liberty of Norton folgate, I certainly do like a "little bit of this and a little bit of that"
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Old 22-05-2009, 23:09
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A colleague was playing this album at work today. Perfect for a friday morning hard at work, real jolly.
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Old 22-05-2009, 23:31
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Its ok, Just seen The Specials doing the old 2-tone stuff at Brixton, i think that era was when Madness were at their finest, for me anyway.
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Old 23-05-2009, 09:27
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as a big madness fan I was a bit dubious about getting this but I'm listening to it right now and I have to say I like it from the few songs i've heard so far .
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Old 23-05-2009, 14:20
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Woody and Suggs were just on Sky News. They played the singel Dust Devil..which is ok but I don't think it represent the album. Forever Young and NW5 better.

Number 4 on the Amazon album download chart and climbing - deservidly so.
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