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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Cardiac Arrest | |||
| 2. Shut Up | |||
| 3. Sign Of The Times | |||
| 4. Missing You | |||
| 5. Mrs. Hutchinson | |||
| 6. Tomorrow's Dream | |||
| 7. Grey Day | |||
| 8. Pac-A-Mac | |||
| 9. Promises Promises | |||
| 10. Benny Bullfrog | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Missing you | |||
| 2. Sign Of The Times | |||
| 3. Tiptoes | |||
| 4. Memories (B-Side 'Grey Day') - Bonus Track | |||
| 5. A Town With No Name (B- Side 'Shut Up') - Bonus Track | |||
| 6. Never Ask Twice (B-Side 'Shut Up' 12") - Bonus Track | |||
| 7. It Must Be Love (Single) - Bonus Track | |||
| 8. Shadow On The House (B-Side 'It Must Be Love') - Bonus Track | |||
| 9. In The City (B-Side 'Cardiac Arrest') Bonus Track | |||
| 10. Cardiac Arrest (12" Extended Version) - Bonus Track | |||
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Union Square Music s 30th Anniversary Madness reissue campaign continues with 7, the band s third album, and the one which is generally considered to have cemented the band s position in the canon of truly great British pop acts. Containing singles Cardiac Arrest, Shut Up and the epic dub masterpiece, Grey Day, 7 showcases Madness s unique ability to fuse their inherent nuttiness with the sense of melancholy and foreboding that gives their music its edge and depth. Also included as a bonus track and promo video is the massive standalone single It Must Be Love .
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Between 1979 and 2009 Madness produced 10 studio albums, 1 live album and countless greatest hits packages. Of the 10 studio albums, 4 are almost universally accepted as being classics (One Step Beyond, Absolutely, Rise and Fall and 2009's modern day masterpiece Liberty of Norton Folgate). Their third album, Seven, just misses the classic status by a whisker. It is, however, a fantastic album and contains some of Madness's best songs.
The 3 singles taken from it (Grey Day, Shut Up and Cardiac Arrest) need no introduction. Madness always had a knack of wrapping up social commentary (sometimes serious, sometimes not) in great lyrics and melodies, and Grey Day, a song about depression, is one of the best examples, not just from Madness, but from any band. And a song about an over stressed businessman having a heart attack. Who else but Madness could pull that off?
As with all Madness albums there is the 'should have been a single' track. Here it is Sign of the Times, surely one of their best ever songs.
Other highlights include Mrs. Hutchinson (would have been great to see a Carry On style video to this one), Pac-A-Mac, Missing You, When Dawn Arrives and the magnificently dark (and a clear pointer to where their next album was heading) Tomorrow's Dream.
Even though 'Side 2' has a number of tracks that might be referred to as fillers (Benny Bullfrog [fun but throwaway], The Opium Eaters [a decent enough instrumental but not a classic] and Day on the Town [a half decent song trying to escape some lacklustre production]) it is still one of my favourite Madness albums, and one of the ones I have listened to the most.
There are some good extras on this reissue too. 3 BBC session tracks, the 12" version of Cardiac Arrest, and all the B-sides, one of which, In the City, is their absolute best. Why oh why didn't they make the Cardiac Arrest single a double A side with this! In fact, why didn't they put In the City out as a single in its own right? There is every chance that it would have got to number 1. I suppose us mere mortals will never know.
Pop history is littered with bands who have started out with 2 great albums, only to throw it all away on their third. Not Madness. The quality control displayed on this album is still extremely high, and it still sounds great today. It would only be another year until they produced their first true masterpiece, The Rise and Fall, and Seven bridges the gap between Absolutely and Rise and Fall brilliantly.
What a band!
The 3 singles taken from it (Grey Day, Shut Up and Cardiac Arrest) need no introduction. Madness always had a knack of wrapping up social commentary (sometimes serious, sometimes not) in great lyrics and melodies, and Grey Day, a song about depression, is one of the best examples, not just from Madness, but from any band. And a song about an over stressed businessman having a heart attack. Who else but Madness could pull that off?
As with all Madness albums there is the 'should have been a single' track. Here it is Sign of the Times, surely one of their best ever songs.
Other highlights include Mrs. Hutchinson (would have been great to see a Carry On style video to this one), Pac-A-Mac, Missing You, When Dawn Arrives and the magnificently dark (and a clear pointer to where their next album was heading) Tomorrow's Dream.
Even though 'Side 2' has a number of tracks that might be referred to as fillers (Benny Bullfrog [fun but throwaway], The Opium Eaters [a decent enough instrumental but not a classic] and Day on the Town [a half decent song trying to escape some lacklustre production]) it is still one of my favourite Madness albums, and one of the ones I have listened to the most.
There are some good extras on this reissue too. 3 BBC session tracks, the 12" version of Cardiac Arrest, and all the B-sides, one of which, In the City, is their absolute best. Why oh why didn't they make the Cardiac Arrest single a double A side with this! In fact, why didn't they put In the City out as a single in its own right? There is every chance that it would have got to number 1. I suppose us mere mortals will never know.
Pop history is littered with bands who have started out with 2 great albums, only to throw it all away on their third. Not Madness. The quality control displayed on this album is still extremely high, and it still sounds great today. It would only be another year until they produced their first true masterpiece, The Rise and Fall, and Seven bridges the gap between Absolutely and Rise and Fall brilliantly.
What a band!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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7 Has to be one of my favourite Madness albums. It marks a change in musical direction, having a more grown up contempory pop sound. The album still has plenty of that nutty sound we learned to love on their first two albums, especially on songs such as Benny Bull Frog. The whole album tackles serious issues in the classic Madness kind of way. Never has singing about heart attacks, doctors making mistakes, politics, animal cruelty, and riots been so much fun. The songs are mostly so up tempo it's hard to realise that the topics within them are sad.
The album features the three singles, Cardiac Arrest, Shut Up and Grey Day, all stand out tracks. My other favourites are Sign of the Times, Tomorrow's Dream, Pac A Mac, Benny Bull Frog, Day on the Town and finally Mrs Hutchinson which is a song about a women that was told she was alright by a Doctor, only later to find out her health was terminal.
In addition to these well crafted tracks you get all of the b-sides, a few session tracks and the three promo videos for the singles. Hard core fans may notice that the single edit of Cardiac Arrest is missing but it's not really needed.
This was the first Madness album I ever listened too, and since then I've been hooked. A great album for old and new fans alike with plenty of bonuses and for a great price.
The album features the three singles, Cardiac Arrest, Shut Up and Grey Day, all stand out tracks. My other favourites are Sign of the Times, Tomorrow's Dream, Pac A Mac, Benny Bull Frog, Day on the Town and finally Mrs Hutchinson which is a song about a women that was told she was alright by a Doctor, only later to find out her health was terminal.
In addition to these well crafted tracks you get all of the b-sides, a few session tracks and the three promo videos for the singles. Hard core fans may notice that the single edit of Cardiac Arrest is missing but it's not really needed.
This was the first Madness album I ever listened too, and since then I've been hooked. A great album for old and new fans alike with plenty of bonuses and for a great price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the third in a series of excellently packaged re-releases of the early Madness albums. I recall this from my teenage years and it was great to hear the album again, complete with bonus tracks and b-sides etc in an elegant double CD, complete with great sleeve notes. The album itself is the point where Madness grew up, became less 'nutty' and produced more mature (but often no less fun) compositions. A great pruchase and value for money.
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Shame about the sound.......
A five star recording reduced to three due to the unfortunate remastering. The sound has been compressed and limited into a loud, flat, booming mess. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Byron
7 times: 'yes'!!!
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ABSOLUTELY! 10 out of '7'!!!!!
Great reissue!!! the complete album and bonus and bsides! Brings back memories!
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Sound is great, no complains, with booklet/liner notes to match. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Oon
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I remember taking this to school where I was allowed to play two tracks in front of the class. I chose Promises, Promises and Sign of the Times. Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. MCARTHUR
oooh,bliss
I meant to buy this when it was originally released and never got round to it but was played regularly amongst my friends.I had forgotten how wonderful this album was. Read more
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his was one of the best albums I had as kid nearly 30 years ago! With all the extra tracks, and songs that never made any compilations this is an excellent album. Read more
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