Album info

• Title One Step Beyond...
• Artist Madness
• Year 1979
• Genre Ska

Tracklist

Side one

1. One Step Beyond
2. My Girl
3. Night Boat to Cairo
4. Believe Me
5. Land of Hope & Glory
6. The Prince
7. Tarzan’s Nuts

Side two

8. In the Middle of the Night
9. Bed and Breakfast Man
10. Razor Blade Alley
11. Swan Lake
12. Rockin’ in Ab
13. Mummy’s Boy
14. Madness
15. Chipmunks Are Go!

Thoughts

In stark contrast to the low-key Lily Allen I listened to the same week, Madness are just a barrel of fun. A lot of it sounds the same, it all has the same ska beat underneath and you just go along for the ride - great fun.

Rating: 4 / 5