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A Serious Case Of Madness

Don Watson, NME, 10 August 1985

No longer just Nutty Boys, MADNESS have grown into troubled and doubting pop commentators on the English way of life. DON WATSON traces the Four Faces of Madness – wackiness, sadness, black humour, politics – and appraises their new LP, made after the departure of founder Madman Mike Barson.

Total word count of piece: 2937

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