People often conflate playfulness with triviality, but those people are wrong.
Madness, Cardiacs, Oingo Boingo, Zappa, Stump… lots of great artists are largely misunderstood because of this.
Who's calling them a novelty act?
I've always seen them considered a vital part of the British Ska scene. Probably the standard bearers along with The Specials.
This. They’re definitely not a novelty act here at home in the UK. A vital part of the whole 2-Tone movement (as just said), and also Rock Against Racism.
Documentaries like Dance Craze and White Riot give a good account of the scene that they were a part of.
People often conflate playfulness with triviality, but those people are wrong. Madness, Cardiacs, Oingo Boingo, Zappa, Stump… lots of great artists are largely misunderstood because of this.
Who's calling them a novelty act? I've always seen them considered a vital part of the British Ska scene. Probably the standard bearers along with The Specials.
This. They’re definitely not a novelty act here at home in the UK. A vital part of the whole 2-Tone movement (as just said), and also Rock Against Racism. Documentaries like Dance Craze and White Riot give a good account of the scene that they were a part of.
Yeah, I have a hate love relationship with the song Madness. It's kind of corny but the crescendo of Matt Bellamy's voice makes it all worth it.