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Videos Album: The Dangermen Sessions2005

The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1
Studio album by
Released16 August 2005[1]
Recorded2004–2005[2]
StudioLivingston Recording Studios
Whitfield Street Studios
Fallout Shelter
Miloco Studios[3]
(London)
Genre
Length37:22
LabelLive and Intensified (an imprint of V2 Records)
Producer
Madness chronology
Our House: the Original Songs
(2002)
The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1
(2005)
Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond
(2006)
Singles from The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1
  1. "Shame & Scandal"
    Released: 25 July 2005[4]
  2. "Girl Why Don`t You?"
    Released: 28 November 2005[5]
This Is Where · Channel: Madness - Topic · 31s
Title: 1-This Is Where

The Dangermen Sessions

Madness

2005 Studio Album
  • Released: 16 August 2005 · Fecha Grabación: 2004 -
    Label: Live and Intensified (an imprint of V2 Records) · Studios: Livingston Recording StudiosWhitfield Street StudiosFallout ShelterMiloco Studios[3] (London) · Productor: Dennis Bovell , Steve Dub , Segs , Madness

    2005 studio album by Madness

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic63/100[6]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[7]
    Drowned in Sound[8]
    The Guardian[9]
    PopMatters[1]
    Uncut[10]

    The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 is a cover album and the eighth studio album by the British ska band Madness, released in 2005. The album reached No. 11 in the UK which at the time was their highest chart position in the UK since 1984`s Keep Moving.

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    Review

    2005 studio album by Madness

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic63/100[6]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[7]
    Drowned in Sound[8]
    The Guardian[9]
    PopMatters[1]
    Uncut[10]

    The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 is a cover album and the eighth studio album by the British ska band Madness, released in 2005. The album reached No. 11 in the UK which at the time was their highest chart position in the UK since 1984`s Keep Moving.

    Leer más

    The Dangermen

    Prior to recording the album, Madness played a series of low-key gigs under the alias the Dangermen, performing mostly cover versions which they had performed in their early days as the Invaders. A selection from the set list was then chosen to be recorded for the album. Some songs which were played live but not included on the album included "Skylarking" and "Dreader Than Dread" (both released as B-sides on the "Shame and Scandal" single), "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "Papa`s Got a Brand New Pigbag" and "It Miek", as well as the Prince Buster numbers "One Step Beyond" and "Madness", both of which the group had already released in 1979. The live concerts also included Dangermen "covers" of a few of Madness` more ska-influenced original compositions, such as "Night Boat to Cairo" and "The Prince".

    Singer Suggs said of some of the song choices: "The irony is that many of the songs had already been recorded in reggae form, such as "You Keep Me Hanging On" or even "Lola". So even though they ended up a little Madness-ified, we based our version on the reggae cover version, not the original song itself."[11]

    Guitarist Chris Foreman appeared on most of the album, but he left the group during the sessions[12] and was therefore not a member of the group at the time of the album`s release and did not take part in promotion for the album. He would later re-join the group.[13] Co-producer John "Segs" Jennings filled in on guitar on the remaining tracks.[14]

    The album booklet contains both serious sleeve notes in which the various members of the group discuss their choice of songs, and fictional notes concerning the history of the group "the Dangermen", who are claimed to have been an influential reggae group formed in Havana in the 1960s, and who have reformed after 35 years to record the album.

    Each member of Madness has an alter ego in the Dangermen:

    • Mark Bedford – Lester Bernham, born at sea and washed-up on the shores of Cuba with a bass guitar made of driftwood.
    • Cathal "Chas Smash" Smyth – Jimmy Oooh, an itinerant singer.
    • Daniel Woodgate – Daniel Descartes, experimental percussionist born in Paris and leader of touring band, the Daniel Descartes Collective.
    • Mike Barson – Professor Psykoticus, a Hungarian-born musician (his supposed birthplace being the small town of Mezőhegyes) who worked in sonic weapons research in the USSR before being introduced to the music of the Daniel Descartes Collective, which led to the formation of the Dangermen.
    • Suggs – Robert Chaos "The Poet", found in a Gladstone bag at the feet of Miles Davis by Dexter Gordon, and a founding member of the Dangermen.
    • Chris Foreman – Christofos Formantos, of whom nothing is known.
    • Lee Thompson – "Unnamed", atmospheric scientist and part-time sax player.

    Reception

    The Guardian called the album "modestly agreeable listening", adding that "the translation from raucous pub to sober recording studio has squeezed out much of the combo`s spontaneous lunacy."[9] Although reggae classics such as "Shame & Scandal" and "The Israelites" are faithfully reproduced, according to the Entertainment.ie website, they also felt that the album lacks the band`s trademark quirky sense of humour.[15] MusicOMH wrote that most of the tracks could easily be a single, but felt that on some of the ska tracks, the production is "a little too clean".[16] PopMatters wrote, "All the songs bop along at about the same pace, all interpreted in the same rocksteady style, and this makes the proceedings a bit wearisome towards the end. But when Madness does it right it`s clear they`re still very much in possession of the skills that made them so unique."[1]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
    1."This Is Where"Cathal Smyth, Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPhersonMadness0:30
    2."Girl Why Don`t You?"Cecil CampbellPrince Buster3:05
    3."Shame & Scandal" (aka "Shame and Scandal in the Family")Lord Melody, Lancelot PinardLord Melody / Sir Lancelot2:52
    4."I Chase the Devil" (aka "Ironshirt")Max Romeo, Lee PerryMax Romeo3:20
    5."Taller Than You Are"Joseph Abraham GordonLord Tanamo2:27
    6."You Keep Me Hanging On"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie HollandThe Supremes3:08
    7."Dangerman" (aka "High Wire")Edwin AstleyEdwin Astley & His Orchestra2:42
    8."Israelites"Desmond Dekker, Leslie KongDesmond Dekker & the Aces3:03
    9."John Jones"Rudy Mills, Derrick HarriottRudy Mills3:28
    10."Lola"Ray DaviesThe Kinks
    11."You`ll Lose a Good Thing"Barbara Lynn OzenBarbara Lynn2:42
    12."Rain"José Feliciano, Hilda FelicianoJosé Feliciano2:56
    13."So Much Trouble in the World"Bob MarleyBob Marley and the Wailers3:44

    Chart performance

    Chart (2005)

    Peak
    position

    Total
    weeks

    Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[17]

    93

    1

    Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[17]

    39

    8

    Dutch Albums Chart[18]

    59

    3

    European Hot 100 Albums Chart[19]

    ?

    3

    French Albums Chart[20]

    17

    15

    German Albums Chart[21]

    81

    2

    Swiss Albums Chart[22]

    67

    4

    UK Albums Chart[23]

    11

    4

    Personnel

    Madness

    • Graham "Suggs" McPherson – lead vocals
    • Mike Barson – keyboards
    • Chris Foreman – guitar
    • Mark Bedford – bass
    • Lee Thompson – saxophones
    • Daniel Woodgate – drums
    • Cathal Smyth – backing vocals, spoken intro (4)

    Additional musicians

    • Steve Dub – additional programming and synthesizer
    • John "Segs" Jennings – additional guitar, additional drums (3), backing vocals (3, 11)
    • Ingo Vauk – programming
    • Steve Turner – saxophone
    • Joe Auckland – trumpet
    • Mike Kearsey – trombone
    • Dennis Bovell – timbales (2)
    • Jade Greaves – steel pan (3)
    • Simon Wilcox – trumpet (12)
    • Ellie Hajee – backing vocals (11)
    • Carole Thompson – backing vocals (13)
    • Janet Kay – backing vocals (13)
    • David Bedford – musical direction, string arrangements (10, 12)
    • Isobel Griffiths – string contractor (10, 12)
    • Gavyn Wright – violin (10, 12)
    • Perry Montague-Mason – violin (10, 12)
    • Julian Leaper – violin (10, 12)
    • Warren Zielinski – violin (10, 12)
    • Boguslaw Kostecki – violin (10, 12)
    • Jackie Shave – violin (10, 12)
    • Chris Tombling – violin (10, 12)
    • Patrick Kiernan – violin (10, 12)
    • Jamie, Timothy and Joey Barson – backing vocals

    Technical

    • Dennis Bovell – production (1–7, 9, 11, 13)
    • Steve Dub – production (1, 10, 12), additional production (2–9, 11, 13), engineering, mixing
    • John "Segs" Jennings – production (1, 10, 12), additional production (2–9, 11, 13)
    • Madness – production (1, 8)
    • Ben Thackeray – engineering
    • Steve Masters – engineering
    • Jason Olliffe – assistant engineering
    • Jill Furmanovsky – photography
    • Tony McGee – photography

    2005 studio album by Madness

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic63/100[6]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[7]
    Drowned in Sound[8]
    The Guardian[9]
    PopMatters[1]
    Uncut[10]

    The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1 is a cover album and the eighth studio album by the British ska band Madness, released in 2005. The album reached No. 11 in the UK which at the time was their highest chart position in the UK since 1984`s Keep Moving.

    The Dangermen

    Prior to recording the album, Madness played a series of low-key gigs under the alias the Dangermen, performing mostly cover versions which they had performed in their early days as the Invaders. A selection from the set list was then chosen to be recorded for the album. Some songs which were played live but not included on the album included "Skylarking" and "Dreader Than Dread" (both released as B-sides on the "Shame and Scandal" single), "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "Papa`s Got a Brand New Pigbag" and "It Miek", as well as the Prince Buster numbers "One Step Beyond" and "Madness", both of which the group had already released in 1979. The live concerts also included Dangermen "covers" of a few of Madness` more ska-influenced original compositions, such as "Night Boat to Cairo" and "The Prince".

    Singer Suggs said of some of the song choices: "The irony is that many of the songs had already been recorded in reggae form, such as "You Keep Me Hanging On" or even "Lola". So even though they ended up a little Madness-ified, we based our version on the reggae cover version, not the original song itself."[11]

    Guitarist Chris Foreman appeared on most of the album, but he left the group during the sessions[12] and was therefore not a member of the group at the time of the album`s release and did not take part in promotion for the album. He would later re-join the group.[13] Co-producer John "Segs" Jennings filled in on guitar on the remaining tracks.[14]

    The album booklet contains both serious sleeve notes in which the various members of the group discuss their choice of songs, and fictional notes concerning the history of the group "the Dangermen", who are claimed to have been an influential reggae group formed in Havana in the 1960s, and who have reformed after 35 years to record the album.

    Each member of Madness has an alter ego in the Dangermen:

    • Mark Bedford – Lester Bernham, born at sea and washed-up on the shores of Cuba with a bass guitar made of driftwood.
    • Cathal "Chas Smash" Smyth – Jimmy Oooh, an itinerant singer.
    • Daniel Woodgate – Daniel Descartes, experimental percussionist born in Paris and leader of touring band, the Daniel Descartes Collective.
    • Mike Barson – Professor Psykoticus, a Hungarian-born musician (his supposed birthplace being the small town of Mezőhegyes) who worked in sonic weapons research in the USSR before being introduced to the music of the Daniel Descartes Collective, which led to the formation of the Dangermen.
    • Suggs – Robert Chaos "The Poet", found in a Gladstone bag at the feet of Miles Davis by Dexter Gordon, and a founding member of the Dangermen.
    • Chris Foreman – Christofos Formantos, of whom nothing is known.
    • Lee Thompson – "Unnamed", atmospheric scientist and part-time sax player.

    Reception

    The Guardian called the album "modestly agreeable listening", adding that "the translation from raucous pub to sober recording studio has squeezed out much of the combo`s spontaneous lunacy."[9] Although reggae classics such as "Shame & Scandal" and "The Israelites" are faithfully reproduced, according to the Entertainment.ie website, they also felt that the album lacks the band`s trademark quirky sense of humour.[15] MusicOMH wrote that most of the tracks could easily be a single, but felt that on some of the ska tracks, the production is "a little too clean".[16] PopMatters wrote, "All the songs bop along at about the same pace, all interpreted in the same rocksteady style, and this makes the proceedings a bit wearisome towards the end. But when Madness does it right it`s clear they`re still very much in possession of the skills that made them so unique."[1]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
    1."This Is Where"Cathal Smyth, Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPhersonMadness0:30
    2."Girl Why Don`t You?"Cecil CampbellPrince Buster3:05
    3."Shame & Scandal" (aka "Shame and Scandal in the Family")Lord Melody, Lancelot PinardLord Melody / Sir Lancelot2:52
    4."I Chase the Devil" (aka "Ironshirt")Max Romeo, Lee PerryMax Romeo3:20
    5."Taller Than You Are"Joseph Abraham GordonLord Tanamo2:27
    6."You Keep Me Hanging On"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie HollandThe Supremes3:08
    7."Dangerman" (aka "High Wire")Edwin AstleyEdwin Astley & His Orchestra2:42
    8."Israelites"Desmond Dekker, Leslie KongDesmond Dekker & the Aces3:03
    9."John Jones"Rudy Mills, Derrick HarriottRudy Mills3:28
    10."Lola"Ray DaviesThe Kinks
    11."You`ll Lose a Good Thing"Barbara Lynn OzenBarbara Lynn2:42
    12."Rain"José Feliciano, Hilda FelicianoJosé Feliciano2:56
    13."So Much Trouble in the World"Bob MarleyBob Marley and the Wailers3:44

    Chart performance

    Chart (2005)

    Peak
    position

    Total
    weeks

    Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[17]

    93

    1

    Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[17]

    39

    8

    Dutch Albums Chart[18]

    59

    3

    European Hot 100 Albums Chart[19]

    ?

    3

    French Albums Chart[20]

    17

    15

    German Albums Chart[21]

    81

    2

    Swiss Albums Chart[22]

    67

    4

    UK Albums Chart[23]

    11

    4

    Personnel

    Madness

    • Graham "Suggs" McPherson – lead vocals
    • Mike Barson – keyboards
    • Chris Foreman – guitar
    • Mark Bedford – bass
    • Lee Thompson – saxophones
    • Daniel Woodgate – drums
    • Cathal Smyth – backing vocals, spoken intro (4)

    Additional musicians

    • Steve Dub – additional programming and synthesizer
    • John "Segs" Jennings – additional guitar, additional drums (3), backing vocals (3, 11)
    • Ingo Vauk – programming
    • Steve Turner – saxophone
    • Joe Auckland – trumpet
    • Mike Kearsey – trombone
    • Dennis Bovell – timbales (2)
    • Jade Greaves – steel pan (3)
    • Simon Wilcox – trumpet (12)
    • Ellie Hajee – backing vocals (11)
    • Carole Thompson – backing vocals (13)
    • Janet Kay – backing vocals (13)
    • David Bedford – musical direction, string arrangements (10, 12)
    • Isobel Griffiths – string contractor (10, 12)
    • Gavyn Wright – violin (10, 12)
    • Perry Montague-Mason – violin (10, 12)
    • Julian Leaper – violin (10, 12)
    • Warren Zielinski – violin (10, 12)
    • Boguslaw Kostecki – violin (10, 12)
    • Jackie Shave – violin (10, 12)
    • Chris Tombling – violin (10, 12)
    • Patrick Kiernan – violin (10, 12)
    • Jamie, Timothy and Joey Barson – backing vocals

    Technical

    • Dennis Bovell – production (1–7, 9, 11, 13)
    • Steve Dub – production (1, 10, 12), additional production (2–9, 11, 13), engineering, mixing
    • John "Segs" Jennings – production (1, 10, 12), additional production (2–9, 11, 13)
    • Madness – production (1, 8)
    • Ben Thackeray – engineering
    • Steve Masters – engineering
    • Jason Olliffe – assistant engineering
    • Jill Furmanovsky – photography
    • Tony McGee – photography