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MADNESS - Lyceum, London
AS THE seven boys enter the arena, a small screen at the back of the stage bears the legend 'The Greatest Show on Earth'.
Well I s'pose there's nothing wrong in setting your sights high. An' if anyone can deliver the goods these days, it's even money on North London's finest, those purveyors of three minute pop perfection Madness.
When Madness sit down to plan their live set there must be an awful lot of bickering. I mean, the poor lads have such an embarrassingly large store of great songs to choose from.
As such the strength of a Madness set relies on presentation and performance. The songs are going to be t'riffic, no trouble, it's simply the way they carry into a live setting that matters. And well ... they certainly travel a lot better than West Ham these days.
There is a depth about Madness that allows them to pace their set with an intelligence and wit that wasn't always apparent in their more frenetic ska days. As such they're able to milk their material for all its worth, using strings to embellish some of their slower numbers, using spicy brass to punctuate that nutty beat.
Suggs as ever is the central figure; striding the stage just the cute side of cocky he's both MC and mainman.
There is a communication between Madness and their audience that few bands can manage. I've never been to a gig where so many people were singing along to the songs, never been to a gig where the dancehall literally shook under the weight of dancing feet.
Nothing else remains to be said.
- Contributed by Fredd Boeuf
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