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Madness is a Reggae and Ska act. Their catalogue also touches Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Prince Buster, Wilko Johnson, Stereo MCs, Bad Manners and My Girl. Those roots explain a lot about how Madness arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Jam, Dexys Midnight Runners and Adam and the Ants, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mashina, More Specials, The Go-Go's, M People and Oingo Boingo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Madness, reaching back through Prince Buster and forward to Mashina. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Madness connections
Madness grew out of Prince Buster, Wilko Johnson, Stereo MCs and Bad Manners, shares an orbit with The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Jam and Dexys Midnight Runners, went on to shape Mashina, More Specials, The Go-Go's and M People. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Madness
Sounds and acts that shaped Madness.
- Prince Busterartist
- Wilko Johnsonartist
- Stereo MCsartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- My Girlartist
- I'm Only Sleepingartist
- Shame and Scandalartist
- Stiff Recordsartist
- The Aggrolitesartist
- Jerry Dammersartist
- The Hoosiersartist
- Dennis Bovellartist
- Dave & Ansel Collinsartist
- The Dualersartist
- Labi Siffreartist
- The Kinksartist
- The Beatlesartist
- UB40artist
Artists similar to Madness
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Madness.
- The Selecterartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- The Jamartist
- Dexys Midnight Runnersartist
- Adam and the Antsartist
- Spandau Balletartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Kirsty MacCollartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Ultravoxartist
- Prince Busterartist
- ABCartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- Joe Jacksonartist
- Desmond Dekker & The Acesartist
- Toots and the Maytalsartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Deacon Blueartist
- The Bugglesartist
Bands Madness shaped
Where the influence of Madness travelled next.
- Mashinaartist
- More Specialsartist
- The Go-Go'sartist
- M Peopleartist
- Oingo Boingoartist
- Scritti Polittiartist
- The Zutonsartist
- Bleed Americanartist
- Echo & the Bunnymenartist
- Inspectorartist
- Smash Mouthartist
- Stars on 45artist
- Danny L Harleartist
- Rico Blancoartist
- Jebediahartist
- Los Toreros Muertosartist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- Damon Albarnartist
- UB40artist
- The Specialsartist
- The Selecterartist
- Morrisseyartist
- Tracey Ullmanartist
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