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Madness is a Reggae and Ska act. Their catalogue also touches Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Prince Buster, UB40, Wilko Johnson, Stereo MCs and Bad Manners. 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, Squeeze and The Housemartins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mashina, Gwen Stefani, The Specials, The Selecter and Morrissey, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 65 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, UB40, Wilko Johnson and Stereo MCs, shares an orbit with The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Jam and Squeeze, went on to shape Mashina, Gwen Stefani, The Specials and The Selecter. 65 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Madness
Sounds and acts that shaped Madness.
- Prince Busterartist
- UB40artist
- 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
Artists similar to Madness
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Madness.
- The Selecterartist
- Bad Mannersartist
- The Jamartist
- Squeezeartist
- The Housemartinsartist
- The Beautiful Southartist
- Dexys Midnight Runnersartist
- Adam and the Antsartist
- The Boomtown Ratsartist
- Spandau Balletartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Kirsty MacCollartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Ultravoxartist
- Prince Busterartist
- Adam Antartist
- 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
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- The Specialsartist
- The Selecterartist
- Morrisseyartist
- Tracey Ullmanartist
- The Go-Go'sartist
- M Peopleartist
- Oingo Boingoartist
- Scritti Polittiartist
- The Zutonsartist
- Bleed Americanartist
- Echo & the Bunnymenartist
- Inspectorartist
- More Specialsartist
- Stars on 45artist
- Danny L Harleartist
- Rico Blancoartist
- Jebediahartist
- Los Toreros Muertosartist
- Smash Mouthartist
- Damon Albarnartist
- UB40artist
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