Back in high school in the early 80s, I was musically multi-tasking: trying to get caught up with all the classic rock and prog that had predated my late 70s musical coming-of-age; while simultaneously getting my arms around all the emerging punk and new wave bands that were (slowly) penetrating my suburban bubble. Madness, who had finally gotten some Stateside attention with their late '82 single "Our House," were one of those bands I figured I should check out. But while I liked a few songs (l...
Published on July 17, 2020 07:50