WORK, REST AND PLAY!

Finally we're able to upload more music after a few weeks of trying to fix the problem. I decided to put up "The Nutty Boys" after all the trouble I've experienced the past few weeks and what a good way to start the week is by presenting one of the best British band of all time - MADNESS.

"Work, Rest and Play" was released on April 30, 1980 and reached the British charts at No. 6

The EP was headlined by "Night boat to Cairo" which was taken from their debut album "One Step Beyond..." After the release of their "My Girl" single, the band felt that they have exhausted good materials from their debut album and should not release any more singles from it. Stiff Records Head Dave Robinson disagreed and a compromise was made and the band decided to release an EP instead featuring "Night Boat to Cairo" and three new songs,and"Work, Rest and Play" was the result.

The EPs success was largely due to "Night Boat to Cairo" which is the carrier single and had an accompanying video to boot. Madness was accused of being racist becuase all members are white and supported the far right whites or the British National Front or NF for short. Some of their shows were disrupted by racist skinheads/boneheads violence which were common during the 2tone years or any 2tone gigs at the time. Chas Smash was qouted by NME in 1979 saying " We don't care if people are in theNF as long as they're having a good time." This was quoted to add to the speculation that Madness was a racist band supporting the National Front, although the band members denied those allegations. The fourth track of the EP "Don't Quote Me On That" was the direct answer to NME which painted the band as racists. How can you be racist if you dig Jamaican Music?

We bring yyou Madness - you know the drill. PLAY THIS LOUD!!!

1. Night Boat to Cairo

2. Deceives The Eye

3. The Young and The Old

4. Don't Quote Me On That

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