Name: The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1
Brand: Live & Intensified Records
SKU: 1410961
Price: 10.56 USD
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The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1

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Album: The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	This Is Where	More Info...	0:31
2)	Girl Why Don't You	More Info...	3:05
3)	Shame And Scandal	More Info...	2:53
4)	I Chase The Devil aka Ironshirt	More Info...	3:21
5)	Taller Than You Are	More Info...	2:27
6)	You Keep Me Hanging On	More Info...	3:10
7)	Dangerman aka High Wire	More Info...	2:43
8)	Israelites	More Info...	3:03
9)	John Jones	More Info...	3:28
10)	Lola	More Info...	3:21
11)	You'll Lose A Good Thing	More Info...	2:43
12)	Rain	More Info...	2:55
13)	So Much Trouble In The World	More Info...	3:45

Album: The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	This Is Where	More Info...	0:31
2)	Girl Why Don't You	More Info...	3:05
3)	Shame And Scandal	More Info...	2:53
4)	I Chase The Devil aka Ironshirt	More Info...	3:21
5)	Taller Than You Are	More Info...	2:27
6)	You Keep Me Hanging On	More Info...	3:10
7)	Dangerman aka High Wire	More Info...	2:43
8)	Israelites	More Info...	3:03
9)	John Jones	More Info...	3:28
10)	Lola	More Info...	3:21
11)	You'll Lose A Good Thing	More Info...	2:43
12)	Rain	More Info...	2:55
13)	So Much Trouble In The World	More Info...	3:45

Performer Notes

Personnel: Graham "Suggs" McPherson (vocals); Julian Leaper, Perry Mason, Warren Zielinski, Christopher Tombling, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslav Kostecki, Jackie Shave (violin); Lee "Kix" Thompson (saxophone); Joe Auckland, Michael Kearsey (brass); Ingo Vauk (programming).
Ten years after their 1994 reformation, '80s British pop-reggae heroes Madness adopted the Dangermen moniker to enable a return to their roots performing reggae and ska in sweaty London pubs. In placing their own inimitable stamp both on reggae classics like Max Romeo's "Chase the Devil" and pop covers like Jose Feliciano's "Rain," THE DANGERMEN SESSIONS captures the band sounding just as fresh and energized as when they first erupted onto the London scene in 1979. Their irresistibly danceable take on the Kinks' "Lola" recalls a rootsier UB40, while over the churning rhythm of "Israelites" vocalist Suggs provides the best approximation of Desmond Dekker's patois-laced lyrics to date.

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (No. 834, p.143) - "...SESSIONS is a dandy little party record for your next Saturday-night soiree." - Grade: B

Uncut (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 - "As an outfit sprung with a sense of fun, wiry intelligence and daring, Madness remain a one-off..."