(The album includes 14 original compositions, each stylistically quite different: from the Power Pop of "The Orange Plane" to the Soul of "I Like It"; from the Brit Pop of "Freedom at Last" to the Freakbeat "Rainy Day"; from the Rhythm’n’Blues of "You’re A Liar" to the Hammond Stomp of "Do The Snake"; from the Space Rock of "Hold The Alien" to the Baroque textures of "(No My Baby) I’m Not Crazy"; from the Beat of "I Wanna Laugh You" up to the Brit Folk of "Annalisa", they’re all coloured by intense and captivating vocal harmonies to bring you a unique and original sound.
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\nA blend which hones the distinctive contributions of each band member, inspiring and influencing each other, to create, via a special alchemy, the unmistakable style of The Mads)Formed in Milan in 1979 and active until 1983, The Mads became a true underground legend on the Italian Mod Scene – the recordings of that era remained unreleased until last year, when they were finally published in the UK by Well Suspect Records and in Italy by Area Pirata.<\/p>\n
Reunited in 2012 with the original line-up they decided to continue in the same 60’s influenced direction but with a 70’s sound and an absolutely bang-up-to-date creativity.<\/p>\n
"The Orange Plane" is The Mads’ first album and was preceded by two singles (both included) – the first, "What I Need" was chosen by Richard Searle for the "Generation Mod" compilation published in the UK by Well Suspect; the second, "On The Bus" was premiered by Gary Crowley at BBC Radio London.<\/p>\n
The album includes 14 original compositions, each stylistically quite different: from the Power Pop of "The Orange Plane" to the Soul of "I Like It"; from the Brit Pop of "Freedom at Last" to the Freakbeat "Rainy Day"; from the Rhythm’n’Blues of "You’re A Liar" to the Hammond Stomp of "Do The Snake"; from the Space Rock of "Hold The Alien" to the Baroque textures of "(No My Baby) I’m Not Crazy"; from the Beat of "I Wanna Laugh You" up to the Brit Folk of "Annalisa", they’re all coloured by intense and captivating vocal harmonies to bring you a unique and original sound.<\/p>\n
A blend which hones the distinctive contributions of each band member, inspiring and influencing each other, to create, via a special alchemy, the unmistakable style of The Mads.