Hey Now! Like everyone else this side of Christendom, I have just viewed the long awaited young Guns, and must say the show, although quite enjoyable, did have a number of defects along the way. The segments around Camden were very enjoyable and for many, so damn familiar. Good interview segments by Mike and Woody, whereas others (CJ Smyth and CJ Foreman) were vastly under used. I may be slaughtered for this now, but feel I must say it: Suggs has to seriously come up with new anecdotes in his recollections of the Madness years. How many more times can one hear about how he walked down the Caledonian road when the band broke up? How many more times do we have to hear about the stories associated with the skinheads movement etc.? Curt perhaps but come on please! Essentially I have yet to see a new, original and different Madness interview or documentary. For what its worth the �1999 Planet Rock Profiles� would be up there on that�.great view if you ever get the chance. I did like the show, don�t get me wrong�the interviews were enjoyable, seeing Dave Robinson again was quite good. The Dutch footage was also good, yet the pace and timing was a bit off�.too much spent on the early years and Mike�s subsequent departure yet little to none about 84-86, the Madness, the �wilderness years� and the Divine comeback��okay Madstock (and funny old me�I thought I was at Madstock in 1996 aswell��..where did that come from as the narrator pointed out it only happened in 92,94 and 98). :O) Another area that was brushed over was the 1999 comeback and all that followed �Wonderful�, 60 seconds does not suffice. Yes the vintage footage of the Invaders was sheer class, yes the vintage footage of the band on tour c.1983 was class, yes the sites, sounds and smells of Camden were all very good. Something interesting was said with the �cop out� comment from Woody on The Madness and Thompson�s subsequent reply, I thought something was coming to light here. Yet overall I was still left yearning for more. I had been told so much about this show, what would be on and what not, who would say what and who not, yet with no presence of key figures like Hasler, Langer and others one can�t help feel that something more could have been done. Well done to all involved, thanks to the BBC for making the show. I must personally say well done to Chris Carter-Pegg for getting a mention. He is simply a gentleman and a scholar and was indeed very helpful in the making of it. By the way, I thought I had a big Madness collection, this guy is the Rupert Murdoch of the Madness world, an unreal batch of goodies! Okay maybe I am being a bit harsh here folks, however I still feel that the full and true Madness story has yet (and must) be told. All the best VincE! ===== � Madness in great ones must not unwathc�d go� (Hamlet Act III Scene 1/195) ICQ 46099201 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ - ______________________________________________________________ Visit the Total Madness Mailing List website for: latest news, madmeet info, list charter, games, and more ... http://members.xoom.com/totalmadmail/ Contact the TMML Moderators at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the message body put: unsubscribe total-madness
