Hi all, have to be quick. My Girl and I managed to get to the 7th preview for a whistle stop trip to London. We were very rushed so would not have made the meet, and had to go back the next day due to expenses - having only gone originally due to the cheap tickets and flights we managed to get.
For those wondering the show was brilliant, My Girl is not a big Madness fan and thought it was fantastic also and was very pleasantly suprised - infact it made her really listen to and appreciate the songs. If you are thinking of going do so, it is well worth it thats all you need to know. Someone from 'effects' started chatting to us afterwards and said that it will be a real treat in 2-3 weeks time, hell I enjoyed my night thoroughly - for us that real treat had just been experienced. I'm not here to fuss about it - I'm sure some slight changes to sound and stage arrangements will be made, but for me it was the most positive thing that has happened to Madness in a while and from what I heard of the new songs they sounded great - have'nt heard the original versions yet. Sure a new album deal will/would be great, but for these 7 lazy Londoners who knows when this may happen - just enjoy the show. It will suit Madness and non-Madness admirers/fans, and has moments to laugh and moments to cry. Wonderful.
I had to give my opinion before pointing you to another. Teletext p453 or 454 Channel 4 has a review of Our House the Album by a geezer named John Earl/s it only gave 3/10 for the album mainly as its ANOTHER virgin hits cash in - point taken, but it also claimed the 2 new songs were only 'so-so' and unbeleivably slated the musical in the process. I have'nt heard or seen the compilation yet but having watched the musical and been able to give it praise from a neutral outlook I very much doubt that this fella has seen the show himself. Anyway you honestly can ignore his unfounded criticisms.
If we can afford London again - maybe after Xmas, we would definitely go back!
All the Best,
Alan.
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