Keep Moving (Madness)

Keep Moving is the fifth studio album by the British ska-pop band Madness . It appeared in 1984 and won the 6th place in England; the American version (with a different tracklist) fell outside the Billboard Hot 100. The title comes from a recurring phrase from the movie Bed-Sitting Room.

History [ edit ]
The recordings for Keep Moving began in the summer of 1983 and were interrupted for an extended tour of America where Our ​​House at no. 7 was in the Billboard Hot 100 shots were resumed. In October, but pianist / founder Mike Barson left the largely fail because of his growing dislike of stardom. In January 1984 it was announced that he had left the band.

Keep Moving was released on 20 February; Dutch reviewers were impressed by the artistic growth Madness made ​​by the British press took the album however bleak (Melody Maker: "As nuttyas a moody Leonard Cohen "). Madness seemed really pointless to have more after the departure of Barson, and Stiff -baas Dave Robinson was guilty of breach of trust made ​​things any easier.The expiring contract was not renewed and the next album would be the least happy in the history of the nutty boys.