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They could write songs man, yes they could. After One Step Beyond the Nutty Sound continued, I love this album, its one ska pop tune after another, with sentiment and wit they plough through a track list of worthiness. Its not just the hits like Baggy Trouser and Embarassment, although these songs are brilliantly written and performed. Filler such as ERNIE always strike me as been as crafted as their popular counterparts.

In my opinion this was Madness's finest hour, they never rekindled this beauty on Madness 7, and anyway after Absolutely the Ska thing was leaving home and just the pop stayed in.

A classic.

Marks Out of 10:8

I want to cry, I really do, what has happened to the bands a couple of years ago that were releasing great debuts??, the answer is that they seem unable to sustain the flow and instead release a disc of pap.

Under The Iron Sea is as useless as the proverbial chocolate fireguard. The single that first ermerged from this is the only highlight, and that sounds like a U2 playing like a set of pansies.

Unfortunately this is a collection of mindnumbling ordinary songs which are unmemorable and just downright boring.

No wonder the tubby singer bloke ended up in rehab.

Marks Out of 10: 2

Total bollocks?, yeah, the music and the titles, I cant muster up any enthusiasm for this follow up to the sublime Hot Fuss. Hot Fuss oozed with retro flashbacks to the 80s and mixed it with indie pomp, Sam's Town shows that The Killers have run out of steam, and quick.

Maybe a debut album as delightful as Hot Fuss can never be equalled?, like Keane and their shitty follow up to Hopes and Fears, they fail to re-engage any of that magic.

Sad, but the reality is the Killers are now kack...its official.

Out of 10: 2