The Rise & Fall es un álbum de Madness, publicado en 1982. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Rise & fall», «Tomorrow's just another day», «Blue skinned beast» y «Primrose hill».
Sobre el álbum
La ambiciosa narrativa de The Rise & Fall eleva a Madness a un nivel conceptual, ofreciendo un álbum que reflexiona sobre la nostalgia, el paso del tiempo y los altibajos de la vida. Este disco se siente como un viaje agridulce a través de la memoria, con letras que evocan la infancia, la juventud y la madurez con una sensibilidad conmovedora. Cada canción es un capítulo de una historia, llena de personajes y paisajes emocionales.
Las melodías son más elaboradas y atmosféricas, combinando el ska y el pop con toques orquestales y arreglos sutiles que añaden profundidad. "Our House" se convirtió en un éxito mundial, mientras que temas como "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" o "Driving in My Car" demuestran su habilidad para crear canciones que exploran la melancolía con una brillantez pop. Por otra parte, la voz de Suggs se adapta a esta atmósfera, sonando más reflexiva y narrativa, transmitiendo la riqueza de las historias. El álbum suena como una banda sonora de la vida, llena de matices y emociones.
"The Rise & Fall" consolidó la reputación de Madness como una banda capaz de crear obras conceptuales y de gran calado lírico, trascendiendo el simple pop. Para los amantes de la música con alma y las letras que invitan a la reflexión sobre el paso del tiempo, este disco es una joya imprescindible. Es una prueba irrefutable de la genialidad de Madness y su habilidad para combinar la diversión con la profundidad emocional, creando una obra atemporal.
Listado de Canciones
- Rise & fall
- Tomorrow's just another day
- Blue skinned beast
Letra
I can fly you to your loved ones but I can promise no return To a shell-shocked God forsaken where their craters still they burn Have a drink on me Have a drink on me Still the worst is over that I hope you understand The you're one more hurdle over our protector of the land Have a drink on me I put it down to the company Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Here you have this medal you can even melt it down Or frame it in the living room every time you turn around Have a drink on me Have a drink on me I heard you shout for yesterday, but I was sleeping on the job And I dreamt of fighters miles away whose lives I had to rob Have a drink on me I put it down to the company Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Here you have this medal you can even melt it down Or frame it in the living room every time you turn around I can fly your loved ones to you With guarantee of no return And if John Wayne's dummy's bounce off Don't look shocked when it comes your turn Have a drink on me I put it down to company Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Hip hip! Hip hip! Hip hip hip hip! Hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Hip hip hip hip! Hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! Three cheers to the blue skinned beast hip hip hip hip! To the blue skinned beast hip hip! - Primrose hill
Letra
A man opened his window and stared up Primrose Hill Out there enjoying themselves I've seen them from this sill Green splashed with white and red going brown Children baiting animals running up and down I stare out of this window See the world go past Slipping from the newspapers stacked against the wall Piles of colour supplements squeeze between his fall For a fleeting second I was up that hill Although I've never been there I wish I was there still I stare out of this window See the world go past I've read and looked at everything I know it off by heart Deliveries every day newspapers and food Never had to venture out the phone has been removed Open up the window and stare up Primrose Hill Sitting here it's dark outside and everything is still I stare out of this window See the world go past I've read and looked at everything I know it off by heart - Mr. Speaker gets the word
- Sunday morning
Letra
Sunday morning silence, curtain stay closed late No one thinks of kitchens mornings in a filthy state Dishes cups and beer stains, ashtrays on the floor Sunday morning papers are left outside the front door Sunday school and Sunday roast Sunday papers Sunday post Sunday morning Sunday rest Sunday sermon Sunday best (Sunday, bloody sunday rest) Glass of fizzy water helps to start the day Sit and listen to Sunday silence, problems fade away Sunday cars and drivers break the morning air Uncollected milk outside reveals there's no one there Sunday school and Sunday roast Sunday papers Sunday post Sunday morning Sunday rest Sunday sermon Sunday best Sunday school and Sunday roast Sunday papers Sunday post Sunday morning Sunday rest Sunday sermon Sunday best Bathrobes hang in waiting, windows steaming up Somewhere in the sink downstairs lies an unwashed cup Tea and toast for breakfast clear away the plates Wash-up prepare for cooking Sunday lunch awaits Sunday lunch awaits Sunday lunch awaits ... - Our house
Letra
Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our Our house it has a crowd There's always something happening And it's usually quite loud Our mum she's so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down And a mess is not allowed Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our Our house, in the middle of our street (Something tells you) (That you've got to get away from it) Our house, in the middle of our Father gets up late for work Mother has to iron his shirt Then she sends the kids to school Sees them off with a small kiss She's the one they're going to miss In lots of ways [Instrumental Interlude] Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our I remember way back then when Everything was true and when We would have such a very good time Such a fine time Such a happy time And I remember how we'd play Simply waste the day away Then we'd say Nothing would come between us Two dreamers Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep Brother's got a date to keep He can't hang around Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our Our house, was our castle and our keep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, that was where we used to sleep Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in the middle of our street - Tiptoes
Letra
Waking up again another sleepless night Climbing taller buildings more dreams of flight In a pool of sweat not knowing what to do No more earth-bound feelings a diff'rent point of view Moment of truth he heads towards the building His glazed eyes stare vacantly following his feelings No turning back the door's already shutting Standing on his tiptoes to reach the nineteenth button To miss a grasping hand (I'm falling again) And squash a passer-by (I'm falling again) He wanted to see some evidence (I'm falling again) That he could really fly Balanced on the edge only time could tell Some say he was pushed, others say he fell Standing on that rooftop his brain told him 'no' But all the dreams in nights before told him he must go To miss a grasping hand (I'm falling again) And squash a passer-by (I'm falling again) He wanted to see some evidence (I'm falling again) That he could really fly His questions and himself Nearly fell on stony ground He could've embarrassed his family Who watched him from the crowd Balanced on the edge only time could tell Some say he was pushed, others say he fell To miss a grasping hand (I'm falling again) And squash a passer-by (I'm falling again) He wanted to see some evidence (I'm falling again) That he could really fly (I'm falling...) - New delhi
Letra
New Delhi at three A.M. Just arrived by K.L.M. Left the airport in the heat In the bus strange people meet Driving through the starless night Passing very unusual sights Left the bus at five to five Caught a taxi started to drive He thought I was a millionaire And accordingly put up the fare Dawn was breaking in the east Causing this hot night to cease Mosquitos buzzing in my ears Grating sound of clashing gears Burning rubber filled the air Taxi driver began to swear The heat was burning my head was turning It was then the car broke down Just on the outskirts of town A camel from the Dhrangadhra Silently passed by our car A vulture circled high above in the air I had to shade my eyes to cover the glare Sweating in the plastic seats Hard to breathe in the increasing heat Lying back my mind started to Drift into an uneasy sleep I dreamt I was in New Delhi Slowly dying of la grippe - That face
Letra
I see a face that face is mine The mirror marks the changing time Her face I'll never see again And mine will never be the same That face was fine only yesterday My problems seemed so far away Reflections I see of myself As in sickness as in health As she left as for worse No chance to re-rehearse Try to forget try not to see Who is that face looking at me Reflections of yesterday If only I could make you stay One day past is like a year She wouldn't say what made her leave I didn't think she'd ever go And why she did I'll never know I wish I could return and see But now it's just a memory Reflections of yesterday Reflections of yesterday I see a face that face is mine The mirror marks the changing time Her face I'll never see again And mine will never be the same Reflections of yesterday Reflections of yesterday ... - Calling cards
Letra
A sorting office in the Old Kent Road Caters from coast to most A nice little number if you're out of work And aren't the sort to boast, You're in need of a job, bob-a-job, rob-a-job I'm your man to see I'll sit I'll listen I'll not say a word The less said would be best for we Ooh, what a firm of naughty boys Ooh, I've been a naughty boy We don't want to mark each other's card Except the one you need I need you and your returns to help Build my company. My twins work Brighton on a sunny day They cover town with the shake of a hand On a high come back coz of no come back Now they're working in the promised land. Ooh, what a pair of naughty boys Ooh, I've been a naughty boy (The Allied Irish Cyprus Bank) (India Bank Bank of Turkey) (United Bank The People's Bank) (To catch the worm you got to be up early) Temporarily out of bounds had to move office Clear out of town For every problem there's a solution and I can do without constitution Dealing cards from up the Old Kent Road I've been checked up on my heavy load You can go but be back soon I'll have some work for you to groom. Ooh, what a lot of naughty boys Ooh, I've been a naughty boy (Trustees Bank, Barclays Bank) (The Natwest Bank, Midland Bank) (Bank Of Scotland, Williams and Glyns) (Bureau de Change, The People's Bank) Ooh, what a lot of naughty boys Ooh, what a pair of naughty boys Ooh, what a firm of naughty boys Ooh, I've been a naughty boy - Are you coming (with me)
Letra
Could it be someone's telling lies Or could it be that I'm getting wise Awoke myself from a nose-dive glide I caught myself but you've lost all pride I'm not going with you Won't you come on with me? See your world in a drift fly past So good the feeling you want to last I'm not going with you Would you come on with me? I'm not here to watch day and night Or to hear you drift out of life If I could wake you A moment I would Share you my lifeline Feed you some good If I could wake you A moment I would Share you my lifeline Feed you some (good) I'm worried for you But you not for me When everyone's living I know where you'll be If I should listen to your proposal Put my future at your disposal Promise me you'll keep yourself clean Cut yourself from your mid-day dream. If I could wake you A moment I would Share you my lifeline Feed you some good If I could wake you A moment I would Share you my lifeline and Feed you some good - It's all in the mind