History Music / TheRiseAndFall

''The Rise & Fall'' is a 1982 album by Music/{{Madness}}, generally seen as one of their best albums. It is most noted for their hit song "Our House".

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The band tried out different musical styles on this album, including {{Jazz}}, music hall and Eastern influences ("New Delhi").

* TalkingInYourSleep: "Our House"
--> ''Sister is singing in her sleep''

-->--"Madness (Is All in the Mind)"

The record started out as a ConceptAlbum about nostalgia for childhood and a few songs ("The Rise & Fall" and "Our House") still remind of the original idea. However the concept was later dropped. The album was noted for being more experimental than their other albums, trying out new styles such as {{Jazz}}, MusicHall and Eastern influences. They even wrote a ProtestSong with "Blue Skinned Beast", targeting British Prime Minister UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher and her handling of the Falklands War (1982). The band had never been political before, but from this album on they became more politically and socially conscious.

''The Rise & Fall'' is also a notable example of NoExportForYou, seeing that it was never released in the USA. Though several tracks later ended up on the compilation "Madness", which did make it over to the States.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: "Our House"
--> ''The children are playing up, downstairs''

* RepurposedPopSong: "Our House" was a 1982 single, so it only appeared on this album two years later.

'''''The Rise & Fall''''' is a 1982 album by Music/{{Madness}}, generally seen as one of their best albums. It is most noted for their hit song "Our House".

'''''The Rise & Fall''''' is a 1982 album by Music/{{Madness}}, generally seen as one of their best albums, along with ''Music/OneStepBeyond'' (1979), if not downright their MagnumOpus. It is most noted for their hit song "Our House".

'''The Rise & Fall''' is a 1982 album by Music/{{Madness}}, generally seen as one of their best albums, along with ''Music/OneStepBeyond'' (1979), if not downright their MagnumOpus. It is most noted for their hit song "Our House".

"The Rise & Fall" is also a notable example of NoExportForYou, seeing that it was never released in the USA. Though several tracks later ended up on the compilation "Madness", which did make it over to the States.

'''Tracklist'''

[[AC:Side One]]
# "Rise And Fall" (3:16)

[[AC:Side Two]]

# "Madness (Is All In The Mind)" (2:53)

!! Our Tropes... In the Middle Of The Street:

* AlbumTitleDrop: "The Rise And Fall".

** "Our House, a melancholic NostalgiaFilter song about childhood and living at their parents' house when they were young.

'''The Rise And Fall''' is a 1984 album by Music/{{Madness}}, generally seen as one of their best albums, along with ''Music/OneStepBeyond'' (1979), if not downright their MagnumOpus. It is most noted for their hit song "Our House".