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The Liberty Of Norton Folgate may just be the best thing they have ever recorded.
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The true testament to the value of that craft is that The Liberty of Norton Folgate is as rich and rewarding in its deluxe double-disc incarnation as it is in its simpler, single-disc set, something that speaks volumes to the extent of the band's unexpected revitalization here.
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Older, wiser and with nothing to lose other than hair, Madness has gone and released an album that’s virtually flawless.
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Nutty Boys regain former glories in full.
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MojoStill totally themselves, Madness have made the album of their career. [Jun 2009, p.100]
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The Liberty Of Norton Folgate--a title which makes sense in context but is otherwise unlikely to be jamming up the ringtone sites--is Madness in both their pomp and their prime.
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It all looks backward unabashedly--fitting for a band formed 30-plus years ago--but no less resonant.