Music Madness

Music Madness
Studio album by
Mantronix
ReleasedMay 1986
GenreHip hop, electro-funk
LabelSleeping Bag
ProducerKurtis Mantronik
Mantronix chronology
The Album
(1985) 		Music Madness
(1986) 		In Full Effect
(1988)

Music Madness is the second album by old school hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix. Music Madness was the final Mantronix album released on the independent Sleeping Bag Records label. The hip hop album features club-oriented production by Kurtis Mantronik and MC Tee's b-boy-based rapping.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B minus and found Kurtis Mantronik's beats to be full of "groove, variety, and (damn right) human touch", but facetiously pitied M.C. Tee for needing "boasting lessons."[3] In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Alex Henderson viewed it as both Mantronix's second best album behind The Album and "proof of how fresh-sounding and creative Mantronix was in the beginning."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Who Is It?" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 6:05
  2. "We Control the Dice" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 3:53
  3. "Listen to the Bass of Get Stupid Fresh Part 2" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 4:22
  4. "Ladies UK Remix" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 3:35
  5. "Big Band B-Boy" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 4:40
  6. "Music Madness" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 5:23
  7. "Electronic Energy Of..." (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 5:29
  8. "Scream" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 5:23
  9. "Mega Mix" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 4:00

Bonus tracks

In 1987, Sleeping Bag Records released the album on compact disc with the name Music Madness Plus, which included five bonus tracks from The Album.

  1. "Bassline" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 5:23
  2. "Needle to the Groove" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 3:40
  3. "Hardcore Hip-Hop" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 6:20
  4. "Get Stupid 'Fresh' Pt. 1" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 3:53
  5. "Fresh is the Word" (MC Tee, Mantronik) – 5:28

Charts

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

Year Chart Chart position
1987 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #27

Billboard (North America) - singles

Year Single Chart Chart position
1987 "Who Is It?" Hot Dance Music/Club Play #21
1987 "Who Is It?" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks #68

References

  1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Music Madness - Mantronix". AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 447.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 28, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 21, 2013.