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Get into the cheese
Mad'house smartly updates Madonna's old hits
By Kyle McGaw
Contributing Writer
Absolutely Mad
Mad'house
Radikal Records
From France — the country that wor-
ships Jerry Lewis and Brie — comes the
ultimate Madonna tribute album, and
boy, is it heavy on the fromage. A karaoke
freak's dream come true, this cheesy
baby contains nine Madonna covers of
her most overplayed songs — including
"Like A Prayer," which has already given
this froggy three-piece ensemble a soar-
ing hit across Europe with possibly more
to come.
While La Ciccone has been covered to
death (like Kelly Osbourne's bratty new
rendering of "Papa Don't Preach"),
Absolutely Mad could prove to be the
most successful
Madonna salute to date.
For the most part, the
group's front woman,
Turkish hottie Buse (pro-
nounced Boos-eh) Unlu,
proves to be Madonna's
vocal doppelganger.
And she manages to
make tweaked-out sing-
a-long anthems like
"Everybody" and
"Holiday" begrudgingly
addictive.
Mad'house shrewdly cashes in on updating
Material Girl hits like "Open Your Heart" and
"Borderline" simply by plugging in a modem-
age Total Remix flavor. They even put some
hook into "La Isla Bonita" by smartly injecting
a thumpy digital-reggae spin on one of the
Senorita Mas Fina's slower works. The disc
also throws in three "original" tunes, includ-
ing the highly suspicious "Be Yourself" (which
borrows Mirwais Ahmadzai's bass-heavy and
beat from "Music"), one stinky slice of
Turkish delight:
Mad'house frontwoman
Buse Unlu expertly mimics
Madonna's catchy helium-
inflated vocals.
Limburger entitled "Lady of the
Dawn" and the infectious instrumental "Space
99."
Overall, Absolutely Mad absolutely reeks —
but mostly in that good way that cheese can
sometimes possess. Absolutely Mad certainly
won't win over any Madonna haters or those
who despise vocal tracks in their trance-heavy
dance mixes. But as a holiday stocking stuffer
for all those who are weeping over the critical
bashing of Swept Away, you might want to
forgo that Hickory Farms cheese log and pick
up this disc instead. T
GROUP ECSTASY
A blissful new group in Dallas could very well be
the spark that ignites o musical revolution. The
Polyphonic Spree — o 25-member choral/symphonic
pop bond — has already garnered massive critical
acclaim across the globe for their Beach Boys-styled
orchestrations and repetitive Sesame Street melodies.
Visionary leader Tim Delaughter (the former nasal-
twanged vocalist for Tripping Daisy) and his optimistic
troupe all wear white flowing robes, which often
reminds people of the Heaven's Gate cult. But so far,
there doesn't seem to be anything sinister or creepy
about this band of joyful fanatics. Theier live perform-
ances are said to be transcendental experiences of
happiness, and their special holiday performance this
weekend is said to be the bond's somewhat benevolent
(you still have to buy tickets) gift to Dallas.
Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Pkwy. Dec. 20,
7 p.m. $18 advonce/$22 at door. Advance tickets
available at Good Records. 214-752- 4663.
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DECEMBER 20,2002 DALLAS VOICE
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Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 2002, newspaper, December 20, 2002; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth616282/m1/48/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.