Chris Foreman (born
Christopher John Foreman, 8 August 1956,
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), nicknamed
Chrissy Boy, is an
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guitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitars, electric guitars, classical guitars and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :...
, best known as a member of a second wave ska
bandIn music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band* Dansband* Fife and drum...
,
MadnessMadness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2...
.
Foreman started Madness with
Mike BarsonMike Barson is a British musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the second wave ska band, Madness.-Biography:...
and Lee Thompson in 1976. Foreman was one of the group's main
songwriterA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...
s, mostly writing music with other members, usually
SuggsGraham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Solo career:...
or Lee Thompson, providing lyrics. After Madness disbanded in 1986 he formed a new band The Madness with Thompson, Suggs and
Chas SmashCarl Smyth, also known as Chas Smash is an English musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments...
but it was not successful and broke up after one
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
, also titled
The MadnessThe Madness is a self-titled album by the British band The Madness. In 1988, after the breakup of the original Madness, four of the original members recreated the band, adding "The" to its name...
.
Chris Foreman (born
Christopher John Foreman, 8 August 1956,
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
), nicknamed
Chrissy Boy, is an
EnglishThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity as a people is of early medieval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn....
guitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitars, electric guitars, classical guitars and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :...
, best known as a member of a second wave ska
bandIn music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band* Dansband* Fife and drum...
,
MadnessMadness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2...
.
Foreman started Madness with
Mike BarsonMike Barson is a British musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the second wave ska band, Madness.-Biography:...
and Lee Thompson in 1976. Foreman was one of the group's main
songwriterA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well as the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer.-History and background of songwriters:...
s, mostly writing music with other members, usually
SuggsGraham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Solo career:...
or Lee Thompson, providing lyrics. After Madness disbanded in 1986 he formed a new band The Madness with Thompson, Suggs and
Chas SmashCarl Smyth, also known as Chas Smash is an English musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments...
but it was not successful and broke up after one
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
, also titled
The MadnessThe Madness is a self-titled album by the British band The Madness. In 1988, after the breakup of the original Madness, four of the original members recreated the band, adding "The" to its name...
. Then he, alongside Thompson, created another group, The Nutty Boys with Thompson on vocals, who released an album called
Crunch! The band are now known as Crunch!, and play in London every couple of years. Foreman reunited with all seven original Madness members in 1992, but in 2005 announced that he was leaving the band.
However, on Thursday 30 November 2006 it was confirmed that Foreman was returning to play on Madness' forthcoming
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Christmas tour, and he has been recording some new songs with Madness.
The same year he moved out of his
Kentish TownKentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:Kentish Town is first recorded during the reign of King John as kentisston...
home, and settled on the South Coast with his wife and three children.
In late 2006, Foreman began using a mobile phone attached to his guitar to record short videos from his position on stage during live Madness performances to provide fans with a unique perspective from the "guitar's eye view". He coined the term "Axecam" to describe this filming technique. By December 2008, he had acquired a higher quality digital video camera which he attached to the shoulder strap of his guitar using an "Axecam holder", crafted by a member of the stage crew just before Madness went on stage at the O2 Arena on 19 December 2008. The new "Axecam" produced a far more stable picture and Foreman posted the first video from this performance ("It Must Be Love") to the MadnessStudio2008 Channel on YouTube on 20 December 2008.
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/crunchuk
- http://www.crunch.uk.com/
- http://www.madness.co.uk/