What are you waiting for?

Madrid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000056WIQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Story Of A Star

2. My Secret Eyes

3. Circles

4. Silence

5. World's Wide Open

6. Losing Control

7. Since Venus Came

8. Vulnerable

9. Never Surrender

10. Tell Me A Reason

11. Losing Control (Dance Mix)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Madrid Biography

It’s a long ride from the suburbs of New York City to the beautiful city of Madrid, Spain. The musical ride that the band Madrid has taken over the years has not been brief either. Since their early teens the members of Madrid, the two brothers Carl and Lou Francese, have played music together and apart for over 20 years. But as the sayings goes (or should be changed to), the family that sticks together, eventually records together.

Their first band in the late 1970’s had the young teenagers playing at nightclubs that they were too young to enter. Performing for wages that barely paid for gas and dinner, the brothers soon discovered that the road to musical success wasn’t going to be easy. But the small taste of fame was a good one, and second and third helpings were desperately needed.

With the music and technology changes of the 1980’s, the musical style that would endure for Madrid began to take hold. Carl, still too young to go to the hot night spots, would sneak into the favorite home town club with his older brother Lou to hear the new sounds from bands like The Psychedelic Furs, The Ramones and Duran Duran. Eventually Carl and Lou would perform on that same stage but in separate bands.

In the early 1990’s, it looked as if music was not going to be a way of life for either Lou or Carl. Both were now married and pursuing other careers. However, you can take the man out of music, but you can’t take the music out a size 10 comfortable walking shoe.

By 1998, Carl, now a talented keyboard player and technology maven, was writing beat-driven, melodic pop songs in a closet he shared with his kid’s Barbie and Spiderman toys. Over the years, Lou, while trying to keep many a drum-machine out of business, had written and accumulated a collection of poems that caught Carl’s eye. But it was lyrics Carl needed, not poems. After a brotherly wrestling match, Lou was out of the poem business and in the song lyric business.

When you combine melodies that you can’t help singing and dancing to, with straightforward, introspective lyrics, you’ve got Madrid.

Within 2 years the new millennium saw the brothers back together again with Madrid’s debut CD, What Are You Waiting For?, that had their family and friends rockin’ to the new sound. Produced by Dean Bailin, one-time guitarist for Rupert Holmes, What Are You Waiting For?, is a collection of songs with definite rock n’ roll roots that would keep any European nightclub dancing all night long.

In the late 70’s New Wave came along to save rock music. Now, Madrid has come on to the scene to breathe new life into pop music.

Product Description

New York – January 22, 2001 – Madrid, the electronic pop duo, is set to release their debut album, What Are You Waiting For?, on January 29, on Bam-Bam Records.

The band’s first release is a non-stop collection of beat-driven, dance songs with strong rock n’ roll roots.

With songs like “Circles”, “Tell Me A Reason” and “Losing Control” the influence of 1980’s British synth-pop and the raw energy of early New Wave are clear. Also due on January 9 is the first single from the album, “Story of a Star”, a straight pop number which deals with the misconceptions surrounding stardom and the sacrifices needed to attain it.

The band Madrid is vocalist/keyboard player/guitarist, Carl Francese, and his brother Lou Francese serves as lyricist and plays percussion. The two have been together musically for over 20 years and are already working on their second release.

When performing live Madrid fills out the look and sound with a second guitarist, vocalists, and dancers. Look for the announcement of a CD release party in June somewhere in New York City.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Made Me Feel Like Dancing, January 27, 2001

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Not Since Leo Sayer's smash mega-hit, "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", have I felt so much like dancing. Thanks to this CD I now dance all the time. Since I'm a neurosurgeon, this has become a problem. But I'm willing to give up this silly doctor stuff so I can keep listening and DANCING. Needless to say--Buy this CD!

2.0 out of 5 stars I should have waited longer!, May 5, 2006

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Sounds like China Crisis, O.M.D.,Duran Duran - before they made it big.
I bought this after listening to only a 30 second sample of " The Story of a Star"... catchy tune, BUT , the lyrics on this track are so 8th grade ! The other tracks are also as bad with little or no flow/meaning/sense. It's ok music with mostly ok(just ok) singing and harmonies thoughout this album.
If you can buy just the single " The Story of a Star" - go for it. "Losing Control" starts off a winner then crashes with wandering thoughtless rhymes. "Never Surrender" kind of sound like Duran Duran - another cool tune, However, The author sings of giving in and turning to the dark side ---should have titled it " I Give, I Guess" or " Change is Good - I Think".

I gave it 2 stars because I liked the music. The vocals have potential. The lyrics are just mindlessly easy to remember. Save your bucks or buy one track if you can and make up your own mind. (Final note : I tried to give the cd to my [...] and she gave it back... )

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool for any Age, March 8, 2003

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Rob (NY) - See all my reviews

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As a High School Student, we are known for our harsh criticism, and we were skeptical when I brought this new CD to a party. But from the moment we heard the first track and started dancing we knew that it was an awesome CD, and a regular part of the dance mix at all parties after that. And the scariest part is my Mom loves it too. Who would have thought that a teenage HS student would be listening and loving the same music as his middle-aged mother? Either way, it is a great CD that I recommend highly.