The Three Pyramids Club

The Three Pyramids Club is the second solo studio album by British singer Suggs known from second wave ska band Madness. It was released in 1998 and reached no. 82 on the UK album chart in its lone week on the chart.[3]

The Three Pyramids Club
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1998
Recorded1998
Studio
  • The Church Studios
  • Swanyard Studios
  • Innovation Studios
  • IQ Studios
    (London)
GenreSka/pop
Length38:19
LabelWarner Music
ProducerSteve Lironi
Suggs chronology
The Lone Ranger
(1995)
The Three Pyramids Club
(1998)
The Platinum Collection
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]

Reception

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NME were unimpressed by the album, rating it 5/10 and commenting that "the music swings drunkenly from the vaudeville cheesiness of "Straight Banana" to the rinky-dink cod-ragtime of "Our Man", with Suggs out front like some Cockney karaoke king."[2]

Evan Cater of AllMusic said the album was "far more ambitious" than Suggs' debut solo album, featuring "buoyantly energetic ska-pop". Cater was critical of "Suggs' regrettable predilection for cheesy female background singers and the eye-rolling stupidity of lyrics like "oh, girl, you got me in a whirl," but despite this noted that the album was "more consistent than the debut, and is not without variety." The review concluded by stating: "A must-have for Madness collectors, The Three Pyramids Club should also appeal to the new generation of ska fans."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Graham McPherson and Steve Lironi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am"McPherson, Nick Feldman4:06
2."So Tired" 4:34
3."Straight Banana" 4:07
4."Invisible Man"McPherson, Mike Connaris, Boo Hewerdine3:18
5."Sing" 3:54
6."Girl" 3:40
7."The Greatest Show on Earth" 3:59
8."Our Man" 3:36
9."On Drifting Sand" 3:37
10."The Three Pyramids Club" 3:25
  • The opening introduction of "On Drifting Sand" has a distinct similarity to Madness' 1979 single "One Step Beyond".

Chart performance

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 82

Personnel

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Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b Cater, Evan. "The Three Pyramids Club Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rock The Dock". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Suggs | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.