They welcomed him and fell to their knees when he announced that he was a bass-playing prophet by the name of ‘Paul The Bass’.

And thus in the months that followed, the band organised themselves, meeting regularly to practice their belief so that others could learn their faith. Prophecy took the form of songs and quickly their repertoire grew to include hymns such as ONE STEP BEYOND, NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO and OUR HOUSE. With their instruments, the message was easily recognised by their following, but they needed a leader, someone to proclaim to the people, someone to break down the barrier between the chosen ones in BAGGY TROUSERS and their new converts.
 
And so the four men, armed with instruments, Paul – guitar
Ian – Drums,
Mark – keyboards
Darren – sax
set out to spread the good word of Madness and embrace new members into their fold. Their prophecy spread quickly across the land as far as Merthyr Tydfil where an inn keeper, already teaching the word of Ska to passers by, came forth to enhance their group.