 The band then attempted to record a new album , and 11 demo tracks were recorded . However , " musical differences " arose between band members , and in September 1986 , the band announced that they were to split . Barson rejoined the band for a farewell single , " ( Waiting For ) The Ghost Train " , but did not appear in the music video . The band officially split following the release of the single , which reached a high of number 18 in the UK . In 1988 , four members of the band – Suggs , Chas Smash , Lee Thompson and Chris Foreman – continued under the name The Madness . After one self @-@ titled album and two singles that failed to make the top 40 , the band split . 
